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Events in the Life of Michael Bryant
(1733?-1794)
By Ken Lindsay
When
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Where
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What
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Age
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| About 1733 |
__________Co., __ |
Michael BRYANT’S Birth - He had 4
older brothers and 1 sister: John abt 11, George abt 9, Jesse abt 7, Sarah
abt 4 and William abt 2. |
0 |
| About 1735 |
_________ Co., NC |
His 2nd sister, Catherine Bryant was
born. |
2 |
| __ May 1735 |
Edgecombe Prec., NC |
A John BRYANT will probated in
Court. (This could be his grandfather. |
2 |
| __ ___ 1736 |
Edgecombe Prec., NC |
A William BRYANT and wife sold
land to John BALLARD. (This could be a cousin)
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3 |
| 27 Sep 1736 |
Bertie Co., NC |
William BRYANT on Commission of
Public Claims. (This is probably the same William BRYANT who sold land to
John Ballard as Edgecombe Prec. was still in Bertie County.) |
3 |
| __ ___ 1740 |
Edgecombe Co., NC |
County was taken off Bertie County.
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7 |
| 19 May 1740 |
Bertie Co., NC |
A William Bryant bought land in
Flaggy Run Area from John PRATT. (This property is adjacent to
property owned by Needham Bryant and was referred to as "widow Bryans" in
the years following 1744.) I further believe William BRYANT is the same
man who sold property to BALLARD) |
7 |
| __ ___ 1741 |
Northampton Co., NC |
County was taken off Bertie County
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8 |
| 10 Feb 1742 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Ann STEWARD witnessed father,
William Bryant’s will. |
9 |
| 15 Aug 1743 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Father lived in Bertie and sold land to
BARNES in Edgecombe. |
10 |
| __ ___ 1744 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Father. William BRYANT, died
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11 |
| __ ___ 1746 |
Granville Co., NC |
County taken off Edgecombe County.
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13 |
| __ ___ 1746 |
Bertie Co., NC |
A storm destroyed Courthouse. |
13 |
| 01 Jan 1752 |
American Colonies |
Gregorian Calendar officially adopted.
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19 |
| __ ___ 1754 |
_______ Co., PA |
Beginning of French & Indian War.
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21 |
| About 1754 |
_______ Co., NC |
Michael BRYANT married Olive
_______ about this time period or even earlier, and very possibly in
Granville County. |
21 |
| __ ___ 1754 |
Granville Co., NC |
Michael BRYANT served in the
Granville Co., NC Militia. (This means he was a veteran of the French and
Indian War. |
21 |
| About 1756 |
Granville Co., NC |
son Elisha BRYANT born. |
23 |
| About 1756 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Michael BRYANT and Olive _______
removed to Bertie County, North Carolina. |
23 |
| __ ___ 1757 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Again, Michael BRYANT serves in the
Militia. This time from Bertie County. The French and Indian War is still
in progress. |
24 |
| __ ___ 1757 |
Bertie & Hertford Co., NC |
Michael Bryant on Tythable list for
these counties. |
24 |
| 26 Apr 1757 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Michael Bryant and wife, Olive
_______ sold 100 A. on Little Roquist to Aaron ELLIS. (It
appears they are leaving Bertie County.) |
24 |
| About 1758 |
_______ Co., __ |
son Jesse BRYANT born. (Thus far no
records for this time period for Michael Bryant in North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia, it seems reasonable to think he may have been
living in Virginia. There may be some merit to the claims of others that
the Jesse Bryant who married Mourning Smith was the son of
Michael. After all, that Jesse was born in
Virginia. |
25 |
| __ Oct 1759 |
Southern Colonies |
Cherokee Indian War begins. Since
Michael Bryant has military experience and is a young man, I wonder if
he was involved in this war. |
26 |
| __ ___ 1760 |
Pitt Co., NC |
Formed off Beaufort County. |
27 |
| 21 Apr 1760 |
Bertie Co., NC |
His mother, Catherine Bryant is
called Widow Bryan |
27 |
| __ ___ 1761 |
Southern Colonies |
Cherokee Indian War ends. |
28 |
| 20 Oct 1762 |
Edgecombe Co., NC |
Michael Bryant mentioned in Land
Office Records. This is the first North Carolina Record for Michael
Bryant since 26 Apr 1757. This is a span of 5 years which is a
long time not to leave some type of record indicating where he lived. |
29 |
| __ ___ 1763 |
_______ Co., PA |
French & Indian War ends. |
30 |
| About 1765 |
_______ Co., NC |
son Michael BRYANT, Jr. born.
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32 |
| About 1765 |
Bertie Co., NC |
His mother, Catherine BRYANT,
married Aaron ELLIS. |
32 |
| About 1771 |
_______ Co., NC |
Sister Martha "Patsy" Bryant was
born |
32 |
| __ ___ 1771 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Step father, Aaron ELLIS, died.
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38 |
| __ ___ 1771 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Aaron ELLIS estate divided.
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38 |
| __ ___ 1771 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Negroes bound to Catherine
BRYANT-ELLIS. |
38 |
| __ ___ 1771 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Negro bound to William BRYANT JR.
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38 |
| __ ___ 1771 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Catherine BRYANT-ELLIS asks the
Courts help to settle William Bryant estate who had died in 1744 so
she could settle her 2nd husband's estate. |
38 |
| 25 Mar 1771 |
Bertie Co., NC |
William BRYANT’S estate was
divided equally among his children by the court. ACTION: See if
there are more court records detailing how the estate was divided. |
38 |
| __ ___ 1772 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Aaron ELLIS negroes bound to
George WILLIAMS. |
39 |
| __ ___ 1774 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Negroes bound to William BRYANT JR.
