Cornelius Strode Ancestors

Cornelius Strode
Ancestors
by
Jim White
© Copyright 2010 by Jim White

Table of Contents
. Descendants . . . . . . . . . . . of . . Mathias . . . . . . . Bryan-O'Bryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and . . . . Magdalen . . . . . . . . . Pope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . First . . . . . Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . Second . . . . . . . Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
. . . . . Third . . . . . . Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
. . . . . Fourth . . . . . . . Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
. Descendants . . . . . . . . . . . of . . Capt. . . . . . Francis . . . . . . . Pope . . . . . and . . . Catherine . . . . . . . . . Sparling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
. . . . . First . . . . . Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
. . . . . Second . . . . . . . Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
. Name . . . . . Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Descendants of Mathias Bryan-O'Bryan
First Generation
1. Mathias Bryan-O'Bryan was born in 1627 in Rotterdam, , Zuid-Holland,
Netherlands and died before 11 Aug 1703 in Charles County, Maryland.
Noted events in his life were:
• Information: 1627, Rotterdam, , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Mathias
went by surnames Bryan, O'Bryan, O'Brien in Maryland Records. It is
potentially possible this Mathias O'Bryan was the son of John Bryan and
his wife the widow - Elizabeth Stafford (nee Garnet). If so, that would
prove a third cousin relationship with Morgan Bryan who married
Martha Strode, but we do not believe that relationship is valid due to
DNA tests available. Much work needs to be done on Mathias and his
descendants.
• Maryland Land Grants: 1651-1681, Charles County, Maryland. Mathias
Bryan 1651 - Scotland - 100 acres St. Mary's County
Mathias & Francis Pope 1656 Brian's Cliftes - 400 acres Charles County
Mathias O'Bryan 1669 - Dublin - 200 acres Charles County
Mathias O'Bryan 1681 - Fernes - 300 acres Prince George's County
• Proof: 1659, Maryland. O'Bryan, O'Brian, Mathias
R:34b Film No.: SR 8199
Rights by 1659
Transcript. 4:72,561,586-87 [SR 7346]; 10:389-90 [SR 7352]; 14:290
[SR 7356]
Original. FF:440-41 [SR 8204]; KK:284 [SR 8208]
MSA SC 4341-6060
• Proof: 12 Feb 1660, Charles County, Maryland. 12 Feb 1660: Mathias
Obrian, -age ca 33 years, states that John Tomkinson, in the presence of
William Allen and James Johnson, said there were 30 of the inhabitants
of this province to be hanged including Zacharie Wade, Joseph Harrison,
William Heard and several others. Liber A, Page 120, folio 308; Charles
County Circuit Court, Microfilm Cr 35,689, Court 12 Feb 1660.
• Proof: 9 May 1673, Charles County, Maryland. Moore, Henry,Chas.
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Co.,9th May, 1673;
— endash — endash — endash
To son Henry and dau. Eliza: home plantation equally; sd. Eliza: to be of
age at 16 yrs.
To sec. son John, 50 A., "Moore's Folly," at Portobacco.
To son Thomas, part of "Wheatland."
Wife Eliza:, execx. and residuary legatee.
Test: Jessie Wharton, Wm. Guyther, Matthias Obryan. 1. 525.
MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 1
• Proof: 11 Aug 1703, Charles County, Maryland. 10 Aug 1703:
Recorded at request of Dennis Connell: Indenture from Ellinor Obryan,
surviving heir of Matthias Obryan, dec'd, to Mary Connell, wife of
Dennis Connell; for love and affection to Mary Connell for her natural
life, then to William, Elizabeth, Mary and Angellica Connell, children of
Mary Connell; two tracts of land; a parcel called Fernes on the south
side of Mattawoman formerly taken up by Matthias Obryan about 2
miles from the head of sd. creek; laid out for 300 acres; also a tract of
200 acres bound by land formerly owned by George How called
Howland; /s/ Elinor Obryan (mark); wit: Wm- Stone; 10 Aug 1703 ack.
by Ellinor Obryan; alienation by Wm. Stone I I Aug 1703. Charles
County Maryland Land Records, Liber Z, Page 49.
• Proof: 15 Sep 1710, Charles County, Maryland. 15 Sep 1710: Recorded
at the request of Thomas Riggs: 27 Dec 1709; Indenture of Lease
between Stephen Noland and Mary his wife and Thomas Riggs; for 500#
tobacco annually; 200 acres, part of land called ?Hemirad
[CLAHAMOND], not already leased to Norman Mackcloud [McLeod];
commonly known as Mathias OBryans Old Plantation lying between
Peter Hardiman and land leased to Norman Mackcloud; /s/ Stephen
Noeland, Mary Noland (mark); wit. Peter G___; Norman Mackcloud
(mark). Charles County Land Records, Liber C#2 Page 203.
Mathias married Elizabeth Thompson in 1660 in Charles County, Maryland.
Elizabeth died on 6 May 1670 in Charles County, Maryland.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 2 F i. Eleanor Bryan-O'Bryan was born on 5 Nov 1666 in Charles
County, Maryland and died after 1724 in Charles County,
Maryland.
+ 3 M ii. Thomas Bryan-O'Bryan was born in 1668 in Charles County,
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Maryland.
+ 4 F iii. Mary Bryan-O'Bryan was born in 1669 in Charles County,
Maryland.
Mary married Dennis Connell (d. 6 Aug 1705).
Mathias next married Magdalen Pope, daughter of Capt. Francis Pope
and Catherine Sparling, in 1671 in Charles County, Maryland. Magdalen was
born in 1642 in Charles County, Maryland and died before 1720 in
Northumbeland County, Virginia.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 5 M i. William Bryan-O'Bryan was born on 6 Mar 1672 in Charles
County, Maryland and died in 1727 in Northumberland County,
Virginia at age 55.
William married Rachel Cornelius (d. Bef 1730) in 1693 in
Northumberland County, Virginia.
+ 6 M ii. John Bryan-O'Bryan was born in 1678 in Charles County,
Maryland and died before 1700 in Charles County, Maryland.
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Second Generation (Children)
2. Eleanor Bryan-O'Bryan (Mathias 1 ) was born on 5 Nov 1666 in Charles
County, Maryland and died after 1724 in Charles County, Maryland. She never
married and had no children.
Noted events in her life were:
• Proof: 1724, Charles County, Maryland. Eleanor obtained a Maryland
land Patent in 1724 for 138 acres in Charles County Maryland in her
name et al.
3. Thomas Bryan-O'Bryan (Mathias 1 ) was born in 1668 in Charles County,
Maryland.
4. Mary Bryan-O'Bryan (Mathias 1 ) was born in 1669 in Charles County,
Maryland.
Mary married Dennis Connell. Dennis was born in 1665 in Charles County,
Maryland and died on 6 Aug 1705 in Charles County, Maryland at age 40.
5. William Bryan-O'Bryan (Mathias 1 ) was born on 6 Mar 1672 in
Charles County, Maryland and died in 1727 in Northumberland County, Virginia
at age 55.
Noted events in his life were:
• Proof: 6 Mar 1672, Charles County, Maryland. 6 Mar 1672: OBryan,
William, s/o Matthias and Magdalen OBryan of Mattawoman, b. 6 Mar
1672. Charles County Circuit Court, Birth, Deaths & Marriage Records,
Liber Q.
• Information: 1718, Charles County, Maryland. We do not know the
crime William was convicted of, but he migrated to Virginia
immediately after his conviction. He settled in Northumberland County
with his then widowed mother-in-law, Rachel Cornelius. William went
by O'Bryan in Maryland but after arriving in Virginia he used surname
Bryan.
