I have a book "Some Inter-related Families of Livingston County Missouri" by Douglas H. Sampson. The families in book are Austin, Culling, Vaughan, Smith, Lyda, William Anderson family. Fryer, McCoskrie (my husbands Grandfather was Irvin McCoskrie), BRYAN, Maupin, Sidden and John Anderson family. There is also hundreds of others people listed who married into these families. I also have a book called "History of McCoskrie Descendents" with a lot of Bryan information. The McCoskries and Bryans had a lot of marriages between the two. At least one first cousin marriage. So my husband ties in with the Bryan's along several of their lines. The earlist Bryan for my husband Norman Allen Metzner (Have more history in books on all these Bryan's including copies of some personal papers) 1 .Sir Thomas Bryan I- (Norman Metzner's 13th G. Grandfather) the earliest of the Bryan grandsires of whom there is authentic record, born England he was chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1471 untill his death. His will proved 11 Dec. 1500 mentions his son Thomas Thomas's wife, and an illegitimate daughter. 2. Sir Thomas Bryan II m. Lady Bourchier. He was knighted by the 7th Henry (Henry VII) in 1497 3. Sir Francis Bryan I - m.1st Phillippa Montogomery had son Sir Edward Bryan m. 2nd Lady Joan, the widow of James Bulter Earl of Ormond, an Irish noble. He married Lady Joan in 1548 and moved to Ireland. He died in Feb. of 1550 at Clonmel and was buried at Waterford Ireland 4. Sir Francis Bryan II - (son of Sir Francis I and Lady Joan) Born in Ireland m. Ann Daughter of Sir William Smith. he inherited from his mother, estates in County Clare. 5. William Smith Bryan - attempted to gain the throne of Ireland and was deported in 1650 by Lord Oliver Cromwell. He lost his title and his lands. With eleven sons he went to virginia(thoroughbred record credits him with being among the first to bring horses to America.) His sons and Grandsons (supposedly a total of 21) settled Gloucester Co.(his wife was unknow) his eldest son was- 6. Francis Bryan III- born Ireland circa 1630. He returned to Ireland from VA and tried to regain the County Clare estates. He had to seek refuse in Denmark he returned to Ireland about 1694. He married Sarah Brinker a cousin to the Princess of Orange. He had two sons and they both came to America. Morgan Bryan b. 1671 Denmark D. 1763 m. Martha Strode 7. William Bryan b. 1685 County Down, Ireland d. 1789 at the age of 104 yrs. Near Salem, VA or Roanoke City m. Margaret ? Know children John Andrew b.prior to 1717, Balleyroney, Co., Down Ireland d. Dec. 1799 James Bryan, Davis Bryan, Mary Bryan m. Phillip Bush, and William Bryan Jr. m. 1st Margaret Watson 2nd Elizabeth ? 8. John Andrew Bryan - b. 1717 m. Mary Morrison and moved to Fairfields, Rockbridge; Co. VA and later to Campbell Co, Va where he brought land. (have their children) 9. William Bryan - b. 1744 m. Mary ? He inherited his fathers land in VA. Sold it and moved to NC where he got a land grants(the area later became part of the State of Tenn.) Williams brother Andrew Morrison Bryan m. Mary Akers also moved to NC, but later returned to Campbell Co., VA he died Dec. 9 1799.Children: *1.John Bryan b. Sept 6 1769 VA d. Dec.2, 1840 M. on Sept. 10, 1794 to Eshter "Hettie" Anderson ( 3 rd G grandparents to Norman) *2. Andrew Bryan( also number 10 