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Origins of the Bryant Family Name - Brittany

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Dianne's Father's line

Descendants of Abraham Bryant

Generation No. 1

ABRAHAM1 BRYANT was born 1647 in Norfolk, England, and died in Reading, Middlesex, Mass. He married (1) RUTH DODGE. She died 1693. He married (2) MARY KENDALL February 02, 1663/64 in Reading, Mass, daughter of THOMAS KENDALL and REBECCA PAYNE. She was born December 24, 1647 in Lynn, Mass, and died March 18, 1687/88 in Reading, Mass.  Children of ABRAHAM BRYANT and MARY KENDALL are:

  1. MARY2 BRYANT, b. July 23, 1666, Reading, Middlesex, Mass; d. December 19, 1725; m. JOHN WESTON, November 26, 1684; b. 1661.
  2. REBECCA BRYANT, b. 1668, Reading, Middlesex, Mass; d. 1670, Reading, Middlesex, Mass.
  3. ABRAHAM BRYANT II, b. 1671, Reading, Middlesex, Mass; d. 1714.
  4. THOMAS BRYANT, b. 1674, Reading, Middlesex, Mass; d. June 02, 1731.
  5. ANNA BRYANT, b. 1676, Reading, Middlesex, Mass.
  6. WILLIAM BRYANT, b. 1678, Reading, Middlesex, Mass; d. 1757.
  7. KENDALL BRYANT, SR., b. 1680, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; d. 1764, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  8. ABIGAIL BRYANT, b. 1683, Reading, Middlesex, Mass; d. 1694.
  9. TABITHA BRYANT, b. 1685, Reading, Middlesex, Mass.

 

Generation No. 2

ABRAHAM2 BRYANT II (ABRAHAM1) was born 1671 in Reading, Middlesex, Mass, and died 1714. He married SARAH BANCROFT 1694, daughter of THOMAS BANCROFT and SARAH POOLE. She was born 1676.  Children of ABRAHAM BRYANT and SARAH BANCROFT are:

  1. MARY3 BRYANT, b. 1695; m. SAMUEL LEAMAN, 1776.
  2. SARAH BRYANT, b. 1698; d. June 06, 1723.
  3. ABRAHAM BRYANT III, b. 1700.
  4. JONATHAN BRYANT, b. 1708.
  5. SAMUEL BRYANT, b. 1710; d. 1710.
  6. EBENEZER BRYANT, b. 1712.

 

THOMAS2 BRYANT (ABRAHAM1) was born 1674 in Reading, Middlesex, Mass, and died June 02, 1731. He married MARY FITCH 1696.  Children of THOMAS BRYANT and MARY FITCH are:

  1. ELIZABETH3 BRYANT, b. 1697; d. 1698.
  2. THOMAS BRYANT II, b. 1700.
  3. ELIZABETH BRYANT, b. 1702.
  4. MARY BRYANT, b. 1706.
  5. JOHN BRYANT, b. 1707.

 

WILLIAM2 BRYANT (ABRAHAM1) was born 1678 in Reading, Middlesex, Mass, and died 1757. He married REBECCA ARNOLD 1701, daughter of ARNOLD and ELIZABETH. She was born 1681.  Children of WILLIAM BRYANT and REBECCA ARNOLD are:

  1. WILLIAM3 BRYANT II, b. 1702.
  2. JOSEPH BRYANT, b. 1704; d. 1778.
  3. JOHN BRYANT, b. 1706; d. 1706.
  4. JOHN BRYANT, b. 1708.
  5. TIMOTHY BRYANT, b. 1712.
  6. REBECCA BRYANT, b. 1715.
  7. JONATHAN BRYANT, b. 1717; d. 1766.
  8. SAMUEL BRYANT, b. 1720.
  9. CATHARINE BRYANT, b. 1722.
  10. SAMUEL BRYANT, b. 1726.

