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About Thomas Bryan, Sr
Bryan Name MeaningEnglish (of Norman origin): habitational name (de Brionne) from either of two places called Brionne in northern France (in Eure and Creuse).Irish and English: from the Celtic personal name Brian (see O’Brien). Breton bearers of this name were among the Normans who invaded England in 1066, and they went on to invade and settle in Ireland in the 12th century, where the name mingled with the native Irish name Brian. This native Irish name had also been borrowed by Vikings, who introduced it independently into northwestern England before the Norman Conquest
It is very likely that this Irish family, originally named "O'Brien," from County Clare, was "Anglicized" (i.e. became Protestant) under Queen Elizabeth I's reign (before 1603) but then sided with the English Royalists in the Irish wars of the mid-17th Century against Cromwell & English republican forces. This led to their emigrating to Virginia in about 1650-51 when Cromwell invaded County Clare and rebel Roman Catholic Irish leaders killed many Anglican Protestants, either English or Irish. The family most-likely then "Anglicized" their name to Bryan (sometimes spelled "Bryant") in the New World. Similarly, "Morrogh" became "Morgan" as a surname. Mary Wright was likely of English (Anglican - Protestant) background but born in Ireland.
References
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bryan-837
- https://archive.org/details/colonialfamilie00rhoagoog
- http://knightsdebryan.freeservers.com/pioneer.htm
- Reference: MyHeritage Genealogy - SmartCopy: Sep 19 2018, 0:23:24 UTC
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Thomas Bryan, Sr's Timeline
| 1619 |
June 2, 1619
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Clare, County Clare, Ireland
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| 1649 |
May 28, 1649
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North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Province of Virginia, Colonial America
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| 1685 |
June 1, 1685
Age 65
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Richmond, Province of Virginia
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Elizabeth City, Virginia, British Colonial America
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