Ruth, My husband's grandmother was Jewell Annabelle Bryan (born in Durant OK), daughter of Stephen Furr Bryan (born in Georgia, died in Benton, Arkansas), granddaughter of Benjamin Bryan (born and died in Georgia), great granddaughter of Benjamin Bryan (born in Virginia, died in Georgia.) Do any of these names sound familiar to you? Lori in California [email protected] wrote: >Hi Rachel, >I am wondering what the M. stood for in your Rachel M. Bryant, could you tell >me? > >Also, does the Bryant family ever use the Bryan surname instead? > >I have connections to the Bryan family. > >Ruth in Oklahoma > -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 07/28/2005