James BRYANT, Jr.

Male Abt 1735 - 1807  (~ 72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James BRYANT, Jr. was born Abt 1735, King William Parish, Powhatan Co. VA (son of (Jacques) James BRIAND/BRYANT, Sr. and Elizabeth LEFEVRE); died 21 Mar 1807, Powhatan Co. VA.

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    • _UID: C5D7C1B4A21E46B9AB451F3EF3E84277B164

    Notes:

    will was dated 21 March 1897 and was probated 16 Dec 1807. ,
    James Bryant, Jr. was a soldier in the American Revolution. Was at the Battle of Guilford Court House, March 25, 1881.,,

    Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 about James Bryant
    Name: James Bryant
    Rank - Induction: Sergant
    Roll Box: 125
    Roll State: Continental Troops

    Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 about James Jr. Bryant
    Name: James Jr. Bryant
    State: VA
    County: Powhatan County
    Township: No Township Listed
    Year: 1783
    Record Type: Tax list
    Page: 058
    Database: VA Early Census Index

    James married Jane Guerrant 11 Jun 1758, Powhatan Co. VA. Jane was born ca 1742. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. John BRYANT was born 01 Jan 1760, Cumberland Co. VA; died 04 Jul 1833, Garrard Co. KY.

Generation: 2

  1. 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
    • _UID: AD705945B03E4BD1823B5F875FF55B4259CD

    Notes:

    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 Elizabeth LEFEVRE 1732. Elizabeth (daughter of Isaac LEFEVRE and Madelaine PARENTEAU) was born Abt 1709, King William Parish, Powhatan Co. VA; died Abt 1745; was buried , Huguenot Cemetary, Manakin, Goochland Co., VA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth LEFEVRE was born Abt 1709, King William Parish, Powhatan Co. VA (daughter of Isaac LEFEVRE and Madelaine PARENTEAU); died Abt 1745; was buried , Huguenot Cemetary, Manakin, Goochland Co., VA.

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    • Religion: Protestant
    • _UID: C0DD4C9053C84F579AA51C1673527DCAB7FB

    Notes:

    b 1710 d 1753 More authoritative sources put her birth ca 1712 and her death between July 1740 and 1744.

    Occupation:
    Homemaker

    Notes:

    Married:
    U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    Name: James Brian
    Gender: Male
    Spouse Name: Elizabeth Lefevre
    Number Pages: 1

    Children:
    1. Judith BRYANT was born Abt 1733, King William Parish, Powhatan Co. VA.
    2. Mary BRYANT was born 1735.
    3. 1. James BRYANT, Jr. was born Abt 1735, King William Parish, Powhatan Co. VA; died 21 Mar 1807, Powhatan Co. VA.
    4. Elizabeth BRYANT was born Abt 1737, King William Parish, Powhatan Co. VA.
    5. Isaac BRYANT, Sr. was born 12 Aug 1739, King William Parish, Powhatan Co. VA; died 1800, White Hall Farm, Cumberland Co., VA.
    6. Martha BRYANT was born Abt 1741.
    7. Frances (Fannie) BRYANT was born Abt 1743.
    8. Anne BRYANT was born Abt 1744.


Generation: 3

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

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    • _UID: DBEBF006326D46D9BC7FEB40CD6BCBBA9D27

    Notes:

    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]


  2. 5.  UNKNOWN

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    • _UID: BE83565DF27D4090898C997A323DE8E09284

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

  3. 6.  Isaac LEFEVRE was born 1667, France; died ca 1717 or 1719, VA.

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    • Religion: Protestant
    • _UID: F8598FD5446649DBA5A00071576AF52E1DE8

    Notes:

    Fled to England after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Isaac sailed from Gravesend, England on the ship "Peter and Anthony" and arrived in Jamestown Sep 20, 1700. He settled at Manakintown. Purchased 68 acres Oct 31, 1716 from the widow of Gideon Chambon (Chambonne)., Ca. 1714 he is listed as Isaac Lesebure with a wife, one son, and three daughters. In 1720 was a resident of Jamestown, VA. (Unconfirmed).

    Source: Huguenot Refugees to Virginia, 1700
    Peter & Anthony, 20 September 1700
    Isaac Le ffeure
    Anonymous. Virginia Huguenot Refugees, 1700 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
    Original data: Two Ships to Virginia

    This database contains the ship listings of a number of Huguenot refugees who traveled to Virginia in 1700. The two ships, the Mary and Ann and the Peter and Anthony, arrived in James City on the 12th of August and 20th of September respectively. Each record reveals the adult passenger's name and number of minors in their company.


    Occupation:
    Farmer

    Isaac married Madelaine PARENTEAU 1701, Manakintown, Powhatan Co., VA?. Madelaine (daughter of Unknown PARENTEAU and UNKNOWN) was born ? ; died Bef 1 Aug 1720, King William Parish, VA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Madelaine PARENTEAU was born ? (daughter of Unknown PARENTEAU and UNKNOWN); died Bef 1 Aug 1720, King William Parish, VA.

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    • Religion: Protestant
    • _UID: 603B48A18D0943BFA7E3210F8ACC384CB0AC

    Notes:

    She arrived in America with her brother, Isaac Parenteau several weeks before her husband. She sailed on the Mary and Ann of London which arrived 12 Aug1700. Her brother Isaac was executor of her will. The will was made on 19 April 1720, it was witnessed 6 June, 1720. She divided her property among her three daughters. On 1 Aug 1720 the inventory of the estate was presented.

    Alternate spelling of her maiden name in VA records: Parransos and Parontes.

    Occupation:
    Homemaker

    Children:
    1. Judith (Judie) LEFEVRE was born Abt 1702; died Abt 1785, Nottoway Parish, Amelia Co. VA.
    2. Madelaine LEFEVRE was born Abt 1706; died 1724.
    3. 3. Elizabeth LEFEVRE was born Abt 1709, King William Parish, Powhatan Co. VA; died Abt 1745; was buried , Huguenot Cemetary, Manakin, Goochland Co., VA.
    4. Unknown LEFEVRE
    5. Abraham LEFEVRE


Generation: 4

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

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    • _UID: 12631DAFC3164712A3903F7904F653C87323

    Notes:

    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]


  2. 9.  Sarah SNELL

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    • _UID: 99419D6A8F544168846EC8F1A6608F19C64F

    Children:
    1. Charles BRIAND
    2. 4. Jacques BRIAND was born 1660, France; died 1755, Virginia.

  3. 14.  Unknown PARENTEAU

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    • _UID: 8123DC50146848A4B21CFAC99459AAA808A5

    Unknown married UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  UNKNOWN

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    • _UID: DBD9A26724B947438F6FE3416FD15318F147

    Children:
    1. 7. Madelaine PARENTEAU was born ? ; died Bef 1 Aug 1720, King William Parish, VA.
    2. Isaac PARENTEAU