• Migration: 1718, Virginia. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index,
1500s-1900s about William O'Bryan
Name: William O'Bryan
Year: 1718
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Place: Virginia
Source Publication Code: 6419.10
Primary Immigrant: O'Bryan, William
Annotation: Date and port of arrival. Extracted from Kent County [MD]
Court Bonds & Indentures LSW and Queen Anne's County [MD] Court
Land Records IKA. Occupation, crime of which the immigrant was
convicted, length of term of servitude, source of information and date
Source Bibliography: OSZAKIEWSKI, ROBERT ANDREW. "Index to
Convict Servants in Kent County, 1719-1769." In Maryland
Genealogical Society Bulletin, vol. 34:1 (Winter 1993), pp. 43-84.
Page: 71
William married Rachel Cornelius, daughter of Capt. Mathias Cornelius
and Rachel Dyke, in 1693 in Northumberland County, Virginia. Rachel was
born in 1674 in Northumbeland County, Virginia and died before 1730 in
Northumberland County, Virginia.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 7 M i. Cornelius Bryan-O'Bryan was born in 1697 in Charles
County, Maryland and died before 30 Mar 1751 in Augusta
County, Virginia.
Cornelius married Rebecca Evans (d. Bef 17 Aug 1773).
6. John Bryan-O'Bryan (Mathias 1 ) was born in 1678 in Charles
County, Maryland and died before 1700 in Charles County, Maryland. He never
married and had no children.
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Third Generation (Grandchildren)
7. Cornelius Bryan-O'Bryan (William 2 , Mathias 1 ) was born in 1697
in Charles County, Maryland and died before 30 Mar 1751 in Augusta County,
Virginia.
Noted events in his life were:
• Information: 1697, Charles County, Maryland. The information that
opened the key to this family was the family of Francis Pope and his
daughter Magdalen. The Pope family seldom left any part of their estate
to daughters, instead they usually made a gift of land when a daughter
was of age or before they married. There can be little doubt that
Cornelius and the family of Morgan Bryan were associated in Virginia -
Joseph Bryan witnessed the will of Cornelius, and Cornelius lived on
Linville Creek thereto tying the family of Joseph to Cornelius again.
Cornelius purchased land from the Hite family on Linville Creek
.Although we have no proof of a direct blood relationship between the
family of Cornelius and Morgan Bryan of Virginia and North Carolina,
we believe they were at least distant cousins, perhaps fifth or sixth based
on extant DNA test results.
• Estate: 30 Mar 1751, Augusta County, Virginia. Virginia Land,
Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 about Rebecca O'Bryan
Name: Rebecca O'Bryan Date: 30 Mar 1751 Location: Augusta Co., VA
Notes: This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of
the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the
Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Remarks: Cornelius O'Bryan's will, yeoman - Wife, Rebecca; son, John;
son, Cornelius; son, Thomas' eldest son Benjamin; remainder of
children. Executors, wife Rebecca and son John. 28 May 1751 Proved
by Joseph Bryan, and lie for further proof. 27 Aug 1751, Description:
Decedent's Wife Book_Date: WB1-330
-------------- The will of Cornelius O'Bryan
Be it Remembered the thirtieth day of March in the year of Our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and fifty one I Cornelius O'Bryan of
Augusta in the Colony of Virginia yeoman being very sick and weak in
body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God therefore
calling to mind the mortallity of my body and knowing that it is
appointed for all men once to dye do make and ordain this my Last Will
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and Testament that is to say principally And first of all I give and
recommend my soul into the Hands that gave it and for My body I
recommend it to the Earth to be Buried in a Christain like and decent
manner at the discretion of My Executors and as touching such worldly
Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give
devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form -
Imprimis it is my will and I do Order that in the first place all my juste
Debts and Funeral Charges be paid and satisfied - Item I give and
bequeath unto Rebecca my Dearly beloved wife one hundred Acres of
Land during her natural life or she Continues My widow but after her
Death or Mariage the said one hundred acres of Land to go unto my Son
John Bryen his heirs And assigns forever likewise the old white horse
and brown horse and a roan cow and a brown cow of the heifer that
come of her and six sheep her choice of the stock together with all my
household good during her Natural life And if she marries or when dys
to go unto my son John likewise, -- Item I give and bequeath unto my
son Cornelius O'Bryen a roan mare, -- Item I give and bequeath unto my
son Thomas's Eldest son Benjamin a roan yearling colt which came of
the mare that I gave unto Cornelius my son, -- Item the Rest of my stock
Excepting the swine to be Equally Divided amongst the Remainder of
my Children These I give and bequeath unto my son John O'Bryan all the
remainder of my Estate Both real and personal unto him his heirs And
assigns forever, Item I do constitute and ordain my well beloved wife
Rebecca and my son John O'Bryen my only and sole Executors of this
My Last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disalow revoke and
disannul all and every other former Testaments Wills Legacies and
Executors by me in any ways before this time Named willed and
bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last
Will and Testament
In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and seal the day and
year above written Cornelius' name spelled O'Bryan, O'Briant, Obryan
on records.
