Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families
Greenberry Gordon Bryan
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1. Greenberry Gordon Bryan was born on 30 Oct 1853 in Walker County, Georgia, USA (son of Thomas Bryan and Thomasine Grogan); died on 13 Nov 1881 in Walker County, Georgia, USA.
2. Thomas Bryan was born on 12 Nov 1793 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA (son of Thomas Bryan and unknown); died on 25 Jul 1878 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Bryan Cemetery, Flintstone, Walker County, Georgia, USA. 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 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]
3. Thomasine Grogan was born on 23 Mar 1824 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA (daughter of Thomas Grogan and Elizabeth Blackwell); died on 16 Sep 1910 in LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 21 Jul 1870, Subdivision 145, Walker County, Georgia, USA
Notes:
Thomasine Grogan Bryan was living at Cain Creek, Walker County, Georgia, at the time of the 1880 census.
Children:
- Leander Crook Bryan was born on 21 Jun 1848 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 27 Jun 1923.
- 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.
- Mary Elizabeth Bryan was born on 28 Sep 1851 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 23 Nov 1852.
- 1. Greenberry Gordon Bryan was born on 30 Oct 1853 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 13 Nov 1881 in Walker County, Georgia, USA.
- Emma Josephine Bryan was born on 23 Mar 1855 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 4 Jun 1896.
- Louisa Jane Bryan was born on 24 Nov 1856 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 29 Jun 1858 in Walker County, Georgia, USA.
- Julia Catherine Bryan was born on 9 Jul 1860 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 24 Oct 1860 in Walker County, Georgia, USA.
- Thomas Pinckney Bryan was born on 4 Jan 1862 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 2 Sep 1887 in Walker County, Georgia, USA.
- 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.
Generation: 3
4. Thomas Bryan was born in cir 1755; died after 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
1835 - received land in lottery
1835 - purchased land from James Mann in Walker County, Georgia - Lot 256, District 12, Section 3Thomas + unknown. unknown was born in cir 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. unknown was born in cir 1755. Children:
- 2. Thomas Bryan was born on 12 Nov 1793 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA; died on 25 Jul 1878 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Bryan Cemetery, Flintstone, Walker County, Georgia, USA.
6. Thomas Grogan was born in cir 1788 (son of Bartholomew Grogan and unknown); died after 1866. Notes:
Thomas and Elizabeth Blackwell Grogan were members of the Wolf's Creek Baptist Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Being a minister, Thomas was often called to be the pastor of the church. Thomas and Elizabeth applied for letters of dismissal on 17 December 1836, probably in anticipation of their move to Georgia. They were in Walker County, Georgia, at the time of the 1850 census. In 1866, Thomas Grogan was living in Clay County, Alabama. According to the 1880 census record of Thomasine Grogan Bryan, Thomas Grogan was born in Virginia and Elizabeth Blackwell was born in North Carolina. This is probably the Thomas Grogan, Esquire, listed in the 1830 Spartanburg District, South Carolina, census. In the household were two males under age 5, two females age 5-10, one female age 10-15, two males age 10-15, one male age 15-20, one male age 20-30, one male age 40-50, and one female age 40-50.
Thomas + Elizabeth Blackwell. Elizabeth (daughter of John Blackwell and Susannah Glenn) was born in cir 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Elizabeth Blackwell was born in cir 1790 (daughter of John Blackwell and Susannah Glenn). Children:
- James S. Grogan was born in cir 1810; died after 1880.
- William Glenn Grogan was born in cir 1812.
- John Irvin Grogan was born in 1815 in South Carolina, USA.
- Minor B. Grogan was born in 1817.
- Harriet Grogan was born in 1820.
- Clarissa Grogan was born in 1821; died on 5 Oct 1887.
- 3. Thomasine Grogan was born on 23 Mar 1824 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA; died on 16 Sep 1910 in LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA.
- Thomas J. Grogan was born on 20 Apr 1830 in South Carolina, USA; died on 18 Dec 1894 in Newton County, Arkansas, USA.
Generation: 4
12. Bartholomew Grogan was born in 1742 in Kings County, Ireland (son of Thomas Grogan and Mary ?); died in 1819 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA. Notes:
Bartholomew Grogan appears to have gone to Spartanburg County, South Carolina, about 1794, when he purchased land there from John Gowen on March18. He may have been the Bartholomew Grogan who was on the Surry County, North Carolina, tax list in 1771. He is believed to have migrated to Guilford County, North Carolina. In 1783 the state of North Carolina issued a payroll voucher to Bartholomew Grogan for furnishing supplies during the Revolution. The names of only four of his sons are known; he may have had another son and at least two daughters.
Bartholomew + unknown. unknown was born in cir 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. unknown was born in cir 1745. Children:
- John Grogan was born in cir 1770 in Surry County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1850 in Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA.
- Henry Grogan was born in 1784; died in possibly Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA.
- 6. Thomas Grogan was born in cir 1788; died after 1866.
- Bartholomew Grogan was born in cir 1792 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1860-1870 in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA.
14. John Blackwell was born in cir 1755 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA; died in cir 1840 in Walker County, Georgia, USA. Notes:
John Blackwell was a minister. He established the Green Creek Baptist Church in Polk County, North Carolina, in 1797. He remained as pastor until 1833, when he and some of his family moved to Walker County, Georgia. He and his wife had thirteen children.
John + Susannah Glenn. Susannah was born in cir 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Susannah Glenn was born in cir 1755. Children:
- 7. Elizabeth Blackwell was born in cir 1790.
- Sarah Blackwell was born in cir 1795.
- James Blackwell was born in cir 1795.
- Joseph Blackwell was born in cir 1795.
- Robert Blackwell was born in cir 1795.
- Jeremiah Glenn Blackwell was born in Nov 1803 in Green Creek, Polk District, Rutherford County (now Polk County), North Carolina, USA; died in Oct 1884 in Center Post, Walker County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Chattooga Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Post, Walker County, Georgia, USA.
Generation: 5
24. Thomas Grogan was born in cir 1720 in Kings County, Ireland. Thomas + Mary ?. Mary was born in cir 1720. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
25. Mary ? was born in cir 1720. Children:
- 12. Bartholomew Grogan was born in 1742 in Kings County, Ireland; died in 1819 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA.