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James Holmes Bryson 1745 – 1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1745

Birth Location: Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 3 Sep 1833

Death Location: Macon County, North Carolina

Father: William Bryson

Mother: Isabella Holmes

Spouse(s): Sarah Countryman

Children(s): John Bryson, Isabella Armstrong, Sarah Bryson, Agnus York, William Bryson, Margaret Bryson, Andrew Bryson, Daniel Bryson, Samuel Bryson

The story of James Holmes Bryson began in 1745 in Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. James Holmes Bryson married Sarah Isabella Countryman, and had children including John Webb Bryson, Isabella Armstrong, Sarah Sally Bryson, Agnus Annie York, William Bryson, Margaret Peggy Bryson, Andrew Bryson, Daniel Granderson Bryson, Samuel Decater Bryson. James Holmes Bryson passed away in 1833 in Macon County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of James Holmes Bryson began in 1745 in Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
  • James Holmes Bryson married Sarah Isabella Countryman, and had children including John Webb Bryson, Isabella Armstrong, Sarah Sally Bryson, Agnus Annie York, William Bryson, Margaret Peggy Bryson, Andrew Bryson, Daniel Granderson Bryson, Samuel Decater Bryson.
  • James Holmes Bryson passed away in 1833 in Macon County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bryson
1717 – 1790
Birth Location: Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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Isabella Holmes
1720 – 1788
Birth Location: Mt Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Countryman
1751 – 1833
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

John Bryson
1769 – 1851
Birth Location: Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina
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Isabella Armstrong
1770 – 1835
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Sarah Bryson
1770 – 1837
Birth Location: –
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Agnus York
1770 – 1810
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina
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William Bryson
1775 – 1837
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Bryson
1784 – 1847
Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina
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Andrew Bryson
1785 – 1827
Birth Location: –
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Daniel Bryson
1787 – 1880
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Samuel Bryson
1796 – 1850
Birth Location: –
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James Bryson's Ancestors

Self
James Bryson
1745 – 1833
Birth Place: Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Parents
William Bryson
1717 – 1790
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Isabella Holmes
1720 – 1788
Mt Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bryson's Descendants

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James (Holmes) Bryson (28 Nov 1745 – 3 Sep 1833) m. Sarah (Isabella) Countryman (1751 – 1833)
  1. 1. John (Webb) Bryson (1769 – 23 Jul 1851) m. Jane (K) Posten (17 Oct 1785 – 1873)
    1. 1. William (Holmes) Bryson (8 Oct 1798 – 28 Feb 1894) m. Magdaline (Medley) Cunningham (10 Nov 1799 – 9 Oct 1866)
      1. 1. Carson (Patton) Bryson (25 Sep 1829 – 22 Mar 1895)
      2. 2. James (Newton) Bryson (22 Feb 1831 – 11 Aug 1874)
      3. 3. William (Hamilton) Bryson (10 Nov 1832 – 18 Sep 1875)
      4. 4. Sarah (Magdalena) Wilson (18 Apr 1834 – 14 Mar 1926)
      5. 5. Henry (Houston) Bryson (12 Mar 1838 – 25 Jan 1892)
      6. 6. Andrew (Wilbur) Bryson (16 Dec 1840 – 10 Jun 1907)
      7. 7. Samuel (Gallatin) Bryson (28 Jan 1843 – 27 Sep 1864)
    2. 2. James (H) Bryson (14 Jun 1808 – ) m. Margaret Hyatt (1805 – 1860)
      1. 1. Nenian (E) Bryson (1828 – )
      2. 2. Lafayette Bryson (1829 – )
      3. 3. Marion Bryson (1831 – )
      4. 4. Fidelia Bryson (1832 – )
      5. 5. Seaborn Bryson (1834 – )
      6. 6. Reason Bryson (1836 – )
      7. 7. Margaret (M) Bryson (1840 – 15 Nov 1918) m. James (David) Wilson (abt 1832 – )
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Wilson (23 Jan 1857 – 1 May 1951) m. Nathan (Baker) Cabe (8 Mar 1852 – 12 Sep 1910)
        2. 2. Armella (C) Wilson (1859 – )
        3. 3. Violet (D) Wilson (abt 1862 – )
        4. 4. Sarah (Parlee) Wilson (abt 1866 – )
        5. 5. Rena (P) Wilson (Abt 1873 – )
        6. 6. Rebecca Wilson (May 1885 – )
      8. 8. R (Jane) Bryson (1842 – )
    3. 3. Daniel (J) Bryson (11 Feb 1816 – 16 May 1890) m. Lucenda Jones (Mar 1817 – 16 May 1890)
      1. 1. Daniel (B) Bryson (Apr – )
      2. 2. Letitia (Louise) Bryson (1 Oct 1839 – 18 Feb 1908) m. Andrew (Jackson) Ash (23 Apr 1835 – 15 Jun 1902)
        1. 1. William (Arreson) Ash (1855 – )
        2. 2. Magnum Ash (1856 – )
        3. 3. D (G) Ash (1859 – )
        4. 4. Artie (Catherine) Ashe (26 February 1863 – 17 May 1932)
        5. 5. A. (M.) Ash (Abt 1864 – )
        6. 6. Charles Ash (Abt 1866 – )
        7. 7. Rebecca (M) Ashe (28 Jan 1871 – 22 Jan 1951) m. Osema (L) Garrison (1856 – )
        8. 8. Amerila Ash (Abt 1872 – )
        9. 9. T. (S.) Ash (Abt 1875 – )
        10. 10. James (Andrew) Ashe (16 Apr 1879 – 28 May 1951)
        11. 11. Claud (D) Ash (May 1881 – )
      3. 3. Wilson (O E) Bryson (abt 1843 – )
      4. 4. Artemesia (M) Tatham (10 Aug 1850 – 8 Jan 1890) m. Thomas (Nathaniel) Tatham (4 Jun 1839 – 22 Sep 1919)
        1. 1. Lillie (Nora) Buchanan (22 Apr 1869 – 31 Jan 1955)
        2. 2. Robert (James) Tatham (18 Feb 1871 – 17 Feb 1932)
        3. 3. Pinkey Tatham (Abt 1875 – )
        4. 4. William (Charles) Tatham (18 Mar 1878 – 3 May 1967) m. Lola (Vesta) Gribble (22 Sep 1881 – 19 Aug 1958)
        5. 5. John (Wesley) Tatham (28 Feb 1882 – 1945)
      5. 5. Martha (M) Bryson (abt 1860 – )
      6. 6. Ollie (J) Bryson (abt 1862 – )
      7. 7. Eliot (J) Bryson (abt 1864 – )
    4. 4. Uel (J.) Bryson (10 Sep 1819 – 25 Nov 1880)
    5. 5. Rebecca (Merrimon) Bryson (15 Oct 1819 – 28 Nov 1899)
    6. 6. Milton (M) Bryson (24 Oct 1824 – 19 October 1864)
    7. 7. Samuel Bryson (27 Dec 1824 – 10 Dec 1849)
    8. 8. Coleman Bryson (1839 – )
  2. 2. Isabella Armstrong (1770 – 31 Jan 1835)
  3. 3. Sarah (Sally) Bryson (1770 – 1837)
  4. 4. Agnus (Annie) York (1770 – 1810)
  5. 5. William Bryson (1775 – 27 Feb 1837)
  6. 6. Margaret (Peggy) Bryson (11 Apr 1784 – 16 Jan 1847) m. Henry Wood (1767 – 1849)
    1. 1. Dorcas Jackson (5 Oct 1812 – 9 May 1866)
    2. 2. Posey Woods (3 Sep 1814 – 11 Mar 1893)
    3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Wood (6 Dec 1816 – 1 Jan 1908)
    4. 4. James (Bryson) Wood (18 May 1820 – 13 Sep 1884) m. Eleanor Phillips (1816 – 1 Dec 1895)
      1. 1. Artemesia (Marie) Cook (19 Oct 1839 – 16 Jan 1920)
      2. 2. Daniel (Hamilton) Wood (1841 – 3 Sep 1920)
      3. 3. Houston (Henry) Wood (22 Jan 1844 – 5 Apr 1915)
      4. 4. Andrew (Jackson) Wood (abt 1849 – 15 Dec 1927)
      5. 5. F (M) Woods (abt 1851 – )
      6. 6. Jerry (Curtis) Woods (Nov 1853 – ) m. Mary Mehaffey (Sep 1863 – 8 Feb 1926)
        1. 1. Nora Wood (25 Nov 1880 – 21 Sep 1967) m. Daniel (Allen) Phillips (15 Jul 1872 – 21 Nov 1947)
        2. 2. Early (Bryson) Wood (15 Jun 1888 – 18 Aug 1966)
        3. 3. Curtis Wood (Aug 1894 – 24 Apr 1965)
      7. 7. T (L) Woods (abt 1855 – )
      8. 8. Margaret (E) Wood (abt 1860 – )
  7. 7. Andrew Bryson (1785 – 19 Apr 1827)
  8. 8. Daniel (Granderson) Bryson (23 May 1787 – 27 Jul 1880)
  9. 9. Samuel (Decater) Bryson (1796 – 1850)

James Bryson's Timeline

2 Records

1745
28 Nov 1745
Birth of James Holmes Bryson in Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1833
3 Sep 1833
Age 88
Death of James Holmes Bryson in Macon County, North Carolina
Macon County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1745
    Event Place: Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1833
    Event Place: Macon County, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ellijay, Macon, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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