Morgan BRYAN

                   Various sources. Most of specific event references are from World Tree:
Hand, ancestry.com Betty Lou Boysen, blboysen@starstream.net.
"First-born child of Morgan Bryan and Martha Strode. Signed State Oath of
Alegance.
Joseph Bryan was born (c 1720) in Bucks (Berks)or Chester Co., PA. He
was the eldest so n of Morgan Bryan and wife Martha Strode (Stroud)Bryan.
He married Hester Ham pden (Simpson?) and remained in Virginia when his
father and the rest of the family moved to North Carolina in 1748. Joseph
and his first wife, Hester, se ttled in King George Co., Virginia. In
1752 they moved to Culpepper Co. , Virginia. .
Augusta Co., VA records show he was there and in the Winchest er area
as late as 1755.
He married his second wife Alce (Alice) and later f ollowed his father to
North Carolina. Morgan Bryan gave Joseph a tract of lan d of the Mulberry
Fields on which the (Baptist) Mulberry Meeting House was lo cated.
Markers at Bryan Station, KY:
"Camping place of the brothers Morgan, J ames, William, and Joseph Bryan"
"this station was founded by four brothers Wi lliam, Morgan, James, and
Joseph Bryan and William Grant all of whom brought their families with
them"
Joseph's will on record in Salisbury mentions his daughter Rebecca Boone
(wife of Daniel) ..."
Source: World Tree: Sebastian, ancestry.com
Will of Joseph Bryan, November 20, 1804, Jefferson Co., KY - Will Book
1, pg. 158
In the name of God Amen: I Joseph Bryan of the Co. o f Jefferson, State
of KY, being weak in body but of sound and perfect m ind and memory,
blessed be almighty God for the same, do make and publish thi s my last
will and testament in manner and form following (that is to say) af ter my
lawful debts are settled I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife ALEE a
gray mare, a bed and furniture and thirty dollars, either cash or
proper ty. I also bequeath to my sons, SAMUEL, JOSEPH and JOHN BRYAN the
sum of fift y dollars each, either cash or property.
I also give and bequeath unto my you ngest son JOHN BRYAN one negro man
named James and all the farming tools. I a lso bequeath unto my daughters
MARTHA BOON and REBECCA BOON the sum of twenty dollars each, either cash
or property.
I also give unto my other daughters , MARY HOWARD, SUSANNE HINKLE, AYLEE
HOWARD, PHOEBE FORBIS and CHARITY DAVIS, the sum of fifty dollars each.
I also give and bequeath unto my daughter ELE ANOR ADAMS a negro woman
named Jean (?). I also give to my grand daughter AYL EE ADAMS one negro
girl named Sarah.
I also give and bequeath unto my grand son NOAH ADAMS one negro boy named
Sapio. I also give unto my grandson JACOB ADAMS one negro boy named Bob.
I also bequeath unto my grandson WILAH ADAMS a negro girl named Lottie.
And I do hereby appoint my two sons, JOSEPH and JOH N BRYAN executors of
this my last will and testament, hereby revoling all for mer wills and
testaments made by me. In witness whereof I have hereunto set m y hand and
seal this twentieth day of November, 1804.
JOSEPH BRYAN (seal)
Signed, sealed and published as his last will and testament in the
presence of us -
Edward Cox Sr
David Enochs
Ephriam Hampton
                  

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Colonel Samuel Bryan was a leader of North Carolina Loyalist Militia
troops w ho fought with Cornwallis.
"In 1780 another body of North Carolina Loyalists m ade their way to the
British, who were by this time in neighboring South Caro lina. Over 300 of
them were formed into a body and commanded by Colonel Samue l BRYAN. BRYAN
had formerly been an officer in the North Carolina Provincials . This
corps would be known by the name of North Carolina Volunteers.
This c orps however was not a Provincial regiment, as was the Royal North
Carolina R egiment. This unit can best be described as an embodied militia
regiment. The y mostly served in South Carolina, fighting alongside the
RNCR at Hanging Roc k and Camden. One or two companies of them under
Captain HUNTER likewise acco mpanied CORNWALLIS to Virginia and
surrendered at Yorktown. This unit was not uniformed or provided for as
Provincials were. They seem to have been disban ded in 1782 at or near
Charlestown."
Source The Online Institute for Advanc ed Loyalist Studies,
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Colonel Samuel Bryan was a leader of North Carolina Loyalist Militiatroops who fought with Cornwallis.

