Eleanor, I had a 30+ year brick wall on my Bryants. I found they went from Canada to Illinois to Iowa. Never would have suspected. I am now trying to find the parents. The earliest one I have is Francis Bryant b. March 02, 1787 Canada. Married Susanna Griggs. Daughter of John Griggs and Hannah Scouten. Francis' grandfather's name was most likely William. This fact and that your Bryant's are in the north is what makes me answer your e-mail. So many of them are southern. My Francis being born on March 2, 1787 can't be a brother to your Bartlett but the families could be related. This is what my Bryant family looks like. Please take a look and see if your related. Lynn Descendants of Francis Briant 1 Francis Briant 1787 - 1878, Iowa . +Susannah Griggs 1792 - 1864, Iowa ....2 Jared Bryant 1820, Shefford, Que. - 1894, Keene, NY .....+Fanny Sophia Bell 1825 - 1860 ......3 William G. Bryant 1854, Wilmington, NY - 1923 ........+Cora Alluna Smith 1857 - 1924 ..........4 Clifton Jackson Bryant 1879 - 1950 ...........+Florence Gertrude Wells 1884 - 1954 ............5 Gladys Gertrude Bryant 1908 - 1999 .......... +Oliver Maynard 1897 - 1933 - Grandfather Children of Francis & Susannah: Mary J. Bryant b. December 04, 1829, Shefford - d. January 19, 1855, Lake Co., Illinois Hannah Bryant b. February 24, 1821, Can. Married James C Bartlett (4 children) Francis Bryant b. February 23, 1824- d. September 21, 1845, Lake Co., Illinois Jared Bryant married Fanny Bell Susannah Bryant b. April 18, 1826. Married Warren D. Harden (4 children) Gardner Childs Bryant b. August 18, 1831 - d. May 06, 1918, Black Hawk County, IA. Married Nancy E. Russell ( 4 children) Wilford Douglas Bryant b. August 29, 1835, Shefford, Quebec - d. 1905, Orchard, Mitchell Co, Iowa. Married Eliza Amy Walling(d.1874, Orchard, Mitchell Co, Iowa) on November 10, 1857, Floyd County , Iowa. Wilford Jr. born 1858, Iowa. Rosannah Bryant b. October 22, 1833, Shefford- d. 1898, Waukon, Iowa. Married Franklin B. Russell ( b. July 16, 1864) on November 10, 1857, Floyd County Iowa Jared Bryant, son of Francis and Susannah: Marriage 1 Sophia "Fanny" Bell b: 9 Mar 1825 in Shefford, Shefford Co., PQ, Canada Married: 8 Nov 1842 in Granby, Shefford Co., PQ, Canada Change Date: 7 Mar 2003 Children George Bryant b: 14 Sep 1844 in , , Canada Francis Bryant b: 1846 in , , Canada Lucy Bryant b: 1848 in , , Canada Charles Bryant b: Jul 1853 in , , Canada William G. Bryant b: 4 Mar 1854 in Wilmington, Essex Co., NY Mary J. Bryant b: 1855 in Wilmington, Essex Co., NY Elmina Bryant b: 1857 in Wilmington, Essex Co., NY Marriage 2 Mary K. (Unknown) b: Aug 1841 in , , NY Married: 1862 in Wilmington, Essex Co., NY Change Date: 17 Jun 2002 Children Emma Bryant b: 1863 Elmer Bryant b: 1868 Albert Bryant b: 1870 Frank Bryant b: 1872 Ollie Bryant b: 1874 Herman Bryant b: 1876 Lucy B. Bryant b: 1883