His will written 30 March 1751, lists wife Rebecca, sons John,
Cornelius, my son Thomas' eldest son Benjamin and remainder of my
children (not listed). Wit: Joseph Bryan, James Williams & Jacob
Gum. Proved 28 May 1751 by Joseph Bryan. Further proved 27 Aug
1751 by Jacob Gum. Cornelius was called a yeoman in his will.
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Cornelius married Rebecca Evans, daughter of Peter Evans and Elizabeth
Awbrey. Rebecca was born in 1694 in Westmoreland County, Virginia and died
before 17 Aug 1773 in Augusta County, Virginia.
Noted events in her life were:
• Information: 1694, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Rebecca was the
youngest child of her parents.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 8 M i. John Bryan-O'Bryan was born in 1721 in Northumberland
County, Virginia and died before 1790 in Rockingham County,
Virginia.
+ 9 M ii. Thomas Bryan-O'Bryan was born in 1723 in Northumberland
County, Virginia and died before 25 Jan 1793 in Rockingham
County, Virginia.
+ 10 M iii. Cornelius Bryan-O'Bryan Jr. was born in 1727 in
Northumberland County, Virginia.
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Fourth Generation (Great-Grandchildren)
8. John Bryan-O'Bryan (Cornelius 3 , William 2 , Mathias 1 ) was
born in 1721 in Northumberland County, Virginia and died before 1790 in
Rockingham County, Virginia.
Noted events in his life were:
• Information: John married a lady named Mary.
• Proof: 17 Aug 1773, Augusta County, Virginia. Virginia Land,
Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 about John O'Bryan
Name: John O'Bryan
Date: 17 Aug 1773
Location: Augusta Co., VA
Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the
Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the
Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Remarks: Property part of 500 acres conveyed to Cornelius O'Bryan,
deceased, and John O'Bryan and grantor, by Hite, McCoy & Co., 24 Jun
1744. Cornelius, Sr., died before any partition. John and grantor made
partition by deed, 1762.
Description: Landowner
Book_Date: 19-357
9. Thomas Bryan-O'Bryan (Cornelius 3 , William 2 , Mathias 1 ) was
born in 1723 in Northumberland County, Virginia and died before 25 Jan 1793 in
Rockingham County, Virginia.
Noted events in his life were:
• Information: 1721, Northumberland County, Virginia. Thomas married a
lady named Elizabeth.
• Proof: 17 Aug 1773, Augusta County, Virginia. Virginia Land,
Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 about Thomas O'Bryan
Name: Thomas O'Bryan
Date: 17 Aug 1773
Location: Augusta Co., VA
Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the
Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the
Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Remarks: Property part of 500 acres conveyed to Cornelius O'Bryan,
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deceased, and John O'Bryan and grantor, by Hite, McCoy & Co., 24 Jun
1744. Cornelius, Sr., died before any partition. John and grantor made
partition by deed, 1762.
Description: Grantee
Book_Date: 19-357
• Proof: 1776, Rockingham County, Virginia. Title Bryan, Thomas.
Note Place of residence: Rockingham County.
Gen. note Commissioner's book(s): V, p. 109.
Note Certificates: 1.
Summary The certificates issued by the commissioners of the provision
law include date, a description of the item impressed including its value,
and the name of the owner of the item. Court booklets and lists compiled
by the county courts contain excerpts from the court proceedings and
lists of authenticated certificates. The commissioner's books recorded
the date payment was authorized, the name of the claimant, and a
description of the property.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Public Service Claims.
Certificates (reels 8-18) (arranged by county).
Available on microfilm. Public Service Claims. Commissioner's Books
(Nos. 1-3, reel 5; Nos. 4-5, reel 6).
Biog./Hist. Note During its session begun in May 1780 the General
Assembly passed an act authorizing the governor to impress supplies
needed by the American army. The governor appointed commissioners
of the provision law in each locality to carry out the terms of the act. The
commissioner, when he impressed property, gave the owner a certificate
describing what was taken. Between 1781 and 1783 county courts held
special sessions at which certificates were presented and authenticated,
and booklets listing authenticated certificates were compiled and sent to
Richmond for settlement. Two commissioners appointed to settle the
claims recorded those for which they authorized payment, and warrants
were issued by the auditor of public accounts.
Related Work These records are part of Auditor of Public Accounts.
Administration of State Government: Military Expenditures - Public
Claims. Impressed Property Claims and are housed in the Library of
Virginia.
Subject - Personal Bryan, Thomas.
Subject -Geographic Virginia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 --
Equipment and supplies.
Virginia. -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Claims
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Genre/Form Claims -- Virginia -- Rockingham County.
Added Entry Library of Virginia. Archives.
Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928). Certificates, 1780-
1783.
Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928). Commissioner's
books, 1783.
• Estate: 25 Feb 1793, Rockingham County, Virginia. 1793 WILL OF
THOMAS BYAN (copy from Bryan family folder at the Harrisonburg-
Rockingham Historical Society Library in Dayton, VA and has no will
book or page number. However Rockingham County,VA Minute Book
2, Part 1, P. 126, says "at a court held for Rockingham, Monday the
25th Feb'y 1793...the last will and testament of Thomas Bryan Dec'd
produced in court by Thomas Bryan and Wm. Bryan, executors therein
named and proved" [the above from Loretta Layman who further states
"I did not find the will in any index of Rockingham County wills, but
that may well be because the probate copy was burned with many other
Rockingham County records during the Civil War". She provided the
following Will:
In the name of God Amen
I Thomas Bryan of the County of Rockingham & State of Virginia
yeoman being of the age of Seventy two years and sencible feeling the
decay of Nature although of perfect mind and memory calling to mind
the mortallity of the Body and that it is appointed for all men once to
die Do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the manner &
form as follows Viz. First of all & imprimis I give & recommend my
soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my body to the
Earth to be buried in decent & Christian like manner at the dischresion
of my of my under named Execrs not doubting but that I shall receive
the same agin at the General resurrection of the just. And Secondly all
Just and lawful debts and funeral charges to be paid and as tuching my
worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this
life I give and bequeath in the following Manner viz. Item I give and
bequeath unto my well beloved grand Daughter Hannah McDonnald
thirty Acres of pine Land adjoining John Reevses place Item I give and
bequeath unto my well beloved Son Thos Bryan one hundred and fifty
Acres of Land whereon he now Dwells reserving two Acres whereon
the Meeting house and grave yard Stands_Item. I give and bequeath unto
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my well beloved Son Peter Bryan the one half of a bond upon Gasper
Moyers now in my possession_ Item I give and bequeath unto my well
beloved Sons viz_ Thos Wm and Allen Bryan three hundred and twenty
