William W. Bryan

William W. BRYAN married Olive/Olief/Ollez Croom--their children:

a. Elizabeth Ann BRYAN, 2/24/1804-6/17/1857; m 6/29/1822 Timothy Christopher Mooring.

b. Nancy L. BRYAN, b. 4/14/1806; married John Hill.

c. Susan Elizabeth BRYAN; 6/15/1808-9/23/1872; married Tarlton Thompson.

d. Argent BRYAN, c1810-aft. 1860; married Mr. Waters.

e. William Croom BRYAN, 12/16/1811-5/5/1879; married Mary Elizabeth Lane.

Olive (CROOM) BRYAN m. 2nd 10/27/1814 Elijah Smith.

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p 178 - INDENTURE - Wm CROOM TO JOSEPH HARDEE

10 August 1810 - Indenture - WILLIAM CROOM, town of Kinston to JOSEPH HARDEE of Lenoir - WILLIAM CROOM has purchased the following shares in the lands of HARDIE CROOM dec viz - the share of RICHARD G. CROOM which is one third part of one full share; the share of WILLIAM BRYAN and wife OLLEZ which is also one other third part of the said full share; the share of ISAAC HARDEE which is one ninth of one full share; and the share of JONATHAN ROUSE and wife CATHY which is also one ninth of one full share. A full share being estimated to be worth twelve hundred and eighty two dollars and fifty cents the above mentioned shares is therefore estimated to be worth eleven hundred and forty dollars. I WILLIAM CROOM for the sum of eleven hundred and forty dollars paid by JOSEPH HARDIE sold: the share of R. G. CROOM, the share of Wm BRYAN and wife OLLEX, the share of ISAAC HARDIE and the share of JONATHAN ROUSE and wife CATY WIT F. KILPATRICK, JNO HARDEE

To Court October 1810 on oath of JOHN HARRELL C. WESTBROOK CC Enrolled 15 October 1810 - JAS. BRIGHT, Regr I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of record - Given under my hand Janu 19th 1833 M. BRIGHT Rgr. NOTE: This Indenture is given twice in the Collection with the only difference being in the WIT - this version gave J. WALRICK and JNO HARELL as the WIT

p 191 - ____ 1812 - Indenture - WILLIAM CROOM (who purchased the shares of RICHARD G. CROOM, WILLIAM BRYAN and wife OLLIVE, ISAAC HARDEE and JONATHAN ROUSE and wife CATHERINE, who were heirs at law in and to a part of the real estate of HARDIE CROOM dec and also between MARY KENNEDY, OLIVE HARDIE, and JESSE H. CROOM and wife SUSANNA who were also heirs in and to a part of the real estate of this said HARDEE CROOM decd) to JOSEPH HARDEE - sum of $1565 pd by JOSEPH HARDEE --- we the said WILLIAM CROOM, MARY KENNEDY, OLIVE HARDEE, JESSE H. CROOM and wife SUSANNA --- the following tracts in fee simple which was formerly the property of HARDEE CROOM dec and which was alloted and laid off to the heirs of SARAH HARDEE and JOSHUA CROOM who were heirs of the aforesaid HARDEE CROOM dec - NS Neuse - 1st tract patented by MAJOR CROOM on 30 March 1754 - 100 acres; 2nd tract - beginning in line of land granted to JOHN WILLIAMS adj RATCLIFF, patent line of MAJOR CROOM, WILLIAM WILLIAMS line - 120 acres; 3rd tract - adj Tom's Branch, JOHN WILLIAMS, RICHARD CASWELL, Flat swamp to line of land granted to SAML CASWELL in 1770 - 15 acres; 4th tract - adj SAML CASWELL, WILLIAM WILLIAMS, HILLS Plantation to line patented by SAML CASWELL, JOHN WILLIAMS - 30 acres ---- total of 265 acres it being the land whereon MARTIN CASWELL dec formerly lived and which was transferred by deed from WILLIAM CASWELL to AMBROSE JONES and from JONES to HARDEE CROOM on 8 April 1807.

FROM RE-REGISTERED DEEDS OF LENOIR COUNTY

INDENTURE - WM. CROOM TO JOSEPH HARDEE

10 August 1810 - Indenture - WILLIAM CROOM, town of Kinston (or) to JOSEPH HARDEE of Lenoir (ee) - WILLIAM CROOM has purchased the following shares in the lands of HARDIE CROOM dec viz - the share of RICHARD G. CROOM which is one third part of one full share; the share of WILLIAM BRYAN and wife OLLEZ which is also one other third part of the said full share; the share of ISSAC HARDEE which is one ninth of one full share; and the share of JONATHAN ROUSE and wife CATHY which is also one ninth of one full share. A full share being estimated to be worth twelve hundred and eighty two dollars and fifty cents the above mentioned shares is therefore estimated to be worth eleven hundred and forty dollars. I WILLIAM CROOM for the sum of eleven hundred and forty dollars paid by JOSEPH HARDIE sold: the share of R. G. CROOM, the share of Wm BRYAN and wife OLLEX, the share of ISAAC HARDIE and the share of JONATHAN ROUSE and wife CATY WIT F. KILPATRICK, JNO HARDEE To Court October 1810 on oath of JOHN HARRELL C. WESTBROOK CC Enrolled 15 October 1810 - JAS. BRIGHT, Regr

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paday/dobbers/har... http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/lenoir/documents/lh1800-30.txt

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An 1897 letter (from an unnamed Bryan granddaughter to her grandson Jesse T. Wilkinson) describes some of the family relationships:

"Olivia Croom was the wife of William Bryan...

Olivia Croom was the Daughter of Joshua Croom, of Lenoir Co. William Bryan, the father of my father and of Susan Bryant, was born in Craven County, though I think he lived and his children were born in Lenoir or Wayne Counties.

The father of William Bryan was Colonel John Bryan of Craven County.

To make it a little clearer --- Your grandmother, Susan Bryan, was the daughter of William Bryan and Olivia Croom; Your great grandfather William Bryan was the son of Colonel John Bryan; Your great grandmother Olivia was the daughter of Joshua Croom."

http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wayne/bibles/bryan.txt

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