Could this be the family of Needham Bryan(t) that had daughter Elizabeth Bryan(t) (that married James Welborn) and another daughter Sarah Bryan(t)? ========================================== From: HI <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 4:57 PM Subject: [NCBERTIE-L] Bryan "Old Albemarle, and its Absentee Landlords." Worth S. Ray Bryan Family Edward Bryan came over from England on the "Bona Nova", in 1620. A blank period between 1624 and about 1665, when an Edward Bryan (possibly a son, or maybe a grandson of the first Edward), married Christian Council, d/o Hodges Council and Lucy Hardy. In the meantime, the first Edward Bryan, married a daughter of John Needham, one of the "servants" of the famous Sanbys (sp), treasurer of the Colony. Edward Bryan who married Christian Council was either a son or grandson of Edward the first and his wife, Miss Needham. Edward Bryan married Christian Council....Issue: Needham Bryan, died young William, had sons Needham, John, William Richard John, had sons Edward and William Lewis, had issue: Simon, Edward, Elizabeth and Ann Hardy Descendents of William, s/o Edward Bryan and Christian Council: Needham Bryan, b ca 1690, married Annie Rambeau Nov 11, 1711, settled in Snowfield, Bertie Co., NC. Their issue             Rachel, married William Whitfield, 1741,     William, married Elizabeth Smith, 1744             Needham married Nancy Smith       Feraby, married Jacob Jernigan Hardy Bryan married Mrs. Sarah (Bonner) Mosely, widow of John Mosley - -------------------------------------------- -------------- I do not know about the accuracy of this information, but maybe it will give someone some direction. More notes that I jotted down at the genealogical library here in Panola Co., Tx. Kathy ==== NCBERTIE Mailing List ====   Searchable archives are here!! Go to <http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl> and follow the instructions. Nelda http://community.webtv.net/neldabuchanan/MyFamilyBook