 

KENDALL2 BRYANT, SR. (ABRAHAM1) was born 1680 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and died 1764 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He married ELIZABETH SWAYNE 1704, daughter of JEREMIAH SWAYNE and MARY SMITH. She was born 1684 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and died 1747 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Children of KENDALL BRYANT and ELIZABETH SWAYNE are:

  1. ELIZABETH3 BRYANT, b. 1705, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  2. KENDALL BRYANT, JR., b. May 17, 1709, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; d. November 30, 1797, Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
  3. ANNA BRYANT, b. May 17, 1709, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  4. JEREMIAH BRYANT, b. 1714, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; m. (1) RUTH TOMPSON, 1734; m. (2) REBECCA BOUTWELL, 1768.
  5. MARY BRYANT, b. 1717, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; m. JOHN JONSON.
  6. JAMES BRYANT, b. 1719, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; m. SARAH SWAINE BOUTWELL; b. 1719.
  7. HEPZIBETH BRYANT, b. 1722, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  8. ABIGAIL BRYANT, b. 1724, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; m. JAMES STERNS.

 

Generation No. 3

WILLIAM3 BRYANT II (WILLIAM2, ABRAHAM1) was born 1702. He married ANNA.  Children of WILLIAM BRYANT and ANNA are:

  1. ANNA4 BRYANT, b. 1733.
  2. WILLIAM BRYANT III, b. 1735.

 

JOHN3 BRYANT (WILLIAM2, ABRAHAM1) was born 1708. He married ABIGAIL.  Child of JOHN BRYANT and ABIGAIL is:

  1. RUTH4 BRYANT, b. April 13, 1741; d. March 01, 1824; m. THOMAS SAMPSON, 1762.

 

ELIZABETH3 BRYANT (KENDALL2, ABRAHAM1) was born 1705 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She married THOMAS SIMPSON, JR. 1726, son of THOMAS SIMPSON and MARY.  Child of ELIZABETH BRYANT and THOMAS SIMPSON is:

  1. MARY4 SIMPSON, m. WILLIAM BRYANT, JR., 1759.

 

KENDALL3 BRYANT, JR. (KENDALL2, ABRAHAM1) was born May 17, 1709 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and died November 30, 1797 in Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. He married MARY MARTIN. She was born December 29, 1708, and died March 17, 1794 in Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.  Children of KENDALL BRYANT and MARY MARTIN are:

  1. THOMAS4 BRYANT, b. Pepperell, Worchester, Mass.
  2. MARY BRYANT, b. Pepperell, Worchester, Mass.
  3. EDMUND BRYANT, b. Pepperell, Worchester, Mass.
  4. JOHN BRYANT I, b. July 14, 1750, Pepperell, Worchester, Mass; d. March 14, 1800, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.

 

Generation No. 4

EDMUND4 BRYANT (KENDALL3, KENDALL2, ABRAHAM1) was born in Pepperell, Worchester, Mass. He married HANNAH HAY.  Child of EDMUND BRYANT and HANNAH HAY is:

  1. AARON5 BRYANT, b. 1783, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; d. 1866; m. REBECCA.

 

JOHN4 BRYANT I (KENDALL3, KENDALL2, ABRAHAM1) was born July 14, 1750 in Pepperell, Worchester, Mass, and died March 14, 1800 in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire. He married LUCY LAWRENCE, daughter of JOSEPH LAWRENCE and ELIZABETH MARTIN. She was born May 07, 1747 in Groton, Massachusetts, and died November 11, 1817 in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.  Children of JOHN BRYANT and LUCY LAWRENCE are:

  1. ANNA5 BRYANT, b. February 02, 1777, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire; m. DAVID ?RUFUS HOUGHTON, March 03, 1798.
  2. LUCY BRYANT, b. January 17, 1781, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire; m. WILLIAM S. KIMBALL, August 29, 1797.
  3. DORCAS BRYANT, b. September 11, 1782, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire; m. MOODY LAWRENCE, September 1805.
  4. JOHN BRYANT II, b. May 11, 1785, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire; d. July 18, 1843, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
  5. POLLY BRYANT, b. March 09, 1787, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire; m. SAMUEL B. W. WESSELL, June 1808.
  6. SALLY BRYANT, b. January 11, 1790, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire; m. ROBERT GOFF.

 

Generation No. 5

JOHN5 BRYANT II (JOHN4, KENDALL3, KENDALL2, ABRAHAM1) was born May 11, 1785 in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, and died July 18, 1843 in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire. He married SARAH "SALLY" POORE February 24, 1807 in Marlow, Cheshire, New Hampshire, daughter of ANDREW POOR and ELIZABETH PERLEY. She was born November 18, 1787 in Leominister, Worchester, Mass, and died June 01, 1871 in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.  Children of JOHN BRYANT and SARAH POORE are:

  1. SARAH6 BRYANT, b. 1807, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire; m. JONAS PIERCE.
  2. EDMUND BRYANT, b. 1808, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
  3. GEORGE BRYANT, b. 1814, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire; d. June 21, 1865.
  4. LUKE BRYANT, b. 1817, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire; d. September 24, 1861.
  5. JOHN JAY BRYANT, b. December 10, 1815, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire; d. April 05, 1890, Hissop, Coosa, Alabama.

 

Generation No. 6

EDMUND6 BRYANT (JOHN5, JOHN4, KENDALL3, KENDALL2, ABRAHAM1) was born 1808 in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire. He married ELIZA.  Children of EDMUND BRYANT and ELIZA are:

  1. CAROLINE A.7 BRYANT, b. 1832, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
  2. BENJAMIN F. BRYANT, b. 1835, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
  3. JOHN T. BRYANT, b. 1842, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
  4. EDWARD G. BRYANT, b. 1849, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.

 

GEORGE6 BRYANT (JOHN5, JOHN4, KENDALL3, KENDALL2, ABRAHAM1) was born 1814 in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, and died June 21, 1865. He married ELVIRA E. HODGE, daughter of JOHN HODGE and POLLY PAGE.  Child of GEORGE BRYANT and ELVIRA HODGE is:

  1. GEORGE EDWIN7 BRYANT, b. April 01, 1848.

 

LUKE6 BRYANT (JOHN5, JOHN4, KENDALL3, KENDALL2, ABRAHAM1) was born 1817 in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, and died September 24, 1861. He married EMALINE.  Children of LUKE BRYANT and EMALINE are:

  1. ERMINA7 BRYANT.
  2. BRYANT, d. 1853.
  3. MARY ANN BRYANT, b. 1850; m. PORTER.
  4. PETER BRYANT, b. 1851.
  5. MARTHA BRYANT, b. 1857; d. 1874.
  6. KENDALL BRYANT, b. 1859.

 

JOHN JAY6 BRYANT (JOHN5, JOHN4, KENDALL3, KENDALL2, ABRAHAM1) was born December 10, 1815 in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, and died April 05, 1890 in Hissop, Coosa, Alabama. He married SARAH ANN ROBINSON June 01, 1848 in Coosa, Alabama, daughter of PETER ROBINSON and MARY CARLTON. She was born October 10, 1824 in Virginia, and died September 03, 1896 in Whitehouse, Smith, Texas.  Children of JOHN BRYANT and SARAH ROBINSON are:

  1. JOHN EDWARD7 BRYANT, b. April 01, 1849, Coosa, Alabama; d. October 09, 1923, Gorman, Eastland, Texas.
  2. MARY ANN REBECCA BRYANT, b. February 10, 1852, Coosa, Alabama; d. August 13, 1922.
  3. SUDIE JANE BRYANT, b. December 19, 1862, Coosa, Alabama; d. January 20, 1953.
  4. ALFRED THOMAS BRYANT, b. October 24, 1858, Coosa, Alabama; d. January 20, 1908, Chandler, Henderson, Texas.

