Bryant Family 1ST GENERATION

Descended from practically every royal house of Europe

LAN ANN BRYANT BORN JUNE 9, 1961 IN GARDEN GROVE, CA

LA MONTE BRYANT BORN MAY 6, 1962, IN GREELEY, CO

CODY WAYNE BRYANT BORN JANUARY 11, 1965 IN WORLAND, WY

LADY MICHELLE BRYANT BORN OCTOBER 26, 1967 IN WORLAND, WY

SHANNON DAWN BRYANT BORN NOVEMBER 10, 1970 IN BELLINGHAM, WA

 

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Bryant Family 2ND GENERATION

 

BRYANT (ROBINSON)

 

LANNY WAYNE BRYANT

BORN FEB 5 ,1939 IN AMARILLO ,TEXAS

MARRIED JULY 23 ,1960 IN TACOMA , WASHINGTON

 

WINNIFRED ANN (ROBINSON) BRYANT

Descended from practically every royal house of Europe

BORN NOVEMBER 22, 1942

IN AMARILLO, TEXAS

2006 Trip to China

2007 Mission Trip to Africa

2007 Our Newest Family Member - Amber Dawn

 

 

December 25, 2004 - Children and their Spouses and Grandchildren of Lanny and Ann Bryant

 

Top row left to right Christopher,, Shannon, Matt, Christine, LaMonte, Jackie, Cody, Lady, Tim, Ann, Lanny
Middle row: Austin, Brittany, Cheridan, Brooke, Shelby, Brandon, Steve
Front row: Levi, Cheyenne, Lacy, Cassandra, Codi Jean, Jake,

 

Christopher, Cassandra, Austin belong to Monte and Christine, Brittany, Brooke, Codi Jean belong to Cody and Jackie, Brandon, Cheridan, Shelby belong to LanAnn
Steve and Lacy belong to Tim and Lady Jake, Cheyenne, Levi belong to Matt and Shannon.

 

Daughter Not in Photo: Lan Ann Bryant

Number 16 Grand Son Shane Bryant Wolfe got here on earth to late for this group photo.

 

Grandchildren of Lanny and Ann Bryant, Birthday and Birth Place.

LanAnn Bryant children

Brandon Wayne Bryant, 11-18-85, Missoula, MT
Cheridan Ann Bryant, 2-16-88, Fountain Valley, CA
Shelby Mae Casebolt, 4-22-91, Bozeman, MT

Lamonte Bryant children

Chris Ray Lopez, 12-20-86, Fountian Valley, CA
Cassandra Paige Bryant, 8-6-93, Santa Anna, CA
Austin James, 12-22-95, Mission Viego, Ca

Cody Wayne Bryant children

Brittany Barann Bryant, 1-31-90, Butte, MT
Brooke Ashley Bryant, 4-12-92, Livingston, MT
Codi Jean Bryant, 10-25-95, Missoula, MT

Lady Michelle (Bryant) Kramers children

Wes Allen Scott, 3-29-85
Stephen David Kramer, 6-11-88
Lacy Michelle Kramer, 11-19-00, Fullerton, CA

Shannon Dawn (Bryant) Wolfe children

Jake Mathew Wolfe, 2-6-96, Salmon. ID
Cheyenne Rose Wolfe, 10-10-97, Coeur d lene, ID
Levi David Wolfe, 11-3-01, Big Timber, MT
Shane Bryant Wolfe, 6-26-05, Livingston, MT
Amber Dawn Wolf, 4-3-07 Livingston, MT

Cody James Wolf 8-28-08 Livingston, MT

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Shelby, Brooke, Brittany, Cheyenne, Brandon, Codi Jean, Wes, Cassandra, Lacy, Austin, Cheridan, Steve, Jake,

 

July 6, 2001 - Grandchildren of Lanny and Ann Bryant

 

Our Grandchildren are descended from practically every royal house of Europe, from Italy to Norway and Germany to Ireland and everything in between. If they go to their 11th generation and explore the family of their 10th Great Grand Mother Catherine Beverly (1680- 1726) they will eventually discover that she was descended from practically every royal house of Europe, from Italy to Norway and Germany to Ireland - and everything in between. They have descended from Edward I (executed William "Braveheart" Wallace), King John (Younger brother of Richard the Lion-hearted), William the Conqueror, Malcolm Canmore (Scotland), Niall of the Nine Hostages (Ireland), Charlemagne Charles Martel (grandfather of Charlemagne; prevented the Moslems from entering northern Europe), Alfred the Great, Frederick Barbarossa. Holy Roman Emperor and many others. Their line is already-prepared genealogy that goes back to about 6 AD in West Franks.

 

Fascinating discoveries have been made while exploring our Genealogy. We have only seen the tip of the " Family" story yet to be told. You can scroll down this page and follow your lineage through 73 generations of your grandfathers and grandmothers to the year 0006 when Jesus was about 8 years old and discover Kings of Euorpe in England, Finland, France, Italy, Scotland, Spain and countries and lands you have never known. Knights, kings, princess counts and countess to your earliest known relative to date, Clodius II (Clodie) King Of The West FRANKS who was born about 0006 AD

 

On the Bryant-Robinson-Beverley Genealogy - we continue to be fascinated by what we found with continued research. Historian Bob Brown recently checked some of the Scottish genealogy and discovered that the Celtic Scots married Norwegians who descended from the same families that sent other sons to France. It takes time, but you can work back through the well-documented pedigrees of Robert Beverley.

 

Another area that fascinates us all is descent from at least three medieval Knights Templar. Two of considerable significance are Robert de Roos and William Marshal. Both men were protagonists at the negotiation of the Margna Carta in 1215. Robert de Roos was a rebel baron who did his utmost to weaken King John, while William Marshal made use of his awesome reputation - he was was probably the premier knight of his day - to preserve the royal powers. Marshall became a Templar on his deathbed and both men
are buried beneath the floor of the Temple Church in downtown London. The third Templar was possibly Raimond Berenger IV, a Spanish aristocrat who fought the Moslems.

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James Alpha Purselley your 3rd Great Grand Father - 1819 Nov. 25 to 1907 Dec 20th Married Lucinda Osborn, Born 1810-Died 1864. James fought in the Northern Army, he had a leg wound which resulted in having it amputated. He moved from Kentucky to Arkansas in a covered wagon with his wife and children. He settled in the Black Oak community. His wife Lucinda died soon after they moved to Arkansas, there he raised his children. At a later time a blood clot formed in his forehead between his eyes, causing him to be blind, 16 years before he died. He lived with his daughter until his death.

 

Giles B. Calhoun and Mary F. (Irvine) Calhoun - 1820-1894 the 6th generation and your 3rd Great Grand Mother The Calhoun's moved to Red River County Texas about one year before the birth of Tennessee. Mary died about six weeks after her child Florence was born, she is buried in the Old City Cemetary. Giles sold his Manchester land and moved to Lamar County Texas. He settled near the Seven Mile Creek, a little southeast of Paris Golf and Country Club, Blossen Community. He married a second time to a women named Neal, she has a son, Jim, from a previous marriage. Giles and Neal had three children, Letha, Billy and Percy, they owned a shoe store in Paris, Texas.

 

The Old Calhoun Family (before Giles B. Calhoun - 1700-?). The Calhouns were believed to be originally from Scotland or Ireland. The elder Calhoun came to this country (US) and worked three years or so before sending for his family.

The Calhoun's lived in Florence, Tennessee, where they owned and lived on a large plantation. The Calhoun's had many slaves, and were growers of tobacco. (James W. Booth, a grandson said the plantation was in Alabama.) The family fled their home in Tennessee due to a misunderstanding with the federal government over a tobacco tax. They said the slaves begged to come with them but the Calhouns said they were in enough trouble and they could not ride with them but could follow on foot at their own will. It is not known if the slaves came to Texas. It is believed they moved during or just before the Civil War.

 

William (CHOCTAW BILL) Robinson, the Choctaw indians gave him that nick name, that is your 3rd Great Grand Father and the Bryant 6th generation. William Robinson was the type of frontier preacher around whom legends and television programs have sprung. During a part of the week, he busied himself with his herds and farming operations. Come Friday, he addled his mule, sometimes a horse, and was off to a preaching point. He rode for long hours to make the Saturday meetings at now settlements or in visiting congregations he had established earlier. He rode his mule with his Bible and hymn book safely tied to his saddle; his bedroll and a few cooking utensils firmly placed behind his saddle. He was known far and wide as an ardent defender of the tenets of the Baptist faith. Landmarkism, a viewpoint originated by a Baptist group in Tennessee, was prominent along the frontier. This viewpoint was the belief that all denominations were false and spurious except the Baptist interpretation of the Bible. William Robinson held strictly to the Landmark viewpoint.

 

Wherever William Robinson went on his preaching missions, he found fellowship with brethren of the same views. Elder Samuel H. Powers, who lived in Parker County, was associated with Robinson in establishing Baptist churches. Elder Powers had surrendered to preach during the Civil War and was ordained to the Baptist ministry in 1865. Early in his ministry he pastored the Dublin Baptist Church. He was a fearless Indian fighter. Elder Powers and William Robinson organized the Pony Creek Baptist Church and Shiloh Baptist Church in Erath County, and the South Leon and Zion Hall Baptist Churches in Comanche County.

You can trace the Terrill lineage back to the year 1405. You might be intreged to know that your 5th Great Great Grandmother Mary Terrill who was born Feb 6, 1771 in Virgina is a descended from Edward I whose wife was a Spanish princess.

 

The Ewings line starts with your Grandmother Winnifred Pearl (Ewing) Robinson who are of Scottish descent, originally from the West of Scotland, near Glasgow. They were located on the River Forth, near Stirling Castle, in the vicinity of Loch Lomond. Their religion was Presbyterian. The reproduction of the coat of arms, was recognized by the Hon. Thomas Ewing family as coming from Scottish ancestors.  Near the lower middle of the drawing is "Mask Ewing," short for Maskell Ewing.

During the mid-1600's, there was great religious persecution of the Protestants in Scotland. According to the tradition of the Ewing clan, the Ewings of America trace their origin to six stalwart brothers of a Highland clan, who, with their chieftain, engaged in insurrection in 1685, in which they were defeated, their chieftain captured and executed and themselves outlawed. It is told that our Ewing ancestors first went from their seat on the River Forth to the Isle of Bute, in Scotland, and then settled at or near Coleraine, County Londonderry, of Ulster, in Northern Ireland. On July 12, 1690, members of the Ewing Clan took part in the Battle of the Boyne, fought on the river of that name in Eastern Ireland. In this battle, King James II was opposed by William of Orange who was fighting for the Irish Protestants. The result of this battle was the complete overthrow of James, thus forcing his abdication of the throne and establishing the rule of William and Mary. The anniversary of this battle is still celebrated by the Orangemen, or Irish Protestants.

 

Other Ewing History

Recent research has shed some light on the ships that were used to transport the Ewings from Northern Ireland to America.  The ship, Eagle Wing started transporting people to America as early as 1636.  It was built to carry 140 passengers.  The trip across the ocean would take six weeks or longer to complete.  The fact that the different Ewing families were able to purchase land a short time after their arrival tells us a little bit about their status.  Apparently they were able to pay their own transportation cost to America since we do not find any of them identified as indentured servants.  When you research a number of deeds, you nearly always find that the Ewing men could sign their name.  And, most often, the wife would sign her name with a mark.  This one example appears to indicate the importance placed on the men being schooled and the women not being schooled. For more Information Click Here

 

The story continues as does our research. We have many more " Bryant Family" stories to tell you that will be placed on this site which is http://www.wrestlingusa.com/bryant.html. I f you have more information please e-mail us at wrestling@montana.com

 

Editor-In-Chief

 

Wrestling's wordsmith
By JON KASPER of the Missoulian Missoula Montana

Lanny Bryant and his son, Cody, sit in Lanny's basement where they and other family members produce Wrestling USA magazine in Missoula last week. Lanny, a former Missoula Hellgate and Montana State head wrestling coach, will be enshrined in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Photo by TOM BAUER/Missoulian

Missoula's Lanny Bryant to receive Order of Merit honor for pioneering wrestling magazine
Nothing will top Stillwater, Okla. Not Poland, Russia, Mexico, Sweden or Japan.
Wrestling took Missoula's Lanny Bryant around the globe. This week, the sport that has been a part of Bryant's life for 50 years leads him to the ultimate honor in Stillwater.

The 64-year-old editor-in-chief of Wrestling USA magazine and former Missoula Hellgate and Montana State head coach will be enshrined in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Saturday night. Bryant will be the 12th Order of Merit recipient. The honor is presented "to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of wrestling, other than success as an athlete or coach.''

"What makes this, as I told Lanny, one of the most prestigious awards is that it comes from the Distinguished Members who have been voted into the Hall of Fame,'' said Hall of Fame President Myron Roderick. "Lanny was nominated by them and voted on by them. The Distinguished Members hold the highest honor in amateur wrestling."
Bryant and roughly 35 family members will travel to Stillwater for the three-day celebration which culminates with the honors banquet Saturday night. Bryant said he'll be allowed five minutes to speak.

"I'm just going to basically tell them this isn't about me,'' Bryant said. "It's about all the people in the sport of wrestling who have helped me out and who have the same philosophy about what a great sport this is and what it can do for the youth of America. Those are the persons who deserve this honor more than one person."

Bryant said he was "stunned" when Roderick, the legendary former Oklahoma State coach, called him earlier this year with the news. Bryant said Roderick was one of his boyhood heroes.

"We talked business for about 10 minutes,'' Bryant said. "And then he said, 'Oh, by the way, you've been elected into the wrestling Hall of Fame.' It stunned me to death. I didn't know what to say. It was quite a surprise, really it was. It meant a lot to a guy who has been in the sport all his life.''

Bryant made a huge impact during his successful high school and collegiate coaching career - including helping start Missoula's prestigious Rocky Mountain Classic - but his work with the magazine is what landed him a spot in the Hall.

Bryant, a retired biology and physical education teacher with no journalism experience, sought an outlet to promote the sport, especially at the high school level. While Bryant was coaching in Worland, Wyo., he and two other coaches put together an eight-page black-and-white publication and called it Scholastic Wrestling News.

"We struggled for the first two or three years,'' Bryant said. "We kept losing money. Then after a couple of years one of the coaches got out. He got tired of subsidizing it. About 10 years later, the other coach got out.''

Bryant, who at the time was steering Hellgate's program toward the top of the Class AA ranks, took full control in 1976.
The latest edition featured 79 color pages. Roughly 15,000 copies were sent to subscribers in all 50 states and 26 countries. The magazine, designed and edited in the basement of Bryant's home on Apple House Lane and printed in Kentucky, is published 12 times a year and is a must-read for amateur wrestling fans.
The magazine's bread and butter is its coverage of high school wrestling. Bryant relies on state editors to provide much of the content.

"What he's done with the magazine is he has really put the high school market throughout the United States,'' Roderick said. "He's done the best job ever at getting information out about all the top high school wrestlers. That doesn't mean he doesn't cover other things.''

The magazine features All-America high school teams, as well as comprehensive features on the top freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors in the country. Youth and collegiate wrestling is also profiled, as are stories about training methods and coaching techniques.

"He's totally in charge of it,'' said Cody Bryant, Lanny's son, and the magazine's managing editor. "He's the one who decides what material goes in and he's the one who basically contacts the coaches and people like that.''

Cody, a three-time state champion at Hellgate and the Knights' former coach, is one of several members of the Bryant family involved with the magazine. Ann, Lanny's wife of 43 years, and their daughters LanAnn and Shannon are administrative assistants. Another daughter Lady is the design and art director.

"It's amazing how people in the sport of wrestling chip in and help out,'' Lanny said. "The state editors feed us information. We get tons of photos. People donate articles. It's just a matter of putting it together from that point. The entire family has been involved since they were old enough to lick stamps and not eat them.''

The magazine's Web site has added another element. Lanny said he set up the Web site - www.wrestlingusa.com - after buying a program and reading the instruction manual. In February, the month most states hold their high school state wrestling tournaments, the site received an average of 217,000 hits per day.

"His baby is the Web site,'' Cody said. "He spends a lot of time on the Web site. He hates to leave. He's trying to download information all the time.''
To promote the magazine, Lanny and Ann travel yearly to the Montana all-class state tournament in Billings and the NCAA wrestling championships. The two are also fixtures at national events and will be attending the World Championships in New York later this summer.

"I wasn't smart enough to know it couldn't be done,'' Lanny said when asked about the success of his magazine. "You always look for goals in life and one good thing about being naive and young is you think you can accomplish a lot more than you can."

Wrestling will take Lanny Bryant one other place he's never been - the golf course.
Lanny, who had never golfed until Cody took him to the range last week, plans to tee it up at Friday's golf outing in Stillwater.

"I want to try not to be last if I possibly can,'' Bryant said.

Bryant has devoted 50 years to sport he loves

By Wade McWhorter
Sports Writer
News Press, Stillwater Oklahoma

Whether he's ever met them in person or not, Lanny Bryant has had a profound affect on wrestlers, coaches and fans across the globe.

Even so, Bryant had no idea of the impending magnitude of a phone call he received from Myron Roderick several months ago.

"I'd been talking business with Myron for about five, 10 minutes - which we do on a regular basis - when he says, 'Oh yeah, by the way, you've been elected into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame,'" Bryant said. "I was just speechless. I'm 64-years old and I've been at it (wrestling) since junior high - this is the pinnacle for me."

Roderick is the President of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, and amongst the halls of the museum building at 405 W. Hall of Fame Ave. are scattered hundreds of copies of Wrestling USA magazine.

Were it not for Bryant and a vision he had nearly four decades ago, those magazines would not exist.

Bryant is the editor-in-chief of Wrestling USA, and Saturday he will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame's Class of 2003 as an Order of Merit recipient. It's a fitting honor for a man who has devoted over 50 years of his life to wrestling and considers himself part of "a real fraternity of people who love and promote the sport."

Wrestling USA is an outlet for Bryant to share with wrestling's legion of fans his lifelong love of the sport - a love affair that began when his family moved from Amarillo, Texas, to Colorado Springs, Colo.

Bryant, who was in his early junior high school days at the time, entered a city wrestling meet soon after the move and took second place. The next year, he won the meet.

But in fact, the competitors on the mat might not have been Bryant's toughest challenge.

"My dad was a Southern Baptist minister, and the tournament was on a Sunday - I had to do a pretty good job of begging just to get to go," Bryant said.

His father's decision proved to be a good one. Bryant competed in wrestling in high school and then at the collegiate level at the University of Northern Colorado. He said he truly fell in love with the sport in high school and became determined to one day become a coach on the mats.

That dream came to life as Bryant dedicated 25 years of his life to coaching, including stints at Montana State University and Western Washington State College.

It was during his time coaching that Bryant first went into the publishing business, as he and two other coaches spawned Scholastic Wrestling News.

"Amateur Wrestling already existed, but it didn't cover scholastic wrestling," Bryant explained. "We started out with an eight-page, black-and-white production, but we were struggling and losing money. After three years, one of the coaches got out and about eight years later the other one got out. It was up to me at that point."

So despite having no journalism background - Bryant is a former biology teacher - he gave up teaching and coaching in 1987 and made publishing his family business.

"I had to learn all about journalism through the school of hard knocks," Bryant said. "I got out of teaching and coaching and got into the magazine full time. We were still losing money at first, but then it started to grow with all the time and energy we put into it.

"I had everyone helping - my five kids, wrestlers - it's definitely a family business. The wrestlers would help us mail it out after they finished with practice, and as soon as my kids were old enough that they weren't eating the stamps, they'd be helping us with the stamps and address labels."

Bryant said that as a former coach, he knew what he liked to read and that helped his decision-making on the content of Wrestling USA.

As Bryant's knowledge of the publishing business grew, so did his magazine.

Now in its 38th year, Wrestling USA is a 64-page magazine that prints 15,000 issues monthly and has subscribers in 50 states and 26 countries.

The magazine includes features on the country's top high school wrestlers as well as stories on weight training, dieting and coaching techniques.

And Bryant's website - www.wrestlingusa.com - gets 20,000 hits weekly, while in February, when most states held their high school state wrestling tournaments, the site averages 217,000 hits per day.

It's the type of success story Bryant never figured would happen.

"Absolutely not," Bryant replied when asked if he expected Wrestling USA to blossom into a magazine read throughout the world. "We started with the first ones in black-and-white and only eight pages because if we started too big we'd have been in big trouble. Now we've got 64 pages all in color and our advertising and subscription list just keeps growing.

"What we have now was always the dream. We had a certain advantage because it's a specialized market."

And now, Bryant has become a specialized member of the wrestling fraternity he so dearly loves.

 Former UNC Wrestler To Be honored At The National Wrestling Hall Of Fame Banquet

Lanny Bryant wrestled from 1958-62 at UNC.

STILLWATER,OKLA- Lanny Bryant (left) has spent a lifetime devoted to wrestling. He was a very successful high school and collegiate wrestler, an extraordinary high school coach and administrator, a college coach and the founder and Editor-in-chief of Wrestling USA Magazine.

