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john Lewis Colonel Bryan 1721 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1721

Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Nov 1796

Death Location: Mill Creek, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Father: Col DNA

Mother: Elizabeth Joyner

Spouse(s): Cevel\Sevil Sheets, Cevel Sheets, Sarah Hinton, Lewis Bryan, Charlotte Moore

Children(s): Patience Smith, Asa Bryan, JOHN BRYAN, Mary Bryan, William Bryan, William Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Patience Bryan, Lewis Bryan, Asa Bryan, John Bryan, Mary Bryan, William Bryan, Asa Bryan, Charlotte Bryan, Charlotte Bryan, Sylvia Bryan, Charlotte Bryan, John Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Sylvia Bryan, Charlotte Bryan, Mary Bryan, William Bryan

In 1721, john Lewis Colonel Bryan Sr. entered the world in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA, born to Col John Franklin Bryan DNA and Elizabeth Ann Joyner. john Lewis Colonel Bryan Sr. married Cevel\Sevil Sheets, Cevel Sheets, Sarah Hinton, Lewis Bryan, Charlotte Moore, and had children including Patience Polly Bryan Smith, Asa Bryan, JOHN BRYAN, Mary Bryan, William Bryan, William Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Patience Bryan, Lewis Bryan, Asa Bryan, John Bryan, Mary Bryan, William Bryan, Asa Bryan, Charlotte Moore Bryan, Charlotte Bryan, Sylvia Lisba Bryan, Charlotte Bryan, John Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Sylvia Bryan, Charlotte Moore Bryan, Mary Bryan, William Bryan. john Lewis Colonel Bryan Sr. passed away in 1796 in Mill Creek, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1721, john Lewis Colonel Bryan Sr. entered the world in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA, born to Col John Franklin Bryan DNA and Elizabeth Ann Joyner.
  • john Lewis Colonel Bryan Sr. married Cevel\Sevil Sheets, Cevel Sheets, Sarah Hinton, Lewis Bryan, Charlotte Moore, and had children including Patience Polly Bryan Smith, Asa Bryan, JOHN BRYAN, Mary Bryan, William Bryan, William Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Patience Bryan, Lewis Bryan, Asa Bryan, John Bryan, Mary Bryan, William Bryan, Asa Bryan, Charlotte Moore Bryan, Charlotte Bryan, Sylvia Lisba Bryan, Charlotte Bryan, John Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Sylvia Bryan, Charlotte Moore Bryan, Mary Bryan, William Bryan.
  • john Lewis Colonel Bryan Sr. passed away in 1796 in Mill Creek, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col DNA
1692 – 1741
Birth Location: , Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
CD
Elizabeth Joyner
1699 – 1782
Birth Location: Isle Wight, Virginia, United States
EJ

Spouses(s)

Cevel\Sevil Sheets
1725 – 1819
Birth Location: Lewiston Woodville, Bertie, North Carolina, USA
CS
Cevel Sheets
1736 – 1790
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States
CS
Sarah Hinton
1749 – 1802
Birth Location: Johnston Co., North Carolina
SH
Lewis Bryan
1741 –
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
LB
Charlotte Moore
1725 – 1819
Birth Location: Lewiston Woodville, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
CM

Children(s)

Patience Smith
1742 – 1820
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
PS
Asa Bryan
1750 – 1822
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
AB
JOHN BRYAN
1753 – 1815
Birth Location: CRAVEN CO NC
JB
Mary Bryan
1754 – 1790
Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, Colonial America
MB
William Bryan
1760 – 1846
Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States
WB
William Bryan
1760 – 1846
Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States
WB
Elizabeth Bryan
1763 – 1766
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States
EB
Elizabeth Bryan
1735 – 1788
Birth Location: Does, North Carolina, United States
EB
Elizabeth Bryan
1735 – 1788
Birth Location: Is, Cote d'Or, Bourgogne, France
EB
Patience Bryan
1742 – 1820
Birth Location: North Carolina
PB
Lewis Bryan
1745 – 1780
Birth Location: Springfield Plantation, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
LB
Asa Bryan
1750 – 1822
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
AB
John Bryan
1753 – 1815
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States
JB
Mary Bryan
1754 – 1830
Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States
MB
William Bryan
1760 – 1846
Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States
WB
Asa Bryan
1761 – 1820
Birth Location: , Craven, North Carolina, USA
AB
Charlotte Bryan
1765 – 1798
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
CB
Charlotte Bryan
1765 – 1835
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States
CB
Sylvia Bryan
1767 – 1830
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States
SB
Charlotte Bryan
1748 –
Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
CB
John Bryan
1753 – 1815
Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
JB
Elizabeth Bryan
1763 – 1766
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States
EB
Sylvia Bryan
1769 –
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
SB
Charlotte Bryan
1765 – 1798
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
CB
Mary Bryan
1754 –
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
MB
William Bryan
Birth Location: –
WB

