Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families
Della Bryant
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1. Della Bryant was born in Jul 1887 (daughter of Charles Demos Bryant and Mary A. Stephenson); died on 6 Aug 1931 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: Adel
Family/Spouse: Frank Coon. Frank was born in cir 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Charles Demos Bryant was born in cir 1840 in Ohio, USA; died in 1917 in Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Pierce County, Wisconsin, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: blacksmith
Charles married Mary A. Stephenson on 2 Sep 1880 in Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA. Mary (daughter of John Stephenson and Lydia A. Cotter) was born on 14 Feb 1854 in Wisconsin, USA; died on 21 Jun 1933 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary A. Stephenson was born on 14 Feb 1854 in Wisconsin, USA (daughter of John Stephenson and Lydia A. Cotter); died on 21 Jun 1933 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA. Children:
- Ralph Bryant was born on 1 Sep 1883 in Wisconsin, USA.
- 1. Della Bryant was born in Jul 1887; died on 6 Aug 1931 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA.
- Rae Bryant was born on 30 Aug 1889 in Elmwood, Pierce County, Wisconsin, USA.
- John W. Bryant was born in Oct 1891 in Wisconsin, USA; died on 18 Nov 1939 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA.
- Richard S. Bryant was born in Apr 1896 in Wisconsin, USA; died on 1 May 1957 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.
Generation: 3
6. John Stephenson was born in cir 1800 in England. Notes:
John Stephenson was a widower at the time of his marriage to Lydia Cotter.
John married Lydia A. Cotter on 24 Apr 1848 in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Dr. Rogers Cotter and Arabella Lyon) was born in cir 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Lydia A. Cotter was born in cir 1820 (daughter of Dr. Rogers Cotter and Arabella Lyon). Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1860, Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin, USA
Notes:
According to their marriage record, Lydia Cotter was living in McGillvray Township and John Stephenson was living in London Township. They were married by Benjamin Cronyn, Rector of St. Paul's, London, Middlesex County, Ontario. John and Lydia Stephenson may have had a son who married a woman named Elizabeth, born about 1862 in Canada. This Elizabeth was living in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at the time of the 1920 census, with her daughter, Florence E., age 19.
Children:
- Frederic Stephenson was born in cir 1846 in Canada.
- James V. Stephenson was born on 21 Apr 1849 in Canada; died on 27 Dec 1932 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA.
- Isabella Stephenson was born in cir 1852 in Canada.
- 3. Mary A. Stephenson was born on 14 Feb 1854 in Wisconsin, USA; died on 21 Jun 1933 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA.
- Elizabeth Lillian Stephenson was born on 9 Apr 1857 in Wisconsin, USA; died on 16 Jan 1937 in Beadle County, South Dakota, USA.
Generation: 4
14. Dr. Rogers Cotter was born in cir 1786 in County West Meathe, Ireland (son of Rev. George Sackville Cotter and Margaret Rogers); died in 1847 in Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Education: Trinity College, Cambridge
- Education: Trinity College, Dublin
- Education: University of Edinburgh
- Occupation: doctor
- Military service: 1811-1829; Surgeon, West Meath Militia
- Immigration: 1835, New York, USA
Notes:
It is possible that Rogers Cotter was born in Kilmichael, County Cork, Ireland, since his father was Vicar there from 1784-1797. Rogers Cotter is identified in his 1810 marriage record as "Rogers Cotter of City of Dublin Esquire." He attended Trinity College, Cambridge (matriculated 1806, but did not graduate), and later graduated as a physician and surgeon from Trinity College, Dublin, and then the University of Edinburgh, on 1 August 1815. His dissertation was entitled "Dissertatio medica inauguralis de tympanita," and was published in Edinburgh in 1815. He entered the army as a surgeon's mate in the West Meath Militia on 26 March 1811. He was assistant surgeon from 1817 until 1829, when the regiment disbanded. He was also surgeon and physician of Balinacaryge Dispensary. He published "The Fables of Aesop, in Latin hexameter verse translated from the original Greek," in Dublin in 1833. Rogers Cotter and his family emigrated in 1835. They sailed on the ship Tallahassee, originating in Ireland, and departing ultimately from Liverpool. The ship arrived in New York on 8 July 1835. The following family members are on the passenger list: Rogers Cotter, no age given; Mrs. (?) Cotter, age 39; James L. Cotter, age 17; George L. Cotter, age 19; John R. Cotter, age 13; Lydia Cotter, age 15; Annabella M. Cotter, age 11, and; A. Cotter, age 1 (female). Upon their arrival, Rogers stated that his destination was Ohio. However, he went instead to Ontario, settling in Toronto Gore Township, Peel County, Ontario. There is no record to indicate that he ever went to the Park Hill, Ontario, area with his sons. On 28 September 1835, he applied to purchase Lot 12, Concession 10, of the Gore of Toronto (Clergy Reserves), but the lot was not for sale. He was described as a "Doctor of Medicine and Surgeon," and "lately arrived in this province with a numerous family." Rogers Cotter is listed in the 1837 census of Toronto, Gore Township, York County, as "Dr. Cotter," living at Concession 10, Lot 12, in the Gore of Toronto. On 9 July 1839, he applied to purchase the same lot, where he had been living as a lessee. Rogers Cotter is listed in "The City of Toronto and the Home District Commercial Directory and Register with Almanack and Calendar for 1837." He appears on page 38 in a list of physicians and on page 162, as living in the Gore of Toronto, Northern Division, Concession 10, Lot 12. Rogers Cotter may have been the Cotter (first name not given) who was buried in McGillivary Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, on 23 September 1845, age 60.
