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William Smith Bryan 1579–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1579

Birth Location: County Clare, Ireland

Death Date: Jun 1667

Death Location: White Marsh, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Francis Bryan

Mother: Ann Smith

Spouse(s): Catherine Morgan

Children(s): John Bryan, Thomas Bryan, William Bryan, Morgan Bryan, David Bryan, Henry Bryan, Edmund Bryan, James Bryan, William Bryan, Richard Bryan, Margaret Bryan, Catherine Bryan

In 1579, William Smith Bryan entered the world in County Clare, Ireland, born to Francis Bryan And Ann Smith. William Smith Bryan married Catherine Morgan, and had children including Catherine Bryan, David Bryan, Edmund Bryan, Henry Bryan, James Bryan, John Francis Smith Bryan, Margaret Bryan, Morgan Bryan, Richard Bryan, Thomas Bryan, William Edward Bryan, William Smith Bryan. William Smith Bryan passed away in 1667 in White Marsh, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1579, William Smith Bryan entered the world in County Clare, Ireland, born to Francis Bryan And Ann Smith.
  • William Smith Bryan married Catherine Morgan, and had children including Catherine Bryan, David Bryan, Edmund Bryan, Henry Bryan, James Bryan, John Francis Smith Bryan, Margaret Bryan, Morgan Bryan, Richard Bryan, Thomas Bryan, William Edward Bryan, William Smith Bryan.
  • William Smith Bryan passed away in 1667 in White Marsh, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Bryan
1549–1640
Birth Location: County Clare, Ireland
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Ann Smith
1560–1635
Birth Location: Clare, Clairefontaine, Munster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Morgan
1592–1680
Birth Location: County Clare, Ireland
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Children(s)

John Bryan
1630–1687
Birth Location: Munster, Clare, Ireland
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Thomas Bryan
1619–1685
Birth Location: County Clare, Munster Province, Ireland
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William Bryan
1620–1713
Birth Location: Clare, Moira, County Down, Ireland
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Morgan Bryan
1621–1693
Birth Location: Milltown Malbay, Clare, Munster, Ireland
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David Bryan
1622–1685
Birth Location: Milltown Malbay, Clare, Munster, Ireland
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Henry Bryan
1623–1684
Birth Location: Clare, Clare, Ireland
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Edmund Bryan
1627–1690
Birth Location: Claire, Ireland
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James Bryan
1628–1693
Birth Location: , Claire, Ireland
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William Bryan
1629–1655
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Richard Bryan
1629–1689
Birth Location: Clare, Clare, Ireland
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Margaret Bryan
1631–1694
Birth Location: Claire, Ireland
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Catherine Bryan
1635–1702
Birth Location: Milltown Malbay, Clare, Munster, Ireland
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William Bryan's Ancestors

Self
William Bryan
1579–1667
Birth Place: County Clare, Ireland
Parents
Francis Bryan
1549–1640
County Clare, Ireland
Ann Smith
1560–1635
Clare, Clairefontaine, Munster, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bryan's Descendants

