BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY 8-127. . . Margaret Jane Bryan, b. November 12, 1835, Tennessee. . . Martha Frances Bryan, b. April 2, 1837, Tennessee. . . Mary Jane Bryan (2.1.10), b. April 24, 1839, Tennessee. . . Robert Clay Bryan, b. August 20, 1842In 1835, William P. Bryan sold 70 acres of land in Davidson County, Tennesseeto Philip Cloud (?). In 1838, William P. Bryan sold 50 acres of land inDavidson County, Tennessee to his brother, Henry M. Bryan, for $500. In 1840,William and Elizabeth Bryan were living in Davidson County, Tennessee.William Park Bryan died on July 16, 1844 in Batesville, Arkansas. Martha F.Bryan died as a child on April 27, 1844.References: 1) Marriage Records, Williamson County, Tennessee, 1818 and 1830; 2)1820 Census, Williamson County, Tennessee; 3) Deed, Davidson County, Tennessee,William P. Bryan to Philip Cloud (?), Deed Book N, Page 176, 1835; 4) Deed,Davidson County, Tennessee, William P. Bryan to Henry M. Bryan, Deed Book O, Page467, 1838; 5) 1840 Census, Davidson County, Tennessee; 6) “Bryan Family History,”by Wilford A. Bryan, 1986; 7) Family Group Sheet by John Dorroh, 1992; 8) FamilyGroup Sheet by Boyce Bryan, 1996; 9) Email, Barbara Thompson to Robert Casey,October, 1998JULIA ANN BRYAN (2.1.1) is the daughter of William Park Bryan and OliviaEliose (Bateman) Bryan. Julia was born on September 26, 1819 in WilliamsonCounty, Tennessee. On November 2, 1842, Julia Bryan married George W.Woodruff in Williamson County, Tennessee. George was born in 1822 inTennessee. George and Julia Woodruff were the parents of at least threechildren:. . . William W. Woodruff, b. 1845, Mississippi. . . Joseph H. Woodruff, b. 1854, Mississippi. . . Sally A. Woodruff, b. 1856, LouisianaIn 1850, George and Julia Woodruff were living in West Baton Rouge Parish,Louisiana. In 1860, George and Julia Woodruff were living in Pointe CoupeeParish, Louisiana.References: 1) 1850 Census, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; 2) 1860 Census,Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana; 3) Family Group Sheet by John Dorroh, 1992WILLIAM SHELBY BRYAN (2.1.2) is the son of William Park Bryan andOlivia Eliose (Bateman) Bryan. William was born on October 20, 1821 inWilliamson County, Tennessee. On September 28, 1842, William Bryan marriedhis first cousin, Margaret Ann Campbell (2.13.4), in Davidson County,Tennessee. Margarett was born on December 12, 1820 in Tennessee and is thedaughter of William Campbell and Margaret (Bryan) Campbell. William andMargarett Bryan were the parents of seven children:. . . Jonathan Tate Bryan (2.1.2.1), b. July 1, 1843, Davidson County, Tennessee. . . William P. Bryan, b. February 2, 1845, Davidson County, Tenn.. . . George Washington Bryan (2.1.2.3), b. May 22, 1851, Davidson Co., Tennessee. . . Alice Margaret Ollie Bryan (2.1.2.4), b. February 12, 1855, Mayfield, Kentucky. . . Sarah Eliza Bryan (2.1.2.5), b. February 2, 1857, Graves County, Kentucky