John Bryant (abt. 1760 - abt. 1860)

Born about 1760 in Bergen (Jersey City), New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen (Sparling) Bryant — married 13 Feb 1794 in Kingston, new york

Descendants

Died about 1860 at about age 100 in Albany, New York, United States

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Biography

John Bryant. ^[1]

Census: 1830 Albany, Albany, New York, USA. ^[2] 1810 Albany, New York, USA. ^[3] 1820 Albany, Albany, New York, USA. ^[4]

Note: #N567.

Notes

Note N567He made the first bricks ever made in Albany, in about 1788, and continued for 35 years. 1

Father: Cornelius BRYANT b: in Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ.

Mother: Hannah CARTERET b: in Isle of Jersey, England. 1

Marriage 1 Ellen SPARLING.

Married: in Albany, Albany Co., NY.

Children

Sarah BRYANT b: 1794 in Albany, Albany Co., NY.

Hannah BRYANT b: 1798 in Albany, Albany Co., NY.

Elizabeth BRYANT b: 1805 in Albany, Albany Co., NY.

Mary BRYANT b: Abt 1808 in Albany, Albany Co., NY.

Ellen BRYANT b: 1817 in Albany, Albany Co., NY.

Jane BRYANT b: in Albany, Albany Co., NY.

John BRYANT b: in Albany, Albany Co., NY.

George BRYANT b: in Albany, Albany Co., NY.

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From the History of the counties of Albany and Schenectady, by Professor Howell Tenny, John Bryant commenced the manufacturing of bricks - the first ever made in Albany - in the year 1708 [ editorial - which is incorrect, it had to have been after 1760, since that is cited as John's birth year, so the manufacturing was more likely 1798 ], and continued it for thirty-five years. This was called Bryant's Business." Bricks were then sold by the pound. Later, two hundred men were employed, and he was considered the largest manufacturer of bricks in the State. He was succeeded in the business by his son-in-law, Hon. Angus McDuffie [married to Sarah]. 1

[http:/openlibrary.org/books/OL7120653MCarteret_and_Bryant_genealogy]

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He [McDuffie] employed two hundred men and succeeded in realizing a large fortune from his business. In the latter years of his life he entered public life and held a number of elective and appointive positions. At one time he [McDuffie] was Sheriff of Albany County and was for many years Superintendent of Sing Sing Prison. He [McDuffie] died November 3, 1845 highly esteemed as a citizen and public servant. 1

"Bi-centennial history of Albany: History of the county of Albany ..., Volume 2 by George Rogers Howell, Jonathan Tenney", pg 582.

[http:/openlibrary.org/books/OL6906305MBi-centennial_history_of_Albany] 1

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S4 Pages 10 - 12 Note: Catharina Romana Baetjer, Carteret and Bryant Genealogy (Published 1887 by Dempsey & Carroll in New York), http://openlibrary.org/books/OL7120653M/Carteret_and_Bryant_genealogy, Pages 10-12.
2. ↑ Source: #S142 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG1-FRY
3. ↑ Source: #S81 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2S-YRT
4. ↑ Source: #S132 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGC-R16

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211539423
• Source: S132 United States Census, 1820
• Source: S142 United States Census, 1830
• Source: S4 Catharina Romana Baetjer Carteret and Bryant Genealogy Publication: Name: Published 1887 by Dempsey & Carroll in New York; Repository: #R4
• Repository: R4 http://openlibrary.org/books/OL7120653M/Carteret_and_Bryant_genealogy
• Source: S81 United States Census, 1810