Private Samuel Bryan

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA - NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor # A016281

Samuel Bryan was an American Revolutionary War soldier who dedicated his life as a true pioneer in the struggle to keep his life, and that of his family and countrymen, while defending and building for the future of what was then the beginning of civilization in the land of wilderness.

Samuel Bryan was the son of William and Mary (Boone) Bryan, and the nephew of Daniel Boone. Samuel, with his father and other family members, engaged with many skirmishes with the Indians in their explorations of new territories of North Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee. It was during one of these encounters that Samuel’s brother and father were killed.

At a site, which is now suburban Lexington, they cleared land and built a shelter to establish Byran Station. Later, Samuel and his wife Mary (Hunt) Bryan, with two tiny daughters in tow, made the dangerous journey through the Cumberland Gap to enlarge Bryan Station.

It was in the 1820’s, when Samuel was in his 70’s, when he and Mary accompanied a son, Luke, to Indiana and settled in the area now known as Southport. He was 81 at the time of his death, having contributed to the development of the Southport area in many ways. He, Mary, Luke, and other family members are buried at the Pioneer Cemetery on Southport Road, adjacent to the former Baptist church he helped organize. A special monument marks the gravesite of Samuel and Mary Bryan.

Samuel Bryan

Born: 6 May 1756 in Rowan County, North Carolina

Died: 4 March 1837, Southport, Marion County, Indiana

Buried: Baptist or Southport Cemetery

Service: Enlisted in July 1775

Service Description:

CAPTS: SMITH, HOLDER, HOGAN; COL LOGAN

CAPTS: JOHNSON, STINSON; COL ISAACS

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American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

Name Samuel Bryant

Birth Date 1750

Birthplace North Carolina

Volume 21 Page number 73 Reference Heads of fams. at the first U.S. census. NC. By U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (292p.): 69, 73

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907

Name Samuel Bryan

Issue Date 20 May 1835

Place Johnson, Indiana, USA

Land Office Indianapolis

Meridian 2nd PM

Township 14-N

Range 4-E

Section 25

Accession Number IN0740__.096 Document Number 19759 Original URL https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx

GEDCOM Source

@R-1555744215@ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,61157::0

GEDCOM Source

Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family 1,61157::481108

GEDCOM Source

@R-1555744215@ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,61157::0

GEDCOM Source

Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family 1,61157::481108

GEDCOM Source

@R-1555744215@ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,61157::0

GEDCOM Source

Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family 1,61157::481108