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James Bryan (1757 - 1815)

James Bryan
Born [location unknown]
Son of and
Brother of and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 58 in Logan County, Kentuckymap
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Biography

James Bryan was born in 1757 to William and Jane (Clarke) Bryan. His parents had moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina before the Revolution, and James served as a private in North Carolina. DAR records show "Lt.Col. Archibald Lytle" in his "Service Description". James married Anne Lytle on May 11, 1779. They moved to Logan County, Kentucky, where James died 1815.

James and Anne (Lytle) Bryan had 13 children:

  • Robert, born Feb. 28, 1780, died Jan. 15, 1834; married Mtoy Guder, of Warren County, Kentucky (wife's name looks to be a scanning error)
  • William, born Oct. 1, 1781
  • Daniel, born Aug. 26, 1783
  • Jane, born Aug. 9, 1785; married Mr. Mitchell; moved to Illinois
  • Lytle
  • James, Jr, born June 25, 1792; served in War of 1812; was State Senator, and the town of Briensburg, Marshall County, is named for him
  • Archie, born Oct. 2, 1794
  • John, born Dec. 16, 1796; married Eliza Marshall; lived in Louisville
  • Hannah Bryan, born, Jan. 22, died Jan. 26, 1813
  • Joseph H. Bryan, born Aug. 4, 1802, died Aug. 23, 1823
  • Pruis E. Bryan, born Aug. 4, 1802, died Aug. 23, 1823 [sic]
  • Alfred McG. Bryan, born Aug. 19, 1805; Presbyterian minister
  • Sally Bryan, married Mr. Riggs, moved to Springfield. Illinois
(list from Notable Southern Families - DAR records would probably yield more details)

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Sources

  • DAR Records for James Bryan, Ancestor #A016237
  • Notable Southern Families Volume II, Compiled by Zella Armstrong, Member of the Tennessee Historical Commission, published by The Lookout Publishing Company, Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 15, 1942. Digitized by Google, and available online through Google Books (http://archive.org/details/notablesouthern00unkngoog)

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James is 18 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 27 degrees from Carl Sagan, 18 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 28 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 21 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 21 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 27 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 16 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 18 degrees from Isaac Newton, 25 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 23 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 17 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

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