I don't remember for sure but seems like there was a Josiah Bryant on White Co TN lists in early 1800s. -------------- Original message from "Joel & Janiece Bryant" <janiecebryant@cfl.rr.com>: -------------- > Marsha, > > I am interested in the DNA testing that has been done on the Bryant's. I > have hit the proverbial brick wall and feel that my only hope of extending > my ancestery back any further is to find a DNA match. You indicated that > there has been DNA testing on your Bryants. Were those test done by > rootsweb, or were the results reported to roots web? > > Joel > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marsha Buck" > To: ; > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 9:27 AM > Subject: Re: [BRYANT] John & William Bryant/Montgomery Co. KY/1800-1804 > > > > Jane, > > > > We have corresponded before about Charlotte. Our research group has your > > information and we are trying to determine if you fit into our family or > > not. > > > > Both Morgan and Wolfe counties contain part of what was originally > > Montgomery Co., KY. My ancestor is Josiah Bryant and I believe he is the > > one on the 1810 census in Montgomery Co., as well as on tax lists there in > > 1803, 1810 and 1812. > > > > Josiah had sons named Ambrose, Josiah, Gabriel, William and John. I'm > > trying to determine if the William and John on the Montgomery Co. tax > > lists > > are his sons or not. > > > > On the 1810 census for Montgomery Co. Josiah is listed with two young > > children who would appear to be his grandchildren. We're not sure whose > > children they are. On the 1810 tax list there are two adult males in > > Josiah's household but only one - Josiah - is on the census. I'd like to > > know who the other one is and whether or not he is the parent of these two > > children. One of the children is male, the other is female and they are > > both under age 10. > > > > In 1820 Josiah and Gabriel are listed on the census in Floyd Co., KY. > > Parts > > of Floyd Co. also used to be in Montgomery Co. From what we've been able > > to > > put together - and what we're trying to verify - is that our Josiah left > > Floyd Co., VA sometime after mid-1800 and moved to Montgomery Co., KY. > > His > > wife, Lydia, apparently died there after the 1810 census was taken and > > before 1818. By 1818 the part of Montgomery Co. where Josiah lived had > > become part of Floyd Co. because Josiah signed for the marriage of his > > daughter, Elizabeth, in Floyd Co. in 1818 to George Holland. In 1819 > > Josiah > > married the widow Elizabeth O'Hair in Floyd Co. and moved to her house and > > land. The children listed with him in 1820 are her children from her > > marriage to Michael O'Hair. In 1822 Elizabeth divorced Josiah, sold her > > land and moved to Indiana with her children. Josiah returned to Laurel > > Hill, which is now part of Wolfe Co., KY. George & Elizabeth Holland (or > > Hollon) lived in the Lacy Creek area and raised their children there. > > > > George Holland's brother also lived in Montgomery Co. KY and is later > > found > > in Wolfe Co. > > > > We have pretty well established what happened to William, Gabriel & Josiah > > Jr. They all ended up in Indiana. Our big mystery is John - and to some > > extent Ambrose. > > > > There are several other Bryants in Montgomery Co. - both on the census and > > tax lists that we can't identify either. At this point we have no idea if > > they are related to Josiah or if they are a whole other group of Bryants. > > The only thing we know for sure is that our Bryant family is not related > > to > > the Bryants in Green Co. KY and they are not part of the Bryans who > > married > > into the Boone family. This has been established through DNA testing. It > > would be great if we could find direct male descendants of other Kentucky > > & > > Virginia Bryants who would be willing to be tested so we could separate > > out > > the families more clearly. > > > > Marsha > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jane McEndree" > > To: ; > > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 1:19 AM > > Subject: Re: [BRYANT] John & William Bryant/Montgomery Co. KY/1800-1804 > > > > > >> Marsha, > >> I have Bryants from Kentucky. I have not been able to go beyond my GGG > >> Grandmother, Charlotte [ Lottie] Bryant Little though. All I know about > >> her > >> is that she was born in Kentucky. She and her husband, the Rev. Charles > >> Little lived in or around Morgan and Wolfe Co, Kentucky and together had > >> 21 > >> children. I have been able to do a lot of work on the Little family but > >> not > >> on the Bryants. I too, am interested in Bryant's from Kentukcy. Wolfe > >> County > >> is in the eastern part of Kentucky. Where is Montgomery County? I'd like > >> to > >> know more about your Kentucky Bryant's. My GG Grandmother, Charlotte > >> Bryant > >> Little was born on December 25, 1809 in Kentucky and married Charles > >> Little > >> on May 31, 1824 in Morgan Co, Ky. and she died on July 4, 1887 in Morgan > >> County, Ky. at a place called Lacy Creek where they had lived. > >> Jane Little McEndree > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > BRYANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRYANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message