acres of Pine land to be divided equally among them_ Item I give and
bequeath unto my well beloved Son Wm Bryan a little place upon the
North west end of Gasper Moyers place said Gasper Moyers having
made to him one hundred and fifty acres of the place he now lives on in
the first place and the remainder to be disposed of as above and
likewise a little place known by the name of bald hill containing fifty
acres_ Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Son Wm Bryan a
Set of Black Smith tools now on the plantation I now live on_ Item I
give and bequeath unto my well beloved Son Allen Bryan the plantation
I now live on lying between the place I bequeathed to my Son Thos
Bryan and my Soninlaw Wm Bryans plantation._ Item I likewise give
and bequeath unto my Son Allen Bryan a Negro Man named Harry untill
the age of forty years and then Said Negro to have his freedom_ Item I
give and bequeath unto my well beloved Deaughter Debborah Riddle
five pounds current money_ Item I give and bequeath unto my well
beloved Deaughter Ayles Waron the Sum of five pounds current money
likewise__ Item I likewise give and bequeath unto my well beloved
Daughter Mary Bryan also the Sum of five pounds current money _Item
I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Deaughter Rebeckah & Sarah
Bryan the Sum of ten pounds each to be paid out of the bond above
mentioned upon Gasper Moyers_ Item. I give and bequeath unto my
well beloved Son Wm Bryan a cow & calf_ Item I give and bequeath
unto my well beloved Son William & Allen Bryan a Still and vessals
each one half_ Item. I give and bequeath unto my Sons Wm & Allen
Bryan the grain that is in the ground and the Hogges each one half Item.
I give and bequeath unto my son Allen Bryan & to my Daughters
Rebeckah and Sarah the Sheep and the Cows now in my possession each
an equal share Item I give and bequeath unto my Beloved Sons Wm &
Allen Bryan and Daughter Rebeckah & Sarah my household furniter and
Horses each an equal Share Item I give and bequeath unto my Beloved
Sons Wm & Allen Bryan the grain that is in Stacks on the pace each one
half_ And lastly I constitute & ordain my well beloved Sons Thos &
Wm Bryan _ my whole & Sole Excrs of this my last will and Testament
and I utterly revoke Disanull & Disallow all former wills and
testaments by me made Constituted or ordained and I constitute this &
no other to be my last will and testament in Witness whereof I have
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hereunto Set my hand affixed my Seal this twenty third Day of Janr in
the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & Ninety three 1793
~
Signed seal pronounced and delivered in presents of us & we in Thomas
Bryan (SI.) his presents and in the presents of each other have hereunto
Subscribed our Names
Joseph Lair Jacob Custer Wm Heron
At a court held for Rockingham county Monday the 25th day of
February 1793
This last will and Testament of Thomas Bryan Decd was presented in
court by Thomas & Wm Bryant Executors therein named and proved by
the oaths of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto and is ordered to be
recorded and on the motion of the Said Executors who with Security
entered into Bond conditioned as the Law Directs and made oath
thereto a Certificate is Granted them for obtaining probate thereof in
due form ~
Teste S. McWillims, C.R.C.
A Copy Teste
L. W. Gambill C.R.C.
10. Cornelius Bryan-O'Bryan Jr. (Cornelius 3 , William 2 , Mathias 1 ) was born
in 1727 in Northumberland County, Virginia.
Noted events in his life were:
• Information: Cornelius Jr. married a lady named Ann.
• Proof: 17 Aug 1773, Augusta County, Virginia. Virginia Land,
Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 about Cornelius, Jr.
O'Bryan
Name: Cornelius, Jr. O'Bryan
Date: 17 Aug 1773
Location: Augusta Co., VA
Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the
Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the
Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Remarks: Property part of 500 acres conveyed to Cornelius O'Bryan,
deceased, and John O'Bryan and grantor, by Hite, McCoy & Co., 24 Jun
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1744. Cornelius, Sr., died before any partition. John and grantor made
partition by deed, 1762.
Description: Grantor
Book_Date: 19-357
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Descendants of Capt. Francis Pope
First Generation
11. Capt. Francis Pope was born in 1615 in Thornbury, , Gloucestershire,
England and died before 1 Oct 1671 in Charles County, Maryland.
