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WILLIAM SMITH BRYAN 1600 – 1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1600

Birth Location: Claire, Ireland

Death Date: 1 Jun 1667

Death Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Father: SIR BRYAN

Mother: Ann Smith

Spouse(s): CATHERINE MORGAN

Children(s): Thomas Bryan

In 1600, WILLIAM SMITH BRYAN entered the world in Claire, Ireland, born to SIR FRANCIS JR. BRYAN and Ann Smith. WILLIAM SMITH BRYAN married CATHERINE MORGAN, and had children including Thomas Bryan. WILLIAM SMITH BRYAN passed away in 1667 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1600, WILLIAM SMITH BRYAN entered the world in Claire, Ireland, born to SIR FRANCIS JR. BRYAN and Ann Smith.
  • WILLIAM SMITH BRYAN married CATHERINE MORGAN, and had children including Thomas Bryan.
  • WILLIAM SMITH BRYAN passed away in 1667 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

SIR BRYAN
1549 – 1640
Birth Location: COUNTY CLAIRE, Ireland
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Ann Smith
1552 – 1635
Birth Location: Claire, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

CATHERINE MORGAN
1604 – 1680
Birth Location: Claire, Ireland
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Children(s)

Thomas Bryan
1619 – 1685
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
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WILLIAM BRYAN's Ancestors

Self
WILLIAM BRYAN
1600 – 1667
Birth Place: Claire, Ireland
Parents
SIR FRANCIS JR. BRYAN
1549 – 1640
COUNTY CLAIRE, Ireland
Ann Smith
1552 – 1635
Claire, Ireland
Grandparents
Francis (Sir) Bryan
1490 – 1549
Chidington, Buckinghamshire, England
Jean (Joan Lady) Fitzgerald
1521 – 1564
Chidington, Buckinghamshire, England
Sir (William Smyth Smythe) Smith
1530 – 1578
Stratford, Warwickshire, England
Alice Townhende
1529 – 1549
Clare, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bryan
1464 – 1517
Lady Bourchier
1468 – 1551
James Fitzgerald
1491 – 1529
Amy OBrien
1497 – 1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bryan
1438 – 1500
Lady Bowsey
1445 – 1502
Sir Bourchier
1444 – 1471
Lady Tilney
1446 – 1497
Maurice Fitzgerald
1445 – 1520
Ellen Roche
1430 – 1535
Turlogh OBrien
1450 – 1528
Raghnailt Macnamara
1465 – 1465

WILLIAM BRYAN's Descendants

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WILLIAM (SMITH) BRYAN (Jun 1600 – 1 Jun 1667) m. CATHERINE MORGAN (1604 – 1 Jun 1680)
  1. 1. Thomas Bryan (2 Jun 1619 – 1 Jun 1685) m. Mary Wright (Nov 1619 – 1 Jun 1689)
    1. 1. Thomas Bryan (1650 – 1719) m. Eleanor (Elizabeth) Winniford (1663 – 19 Mar 1718)
      1. 1. 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)

WILLIAM BRYAN's Timeline

2 Records

1600
Jun 1600
Birth of WILLIAM SMITH BRYAN in Claire, Ireland
Claire, Ireland
1667
1 Jun 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: Jun 1600
    Event Place: Claire, Ireland
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1667
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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