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41 |
| __ ___ 1774 |
______ Co., NC |
Son, Needham BRYANT born.
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41 |
| __ Aug 1775 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Brother, Jesse BRYANT’S will was
executed. |
42 |
| __ ___ 1775 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Father, William BRYANT (31 years after
death) deeds land to brother John BRYANT. (Apparently John
Bryant was just now getting his share of his father's estate. This
partially resolves the earlier call for ACTION above. |
42 |
| __ ___ 1777 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Negroes bound to Michael's brother,
William BRYANT JR. (Is this part of the estate of William Bryant who
died in 1744, but whose estate was being equally distributed?) |
44 |
| __ ___ 1777 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Negro bound to Michael BRYANT. (Is
this part of the estate of William Bryant who died in 1744, but whose
estate was being equally distributed?) |
44 |
| __ May 1777 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Apprentice was assigned to Michael
Bryant. |
44 |
| __ ___ 1777 |
Bertie Co., NC |
brother, John BRYANT deeded 220
acres to George LOCKHART. (Is this the same parcel of land that was
belatedly deeded to John by his father, William, who died in 1744?)
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44 |
| __ ___ 1777 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Negro bound to James GARDNER. (This
is Michael's nephew. Is this part of the equal division of the estate of
William Bryant who died in 1744?) |
44 |
| 11 May 1778 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Catherine BRYANT-ELLIS made last
will and testament. |
45 |
| 13 May 1778 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Michael Bryant entry for 200 acres
on Roquist Pocoson. (Is this the result of Catherine's money that
was sent to the Land Office in the settlement of her husband's estate?)
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45 |
| __ Jul 1778 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Michael's mother, Catherine (_______)
Bryant-Ellis died. |
45 |
| __ Nov 1778 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Mother, Catherine's will was
executed. (ACTION: Determine who got what by examining Bertie
County Court Records.) |
45 |
| 18 Nov 1778 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Michael's 200 acres of land in dispute.
(Is this somehow connected to the settlement of Catherine's estate? |
45 |
| __ Feb 1779 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Michael's 200 acres of land still in
dispute. |
46 |
| __ May 1779 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Michael's 200 acres of land still in
dispute. |
46 |
| 01 Sep 1779 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Land Grant Warrant issued for Michael's
land. warrant for a survey of 143 acres (out of 200 originally requested
by Entry Number 32) for Michael Bryan. This warrant summarizes the results
of the caveats entered against the original Land Entry and explains Entry
Number 18 by Silas Smith. ("Land Grant Warrants – Michael Bryan – File
Number 1047", Bertie County (NC) Land Grants 928-1216, S.108.461
(Microfilm) Secretary of State (NC) Land Grant Office Warrants, Plats,
etc., North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.) |
46 |
| 12 Sep 1779 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Land dispute agreement is recorded.
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46 |
| 03 Oct 1781 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Michael's 143 acres of land surveyed.
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48 |
| 26 Mar 1784 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Michael's brother-in-law, Martin
GARDNER’S will executed. |
51 |
| 10 May 1784 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Michael's son, Elisha BRYAN, sues
his uncle, William BRYAN. Elisha was later found in contempt of
court in this case. I have this as Exhibit 68 which is an
order attaching the goods, chattels, land & tenements of William Bryan
to the amount of twenty pounds specie to satisfy a complaint made by
Elisha Bryan. (There may be more information concerning this among
the court records.) This paper was filed with a much older William Bryan
records in a folder named "William Bryan." (Note: This is
William Bryant Sr., father of Michael Bryant.) ACTION: We need
further investigation of this folder named "William Bryan."
("Attachment Order" , Estates Records 1730-1920, C.R.010-508.13, Folder
"William Bryant", Original Bertie County (NC) Records, North Carolina
State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.) |
51 |
| __ ___ 1790 |
Bertie Co., NC |
The 1790 Federal Census shows Michael as
head of s household living in Bertie Co., North Carolina, along with wife,
Olive, daughter, Martha, and son, Needham Bryant. |
57 |
| 25 Apr 1794 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Michael Bryant wrote will this date
requesting how his estate was to be disposed. It names wife: Olive,
sons: Jesse Bryant, Elisha Bryant, Michael Bryant, and Needham
Bryant, daughters: Sarah Harrell and Martha Bryant. |
61 |
| __ Apr 1794 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Michael BRYANT died. |
abt 61 |
| __ May 1794 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Court records show Michael Bryant's
will was probated in this term of court. |
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| Before 1800 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Michael's daughter, Martha "Patsy"
Bryant married William Ruffin. |
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| __ ___ 1800 |
Bertie Co., NC |
The 1800 Federal Census shows Michael's
son, Needham Bryant, now as head of household. The only other
person living in the household was an older woman, obviously Michael's
widow, Olive (_______) Bryant. |
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| __ Nov 1800 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Michael's brother, William Bryan, is
dead by this date. |
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| __ ___ 1810 |
Bertie Co., NC |
Neither Michael's son, Needham Bryant,
nor his widow, Olive (_______) Bryant, appear in the 1810 Federal
Census. (It is only an assumption, but Olive is probably dead by now and
Needham is in Jasper Co., Georgia.) |
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| Copyright © 2005 Kenneth G. Lindsay
About the Author: Ken Lindsay is a retired mining engineer, teacher,
coach, family historian, publisher and author. You may contact him by
E-mail.
This article is courtesy of Ken-Lindsay.com |
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