john Bryan's Ancestors

Self
john Bryan
1721 – 1796
Birth Place: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Col John Franklin Bryan DNA
1692 – 1741
, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Joyner
1699 – 1782
Isle Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Bridgeman Joyner
1655 – 1719
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Ann Harris
1678 – 1743
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

john Bryan's Descendants

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john (Lewis Colonel) Bryan (1 Jun 1721 – 1 Nov 1796) m. Cevel\Sevil Sheets (1 Jun 1725 – 25 Nov 1819) m. Cevel Sheets (1 Jun 1736 – 1 Jun 1790) m. Sarah Hinton (1749 – BET 1802 AND 1808) m. Lewis Bryan (1741 – ) m. Charlotte Moore (1725 – 25 Nov 1819)
  1. 1. Patience (Polly Bryan) Smith (1742 – 1820) m. John (Smith) Sr (1737 – 30 May 1813)
    1. 1. John Smith (1759 – )
    2. 2. Joshua Smith (abt 1759 – )
    3. 3. Samuel SMITH (about 1762 – )
    4. 4. Lewis Smith (abt 1763 – )
    5. 5. Edith (Elizabeth Smith) Strickland (January 5, 1764 – MAR 1860)
    6. 6. Bedith (Bedona Obedience) Smith (1766 – 1830)
    7. 7. James Smith (1768 – September 1837) m. Senia (Jane Lee) Smith (22 Oct 1778 – 1866)
      1. 1. Esther (Elizabeth "Betsey") Smith (29 Mar 1797 – 1890) m. John (Quincy) Barefoot (1789 – 15 Feb 1875)
        1. 1. John Barefoot (1816 – 1846) m. Barcenia (Cay) Winters (1816 – 1880)
        2. 2. Bedie (Jane "Jennie") Barefoot (16 Nov 1816 – 15 Oct 1884)
        3. 3. Jane Barefoot (1817 – 11 Dec 1884)
        4. 4. (Pvt) (John Quincy) Barefoot (Abt 1818 – 8 Dec 1862)
        5. 5. Andrew Smith (abt 1818 – )
        6. 6. Handy (Haywood A) Barefoot (06 Feb 1819 – 20 Nov 1903)
        7. 7. Elizabeth Barefoot (17 Nov 1819 – 6 Jul 1905)
        8. 8. Handy Barefoot (1820 – 20 Nov 1903)
        9. 9. George (Washington) Barefoot (1823 – 1 Oct 1885)
        10. 10. Miles (Pinkney) Barefoot (6 Mar 1823 – 18 Jun 1893)
        11. 11. John (Wiley "Willie") Barefoot (1824 – 01 Apr 1888)
        12. 12. Wiley Barefoot (1824 – 1 Apr 1888)
        13. 13. Noah Barefoot (About 1825 – )
        14. 14. Jane Barefoot (1826 – 8 Jan 1919)
        15. 15. Fannie (Penny George) Barefoot (09 Dec 1826 – 11 Jun 1903)
        16. 16. Fanny Barefoot (09 Dec 1826 – 11 Jun 1903)
        17. 17. John (Quincy) Barefoot (1827 – 8 December 1862)
        18. 18. Elizabeth (Anna "Louanna") Barefoot (Sep 1830 – 09 Jun 1909)
        19. 19. Littleton Barefoot (1831 – Bef. 1900)
        20. 20. Littleton Barefoot (1831 – Abt 1900)
        21. 21. James (Bud) Barefoot (1833 – 1860)
        22. 22. James Barefoot (1833 – after 1865)
        23. 23. Elizabeth Barefoot (Jun 1834 – )
        24. 24. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Barefoot (1835 – Bef. 1920)
        25. 25. Betsy Barefoot (1835 – )
        26. 26. Jane Barefoot (19 Nov 1836 – 8 Jan 1919)
        27. 27. Spicey (Love) Barefoot (20 Oct 1837 – 13 Jul 1907)
        28. 28. Spicey (Love) Barefoot (1838 – 18 Jul 1902)
        29. 29. Eunice (Frances "Nicy") Barefoot (08 Jun 1839 – 02 Aug 1915)
        30. 30. Nicey (Frances) Barefoot (08 Jun 1839 – 02 Aug 1915)
        31. 31. William (Allen) Barefoot (26 Sep 1840 – 24 Apr 1902)
        32. 32. Ezekiel (Wiley "Zeke") Barefoot (04 Aug 1841 – 29 Nov 1908)
        33. 33. Ezekial Barefoot (14 Aug 1841 – 29 Nov 1908)
        34. 34. Sarah (R "Sally") Barefoot (26 Dec 1844 – 26 Sep 1885)
        35. 35. Sally Barefoot (1845 – )
        36. 36. Sarah Barefoot (1845 – )
        37. 37. Missouri Barefoot (1858 – )
      2. 2. Letha (Lettie Smith) Jackson (1798 – 1860)
      3. 3. John (A) Smith (ca. 1798 – 22 April 1867)
      4. 4. Isaac Smith (23 Dec 1802 – 1883)
      5. 5. Pherebee (Smith) Johnson (1805 – Feb 1879)
      6. 6. Budd (Smith) Sr. (1810 – 10 December 1856)
      7. 7. Beadie Smith (1812 – Feb 1838)
      8. 8. Andrew (Meadia Smith) Blackman (28 August 1812 – 30 December 1883)
      9. 9. Easter (Smith) Lee (15 Feb 1815 – 22 Dec 1898)
      10. 10. Winifred (Smith) Tart (15 Feb 1815 – 8 February 1892)
      11. 11. Penelope (Jane Smith) Tart (20 Sep 1817 – 12 Apr 1895)
      12. 12. Lettie Smith (1818 – 1860)
      13. 13. Penina (Jane) Smith (1819 – )
      14. 14. William (Henry) Smith (4 Apr 1821 – 10 June 1874)
      15. 15. James (A) Smith (1826 – 5 Sep 1906)
    8. 8. Isabel Smith (abt 1774 – )
    9. 9. Turner Smith
    10. 10. Jane Smith
  2. 2. Asa Bryan (3 Aug 1750 – 26 Aug 1822)
  3. 3. JOHN BRYAN (01 JUN 1753 – 02 JUN 1815)
  4. 4. Mary Bryan (1754 – Before 1790)
  5. 5. William Bryan (3 Aug 1760 – 11 Feb 1846)
  6. 6. William Bryan (3 Aug 1760 – 11 Feb 1846)
  7. 7. Elizabeth Bryan (1 Jun 1763 – 1 Jun 1766)
  8. 8. Elizabeth Bryan (1735 – 1 Mar 1788)
  9. 9. Elizabeth Bryan (1735 – 1 Mar 1788)
  10. 10. Patience Bryan (1742 – 1820)
  11. 11. Lewis Bryan (24 Nov 1745 – 4 Jan 1780)
  12. 12. Asa Bryan (3 Aug 1750 – 26 Aug 1822)
  13. 13. John Bryan (1 Jun 1753 – 2 Jun 1815)
  14. 14. Mary Bryan (1754 – 01 Jun 1830)
  15. 15. William Bryan (3 Aug 1760 – 11 Feb 1846)
  16. 16. Asa Bryan (1 Jun 1761 – 1 Jun 1820)
  17. 17. Charlotte (Moore) Bryan (2 Apr 1765 – 9 Mar 1798)
  18. 18. Charlotte Bryan (1 Jun 1765 – 1 Jun 1835)
  19. 19. Sylvia (Lisba) Bryan (1 Jun 1767 – 1 Jun 1830)
  20. 20. Charlotte Bryan (1748 – )
  21. 21. John Bryan (1 Jun 1753 – 2 Jun 1815)
  22. 22. Elizabeth Bryan (1 Jun 1763 – 1 Jun 1766)
  23. 23. Sylvia Bryan (1769 – )
  24. 24. Charlotte (Moore) Bryan (2 Apr 1765 – 9 Mar 1798)
  25. 25. Mary Bryan (1754 – )
  26. 26. William Bryan

john Bryan's Timeline

2 Records

1721
1 Jun 1721
Birth of john Lewis Colonel Bryan Sr. in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
1796
1 Nov 1796
Age 75
Death of john Lewis Colonel Bryan Sr. in Mill Creek, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Mill Creek, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1721
    Event Place: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1796
    Event Place: Mill Creek, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
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