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William Smith Bryan Prince William of Ireland 1579–1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 1579

Birth Location: County Claire, Ireland

Death Date: 3 Sep 1665

Death Location: Bryans Island Cemetery, Gloucester County, Virginia Colony

Father: Sir II

Mother: Lady Smyth

Spouse(s): Sarah Morgan, Sarah Brinker

Children(s): Francis Bryan, John Bryan

William Smith Bryan Prince William of Ireland was born in 1579 in County Claire, Ireland, the child of Sir Frances Bryan Ii And Lady Ann Smith Or Smyth. William Smith Bryan Prince William of Ireland married Sarah Brinker, Sarah Elizabeth Morgan, and had children including Francis Iiii Bryan, John Smith Bryan. William Smith Bryan Prince William of Ireland passed away in 1665 in Bryans Island Cemetery, Gloucester County, Virginia Colony.

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Biography

  • William Smith Bryan Prince William of Ireland was born in 1579 in County Claire, Ireland, the child of Sir Frances Bryan Ii And Lady Ann Smith Or Smyth.
  • William Smith Bryan Prince William of Ireland married Sarah Brinker, Sarah Elizabeth Morgan, and had children including Francis Iiii Bryan, John Smith Bryan.
  • William Smith Bryan Prince William of Ireland passed away in 1665 in Bryans Island Cemetery, Gloucester County, Virginia Colony.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ireland's Ancestors

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William Ireland
1579–1665
Birth Place: County Claire, Ireland
Parents
Sir Frances Bryan II
1549–1640
Munster, County Claire, Ireland
Lady (Ann Smith or) Smyth
1549–1635
County Clare, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Francis Bryan Lord Marshall of) Ireland
1490–1550
Cheddington, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Joan Butler Bryan) Fitzgerald
1514–1565
Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
William Smyth
1532–1577
Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Alice of Bengeworth, Worcestershire) Watson
1535–1587
Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1464–1517
Lady Bourchier
1468–1556
James Fitzgerald
1495–1529
Amy O'Brian
1491–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Pleas"
1464–1517
Lady Bowsey
1442–1502
Sir Bourchier
1435–1471
Elizabeth Tylney
1446–1497
Maurice Desmond
1445–1520
Lady Roche
1467–1535
Turlogh Killaloe
1450–1528
Raghnailt MacNamara
1465–1497

William Ireland's Descendants

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William (Smith Bryan Prince William of) Ireland (June 1579–3 Sep 1665) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Morgan (Jun 1634–Jun 1685) m. Sarah Brinker (1634–Jun 1680)
  1. 1. Francis (IIII) Bryan 1630–1677 m. Sarah Brinker 1634–
    1. 1. Captain (Morgan) Bryan 1681–1793
  2. 2. John (Smith) Bryan 1626–1687

William Ireland's Timeline

4 Records

1579
June 1579
Birth of William Smith Bryan Prince William of Ireland in County Claire, Ireland
County Claire, Ireland
1631
1631
Age 52
William Smith Bryan Prince William of Ireland was married in Clare
Clare
1665
3 Sep 1665
Age 86
Burial of William Smith Bryan Prince William of Ireland in Bryans Island Cemetery, Gloucester County, Virginia Colony
Bryans Island Cemetery, Gloucester County, Virginia Colony
1667
June 1667
Age 88
Death of William Smith Bryan Prince William of Ireland in Gloucester, Hampshire Co., VA, USA
Gloucester, Hampshire Co., VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 1579
    Event Place: County Claire, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1123.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RLR
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Clare
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1667
    Event Place: Gloucester, Hampshire Co., VA, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1665
    Event Place: Bryans Island Cemetery, Gloucester County, Virginia Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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