Samuel Bryant (1654 - abt. 1690)

Born 6 Feb 1654 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Died about Oct 1690 at about age 36 in Canada

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Biography

Samuel Bryant was born on February 6th, 1653/54 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, the son of John Bryant and Mary Lewis Bryant. ^[1]

Samuel was mentioned in the 1684 Will of his father, John Sr.:

"I give & bequeath my lot of land near Barstow's tree at grassie pond to my two sons Samuel Briant & Daniel Briant to be equally divided between my two said sons..."^[2]

Samuel joined the forces of Joseph Sylvester in 1690 against the French held possessions of Port Royal and Quebec, Canada. In May of that year the forces had been able to surprise and take the fort at Port Royal. In October 1690 they returned to attack Quebec with the hope of seizing Quebec, the capital of New France. ^[3] Joseph's company included sixteen from Scituate. They joined forces with those of Sir William Phips (or Phipps). ^[4] Joseph Sylvester and many of his men, including Samuel Bryant, were killed in the campaign.

The administration of Samuel's estate started 3rd of March, 1690/91, with his brother John Bryant being an administrator.^[5] His inventory was taken on 16 February 1690/91 and included wages for the Canada Expedition.^[6] No wife or children are mentioned the brief probate papers.

Sources

1. ↑ Original Town Records of Scituate, MA, Vol. 6, pg. 15, 3rd entry from the bottom.
2. ↑ Plymouth Colony Records & Wills, 1633-1686, Vol. 4, pgs. 86-87, Last Will & Testament of John Briant.
3. ↑ Wikipedia: The Battle of Quebec; October 1690 [1]
4. ↑ Book: French, William Riley; A history of Turner, Maine, from its settlement to 1886; Pub.Hoyt, Fogg & Dunham, Portland, Me; 1887; Catalog Record MARCXML' online at Internet Archive; Page 1-4;[2] : SAMUEL BRYANT
5. ↑ Plymouth County, MA, Probate Papers, Case No. 3191, Samuel Bryant, Scituate, 1690/91
6. ↑ Plymouth County Probate Records, Vol. 1, pg. ___ Samuel Bryant. NB The inventory is not included in his probate papers, only in these transcriptions.

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