"In 1780 another body of North Carolina Loyalists made their way to theBritish, who were by this time in neighboring South Carolina. Over 300 ofthem were formed into a body and commanded by Colonel Samuel BRYAN. BRYANhad formerly been an officer in the North Carolina Provincials. Thiscorps would be known by the name of North Carolina Volunteers.
This corps however was not a Provincial regiment, as was the Royal NorthCarolina Regiment. This unit can best be described as an embodied militiaregiment. They mostly served in South Carolina, fighting alongside theRNCR at Hanging Rock and Camden. One or two companies of them underCaptain HUNTER likewise accompanied CORNWALLIS to Virginia andsurrendered at Yorktown. This unit was not uniformed or provided for asProvincials were. They seem to have been disbanded in 1782 at or nearCharlestown."
   Source The Online Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies,www.royalprovincial.com
                  

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Markers at Bryan Station, KY:
"Camping place of the brothers Morgan, James, Wi lliam, and Joseph Bryan"
"this station was founded by four brothers William, M organ, James, and
Joseph Bryan and William Grant all of whom brought their fa milies with
them"
The wills of his sister and his father list all the siblin gs in the same
order, presumably birth order. Thus, his birth date is most li kely
1735-1736, noth the 1723 which was originally published by the Daughters
of the American Revolution.
When the rest of his family returned to North C arolina in 1880, James
remained at Bryan's Station, KY.  In 1800, he mo ved to the femme
Osage Creek area in the Spanish territory that would become St. Charles,
MO after the Louisiana purchase. He settled near his niece, Rebe cca
Boone, with whom his children had lived since the death of his wife in
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Markers at Bryan Station, KY:

"Camping place of the brothers Morgan, James, William, and Joseph Bryan"
"this station was founded by four brothers William, Morgan, James, andJoseph Bryan and William Grant all of whom brought their families withthem"

The wills of his sister and his father list all the siblings in the sameorder, presumably birth order. Thus, his birth date is most likely1735-1736, noth the 1723 which was originally published by the Daughtersof the American Revolution.

When the rest of his family returned to North Carolina in 1880, Jamesremained at Bryan's Station, KY.  In 1800, he moved to the femme OsageCreek area in the Spanish territory that would become St. Charles, MOafter the Louisiana purchase. He settled near his niece, Rebecca Boone,with whom his children had lived since the death of his wife in 1867.
                  

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Mary died a year after her husband, Thomas Curtis, who died in 1742.
Their da ughter, Mary, went with Morgan and Martha Bryan to North Carolina
in 1748. So urce: Richard Sebastian, ancestry.com database[copy.FTW]

Mary died a year after her husband, Thomas Curtis, who died in 1742.Their daughter, Mary, went with Morgan and Martha Bryan to North Carolinain 1748. Source: Richard Sebastian, ancestry.com database
                  

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"Records of the Moravians in N.C."
Editorial compilation from Soelle Diary

...At William Bryant's he saw "old mother Boone," who was a Quaker; alsovisited in the home of Thomas Bryant. Thomas Bryant's wife was the eldestdaughter of old Col. Hunt. "The people here speak of building a meetinghouse, and ask if I will not come to them regularly."

