Thomas Bryant, Sr.

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Thomas Bryant Sr. 15 July 1675–18 December 1748 (Age 73) Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Thomas

When Thomas Bryant Sr. was born on 15 July 1675, in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Bryant, was 57 and his mother, Mary Hyland, was 44. He married Mary Ewell on 28 August 1707, in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 18 December 1748, in Norwell, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 73, and was buried in First Parish Cemetery, Norwell, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Parents and Siblings

John Bryant Male 1618–1684

•  Male

Mary Hyland Female 1631–1702

•  Female

Siblings (11)

Elizabeth Bryant Female 1665–1783

•  Female

Joseph Briant Male 1667–1669

•  Male

Benjamin Bryant Male 1669–1697

•  Male

Joseph Bryant Male 1671–Deceased

•  Male

Jabez Bryant Male 1672–1697

•  Male +6 More Children

Sources (3)

Thomas Briant, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

Thomas Bryant and Mary Barstow, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Marriage Records, 1626-2001" 12 April 1735 -Scituate, Plymouth

Thomas Bryant in entry for Benjamin Bryant, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" 13 October 1708 - Scituate, Plymouth

Spouse and Children

Thomas Bryant Sr. Male 1675–1748

•  Male

Mary Ewell Female 1685–1724

•  Female

Marriage 28 August 1707 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Children (9)

Benjamin Bryant Sr. Male 1708–1766

•  Male

Mary Bryant Female 1711–1801

•  Female

Seth Bryant Male 1714–1772

•  Male

Thomas Bryant Jr. Male 1716–1753

•  Male

Peleg Bryant Male 1718–1772

•  Male +4 More Children VIEW ALL Discover Even More As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story. Create a free account to view more about your family. CREATE A FREE ACCOUNT Activities

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings 1660 1680 1700 1720 1740 1760 1780 1800 1820 1840 Thomas Bryant Sr.

1675–1748 Mary Ewell

1685–1724 Marriage: 28 August 1707

Benjamin Bryant Sr.

1708–1766 Mary Bryant

1711–1801 Seth Bryant

1714–1772 Thomas Bryant Jr.

1716–1753 Peleg Bryant

1718–1772 Hannah Bryant

1720–1724 Lemuel Bryant

1721–1754 Nathanial Bryant

1724–1724 Hannah Bryant

1724–1724 Name Meaning

Bryant

Thomas English (mainly southwestern England): variant of Bryan . Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006. Possible Related Names Bryan

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Thomas Bryant (1675 - 1748)

Thomas Bryant aka Briant

Born 15 Jul 1675 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony

Son of John Bryant Sr. and Mary (Hyland) Stetson

Brother of John Bryant Jr. [half], Hannah (Bryant) Stodder [half], Sarah Bryant [half], Mary Bryant [half], Martha (Bryant) Sylvester [half], Samuel Bryant [half], Daniel Bryant [half], Mary Bryant [half], Elizabeth Bryant, Joseph Bryant, Benjamin Bryant, Joseph Bryant, Jabish Bryant, Ruth (Bryant) Wanton, Deborah Bryant, Agatha Bryant, Anna Bryant and Elisha Bryant

Husband of Mary (Ewell) Bryant — married 28 Aug 1707 in Scituate Center, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Mary (Randall) Bryant — married 14 May 1735 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Father of Benjamin Bryant, Benjamin Bryant, Mary (Bryant) Turner, Seth Bryant, Peleg Bryant and Lemuel Bryant

Died 18 Dec 1748 at age 73 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Profile last modified 16 Feb 2022 | Created 28 Nov 2010

Biography

Birth

Thomas Bryant was born on July 15, 1675, in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay.[1] [2] Thomas was the fifteenth child of John Bryant Sr. His mother, Mary Hiland, was the third wife of John Bryant, Sr. Thomas grew up in the home built on Second Herring Brook near the North River in Scituate, Plymouth Colony. This home, built in 1676, replaced the previous home that John had built at that location. The home was a short distance from where Second Herring Brook flowed into North River.[3]

Thomas' father died on November 20, 1684, in Scituate, Plymouth Colony. He succeeded to his father's farm, on the Second Herring Brook. [4] Thomas worked as a ship-builder for some period of time. In 1790, a saw-mill was constructed near the family residence.[5] It was later used as a grist mill. The North River formed the border of Scituate, and its two mile length was lined with ship-yards during that time period.

In 1706 the parish of the Church and Society upon the North River proposed "to build a new meeting-house, and set it upon the most convenient place of that parcel of land between the dwelling house of Thomas Bryant and Joseph Bryant and the sawmill near the sd house." That location could not be obtained due to its location near the saw mill and a proposed second location "on the south side of the road, about thirty rods east of Bryant's Bridge at the second Herring brook." When this location was also abandoned they built the Meeting-house "at or near the place where it is now framed, upon the Town Common, and to the use of their common land, a convenciency for a burying place, and also for building a stable or stables." [6]

Marriage to Mary Ewell

Thomas married Mary Ewell, daughter, of Gershom Ewell of Scituate on August 28, 1707. [7][2] They had at least nine children, some of whom died in infancy. Mary died on November 30, 1824 probably from complications of childbirth. She had delivered twins who were baptized probably soon after birth on November 22, 1724. The son, Nathaniel, died on November 29th, the daughter, Hannah, and Mary Ewell Bryant both died on November 30th. The twins were buried with their mother.

In 1728 Thomas was the trustee authorized to receive Scituate's portion of a £60,000, issued in that year in bills of credit, by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. These bills were later known as Old Tenor Notes. [4] He served as a Representative Massachusetts Legislature in the years 1725, 1730, 1733, and 1734,[4]

Marriage to Mary Randall Barstow

Thomas of Scituate and Mary Randall Barstow, widow of Hanover, were married the 12th of April , 1735, at Scituate, MA, according to the original town records.[8][2] The First Congregational Church of Hanover has this marriage recorded on the 14th of May, 1735,[9] but these are transcripts, not originals & the Scituate town records do not state that marriage was an intention. There were no children from this marriage. Mary was the daughter of Job Randall and had married Joseph Barstow by whom she had eight children. In 1732 she had given guardianship of her three minor living children, ( James, Mary and Abigail), to her son-in-law, Elijah Cushing and her oldest daughter, Elizabeth Barstow Cushing. At the time of their marriage, Thomas' youngest son, Lemuel, was ten years old. He later married Mary Randall Barstow's youngest daughter, Abigail.

Death

Thomas signed his Will on December 15, 1748.[10] His second wife, Mary Randall Barstow Bryant was mentioned as "I give to my beloved wife Mary Bryant all those articles and things which by Covenant with her before marriage I was obliged to do and reform" indicating they had a prior agreement about their personal estates prior to the marriage. The children listed in the will included: Benjamin, Seth, Thomas, Peleg, Lemuel and Mary Turner.[10]

Thomas died December 18, 1748 at the age of seventy-four in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [2] [11] He was buried at First Parish Cemetery in Norwell, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Research Notes

Variations of spelling surname: Briant, Brian

Children

Benjamin - b. 13th October, 1708; moved to Windsor, Connecticut. in 1750; m.11th September, 1729, Abigail Randall (bapt, in 1710 - There could be two Benjamins?)
Mary b. 6th November, 1711; m. 14th February 1832, 1833, Thomas Turner, Jr. of Scituate
Seth, b. 14th February, 1713-1714
Thomas Bryant b. bapt. 29th April, 1716; m. Sarah, surname unknown
Peleg Gentleman - bapt. 27th July, 1718,; m. 10th July,1740 Mary Jenkins
Hannah, bapt. 7th August, 1720; d, in infancy
Rev. Lemuel, bapt. 25th February 1721-1722 d. 1st October, 1754, in Hingham, Massachusetts
Nathaniel (twin), bapt. 22 November, 1724; d. 29th November, 1724
Hannah (twin), bapt. 22 November, 1724; d. 30th November, 1724

Sources

↑ Original Town Records of Scituate, MA, Vol. 6, pg. 41, 2nd entry.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 See Also Colonial America Book - Family of Lemuel Bryant page 103
↑ SEE ALSO below HURD, D. Hamilton, ed.; History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts page 400
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 See Also Colonial America Book - Family of Lemuel Bryant page 101
↑ SEE ALSO below HURD, D. Hamilton, ed.; History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts page 436, Col 1
↑ Deane, Samuel; History of Scituate, Massachusetts from its First Settlement to 1831; Clearfield, Published 1931; Reprinted 1993, 1995; "Parishes" Page 37, 38 [1]; Reference to the home at Second Herring Brook
↑ Original Town Records of Scituate, MA, Vol. 6, pg. 16, 9th entry.
↑ Original Town Records of Scituate, MA, Vol. 6, pg. 53, 10th entry: "Thomas Bryant Esr. of Scituate to wid: Mary Barstow of Hanovr. april 12. 1735."
↑ History and Records of the First Congregational Church, Hanover, Mass., 1727-1865, pg. 88
↑ 10.0 10.1 Plymouth County Probate Records, Vol. 11, pg. 221, 1748, Thomas Byrant.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 December 2019), memorial page for Thomas Briant (16 Jul 1675–18 Dec 1748), Find A Grave Memorial no. 75727625, [2]: HEADSTONE WITH DEATH DATE AND AGE; citing First Parish Cemetery, Norwell, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Linda Hiross (contributor 47490909) .
Old Scituate page 110
Baker Pedigree By James Atkins Noyes, page 5
Bryant Genealogy Pages contains records

See Also

Ancestry.com. Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 [3]. Image 10; Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995. Page 101 &103, Family of LEMUEL BRYANT
HURD, D. Hamilton, ed.; History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men; J. W. Lewis & Co.; Philadelphia, PA; 1884; ancestry.com; History of Scituate and South Scituate; by Daniel E. Damon; Page 400 & 436,