Thomas Bryan

Other Events and Attributes:

• Height: 6'1"
• Census: 25 Sep 1850, Chatooga Valley, Walker County, Georgia, USA
• Census: 13 Jun 1860, Wilson's District, Walker County, Georgia, USA
• Census: 21 Jul 1870, Subdivision 145, Walker County, Georgia, USA

Notes:

Thomas Bryan served as a private in Captain Jack Waters' company, Colonel Booth's regiment (4th), General McIntosh's brigade, of the Georgia militia during the War of 1812. His service was mostly at Mobile, Alabama, and at Fort Hawkins, Georgia. He served from 21 Nov 1814 until 6 May 1815. He later served in Captain Samuel Faris' company of Georgia Mounted Volunteers and was "in the removal of the Creek Indians beyond the Mississippi River." This service was for three months, beginning in August of 1836. Thomas Bryan lived in Habersham County until 1832, when he moved to Walker County. In her application for a pension, Thomasine Grogan Bryan describes Thomas Bryan as being 6'1", with dark hair, blue eyes, and a dark complexion. An unidentified source states that Thomas's middle name was Richard.

Buried:
Directions to Bryan Cemetery from the town of Lafayette:
1. Starting in front of the Cherokee Regional Library on Duke Street North 912 feet
2. to Right on E Villanow Street 1.09 Miles
3. to Right on Corinth Road 2.57 Miles
4. to Left on Corinth Road 1.82 Miles
5. to Right on Hwy GA 151 992 feet
6. to Arrive at Bryan Cemetery

Thomas married Mary Dooley on 5 Sep 1816. Mary (daughter of William Dooley and unknown) was born in 1795; died on 23 Jul 1844 in Walker County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James Tillman Bryan was born on 25 May 1817 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA; died on 17 Apr 1906 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Chickamauga Cemetery, Chickamauga, Walker County, Georgia, USA.
2. William McDooley Bryan was born on 6 Jan 1819 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA; died on 5 Apr 1892.
3. Jessie Upson Bryan was born on 4 Feb 1821 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA; died on 7 Mar 1908 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in Paynes Cemetery, Estill Springs, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA.
4. Rial Madison Bryan was born on 15 Nov 1822 in LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Nov 1910 in Buffalo, Leon County, Texas, USA; was buried in Buffalo Cemetery, Leon, Leon County, Texas, USA.
5. Sarah Ann Bryan was born on 14 May 1838 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 2 Jul 1839.
6. Asa Lafayette Bryan was born on 25 Dec 1839 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 1 Oct 1861 in Fairfax Court House, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA.

Thomas married Thomasine Grogan on 8 Aug 1847 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA. Thomasine (daughter of Thomas Grogan and Elizabeth Blackwell) was born on 23 Mar 1824 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA; died on 16 Sep 1910 in LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Leander Crook Bryan was born on 21 Jun 1848 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 27 Jun 1923.
2. Augustus Grogan Bryan was born on 15 Dec 1849 in Cane Creek District, Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 21 Jul 1926 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; was buried on 22 Jul 1926 in Greenwood Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.
3. Mary Elizabeth Bryan was born on 28 Sep 1851 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 23 Nov 1852.
4. Greenberry Gordon Bryan was born on 30 Oct 1853 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 13 Nov 1881 in Walker County, Georgia, USA.
5. Emma Josephine Bryan was born on 23 Mar 1855 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 4 Jun 1896.
6. Louisa Jane Bryan was born on 24 Nov 1856 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 29 Jun 1858 in Walker County, Georgia, USA.
7. Julia Catherine Bryan was born on 9 Jul 1860 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 24 Oct 1860 in Walker County, Georgia, USA.
8. Thomas Pinckney Bryan was born on 4 Jan 1862 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 2 Sep 1887 in Walker County, Georgia, USA.
9. Robert Willie Bryan was born on 14 May 1866; died on 7 Aug 1887 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Bryan Cemetery, Flintstone, Walker County, Georgia, USA.

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
1835 - received land in lottery
1835 - purchased land from James Mann in Walker County, Georgia - Lot 256, District 12, Section 3

Thomas + unknown. unknown was born in cir 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]