Dennis, Could you share with me your ysearch number off board. One of the researcher in Josiah Briant group believes that Josiah Briant sr. was Quaker so this may be some value down the line. Two O'Brien's match me 34/37 on the Y37 test. I will run this information pass them. Thank you for your support john B. #57501 at the O'Brien project ----From: "Dennis O'Bryant" <dblb3728@cox.net>0600 worte ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= John, I have some information that I wish to share with you about some family history.... I have a 2 volume set of books, " Allardice Of That Ilk". Title page is, " Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland" by the Rev. Charles Rogers, LL.D., F.S.A. Scot., They were published in London for the Grampian Club., Charles Griffin and Co. Stationers' Hall Court. 1872. Preface to Volume II: In completing the second volume of this work, the author closes a task which has upwards of eleven years occupied his attention. Reviewing his performance, he could have wished that his labours had been more fruitful, and that the work had presented monumnetal records of every Scotish parish. As it is, the omissions are not very numerous; while a necrological register has been produced ampler than any existing heretofore. When the author entered upon his undertaking, he sought to awaken public attention to the degraded condition of churchyards. As local reporters were generally reluctant to comprose parochial honour, he was led to abandon this part of his enterprise, not however before collecting some strange facts. Of these, a few may be related. At New Machar, Aberdeenshire, the peasantry obtain their winter fuel by storing up portions of decayed coffins from the churchyard. During the summer of 1862 the parish schoolmaster of Ellon was obliged to cease teaching, owing to his schoolroom which adjoined the churchyard, being saturated with the exhalations or morality. In the churchyard of Gamrie, overlooking the Moray Frith, bones fragments of coffins, and portions of gravestones are strewn about. The parochial sextons of Lewis and North Uist perform intermnets within six inches of the sruface, the coffins after a heavy shower being frequently exposed. The churchyard at Sandwich, in Orkney, is part of the undrained marsh, and at interments coffins are plunged into the water which fills every new made grave. These facts require no comment. Additional to those to whom he formerly expressed his obligations, the author cannot deny himself the satisfation of mentioning the considerable assistance he has received from papers on the graveyards of the north eastern counties prepared by Mr. Jervise. The author learns with pleasure that Mr. Jervise contemplates a separate publication. His work should have a place in the library of every Scottish archaeologist. Snowdoun Villa, Lewisham, Kent. October, 1872. Next 5 pages are a listing of the Parishes and their churhes. My information comes from page 282, which is from Kincardineshire, Fetteresso, pages 278-284. Tablets and monuments containing the following inscriptions are also to be found in the Barclay aisle: The grave of Robert Barclay, of Ury, and Elizabeth O'Brian, daughter of James O'Brian,, Esq., of London, and son of Colonel O'Brian, of the Kingdom of Ireland. He was grandson to Robert Barclay, of Ury, Author of the "Apology for the Quakers;" was born 20th July 1699, and died 10 October, 1760. This is the only time the O'Brian/O'Brien name is listed.....in either book. Sincerely, Dennis O'Bryant, (75) Thank you so much for the work you are doing with the DNA project. ------------------------------- 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

John, I am the only O'Bryant listed, #69313, and we have found a Robert O'Bryant in Louisiana that may possibly be related. Hope to get some of his family history information next week as it appears we may have common ancestors in NC & VA before 1800..Most of my relatives spelled the family name as O'Briant in NC, MS and TX but my grandfather switched the spelling to the "y" in his later years and my Dad had to use it to settle his estate...Don't think Robert has had the DNA testing yet but will do my best to talk him into it and to learn if there is a connection between our lines... Sincerely, Dennis 2/26/07. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bryant" <jofbryant@hotmail.com> To: <bryant@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [BRYANT] O'Brian information > Dennis, > > Could you share with me your ysearch number off board. > One of the researcher in Josiah Briant group believes that Josiah Briant > sr. > was Quaker so this may be some value down the line. Two O'Brien's match me > 34/37 on the Y37 test. I will run this information pass them. Thank you > for > your support > > john B. #57501 at the O'Brien project > > ----From: "Dennis O'Bryant" <dblb3728@cox.net>0600 > worte > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= > > John, I have some information that I wish to share with you about some > family history.... > > I have a 2 volume set of books, " Allardice Of That Ilk". Title page is, > " > Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland" by the Rev. Charles > Rogers, LL.D., F.S.A. Scot., > They were published in London for the Grampian Club., Charles Griffin and > Co. Stationers' Hall Court. 1872. > > Preface to Volume II: > In completing the second volume of this work, the author closes a task > which > has upwards of eleven years occupied his attention. Reviewing his > performance, he could have wished that his labours had been more > fruitful, > and that the work had presented monumnetal records of every Scotish > parish. > As it is, the omissions are not very numerous; while a necrological > register > has been produced ampler than any existing heretofore. > > When the author entered upon his undertaking, he sought to awaken > public attention to the degraded condition of churchyards. As local > reporters were generally reluctant to comprose parochial honour, he was > led > to abandon this part of his enterprise, not however before collecting some > strange facts. Of these, a few may be related. At New Machar, > Aberdeenshire, the peasantry obtain their winter fuel by storing up > portions > of decayed coffins from the churchyard. During the summer of 1862 the > parish > schoolmaster of Ellon was obliged to cease teaching, owing to his > schoolroom > which adjoined the churchyard, being saturated with the exhalations or > morality. In the churchyard of Gamrie, overlooking the Moray Frith, bones > fragments of coffins, and portions of gravestones are strewn about. > The parochial sextons of Lewis and North Uist perform intermnets within > six > inches of the sruface, the coffins after a heavy shower being frequently > exposed. The churchyard at Sandwich, in Orkney, is part of the undrained > marsh, and at interments coffins are plunged into the water which fills > every new made grave. These facts require no comment. > > Additional to those to whom he formerly expressed his obligations, the > author cannot deny himself the satisfation of mentioning the considerable > assistance he has received from papers on the graveyards of the north > eastern counties prepared by Mr. Jervise. The author learns with pleasure > that Mr. Jervise contemplates a separate publication. His work should > have > a place in the library of every Scottish archaeologist. > Snowdoun Villa, > Lewisham, Kent. > October, 1872. > > Next 5 pages are a listing of the Parishes and their churhes. > My information comes from page 282, which is from Kincardineshire, > Fetteresso, pages 278-284. > Tablets and monuments containing the following inscriptions are also > to > be found in the Barclay aisle: > > The grave of Robert Barclay, of Ury, and Elizabeth O'Brian, daughter > of > James O'Brian,, Esq., of London, and son of Colonel O'Brian, of the > Kingdom > of Ireland. He was grandson to Robert Barclay, of Ury, Author of the > "Apology for the Quakers;" was born 20th July 1699, and died 10 October, > 1760. > > This is the only time the O'Brian/O'Brien name is listed.....in either > book. > > Sincerely, > Dennis O'Bryant, (75) > Thank you so much for the work you are doing with the DNA project. > > ------------------------------- > 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 >