Bryan McDonald, Jr.

Bryan McDonald Jr. : Born 1732 in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware; married Susannah Ogle in 1752 in Wilmington, Delaware; died 1777 in Buffalo Creek, Botetourt County, and had nine children as well (James 1753-1777), Thomas (1755-1777), William (1756- 1833), Mary (1758-1815), Edward (1761-1855), Richard (b. 1764), Susanna (b. 1765), George (1767-1815) and Jane (1772-1847).18 Seven of the children were born prior to the construction of the stone house. In his will dated December 1773, Bryan bequeathed the house to his son, James; however, his wife Susanna had the use of the dwelling as well as the “Office Houses.” James also received the tan yard as well as the cattle and several horses. William was bequeathed a tract of land adjoining James’ parcel and an “English sorrel mare.”19 Bryan’s son Thomas received a tract of land on the north fork of the Roanoke River. James and William, as the oldest of the sons, were charged with providing Edward and George 50 pounds on their twenty-first birthday as well as a mare. Mary, the oldest daughter, was given Bess (one of the slaves), one cow, a mare as well as a feather bed and furniture (probably a bedstead). Susanne received a Negro woman named Joyce, but only after the death of her mother. When Susanna and Jane married they were to also receive a mare each.20 The will provides clues to the types of buildings once on the property. The barn, which exists as a foundation only, was probably used as a stable for the horses. The property also included “office houses,” a tan yard, which probably had an associated building(s), and a secondary dwelling to house at least Bess and Joyce, the aforementioned Negro woman. Both James and Thomas died the same year as their father. Given the date of death it is assumed the sons died from wounds incurred during the Revolutionary War.

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