Marilyn - I've been following with interest your running commentary on DNA testing. as you seem to have some first hand experience with the process. I have been reluctant (even at the urging of a cousin who is also researching my line of Bryants) to do the DNA because I'm not convinced with the meager information we have, and the fact that we have hit a brick wall after my g-g-g-father, that I can really accomplish a great deal if anything at all. I do not have the names, locations, or any data what so ever, on any of the line prior to my GGG father Thomas Jefferson Bryant in Alabama in the 1850's-70 and the census record that states he was born in GA. Birthplace unknown. One item that caught my eye was your comment in the last paragraph of your email (included) that you should have at least a few generations to compare. With only three generations (my father, grandfather and g-g-father) then nothing - what is your opinion? Thank you for your thoughts Robert Bryant ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Burgess" <stocker7@fairpoint.net> To: <bryant@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [BRYANT] John & William Bryant/Montgomery Co. KY/1800-1804 > This site will answer a lot of your questions. The easiest and most > useful > DNA is y DNA and you must have an unbroken male line to actually connect > to > others many years back. I was able to connect to a common Bryant > immigrant > in Plymouth in 1643. It costs about $169. dollars for the 25 marker and > one > should really get that or the 37 marker if you can afford it. I don't > even > contact anyone in the twelve marker group unless the name is Bryan or > Bryant. They send a kit and you just swab the inside of your cheek and > send > it back. > > Then they contact you every time they do a match and you can contact the > person to exchange histories. You really have to have at least a few > generations of history to compare. I'd be happy to answer any questions > you > might have. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "T'Lene" <tlene@optilink.us> > To: <bryant@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:54 PM > Subject: Re: [BRYANT] John & William Bryant/Montgomery Co. KY/1800-1804 > > >>I think I missed the thread re the DNA testing. I, too, would be >>interested in having the DNA done in order to assist me in my Bryant >>ancestry. >> >> My great great grandfather, John "Jack" Bryant appears to have been >> married twice (maybe at the same times) with families in different >> locations and not knowing about each other until his death about 1890. >> >> My gggmother, John/Jack's wife was Ellender Allen. They resided in Long >> Island (now named Bryant), Jackson County, Alabama. Their families can >> be >> found on the Marion County, TN and Jackson Co, AL censuses. Most of my >> ancestors were within three counties & states from 1850. This area is >> located where the states of TN, GA and AL connect - the counties being, >> Marion Co. TN, Dade County, GA and Jackson Co, AL. >> >> My ggftr (son of John & Ellender) was George Washington Bryant (b 1850 d >> 1910 Jefferson Co AL). He married Emily Sims. >> >> My grandfather, Standifer Bryant married Amanda Boatner. They died 1948 >> and 1952 respectively and are buried in Ebenezer Cemetery atop Sand Mtn >> in >> Bryant, Alabama. >> >> Any help re DNA testing would be appreciated. >> >> T'Lene >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Marilyn Burgess >> To: bryant@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:27 PM >> Subject: Re: [BRYANT] John & William Bryant/Montgomery Co. KY/1800-1804 >> >> >> My brother has also had DNA done with family tree DNA. Our family came >> from >> Maine and Massachusetts but we have made connections in Oklahoma to one >> common ancestor. >> He joined the Bryan group because that was the only one available but we >> have had some close matches with Bryans as well. In Maine it was >> spelled >> either Briant or Bryant, but there was a brother in Plymouth, Mass who >> spelled it Bryan in the early 1600's. Unfortunately we have not been >> able >> to find what happened to him. Marilyn >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Joel & Janiece Bryant" <janiecebryant@cfl.rr.com> >> To: "Marsha Buck" <DeepRoots@sisna.com>; <bryant@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:08 PM >> Subject: Re: [BRYANT] John & William Bryant/Montgomery Co. KY/1800-1804 >> >> >> > 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" <DeepRoots@sisna.com> >> > To: <janemce@sbcglobal.net>; <bryant@rootsweb.com> >> > 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" <janemce@sbcglobal.net> >> >> To: <rlbtwo@suddenlink.net>; <bryant@rootsweb.com> >> >> 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 >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Have you done an exhaustive search online with something like Ancestry.com? Sometimes if you are patient, you can work your line back with census records, of course the earliest census records you can get in the United States is 1790. My experience was that once I worked back even three or four generations, I could often connect with someone else's work. Ancestry.com has a section called One World Tree which is a posting of others who have researched similar lines. Ancestry.com is fairly expensive but even a short subscription can be very productive. If you have any specific information on TJ Bryant, such as spouse, birth date and death date, I can do a quick search, but sometimes there are so many that it takes a long time to locate the one you need. There were more Bryant families in Georgia in 1880 than any other state 3402. Certainly if you get a close match on DNA, you might get some help from some others who can fill in the blanks for you. ----- Original Message ----- From: <rlbtwo@suddenlink.net> To: <bryant@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [BRYANT] John & William Bryant/Montgomery Co. KY/1800-1804 > Marilyn - I've been following with interest your running commentary on DNA > testing. as you seem to have some first hand experience with the process. > > I have been reluctant (even at the urging of a cousin who is also > researching my line of Bryants) to do the DNA because I'm not convinced > with > the meager information we have, and the fact that we have hit a brick wall > after my g-g-g-father, that I can really accomplish a great deal if > anything > at all. I do not have the names, locations, or any data what so ever, on > any > of the line prior to my GGG father Thomas Jefferson Bryant in Alabama in > the > 1850's-70 and the census record that states he was born in GA. Birthplace > unknown. > > One item