Lanny competed in junior high school and high school in Colorado Springs, and at the University of Northern Colorado. He felt strongly that the schoolboy wrestler and his coach were not receiving adequate information and recognition. While teaching biology and coaching at Worland, Wyoming, he joined with two other wrestling coaches with the same dream and Scholastic Wrestling news was born. The magazine ran in the red for three years and other two coaches were tired of subsidizing their dream. In 1976 the Bryant Family became the sole owners of Wrestling USA magazine, formerly Scholastic Wrestling News.

Bryant worked long hours, especially during wrestling season. He taught five biology classes, conducted wrestling practice, and then on weekends traveled to meets. All this and publishing the magazine. In 1987 he retired from teaching and coaching and took a leap of faith. Wrestling USA magazine became a full time job. The decision was a good one as the magazine has only gotten better. The magazine is now in its 38th years of publishing. It is a 64 page all color quality magazine, and 15,000 issues are printed each month. The magazine has subscribers in 50 states and 26 countries. Bryant's website, which keeps current with the latest wrestling results and tournament locations and dates, reaches 20,000 people each week. He is careful to keep both information outlets focused on the positive aspects of amateur wrestling, with an emphasis on scholastic wrestling.

Bryant's contribution to wrestling through his publication is immeasurable. He has done more to elevate awareness of the high school talent than anyone in the sport.

Bryant has also contributed to the sport of wrestling by serving as a coach of the Montana and Wyoming High School Cultural exchange Teams, the National Coach of the USA Junior World Team, the USA Junior Teams to Russia and Poland, and Team Leader for the USA World-Schoolboy Team in Stockholm, Sweden, and Mexico City. He has become a fixture a the NCAA tournaments, USA Wrestling Championships and other regional and national competitions through the United States.

Lanny Bryant was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as an Order of Merit recipient during Honors Weekend on June 7, 2003 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Wresting Hall of Famer returns to high school coaching at age 71

Wresting Hall of Fame Coach Returns to High School Coaching

MISSOULA, Mont. -- Lanny Bryant is a wrestling legend.

He\'s coached 35 Montana state champions.

He\'s the editor and owner of a nationally published magazine, Wrestling USA.

He\'s in two national wrestling hall of fames.

And after 23 years, he's back as the head coach of the sport he loves.

“My father [used to tell me], 'you know, a coach only lasts for about 4 or 5 years. Then they usually quit after 4 or 5 years,’” says Bryant. “Here I am at 71, out here coaching these kids.”

He last coached in 1987, as the head of Montana State. But the university dropped its wrestling program that year, and Bryant stopped coaching full-time, instead focusing on his magazine.

When the Big Sky job opened up, he applied, and was the obvious choice for the gig. Now, the Eagle wrestlers consider themselves downright lucky. Only in high school, they are being coached by a hall of famer.

“When we heard that he was going to be our head coach, I was like, 'what, really?',” says Big Sky senior Keenan Moreau. “We knew he was a big deal, and it kind of made us wonder why he wanted to come back from all of the success that he had.”

Why did Bryant come back? His magazine is successful and he's already reached the highest level in his sport. But, you can't keep down that kind of passion.

“You know, I've really enjoyed working with kids, I really have. It's been a lot of fun throughout the years, and it's more a hobby and a love, to work with high school kids,” says Bryant.

Bryant doesn't just show - he demonstrates. He’s known to mix it up with the kids at practice.

“At his age, at 71 now, he's still in here dressed out and he's doing moves on us and still teaching us a lot. He can still move for an old guy,” says Moreau.

“I actually got away [from Bryant], because I de-pantsed him. So I kind of cheated, but I got away,” says Big Sky senior Kyle Moyer. “He’s still got game.”

“It's amazing that I still can go out [and wrestle]. [I] use technique. Wrestling's not a matter of strength, it's a matter of technique. Strength helps, conditioning is really important, but technique is the important thing,” says Bryant.

As for the future, Bryant has no plans to go back into retirement anytime soon.

“As long as God gives me the health, and I have the ability to do so, I\'m gonna stick it out,” says Bryant. “The goal is to win another state title.”

Bryant Family 2ND GENERATION

 

BRYANT (ROBINSON)

 

LANNY WAYNE BRYANT

BORN FEB 5 ,1939 IN AMARILLO ,TEXAS

MARRIED JULY 23 ,1960 IN TACOMA , WASHINGTON

 

WINNIFRED ANN (ROBINSON) BRYANT

Descended from practically every royal house of Europe

BORN NOVEMBER 22, 1942

IN AMARILLO, TEXAS

 

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Bryant Family 3RD GENERATION

 

BRYANT (GAINES) ROBINSON (EWING)

 

WILLIAM CASWELL BRYANT

BORN NOVEMBER 12, 1918

IN MAMBRINO, TEXAS

MARRIED JAN. 16, 1938

IN PLAINVIEW ,TEXAS

 

MINNIE EVELYN (GAINES) BRYANT

BORN SEPT 1, 1917

IN TULIA, TEXAS

 

ELBERT HUBBARD ROBINSON

BORN MAY 11, 1918

IN SAN ANGELO, TEXAS

MARRIED JANUARY 27, 1940

IN BELTON , TEXAS

 

WINNIFRED PEARL (EWING) ROBINSON

Descended from practically every royal house of Europe

BORN AUGUST 13, 1918

IN CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS (AT HOME)

DIED MAY 10, 1979

BURIED IN AMARILLO, TEXAS

 

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Bryant Family 4RD GENERATION

 

BRYANT (PURSELLEY) GAINES (COKER) ROBINSON (LAND) EWING (HARRIS)

 

 

WILLIAM ANDREW BRYANT

BORN SEPT 2, 1882

IN ACTON, TEXAS

MARRIED OCT.21, 1900

IN GRANBURY, TEXAS

DIED MARCH 28, 1970

BURIED IN BOVINA , TEXAS

 

MELLISA BELLE (PURSELLEY) BRYANT

BORN OCT 26, 1885

IN EUREKA, ARKANSAS

DIED JAN 26 ,1964

BURIED IN BOVINA, TEXAS

 

JAMES SAMUAL GAINES

BORN JULY 6 ,1872

IN MANCHESTER, TEXAS

MARRIED JAN 24 ,1894

IN BLOSSON, TEXAS

DIED JAN 2, 1933

BURIED IN BOVINA ,TEXAS

 

EVALINA CATHERINE (COKER) GAINES

BORN MARCH 7, 1877

IN MANCHESTER , TEXAS

DIED FEB. 22, 1974

BURIED IN BOVINA, TEXAS

 

HENRY GEORGE ROBINSON

BORN FEBRUARY 22. 1886

IN COMMANCHE, TEXAS

MARRIED JUNE 9, 1909

IN SAN ANGELO, TEXAS

DIED JANUARY 10, 1960

BURIED IN PANHANDLE, TEXAS

 

CORA BELLE (LAND) ROBINSON

BORN JUNE 4, 1887

IN FLORENCE, TEXAS

DIED AUGUST 7, 1952

BURIED IN PANHANDLE, TEXAS

 

ELMER ELLSWORTH EWING

BORN MAY 9, 1866

IN CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY

MARRIED AUGUST 15 , 1908

IN COVINGTON, KENTUCKY

DIED JANUARY 22, 1950

BURIED IN PANHANDLE, TEXAS

 

MAMIE MAE (HARRIS) EWING

Descended from practically every royal house of Europe

BORN JUNE 18, 1888

IN GRANT COUNTY, KENTUCKY

DIED MARCH 10, 1972

BURIED IN PANHANDLE, TEXAS

 

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Bryant Family 5TH GENERATION

 

BRYANT (BUTLER) PURSELLEY (ORRELL) GAINES (LYON) COKER (CALHOUN) ROBINSON (GOSSETT) LAND (HENDERSON) EWING (PERRY) HARRIS (WEST)

 

WILLIAM JOSHIA BRYANT

BORN 1828

IN TENNESSEE

MARRIED DEC 20,1846 MARY STEWART

IN CARROL CO. TENNEESSEE

DIED IN 1890 ?

BURIED IN HOOD COUNTY , TEXAS

1860 SCOTT CO.ARKANSAS

1870 HILL CO. TEXAS

1880 HOOD CO. TEXAS

 

DONNIE EDWINA (BUTLER) BRYANT

BORN IN 1850

DIED IN 1924

BURIED IN ELECTRA TEXAS

 

CASWELL PURSELLEY

BORN NOV 29,1845

IN ZION HILL . ARKANSAS

MARRIED FEB. 25 ,1866

IN ZION HILL, ARKANSAS

DIED DEC. 17,1916

BURIED IN HOOD COUNTY, TEXAS

Moved to Hood county Texas in 1892.

Family Records were burned when the

freen forest, AR court house was

destroyed by fire.

 

SARAH EMILY(ORRELL)PURSELLEY

BORN MARCH 20, 1847

DIED DEC.20, 1916

BURIED IN HOOD COUNTY, TEXAS

 

JAMES MONROE GAINES

BORN NOV 20, 1830

 

SUSAN M (LYON) GAINES

BORN DEC. 12, 1837

DIED APRIL 19, 1905

DIED MARCH 3, 1876

 

CHARLES COKER

BETTYE ELIZEBETH (CALHOUN) COKER

BORN FEB. 12, 1845

IN TENNESSEE

NICK NAME WAS LIZZIE

 

WILLIANSON MILBURN ROBINSON

BORN MAY 12, 1837

IN MARENGO COUNTY, ALABAMA

MARRIED JUNE 4, 1861

IN STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS

DIED JANUARY 1, 1924

BURIED IN CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO

 

MARY JANE (GOSSETT) ROBINSON

BORN DECEMBER 27, 1846

IN KAUFMAN, TEXAS

DIED SEPTEMBER 28, 1939

BURIED IN CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO

 

EMILY JOSEPHINE (HENDERSON) LAND

BORN IN ARKANSAS

 

ROBERT MILTON EWING

BORN AUGUST 19, 1838

MARRIED NOV23 1865

DIED IN SEPT 3, 1914

FOUGHT ON THE UNION SIDE DURING

THE CIVIL WAR

 

MARY JANE (PERRY) EWING

BORN JULY 13, 1847

DIED NOVEMBER 27, 1932

 

FRANK LEE HARRIS

Descended from practically every royal house of Europe

BORN FEBRUARY 5, 1857

IN HARRISON COUNTY, KENTUCKY

MARRIED NOVEMBER 20, 1883

IN COVINGTON, KENTUCKY

DIED FEBRUARY 26, 1916

BURIED IN FRNKLIN, OHIO

MOVED TO TEXAS IN 1915

 

MARY ELLEN (MOLLY) (WEST) HARRIS

BORN SEPTEMBER 26, 1865

IN GRANT COUNTY, KENTUCKY

DIED MAY 27, 1898

BURIED IN GRANT COUNTY, KENTUCKY

SCHOOL TEACHER FROM KENTUCKY

 

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Bryant Family 6TH GENERATION

 

BRYANT PURSELLEY (OSBORN) LYON CALHOUN (IRVIN) ROBINSON (FULFORD) LAND (LOVITT) EWING (MAKEMSON) PERRY HARRIS (THOMPSON) WEST (DAY)

 

JOHN H BRYANT

b. 1805, Machias, Maine.

