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BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY 8-243cousin, Anna Pinkerton (2.9.1), in Davidson County, Tennessee. Anna is thedaughter of David Pinkerton and Jane (Bryan) Pinkerton. Samuel and AnnaOrton were the parents of at least one daughter:. . . Eliza Jane Orton (2.10.1.1), b. 1835, TennesseeAccording to John Dorroh, Samuel R. Orton died in Davidson County,Teneessee in 1837. On September 5, 1844, Anna (Pinkerton) Orten married asecond time to Cager Stark in Greene County, Illinois. Since Anna (Pinkerton)Orton was a first cousin of Samuel R. Orton, see the sketch of Anna Pinkerton(2.9.1) for additional information on the descendants of Cager Stark and Anna(Pinkerton) Orton / Stark.References: 1) Estate Papers, Henry M. Bryan, ca. 1851, Davidson County, Tennessee;2) Distribution of funds from the Estate of Joseph Orton, Greene County, Illinois, May30, 1866; 3) Email, Myrna Madigan to Robert Casey, December, 1999 & September,2003; 4) Email, John Dorroh to Robert Casey, January, 2002ELIZA JANE ORTON (2.10.1.1) is the daughter of Samuel R. Orton and Anna(Pinkerton) Orton. Eliza was born in 1835 in Tennessee. In 1850, Eliza Jane“Stark” (born 1837 in Tennessee) was living in Greene County, Illinois withCager and Anna Stark. On September 16, 1856, Eliza Orton married John Ridgein Greene County, Illinois. John and Eliza Ridge were the parents of at leastfive children:. . . Finus Ewen Ridge, b. February 25, 1858. . . Charity Anna Ridge, b. November 7, 1859. . . James Robert Ridge, b. March 4, 1862. . . William David Ridge, b. October 28, 1864. . . Louis Franklin Ridge, b. February 20, 1868Finus Ridge died in an accident when he fell on a pitchfork in 1875. CharityRidge married a Mr. Saragent. Charity (Ridge) Sargent died on March 27, 1942.Jeannie (Sargent) Kipp is the great granddaughter of Charity (Ridge) Sargent.References: 1) 1850 Census, Greene County, Illinois; 2) Estate Papers, Henry M.Bryan, ca. 1851, Davidson County, Tennessee; 3) Distribution of funds from the Estateof Joseph Orton, Greene County, Illinois, May 30, 1866; 4) Email, Myrna Madigan toRobert Casey, December, 1999; 5) Email, John Dorroh to Robert Casey, January, 2002MARGARET M. ORTON (2.10.2) is the daughter of Joseph Orton and Mary(Bryan) Orton. Margaret was born in 1813 inTennessee. On August 1, 1833,Margaret Orton married her cousin, George M. Pickard (51.6.7), in WilliamsonCounty, Tennessee. George was previously married to the aunt of MargaretOrton, Nancy Bryan and they had one daughter: Nancy Bryan Pickard. Foradditional information on the descendants of George and Nancy Pickard, see thesketch of Nancy Bryan (2.12). George was born on September 22, 1807 inOrange County, North Carolina and is the son of Alexander Pickard and Jane(Morrow) Pickard. The 1838 guardianship papers of George M. Pickard’schildren and the 1851 estate distribution records of Henry M. Bryan indicate thatGeorge and Margaret Pickard were the parents of three children: