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William Smith Bryan 1600–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Claire, Ireland

Death Date: 1 June 1667

Death Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Father: Sir II

Mother: Lady (Smith)

Spouse(s): Catherine Ormond

Children(s): John Bryan

The story of William Smith Bryan began in 1600 in Claire, Ireland. William Smith Bryan married Catherine Morgan Countess Ormond, and had children including John Francis Bryan. William Smith Bryan passed away in 1667 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Smith Bryan began in 1600 in Claire, Ireland.
  • William Smith Bryan married Catherine Morgan Countess Ormond, and had children including John Francis Bryan.
  • William Smith Bryan passed away in 1667 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bryan's Ancestors

Self
William Bryan
1600–1667
Birth Place: Claire, Ireland
Parents
Sir Francis Bryan II
1549–1640
Dublin, Clare, Ireland
Lady (Ann Smythe) (Smith)
1560–1635
Claire, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Francis Bryan Lord Marshal Ireland, Chevalier) Baronet
1490–1550
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Jean Joan Fitzgerald Countess of) Ormond
1509–1565
Kinsale, Desmond, County Cork, Ireland
Sir (William John Thomas Smyth (Smith) Esq
1530–1591
Kent, England
Lady (Alice) Watson
1535–1588
Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1457–1517
Margaret Bourchier
1470–1552
James Fitzgerald
1470–1529
Amy OBrien
1475–1537
Thomas Watson
1500–1562
Agnes Weeks
1505–1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sr
1438–1500
Lady Bowsey
1442–1502
Sir Bourchier
1432–1471
Elizabeth Tylney
1450–1497
Maurice Desmond
1455–1520
Ellen Roche
1461–1535
Turlogh Killaloe
1461–1528
Raghnailt Thomond
1465–1497
John Watson
1472–1521
Margaret-- Plantagenet
1479–1527
John Weeks
1475–1521
Lady Carey
1474–1526

William Bryan's Descendants

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William (Smith) Bryan (1600–1 June 1667) m. Catherine (Morgan Countess) Ormond (1604–1 Jun 1680)
  1. 1. John (Francis) Bryan 1626–1711 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Brinker 1617–1685 m. Sarah Brinker 1634–1685
    1. 1. Edward (Bryant) Bryan 1663–1739 m. Christian (Christine Bryant) Royal 1670–1743
      1. 1. Sarah (Joyner) Bryan 1700–1755 m. Edward Hare 1702–1757
        1. 1. Thomas Hare 1724–1784 m. Penelope Moore 1730–1786
        2. 2. Sarah Hare 1720–1790
        3. 3. Edward Hare 1721–1772
        4. 4. Christian Hare 1718–1797
        5. 5. Mary Hare 1729–1792
        6. 6. Bryan Hare 1726–1818
      2. 2. Hardy Bryan 1739–1760
      3. 3. William Bryan 1735–
      4. 4. Edward Bryan 1710–1745
      5. 5. William Bryan 1704–1747
      6. 6. Council Bryan 1700–
      7. 7. Joseph Bryan 1740–
      8. 8. JOSEPH (COUNCIL) BRYAN 1707–1755
      9. 9. Susannah Bryan 1697–1721
      10. 10. James Bryan 1694–2003
      11. 11. Edward Bryan 1693–1747
      12. 12. Thomas Bryan 1700–
      13. 13. John Bryan 1692–1741
      14. 14. Hardy Bryan 1692–1760
      15. 15. Needham Bryan 1690–1770
      16. 16. Lewis Bryan 1688–1761
      17. 17. Richard BRYAN 1687–1748
      18. 18. John Bryan 1686–1762
    2. 2. Captain (Morgan) Bryan 1681–1793
    3. 3. David Bryan 1687–1767
    4. 4. Morgan Bryan 1671–1763
    5. 5. Francis Bryan 1670–1694
    6. 6. Elizabeth Bryan 1663–1741
    7. 7. Hardy (Brinker Bryan The) Immigrant 1660–1746
    8. 8. edward Bryan 1690–1746
    9. 9. Council Bryan 1660–1660
    10. 10. John (brinker) Bryan 1660–1734
    11. 11. Lewis Bryan 1660–1735
    12. 12. William (Brinker) Bryan 1655–1742
    13. 13. john (Bryan) III 1694–

William Bryan's Timeline

2 Records

1600
1600
Birth of William Smith Bryan in Claire, Ireland
Claire, Ireland
1667
1 June 1667
Age 67
Death of William Smith Bryan in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Claire, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1123.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RLR

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1650; Page Number: 16

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1667
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

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