DIED IN 1857

 

ELIZABETH

BORN IN 1807 IN GEORGIA

1830 HUMPHRIES TN

1840 HICKMAN CO KY

 

JAMES ALPHA PURSELLEY

BORN NOV. 25, 1819

DIED DEC 20,1905

 

LUCINDA (OSBORN)

BORN 1810 IN KENTUCKY

DIED 1864 IN ARKANSAS

 

LYON

BORN JAN 9 ,1807

 

ELIAZA ANN

BORN FEB 19 ,1839

DIED JULY 1892

 

GILES B CALHOUN

BORN 1820 IN

FLORANCE TN

MARRIED 1840

DIED JULY ,1892

CALHOUN WAS FROM IRELAND OR SCOTLAND

 

MARY F (IRVIN) CALHOUN

BORN 1820 IN TN

DIED CLARKSVILLE, TX

 

WILLIAM ROBINSON (CHOCTAW BILL)

BORN JAN 11,1809 NC

APRIL 16 1828 MARGO CO AL

DIED FEB 22, 1898 COMANCHE, TX HEZEL DELL, TX

 

JULIA LUCINDALL (FULFORD)

DARK FRENCH

DIED BETWEEN 1842-1846

 

JAMES HENRY LAND

NANCY LOVITT

 

ELIJAH EWING

MAY 6,1797 PENDLETON CO KY

JUNE 24, 1819 PENDLETON CO KY

MOVED TO MISSOURI TO LEWIS CO

SEPT 21,1869 CLARK CO. MO

ELIAZA ANN

BORN FEB 19 ,1839

DIED JULY 1892

 

ELIZIBETH SUSANNA MAKEMSON

JUNE 5, 1800 PENDLETON CO. KY

JUNE 24, 1819 PENDLETON CO. KY

NOV 13, 1878 PENDLETON CO. KY

 

JOHN PERRY

AMELIA PERRY

 

OSCAR BOWLES HARRIS

BORN MARCH 2, 1811 IN WALES

DIED MARCH 22, 1886 IN GRANT COUNTY, KENTUCKY

 

MARRIED DECEMBER 27, 1835

 

ELIZABETH JANE THOMPSON

DIED MARCH 22, 1886 IN GRANT COUNTY, KENTUCKY

Daughter of THOMAS THOMPSON AND FRANCES ROBINSON

Descended from practically every royal house of Europe

 

 

BURIED IN GRANT COUNTY, KENTUCKY

 

RICHARD WEST-FARMER BLACKSMITH

BORN APRIL 17 , 1832 IN

GARRARD CO LANCASTER, KY

MARRIED SEPT 25 , 1865

MAY 12 , 1910 IN GRANT CO. KY.

 

HARRIET HESTER (DAY) WEST

BORN SEPT. 25TH 1840

IN GRANT CO. KY.

DIED FEB 5, 1927

BURIED IN WILLIAMSTOWN CEM

 

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Bryant Family 7TH GENERATION

29. THOMAS10 BRYANT (BARTHOLEMEW9, JOHN8, JOHN7, JOHN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born Bet. 1770 - 1776 in Jonesport, Maine. He married LYDIA CATES 09 Nov 1799 in Machais, Maine. She was born Abt. 1763 in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, and died Abt. 1830 in Machias, Maine.

Children of THOMAS BRYANT and LYDIA CATES are:
i. WILMOT11 BRYANT, b. 27 Sep 1801, Machias, Maine.
ii. ELISHA COFFIN BRYANT, b. 03 May 1803, Machias, Maine.
iii. JOHN BRYANT, b. 1805, Machias, Maine.

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Bryant Family 8TH GENERATION

28. PATIENCE10 BRYANT (BARTHOLEMEW9, JOHN8, JOHN7, JOHN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1765 in Machias, Maine, and died in Jonesboro, Maine. She married STEPHEN OTIS JOHNSON 13 Feb 1785 in Machias, Maine.

Children of PATIENCE BRYANT and STEPHEN JOHNSON are:
i. SAMUEL11 JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1786, Machias, Maine.
ii. JOSEPH BROOKINS JOHNSON, b. 1788, Jonesboro, Maine.
iii. JEREMIAH JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1790, Machias, Maine.
iv. BENJAMIN JOHNSON, b. 1793, Jonesboro, Maine; d. 01 Jun 1854, Machiasport, Maine.
v. STEPHEN OTIS JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1794, Jonesboro, Maine.
vi. OLIVER JOHNSON, b. 1796, Jonesboro, Maine.
vii. HANNAH JOHNSON, b. 1798, Jonesboro, Maine.
viii. HIRAM JOHNSON, b. 1802, Jonesboro, Maine; d. Machiasport, Maine.
ix. THOMAS JEFFERSON JOHNSON, b. 1804, Jonesboro, Maine; d. 1817.
x. JOHN JOHNSON, b. 1806, Jonesboro, Maine.
xi. ELIZABETH "BETSEY" JOHNSON, b. 1808, Roque Bluffs, Maine.
xii. CHARLES JOHNSON, b. 1810, Roque Bluffs, Maine.

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Bryant Family 9TH GENERATION

27. JOHN10 BRYANT (SAMUEL DAVIS9, JOHN8, JOHN7, JOHN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 22 Jul 1765 in Scarborough, Maine, and died 13 Jul 1846 in Cutler, Maine. He married ALMAY WILLIAMS 15 Jun 1792 in St. Andrews Anglican Church, Saint Andrews, New Brunswick1. She was born 02 Dec 1776 in Nova Scotia, and died 01 Dec 1862 in Cutler, Maine.

Notes for JOHN BRYANT:
Revolutionary War Service- (taken from Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, Disk I, volume II)

Captain John Preble's co.; enlisted November 23, 1780 (age 15 years 4 months); discharged May 1, 1781; service, 5 months, 7 days, at Machias, Eastern Indian department, under Col. John Allan; also same co.; entered May 14, 1781; service to April 15, 1783, 23 months, 2 days in Eastern Indian department under Col. John Allan, company stationed at Fort Gaines, Machias, from May 1, 1781 to March 1, 1782.

Granted 100 acres by Massachusetts General Court for Revolutionary War service.

Children of JOHN BRYANT and ALMAY WILLIAMS are:
43. i. ELIZABETH11 BRYANT, b. 01 Mar 1795, Cutler, Maine; d. 09 Feb 1878, Whitneyville, Maine.
ii. SAMUEL BRYANT, b. 05 Sep 1796.
iii. JOHN BRYANT, JR., b. 15 Jan 1798.
44. iv. STEPHEN A. BRYANT, b. 27 May 1800.
45. v. JAMES ALFRED BRYANT, b. 13 Jul 1802, Cutler, Maine; d. Bet. 1846 - 1850.
46. vi. ABIGAIL BRYANT, b. 01 Jun 1805, Cutler, Maine; d. 03 Nov 1892, Whiting, Maine.
vii. NANCY BRYANT, b. 13 May 1809.
viii. ELEAZER BRYANT, b. 18 Jul 1812, Cutler, Maine.
47. ix. SAMUEL WILLIAMS BRYANT, b. 02 Jul 1816.
x. MAHALIA HUNTLEY BRYANT, b. 15 Mar 1820.
xi. WILLIAM BRYANT, b. 1821, Cutler, Maine

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Bryant Family 10TH GENERATION

26. MARGARET10 BRYANT (SAMUEL DAVIS9, JOHN8, JOHN7, JOHN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 30 Aug 1761 in Scarborough, Maine, and died 1855. She married (1) JOHN DOWLING 08 Jun 1780 in Machias, Maine. He was born in Ireland, and died Bef. Aug 1816 in Whiting, Maine. She married (2) MOSES WHEATON 13 Aug 1816 in Machias, Maine. He died Bet. 1830 - 1840.

Notes for JOHN DOWLING:
John Dowling was born in Ireland. He was a private in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in 1776 as part of the copany raised at Machias by Capt. John Scott to reinforce Col. Jonathan Eddy against the British garrison at Cumberland. In 1777 and 1778 he served two separate enlistments at Machias in Col. Benjamin Foster's Regiment. Capt. James Seavey's company until relieved by Col. John Allan's forces at the time the British ships lay in the harbor.

Marriage Notes for MARGARET BRYANT and JOHN DOWLING:
married by Stephen Jones, Esq. in Machias

Children of MARGARET BRYANT and JOHN DOWLING are:
39. i. JOHN11 DOWLING II, b. 11 Mar 1785, Whiting, Maine; d. 05 Nov 1847.
40. ii. JAMES DOWLING, b. 18 Jan 1787, Whiting, Maine; d. 1829.
41. iii. ANNA DOWLING, b. 07 Apr 1789, Whiting, Maine.
iv. DANIEL DOWLING, b. 06 Apr 1793, Whiting, Maine.
v. SARAH (SALLY) DOWLING, b. 14 Aug 1795, Whiting, Maine.
42. vi. SILAS TURNER DOWLING, b. 14 Aug 1800, Whiting, Maine; d. Bet. 1873 - 1874.

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Bryant Family 11TH GENERATION

25. ANNA10 HOLMES (CHARITY9 BRYANT, JOHN8, JOHN7, JOHN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1759 in Scarborough, Maine, and died Abt. 1795 in Whiting, Maine. She married BENAJAH ACKLEY, JR. 12 Nov 1775 in Machias, Maine, son of BENAJAH ACKLEY and LURANIA BILL. He was born 18 Oct 1755 in Lebanon, Windham County, Connecticut, and died 12 May 1829 in Whiting, Maine.

