From the father of William Bryan who landed in circa

Subject - Personal Bryan, John.
Subject -Geographic Richmond (Va.)
Added Title Virginia wills and administrations.
John married Mary Bumpas on 7 Nov 1738 in St. Benet Pauls Wharf, London, ,
Greaterlondon, England. Mary was born in 1717 in Brugge, , Brabant, Belgium and died
before 6 Oct 1744 in Saint Phillips, Barbados.
Noted events in her life were:
• Information: 1717, Brugge, , Brabant, Belgium. Mary was the daughter of Jonathan
Bumpas and his wife, Marian Stewart, we could not prove her parents marriage. She
was a spinster aged 21 when she married John Bryan. Both parents gave consent to the
marriage. Her father was a merchant of London and Brugge. Several members of the
Bumpas family settled in New England early.
John next married Elizabeth Balzell on 6 Oct 1744 in Saint Phillips, Barbados. Elizabeth was
born in 1720 in Barbados, West Indies and died before 1785 in Richmond County, Virginia.
Noted events in her life were:
• Information: 1720, Barbados, West Indies. Elizabeth was a widow when she married
John Bryan on Barbados, we could not porve her maiden name, parents, or her former
husband.
77. Capt. Jonathan Bryan (John Sr. (Capt.) 5 , Lewis 4 , John 3 , William (Capt.) 2 ,
John Sr. (Capt.) 1 ) was born in 1724 in Barbados, West Indies and died before 1790 in Wilkes
County, North Carolina.
Noted events in his life were:
• Information: 1724, Barbados, West Indies. Jonathan was certified as Master and Ship
Captain May 1745 when but age 21, but he could not serve as Master until age 26 in
1750. Because he could not hire out in any postition except mate or sailor he joined his
older brother John then located in Richmond County Virginia. Through his brother
Jonathan purchased a plantation in Culpeper County, and it was overseen by John when
Jonathan was at sea. Besides his mariner profession, Jonathan was a merchant. When
his son William married Letty Asher and was aged 21, Jonathan deeded the Culpeper
plantation to him, before removing to North Carolina with their youngest son, Francis.
We could not prove but one son born to Jonathan, one with each wife. More than likely
we are missing children in the ten year gap between his 1st marriage and the birth of
William.
Jonathan married Maria Luther on 17 Jan 1750 in Wimborne Minster, , Dorset, England.
Maria was born in 1729 in Sankt Peter, Kobensharn, Bornholms Amt, Denmark, was
christened on 14 May 1729 in Sankt Peter, Kobensharn, Bornholms Amt, Denmark, and died
in 1765 in Culpeper County, Virginia at age 36.
Noted events in her life were:
• Information: 1729, Sankt Peter, Kobensharn, Bornholms Amt, Denmark. Maria was the
daughter of mariner Jurgen Luther and his wife, Susanna Magdalena - Her parents
married in Sweden, we could not prove their marriage, or her mother's maiden name.
Maria's brothers Peter settled in Colleton County South Carolina before she married
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