Noted events in his life were:
• Information: 1615. Francis was the son of Capt. James Pope Sr., and his
first wife, Agnes Thurnor.
• He immigrated in 1639 to Maryland. Pope, Francis
2:546 Film No.: SR 7342
Transported himself in 1639; died in Charles County by 1676
Transcript. 19:370 [SR 7360]
Original. WC:248 [SR 7549]
MSA SC 4341-5943
• Estate: 1 Oct 1671, Charles County, Maryland. Pope, Francis,Chas. Co.,
1st Oct., 1671;
27th Jan., 1671.
To eld. sons Thomas and Francis, exs., 400 A. "Bryan's Clift," and 350
A., "Batten's Clift."
To 2 young. sons Richard and John, 400 A., "Roome," at 21 yrs. of age.
4 child. afsd. residuary legatees.
Test: Thos. Harris, John Bayly, Jas. Tier. 1. 470.
MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 1
Francis married Catherine Sparling on 8 Nov 1641 in Saint Stephens, Saint
Albans, , Hertfordshire, England. Catherine was born in 1619 in Passenham, ,
Northamptonshire, England and died before 1670 in Charles County,
Maryland.
Noted events in her life were:
• Information: 1619, Passenham, , Northamptonshire, England. Catherine
was a spinster aged 22 when she married Francis Pope. We could not
prove her parents.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 12 F i. Magdalen Pope was born in 1642 in Charles County,
Maryland and died before 1720 in Northumbeland County,
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Virginia.
Magdalen married Mathias Bryan-O'Bryan (d. Bef 11 Aug
1703) in 1671 in Charles County, Maryland.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 1 on Page 3)
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Second Generation (Children)
12. Magdalen Pope (Francis (Capt.) 1 ) was born in 1642 in Charles County,
Maryland and died before 1720 in Northumbeland County, Virginia.
Magdalen married Mathias Bryan-O'Bryan in 1671 in Charles County,
Maryland. Mathias was born in 1627 in Rotterdam, , Zuid-Holland,
Netherlands and died before 11 Aug 1703 in Charles County, Maryland.
Noted events in his life were:
• Information: 1627, Rotterdam, , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Mathias
went by surnames Bryan, O'Bryan, O'Brien in Maryland Records. It is
potentially possible this Mathias O'Bryan was the son of John Bryan and
his wife the widow - Elizabeth Stafford (nee Garnet). If so, that would
prove a third cousin relationship with Morgan Bryan who married
Martha Strode, but we do not believe that relationship is valid due to
DNA tests available. Much work needs to be done on Mathias and his
descendants.
• Maryland Land Grants: 1651-1681, Charles County, Maryland. Mathias
Bryan 1651 - Scotland - 100 acres St. Mary's County
Mathias & Francis Pope 1656 Brian's Cliftes - 400 acres Charles County
Mathias O'Bryan 1669 - Dublin - 200 acres Charles County
Mathias O'Bryan 1681 - Fernes - 300 acres Prince George's County
• Proof: 1659, Maryland. O'Bryan, O'Brian, Mathias
R:34b Film No.: SR 8199
Rights by 1659
Transcript. 4:72,561,586-87 [SR 7346]; 10:389-90 [SR 7352]; 14:290
[SR 7356]
Original. FF:440-41 [SR 8204]; KK:284 [SR 8208]
MSA SC 4341-6060
• Proof: 12 Feb 1660, Charles County, Maryland. 12 Feb 1660: Mathias
Obrian, -age ca 33 years, states that John Tomkinson, in the presence of
William Allen and James Johnson, said there were 30 of the inhabitants
of this province to be hanged including Zacharie Wade, Joseph Harrison,
William Heard and several others. Liber A, Page 120, folio 308; Charles
County Circuit Court, Microfilm Cr 35,689, Court 12 Feb 1660.
