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Patience (Polly) Bryan 1738–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1820

Death Location: Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Bryan

Mother: Cevel\Sevil Sheets

Spouse(s): John Smith, John Smith

Children(s): James Smith, Joshua Smith, Samuel Smith, Lewis Smith, Jane Smith, Bedith Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Edith Smith, Isabel Smith

Patience (Polly) Bryan was born in 1738 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA, the child of John Lewis Bryan And Cevel Sevil Sheets. Patience (Polly) Bryan married John Smith, and had children including Bedith Smith, Edith Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Isabel Smith, James Smith, Jane Smith, Joshua Smith, Lewis Smith, Obedience Allen, Samuel Smith. Patience (Polly) Bryan passed away in 1820 in Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Patience (Polly) Bryan was born in 1738 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA, the child of John Lewis Bryan And Cevel Sevil Sheets.
  • Patience (Polly) Bryan married John Smith, and had children including Bedith Smith, Edith Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Isabel Smith, James Smith, Jane Smith, Joshua Smith, Lewis Smith, Obedience Allen, Samuel Smith.
  • Patience (Polly) Bryan passed away in 1820 in Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

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Patience Bryan's Ancestors

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Patience Bryan
1738–1820
Birth Place: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Lewis Bryan
1721–1796
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Cevel\Sevil Sheets
1725–1819
Lewiston Woodville, Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Sheets
1705–1747
Schömberg, Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Anna (Civilla) Miller
1694–1752
Herzogtum Bayern, Alentine, Palatinate, Bayern, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Sheets
1682–1745
Ann Waelti
–1793
Captain (Miller)
1667–1732
Catherine Lether
1672–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Müller
1625–1679
Anna Waelti
1638–1691

Patience Bryan's Descendants

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Patience ((Polly)) Bryan (1738–1820) m. John Smith (–1813) m. John Smith (1738–30 May 1813)
  1. 1. James Smith 1753–1844 m. Elizabeth Ross 1753–1835
    1. 1. Keziah Smith 1772–1849 m. Osborne Overton 1772–1847
      1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Overton 1794–1870 m. Spencer Brown 1800–1876
        1. 1. George (Merritt Brown) Capt 1837–1910 m. Lavinia ((Louvinia) Blake) Brown 1845–1920
        2. 2. Rebecca (Ann) Brown 1837–1880
        3. 3. Joanna Brown 1848–
        4. 4. John (H. "Jack") Brown 1830–1905
      2. 2. Benjamin Overton 1810–1846
      3. 3. Arthur (Ausborne) Overton 1812–1886
      4. 4. John (M.) Overton 1807–1878
      5. 5. Hartwell (Calloway) Overton 1807–1860
      6. 6. TABITHA ('TABBY') OVERTON 1796–
      7. 7. JOSEPH ((Abner b???)) OVERTON 1800–1877
      8. 8. GEORGE (W) OVERTON 1810–
  2. 2. Joshua Smith 1765–
  3. 3. Samuel Smith 1762–
  4. 4. Lewis Smith 1758–
  5. 5. Jane Smith 1772–
  6. 6. Bedith Smith 1760–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Smith 1764–
  8. 8. Edith Smith 1770–
  9. 9. Isabel Smith 1774–

Patience Bryan's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Patience (Polly) Bryan in Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1820
1820
Age 82
Death of Patience (Polly) Bryan in Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Culpeper, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina, USA

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