Thomas Bryan

1755 - Aft 1844  (90 years)

• Name	Thomas Bryan
  Birth	cir 1755
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	Habersham County, Georgia, USA
  	1 male between 70 and 80 years old 1 female between 60 and 70 years old
  Census	1840	Walker County, Georgia, USA
  	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 302¼ 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	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2024

  
  

  Family	Ann Duncan,   b. cir 1762
  Marriage	18 Nov 1778	Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA   [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 d. 25 Jul 1878, Walker County, Georgia, USA (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1 male between 70 and 80 years old 1 female between 60 and 70 years old - 1830 - Habersham County, Georgia, USA 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 » Slide Show	4 Documents
  	Slave Bill of Sale from 1818
  	Slave Bill of Sale from 1827
  	Elbert County, Georgia Deed Book R, 1818-1819 Page 120 In this deed, dated 22 September 1818, the heirs of Henry Duncan proposed the division of his property.
  	Thomas Bryan and Ann Duncan Marriage Bond Wilkes County, North Carolina 18 November 1778

  
  

• Sources

  [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.