Notes for BENAJAH ACKLEY, JR.:
migrated to machias from Connecticut via Nova Scotia in 1764 w/ mother and step father


180. Pvt Benajah ACKLEY Jr4,253 appeared in the census 1790, 1800, 1810 & 1820 in Maine.4 He was living 1790 through 1820 in Maine.4,254,255,256,257 He was born about 1755.4,61,101,258 Northern Light Newspaper, Eastport Maine Obituary; dated 16 May 1830, refers to age of
death 75 yrs.
birth date calculated on age of 75 at death
Gene Pool Individual Records has birth as 18 October 1755 Lebanon, Widham Co, CT


He Enlisted in the military on 23 Jun 1777 in Capt. Joseph Sevey's co4,259 He was dicharged from the military on 16 Jul 17774,259 He died on 12 May 1829 in Whiting, Washington , Maine.4,101,260 Gene Pool Records has year as 1829

He was buried in May 1829 in Whiting, Washington , Maine.4 His Obituary appeared in the Northern Light in 1830 in Eastport, Washington , Maine4 In Whiting, on the 16th inst. Mr. Benajah Ackley, Aged 75 years. He was one of the first settlers in that town,-he was a very kind father, a good neighbor, and an industrious and honest man. He died in full belief of a blessed immortality beyond the grave. He has left many descendants of the first, second and third generations, to mourn over their loss. He served in the military Revolutionary War in Massachusetts.4,101,259 Maine was a part of MA until 1820

IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION

ACKLEY BENAIAH- Private, Capt. Joseph Sevey's co., Col. Foster's (Lincoln Co.) regt.; discharged July 16, 1777: service, 23 days, at Machias, when ship “Ambuscade” lay in the harbor. Benajah Ackley Jr Migrated to Machias Maine In 1764 From Ct. via Nova Scotia
Canada with his Mother and Stepfather

Benajah Jr participated in what is widely recognized as the first military action of the Revolutionary War. He along with other farmers and fishermen from the Machias, Washington Co. Me. area , assualted by dory and rowboat the British Frigate H.M.S. Margurite on the Machias River and succeeded in capturing it.

Maine was a part of Massachusetts untill 1820

Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of
the Revolution., p.29

Ackley Jr., Benajah.Private, Capt. Joseph Sevey's co., Col. Foster's (Lincoln Co.) regt.;
discharged July 16, 1777; service, 23 days, at Machias, when ship "Ambuscadeö lay in the harbor.


Children of ANNA HOLMES and BENAJAH ACKLEY are:
37. i. SAMUEL11 ACKLEY, b. 03 Nov 1776; d. 20 Sep 1848.
ii. AMOS ACKLEY, b. 05 Mar 1779; m. THANKFUL FOSTER.
iii. DANIEL ACKLEY, b. 04 Nov 1780.
iv. OLIVER ACKLEY, b. 27 Jan 1782.
v. JAMES THOMAS ACKLEY, b. 09 Dec 1783.
vi. ELIZABETH ACKLEY, b. 05 Dec 1785.
38. vii. JONATHAN ACKLEY, b. 20 Nov 1788; d. 22 Dec 1850, Whiting, Maine.
viii. ADONIJAH ACKLEY, b. 03 Aug 1780.
ix. ANNA ACKLEY, b. 11 Dec 1793.
x. SALLY ACKLEY, b. Unknown.

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Bryant Family 12TH GENERATION

24. PETER9 BRYANT (PHILIP8, ICHABOD7, STEPHEN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 12 Aug 1767 in West Bridgewater. He married SARAH SNELL 1792, daughter of EBENEEZER SNELL and SARAH PACKARD. She was born 06 Apr 1766.

Notes for PETER BRYANT:
Peter was a physician and settled at Cummington, Mass.

Children of PETER BRYANT and SARAH SNELL are:
30. i. AUSTIN10 BRYANT, b. 16 Apr 1793, Cummington, Massachusetts.
31. ii. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, b. 03 Nov 1794, Cummington, Massachusetts.
32. iii. CYRUS BRYANT, b. 12 Jul 1798, Cummington, Massachusetts.
33. iv. SARAH SNELL BRYANT, b. 24 Jul 1802, Cummington, Massachusetts.
34. v. ARTHUR BRYANT, b. 28 Nov 1803, Cummington, Massachusetts.
35. vi. CHARITY LOUISA BRYANT, b. 20 Dec 1805, Cummington, Massachusetts.
36. vii. JOHN HOWARD BRYANT, b. 22 Jul 1807, Cummington, Massachusetts.

23. MARTHA9 BRYANT (JOHN8, JOHN7, JOHN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 11 Nov 1739 in Scarborough, Maine, and died in Baileyville, Maine. She married ABIEL SPRAGUE, JR. 02 Oct 1766 in Scarborough, Maine, son of ABIEL SPRAGUE and ELIZABETH ASHLEY. He was born 24 Oct 1742 in Sebascodegan Island, Harpswell, Maine, and died 18 Oct 1817 in Woodland, Maine.

Children of MARTHA BRYANT and ABIEL SPRAGUE are:
i. CAPTAIN ELI10 SPRAGUE, b. 04 Nov 1768, Machias, Maine; d. 18 Aug 1850, Princeton, Maine; m. (1) JANE LIVERMORE THORNTON; m. (2) SARAH JANE BAILEY, 1787.
ii. MATTHEW SPRAGUE.
iii. ABIEL SPRAGUE, b. 30 Jun 1776, Machias, Maine; d. 1845; m. LEAH THORNTON, 19 Nov 1797.

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Bryant Family 13TH GENERATION

23. MARTHA9 BRYANT (JOHN8, JOHN7, JOHN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 11 Nov 1739 in Scarborough, Maine, and died in Baileyville, Maine. She married ABIEL SPRAGUE, JR. 02 Oct 1766 in Scarborough, Maine, son of ABIEL SPRAGUE and ELIZABETH ASHLEY. He was born 24 Oct 1742 in Sebascodegan Island, Harpswell, Maine, and died 18 Oct 1817 in Woodland, Maine.

Children of MARTHA BRYANT and ABIEL SPRAGUE are:
i. CAPTAIN ELI10 SPRAGUE, b. 04 Nov 1768, Machias, Maine; d. 18 Aug 1850, Princeton, Maine; m. (1) JANE LIVERMORE THORNTON; m. (2) SARAH JANE BAILEY, 1787.
ii. MATTHEW SPRAGUE.
iii. ABIEL SPRAGUE, b. 30 Jun 1776, Machias, Maine; d. 1845; m. LEAH THORNTON, 19 Nov 1797.

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Bryant Family 14TH GENERATION

22. BARTHOLEMEW9 BRYANT (JOHN8, JOHN7, JOHN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 11 Jul 1737 in Scarborough, Maine, and died Bet. 1810 - 1816 in Cutler, Maine. He married ELLEN BROOKINS 25 Jan 1763 in Scarborough, Maine, daughter of JOSEPH BROOKINGS. She was born 1745 in Scarborough, Maine, and died in Machias, Maine.

Notes for BARTHOLEMEW BRYANT:
Bartholomew Bryant

In 1758 he served in the Crown Point Expediction, in Capt. John Libby's Company, Col. Pebble's Regiment. He also served in the Revolutionary War. In 1763 he is listed in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine. In the 1766 Census he is listed in Pownalboro, Lincoln, Maine as having a 1 story, 1 room, log house, with wife and 3 females under the age of 16 years.

He settled at Scarboro after his marriage, on 40 acres he received from his father's will of 1757, being then "under age" ("Item. I give & bequeath to my Son Bartholomew Bryant all that Forty Acres of Land which I bought of Samuel Scott"). Due to a severe drought in 1764/65, he and brother Samuel Davis Bryant, with other Saco Valley residents, sold out and removed to the Machias area of Washington County, being the first to settle this area of Maine. He had a numerous family.


Children of BARTHOLEMEW BRYANT and ELLEN BROOKINS are:
i. STEPHEN10 BRYANT, b. 1764, Jonesport, Maine; d. Bet. 1812 - 1814, Dartmoor, England.
ii. JOSEPH BRYANT, b. Abt. 1764, Jonesport, Maine; d. 12 Aug 1859, Addison, Maine; m. LYDIA MANWARREN, 23 Apr 1793, Jonesport, Maine; b. 1763, Cape Elizabeth, Maine; d. 1812, Machias, Maine.
28. iii. PATIENCE BRYANT, b. Abt. 1765, Machias, Maine; d. Jonesboro, Maine.
iv. LYDIA BRYANT, b. Abt. 1765, Machias, Maine; d. Portland, Maine.
v. SAMUEL BRYANT, b. Abt. 1770, Jonesport, Maine.
vi. MARTHA BRYANT, b. Abt. 1774, Jonesport, Maine.
29. vii. THOMAS BRYANT, b. Bet. 1770 - 1776, Jonesport, Maine.
viii. REBECCA BRYANT, b. Abt. 1778, Jonesport, Maine; d. Dennysville, Maine.
ix. HANNAH BRYANT, b. Abt. 1780, Jonesport, Maine.
x. SARAH BRYANT.

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Bryant Family 15TH GENERATION

21. SAMUEL DAVIS9 BRYANT (JOHN8, JOHN7, JOHN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 11 Jul 1736 in Scarborough, Maine, and died in Cutler, Maine. He married ELIZABETH HARMON 14 Dec 1758 in Scarborough, Maine, daughter of NATHANIEL HARMON and HANNAH GOODALE. She was born 16 May 1736 in Scarborough, Maine, and died Aft. 1810 in Cutler, Maine.

Notes for SAMUEL DAVIS BRYANT:
Private, captain Stephen Smith's co., Col. Benjamin Foster's regiment. service between December 4, 1778 and January 4, 1779, 3 days; also Captain Jeremiah O'Brien's co. of rangers; enlisted July 1, 1779, discharged December 1, 1779; service 5 months at Machias in Eastern Indian department under Col. John Allan, also Maltross, Captain John Preble's (artillary) co; enlisted June 1, 1780; discharged May 1, 1781; service 11 months at Machias in Eastern Indian department under Col. John Allan; also same co.; enlisted May 14, 1781; service to April 15, 1783, Fort Gates, Machias, from May 1, 1781, to March 1, 1783; reported promoted to Corporal November 24, 1781; appears as Private from March 1, 1782 - April 15, 1783 (see Davis Bryant)

from Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, Disk I, Volume II

Children of SAMUEL BRYANT and ELIZABETH HARMON are:
i. ELIZABETH10 BRYANT, b. 22 Jun 1760, Scarborough, Maine; d. Bet. 1820 - 1822, Cutler, Maine; m. THOMAS HARVEY, 04 Aug 1778, Machais, Maine; b. Abt. 1751; d. Bet. 1825 - 1830.

Notes for THOMAS HARVEY:
lived in Whiting in 1790. Revolutionary War Service. Recieved 100 acres in Whiting for his War service under Col. John Allan.

26. ii. MARGARET BRYANT, b. 30 Aug 1761, Scarborough, Maine; d. 1855.
iii. SUSANNAH BRYANT, b. 03 Apr 1763, Scarborough, Maine; m. JONATHAN NILES, 02 Dec 1782, Machais, Maine; b. 21 Mar 1758, Dorchester, Massachusetts.
27. iv. JOHN BRYANT, b. 22 Jul 1765, Scarborough, Maine; d. 13 Jul 1846, Cutler, Maine.
v. BENJAMIN BRYANT, b. 1771; d. Bet. 1840 - 1850, probably Eastport; m. ANNA "NANCY" CHASE, 11 Apr 1793, Machais, Maine; b. 28 Oct 1774, South Hampton, New Hampshire; d. Aft. 1830, Cutler, Maine.

Marriage Notes for BENJAMIN BRYANT and ANNA CHASE:
alternate marriage date as given in Seven Generations of the Descendants of Aquila and Thomas Chase, is May 14, 1794

vi. ELEAZER BRYANT, b. 1780; d. Aft. 1860, probably Cutler.

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Bryant Family 16TH GENERATION

20. CHARITY9 BRYANT (JOHN8, JOHN7, JOHN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1733 in Scarborough, Maine, and died 16 May 1829 in Whiting, Maine. She married SAMUEL HOLMES.

Child of CHARITY BRYANT and SAMUEL HOLMES is:
25. i. ANNA10 HOLMES, b. Abt. 1759, Scarborough, Maine; d. Abt. 1795, Whiting, Maine.

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19. SETH8 BRYANT (ICHABOD7, STEPHEN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) He married ELIZABETH FRENCH 07 Feb 1765.

Notes for SETH BRYANT:
Their descendents will be found in Kingman's History of North Bridgewater, from wihich book the family of Ichabod Bryant and his son Philip are extracted.

Child of SETH BRYANT and ELIZABETH FRENCH is:
i. ICHABOD9 BRYANT, m. SILENCE BRYANT, 27 Dec 1792; b. 28 Apr 1774.

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Bryant Family 17TH GENERATION

18. PHILIP8 BRYANT (ICHABOD7, STEPHEN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) died 19 Dec 1816. He married (1) HANNAH RICHARDS, daughter of BENJAMIN RICHARDS. She died 18 Feb 1816. He married (2) SILENCE HOWARD 1757, daughter of ABIAL HOWARD. She died 25 Jun 1777.

Children of PHILIP BRYANT and SILENCE HOWARD are:
i. OLIVER9 BRYANT, b. 05 Mar 1758; d. 24 Aug 1776.
ii. RUTH BRYANT, b. 18 Mar 1760; d. Died young.
iii. DANIEL BRYANT, b. 27 Jun 1763; d. 05 Nov 1787.
iv. BEZALEEL BRYANT, b. 27 Jul 1765; d. Moved to New York State.
24. v. PETER BRYANT, b. 12 Aug 1767, West Bridgewater.
vi. CYRUS BRYANT, b. 20 Dec 1769; m. POLLEY NOYES.
vii. ANNA BRYANT, b. 10 Mar 1771; m. CAPTAIN HENRY KINGMAN, 1795.
viii. SILENCE BRYANT, b. 28 Apr 1774; m. ICHABOD BRYANT, 27 Dec 1792.
ix. CHARITY BRYANT, b. 22 May 1777; d. Moved to New York State.

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Bryant Family 18TH GENERATION

17. JOHN8 BRYANT (JOHN7, JOHN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1714 in plymouth, Massachusetts, and died 02 Oct 1753 in Scarborough, Maine. He married ELIZABETH DAVIS 07 Jun 1733 in Greenland, New Hampshire (Rockingham County), daughter of SAMUEL DAVIS and REBECCA (FICKET). She was born 05 Sep 1717 in Scarborough, Maine, and died 10 Nov 1752 in Scarborough, Maine.

Notes for JOHN BRYANT:
John , Jr. Bryant

Made his will out 8/22/1753, and appointed his father and son Samuel as executors. His wife, Elizabeth, was not named in the will, thus she must have died prior to it. The will was probated 10/5/1753. (Probate Office, 8, 260)


HISTORY OF SCARBOROUGH, MAINE

Early in the 17th century, John Stratton opened a trading post on Stratton Island, just offshore. Soon after the Massachusetts Bay Colony began expanding, he attracted settlers both to the island and the nearby mainland. On July 14, 1658, Massachusetts granted them a town charter as Scarboro. By 1676, the town had over a hundred houses. But then a series of Indian attacks killed many settlers and destroyed the town. After several attempts at rebuilding and more attacks, the survivors abandoned the site in 1680 and moved to Portland, Maine or back to Boston.

Resettlement started in 1702 and several forts and blockhouses were built. Despite some attacks, the second settlement succeeded. By 1730, the area was economically prosperous. Cattle and timber were important local products for export, and available water power encouraged the opening of several saw mills.

Children of JOHN BRYANT and ELIZABETH DAVIS are:
20. i. CHARITY9 BRYANT, b. Abt. 1733, Scarborough, Maine; d. 16 May 1829, Whiting, Maine.
21. ii. SAMUEL DAVIS BRYANT, b. 11 Jul 1736, Scarborough, Maine; d. Cutler, Maine.
22. iii. BARTHOLEMEW BRYANT, b. 11 Jul 1737, Scarborough, Maine; d. Bet. 1810 - 1816, Cutler, Maine.
23. iv. MARTHA BRYANT, b. 11 Nov 1739, Scarborough, Maine; d. Baileyville, Maine.
v. REBECCA BRYANT, b. 15 Apr 1744, Scarborough, Maine.

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16. ICHABOD7 BRYANT (STEPHEN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 05 Jul 1699 in Middleboro, and died 22 Nov 1759 in North Parish of Bridgewater. He married RUTH STAPLES. She died 27 Mar 1777.

Children of ICHABOD BRYANT and RUTH STAPLES are:
18. i. PHILIP8 BRYANT, d. 19 Dec 1816.
ii. NATHAN BRYANT.
iii. JOB BRYANT, m. MARY TURNER, 03 May 1764.

Notes for JOB BRYANT:
Descendants in Kingman's North Bridgewater


iv. GAMALIEL BRYANT.
v. PHEBE BRYANT, m. HENRY HOWARD.
vi. RUTH BRYANT, m. HOLMES.
vii. SARAH BRYANT, m. FRANCIS COOK, 1750.
viii. ANNA BRYANT, m. ROBINSON.
ix. PRUDENCE BRYANT.
19. x. SETH BRYANT.

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Bryant Family 19TH GENERATION

15. DAVID7 BRYANT (STEPHEN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 10 Feb 1687, and died Aft. 1719 in Scarborough, York County, Maine. He married ELIZABETH.

Child of DAVID BRYANT and ELIZABETH is:
i. STEPHEN8 BRYANT, b. 1724, Biddeford, Maine.

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Bryant Family 20TH GENERATION

14. GEORGE7 BRYANT (JOHN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 03 Sep 1693 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and died 21 Oct 1779. He married SARAH RIPLEY 22 Jan 1715 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was born 1695 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and died 15 Jul 1779 in Plympton, Massachusetts.

Children of GEORGE BRYANT and SARAH RIPLEY are:
i. LYDIA8 BRYANT, b. 10 May 1718, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
ii. JOHN BRYANT.
iii. JOANA BRYANT, b. 28 Aug 1723, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
iv. EPHRIM BRYANT, b. 12 Apr 1726, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
v. MARY BRYANT, b. 20 Jan 1729, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 20 Jan 1790, Plympton, Massachusetts.
vi. SARAH BRYANT, b. 21 Oct 1731, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Bryant Family 21TH GENERATION

13. RUTH7 BRYANT (JOHN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 26 Sep 1685 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and died 17 May 1757 in Plympton, Massachusetts. She married WILLIAM CHURCHILL 04 Jan 1704 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Children of RUTH BRYANT and WILLIAM CHURCHILL are:
i. EBENEZER8 CHURCHILL.
ii. HANNAH W. CHURCHILL, b. 23 Oct 1707, Plympton, Massachusetts; d. 05 Nov 1797, Plympton, Massachusetts.
iii. DAVID CHURCHILL.
iv. REBECKAH CHURCHILL, b. 08 Jan 1710, Plympton, Massachusetts.
v. WILLIAM CHURCHILL, b. 15 Dec 1714, Plympton, Massachusetts; d. 17 Mar 1789, Plympton, Massachusetts.
vi. RUTH CHURCHILL.
vii. NATHANIEL CHURCHILL.
viii. ABIGAIL CHURCHILL.
ix. ICHABOD CHURCHILL.
x. SARAH CHURCHILL, b. 07 Feb 1724, Plympton, Massachusetts.
xi. JOHANNAH CHURCHILL, b. 22 May 1727, Plympton, Massachusetts; d. 16 Apr 1728, Plympton, Massachusetts.

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Bryant Family 22TH GENERATION

12. JOHN7 BRYANT (JOHN6, STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 01 Sep 1678 in duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and died 12 Oct 1759 in Scarborough, Maine. He married MARY WEST 11 Jul 1700 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, daughter of PETER WEST and PATIENCE. She was born 03 Oct 1675 in duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Children of JOHN BRYANT and MARY WEST are:
i. SARAH8 BRYANT, b. Abt. 1712, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
17. ii. JOHN BRYANT, b. Abt. 1714, plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 02 Oct 1753, Scarborough, Maine.
iii. MARY BRYANT, b. Abt. 1716, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 06 Nov 1752.
iv. SUSANNA BRYANT, b. Abt. 1718, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 27 Mar 1759.
v. ELINOR BRYANT, b. Abt. 1721, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Bryant Family 23TH GENERATION

11. JONATHAN7 BRYANT (JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 23 Mar 1677 in Plympton, Massachusetts. He married MARGERY WEST 27 Feb 1700 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, daughter of PETER WEST and PATIENCE. She was born Bet. 17 Mar 1677 - 1678 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, and died 23 Jun 1725 in Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Children of JONATHAN BRYANT and MARGERY WEST are:
i. REBECCA8 BRYANT, b. 06 Dec 1702, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
ii. PRICILLA BRYANT, b. 03 Sep 1703, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
iii. MARCY BRYANT, b. 19 Aug 1705, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
iv. MARY BRYANT, b. 04 Nov 1707, Plympton, Massachusetts.
v. JONATHAN BRYANT, b. 11 May 1711, Plympton, Massachusetts.

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Bryant Family 24TH GENERATION

10. LIEUTENANT JOHN6 BRYANT, JR. (JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 17 Aug 1644 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, and died 26 Jan 1708 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married ABIGAIL BRYANT 23 Nov 1665 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, daughter of STEPHEN BRYANT and ABIGAIL SHAW. She was born Bet. 1646 - 1647 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and died 12 May 1715 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Children are listed above under (7) Abigail Bryant.

