Marte BRYANT: Appalachian Aristocracy

1754 -

Generation: 1

1.
Marte BRYANT was born 12 Jan 1754 (daughter of (Jacques) James BRIAND/BRYANT, Sr. and Clare VERMEILL).
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Also known as Martha

Generation: 2

(Jacques) James BRIAND/BRYANT, Sr. was born Abt 1709, Manakintown, Powhatan Co., VA (son of Jacques BRIAND and UNKNOWN); died 1783; was buried , Huguenot Cemetary, Manakin, Goochland Co., VA.

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Religion: Protestant
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Name Briand or Brian was anglicised about 1740. James Bryant was Secretary of King William Parish, VA in 1744. Was a large land and slave owner. Was a member of the Court. Bought 68 acres of land from Pierre Dupuy and his wife Judith Lefevre Dupuy for 20 pounds on 16 May 1732. They were his sister-in-law and her husband. Sold these 68 acres for 40 pounds to William Sallee in Sep 1736.

Home was located on Jones Creek, near the mouth of the Dutoy Creek in Powhatan, Co. Owned lands near Midlothian, Chesterfield, Co. VA. During the Revolutionary War, coal was mined from these lands.

Birth:
Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Name: James Jacques Bryant
Spouse: Elizabeth Lefevre
Parents: Jacques Briand
Birth Place: Manakintown, VA
Birth Date: 1709
Marriage Date: 1732
Death Place: VA
Death Date: 1783

Occupation:
Farmer

(Jacques) married Clare VERMEILL Abt 1745. Clare died 1786. [Group Sheet]

Clare VERMEILL died 1786.

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First name alternatives: Claire, Clere, Clara, Cleek, Clark, Cloreck She was the widow of Antoine Trabue.

Children:

Marie BRYANT was born 15 May 1746.
Thomas BRYANT was born 15 Oct 1751; died 25 Mar 1781, Guilford Court House, NC; was buried , Government Cemetery, Greensboro, NC.
1. Marte BRYANT was born 12 Jan 1754.

Generation: 3

Jacques BRIAND was born 1660, France (son of Stephen BRIAND, Jr. and Sarah SNELL); died 1755, Virginia.

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Landed in Jamestown, July 23, 1700 on the ship Peter E. Anthony which had sailed from Gravesend England in the spring of 1700. Settled in Virginia, First James City Co., then Goochland, now Powhatan Co. in 1703 at Mannakintowne. No authentic records available. Records burned. The "Huguenot" No. 2 Pg. 17 give date of birth and death of Jacques. Was Secretary at King William Parish in 1744.,,

Jacques married UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet]

UNKNOWN

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2. (Jacques) James BRIAND/BRYANT, Sr. was born Abt 1709, Manakintown, Powhatan Co., VA; died 1783; was buried , Huguenot Cemetary, Manakin, Goochland Co., VA.
Thomas BRIAND/BRYANT was born 1751; died 15 Mar 1781, Killed in Revolutionary War.
John BRIAND/BRYANT died 1780.
Charles BRIAND/BRYANT died 1786.

Generation: 4

Stephen BRIAND, Jr. (son of Stephen BRIAND, Sr. and Marie Benoist); died 1720.

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Fled to Holland with his father Stepen Briand, Sr. after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685. Settled in Broxton, England, Cheshire County with other Huguenots.

Stephen married Sarah SNELL. [Group Sheet]

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Sarah SNELL
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Children:

Charles BRIAND

4. Jacques BRIAND was born 1660, France; died 1755, Virginia.