Surnames/tags: Bryan Smith Vinson

Contents 1 Description 2 Some Random Findings 3 Turner 4 Sanders 5 Col. Ebeneazer Folsom 6 Drury Vinson 7 1784-1787 Census of North Carolina 7.1 Sources

Description

I am gathering available info on this Bryan family (Needham Bryan 1735-1773) of Johnston County, North Carolina, in an attempt to find his siblings and parents.

Some Random Findings

• The name John Bryan Sr. and Jr. also seems to appear with this same group.
• Needham's children (possibly 9 of them) would have been born in very rapid succession, if only lived to age 38.
• Who is Needham W. Bryan??? ca. 1807
• Who is Needham Bryan Sr. who wrote so many deed books ca. 1770???
• This Needham Bryan was probably born in Bertie Precinct.

Grimes page 303. Will of Francis Pugh 1733 Bertie precinct. Wit. Needham Bryan, Henry Horne.

• Daniel Pugh was “twice imported” by Nicholas Stallings, receiving headright grant.
• Hornes closely allied to many branches. (including grandfather Henry Horne of JoCo)
• Most, if not all, of the early Bertie County deeds appear to be Needham Bryan and wife Annie Rambeau, but appear to be linked to many allied families of our family.

Edgecombe County will of Nicholas Lloyd, 1781.... plantation bought of Joseph Moores estate... Plantation whereon I live bought of Needham Bryan...

• there is a Colonel Joseph Moore linked to the bryans, need to find him!
• this is more likely to be our Needham Bryan.

JOHN BEDINGFIELD SR. & w. PORTANE of Johnston Co to ARTHUR BRYAN of Johnston Co for 130 pounds, 480 acres part in Johnston Co. part in Wake Co. on SS Neuse River, part of pat. granted to JOHN HINTON 1745 & part granted by GRANVILLE 1761 and to JOHN BEDINGFIELD, SR. Wit: W BRYAN, JOHN HINTON. signed: JOHN BEDINGFIELD, SR. FORTAIN (X) BEDINGFIELD, May Ct. 1774. deed book H-1, p. 111

• John beddingfield senior owned the plantation adjoining the stallings family plantation.

WILLIAM BRYAN - deed book Transcript #2, p. 84, 24 January 1783 ELIZABETH BRYAN of Johnston Co to JOHN BRYAN of Johnston Co for L & Aff. to my son, 168 acres Johnston Co. SS Neuse River, land granted to her by deed from COL. JOHN SMITH, 21 August 1782, adj. SMITH & WILLIAM BRYAN, the river bank and WILLIAM BRYAN, dec. Wit: ARTHUR BRYAN, J. BUSH. Signed: ELIZABETH BRYAN, Feb. Ct. 1783.

• 2 William Bryans mentioned, but not Jr. and Sr., possibly our WB, being a neighbor.

1774 - WILLIAM BRYAN, Esq. of Johnston Co. to LEWIS BRYAN of Johnston Co., for paternal love 100 acres on NS Neuse River, the same tract by Deed of Gift from ISAAC WILLIAMS to JOHN DURHAM, part of land taken up by GEORGE POOL & part by JAMES STALLIONS. Wit: WM WARD, HARDY BRYAN. Aug. Ct. 1774.

• theophilus and isaac williams, george poole, and James Stallings often mentioned bordering WB Esq., maybe a coincidence.
• This William Bryan Esq., is Colonel William Bryan.
• Arthur's Branch = Arthur Bryan's???
• Samuel Bryan (abt.1717-abt.1783) ??? a number of Samuels exist in our line of Bryans.
• Our William Bryans plantation bordered William Bryans Springfield Plantation.

Turner

• Simon Turner md. Nancy anne Smith, dau. of Col Samuel Smith Sr.
• Our William Bryan md. Edith Turner, dau. of Simon Turner, (was widow of Hardy Sanders)

NC Wills by Grimes, pg. 254, Will of Titus Moore- ...written 1753 /probate 1755, … Son and executor James. Wife and executrix Elizabeth. Daughter Mary Odom. Witness Needham Brian, William Turner, Patience Turner.

• our Needham Bryan was probably of age to witness this deed, Odoms, and Turners were allied families to multiple branches of our families, but may be a coincidence!

JOHN SMITH & SARAH SMITH of Johnston Co. a division of slaves from her father WILLIAM TURNER of Bertie Co. LW &T of WILLIAM TURNER, SR., of Bertie Co. NC, 30 May 1770 to dau SARAH SMITH, during her natural life, 2 negroes HANNAH & TILBO & their increase to be divided equal between ch. of SARAH, who intermarried with JOHN SMITH of Johnston Co & has the following children - PATIENCE w/o DANIEL AVERYT, ETHELDRED SMITH, AARON SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TURNER SMITH & ALEXANDER SMITH. DANIEL AVERYT & w PATIENCE - TILBO, HANNAH & DORCAS ETHELDRED SMITH - NANCY, HANNAH THE YR, JACOB . . .AARON SMITH - PEG & FRANK JOHN SMITH YR. - JUDE, ISAAAC & TULLER . . . TURNER SMITH - ALLEN & HARMON . . ALEX SMITH - BRANDON & RACHEL. Wit: E SMITH, W BRYAN, STARLLING JOHNSON. Signed: JOHN SMITH, SENR, SARAH (X) SMITH, DANIEL AVERYT, PATIENCE (P) AVERYT, ETHELD SMITH, AARON SMITH, TURNER SMITH, JOHN SMITH, JR., ALEX SMITH. Feb. Ct. 1807.

