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Mary BRYAN 1697 – 1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1697

Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Bryan

Mother: Eleanor Winniford

Spouse(s): John HIGHTOWER

Children(s): Joshua Hightower

Mary BRYAN was born in 1697 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Bryan and Eleanor Elizabeth Winniford. Mary BRYAN married John Thomas HIGHTOWER, and had children including Joshua Hightower. Mary BRYAN passed away in 1780 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Mary BRYAN was born in 1697 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Bryan and Eleanor Elizabeth Winniford.
  • Mary BRYAN married John Thomas HIGHTOWER, and had children including Joshua Hightower.
  • Mary BRYAN passed away in 1780 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bryan
1650 – 1719
Birth Location: –
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Eleanor Winniford
1663 – 1718
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

John HIGHTOWER
1694 – 1764
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Joshua Hightower
1728 – 1794
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Mary BRYAN's Ancestors

Self
Mary BRYAN
1697 – 1780
Birth Place: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Bryan
1650 – 1719
Eleanor (Elizabeth) Winniford
1663 – 1718
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary BRYAN's Descendants

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Mary BRYAN (28 May 1697 – 1780) m. John (Thomas) HIGHTOWER (1694 – 4 Sep 1764)
  1. 1. Joshua Hightower (14 Sep 1728 – Dec 1794) m. Phoebe (Ann) Wood (1728 – 1781) m. Ann (Deverous) LUKE (1735 – 1781)
    1. 1. John Hightower (1749 – 1816)
    2. 2. Eleanor HIGHTOWER (1750 – Aug 1848)
    3. 3. Sarah (Sally) Hightower (1752 – )
    4. 4. William Hightower (1770 – 1836) m. Catherine Zorn (1766 – 15 Jan 1851)
      1. 1. Henry Hightower (1802 – 1836)
      2. 2. Mary Hightower (1810 – )
      3. 3. Susan Hightower (1811 – Oct 1842)
      4. 4. Nancy Hightower (1812 – Jan 1851)
      5. 5. Martha Hightower (1820 – )
      6. 6. Thomas Hightower (1823 – 1900) m. Lucretia (Mourning) Rhoden (1820 – 1902)
        1. 1. Hardy (Elijah) Hightower (3 Nov 1855 – 16 Aug 1927) m. Martha Abstance (Jan 1850 – 13 Oct 1919)
      7. 7. Thomas (H) Hightower (1823 – 1900)
      8. 8. Levionah Hightower (1825 – )
      9. 9. Sarah Hightower

Mary BRYAN's Timeline

2 Records

1697
28 May 1697
Birth of Mary BRYAN in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
1780
1780
Age 83
Death of Mary BRYAN in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1697
    Event Place: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
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