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William (Smith) Bryan (Jun 1579–Jun 1667) m. Catherine Morgan (1 Jun 1592–Jun 1680)
  1. 1. John (Francis Smith) Bryan 1630–1687 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Brinker 1634–1685 m. Sarah Brinker 1643–
    1. 1. Morgan Bryan 1671–1763 m. Martha Strode 1697–1762
      1. 1. Capt (William Christopher) Bryan 1733–1780 m. Mary Boone 1736–1819 m. Mary Boone 1750–
        1. 1. Samuel Bryan 1756–1837 m. Mary (Isabella) Hunt 1759–1842
        2. 2. Daniel (Boone) Bryan 1758–1845 m. Elizabeth Turner 1761–1833
        3. 3. William Bryan 1760–1780
        4. 4. Phoebe Bryan 1763–1785 m. Wilson (S) Hunt 1754–1833
        5. 5. Hannah Bryan 1765–1802 m. John Westrope 1761–1787 m. John Wicoff 1760– m. Samuel (B.) Elder 1760–1844
        6. 6. John Bryan 1768–1867
        7. 7. Sarah (Boone) Bryan 1768–1855 m. James Grimes 1760–1828
        8. 8. Abner (Boone) Bryan 1772–1780
        9. 9. Elizabeth Bryan 1774–1853 m. William DeHart 1775–1846
        10. 10. Mary (Boone) Bryan 1777–1856 m. Joseph (Boone) Ingels 1778–1828
      2. 2. Joseph Bryan 1720–1805 m. Hester Simpson 1721–1741 m. Alice Linville 1722–1807
      3. 3. Samuel Bryan 1721–1800 m. Elizabeth McMahon 1737–1825 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Enochs 1735–
      4. 4. James (Morgan) Bryan 1723–1807 m. Rebecca (E) Enochs 1733–1770
      5. 5. Mary Bryan 1725–1742 m. Thomas Curtis 1720–1741
      6. 6. John Bryan 1727–1782 m. Sarah (Frances) Battle 1735–1827 m. Sarah 1730–
      7. 7. Morgan Bryan 1729–1804 m. Mary (C) Forbes 1731–1794 m. Maximilia Simpson 1727– m. Cassandra Miller 1729–
      8. 8. Eleanor Bryan 1729–1772 m. William Linville 1725–1766
      9. 9. Thomas Bryan 1735–1780 m. Sarah Hunt 1735–1795 m. Sarah Hunt –1758
      10. 10. Sarah Bryan 1739–1789 m. Samuel Bailey 1731–1791
    2. 2. John (Edward) Bryan 1650–1735 m. Sarah (Bryan) Needham 1652–1729
    3. 3. Esther Bryan 1650–1675
    4. 4. Elizabeth Bryan 1655–1741 m. William (David) Hopper 1650–1735
    5. 5. William (Smith) Bryan 1655–1742 m. Lady (Alice) Macland 1656–1739 m. Alice Macland 1656–1739 m. Alice Needham 1656–1739
    6. 6. James Bryan 1656–1731 m. Sarah Farr 1670–1731 m. Patience Braswell 1656–
    7. 7. Lewis Bryan 1660–1740 m. Elizabeth Hunter 1684–1729 m. Elizabeth (Hunter) Bryan 1669–1730
    8. 8. Hardy Bryan 1660–1746 m. Sarah Bryan 1677–
    9. 9. Councial Bryan 1660–
    10. 10. Edward Bryan 1661–1739
    11. 11. Joseph Bryan 1664–1736 m. Janet Cochran 1676–1708
    12. 12. Jane Bryant 1665–1690 m. Richard Basse 1658–1722
    13. 13. Cornelius Bryan 1667–1751
    14. 14. Joseph Bryan 1670–1732
    15. 15. Francis Bryan 1673–
    16. 16. Cornelius (O) Bryan 1688–1751
  2. 2. Thomas Bryan 1619–1685 m. Mary Wright 1622–1689
  3. 3. William (Edward) Bryan 1620–1713
  4. 4. Morgan Bryan 1621–1693 m. Alice Barker 1630–1690
  5. 5. David Bryan 1622–1685
  6. 6. Henry Bryan 1623–1684
  7. 7. Edmund Bryan 1627–1690
  8. 8. James Bryan 1628–1693
  9. 9. William (Smith) Bryan 1629–1655
  10. 10. Richard Bryan 1629–1689
  11. 11. Margaret Bryan 1631–1694
  12. 12. Catherine Bryan 1635–1702 m. Alexander Mathews 1628–1713

William Bryan's Timeline

3 Records

1579
Jun 1579
Birth of William Smith Bryan in County Clare, Ireland
County Clare, Ireland
1667
1 Jun 1667
Age 88
Death of William Smith Bryan in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
1667
Jun 1667
Age 88
Burial of William Smith Bryan in White Marsh, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
White Marsh, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1579
    Event Place: County Clare, Ireland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for William Smith Bryan, person ID LCFV-NCW.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1667
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for William Smith Bryan, person ID LCFV-NCW.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jun 1667
    Event Place: White Marsh, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for William Smith Bryan, person ID LCFV-NCW.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
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