Sanders

• Upon the death of Amelia Vinson, William Bryan md. Edith Turner, Widow of Hardy Sanders. Hardy Sanders, was the father of Reuben Sanders who was a witness to the marriage bond between William Bryan, and Amelia Vinson in 1793, and he also signed the Will of William Bryan, as a witness, in 1821. (links between the two families may warrant further investigation) The following deeds between 1795-1797 are probably referring to these particular Bryans and Sanders.

1789 - CALEB PENNY of Johnston Co. to JESSE SMITH of Johnston Co. for 25 pounds, 89 acres incl. plant. whereon LEDOM SMITH now dwells adj. HARDY SANDERS, WILLIAM BRYAN, ABNER SAULS & CALEB PENNY. Wit: ROBERT WATKINS, ABNER JORDAN. Signed: CALEB PENNY, his wife SARAH (X) PENNY, Aug. Ct. 1789.

1794 - William Sanders to Samuel Brian 300 acres in Johnston county. … on the southside of middle creek one tracked there bounded as follows… … to Joseph Johnson’s Mill branch… 100 acres more or less being part of a tract of land bought by Richard Whittington of Joseph Johnson also one other tract… … on the steep bottom branch… A stake in William Taylor’s line… … containing on the whole, 200 acres more or less. Also one other tract beginning at the sand William Sanders line and Mary Sanders lines…. Containing on the whole, 150 acres more or less. Wit. Reuben Sanders, William Bryan

1795 - John Bryan Jr. to Ruben Sanders, … John Bryan (Turner ???) Jr. of the county of Johnston and Ruben Sanders of the same. Two certain lots or tracks of half acre of land lying and being in the town of Smithfield. … Formerly the property of William (Hayes ?) of wake County, by him conveyed to William Bridgers, and after the deceased of the said Bridgers sold by the sheriffs to high bidder, John Bryan Jr. -Wit. Samuel Smith.

1797 - William Bryan to Ruben Sanders, 558 acres. … in Johnston Co., on the northside of Swift Creek, and on both sides of White Oak Swamp which is bounded as follows, beginning at a pine and said Sanders line…. Wit. William Sanders, John Dodd.

1797 - Needham Bryan of the County of Wake, to Ruben Sanders of Johnston County, 300 acres in Johnston county. … on the north side of Swift Creek and on the lower side of White Oaks Swamp, and runs as follows beginning of the Hickory on the north side of Swift Creek and lower side of White Oak Swamp in Needham Brian Sr. former corner, in a line formerly William Carnell’s… …near the Busby(?) Branch…. Wit. William Bryan, D. Sauls

1797 - William Bryan to Rueben Sanders, 78 acres in Johnston County. … on the north side of swift creek and lower side of White Oak swamp and is bounded as follows beginning of the Hickory and Drury Masseys line formerly the said Bryans corner… To an agreed-upon line by the side Brian and Sanders for their corner. … along a line of marked trees until it intersects with Needham Brian’s line at a blackjack near his plantation that’s west along the lines of which divide said William Brian and needham Brian‘s land… Wit. Needham Bryan.

• These Deeds were all proven in court by aWilliam Bryan Esquire.

Col. Ebeneazer Folsom

Drury Vinson

• Amelia Vinson's father Drury Vinson is involved in a number of land transactions with our branch of Bryans.

1784-1787 Census of North Carolina

• There are 5 William Bryans Listed as being heads of households during the first North Carolina census.

1) Bertie County - Probably William Bryan Jr., born at Springfield plantation in Johnston county, and died in 1800 in Snowfield plantation in Bertie county. He appears to have relocated to Bertie county prior to the 1784–1787 census.

2) Halifax County- ???

3) Johnston County - this William Brian is listed along with his brothers Asa, and John. These are the “Bryans of Mill Creek”.

4) Johnston County - Capt. William Bryan, listed in Capt. William Bryans company.

• near many known, and possible, allied families, including Zadock Stallings, Arthur Bryan, John Turner, John Hinton, John Gulley Jr. & John Gulley Sr.
• Col. William Bryan (son of Needham/Anne) was deceased already, his son is probably 1), and had already moved to Bertie by Census.

5) Johnston County - William Bryan, in Capt. William Talton’s company. (Unsure of this William)

Sources

• Johnston County Register of Deeds, online, "Historical Deed" search tool; https://erec.johnstonnc.com/recorder/eagleweb/historicalIndex.jsp

• Bell, Colonial Bertie County North Carolina, Deed Books A-H 1720-1757.

• State census of North Carolina 1784–1787, pgs. 10, 68, 79, 80 & 83.

• Johnston county deed books of William Bryan; http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/johnston/deeds/bryant_w.txt