The address given on the baptismal record of his son, George Sackville Cotter, is Strawling Lodge. The baptism took place in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland.Rogers married Arabella Lyon on 13 Nov 1810 in St. Andrew's, Dublin, Ireland. Arabella was born in cir 1794 in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Arabella Lyon was born in cir 1794 in Ireland. Notes:
According to family tradition, Rogers Cotter "ran off with a parlor maid." Living with James Cotter at the time of the 1860 Clark County, Ohio, census was a 66-year-old woman named Anna Cotter, who may have been his mother. The baptismal record of her daughter, Mary, states that Arabella's name was Isabella Ann. Isabella is also the name given on the marriage record of her daughter, Annabella, to Amos Barber. Her maiden name may have been Lyne.
Children:
- Margaret Cotter was born on 13 May 1813 in Dublin, Ireland, or Sussex, England; was christened on 24 May 1813 in St. Peter the Great, Chichester, Sussex, England; died on 28 Sep 1869 in Gillford, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in 1869 in Gillford Cemetery, Oak Center, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA.
- George Sackville Cotter was born in cir 1816; was christened on 14 Jan 1816 in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland; died in 1863 in Clark County, Ohio, USA.
- James Laurence Cotter was born in cir 1818 in Belfast (?), Ireland; died on 17 Apr 1899 in Claremont, Richland County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 19 Apr 1899 in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA.
- 7. Lydia A. Cotter was born in cir 1820.
- John Rogers Cotter was born in cir 1822; died on 1 Dec 1853 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Clandeboye, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
- Annabella M. Cotter was born in cir 1824.
- A. Cotter was born in cir 1834.
Generation: 5
28. Rev. George Sackville Cotter was born in 1755 in Belfast, Ulster, Ireland (son of Sir James Cotter, 1st Baronet of Rockforest and Arabella Rogerson); died on 3 Apr 1831 in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland; was buried in Carrigtwohill, Cork, Ireland. Other Events and Attributes:
- Education: St. Peter's College, Cambridge, England
- Education: Westminster School, London, England
Notes:
From: The Dictionary of National Biography, edited by Sir Leslie Stephen and Sir Sidney Lee; Vol. IV. London: Oxford University Press, 1964.
"Cotter, George Sackville (1755-1831), poet and translator, was the fourth son of Sir James Cotter. He was educated at Westminster School, of which he was captain in 1770, and in 1771 he was elected to St. Peter's College, Cambridge. He graduated B.A. in 1775 and M.A. in 1779. Having taken holy orders he became vicar of Kilmacdonough, and rector of Kilcreddan-Garrivoe and Ightermorragh, diocese of Cloyne. In 1788 he published two volumes of 'Poems,' dedicated to Lady Shannon, and consisting of a poem in two books, entitled 'Prospects,' and a collection of odes and other fugitive pieces. In 1826 he published a translation of Terence for the use of the schools, in the preface to which he states that when at Westminster School he had been an actor in three of Terence's comedies. In the following year he printed seven of the plays of Plautus, 'translated literally and grammatically, and cleared of objectionable passages.' The later years of his life were spent at Youghal, Cork, and he died in 1831. By his wife, a daughter of Bayly Rogers, physician and banker of Cork, he left, with other issue, four sons."
George Sackville Cotter was named after Lord George Sackville, a friend of his father's, and was known as "a great musician." His translations of the comedies of Plautus was "Plauti Comoediae septem selectae; Anglice redditae, expurgatae." The comedies are Aulularia, Epidicus, Menaechmi, Mercator, Pseudolus, Trinummus, and Rudens. The book was published by J. F. Dove, London, in 1827. The poems dedicated to Lady Shannon were published by William Flynn, Cork, in 1788. The full title is "Poems, consisting of odes, songs, pastorals, satyrs, &c, and a descriptive poem in four books, called Prospects." His translations of the comedies of Terence was "Four Comedies of Terence, translated, and the stage management and mode of acting them set down, as they were acted at Westminster School; and also the other two comedies of Terence, the Heautotimorumenos and the Hecyra..." It was published by Dodges and M'Arthur, Dublin, in 1824. George Cotter also wrote "An Essay on the Best Mode of Extension of Agriculture in Ireland, by the breaking up and cultivating lay or grasslands." It was printed by A. Edwards, Cork, in 1802. It was originally published in "Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, 1801." Grorge Cotter is listed in "A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors" by A. Austin Allibone, published by J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, in 1858, and in "The Poets of Ireland: A Biographical Dictionary" by David J. O'Donoghue, published by the author, London, in 1892-3.George married Margaret Rogers on 4 Nov 1775 in St. Finbarr's, Cork, Ireland. Margaret (daughter of Bayly Rogers and Martha Pigott) died on 11 Feb 1832 in (probably) Dublin, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
29. Margaret Rogers (daughter of Bayly Rogers and Martha Pigott); died on 11 Feb 1832 in (probably) Dublin, Ireland. Children:
- Elizabeth Cotter was born in cir 1775; died on 16 Dec 1834.
- Arabella Sackville Cotter was born in 1782 in Castlemartyr, County Cork, Ireland; died on 11 Jun 1845 in Tabernacle Row, Shoreditch, London, England.
- James Laurence Cotter was born in 1783; died on 24 Sep 1850 in Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland.
- George Sackville Cotter was born on 1 Jul 1783 in County Cork, Ireland; died on 10 Apr 1869 in Port Maitland, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Christ Church Cemetery, Port Maitland, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
- 14. Dr. Rogers Cotter was born in cir 1786 in County West Meathe, Ireland; died in 1847 in Ontario, Canada.
- Margaret Cotter was born in cir 1787.
- Louisa Cotter was born in cir 1789; died before 1865.
- Joseph Rogerson Cotter was born on 2 Sep 1790 in Cork, Ireland; died on 4 Feb 1868 in Macroom, County Cork, Ireland; was buried in Carrigtwohill, Cork, Ireland.
- Sophia Cotter was born in cir 1791.
- Anne Laurence Cotter was born in cir 1793; died on 12 Dec 1857.
- Isabella Cotter was born in 1795 in County Cork, Ireland; died on 26 Nov 1875 in Dunn Township, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
Generation: 6
56. Sir James Cotter, 1st Baronet of Rockforest was born in 1714 (son of James Cotter and Margaret Mathew); died on 9 Jun 1770 in Rockforest, Mallow, County Cork, Ireland; was buried in Carrigtwohill, Cork, Ireland. Notes:
Sir James Cotter attended Dublin College, and was at the Middleton School in 1729. He was created a Baronet on 30 April 1763. He represented the borough of Askeyton in the Irish Parliament.
James married Arabella Rogerson in 1746. Arabella (daughter of John Rogerson and Elizabeth Ludlow) died on 18 Mar 1793 in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland; was buried in Carrigtwohill, Cork, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
57. Arabella Rogerson (daughter of John Rogerson and Elizabeth Ludlow); died on 18 Mar 1793 in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland; was buried in Carrigtwohill, Cork, Ireland. Children:
- James Laurence Cotter, 2nd Baronet of Rockforest was born in 1748; died on 9 Feb 1829.
- Edmond Cotter was born in 1749; died in 1770.
- Rogerson Cotter was born in 1752 in Rockforest, Mallow, County Cork, Ireland; died on 19 Feb 1830; was buried on 23 Feb 1830 in Paris, France.
- 28. Rev. George Sackville Cotter was born in 1755 in Belfast, Ulster, Ireland; died on 3 Apr 1831 in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland; was buried in Carrigtwohill, Cork, Ireland.
58. Bayly Rogers (son of Joseph Rogers and Margaret Bayly); died in cir 1786 in Cork, Ireland. Notes:
Bayly Rogers was a doctor. His will was probated in Cork, Ireland, in 1786.
Bayly married Martha Pigott in 1750 in Diocese of Cork and Ross, Ireland. Martha (daughter of Emanuel Pigott and Judith Warburton) was born in cir 1730. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
59. Martha Pigott was born in cir 1730 (daughter of Emanuel Pigott and Judith Warburton). Children:
- 29. Margaret Rogers died on 11 Feb 1832 in (probably) Dublin, Ireland.
- Alexander Rogers was born in 1756; died in 1826.