• Proof: 9 May 1673, Charles County, Maryland. Moore, Henry,Chas.
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Co.,9th May, 1673;
— endash — endash — endash
To son Henry and dau. Eliza: home plantation equally; sd. Eliza: to be of
age at 16 yrs.
To sec. son John, 50 A., "Moore's Folly," at Portobacco.
To son Thomas, part of "Wheatland."
Wife Eliza:, execx. and residuary legatee.
Test: Jessie Wharton, Wm. Guyther, Matthias Obryan. 1. 525.
MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 1
• Proof: 11 Aug 1703, Charles County, Maryland. 10 Aug 1703:
Recorded at request of Dennis Connell: Indenture from Ellinor Obryan,
surviving heir of Matthias Obryan, dec'd, to Mary Connell, wife of
Dennis Connell; for love and affection to Mary Connell for her natural
life, then to William, Elizabeth, Mary and Angellica Connell, children of
Mary Connell; two tracts of land; a parcel called Fernes on the south
side of Mattawoman formerly taken up by Matthias Obryan about 2
miles from the head of sd. creek; laid out for 300 acres; also a tract of
200 acres bound by land formerly owned by George How called
Howland; /s/ Elinor Obryan (mark); wit: Wm- Stone; 10 Aug 1703 ack.
by Ellinor Obryan; alienation by Wm. Stone I I Aug 1703. Charles
County Maryland Land Records, Liber Z, Page 49.
• Proof: 15 Sep 1710, Charles County, Maryland. 15 Sep 1710: Recorded
at the request of Thomas Riggs: 27 Dec 1709; Indenture of Lease
between Stephen Noland and Mary his wife and Thomas Riggs; for 500#
tobacco annually; 200 acres, part of land called ?Hemirad
[CLAHAMOND], not already leased to Norman Mackcloud [McLeod];
commonly known as Mathias OBryans Old Plantation lying between
Peter Hardiman and land leased to Norman Mackcloud; /s/ Stephen
Noeland, Mary Noland (mark); wit. Peter G___; Norman Mackcloud
(mark). Charles County Land Records, Liber C#2 Page 203.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 1 on Page 3)
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AWBREY
Elizabeth (1665-After
1714), 8
BRYAN-O'BRYAN
Cornelius (1697-Bef
1751), 6, 7
Cornelius Jr. (1727-
), 9, 15
Eleanor (1666-After
1724), 2, 5
Elizabeth (Thompson)
( -1670), 2
John (1678-Bef
1700), 3, 6
John (1721-Bef
1790), 9, 11
Magdalen (Pope)
(1642-Bef 1720), 3,
17, 19
Mary (1669- ),
3, 5
Mathias (1627-Bef
1703), 1, 18, 19
Rachel (Cornelius)
(1674-Bef 1730), 3,
6
Rebecca (Evans)
(1694-Bef 1773), 6,
8
Thomas (1668-
), 2, 5
Thomas (1723-Bef
1793), 9, 11
Name Index
BRYAN-O'BRYAN
William (1672-1727),
3, 5
CONNELL
Dennis (1665-1705),
3, 5
Mary (Bryan-
O'Bryan) (1669-
), 3, 5
CORNELIUS
Mathias (Capt.)
(1619-Bef 1682), 6
Rachel (1674-Bef
1730), 3, 6
Rachel (Dyke) (1630-
Bef 1700), 6
DYKE
Rachel (1630-Bef
1700), 6
EVANS
Elizabeth (Awbrey)
(1665-After 1714),
8
Peter (1658-Bef
1696), 8
Rebecca (1694-Bef
1773), 6, 8
POPE
Catherine (Sparling)
(1619-Bef 1670), 3,
17
Francis (Capt.) (1615-
Bef 1671), 3, 17
21
POPE
Magdalen (1642-Bef
1720), 3, 17, 19
SPARLING
Catherine (1619-Bef
1670), 3, 17
THOMPSON
Elizabeth ( -
1670), 2