Person:John Bryan (49)

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John Bryan
b.2 Nov 1753 Armagh County, Ireland
d.31 Jan 1842 Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
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m. 9 Oct 1788
  1. Elvira Bryan1790 -
  2. Felix Bryan1792 - 1836
  3. Matilda Bryan1794 - 1877
  4. Mary Bryan1797 - 1866
  5. Cynthia Bryan1800 - 1851
  6. Nancy BryanAbt 1806 - 1838
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Name John Bryan
Gender Male
Birth? 2 Nov 1753 Armagh County, Ireland
Alt Birth? Chester, Pennsylvania, America
Alt Marriage 5 Oct 1783 to Nancy Ann Robbins
Marriage 9 Oct 1788 Wilkes, North Carolina, United Statesto Nancy Ann Robbins
Death? 31 Jan 1842 Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States

John Bryan enlisted in July 1776 in Chester County, PA as a sergeant. He rose to rank of either captain or major by the end of the revolution. According to a short biography of John Bryan written by Julius C. Martin and passed down in the family, James Martin wrote in his father-in-law's obituary that he was a major by the end of the revolution. However, most of the other sources I've found list him as a captain, although one source lists him as a colonel.

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  1.   Jmartinfamily.com.

    http://www.jmartinfamily.com/jon/gedreporter/ind593.html#@I10559@

    John J. Bryan

    Birth: ABT 1752, Ireland
    Death: 31 JAN 1842, Wilkes Co., NC
    Will Written: 13 MAY 1837
    Will Probated: MAY 1842
    Pensioners List: 1840, Wilkes Co., NC Page 141
    Title: Col.
    Father: Andrew Bryan (d. E. Nottingham, Chester, PA)

    Mother: Mary ???


    Family 1: Nancy Ann Robins (b. ABT 1769, Orange Co., VA; d. 25 OCT 1857, Wilkes Co., NC)
    Marriage: 4 OCT 1788, Wilkes Co., NC
    Children:
    Elvira Bryan (b. 3 OCT 1790, Wilkes Co., NC; d. 15 AUG 1863)
    Felix Bryan (b. ABT 1792, Wilkes Co., NC; d. OCT 1836, Madison Co., GA)
    Matilda Bryan (b. 30 OCT 1794, Wilkes Co., NC; d. 24 NOV 1873)
    Mary Bryan (b. 6 DEC 1797, Wilkes Co., NC; d. 6 MAR 1866, Wilkes Co., NC)
    Cynthia Bryan (b. ABT 1800, Wilkes Co., NC; d. 7 MAR 1851, Wilkes Co., NC)
    John Andrew Bryan (b. ABT 1802, Wilkes Co., NC)
    Ann Bryan (b. ABT 1805, Wilkes Co., NC; d. ABT 21 JUL 1838, Ashe Co., NC)
    Notes for: John J. Bryan

    1800 Census Wilkes Co., NC Page 27
    1810 Census Wilkes Co., NC Page 258
    1830 Census Wilkes Co., NC Page 388
    1840 Census Wilkes Co., NC Page 108
    John Bryan (1753-1842) was placed on the pension roll of North Carolina, 1 831, for service as sergeant, ensign, lieutenant, and captain in the Pennsylvania militia. He was born in Ireland; died in Wilkes County, N. C.

  2.   Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

    http://pa.gov/portal/server.pt/community/revolutionary_war_militia_overview/4125/chester_co__revolutionary_war_militia/435887

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