Born about in Accomack, Virginia
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Smith Bryan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
John Bryan
— married
about 1655 in Virginia
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 48
in Surry County, Virginia [uncertain]
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Research suggests that this person may never have existed. See the text for details.
Biography
Sarah (Berryman) Bryan was a Virginia colonist.
Sarah Berryman was born in 1637, Accomack County, Virginia, the daughter of Capt. Willam Berryman and Eleanor Hold. (Please see Research Notes.)
Her father, William Berryman,[1] a wealthy merchant, and ship owner, died 1648 in Northampton County Virginia. She was the aunt of Robert Berryman, Clerk of Isle of Wight County Virginia in 1729, and the sister of John Berryman who died 1711 in Surry County Virginia. Marriage records for a William Berryman and Ellinor Hould have not been examined firsthand.[2]
Children from the marriage of Sarah Berryman and John Bryan (1626-1711) were:
- James Bryan was born in 1656 and married Elizabeth.
- William Bryan was born in 1658. William married Alice (d. After 1 Jan 1743).
- Lewis Bryan was born in 1662. Lewis married Elizabeth Hunter (d. 1732).
- Joseph Bryan Sr. was born in 1664 and died on 9 Feb 1732 in Charleston, South Carolina at age 68. Joseph married Jane Cockran (d. After 1740).
She died before 1711 in Surry County, Virginia.
Research Notes
- While this profile is given uncertain existence status, at least one researcher has put this person in line with both her ancestors, marital family, and descendants. Extensive pedigree with notations, some of which are unclear but most of which warrant further investigation, nevertheless. Descendants of Capt. John Bryan Sr. For example, the will citation about her father may name her by her married name, but the document itself has not yet been located.
- False positive match(?): Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185668069/sarah-elizabeth-bryan : accessed 18 August 2021), memorial page for Sarah Elizabeth Brinker Bryan (Jun 1634–Jun 1685), Find A Grave: Memorial #185668069, citing Saint Luke's Cemetery, Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by John Wilhite (contributor 48140210) different LNAB, 3 year difference in birth year, and no burial record at this cemetery - needs reconcilement as three of the six children match, as does the husband, generally. The birth year difference has been reduced to three years. Hopefully, we can learn from the memorial contributor what sources they have for the last name at birth, particularly as well as the birth location and why St Luke's Cemetery is specified as her place of birth.
- Formerly WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-105966
Sources
- ↑ Her father Capt William Berryman is likely to have been born by 1600. Refer to: Virginia, Colonial Abstracts, 1632-1810. Accomack County, 1632-1637. Mr William Berriman (Transcript p. 19 Abstract). Her father may have been the brother of the John Beryman who applied for the Coat of Arms in 1620.
- ↑ Ancestry Record 9852 #7025749 in England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973; Ancestry Record 1352 #2082729 in England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988; and Ancestry Record 61666 #90795225 in Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 - all of which require subscriber or participating library access. The latter places the marriage in Bristol, England.
- 28 Jun 1648, Northampton County, Virginia. Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850
- Title Berryman, William.
- Publication 1648.
- Gen. note Part of index to Northampton County Wills and Administrations (1632-1800)
- Note p. 14. Inv. of estate ordered [28 Jan. 1654]
- p. 145a-146. Inv. & appr. rec. 23 Oct. 1648.
- p. 146-146a. Accounts rec. 28 June 1648.
- Note Deeds, Wills, Etc., No. 3, 1645-1651 (Reel 3)
- Subject - Personal Berryman, William.
- Subject -Geographic Northampton County (Va.)
- Genre/Form Estate inventories.
- Added Title Virginia wills and administrations.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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Categories: Surry County, Virginia Colony | Accomack County, Virginia Colony | Isle of Wight County, Virginia Colony | Uncertain Existence | Virginia, Uncertain Existence | Virginia Colonists
If not, I’m also wondering if the document linked in the first Research Note (Descendants of Capt. john Bryan, Sr.) offers sufficient evidence to conifirm William and Lewis as Sarah’s sons. I did find a William and Lewis *listed* in the document as sons of Sarah and John, but with no other apparent supporting evidence. It *does* appear to be a deeply researched and thorough accounting of this pedigree in the 17th century, and perhaps that is sufficient justification for accepting these vital relationships.
Bryan, J. D. The Boone = Bryan History. Register of Kentucky State Historical Society. Vol. 3, No. 9. Sep 1905, p. 86-92.
Article starts earlier, but the person of interest begins on p. 86.
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So the other Sarah appears to be appropriately married to someone with the Brinker surname, and the conflation of Sarah marrying both brothers, while not impossible, seems improbable.
It appears that conflation happened at the Geni profile, unless some source emerges to prove otherwise. (They mention the inapplicable Ormond, too.)
Perhaps something will emerge from this lead to determine if any of that can be correct, but most importantly, sourced. A separate profile here on WikiTree does exist for Sarah as a spouse of Francis Bryan III. It is lacking in definitive sources, but has an interesting note that describes possible origins.