Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families

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Thomas Bryan

Male 1755 - Aft 1844  (90 years)


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  • Name Thomas Bryan 
    Birth cir 1755 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1830  Habersham County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1 male between 70 and 80 years old
    1 female between 60 and 70 years old 
    Census 1840  Walker County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1 male between 80 and 90 years old
    1 female between 70 and 80 years old 
    Death Aft 1844 
    Notes 
    • Thomas Bryan was apparently a Revolutionary War soldier. He participated in the Georgia land lotteries in the early 1800s. According to the book "Information on Some Georgia Pensioners," his wife may have been a Bennett. Thomas Bryan appears in the following records:
      1790 - Elbert County, Georgia, tax digest
      1790 - Elbert County, Georgia, census, Captain William Black's district
      9 February 1791 - Name on a petition to the Governor from residents of Elbert County seeking a stay of execution for James Meredith who has a wife and four children who are in distress
      1792 - Franklin County, Georgia, grantee
      1792 - Elbert County, Georgia, land court sessions - mentions "self and four in family"
      1797 - Elbert County, Georgia, land grant
      1797 - John Baker Bennett of Richmond County, Georgia, sold land to "Thomas Bryan, father and first friend of Bennett Bryan"
      1811 - witness in estate record of James Chandler of Franklin County, Georgia
      1820 - Elbert County, Georgia, census (also in the county were Moses and John Bryan)
      1822 - witnessed deed in Franklin County, Georgia
      1825 - witnessed deed in Franklin County, Georgia
      1829 - sold 140 acres of land in Elbert County, Georgia
      1830 - "of Habersham County", sold 302ΒΌ acres of land in Elbert County, Georgia
      1835 - received land in lottery
      1835 - purchased land from James Mann in Walker County, Georgia - Lot 256, District 12, Section 3
    Person ID I1720  Private
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2024 

    Family Ann Duncan,   b. cir 1762 
    Marriage 18 Nov 1778  Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • This is the date that Thomas Bryan made application for a marriage license. The wedding may or may not have taken place on this date.
    Children 
     1. Thomas Bryan,   b. 12 Nov 1793, Elbert County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1878, Walker County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Nov 1778 - Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
     Census - 1 male between 70 and 80 years old 1 female between 60 and 70 years old - 1830 - Habersham County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
     Census - 1 male between 80 and 90 years old 1 female between 70 and 80 years old - 1840 - Walker County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents 2 Documents

  • Sources 
    1. [S694] Marriage Record, 18 Oct 2024 (Reliability: 3).
      "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q296-9QQ8: 14 February 2020), Thomas Bryan, 1778.