that caught my eye was your comment in the last paragraph of your > email (included) that you should have at least a few generations to > compare. > > With only three generations (my father, grandfather and g-g-father) then > nothing - what is your opinion? > > Thank you for your thoughts > > Robert Bryant > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilyn Burgess" <stocker7@fairpoint.net> > To: <bryant@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 4:32 PM > Subject: Re: [BRYANT] John & William Bryant/Montgomery Co. KY/1800-1804 > > >> This site will answer a lot of your questions. The easiest and most >> useful >> DNA is y DNA and you must have an unbroken male line to actually connect >> to >> others many years back. I was able to connect to a common Bryant >> immigrant >> in Plymouth in 1643. It costs about $169. dollars for the 25 marker and >> one >> should really get that or the 37 marker if you can afford it. I don't >> even >> contact anyone in the twelve marker group unless the name is Bryan or >> Bryant. They send a kit and you just swab the inside of your cheek and >> send >> it back. >> >> Then they contact you every time they do a match and you can contact the >> person to exchange histories. You really have to have at least a few >> generations of history to compare. I'd be happy to answer any questions >> you >> might have. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "T'Lene" <tlene@optilink.us> >> To: <bryant@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:54 PM >> Subject: Re: [BRYANT] John & William Bryant/Montgomery Co. KY/1800-1804 >> >> >>>I think I missed the thread re the DNA testing. I, too, would be >>>interested in having the DNA done in order to assist me in my Bryant >>>ancestry. >>> >>> My great great grandfather, John "Jack" Bryant appears to have been >>> married twice (maybe at the same times) with families in different >>> locations and not knowing about each other until his death about 1890. >>> >>> My gggmother, John/Jack's wife was Ellender Allen. They resided in Long >>> Island (now named Bryant), Jackson County, Alabama. Their families can >>> be >>> found on the Marion County, TN and Jackson Co, AL censuses. Most of my >>> ancestors were within three counties & states from 1850. This area is >>> located where the states of TN, GA and AL connect - the counties being, >>> Marion Co. TN, Dade County, GA and Jackson Co, AL. >>> >>> My ggftr (son of John & Ellender) was George Washington Bryant (b 1850 d >>> 1910 Jefferson Co AL). He married Emily Sims. >>> >>> My grandfather, Standifer Bryant married Amanda Boatner. They died 1948 >>> and 1952 respectively and are buried in Ebenezer Cemetery atop Sand Mtn >>> in >>> Bryant, Alabama. >>> >>> Any help re DNA testing would be appreciated. >>> >>> T'Lene >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Marilyn Burgess >>> To: bryant@rootsweb.com >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:27 PM >>> Subject: Re: [BRYANT] John & William Bryant/Montgomery Co. KY/1800-1804 >>> >>> >>> My brother has also had DNA done with family tree DNA. Our family came >>> from >>> Maine and Massachusetts but we have made connections in Oklahoma to one >>> common ancestor. >>> He joined the Bryan group because that was the only one available but >>> we >>> have had some close matches with Bryans as well. In Maine it was >>> spelled >>> either Briant or Bryant, but there was a brother in Plymouth, Mass who >>> spelled it Bryan in the early 1600's. Unfortunately we have not been >>> able >>> to find what happened to him. Marilyn >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Joel & Janiece Bryant" <janiecebryant@cfl.rr.com> >>> To: "Marsha Buck" <DeepRoots@sisna.com>; <bryant@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:08 PM >>> Subject: Re: [BRYANT] John & William Bryant/Montgomery Co. KY/1800-1804 >>> >>> >>> > 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" <DeepRoots@sisna.com> >>> > To: <janemce@sbcglobal.net>; <bryant@rootsweb.com> >>> > 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" <janemce@sbcglobal.net> >>> >> To: <rlbtwo@suddenlink.net>; <bryant@rootsweb.com> >>> >> 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 >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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

Ancestry has a new online family tree program that searchers their records for you as you put in data. You can make you tree public or keep it private. I typed my parents names into my tree and it found their Social Security death info and census records right away. It even found death info for my GGgrandfather - something we had been looking for and hadn't been able to find. I have a bit of a problem with the One World Tree. It collects info from all the trees that are submitted and compiles them according to the majority of the information. Somehow it picked up my sister and her husband and showed them as being deceased when they weren't. All their personal information was there for the whole world to see - just because her husband had the same name as somebody who lived over 100 years ago. It also won't let me correct the spelling of my mother's name. It's good for helping find other people working on the same lines but I wouldn't trust the accuracy of the info at all. For this reason, I am keeping my tree private. It can still be viewed by those doing searches but it isn't added to One World Tree. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Burgess" <stocker7@fairpoint.net> To: <rlbtwo@suddenlink.net>; <bryant@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [BRYANT] John & William Bryant/Montgomery Co. KY/1800-1804 > Have you done an exhaustive search online with something like > Ancestry.com? > Sometimes if you are patient, you can work your line back with census > records, of course the earliest census records you can get in the United > States is 1790. > My experience was that once I worked back even three or four generations, > I > could often connect with someone else's work. Ancestry.com has a section > called One World Tree which is a posting of others who have researched > similar lines. Ancestry.com is fairly expensive but even a short > subscription can be very productive. If you have any specific information > on TJ Bryant, such as spouse, birth date and death date, I can do a quick > search, but sometimes there are so many that it takes a long time to > locate > the one you need. There were more Bryant families in Georgia in 1880 than > any other state 3402. > > Certainly if you get a close match on DNA, you might get some help from > some > others who can fill in the blanks for you.