Markers at Bryan Station, KY:

"Camping place of the brothers Morgan, James, William, and Joseph Bryan"
"this station was founded by four brothers William, Morgan, James, andJoseph Bryan and William Grant all of whom brought their families withthem"
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"Records of the Moravians in N.C."
Editorial compilation from Soelle Diary
.. .At William Bryant's he saw "old mother Boone," who was a Quaker; also
visite d in the home of Thomas Bryant. Thomas Bryant's wife was the eldest
daughter of old Col. Hunt. "The people here speak of building a meeting
house, and ask if I will not come to them regularly."
Markers at Bryan Station, KY:
"Campi ng place of the brothers Morgan, James, William, and Joseph Bryan"
"this stati on was founded by four brothers William, Morgan, James, and
Joseph Bryan and William Grant all of whom brought their families with
them"
                  

                   Research into the various John Bryans in North Carolina continues.
Misinformation abounds, perpetuated by a desire to be allied with the
various John Bryans who include an American Revolutionary War patriot, a
son of the American pioneer Morgan Bryan, and a relative and associate of
Daniel Boone. Controversial issues addressed below:
1. SON OF MORGAN BRYAN
The will of Morgan Brian clearly states he had a son named John. "Our"
John Bryan , Sr., whose descendants migrated to Perry Co., IL, is
established through numerous Rowan County, North Carolina deeds and
church records to have lived through the years in close proximity to
Morgan and to many of his other sons, and we believe him to be the son of
Morgan Bryan.
2. NOT A REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOT
Other Morgan family members were known to be Loyalists in the Revolution.
Morgan himself was a descendant of English royalty. One of John's
brothers was Colonel Samuel Bryan, leader of the North Carolina
Volunteers, a Loyalist Militia unit that fought with Cornwallis in the
southern campaign from Cowpens to Yorktown .  His property was confiscated
after the Revolution.  It is highly unlikely that the John Bryan who was
son of Morgan and brother of Samuel was a rebel patriot.
According to researcher Robert Casey, "Another widely available book
'Notable Southern Families' by Zella Armstrong, 1974, introduces a major
error on John Bryan and his family.  It states that John Bryan married
Frances Battle and that John was a Captain in the Revolution who was
killed at his own door by Colonel Fanning.  This John Bryan died many
miles away from where Morgan Bryan and his children lived while another
John Bryan (believed to be Morgans son) lived nearby."
3.  THE BOONES
The Boone family intermarried with the Bryans. John's brother Joseph was
Daniel Boone's father-in-law. Joseph and three other brothers, Morgan,
Jr., William and James were among those who established Bryan's Station,
KY. A fifth brother, Colonel Samuel Bryan, lived at Bryan's Station
after his Tory involvement in the Revolution cost him his property.
However, John and Thomas, appear to have been the quiet, stay -at-home
brothers, remaining within a few miles of their father's property in
Bryan Settlement, North Carolina. Neither John, Sr. nor any of his
children appears to have been involved in the migration to KY, the
establishment of Bryan's Station, or the Indian Wars.
4.WIFE'S NAME SARAH, LAST NAME Unknown
Again, as above, According to well-known researcher Robert Casey,
"Another widely available book 'Notable Southern Families' by Zella
Armstrong, 1974, introduces a major error on John Bryan and his family.
It states that John Bryan married Frances Battle and that John was a
Captain in the Revolution who was killed at his own door by Colonel
Fanning.  This John Bryan died many miles away from where Morgan Bryan
and his children lived while another John Bryan (believed to be Morgans
son) lived nearby." See rcasey.net
Casey also deals with the issue of Sarah Hobby as John's wife.
"According to the 1797 will of John Bryan, Sr., John Bryan, Sr. married a
woman whose first name was Sarah.  According to Ruth Cooper, John Bryan
married Sarah Hobby.  Originally this marriage was thought to be based on
family legend but it is now believed that this connection was derived
from a marriage record of Edgecombe Co. , North Carolina where a John
Bryan married a Sarah Hobby on July 1, 1766.  The authors now believe
this marriage to be extremely speculative in nature. Even if this
marriage is the same people as our John and Sarah Bryan, Sarah would
probably not be the mother of any of John Bryans children as most of
them (if not all) appear to be born prior to 1766 (the date of marriage
between John Bryan and Sarah Hobby of Edgecombe Co., North Carolina).
Additionally, it is believed that John Bryan (1) lived in
                  

