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Jonathan (m. Mary Barnhill) Bruce 1788 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1788

Birth Location: Wolf Creek, in part of Pendleton Co. that became Pickens Co. in 1826, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 10 Apr 1857

Death Location: Cherokee, Georgia, United States

Father: James Jr.

Mother: Priscilla Bradley

Spouse(s): Mary Barnhill

Children(s): Berry Bruce

Jonathan (m. Mary Barnhill) Bruce was born in 1788 in Wolf Creek, in part of Pendleton Co. that became Pickens Co. in 1826, South Carolina, United States, the child of James Bruce Jr. and Priscilla Bradley. Jonathan (m. Mary Barnhill) Bruce married Mary Elizabeth Barnhill, and had children including Berry Bruce. Jonathan (m. Mary Barnhill) Bruce passed away in 1857 in Cherokee, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Jonathan (m. Mary Barnhill) Bruce was born in 1788 in Wolf Creek, in part of Pendleton Co. that became Pickens Co. in 1826, South Carolina, United States, the child of James Bruce Jr. and Priscilla Bradley.
  • Jonathan (m. Mary Barnhill) Bruce married Mary Elizabeth Barnhill, and had children including Berry Bruce.
  • Jonathan (m. Mary Barnhill) Bruce passed away in 1857 in Cherokee, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Jonathan Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Bruce
1788 – 1857
Birth Place: Wolf Creek, in part of Pendleton Co. that became Pickens Co. in 1826, South Carolina, United States
Parents
James Bruce Jr.
1760 – 1831
Wolf Creek, Pendelton, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Priscilla Bradley
1769 – 1835
Wolf Creek, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James Bruce
1735 – 1819
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sarah (Elizabeth Lane) Horner
1743 – 1834
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
JAMES BRUCE
1720 – 1795
MARGARET McMAHON
1724 – 1796
Rev Lane
1724 – 1806
Esther Lane
1724 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bruce⭐
1690 – 1748
Sarah Fordyce*
1690 – 1748
William McMAHON
1690 – 1749
Elizabeth Blair
1681 – 1788
Richard Bush
1702 – 1770
Jacob VanBebber
1706 – 1768
Mary Brickle
1702 – 1760

Jonathan Bruce's Descendants

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Jonathan ((m. Mary Barnhill)) Bruce (8 Feb 1788 – 10 Apr 1857) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Barnhill (10 Jun 1798 – 17 Oct 1873)
  1. 1. Berry Bruce (1 December 1816 – 5 Sep 1878) m. Elizabeth (Vinson) (Bruce) (29 Oct 1820 – 8 Sep 1902)
    1. 1. MARY (ANN) BRUCE (2 Jul 1841 – 25 Oct 1933) m. Patrick (Henry) Bishop (Nov 1831 – 1894)
      1. 1. Everette (Rolando \ Arlando) Bishop (16 May 1866 – 6 Sept 1951) m. Emma Solomon (Jan 1867 – Bet. 1920–1923)
        1. 1. Romer (Lee) Bishop (9 March 1894 – 23 Jan 1973) m. Lula (Mae) Grimes (1 September 1892 – 1 March 1991)
        2. 2. Patrick (Henry) Bishop (1 June 1928 – 29 Jul 2001)

Jonathan Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1788
8 Feb 1788
Birth of Jonathan (m. Mary Barnhill) Bruce in Wolf Creek, in part of Pendleton Co. that became Pickens Co. in 1826, South Carolina, United States
Wolf Creek, in part of Pendleton Co. that became Pickens Co. in 1826, South Carolina, United States
1857
10 Apr 1857
Age 69
Death of Jonathan (m. Mary Barnhill) Bruce in Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Cherokee, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1788
    Event Place: Wolf Creek, in part of Pendleton Co. that became Pickens Co. in 1826, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1857
    Event Place: Cherokee, Georgia, United States

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