below 4 th G. grandparent to Norman) 3. James Roberson Bryan 4. Agnes Bryan m.Jacob Anderson 5. Mary Bryan 6. William M. Bryan 7. Margery Bryan m. John Goodpasture 8. Nathan Bryan 9. Elizabeth "Betsy" Bryan m. Hiram McGinnis Allen 10. Andrew Bryan -( have several pages of info. on him including his obit) m 1st Mary Crosby (no children) m. 2nd Isabelle Ross had 9 children they were:(all born in Tenn.) 1. Margaret Bryan b. 1802 d.1861 m.William Austin m 2nd James Anderson 2. Mary Bryan b. 1802 d. July 12, 1871 m. July 10, 1841 to John Austin 3.Thomas Ross Bryan b. Nov. 4, 1805 d.Sept. 29 1877 m. Sept. 25 1840 to Lydia Ann King 4. Roberson Bryan b. 1808 m. on April 14, 1842 to Narcissa Gudgel 5. Margery Bryan b.1809 m. on Dec. 13, 1840 to Issac McCoskrie *(Issac McCoskrie m. 1st Agnes Flemmimg Norms G. G. Grandparents) 6. Elizabeth Bryan b. 1810 d. Oct. 28, 1888 m. William Fryer 7. John Bryan b. May 12, 1812 d. March 7, 1889 m. Elizabeth Lyda 8. James R. Bryan b. July 15, 1815 d. July 17, 1889 m. Susan McCoskrie 9.Andrew Jackson Bryan b. June 6, 1819 d. June 3, 1883 m. Martha Eliz Caroline Morrison >From here I will continue with John Bryan's line 1st Son of the above William Bryan and Mary ? (number 9) Children of John Bryan and Ester "Hattie" Anderson most b. in Tenn. 1. Margaret Bryan b. Oct 2, 1796 M ______Hamlin 2. Mary Bryan b. March 25, 1799 d. Sept 18, 1841 3. Agnes Bryan b. Feb 19, 1801 4. William M Bryan b. Jan. 10, 1803 d.Jan 8, 1850 m. Mahala Wallace 5. Ester Bryan b. May 1, 1805 6. James Bryan b. July 3, 1807 d. Sept. 1807 * 7. Thomas Jefferson Bryan b. Aug 6, 1808 d. Aug 10, 1895 m. on May 20, 1837 to Jane Byrd (Normans 3rd G. Grandparents) both buried in McCoskrie Cem., MO 8. John Robinson Bryan b. Jan. 7, 1811 9. Margery Bryan b. May 17, 1813 10. Martha D. Bryan b. Aug. 4, 1819 d. March 28, 1878 m. Dec. 14, 1843 to Byrd Lewis 11. Elizabeth "Betsy" Bryan b. March 1817 d. Aug 1880 m. Peter Hamlin 12. Lucilius A. Bryan b. April 1823 Number 7. above Thomas Jefferson Bryant and Jane Byrds children: all born MO 1. Eliza Bryan b. May 1836 d. April 4, 1865 m. Thomas P. Toner 2. Nancy Agnes Bryan b. 1838 m. Davis Knox 3. Rev. John R. Bryan b. April 17, 1840 d. June 7, 1910 m. 1st on July 21 1867 to Julia Parker 2nd on Sept 1, 1881 to Lovie Jarvis *4. James S. Bryan b. Oct. 18, 1843 d. March 30, 1932 m. on Feb. 4th 1866 to Catherine "Camma" Parker (Normans G.G. grandparents on maternal side) 5. Mary E. Bryan b. Sept. 1846 d. Nov. 1924 m. on Jan. 4, 1875 to Joseph C. Robinson 6. Issac Anderson Bryan b. March 9, 1849 d.Feb. 7, 1922 m. Esta M.____? 7. Kansada "Sadie" Ann Bryan b. April 26, 1851 d. June 16, 1939 m. on Jan 22, 1874 to Thomas R. Lee 8. Thomas J. Bryan b. May 5, 1853 d. May 30, 1940 9. Lieucilius "Liew" Bryan b. April 1855 d. 1936 m. Elizabeth Ann "Malissa" Blann 10. Edward G. Bryan b. 1860 d.1939 m. Alice J. Burt 11. Amanda J. Bryan b. 1863 d. 1932 m. Andrew K. Bray number 4 above James S. Bryan and Catherine Parker their children: *1. Emma F. Bryan b. Jan 5, 1868 Livingston Co, MO d. Feb. 9 1912 m. on Feb 17, 1886 to Issac Lewis McCoskrie (Normans G. grandparents) 2. Lettie B. Bryan B. March 1870 d. 1948 m. on Sept. 21 1887 to William Harvey McCoskrie A number of the Bryans I have were born in VA, TN and Mo so if any one needs a name looked up let me know. Christine (Sullivan) Metzner Fullerton CA