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Source: In Search of the Strode Orphans, by David C. McMurtry, c1998.
"William was offered a commission byGovernor Josiah Martin of North
Carolina for the purpose of gathering Loyalist sympathizers for military
service. He refused t he commission because of his interest in resettling
in KY;, where he di d move and participate, along with three of his
brothers, in the establishmen t of Bryan's Station."  His brother, Colonel
Samuel Bryan, accepted the commi ssion.
FROM BOONE DISCUSSION GROUP - "Died of wounds received May 1780 during an
encounter with Indians while hunting near Bryan's Station, KY"
William Br yan, who established Bryan's Station in KY in 1779 with
his brothers Sa muel, James, and Morgan Bryan and his brother-in-law
Daniel Boone, was wounde d by Indians while on a hunting expedition on May
20, and died at his fort on May 30, 1780. His son William, Jr. was killed
in the same encounter and Mary Boone went back to North Carolina with her
other children until 1785 when sh e returned to KY to stay.
Source: KY: A History of the State; Batt le, Perrin & Kiffin, 5th
ed, 1887, Jessamine Co., transcribed by Frances H . Casstevens
(fcasstev@YadTel.Net)
William Bryan served in the border warfar e of Virginia and North Carolina
until 1775, when he migrated to KY wit h Daniel Boone. He commanded
on the western frontier until he was massacred b y the Indians.
Source: DAR ID#94939
Much of the information on this family a nd it's descendants was taken
from copy of the Draper Manuscript in the State Historical Library at
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Source: In Search of the Strode Orphans, by David C. McMurtry, c1998.

"William was offered a commission byGovernor Josiah Martin of NorthCarolina for the purpose of gathering Loyalist sympathizers for militaryservice. He refused the commission because of his interest in resettlingin KY;, where he did move and participate, along with three of hisbrothers, in the establishment of Bryan's Station."  His brother, ColonelSamuel Bryan, accepted the commission.

FROM BOONE DISCUSSION GROUP - "Died of wounds received May 1780 during anencounter with Indians while hunting near Bryan's Station, KY"

William Bryan, who established Bryan's Station in KY in 1779 with hisbrothers Samuel, James, and Morgan Bryan and his brother-in-law DanielBoone, was wounded by Indians while on a hunting expedition on May 20,and died at his fort on May 30, 1780. His son William, Jr. was killed inthe same encounter and Mary Boone went back to North Carolina with herother children until 1785 when she returned to KY to stay.

Source: KY: A History of the State; Battle, Perrin & Kiffin, 5th ed,1887, Jessamine Co., transcribed by Frances H. Casstevens(fcasstev@YadTel.Net)

William Bryan served in the border warfare of Virginia and North Carolinauntil 1775, when he migrated to KY with Daniel Boone. He commanded on thewestern frontier until he was massacred by the Indians.

Source: DAR ID#94939

Much of the information on this family and it's descendants was takenfrom copy of the Draper Manuscript in the State Historical Library atMadison, WI."
                  

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Source: In Search of the Strode Orphans, by Daniel C. McMurtry, c1998
The item s brought from Ireland by Morgan Bryan were inherited by Thomas
and passed do wn through his family until the Civil War. They were
confiscated by Union sol diers and lost from the family.
Incorrectly reported to have been a doctor. Lo cal tradition states his
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Source: In Search of the Strode Orphans, by Daniel C. McMurtry, c1998

The items brought from Ireland by Morgan Bryan were inherited by Thomasand passed down through his family until the Civil War. They wereconfiscated by Union soldiers and lost from the family.

Incorrectly reported to have been a doctor. Local tradition states hisdeath in 1776 was related to his activities as a Tory.