William O'Bryan (1778 - 1868)

Born 6 Feb 1778 in Gunwen, Luxulyan, Cornwall, England.

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Cowlin) O'Bryan — married 9 Jul 1803 in Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England

Descendants

Died 8 Jan 1868 at age 89 in New York City, New York County, New York, United States

For an account of William's life in detail see "Methodist worthies : characteristic sketches of Methodist preachers of the several denominations, with historical sketch of each connexion", by Stevenson, George John, 1818-1888. Published 1884. Page 861, William O'Bryan.

William's Timeline

Birth: 6 February 1778, in Gunwen, Cornwall, England. ^[1][2][3]

Religion: Wesleyan Methodist. ^[1][2]

Marriage: 9 July 1803, in Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England. ^[1][3][4]

Founded: October 1815, the Arminian Bible Christian Church, in North Cornwall, England. ^[1][5]

Built: 1820, the Innis Methodist Church, in Cornwall, England. ^[5]

Emigration: 1831, left Liverpool, England, on the "Superior" ^[1][6]

Immigration: 18 October 1831, New York, United States. ^[6]

Death: 8 January 1868, in New York, New York, United States of America. ^[3][7]

Burial: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA. ^[8]

Children of William and Catherine

Ebenezer William: b. 18 Dec 1804 ^[9]

Mary: b. 3 April [1807] ^[10]

Tamson: b. 19 February [1809] ^[11]

Edin Ebenezer: b. 25 February 1811 ^[12]

Catherine Cowlin: b. 27 May 1813. ^[6][13]

Ebenezer: b.abt. 1815 ^[6]

Bethesda: 10 Feb 1817 - 5 Jan 1897 ^[6][14]

Serena: b.abt. 1819 ^[6]

Further reading:

"Feet of Clay", subtitled "The life and ministry of William O'Bryan founder of the Bible Christians", by Thomas Shaw & Colin C Short. Published by Colin C Short 2007. ISBN 978-0-9524436-1-2.

Wikisource; Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 41; O'Bryan, William, by James McMullen Rigg; O'Bryan, William (DNB00)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} "The Bible Christians of Shebbear in North Devonshire", by John Ritchings, Hartland, North Devon.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Wikipedia, William O'Bryan.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Ancestry.com. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–20, 22. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922. Record can be viewed here, subscription required.
4. ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973 database, FamilySearch William Briant and Catherine Cowlin, 09 Jul 1803; citing Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, reference 15; FHL microfilm 1,596,124.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Bodmin, Padstow & Wadebridge Methodist Circuit website, Innis Methodist Church.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891, database with images, FamilySearch image 414 of 894; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica, William O'Bryan.
8. ↑ Findagrave, Memorial for William Bryant.
9. ↑ England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, Bodmin (Wesleyan), 1804-1837, (3) Page 1; "Born Dec 18th 1804, Christened January 30th 1806". Original record can be viewed here, subscription to ancestry.com required.
10. ↑ England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, Bodmin (Wesleyan), 1804-1837, Page 2; "Born April 3rd, Christened May 17th 1807". Original record can be viewed here, subscription to ancestry.com required.
11. ↑ England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, Bodmin (Wesleyan), 1804-1837, Page 3; "Born February 19th, Christened April 2 1809". Original record can be viewed here, subscription to ancestry.com required.
12. ↑ England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, Bodmin (Wesleyan), 1804-1837, Page 4; "Born February 25 1811, Christened May 19th 1814". Original record can be viewed here, subscription to ancestry.com required.
13. ↑ England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, Bodmin (Wesleyan), 1804-1837, Page 5; "Born May 27 1813, Christened May 19th 1814". Original record can be viewed here, subscription to ancestry.com required.
14. ↑ Find A Grave Index database, FamilySearch Bethesda Angelina Bussell, 1897; Burial, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States of America, Elmwood Cemetery; citing record ID 68036148, Find a Grave, Bethesda's memorial.