Lieut. John Bryant, of Plympton

John Bryant, of Plympton, was born in 1647 and died in 1731. He is buried along with his wife in the Old Cemetery at the Green in Plympton.

Parents: not known.

Married:

1. On 23 Nov 1665 at Plymouth to Abigail Bryant (1646-1715) daughter of Stephen Bryant Sr (1620-1665) and Abigail Shaw (1624-1694).

Children of John Bryant and Abigail Bryant: [3]

1. Mary, born Sept. 11, 1666.
2. Hannah, born Dec. 2, 1668.
3. Bethia, born July 25, 1670.
4. Samuel, born Feb. 3, 1673.
5. Jonathan, born Mar. 23, 1677. He married Margaret West in 1700, had 3 children: Rebecca 1702, Priscilla 1703, and Mary 1705. His second wife was Mary Little, daughter of Thomas Little, from whom Jonathan inherited a lot on Middle Street Plymouth, built a house on it and there was proprietor of "Bryant's Inn".
6. Abigail, born Dec. 30, 1682; married Nov. 20, 1705, to John Faunce, who was born Sept. 16, 1678, and died Mar. 19, 1766.
7. Benjamin, born Dec. 16, 1688; married July 31, 1712, at Plymouth to Hannah Eaton.

Notes

• In contrast to this lack of facts pertaining to Lieut. John Bryant's origin, there is documented evidence for the remainder of his life. In 1650 he received a grant of land, 100 acres, near Plymouth on the southern and east side of Jones River Pond, now called Silver Lake, at the same time as, and near the location of, a similar grant to his future father-in-law, Stephen Bryant.
• John and Abigail lived in the area that was incorporated in 1707 as the town of Plympton (10 miles west of Plymouth). Just as the original Plymouth in England had a "satellite" village a few miles away called Plympton, so it was redone in the New World. On the town records, Lieut.John is called "Mariner". Harold Stanley Bryant, in his booklet William Cullen Bryant: His Ancestors and Where They Lived, conjectures that Lieut. John was related to the Alexander Bryan (sometimes spelled Bryant) sea-faring family of Milford, Conn. (there is a letter recorded in the Plymouth records, v. 5, p. 155, for Oct. 27, 1674, which shows Alexander and his son Richard were involved in Plymouth affairs) and the Lieut. John was involved in New England shipping, which was important and extensive at that time, importing goods from England and distributing them along the New England coast. The house built by Lieut. John on the shores of Jones River Pond is said to have been the largest of its times in Plymouth County.
• March 2, 1668, found Lieut. John having his share in the Bryant family court actions. On that day he faced two charges. One of his accusers was Mary Crisp. Mary was in court to answer charges that she had behaved uncivil towards three other persons; found guilty, she turned around and accused Lieut. Bryant of uncivil behavior toward her. He was cleared of that charge. Next came a charge for "using reviling speeches to Edward Gray as soon as they came out of the meeting on the Lord's day". Lieut. John was fined 10 shillings. Exactly 3 months later, that scene was reversed down to the last detail: Edward Gray was fined 10 shillings for "using reviling speeches to John Bryant, son-in-law of Stephen Bryant, of Plymouth, on the Lord's day, as soon as they came out of the meeting".
• Lieut. John's last court appearance other than as juror was Oct. 28, 1684, when he brought charges of "slander and defamation" against Jonathan Barnes, asking 100 pounds damage. Barnes had said John broke open his locks on his warehouse and stole a barrel and several other things. Barnes acknowledged he was wrong and the case was dismissed. [3]

Links

Sources

• The Bryant Family of Kent County, England and Plymouth, Mass., by Edna Bryant Cole
• Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal ..., Volume 3 By Ellery Bicknell Crane p 11

Citations

1. The origin of Lieut. John Bryant is not settled. Lewis Bradford, Plympton, Mass. Town clerk for 1812-1851, wrote many notes into the pages of the old Plympton town records. There he wrote that Lieut. John Bryant was the son of the John Bryant of Scituate, Mass., who had married Mary Lewis. In most Bryant genealogies this has been accepted traditionally. However, it is incorrect to take Lieut. John as the son of John of Scituate, because John, the son of John of Scituate, remained in Scituate, and there is a separate record of his marriage and children, as the preceding pages have shown. Lieut. John resided at Plympton with a wife and children different from those of the Scituate family. Left in the dark about Lieut. John's origin, we may trace our Bryant family back to lieut. John's wife, and from her to her father, Stephen Bryant, thereby arriving at a first-generation of our line of Bryant's in America. (Cole)
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JOHN BRYANT Lt.

1647 - 26 JAN 1708

BIRTH: 1647, Scituate, Plymouth, MA

DEATH: 26 JAN 1708

Father: JOHN BRYANT

Mother: MARY LEWIS

Family 1 : ABIGAIL BRYANT
MARRIAGE: 23 NOV 1665, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA

Mary BRYANT

Hannah BRYANT
Bethiah BRYANT
Samuel BRYANT
+JONATHAN BRYANT

Abigail BRYANT

Benjamin BRYANT

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Family John BRYANT & Mary Lewis C

John BRYANT & Mary Lewis in the family tree

John and Mary were married in a religious ceremony on November 14th, 1643 in Scituate, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Personal Details

Male John BRYANT

Female Mary Lewis

Mary was born on November 16th, 1629 in , Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts and her baptism took place on December 27th, 1625 in , Brenchley, Kent, England. She died at the age of 25 on July 2nd, 1655 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was buried on July 2nd, 1655.

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Lieutenant Lieut. John Bryant, 1644 - 1708

Lieutenant Lieut. John Bryant was born on month day 1644, at birth place .

Lieutenant married Abigail Bryant on month day 1665, at age 21 at marriage place , Massachusetts.

Abigail was born in August 1647, in Scituate, Plymouth.

They had 7 children: Benjamin Bryant , Betia Waterman (born Bryant) and 5 other children .

Lieutenant passed away on month day 1708, at age 63 at death place .

Documents of Lieutenant Lieut. John Bryant

Lieutenant bryant

Lieutenant Lieut. John Bryant in

Massachusetts Newspapers, 1704-1974

"... These responses, together with any others relating to this particular John, who was th© ancestor of a succession of ANSWERS 7936. 1. BRYANT. N. N. R., Feb. 12, 1934. Lieutenant John Bryant, born Aug. 17, 1644, Scituate, Mass., married Nov. 23, 1665. Abigail, daughter of Stephen and Abigail (Shaw) Bryant (Gen. Reg., Vol. 35, page 37). She died May 12, 1715 (Plympton Vital Records). Their children ..."
Publication place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Publication date: Nov 28 1934

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Lt John Bryant
about 1640–26 January 1731 (Age 91)
Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of John

Lt John Bryant was born about 1640, in Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. He married Abigail Bryant on 23 November 1665, in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 26 January 1731, in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 91, and was buried in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Spouse

Lt John Bryant
Male
1640–1731

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Male

Abigail Bryant
Female
1647–1715

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Female
Marriage
23 November 1665
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America

Children
(7)

Mary Mercy Bryant
Female
1666–1706

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Female

Bethiah Bryant
Female
1667–1726

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Female

Hannah Bryant
Female
1668–1725

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Female

Samuel Bryant
Male
1673–1750

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Male

Jonathan Bryant I
Male
1677–1731

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Male

Abigail Bryant
Female
1682–1770

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Female

Benjamin Bryant
Male
1688–1724

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Male