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William Bryson 1802–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 December 1802

Birth Location: Dunsfort, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 13 May 1869

Death Location: Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, USA

Father: Isaac Bryson

Mother: Jane Kerr

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lawson

Children(s): John Bryson, James Bryson, Catharine Bryson, William Bryson, Elizabeth Bryson

William Bryson was born in 1802 in Dunsfort, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Isaac Bryson And Jane Kerr. In 1860, William Bryson resided in Greenup, Kentucky, USA. William Bryson married Elizabeth Foreman Lawson, and had children including Catharine Taylor Bryson, Elizabeth Jane Jennie Bryson, James Matison Vanbibber Bryson, John Lawson Bryson, William Bryson. William Bryson passed away in 1869 in Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Bryson was born in 1802 in Dunsfort, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Isaac Bryson And Jane Kerr.
  • In 1860, William Bryson resided in Greenup, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Bryson married Elizabeth Foreman Lawson, and had children including Catharine Taylor Bryson, Elizabeth Jane Jennie Bryson, James Matison Vanbibber Bryson, John Lawson Bryson, William Bryson.
  • William Bryson passed away in 1869 in Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Bryson
1775–1866
Birth Location: Donegal, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jane Kerr
1780–
Birth Location: Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lawson
1809–1897
Birth Location: Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
EL

Children(s)

John Bryson
1835–1907
Birth Location: Grays Branch, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
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James Bryson
1837–1907
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Catharine Bryson
1840–1903
Birth Location: Gray's Branch, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
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William Bryson
1844–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Bryson
1850–1913
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
EB

William Bryson's Ancestors

Self
William Bryson
1802–1869
Birth Place: Dunsfort, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Isaac Bryson
1775–1866
Donegal, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane Kerr
1780–
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Reverend (John) Bryson
1740–1822
Donegal, Ireland
Priscilla LeFevre
1744–1822
Donegal, Ireland
Robert (Kerr "Scot) Immigrant"
1748–1820
Belth, County Ayre, Scotland
Jemima Morton
1750–
Fermanagh County, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bryson's Descendants

1.
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William Bryson (17 December 1802–13 May 1869) m. Elizabeth (Foreman) Lawson (20 Jul 1809–25 Jun 1897)
  1. 1. John (Lawson) Bryson 1835–1907 m. Harriett Gammon 1849–1906 m. Mary (Frances) Gammon 1834–1870
    1. 1. Louisa (May (Lyda)) Bryson 1879–1969 m. George (Wesley) Justice 1882–1910 m. Calvin (Andrew) Pittman 1874–1956
      1. 1. Lucy (Irene) Justus 1904–1991 m. Levi (Garrett) Barnhill 1900–1971 m. Oscar (Ray) Griffin 1895–1968
        1. 1. Virginia (Lee) Barnhill 1926–2003 m. Morris (Kennedy) Hanna 1913–2005 m. J.C. Hogue 1920–1966
        2. 2. Ernest (Ray) Barnhill 1924–1986
        3. 3. Robert (Garrett) Barnhill 1920–1956
        4. 4. L (B) Barnhill 1932–2006
        5. 5. Grace (Helen) Barnhill 1922–2011 m. Ernest (Henry) Wilburn 1915–1994
        6. 6. Dolly (Lou) Barnhill 1932–2006
        7. 7. Robert (G) Barnhill 1920–1956
        8. 8. Virginia (Lee) Hanna 1926–2003
        9. 9. Grace (Helen) Wilburn 1922–2011
      2. 2. Arthur (Bryson) Justus 1902–1980
      3. 3. Robert (Mason) Justus 1905–1982
      4. 4. George (Wesley) Justus 1910–1983
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Justus 1905–1998
      6. 6. Herman (Rogers) Justus 1907–1908
      7. 7. Bryn Justice 1903–1980
      8. 8. Mary (E) Justice 1906–1906
      9. 9. Herman (Roger) Justus 1907–1908
      10. 10. Ruth (Evelyn) Pittman 1917–2013
      11. 11. Clay (Morris) Pitman 1916–1917
      12. 12. Harriet (Louisa) Pittman 1912–1999
      13. 13. Clyde (Horace) Pittman 1916–2001
      14. 14. Mary (Elizabeth) Justice 1905–1998
    2. 2. Harriett (Elizabeth "Lib") Bryson 1857–1950
    3. 3. James (Madison) Bryson 1870–1913
    4. 4. Samuel (Ellis) Bryson 1862–1932
    5. 5. Mary (Frances) Bryson 1866–1935
    6. 6. William (Taylor) Bryson 1855–1857
    7. 7. Ruby (Jane) Bryson 1864–1864
    8. 8. Annie (Jackson) Bryson 1868–1869
    9. 9. John (Lawson) Bryson 1870–1913
  2. 2. James (Matison Vanbibber) Bryson 1837–1907
  3. 3. Catharine (Taylor) Bryson 1840–1903
  4. 4. William Bryson 1844–
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane 'Jennie') Bryson 1850–1913

William Bryson's Timeline

3 Records

1802
17 December 1802
Birth of William Bryson in Dunsfort, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Dunsfort, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 58
William Bryson resided here in Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Greenup, Kentucky, USA
1869
13 May 1869
Age 67
Death of William Bryson in Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 December 1802
    Event Place: Dunsfort, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: M653_370; Page: 713; Family History Library Film: 803370
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: M653_370; Page: 713; Family History Library Film: 803370

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1869
    Event Place: Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
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