From the father of William Bryan who landed in circa
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This patent proves when Morgan <strong>Bryan</strong> IV moved out <strong>of</strong> his fa<strong>the</strong>r's house, and we was<br />
very recently married when this patent was obta<strong>in</strong>ed. 50 acres for self, and 50 acres for<br />
wife.<br />
• Kentucky Land Grant: 30 Aug 1787, Fayette County, Kentucky. Title <strong>Bryan</strong>, Morgan,<br />
Sr.<br />
Publication 30 August 1787.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Format Available on micr<strong>of</strong>ilm. Virg<strong>in</strong>ia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124,<br />
reels 42-190; Virg<strong>in</strong>ia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.<br />
Note Location: Fayette County (Ky.).<br />
Description: 494 acres on <strong>the</strong> North fork <strong>of</strong> Elkhorn beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g &c. corner, to Samuel<br />
Meredith, <strong>William</strong> and Israel Christian.<br />
Source: Land Office Grants No. 12, 1787, p. 570 (Reel 78).<br />
Part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>dex to <strong>the</strong> recorded copies <strong>of</strong> grants issued by <strong>the</strong> Virg<strong>in</strong>ia Land Office.<br />
The collection is housed <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Archives at <strong>the</strong> Library <strong>of</strong> Virg<strong>in</strong>ia.<br />
Subject - Personal <strong>Bryan</strong>, Morgan, Sr. grantee.<br />
Meredith, Samuel.<br />
Christian, Israel.<br />
Christian, <strong>William</strong>.<br />
Subject - Topical Land titles. -- Registration and transfer -- Kentucky -- Fayette County.<br />
Subject -Geographic Fayette County (Ky.) -- History -- 18th century.<br />
Genre/Form Land grants -- Kentucky -- Fayette County.<br />
Added Entry Virg<strong>in</strong>ia. Land Office. Register. Land grants, 1779-<br />
Library <strong>of</strong> Virg<strong>in</strong>ia. Archives.<br />
• Pro<strong>of</strong>: 1790, Fayette County, Kentucky. FIRST CENSUS" OF KENTUCKY 1790<br />
STATE ENUMERATIONS <strong>of</strong> HEADS <strong>of</strong> FAMILIES, VIRGINIA and KENTUCKY.<br />
PERSONAL TAX LIST NO. 2 OF FAYETTE COUNTY (NOW A PART OF<br />
KENTUCKY), 1787.<br />
page 114<br />
Morgan <strong>Bryan</strong> (Marg. and Morgan <strong>Bryan</strong> Jr.); Jos. <strong>Bryan</strong> (David) (3)<br />
Morgan married Mary Forbush, daughter <strong>of</strong> George Forbush and Olivia Fare, before<br />
10 Mar 1756 <strong>in</strong> Augusta County, Virg<strong>in</strong>ia. Mary was born <strong>in</strong> 1731 <strong>in</strong> Port Tobacco, Charles<br />
County, Maryland and died <strong>in</strong> 1794 <strong>in</strong> Fayette County, Kentucky at age 63.<br />
The child from this marriage was:<br />
90 M i. John <strong>Bryan</strong> was born <strong>in</strong> 1762 <strong>in</strong> Rowan County, North Carol<strong>in</strong>a and died<br />
before 1810 <strong>in</strong> Bladen County, North Carol<strong>in</strong>a.<br />
72. John <strong>Bryan</strong> (Morgan III 5 , Morgan II 4 , Morgan I (Capt.) 3 , <strong>William</strong> (Capt.) 2 , John<br />
Sr. (Capt.) 1 ) was born on 9 Apr 1730 <strong>in</strong> Frederick County, Virg<strong>in</strong>ia and died after 1797 <strong>in</strong> Rowan<br />
County, North Carol<strong>in</strong>a.<br />
Noted events <strong>in</strong> his life were:<br />
• Family: Family - all children born Rowan County North Carol<strong>in</strong>a<br />
1. Samuel <strong>Bryan</strong> b. 1750 - m: Margaret Steele August 11, 1784 & died Davidson<br />
County Tennessee 1832<br />
2. John <strong>Bryan</strong> Jr. b. 1751 - enumerated this record<br />
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