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Bryant Family 25TH GENERATION

9. STEPHEN6 BRYANT (STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 02 Feb 1658 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married MEHITABLE PACKARD STANDISH, daughter of JOSIAS STANDISH and SARAH ALLEN. She was born Bet. 1659 - 1660 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and died 1702 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Children of STEPHEN BRYANT and MEHITABLE STANDISH are:
i. HANNAH7 BRYANT.
ii. STEPHEN BRYANT, b. 01 May 1684.
15. iii. DAVID BRYANT, b. 10 Feb 1687; d. Aft. 1719, Scarborough, York County, Maine.
iv. WILLIAM BRYANT, b. Bet. 22 Feb 1691 - 1692.
16. v. ICHABOD BRYANT, b. 05 Jul 1699, Middleboro; d. 22 Nov 1759, North Parish of Bridgewater.
vi. TIMOTHY BRYANT, b. 25 Aug 1702.

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Bryant Family 26TH GENERATION

8. JOHN6 BRYANT (STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 07 Apr 1650 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and died 29 Mar 1736 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married SARAH BONHAM 1676 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was born 1652 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and died 10 Jan 1741 in plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Children of JOHN BRYANT and SARAH BONHAM are:
12. i. JOHN7 BRYANT, b. 01 Sep 1678, duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; d. 12 Oct 1759, Scarborough, Maine.
ii. JAMES BRYANT, b. 26 Jul 1682, Plymouth, Massachusetts; m. SARAH CUSHMAN, 08 Jul 1708, Plymouth, Massachusetts; b. 17 Apr 1684, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 02 Feb 1725, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
13. iii. RUTH BRYANT, b. 26 Sep 1685, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 17 May 1757, Plympton, Massachusetts.
iv. SARAH BRYANT, b. 28 Feb 1688, Plymouth, Massachusetts; m. JOHN BRIGGS, 03 Mar 1715, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
v. JOANNA BRYANT, b. 13 Nov 1690, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 15 Apr 1746, Plymouth, Massachusetts; m. SAMUEL CHURCHILL, 06 Sep 1711, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
14. vi. GEORGE BRYANT, b. 03 Sep 1693, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 21 Oct 1779.

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Bryant Family 27TH GENERATION

7. ABIGAIL6 BRYANT (STEPHEN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born Bet. 1646 - 1647 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and died 12 May 1715 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She married LIEUTENANT JOHN BRYANT, JR. 23 Nov 1665 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, son of JOHN BRYANT and MARY LEWIS. He was born 17 Aug 1644 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, and died 26 Jan 1708 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Children of ABIGAIL BRYANT and JOHN BRYANT are:
i. MARY7 BRYANT, b. 11 Sep 1666, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Stepchild.
ii. HANNAH BRYANT, b. 02 Dec 1668, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Stepchild.
iii. BETHIAH BRYANT, b. 25 Jul 1670, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Stepchild.
iv. SAMUEL BRYANT, b. 03 Feb 1673, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 03 Mar 1750, Plympton, Massachusetts; Stepchild.

Notes for SAMUEL BRYANT:

Samuel Bryant was born Feb. 3, 1673, at Plympton, Mass., son of Lieut. John and Abigail (Bryant) Bryant. Samuel went to sea as a young man. Then he married Joanna, whose maiden name is unknown, born in 1672. Samuel and Joanna farmed at Plympton. Samuel was an elected deacon of the church at Plympton. Joanna died at Plympton, Dec. 18, 1736. Samuel then married Mrs. Elizabeth Cushman on Oct. 4, 1737, who was the daughter of George Sampson. Elizabeth died Apr. 17, 1755, age 52.
Samuel made his will May 25, 1744, which was probated Apr. 2, 1750. His son Nathaniel was executor of the estate and was living on the homestead. Samuel left half of his land to his eldest son, Samuel. He died at Plympton, Mar. 3, 1750. The seven children of Samuel and Joanna were (A-G):
A. Deacon Samuel Jr., born May 14, 1699; married Tabitha Ford. Samuel was a captain and operated ocean- going vessels for many years. Tabitha died Aug. 25, 1773. Samuel died May 21, 1774. Their eleven children were (1-11):
1. Abigail, born Mar. 13, 1728.
2. Joanna, born July 12, 1739; married Solomon Doten.
3. Joseph, born June 3, 1734; married Zilpah Sampson, daughter of William and Joannah Sampson. Jospeh died may 30, 1813, at Plympton. Their nine children were:
Joseph, died May 13, 1759. Age 1yr.7 mo. 4 days
William,
Rizpah, married Eleazer Thomas of Middleborough
Tabitha,
Ruth, married William Shaw Jr. of Middleboro.
Silence, married Prince Churchill; died Nov. 3, 1801, age 33
Paul, died in the U.S. Army, Nov. 4, 1791, age 21.
Lois,
Jane, married Eleazer Dunham of Carver, Mass. They moved to Paris, Oxford County, Maine.
4. Joshua, born Feb.16, 1745; he had three wives, the 1st being Lusanna Randall, whom he married in 1766, and the last was Dorcas Howard. Joshua had 14 children. Only one is known, a daughter of Joashua and Lusanna:
Lusanna, 1767-1830; married Abel Gardner (1763-1840) of Hingham, Mass.
Joshua died Apr. 24, 1799, at Plympton.
5. Lois, born June 9, 1725; married Barnabas Briggs of Halifax on Nov. 23, 1743.
6. Susannah, born Jan. 19, 1742; married Asa Cook.
7. Lydia, born May 12, 1741; married Consider Fuller, Feb. 21, 1759. When Consider died, Lydia took her family to new Gloucester, where she joined the Shakers. One child of Lydia and Consider was:
Consider Jr., born May 31, 1780, at Plympton. He went to Paris, Maine in 1801 and built a log hut north of his uncle, Solomon Bryant. Consider married his first cousin, Elizabeth Cummings, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Bryant) Cummings. He died at West Paris, Maine, in 1872. The eight children of Consider Jr. and Elizabeth were:
Christiana, born Jan. 2, 1802; married Charles B. Brooks.
Chloe, born Feb. 23, 1807; married Rufus Farrar.
Lucy B., born Jan. 20, 1813; married Eli H. Cushman.
Consider, born Jan. 25, 1815; married Sally O. Greely.
Betsey B., born Aug. 19, 1820; married Jonathan Fickett Jr.
Abigail, married Stephen Davis.
Lovica, married Stephen Davis.
Lydia Jane, married Joseph H. Briggs. Lydia Jane's grandmother, Lydia (Bryant) Fuller, and Jospeh's grandfather, Solomon Bryant, were sister and brother.
8. Samuel, born Nov. 18, 1736.
9.Sylvanus, born Mar. 20, 1730; married Sarah Sears of Halifax, Mass., Jan. 17, 1754, at Halifax. Sylvanus died Nov. 3, 1770, at Plymouth.
10. Solomon, born Jan. 4, 1747; married Elizabeth Curtis of Hanover, Mass.
11.Tabitha, born Apr. 14, 1732; married William Bennett of Middleboro, Nov. 26, 1753.
B. Joanna, born Mar. 1, 1702; married Josiah Waterman at Plympton, Feb. 21, 1723.
C. Abigail, born July 5, 1703; married Josiah Phinney or Finney at Plympton, Dec. 13, 1722.
D. Elizabeth, married Isaac Waterman (brother of Josiah) at Plympton, Dec. 23, 1725.
E. Lydia, born Mar. 16, 1708; married Thomas Sampson, Nov. 16, 1730, who was from a sea-faring family.
F. Sylvanus born Apr. 8, 1710.
Or Salvanus
*G. Deacon Nathaniel, born 1712.
Source: Boston Evening Transcript, Nov. 19, 1902 #5245.


Deacon Nathaniel (4) Bryant
(Son of Deacon Samuel (3), father of Nathaniel (5))

11. v. JONATHAN BRYANT, b. 23 Mar 1677, Plympton, Massachusetts; Stepchild.
vi. ABIGAIL BRYANT, b. 30 Dec 1682, Plympton, Massachusetts; Stepchild.
vii. BENJAMIN BRYANT, b. 16 Dec 1688, Plympton, Massachusetts.

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Bryant Family 28TH GENERATION

6. JOHN5 BRYANT, SR. (JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1614 in Kent, Essex, England, and died 20 Nov 1684 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married (1) MARY LEWIS 14 Nov 1643 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, daughter of GEORGE LEWIS and SARAH JENKINS. She died 02 Jul 1655 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married (2) ELIZABETH WETHERELL 22 Dec 1657 in Scituate, Massachusetts, daughter of REVEREND WILLIAM WETHERELL. He married (3) MARY HYLAND 01 Apr 1664 in Scituate, Massachusetts.

Notes for JOHN BRYANT, SR.:

A house carpenter, John was one of 40 proprietors of Cohannett of New Plymouth, Cohannett was incorporated as Taunton

birth could be dover, essex, england
John Bryant of Scituate

The youngest of Anne's boys, John Bryant, eventually became the head of the line now known as the John Bryant line of Scituate, Massachusetts. Over a period of 45 year, the colony records outline the life of this cantankerous man, whose chief interest seems to have been the colony's legal court. He made his court debut as a teenager in 1638, charged with drinking inordinately at John Emerson's house. He was released with admonition, but James Till was whipped "for alluring" John to drink. Three years later, 1641, he was in court "for drinking tobacco upon the highway."
The next logical step for John was to get a wife. Nov. 14, 1643, he married Mary Lewis, daughter of George and Sarah (Jenkins) Lewis of Scituate (a little settlement in the colony);John and Mary lived on land bordering her father's place, and had seven children:
John, born Aug. 17, 1644; married Mary Battles; died Jan. 26, 1708.
Hannah, born Jan. 25, 1645; married John Stodder of Hingham in 1665.
Joseph, born_____; died June 16, 1669.
Sarah, born Sept. 29, 1648.
Mary, born Feb. 24, 1649; died Apr. 8, 1652.
Martha, born Feb. 26, 1651.
Samuel, born Feb. 6, 1653; died in 1690, in Phipps' expedition to Canada, in which he served as sergeant; inventory of his estate was 47 pound.

John's wife, Mary (Lewis) Bryant, died July 2, 1655. On Dec. 22, 1657, John married a second wife, Elizabeth Wetherell, daughter of Rev. William Wetherell of Scituate. John and Elizabeth had one child:

Daniel, baptized in 1659; married Dorothy______.

When this second wife, Elizabeth (Wetherell) Bryant, died, John married a third wife in 1665, Mary Hiland, daughter of Thomas Hiland of Scituate, by whom he had eleven more children:

Elizabeth, born Aug.__, 1666; died Dec. 17, 1783.
Mary, born ________.
Benjamin, born Dec.____, 1669; died unmarried in 1701; his will, proved Jan. 5, 1702, showed an inventory of 164 pounds.
Joseph, born in 1671; he married, but the wife's name is unknown.
Jabez, born Feb. 18, 1672; died in 1697, unmarried; a letter of administration of his estate is dated June 29, 1697.
Ruth, born Aug. 16, 1673; married William Wanton, who later became Governor of Rhode Island.
Thomas, born July 15, 1675; married Mary Ewell, daughter of Gershom Ewell.
Deborah, born Jan. 22, 1677.
Agatha, born Mar. 12, 1678.
Ann, born Nov. 20, 1680.
Elisha, born in 1682.

John Bryant served on the court jury for 15 years between 1659-1681, five of those years being on the grand jury (called the "grand enquest" at Plymouth). Here are three examples of the sort of trials at which he was juryman: In 1663, Elizabeth Soule sued Nathaniel Church, who "committed the act of fornication with her an then denied to marry her." The jury found him guilty, and Elizabeth was awarded 10 pounds. In 1666, Mrs. Mary Totman went to the woods and dug up a root of a plant, brought it home, cleaned, cooked and ate it, and then died from its poison. The jury decided she had mistaken the root for a similar one she was accustomed to preparing, and her death was accidental. In 1674, one Indian had told a group of colonists living at Scituate that he would "give" them a large tract of the Indian land adjoining Scituate. When the colonists later went back to the Indian to "accept" the land, the rest of the tribe found out about the deal, threw the Indian to the ground and prevented him from dealing further with the colonists. The white men then brought the tribe to court and the jury awarded the land to the colonists (=the juryman).
The colony did buy some of its land from Indians. In 1666, John Bryant's name appears on a tax list which was drawn up to show how much each resident of Scituate had to contribute towards the purchase of Indian lands on the west edge of the settlement.
In 1659 began an eight-year court feud between John Bryant and William Randall. Randall brought John to court, charging him with trespassing on his land and selling timber belonging to Randall.Randall asked for 10 pounds damages. John was found innocent at the trial, where his own brother, Stephen, sat on the jury. Randall asked for a review of the case, which took place a year later, 1660. This time, with a different jury, Randall was awarded 5 pounds damages. The following year, 1661, John exactly reversed the situation: he sued William Randall for trespassing on his land and carrying away timber John had fell and crosscut. John asked for 10 pounds damages, but only was awarded five shillings; his brother Stephen Bryant was again on the jury. Exactly one year later, 1662, John sued Randall for "defaming him with lies and slander"; Randall had to pay him 20 shillings. In 1664, John complained to the court against Randall for not sealing a deed in reference to a parcel of marsh, which John had bought from Randall. The action was withdrawn. In 1667, Randall was complaining to the court about John, but the details of the case have been lost from the court record. Five months later, John again sued Randall for "slander and defamation." Randall had publicly charged and accused John to the authorities for suspicion of stealing planks belonging to Randall, and charging that John was cheating him in the division of planks. The court awarded John 15 pounds if Randall apologized, otherwise 20 pounds; Randall apologized.
In 1667, John charged two men with trespassing and working upon timber on the common land of Scituate. Asking 10 pounds damages, he was awarded 10 shillings.
In 1668, Joseph Turner sued John Bryant and his daughter Sarah (then 20 years old) for not appearing in court to give testimony at Turner's trial in Plymouth.
In 1681, John brought charges against five men of Massachusetts Colony who fell, squared and carried away timber from John's land without his permission. John asked for 10 pounds; the court allowed two. John asked for a review of the case three months later, asking for 12 pounds; the court awarded him five.
In 1683, John was appointed agent to prosecute anyone cutting or carrying away timber form Scituate's common land. This he did in three law suits against three separate men. One of these men was Humphry Johnson. In 1655, John had been a witness in a court case between Humphry Johnson and Tilden. After the trial, Johnson said John Bryant had given false testimony and called John "a fore-sworn, lying knave." So John sued this Johnson, asking 100 pounds damages. The next day the two men settled their quarrel privately and dropped the suit. Now in this latest suit against Johnson over timber, the jury found Johnson had a legal right to the common land. That same year (1683), John was fined 5 shillings in court "for being overtaken with drink".
John was constable at Scituate in 1662, surveyor of roads in 1673 (meaning he had the responsibility for the upkeep of the roads around Scituate), and for two years, 1677 and 1678, was simultaneously a selectman and a deputy at Scituate. In 1677 he was given the special responsibility to see that the court order against liquor was enforced at Scituate(!).
The colony government decided along the way that the colony might as well benefit from John's talent at court, and in 1663, 1664, 1671 and 1672 appointed him to committees to assist others in settling their land disputes.
Among John Bryant's children, let us follow a bit further four sons: John Jr., Daniel, Joseph and Thomas.

Children of JOHN BRYANT and MARY LEWIS are:
i. HANNAH6 BRYANT, b. 25 Jan 1645, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; m. JOHN STODDER, 1665.
ii. JOSEPH BRYANT, b. Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 16 Jun 1669, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
iii. SARAH BRYANT, b. 29 Sep 1648, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
iv. MARY BRYANT, b. 24 Feb 1649, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 08 Apr 1652, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
v. MARTHA BRYANT, b. 26 Feb 1651, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
vi. SAMUEL BRYANT, b. 06 Feb 1653, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 1690, Canada.

Notes for SAMUEL BRYANT:
Died on Phipp's expedition to Canada, in which he was a Seargent

10. vii. LIEUTENANT JOHN BRYANT, JR., b. 17 Aug 1644, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 26 Jan 1708, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.


Children of JOHN BRYANT and ELIZABETH WETHERELL are:
viii. DANIEL6 BRYANT, b. Abt. 1659, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
ix. MARY BRYANT, b. Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.


Children of JOHN BRYANT and MARY HYLAND are:
x. ELIZABETH6 BRYANT, b. Aug 1666, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
xi. MARY BRYANT.
xii. BENJAMIN BRYANT, b. Dec 1669, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 1701.

Notes for BENJAMIN BRYANT:
his will, proved Jan. 5, 1702, showed an inventory of 164 pounds.

xiii. JOSEPH BRYANT, b. 1671, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
xiv. JABEZ BRYANT, b. 18 Feb 1672, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 1697.

Notes for JABEZ BRYANT:
a letter of administration of his estate is dated June 29, 1697.

xv. RUTH BRYANT, b. 16 Aug 1673, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; m. WILLIAM WANTON.

Notes for WILLIAM WANTON:
became governor of Rhode Island


xvi. THOMAS BRYANT, b. 15 Jul 1675, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; m. MARY EWELL.
xvii. DEBORAH BRYANT, b. 22 Jan 1677, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
xviii. AGATHA BRYANT, b. 12 Mar 1678, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
xix. ANN BRYANT, b. 20 Nov 1680, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
xx. ELISHA BRYANT, b. 1682, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Now let us look at Stephen and Abigail (Shaw)'s two sons, John and Stephen Jr.

Lieut. John and Abigail (2) Bryant
(daughter of Stephen (1), parents of Samuel (3))

Sources: a) Boston Evening Transcript, Nov. 27, 1934, # 7936.
b) The Mayflower Descendants, v. 1, p. 209; v. 2, p.32.
c) Bryant, Harold Stanley, William Cullen Bryant: His Ancestors and Where They Lived. Written in 1953, this booklet was mimeographed in 1972 by Chedwato Service, RFD 3, Box 120 A, Middleboro, Mass. 02346.
d) Plympton, Mass. Vital Records.
e) New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. 35, 1881, pp. 37-39, 85.
f) Records of Plymouth Court of Common Pleas.

Deacon Samuel (3) Bryant
(Son of Lieut. John (2) father of Nathaniel (4))

Nathaniel Bryant was born June 21, 1737, at Plympton, Mass., son of Deacon Nathaniel and Zerviah (Curtis) Bryant. He married on Feb. 21, 1759, at Plympton, to Joanah Cole, also of Plympton.

Three months after his marriage to Joanah, Nathaniel was in Capt. Josiah Thacher's Company, Col. John Thomas Regiment, which landed at Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 11, 1759, on a maneuver in the French and Indian War, aiding the British against the French. As early as 1748, the Governor of Massachusetts had asked for a British fortress and settlement at Halifax to curb the threat of the French to Massachusetts, and the following year his request was carried out. With Halifax as a base, English forces fought to expel the French from Quebec and all of Canada. In May 1759, the troops sailed under Major James Wolfe against Quebec, which fell on Sept. 18, 1759.

The list of men in Thacher's Company records Nathaniel at Pisquet on June 24, 1760. Of the 103 men on the list of this company, 16 were from Plympton. Besides Nathaniel, these included a Stephen Bryant, listed as being at Halifax on June 26, 1760, and Ebenezer Cole, listed as being at Alesnes. This Ebeneezer Cole was Nathaniel's brother-in-law. The future father-in-law of Nathaniel's son Martin, Nathaniel Sears, of Rochester, Mass., is also on the list, and along with 12 others is marked "absconded", meaning he returned home from Halifax before being discharged. This occurred frequently, due to the miserable living conditions and meager pay in the army (see Raddall, Halifax-Warden of the North, p. 63). The original plan for Halifax was that the troops would remain there to form a strong colony, but that notion "had perished in the thin stony soil of the Halifax peninsula" (Raddall, p. 68). Governor Lawrence of Nova Scotia reported in 1760 that "every soldier that has come into the province since the establishment of Halifax has either quitted it or become a dram-seller" (Raddall, p. 68). So it was that Nathaniel returned to Plympton.

Joanah Cole was the daughter of Ebenezer Cole, born Oct. 17, 1711, 4th in descent from James Cole of Plymouth (Ebenezer (4), John (3), James (2), James (1)), and Ruth (Churchill) Cole, born Sept. 14, 1716, daughter of William and Ruth Churchill Jr. of Plympton. Like her husband

Notes for ABIGAIL SHAW:

Also listed as birth in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Children of STEPHEN BRYANT and ABIGAIL SHAW are:
7. i. ABIGAIL6 BRYANT, b. Bet. 1646 - 1647, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 12 May 1715, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
8. ii. JOHN BRYANT, b. 07 Apr 1650, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 29 Mar 1736, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
iii. MARY BRYANT, b. 29 May 1654, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
9. iv. STEPHEN BRYANT, b. 02 Feb 1658, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
v. SARAH BRYANT, b. 28 Nov 1659, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
vi. LYDIA BRYANT, b. 23 Oct 1662, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
vii. ELIZABETH BRYANT, b. 17 Oct 1665, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
viii. MEHITABLE BRYANT, b. Bet. 1669 - 1670, Plymouth, Massachusetts.