William Bryan

Do not confuse with William Bryan son of Edward Bryan.

This record shows William, imported by his father LEWIS Bryan, from Surry County, Virginia to Chowan County, North Carolina:

15 Oct 1715 – Chowan Ct – Lewis Bryan proved rights for ye importation of Symon, WILLIAM, Edward, Jannett, Lewis, Elizabeth, Mary, Joanah, Sarah, and Ann Bryan, Lewis Bryan, Jr and Elizabeth Bryan Jr. — Chowan Deed Book B #1 abst by MM Hofmann

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• POSSIBLE first wife: Elener Martin, marriage date unknown.

(Possibly the first wife of William Bryan, who lived in Pasquotank County for some years, was Elener Martin. The will of John Martin, Pasquotank Co., Dec. 25, 1741, Jan Court 1742, names daughter Elener Bryan. (Grimes, p 239). However, this contradicts what we know about William Bryan and Ann Delamar Stockley.)

• One child (?): Anne Bryan, born c1729.

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• Second wife: Ann Delamar Stockley, married 10 January 1733/4
• Seven children:

William Bryan b: 29 SEP 1734 in New Bern Craven County, North Carolina

Elizabeth Bryan b: 6 MAR 1736 in New Bern Craven County, North Carolina

John Bryan b: ABT 1738 in New Bern Craven County, North Carolina

Lewis Bryan b: 1738 in New Bern Craven County, North Carolina

Ann Bryan b: 1742 in New Bern Craven County, North Carolina

Jesse Bryan b: 3 JAN 1744 in Craven County, North Carolina

Mary Bryan b: ABT 1746 in New Bern Craven County, North Carolina

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William Bryan and Anne Stockley [widow of Joseph Stockley] were married the 10th day of January 1733/4 in Pasquotank.

http://www.ncgenweb.us/albemarle/pasquotankprecinctbirthdeathmarria...

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The following is from the Rootsweb tree of Jean Mayo Hirsch:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=7213&id=I...

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BRYAN FAMILY - CRAVEN ESTATE RECORDS

Abstracted & Compiled by Sue Guptill and Martha Mewborn Marble

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William Bryan Estate, 1756. Estate Division: Heirs; the widow (unamed) Sons: William, Lewis, John, Jesse, Daughter: Anna

[By deeds] we find that the above named William and Joseph Bryan could not be sons of Edward & Christian (Council) Bryan. WilIiam, who died in 1747 (wife was Ann [Delamar] Stokley), names his brother Joseph as executor. This is the Joseph who is said to have married Sarah Maule, and in 1769 [Joseph] buys land of his brother, Lewis Bryan. As we have seen, Lewis Bryan, son of Edward, was deceased by Nov. 1752.

[Therefore Joseph's brother is Lewis Bryan, son of Lewis.--not Lewis, son of Edward. Some researchers show Lewis Bryan, son of Edward, dying in 1761-but please note, the proof still stands.]

WILLIAM BRYAN Estate: 1756 CR028.508.18

Only 1 piece of paper in folder, estate division. Heirs: the widow (unnamed) Son William Son-in-law Francis Dawson Son Lewis Son John Daughter Anna Son Jesse

Admr. appears to be James Shine August 1756

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Bryan, William Will-1746 Secretary of State folders

Written: 12 Dec 1746 Probated: June 1747

Bryan Wills in N.C.

WILLIAM BRYAN'S WILL

In the Name of God Amen, the Twelfth Day of December, 1746, I, William Bryan, of Craven County, & Provance of North Carolina, being Sick and weak In Body but of Parfect mind & Memory, Thanks be given unto God Therefore, Calling unto Mind the Mortality of My Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men Once to Dye, Dow make & Ordain this my Last Will & Testament, That is to Say, principally & first of all, I Give & Recommend My soul into the hands of God That Gave it, & my Body I Recommend to the Earth to be Buried in a Desent & Christian Like burial at the Discretion of My Executors, Nothing Doubting but at the General Resurrection I Shall Receive the Same again by the mighty Power of God; and as Touching Such Worldly Estate Wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this Life, I Give, Demise & Dispose of The Same in the following maner and form

Item. I Give & Bequeath to Anne, My Dearly beloved Wife, one third part of my Negrews, and Likewise one third of all ye Rest of my Movable Estate, and the Use of the plantation I now Dwell on Dureing her Natureal Life.

Item. I Give & Bequeath the Remaining part of my Negrews & movable Estate to be Equally Devided amongst my Six Children, William Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Lewis Bryan, John Bryan, Anne Bryan, Jesse Bryan, to them & their heir for Ever.

Item. I Give & bequeath to my well beloved Son, William Bryan, One hundred & Twenty five acers of Land the plantation I Now Dwell on, to him & his heirs for Ever.

Item. I Give and bequeath to my well beloved Son, John Bryan, One Hundred & Twenty five acers of Land, the one half of the Tract of Land I now Dwell on, known By the Name of Kits Neck, begining at the Gut which the Cart bridge is Over & So Runing up to the head Line, to him and his heirs for Ever.

Item. I Give & bequeath to my Well beloved Son, Lewis Bryan, One hundred acers of Land Lying upon the head of Smith Creek, which I Bought of Gunston Allen, known by the Name of Holley Neck, to him & his heirs for Ever.

