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John Hunter Bryson 1690 – 1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1690

Birth Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Oct 1770

Death Location: St. Thomas, Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Bryson

Mother: ISSOBELL Gibson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Moss

Children(s): Sarah Bryson

The story of John Hunter Bryson Sr. began in 1690 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. John Hunter Bryson Sr. married Elizabeth Ann Moss, and had children including Sarah Jane Bryson. John Hunter Bryson Sr. passed away in 1770 in St. Thomas, Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Hunter Bryson Sr. began in 1690 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • John Hunter Bryson Sr. married Elizabeth Ann Moss, and had children including Sarah Jane Bryson.
  • John Hunter Bryson Sr. passed away in 1770 in St. Thomas, Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bryson
1664 – 1718
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
WB
ISSOBELL Gibson
1668 –
Birth Location: Tulliallan, Perthshire, Scotland
IG

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Moss
1698 – 1755
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Bryson
1732 – 1780
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
SB

John Bryson's Ancestors

Self
John Bryson
1690 – 1770
Birth Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William Hunter Bryson
1664 – 1718
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
ISSOBELL Gibson
1668 –
Tulliallan, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bryson's Descendants

1.
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John (Hunter) Bryson (21 Jun 1690 – 25 Oct 1770) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Moss (Jul 1698 – 13 Nov 1755)
  1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Bryson (6 Jun 1732 – 6 Aug 1780) m. Adam (C.) Gann (1727 – 6 August 1812)
    1. 1. Adam (Carter) Gann (1769 – 1836) m. Rosina (Rosannah) Broyles (23 October 1770 – 06 Oct 1813)
      1. 1. Nathan Gann (1805 – 1884) m. Serena Frazier (1805 – 1869)
        1. 1. Adam (Carter) Gann (09 Mar 1822 – 3 Apr 1900) m. Mary Moore (1825 Jul 22 – 08 Jun 1899)

John Bryson's Timeline

2 Records

1690
21 Jun 1690
Birth of John Hunter Bryson Sr. in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
1770
25 Oct 1770
Age 80
Death of John Hunter Bryson Sr. in St. Thomas, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
St. Thomas, Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1690
    Event Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1770
    Event Place: St. Thomas, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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