The wife of John Bryan is named Sarah in his will dated 18 November 1797 and proved 5 November 1800, Rowan County, North Carolina. The will also names nine children:[2]
Abstract of transcription of John Bryan's 1797 will:[2]
wife Sarah
son Samuel
grandson John (son of John, deceased)
son James
daughter Jean Ortan
daughter Jinnet Ortan
daughter Elizabeth Davis
daughter Serah Allen
daughter Merey Huey
daughter Margere Allen
Executors: son-in-law Joseph Ortan and William Law
Witnesses: Samuel Casey jun., Thomas Allen, Jacob Foote
Research Notes
Brandon
A book published in 2009[3] was source for a profile stating that Sarah, born 1737, was the daughter of Richard Brandon and Katherine Robinson. However, no proof of this is offered. The profile also stated that John Bryan "some say married first Jane Brandon, daughter of Richard Brandon and Katherine Robinson, in 1750," and was the mother of Jane m John Orton and John Jr. m Rebecca Orton (with a son John). "Jane was born in 1731 and died in 1758 in Rowan Co, NC at age 27." (No record of any Bryan-Brandon marriage that could have been for John and Sarah or Jane Brandon.) Proof that Sarah married John Bryan (son of Morgan Bryan born about 20 May 1671 and Martha Strode) as his second wife in 1758 in Orange County, Virginia and that they had 7 children,[4] all born in Rowan Co., North Carolina cannot be found (citation was to the will of John Bryan, which does not give a maiden name for his wife). The profile for Sarah Brandon (now merged into this one) had that she died before 5 November 1800 in Rowan County, North Carolina.[5][6]
Sources
↑ Entered by Paula Snyder, Monday, September 9, 2013.
↑Seven Sons and Two Daughters of Morgan Bryan (1671-1763) Irish Immigrant and Some of Their Descendants, Authored and Compiled by David C. McMurtry, David R. Bryan, Kathryn H. Weiss, John K. Bryan, Jr., and Pat R. Forbis. Vol 2 of 2, Privately Printed 2009, Lexington KY
See details about these children (and the next two, attributed by Brandon-1518 to her sister Jane) given in Brandon-1518 in the edit details of this page (click the link on that page to see details).
Jane Bryan b. 1750 m. John Orton
John Bryan, Jr. b. 1754 deceased at time of will m. Rebecca Orton
Profiles for the children have been created with available documentary evidence.
↑ See this page for edits to that profile before the merge.
↑ The information from Brandon-1518 was not taken directly from the book referenced, but from an Ancestry link, provided as "Miss Wallis".
Acknowledgments
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DNA Connections
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:
"Seven Sons and Two Daughters of Morgan Bryan" (1671-1763) Irish Immigrant and Some of Their Descendants, Authored and Compiled by David C. McMurtry, David R. Bryan, Kathryn H. Weiss, John K. Bryan, Jr., and Pat R. Forbis. Vol 2 of 2, Privately Printed 2009, Lexington KY
Unknown-210216 and Brandon-1518 appear to represent the same person because: She is the 2nd wife of John Bryan and the mother of Samuel and Margaret. Please be sure to mark only Samuel and Margaret as her children on the merging page.
John married second Sarah Brandon, daughter of Richard Brandon and Katherine Robinson, in 1758 in Orange Co, VA. Sarah was born in 1737 in Dauphin Co, PA and died before 5 November 1800 in Rowan Co, NC. She is the mother of Samuel + Margaret.
Unknown-210216 and Brandon-1518 appear to represent the same person because: She is the 2nd wife of John Bryan and the mother of Samuel and Margaret. Please be sure to mark only Samuel and Margaret as her children on the merging page.