Item. I Give & bequeath to My well beloved Son, Jesse Bryan, one Tract or parsell of Land Lying upon the head of Goose Creek, Joyning upon Cohoons Savanah, Which I had of John Bryan, to him and his heirs for Ever.

I Likewise Constitute Make and Ordain My Loving Wife, Anne Bryan, and my Brother, Joseph Bryan, and my Son, William Bryan, Executores of this my Last will & Testament, & I doe hereby Uterly Disallow of & Revoke & Disanull all former wills by me made, Confirming this & No Other to be My Last Will and Testament. In witness Whereof, I have here unto Set My hand & Seal, the Day & Year above Writen.

William Bryan (Seal) Signed, Sealed, published, pronounced, & Delivered by the Sd William Bryan, as his Last will & Testament, In the Presents of us the Subscribers} Lazarus Pears James Carrawa William Carraway, Jun.

Craven County Ct. At a Court of Common Pleas begun & held at New Bern the third Tuesday in June Anno Domino 1747 then the within Will was proved by the Oath of Concurring Evidence thereto & Joseph Bryan Executor & Ann Bryan Executrix of the said Will came into Court & took the Oaths by Law Appointed for their qualification. Ordered that they have Letters Testamentary thereon Will Hedges S.CCrts

Ltrs. Issued & paid L6n10s Hard copy on file

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NORTH CAROLINA, CRAVEN COUNTY. A TRUE &; PARFECT INVENTARY of the Estate Goods & ChattIes of Willea.m. Bryan Iate of this County Decesd:1747as followeth Viz- Three Negro Men Three Negro woman Two Negro Children Sixty Six pounds One Shillings & Eleven pence Virginia Currency Thirty pounds Thirteen Shillings & Ten pence Bill Money five Beds & furniture One Chist of Drawers Two Ovil Tables Two Small Square Tables Two Smal Round Tables One Silver Tankard Eight Silver- Spoons One Desk One Large Looking Glass Two Large Brass Kittles One Small Brass Kittle Two bell mettle Skillets four Large Iron pots Three Small Iron pots One Small Iron Skillet Two Iron Cittles Three pistIes four Smooth. Bord Guns One Rifle Barrell Gun Two Chists One Large Old Trunk One bell mettle Spice Morter & Pessell One Box Iron & Two heaters Six Gallon Basons Thirteen Dishes Twenty five plates Two Three Quarts Bssons Two Two quart Basons One pair of Small hand Irons One Grid Iron Two Trammels four pair of pot hooks Two pair of Tongs & One Shovell One brass Candle Stick Two Iron Candle Sticks One pair of Snuffers One hand Mill of Cullen Stones One hand Mill of Shell Stones One Spit one Brass Ladle One Old Iron Driping pan one frying pan One Ditto Old One Whip Saw One Cross Cut Saw One hand Saw One Tennant Saw One Broad axe One Old Ditto One Case of Bottles One Small Case with five floward Bottles Three Stone Jugs Three Gars One old puter Churne One puter Limbrick Two warming .pans Eighteen Black Bottles Two Small Case Bottles Thirteen punch Boles Delph Ten Delph plates One mettle Tea pot Thirteen Delph Tea Cups Seventeen Delph Sasers four Delph Tea pots One Spoon Boat One canter One pint Black Jack Ten Tumbler Glasses Seventeen Wine Glasses One Delph Dish One Vinegar Cruit one Glass mustird pot three Stone Butter pots Two Earthen Butter pots One Delph Cream. pot One Chamber pot one Large pair of Stillyrds One Small Ditto One Jack Spit One pair of Small money Scales Two pair of Scales & weights of Other Sort Two Wooling Wheels Two Lining Wheels Two pair of Old wool & Cotten Cards Two meale Sifters One Grind Stone One pair of Brass Shot Molds One pair Spoon Molds One Match Lock One flat Break One Case Knives & forks One Safe One Slate One Large Church Bible and a parsell of Other Books Two Brushes Thirteen Chairs Two peper boxeses One Nutmeg Grator One Two quart pot One pint one funnel all of Tin One half pint pot of puter forty Six head of Sheep four Riding horses One mair & Colt five Bed Steeds Three plows One Tap borer One Carpenter Adds Three Gimblets four Augres One froe Three horse Bells One house Bell Two Drawing Knives One Trowell Two Corking Irons Three goughes One Saw Set One Round Shave Eight Chissells One Gun Stocking plain Two Small plains One hand Joynter four reep hooks Two Small hammers One Small Sledge hammer Eight files One Box Rule One paur of Carpenters Cumpasses One pair Nippers One Set at horse flegms One pocket Cumpas One gun Scraper One hone One razor Two Coopers Axeses Two Addses One trowel1 One Joynter Stock &; Iron One Crose ? One lron Pessel Two Grub hows five Old weeding & hilling hows Three Old Narrow Axeses Twenty head of Cattle & a parsell of hoggs Two mens Saddles & bridles One womans Saddle & bridle Twenty nine pound wt old puter & a half four Viols & Two pocket Bottles One Glass Salt pot One Brown pint mug one flesh fork One Scimmer One Still Thirteen puter spoons a parse! of pails Tubs & peggins One pair of Spring Tongs one pair Tailors Shears One Iron Ladle &; A parsell of Old Lumber March 9-14th 1747/8

JOSEPH BBRY Pr ANNE BRYAN

NORTH CAROLINA WILLS p. 480

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