 

Generation No. 7

GEORGE EDWIN7 BRYANT (GEORGE6, JOHN5, JOHN4, KENDALL3, KENDALL2, ABRAHAM1) was born April 01, 1848. He married CLARA C. BALLEW 1868, daughter of SETH BALLEW.  Child of GEORGE BRYANT and CLARA BALLEW is:

  1. LESLIE H.8 BRYANT, b. 1871.

 

JOHN EDWARD7 BRYANT (JOHN JAY6, JOHN5, JOHN4, KENDALL3, KENDALL2, ABRAHAM1) was born April 01, 1849 in Coosa, Alabama, and died October 09, 1923 in Gorman, Eastland, Texas. He married MARY ANN REBECCA MCKINNEY December 01, 1870 in Coosa, Alabama. She was born February 10, 1852 in Chambers, Alabama, and died March 01, 1936 in Gorman, Eastland, Texas.  Children of JOHN BRYANT and MARY MCKINNEY are:

  1. OCIE TILLMAN8 BRYANT, b. September 14, 1874, Coosa, Alabama; d. January 21, 1954, Decatur, Wise, Texas; m. (1) LAURA SNODGRASS, July 26, 1903; b. February 16, 1868; d. September 07, 1933; m. (2) PRYOR JENNIE CRENSHAW, August 21, 1934; d. August 11, 1951.
  2. ALBUN TOMMY BRYANT, b. October 10, 1876, Coosa, Alabama; d. April 23, 1902, Gorman, Eastland, Texas.
  3. ULIUS HARRIS BRYANT, b. January 13, 1881, Coosa, Alabama; d. April 16, 1959, Dallas, Dallas, Texas; m. ANNIE ELEANOR STRONG, June 04, 1906; b. June 22, 1881.
  4. CECIL BEADIE BRYANT, b. June 26, 1885, Coosa, Alabama; d. June 16, 1960, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; m. MARY JO "JOSIE" HAMMER, August 23, 1914; b. 1888; d. 1969, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas..
  5. BRYANT, b. June 26, 1885, Coosa, Alabama; d. June 26, 1885, Coosa, Alabama.
  6. ELI EDWARD BRYANT, b. June 21, 1889, Coosa, Alabama; d. April 08, 1936, Big Spring, Howard, Texas; m. NETTIE BEULAH BRACKETT, June 30, 1909, Gorman, Eastland, Texas; b. December 08, 1890, Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee; d. September 13, 1982, Big Spring, Howard, Texas.

 

MARY ANN REBECCA7 BRYANT (JOHN JAY6, JOHN5, JOHN4, KENDALL3, KENDALL2, ABRAHAM1) was born February 10, 1852 in Coosa, Alabama, and died August 13, 1922. She married ELI HARRIS MCKINNEY, SR. in Coosa, Alabama. He was born June 02, 1844 in Coosa, Alabama, and died June 02, 1881 in Coosa, Alabama.  Children of MARY BRYANT and ELI MCKINNEY are:

  1. MCKINNEY8.
  2. ANNIE MCKINNEY, m. WILL BREEDING.
  3. JOHN HARRIS MCKINNEY, d. March 21, 1960; m. MAMIE HUFFMAN.
  4. ELI THOMAS MCKINNEY, b. July 12, 1877, Coosa, Alabama; d. May 10, 1958, Tyler, Smith, Texas; m. MYRTLE EUGENIA BEARD, July 06, 1902, Bryan, Brazos, Texas; b. April 10, 1884, Brazos, Texas; d. November 16, 1968, Tyler, Smith, Texas.

 

SUDIE JANE7 BRYANT (JOHN JAY6, JOHN5, JOHN4, KENDALL3, KENDALL2, ABRAHAM1) was born December 19, 1862 in Coosa, Alabama, and died January 20, 1953. She married JAMES PATTERSON HAGANS December 02, 1880 in Coosa, Alabama. He was born February 28, 1858, and died August 24, 1927.  Children of SUDIE BRYANT and JAMES HAGANS are:

  1. LELA VIOLA8 HAGANS, b. September 04, 1881, Coosa, Alabama; d. November 26, 1975; m. JOSEPH JUDSON FOSTER, 1908; b. March 04, 1886; d. February 27, 1946.
  2. VERA OLICE HAGANS, b. December 21, 1883, Coosa, Alabama; d. January 29, 1963; m. BURTON ADOLPHUS GRIFFIN, April 20, 1904, Whitehouse, Smith, Texas; b. October 17, 1882, Whitehouse, Smith, Texas; d. December 04, 1960, Tyler, Smith, Texas.
  3. SANDY WALKER HAGANS, SR., b. March 20, 1886, Coosa, Alabama; d. January 14, 1973; m. YTOL MYRELLE CALDWELL, May 15, 1913; b. April 01, 1887, Verbena, Alabama.
  4. THOMAS EDDIE HAGAN, SR., b. March 26, 1890, Whitehouse, Smith, Texas; d. June 08, 1976; m. MARY ANNETA "NEENIE" SMITH, November 27, 1919, Tyler, Smith, Texas; b. March 05, 1896; d. March 15, 1984.
  5. LAURA MARY HAGAN, b. July 04, 1894, Whitehouse, Smith, Texas; d. August 15, 1895, Whitehouse, Smith, Texas.
  6. JAMES CLAYTON HAGAN, b. March 03, 1896, Whitehouse, Smith, Texas; m. JENCY ANN "AUNT DILL" GARNETT, December 12, 1918, Troup, Smith/Cherokee, Texas; b. November 19, 1897; d. February 05, 1973.
  7. JOHN GRADY HAGAN, SR., b. September 17, 1898, Whitehouse, Smith, Texas; d. August 01, 1955; m. MINNIE LOU YORK, December 23, 1926; b. December 27, 1901, Lindale, Smith, Texas.
  8. LUCY HAGAN, b. July 31, 1902, Whitehouse, Smith, Texas; d. April 14, 1984; m. JOHN DONALD FAUGHT, June 17, 1933, Kansas City, Missouri; b. October 31, 1909, Justin, Denton, Texas; d. April 14, 1984.
  9. ALMA HAGAN, b. February 19, 1905, Whitehouse, Smith, Texas; m. MARTIN LUTHER SHEPPARD, February 18, 1933; b. October 17, 1914.

 

ALFRED THOMAS7 BRYANT (JOHN JAY6, JOHN5, JOHN4, KENDALL3, KENDALL2, ABRAHAM1) was born October 24, 1858 in Coosa, Alabama, and died January 20, 1908 in Chandler, Henderson, Texas. He married (1) ALICE ELIZABETH GOGGANS December 12, 1878 in Coosa, Alabama, daughter of  Dr JAMES PETERSON GOGGANS and MARY JANE WORKS. She was born September 13, 1857 in Coosa, Alabama, and died April 12, 1900 in Chandler, Henderson, Texas. He married (2) PRINCE ELLA LAWRENCE November 14, 1901 in Tyler, Smith, Texas. She was born October 18, 1865 in Alabama, and died September 04, 1936 in Chandler, Henderson, Texas.  Children of ALFRED BRYANT and ALICE GOGGANS are:

  1. BRYANT8, b. 1879, Goodwater, Coosa, Alabama; d. 1879, Goodwater, Coosa, Alabama.
  2. JAMES JAY BRYANT, b. September 24, 1881, Goodwater, Coosa, Alabama; d. December 27, 1959, Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas; m. SUNSHINE YARBROUGH, June 30, 1907, Chandler, Henderson, Texas; b. May 16, 1890, Chandler, Henderson, Texas; d. December 11, 1975, Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas.
  3. BRYANT, b. 1882, Goodwater, Coosa, Alabama; d. 1882, Goodwater, Coosa, Alabama.
  4. BRYANT, b. 1882, Goodwater, Coosa, Alabama; d. 1882, Goodwater, Coosa, Alabama.
  5. BRYANT, b. 1884, Goodwater, Coosa, Alabama.
  6. LENA BRYANT, b. August 29, 1886, Goodwater, Coosa, Alabama; d. August 06, 1964, Waco, McLennan, Texas; m. ARCHIE LEE YARBROUGH, SR., February 11, 1911, Chandler, Henderson, Texas; b. December 27, 1881, Smith, Texas; d. August 06, 1938, Chandler, Henderson, Texas.
  7. SALLIE VALENCIA "LINNIE" BRYANT, b. October 03, 1883, Nixburg, Coosa, Alabama; d. June 20, 1957, Hillsboro, Hill, Texas; m. JAMES MONROE CONAWAY, December 28, 1902; b. May 18, 1882, Rome, Floyd, Georgia; d. January 23, 1955, Hillsboro, Hill, Texas.
 

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