Samuel Bryan (1756 - 1837)

Born 6 May 1756 in Rowan County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1837 at age 80 in Marion, Indiana, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Robin White [send private message]

Discovered Grant's Lick in 1793 [[1]]

Biography

Pvt. Samuel Bryan served with Clark's Illinois Regiment, Virginia State Troops during the American Revolution.

Samuel Bryan is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A016281.

Samuel Bryan was born in Rowan County, North Carolina in 1756.^[1]

He married Mary Hunt on October 5, 1775.^[2] As stated in his pension application:

Samuel Bryan & Mary his wife lived in Carolina four years after marriage & had two children when they moved to Kentucky in the year 1779, in which State they reside at present they had Eleven Children, Ann Phebe William Abner Luke Thomas Sarah Mary Daniel Hampton & Samuel with whom they reside at present in Campbell County Ky (January 1, 1830)

In 1834, they were living with their sons Luke and Thomas in Marion County, Indiana.

On 18 December 1839 Mary Bryan, 80, applied for a pension stating that she was married to Samuel Bryan by Col. Joseph Williams in Rowan County on 5 October 1775, and he died 4 March 1837.

Samuel Bryan, a Revolutionary soldier, in his pension application (W-9366), gives the family record:

"My great grand father Bryan (Francis Bryan) was a Dane, born in Denmark and reared in that kingdom, where he married a wife and lived until he had a son born, whom he called Morgan, after which he removed to Ireland where he died. After Morgan came to manhood he left his father in Ireland and came to Pennsylvania in America where he married Martha Strode".

The names of the children of Capt. William and Mary were given by the son Daniel to Lyman Draper. (see Draper M s. Wisconsin State Historical Society Publications.

Also statement that Samuel was a Revolutionary soldier; see pension application W-9366.

BRYAN, SAMUEL Marion Count; Born-May 6, 1756, Rowan County, North Carolina. Service-Enlisted in July, 1775, in Virginia Served at various times under Capts. Wm. Bailey, Smith, John Holder, Wm. Hogan, James Stinson, and Cols. Ben. Logan, Isaacs and Johnson. Virginia and North Carolina Troops. Was in Gen. George Rogers Clark’s expedition. In July 1779, was in skirmishes against the Indians in Kentucky under CoI. Logan. In May, 1780, was with his father, Capt. Wm. Bryan, latter was killed by Indians. Proof-Pension claim 9366-2; Boone Family, pp. 128 and 129; The Bryan Families of Fayette Couny, Kentucky Died-March 1, 1837. Buried Baptist Cemetery, Perry Twp. Stone. Married-Mary Hunt, d. 1842. Ch. Ann; Phebe; William; Abner; Luke; Thomas; Sarah; Daniel; Mary; Hampton; Samuel. Collected by Indiana S. A. R.

Samuel's will, son of Capt. William Bryan as done in Marion County, Indiana and has a seal with the date of 21st day of November 1836 and witnessed by Abraham Smock and John Samuel Bryan.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8440439/samuel-bryan

Sources

1. ↑ DAR patriot ancestor #A016281
2. ↑ W9366 pension application, W9366

• "Bryan Wills and Deeds With Genealogical Notes" by Lindsay M. Brien in Dayton, Ohio. FHL Book US/CAN 929.273 B84 bl Page 88 and 89. Page 89 states that another record gives a birth date of May 6, 1756 for Samuel.
• Hazel Atterbury Spraker, The Boone Family, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1922; reprinted 1974, 1977, 1982, 1993; pp 55, 128.
• The Boone Society (see page 10 of the pdf 5 Generations)
• NARA:W9366 (cited in the pdf); see pdf transcript
• DAR database, ancestor #A016281
• Bryan-969 was created by Marie Mills, on December 19, 2011.
• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Note: APID: 1,2204::0

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Bryan-377 created through the import of Hudson.ged on May 29, 2011 by Arletta Hudson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Arletta and others.
• WikiTree profile Bryan-758 created through the import of MarilynCardwellGedcomJuly2011.ged on Jul 10, 2011 by Marilyn Cardwell. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Marilyn and others.
• WikiTree profile Bryan-1169 created through the import of Bowler_Kedy_Gaehring_Youngman(1).ged on Oct 1, 2012 by Matt Bowler. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Matt and others.