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BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY DESCENDANTS OF JOHN AND SARAH BRYAN OF ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA SAMUEL AND MARGARET BRYAN OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE SAMUEL AND CHARLOTTE BRYAN OF MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE FINUS AND CALEDONIA BRYAN OF HILL COUNTY, TEXAS BY ROBERT BROOKS CASEY AND BERNICE (BROOKS) CASEY 2007 Bryan Family History, First Edition This book is dedicated to my mother, Bernice (Brooks) Casey (1919 - 2002). Her many years of research added significantly to this publication and her name remains as one of the authors - even though she died in 2002. I miss the our frequent “genealogy sessions.” Copyright - 2007 by Robert Brooks Casey. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be duplicated or reproduced in any manner without written permission of the authors. This manuscript may be reproduced in limited quantities for research purposes, however, no part of this manuscript may be included in a published book or in a published periodical without written permission of the authors (either in paper based publications or electronic publications). For additional information contact: Robert Brooks Casey, 4705 Eby Lane, Austin, TX 78731 BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY 8-3 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction........................... 8-1-8-9 John Bryan (1) ......................... 8-10 - 8-14 James Bryan (1.2) ....................... 8-14 - 8-15 John Bryan, Jr. (1.3) ...................... 8-15 - 8-16 Jane (Bryan) Orton (1.4) .................... 8-16 - 8-17 Jannet (Bryan) Orton (1.5) ..................... 8-18 Rachel (Orton) Campbell (1.5.2)................. 8-18 - 8-45 John Orton (1.5.3) ....................... 8-46 - 8-61 Elizabeth (Bryan) Davis (1.6) ................... 8-61 Sarah (Bryan) Allen (1.7) ..................... 8-61 Mary (Bryan) Huey (1.8) .................... 8-62 - 8-80 Margaret (Bryan) Allen (1.9) .................. 8-81 - 8-102 Samuel Bryan, Sr. (2) .....................8-103 - 8-109 William Park Bryan (2.1)....................8-109 - 8-110 Julia (Bryan) Woodruff (2.1.1)................... 8-110 William Shelby Bryan (2.1.2)..................8-110 - 8-130 Washington Carroll Bryan (2.1.3) ................8-130 - 8-131 America (Bryan) McGavock (2.1.4)...............8-132 - 8-149 America (Bryan) Evans (2.1.4) .................8-150 - 8-167 Olivia (Bryan) Roland (2.1.5)..................8-168 - 8-172 Harbert Alexander Bryan (2.1.6) ................8-172 - 8-173 Mary (Bryan) Skinner (2.1.10) .................8-173 - 8-174 Henry Morrow Bryan (2.2) .....................8-174 James Thomas Bryan (2.3) ...................8-175 - 8-176 Louisa (Bryan) Smith (2.3.2) ..................8-176 - 8-182 Francis Marion Bryan (2.3.4) ..................8-182 - 8-185 Amanda (Bryan) Teas (2.3.6) ..................8-186 - 8-194 Virginia (Bryan) Hughes (2.3.8) ..................8-194 8-4 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES John Bryan (2.5) ........................8-194 - 8-195 Margaret Ann (Bryan) Thompson (2.7) ...............8-195 Rebecca (Bryan) Wiles (2.8) ....................8-196 Jane (Bryan) Pinkerton (2.9) ..................8-197 - 8-202 Mary (Bryan) Orton (2.10) ...................8-202 - 8-206 Nancy (Bryan) Pickard (2.12)..................8-206 - 8-207 Margaret (Bryan) Campbell (2.13) ...............8-207 - 8-209 Samuel Bryan (3) .......................8-210 - 8-211 Sarah (Bryan) Tate (3.2) ....................8-211 - 8-215 Nancy (Bryan) Church (3.3) ..................8-215 - 8-218 Thomas Samuel Bryan (3.4) ....................8-219 Ella (Bryan) Mobley (3.4.1) ..................8-219 - 8-228 Sarah (Bryan) Moore (3.4.2) ..................8-228 - 8-230 William DeMoss Bryan (3.6) ..................8-231 - 8-232 Belle (Bryant) Eardley (3.6.1) .................8-232 - 8-235 Robert Emmons Bryant (3.6.2) ...................8-235 Belle (Bryant) Hooper (3.6.2.1) .................8-236 - 8-241 Lelia (Bryant) Johnson (3.6.2.2) ................8-241 - 8-244 Carl Bryant (3.6.2.3) ......................8-245 - 8-249 Myron B. Bryant (3.6.2.4) ...................8-250 - 8-253 Laura (Bryant) Strasburg (3.6.2.5) ...............8-254 - 8-255 Audrey (Bryant) Means (3.6.2.6) ................8-255 - 8-257 Emmons Church Bryant (3.6.2.7) ................8-257 - 8-260 Ida Lou (Bryan) Smith (3.6.6) .................8-260 - 8-261 Edd Mangram Bryant (3.6.9) ..................8-262 - 8-264 Odie (Bryan) Dodson (3.6.10) .................8-264 - 8-269 Ella (Bryan) Evans (3.6.11)...................8-269 - 8-270 Finus Ewing Bryan (4) .....................8-271 - 8-272 William Samuel Bryan (4.1) ..................8-273 - 8-281 BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY 8-5 Charlotte (Bryan) Prosise (4.3) ...................8-282 Nola Lee (Prosise) Burk (4.3.1).................8-282 - 8-286 Finus Henry Prosise (4.3.2)...................8-287 - 8-289 Mary Annie (Prosise) Lloyd (4.3.3) ...............8-290 - 8-295 Lizzie Jo (Prosise) Massey (4.3.4) ...............8-295 - 8-299 Coleman Issac Prosise (4.3.5)..................8-300 - 8-308 Joel William Prosise (4.3.6) ..................8-308 - 8-310 Ollie Nancy (Prosise) Sorrell (4.3.7) ................8-311 L. C. Prosise (4.3.8) ......................8-311 - 8-312 John Whitfield Prosise (4.3.9) ...................8-312 Odia (Bryan) Ferguson (4.4) ..................8-313 - 8-318 Elizabeth (Bryan) Dyer (4.5) ..................8-318 - 8-321 Belle (Bryan) Pierce (4.7) ...................8-321 - 8-327 Ewing (Bryan) Price (4.9) .....................8-327 John Whitfield Bryan (4.10) ..................8-328 - 8-331 Birch (Bryan) Smith (4.11) .....................8-331 Julia (Bryan) Brooks (5) ....................8-332 - 8-340 James Revier (21) .......................8-341 - 8-342 William Jackson Revier (22) ..................8-343 - 8-351 James Riveer (28) .......................8-352 - 8-353 Peter Thomas (29) .......................8-353 - 8-354 Revere Families of Virginia ..................8-355 - 8-369 Charlotte Greer Charter (31) ....................8-370 William Morrow (51) .....................8-370 - 8-371 History of Bryan History ....................8-372 - 8-380 Census Records - John Bryan (1) ................8-381 - 8-415 Census Records - Samuel Bryan, Sr. (2).............8-416 - 8-442 Census Records - Samuel Bryan, Jr. (3) .............8-443 - 8-451 Census Records - Finus Ewing Bryan (4) ............8-452 - 8-456 Census Records - Revier Family ................8-456 - 8-459 Index - Geographic.......................8-460 - 8-468 Index - Surname ........................8-469 - 8-719 8-6 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES INTRODUCTION This publication focuses on the descendants of the author’s oldest proven Bryan ancestor, John Bryan (1) of Rowan County, North Carolina. It is believed by this author that there is a high probability that John is the son of Morgan Bryan and Martha (Strode) Bryan. However, definitive proof is still lacking and inclusion the children of Morgan Bryan is beyond the scope of this publication. This publication is heavily concentrated on nine grandchildren of John and Sarah Bryan and it is believed that over 90 percent of the descendants included are descendants of these nine grandchildren. Around one-third of this publication concentrates on the Samuel Bryan, Jr., son of Samuel Bryan, grandson of John Bryan. Another one-fourth of this publication concentrates on the descendants of two other grandsons of John Bryan that are sons of Samuel Bryan (2), William Park Bryan and James Thomas Bryan. The author of this publication, “Bryan Family History,” is an experienced genealogist and has previously published four family histories. Robert Casey and his father, Harold Casey, published “Casey Family History” in 1980. Robert and his mother, Bernice (Brooks) Casey, published “Brooks Family History” in 1982. Robert Casey and his father, Harold Casey, published “Shelton, Wininger and Pace Families” in 1988. Robert Casey and his mother, Bernice (Brooks) Casey, published “Olliff Family History” in 1992. Since their original publications, Robert and his parents have also greatly expanded these printed publications and have serveral publications that have not been published to date (text versions of these publications are available at the author’s web site). Robert Casey and his wife, Diane (Thede) Casey, have also written a manuscript on Diane’s Thede, Aubil, Garver, Steeby and Schmutz lines. To date, it is estimated that over 60,000 relatives are documented in nine books and electronic publications. It is estimated that over 7,500 descendants of John and Sarah Bryan and related lines (Revier and Morrow) have been documented to date. BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY 8-7 It is highly recommended that anyone wishing to preserve their Bryan family history promptly write this author and contribute any information in their possession. I am specially interested in copies of older photographs, family history recorded in Family Bibles, existing family history sketches, genealogical correspondence which contain a significant quantity of information, letters and diaries written prior to 1900, older legal documents, census records, photographs of older ancestors (pre-1900 preferred) as well as recent additions to your families and studio quality family portraits. Information has been obtained from many sources and references are listed with each family sketch to aid future research on the “Bryan Family History.” Much of the history of our Bryan family is incomplete or may contain a few errors. Additional information and corrections are being sought and will be included in future editions of this publication. Please have patience for corrections and additions as this author