John Bryan

51. John Bryan (William3, William2, Francis1), 3561, M. Born in ~1756 in Va.

1. Mentioned in Father’s will.

“...I William Bryan of Roan Oak in the county of Botetourt...Item, to my son John Bryan I give and bequeath 1/3 art of my right to 1400 acres of land in Kentucky on the waters of Licking for which my son James and me paid the purchase as by reccord at Richmond...Kentucky may appear. By right I mean what the law allows to those who pay the whole purchase money. I likewise give and bequeath to my son John all my wearing apparell of every descriptions except my hat which I give to my son-in-law John Cole...under my hand and seal this second day of July 1806.”

2. Served in Revolution.

John married Mary Lewis, 4896, F.