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John Smith Bryan 1615 – 1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1615

Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND

Death Date: 14 Feb 1680

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Co., VA, COLONIAL AMERICA

Father: Captain Ireland)

Mother: Catherine Ormond

Spouse(s): Alice Wetherall

Children(s): John BRYANT, Edward BRYANT, Hardy BRYANT, Council BRYANT, Joseph BRYANT, Edward BRYANT, Samuel BRYANT, Elizabeth BRYANT, James Bryant

The story of John Smith Bryan began in 1615 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND. John Smith Bryan married Alice Elizabeth Wetherall, and had children including John BRYANT, Edward BRYANT, Hardy BRYANT, Council BRYANT, Joseph BRYANT, Edward BRYANT, Samuel BRYANT, Elizabeth BRYANT, James W. Bryant. John Smith Bryan passed away in 1680 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Co., VA, COLONIAL AMERICA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Smith Bryan began in 1615 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND.
  • John Smith Bryan married Alice Elizabeth Wetherall, and had children including John BRYANT, Edward BRYANT, Hardy BRYANT, Council BRYANT, Joseph BRYANT, Edward BRYANT, Samuel BRYANT, Elizabeth BRYANT, James W. Bryant.
  • John Smith Bryan passed away in 1680 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Co., VA, COLONIAL AMERICA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bryan's Ancestors

Self
John Bryan
1615 – 1680
Birth Place: Bitton, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
Parents
Captain William Smith Bryan ( Prince William of Ireland)
1600 – 1667
Claire, Ireland
Catherine (Morgan, Countess of) Ormond
1604 – 1680
Claire, Ireland
Grandparents
Francis Bryan
1549 – 1640
Munster, Claire, Ireland
Ann Smith
1560 – 1635
Claire, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bryan
1490 – 1550
Joan Fitzgerald
1509 – 1564
William SMITH
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maurice Roche
1479 – 1539
Lady MacCarthy
1495 – 1530

John Bryan's Descendants

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John (Smith) Bryan (1 Jun 1615 – 14 Feb 1680) m. Alice (Elizabeth) Wetherall (19 Mar 1635 – 12 Dec 1710)
  1. 1. John BRYANT (1634 – Aft. 1725)
  2. 2. Edward BRYANT (1646 – )
  3. 3. Hardy BRYANT (1647 – )
  4. 4. Council BRYANT (1648 – )
  5. 5. Joseph BRYANT (1656 – )
  6. 6. Edward BRYANT (1 Jun 1661 – 1 Mar 1738)
  7. 7. Samuel BRYANT (1662 – 1 Jun 1734)
  8. 8. Elizabeth BRYANT (1663 – 31 Oct 1741)
  9. 9. James (W.) Bryant (11 Mar 1670 – 11 Mar 1731)
    1. 1. Susanna BRYANT (1686 – 1744)
    2. 2. Thomas Bryant (1688 – 13 Apr 1749)
    3. 3. William Bryant (1688 – 13 Apr 1749)
    4. 4. James Bryant (1692 – 1751)
    5. 5. Diana COPELAND-Unknown (Bef. 1695 – 03 Mar 1752) m. James COPELAND (1691 – 26 Jan 1753)
      1. 1. William Copeland (1730 – 1790)
      2. 2. John Copeland (1732 – 30 Sep 1793)
      3. 3. James Copeland (1734 – 30 Sep 1793)
      4. 4. mary copeland (27 May 1737 – ) m. Samuel Woodard (1733 – Aft 1800)
        1. 1. John Woodward (abt 1756 – )
        2. 2. Sarah Woodward (1759 – 1848)
        3. 3. Robert Woodward (1763 – 1840)
        4. 4. Ursula (Woodard) Woolum (1769 – 1853) m. Andrew Woolum (1758 – 1818)
        5. 5. Woodward Woodward (1769 – 1848)
        6. 6. Lydia Woodward (1772 – 1848)
        7. 7. Rebecca Woodward (25 Nov 1772 – 18 Sep 1815)
        8. 8. Betty Woodward (1777 – 1844)
        9. 9. Mary Woodward (1779 – 1848)
        10. 10. Jacob Woodward
        11. 11. Issac Woodward
        12. 12. Hannah Woodward ( – 1829)
        13. 13. Thomas Woodward ( – 1785)
        14. 14. Joseph Woodward
    6. 6. William Bryant (1700 – 1746)
    7. 7. Elizabeth Bryant (1705 – 19 March 1772)

John Bryan's Timeline

2 Records

1615
1 Jun 1615
Birth of John Smith Bryan in Bitton, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
Bitton, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
1680
14 Feb 1680
Age 65
Death of John Smith Bryan in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Co., VA, COLONIAL AMERICA
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Co., VA, COLONIAL AMERICA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1615
    Event Place: Bitton, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1680
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Co., VA, COLONIAL AMERICA

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