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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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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