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William Bryan, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Clare, County Clare, Ireland
Death: circa 1755 (95-104)
Pasquotank, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States
Place of Burial: Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John “Smith” Bryan, of Nansemond and Sarah Bryan
Husband of Alice Bryan
Father of Needham Bryan; William L Bryan, Jr; Maj. John Bryan, of Edgecombe County; Mary Lee and Alice Bryan
Brother of Edward Bryan; Lewis Bryan, I; John Smith Bryan, Jr.; Walter Bryan; Samuel Bryan and 1 other

Occupation: Justice of the peace
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About William Bryan, Sr.

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/MacLand-5

Alice MacLand married William Bryan[5]born, ca. 1655. Died, ca. 1749[6][7] [8] William is the son of John Bryan and is not a Marquis.[9]

Children mentioned in Will of John MacLand:

  1. Needham Bryan (1690-1770), married Anne Rambeau on 16 Nov 1711 in Virginia, US,[10]
  2. John Bryan (1692-1735)
  3. William Bryan ( -1762)
  4. Mary Bryan
  5. Alice Bryan

On page 473 of the Isle of Wight County, Virginia Deed Book 1, it gives the estate information of John Macland. It names his daughter Alice Bryant, Grandchildren Nicholas, John, and Elizabeth Perry, grandchildren Needam, William, John, Mary, and Alice Bryant, and wife Elizabeth Macland; 1 June 1705


Old information

William Bryan
Birth 1655 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States Death 1742 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

Family Members Parents Francis Bryan 1630 – 1693 Sarah Brinker 1634 – 1698



They emigrated to America in 1689 and lived first at the Isle of Wight Co, VA. They had three sons: William Bryan, Needham Bryan and John Bryan

William Bryan, son of John Bryan, was born about 1650 and he married Alice “Elsie” Needham , daughter of Lord Charles Needham (4th Viscount of Kilmorey), in England about 1689. William Bryan was a Puritan while Alice Needham was a Royalist. Both families disapproved of their marriage, so there is speculation that they eloped. William and Alice came to America in 1689 and settled in Isle of Wright County, Virginia. In 1742, William moved to Albemarle Sound, Pasquotank County, NC with two of his sons, John Bryan and Needham Bryan. A third son, William Bryan Jr ., stayed behind for a time, moving to North Carolina later. William Bryan Sr. died in Pasquotank County September 23, 1742. Alice Needham was born in 1659 (or 1673) in England, and died November 14, 1714 (or in 1729) in Orange County, Virginia.


William Bryan Birth 1655 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States Death 1742 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States



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No connection to Charles Needham

Charles Needham and Bridget Drury had no daughter Alice. There is no room between their documented six children (one died in infancy) for another child—they were married Feb. 27 1654/1655, perhaps 1654, as their second child Robert was baptized in 1655, and Charles was in prison toward the end of their marriage (imprisoned 1659, died in prison 1660).



added 14Feb18 by Marvin Loyd Welborn.

Parents
Spouses Marriage 1 JUN 1631 Names John Macland Alice Needham

Events Birth 1 JUN 1615 VA, Isle Of Wight Co Birth 1 JUN 1616 Isle Of Wight Co VA

        Death 1705 VA, Isle Of Wight Co          Death	1690  Isle Of Wight Co VA
            Aged: 89.6 years                          Aged: 73.6 years

child 1 Alice b.1659 VA, Isle of Wight Co d.1739 VA, Isle of Wight Co sp. William Bryan

child 2 Elizabeth ? b. abt 1665 VA, Isle of Wight Co d. bef 1705 VA, Isle of Wight Co sp. John Perry

Will, : On page 473 of the Isle of Wight County, Virginia Deed Book 1, it gives the estate information of John Macland. It names his daughter Alice Bryant, Grandchildren Nicholas, John, and Elizabeth Perry, grandchildren Needham, William, John, Mary, and Alice Bryant, and wife Elizabeth Macland.



Known from his daughter-in-law's FindAGrave entry at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72777646/anne-bryan



Seen as “ Sr., 1st Marquis Thomond” which makes little sense for a North Carolina man.

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William Bryan, Sr.'s Timeline

1655
June 1655
Clare, County Clare, Ireland
1690
February 11, 1690
Isle of Wight County, Province of Virginia
1692
January 2, 1692
Elizabeth City County, Virginia Colony, Colonial America
1692
Nansemond, VA
1697
May 28, 1697
North Cumberland, Virginia, United States
1755
1755
Age 99
Pasquotank, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States
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Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
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Virginia, USA. See SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES
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Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States