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Major James (Ryon) Ryan 1768–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Goochland Co, VA

Death Date: bef 10 Oct 1817

Death Location: Barren, Kentucky, United States

Father: John Ryan

Mother: Margaret Dooley

Spouse(s): Mary Page

Children(s): William Ryan, Female Ryan, Wilson Ryan, Male Ryan, Major Ryan, ?James Ryan, Wilson Ryan

In 1768, Major James (Ryon) Ryan entered the world in Goochland Co, VA, born to John Robert Ryan And Margaret Peggy Dooley. Major James (Ryon) Ryan married Mary Molly Lemay Page, and had children including Female Ryan, James Ryan, Major L Ryan, Male Ryan, William B Ryan, Wilson Ryan. Major James (Ryon) Ryan passed away in 1817 in Barren, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1768, Major James (Ryon) Ryan entered the world in Goochland Co, VA, born to John Robert Ryan And Margaret Peggy Dooley.
  • Major James (Ryon) Ryan married Mary Molly Lemay Page, and had children including Female Ryan, James Ryan, Major L Ryan, Male Ryan, William B Ryan, Wilson Ryan.
  • Major James (Ryon) Ryan passed away in 1817 in Barren, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Major Ryan's Ancestors

Self
Major Ryan
1768–1817
Birth Place: Goochland Co, VA
Parents
John Robert Ryan
1756–1845
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Margaret ((Peggy)) Dooley
1765–1847
, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Harris) Ryan
1731–1785
Lynchburg City, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Unity (D) Toney
1731–1767
Goochland, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Philip Ryan
1697–1764
Sarah Whitehead
1701–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Ryan
1625–1700
Mary Whitehead
1630–
Arthur Whitehead
1643–1711
Mary Godwin
1652–1710

Major Ryan's Descendants

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Major (James (Ryon)) Ryan (1768–bef 10 Oct 1817) m. Mary ((Molly) Lemay) Page (Abt. 1771–Aft 1817)
  1. 1. William (B) Ryan 1800–1877 m. Frances (H) Edgar 1806–1850 m. Elisabeth Linn 1804–1891
    1. 1. George ("Ira" Garland) Ryan 1826–1901 m. Melville Ryan 1832–1895
      1. 1. William (Ransom) Ryan 1851–1887 m. Emma (M) Brewer 1857–1940
        1. 1. George (Patrick) Ryan 1885–1957 m. Katherine (Ursulia) Forst 1902–1993
        2. 2. May Ryan 1880–1900
        3. 3. George (Porter) Ryan 1884–1958
        4. 4. Ethel (Gertrude) Ryan 1887–1958
      2. 2. Albert (J) Ryan 1854–1935
      3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin Ryan) Infant 1860–1860
      4. 4. Minnie (Clair Ryan \) Calvert 1862–1862
      5. 5. Edgar (E.) Ryan 1874–1948
      6. 6. George (W. Ryan) Infant 1857–1858
      7. 7. Joseph (Lincoln) Ryan 1864–1946
      8. 8. Franklin (Alexander) Ryan 1868–1915
    2. 2. Joseph (Hughes) Ryan 1841–1923
    3. 3. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Ryan 1824–1906
    4. 4. William (Felix) Ryan 1828–1911
    5. 5. Francis (Caroline) Ryan 1831–1832
    6. 6. Robert (William) Ryan 1836–1863
    7. 7. Sarah (Adaline) Ryan 1839–1856
    8. 8. Amanda (Jane) Ryan 1845–1845
  2. 2. Female Ryan 1788–
  3. 3. Wilson Ryan 1799–1884
  4. 4. Male Ryan 1800–
  5. 5. Major (L) Ryan 1817–1881
  6. 6. ?James Ryan 1802–1881
  7. 7. Wilson Ryan 1799–1884

Major Ryan's Timeline

3 Records

1768
1768
Birth of Major James (Ryon) Ryan in Goochland Co, VA
Goochland Co, VA
1798
10 Jul 1798
Age 30
Major James (Ryon) Ryan was married in Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
1817
bef 10 Oct 1817
Age 49
Death of Major James (Ryon) Ryan in Barren, Kentucky, United States
Barren, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Goochland Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1798
    Event Place: Goochland County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 10 Oct 1817
    Event Place: Barren, Kentucky, United States

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