Family:William Bryan and Elizabeth Smith (3)

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Parents: Needham Bryan and Annie Rombeau
William Bryan
b. 31 Oct 1724
d. 1785 Martin County, North Carolina
Parents: John Smith and Elizabeth Whitfield
Elizabeth Smith
b. 5 Aug 1729
d. 1792 Springfield Plantation, Johnston County, North Carolina
m. 17 Aug 1744 Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Facts and Events
Marriage? 17 Aug 1744 Bertie, North Carolina, United StatesSnowfields Plantation
Children
BirthDeath
1.
Mary Bryan
4 Nov 1745 Springfield Plantation, Lewiston, North Carolina, USA
3 Mar 1821 Lee Valley, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
2.
Lewis Bryan
24 Nov 1745 New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
4 Jan 1780 Johnston, North Carolina, United States
3.
Simon Bryan
1751
1792
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William Bryan and William's oldest son Lewis Bryan were poisoned and killed by A slave, in January 1780. The Johnston County court minutes in the November term 1780 gives an account of the trial, conviction and execution of the party accused of poisoning and killing Needham Bryan and other members of his family. The slave Jenny was burned at the stake in Smithfield, North Carolina for the poisoning and murder of the three members of the Bryan family.

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