James Ford Sothoron Bryan (1837 - 1900)

Born 19 Feb 1837 in Surratsville, Prince George's, Maryland

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Died 6 Sep 1900 at age 63 in Prince George's, Maryland, United States

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Biography

James was born on 9 Feb 1836^[1]. He was the son of William Bryan and Susannah Lanham.

James was referred to as 'Suddy' Bryan ^[2] short for Sothoron, a man whom his father purchased a part of the fishing shore on the Potomac.

James married Francis Barry on 1 December 1865. Francis Barry was the daughter of David Barry (b.1822), who owned a tract called "St Elizabeth" where the government hospital for the insane was established. They produced 7 children ^[3]

1. Katie Norris Bryan (1874-1902) ^[4]
2. Arthur B. Bryan [m. Elizabeth Clements].

In Jul 1883^[5], the heirs at law of Juliana Barry, deceased (the Barry Children) sold to James and Francis ^[6] Lot 1 Hausington Sinebind 'Bonds Retreat' originally taken up by his older sister, Rebecca A.M. Bryan Plummer in 1857. The tract had been heavily mortgaged and passed for lack of payment to a trustee in Alexandria VA 1866.

Bryan's Point Fishing Shore was under lease to the federal government in 1916 and used as a fish hatchery. In 1916, "Arthur owns and lives in the old 'Suddy' Bryan homestead, works the old farm, and is the custodian of the fish hatchery"^[7]. This hatchery was established in 1892 [same year the remaining Bryan homestead was sold], moved from Fort Washington where it was established in 1880.

Arthur B. Bryan married Elizabeth Clements of Charles County and they in turn had 2 children. Arthur and Elizabeth's children are James S., Blanch, Charity, Susie who married Percy Clements and Mary Eva Bryan who married her distant relative, Richard Bryan (s/o George R. Bryan). Rambler News column.[Note. The later children may be a reporting error and actually children of John F.S. Bryan Lindsey]

James died on 06 Sep 1900^[1] of heart failure ^[8] and is burried at St Marys Catholic Church of Piscataway Cemetery

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} St Mary's Church at Piscataway church records via Stones and Bones
2. ↑ Washington evening star Sunday Ed. Rambler 8/27/1916
3. ↑ 19th century newspapers PGEq
4. ↑ Stones & Bones
5. ↑ JWB 2 452 Jul 1883 To Barry family heirs including James FS Fanny Bryan From Mary Mckibben parties. Transfer of ‘Sinebind Hansington’ and ‘Bonds retreat’ on the banks of the Potomac by an old ice house … lot #1 taken by Edward and Rebecca Plummer according to Equity #156 . The tract (250 acres) was given to Julianna Barry from Wilmer and Margareta Corse of Alexandria in 1868 (HB 1 123)
6. ↑ PG CO DEED FS 4 fol 492
7. ↑ Washinton Eve Star, Sunday ED. Rambler
8. ↑ Shirley & George Blatz, "Marriages and Deaths in 19th century Newspapers"

• Bryan and Duff Family collections in Clinton MDand Rochester NY Transfer by Susannah P Lanham Bryan to Granddaughter, Susanna P Bryan Duff about 1894