Hi Carey, I have read accounts that the Bryan family which was closely associated with the Boones was also related to William Jennings Bryan. It would be interesting to know how they are connected. I am enclosing information on the Bryans starting with William Bryan who married Mary Boone. William Bryan was the son of Morgan Bryan who was a Quaker immigrant to Pennsylvania. Thanks! David WILLIAM BRYAN (MORGAN) was born 10 Mar 1733/34 in Chester, Pennsylvania, and died 30 May 1780 in Bryan's Station, Kentucky. He married MARY BOONE Bet. 1754 - 1755 in Rowan County, North Carolina, daughter of SQUIRE BOONE and SARAH MORGAN. She was born 03 Nov 1736 in Pennsylvania, and died 1819 in Kentucky. Notes for WILLIAM BRYAN: Son of Morgan Bryan who was (supposedly) born in Denmark in 1671. In the year 1710, Morgan Bryan removed to Virginia and settled on Opequan Creek, about twelve miles from Winchester, VA, where most of his children grew up and were married and where he remained until the year 1748. His wife died in Winchester, VA, in 1747, and in 1748, he removed to the Yadkin River Country, North Carolina where he died in 176- (3?)." Notes for MARY BOONE: From "The Boone Family, a Genalogical History of the Descendants of George and Mary Boone Who Came to America in 1717," by Hazel Atterbury Spraker: "Married in Rowan Co., North Carolina, William Bryan, son of Morgan Bryan and Martha Strode. After several years residence in N.C. where all of their children were born, they moved to Kentucky, and settled at Bryan's Station, which William and his brothers founded. This station was located on Elkhorn Creek, Fayette Co., near where the historic battle of Blue Licks took place in Aug., 1782." Note by DTB: William Bryan was killed by wounds received during an encounter with Indians on May 7, 1780. It is said that Mary (Boone) Bryan went back to North Carolina after her husband's death, allegedly stating she would rather die from starvation in "Carolina," than from all the "troubles" of Kentucky. Of course, she did return to Kentucky after hostilities were ended. More About WILLIAM BRYAN and MARY BOONE: Marriage: Bet. 1754 - 1755, Rowan County, North Carolina Children of WILLIAM BRYAN and MARY BOONE are: 3. i. SARAH3 BRYAN, b. 01 Sep 1770, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1855, Kentucky. ii. SAMUEL BRYAN, b. 06 May 1756, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. 04 Mar 1837. iii. DANIEL BOONE BRYAN, b. 10 Feb 1758, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. 28 Feb 1845. iv. WILLIAM BRYAN, b. 07 Dec 1760, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. 08 Mar 1780. v. PHEBE BRYAN, b. 24 Jan 1763, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. 03 Apr 1785. vi. HANNAH BRYAN, b. 10 Jan 1765, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. JOHN WICOFF/WESTROPOE. vii. JOHN ANDREW BRYAN, b. 06 Feb 1768, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. Dec 1779. viii. MARY BRYAN, b. 20 May 1769, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. Unknown, Unknown. ix. ABNER BRYAN, b. 21 Nov 1772, North Carolina; d. Apr 1780. x. ELIZABETH BRYAN, b. 16 Nov 1774, North Carolina; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. JOSEPH DEHART. Generation No. 3 3. SARAH BRYAN (WILLIAM, MORGAN) was born 01 Sep 1770 in North Carolina, and died Abt. 1855 in Kentucky. She married JAMES GRIMES Bef. 1795, son of PHILLIP GRIMES and MARY DOWDALL. He was born 20 Jan 1760 in Rowan County, North Carolina, and died 15 Jun 1828 in Fayette County, Kentucky. More About JAMES GRIMES and SARAH BRYAN: Marriage: Bef. 1795 Children of SARAH BRYAN and JAMES GRIMES are: i. NANCY BRYAN4 GRIMES, b. 11 Mar 1789, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. 07 May 1836, Randolph County, Missouri; m. TERRY JOSEPH BRADLEY, 08 Jan 1805, Fayette County, Kentucky; b. 16 Apr 1786, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. 17 Apr 1862, Randolph County, Missouri. Notes for NANCY BRYAN GRIMES: Granddaughter of William Bryan and Mary Boone, also a sibling of Daniel Boone. Nancy Grimes was a great-granddaugther of Morgan Bryan, described as follows in "Carolina Cradle, Settlement of the Northwest Carolina Frontier, 1747-1762," by Robert W. Ramsey: "The most prominent of settlers in northwestern Carolina before 1752 was Morgan Bryan. he was a member of the New Garden Quaker community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1719, and accompanied by his brother, he moved westward into the Pequea Creek district by 1724. Bryan evidently prospered through the Indian trade, for in October, 1730, he and Alexander Ross, another Quaker from New Garden, pruchased from Virginia's Governor Gooch one hundred thousand acres of alnd on the waters of Opequon Creek upon which they settled a colony of Friends. Bryan himself purchased a tract (in present-day Berkeley County, West Virginia) ona branch of Opequon Creek and settled there in 1734. Fourteen years later, he removed with his large family to North Carolina, making his home on the south bank of Deep Creek four or five miles above "shallow ford" on the Yadkin." In North Carolina and into Kentucky, the Boone and Bryan families were very close. Rebecca Bryan, wife of Daniel Boone, was a niece of William Bryan who married Mary Boone. Notes for TERRY JOSEPH BRADLEY: Terry Joseph Bradley, first assessor of Randolph County, member of first Randolph County Grand Jury, and first postmaster of Huntsville, MO was the eldest son of Leonard Keeling Bradley and Mary "Polly" Boone. His obituary appeared in the April 23, 1862 Macon Gazette as follows: "Died at his residence in Huntsville, MO, on Thursday last, April 17th, 1862, mainly of old age and infirmities, Mr. Terry Bradley, on his 77th birthday. The deceased was one of the most worthy citizens of that community, and respected by all. For several years past he was confined to his room, being sorely afflected (sic) by Rheumatism, which he bore with christian resignation, and now is gone, we hope to a better world." More About TERRY BRADLEY and NANCY GRIMES: Marriage: 08 Jan 1805, Fayette County, Kentucky ii. PHOEBE GRIMES, b. 04 Mar 1795, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. 31 Mar 1862. iii. MARY GRIMES, b. 05 Jan 1788, Fayette County, Kentucky. iv. JAMES GRIMES, b. Abt. 1796, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. 08 Apr 1872. v. MALINDA GRIMES, b. 20 Dec 1802, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. 09 Feb 1862. vi. CAROLINE GRIMES, b. Jun 1806, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. 22 Jul 1876. vii. LEWIS BRYAN GRIMES, b. Abt. 1808. viii. JOHN GRIMES, b. Abt. 1794, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. Bef. 05 Jun 1828. ix. ELIZABETH GRIMES. x. PARMELIA GRIMES, m. BENJAMIN BLEDSOE. xi. SARAH GRIMES, b. Abt. 1799.

As usual I couldn't find what I thought I had re the Green's, Stevenson's, etc., but in my l905 history of an Episcopal parish in Culpepper Co, VA I did find again a sketch titled 'The Bryan-Lillard Family.' My maternal grandmother's maiden name was Lillard, and descended from this family. The women in the family joined the DAR via Capt John Lillard. This piece states that Jos. Bryan settled in Culpepper in l752 having come from King George County, and 'is supposed to have been' the father of Wm. Bryan, who was the gr.grandfather of Wm. Jennings Bryan who, in l904 when this book was being written, was for the 2nd of 3 times a candidate for the Presidency. This Wm. lived near Sperryville (now...in l904...Rappahannock) and had among other c. John, who m. Nancy Lillard. It states she was a daughter of John Lillard of the Revolution, who lived in the Bryan vicinity. John Bryan, WJB's grandfather, left VA in l925; Silas Lillard Bryan, WJB's father, was then 4 yrs old. John settled on the banks of the Ohio...he and Nancy died in l830 and l835, respectively. The family moved to MO/IL and in l840 Silas....WJB's father....went to live with an older brother in MO....he went to IL where he was educated, engaged in politics, etc., leaving WJB and other children. I'll have to check my Lillard book as to who this John was, but I suspect that it is another than mine. As for the Stevenson's, I believe it was Letitia Green Stevenson who was the wife of the first Adlai Ewing Stevenson, one-time VP of the US; and they were the grandparents of the Adlai who ran against Ike twice and lost. I've printed out your info on the Boone's, etc., and will keep it in mind as I look further into these families. I was taken again at how many surnames I noticed that are among those of early Randolph Co, MO settlers.

Hi Carey, Thanks for the message. I believe it is speculated in the Spraker book (on the Boone Family) that William Jennings Bryan was a descendant of someone named William Smith Bryan who was "deported to Virginia in 1650," and shown as a grandfather of Morgan Byran (who is my ggggggg grandfather) I have not yet researched the connection with William Jennings Bryan, and cannot say whether it is accurate. Speaking of William Jennings Bryan, he is certainly a fascinating figure in American history. I believe he was a two-time (maybe three times) contender for President, served in a cabinet position during the Woodrow Wilson Administration, and famously or infamously depending on how you look at it, was the prosecutor in the Scopes Monkey Trial. My Mother always told me that William Jennings Bryan was a favorite of my Grandfather Ed Burch Stark (1887-1957), and that my Grandfather heard Bryan give a speech one time. Well, it is interesting to note that William Jennings Bryan visited Randolph County in 1916 to participate in a Chautauqua (this information is from a Huntsville Herald article I found while researching my family). Most likely, my Grandfather did hear Bryan speak at this particular political lecture series! Thanks again! David Carey Bankhead <[email protected]> wrote: As usual I couldn't find what I thought I had re the Green's, Stevenson's, etc., but in my l905 history of an Episcopal parish in Culpepper Co, VA I did find again a sketch titled 'The Bryan-Lillard Family.' My maternal grandmother's maiden name was Lillard, and descended from this family. The women in the family joined the DAR via Capt John Lillard. This piece states that Jos. Bryan settled in Culpepper in l752 having come from King George County, and 'is supposed to have been' the father of Wm. Bryan, who was the gr.grandfather of Wm. Jennings Bryan who, in l904 when this book was being written, was for the 2nd of 3 times a candidate for the Presidency. This Wm. lived near Sperryville (now...in l904...Rappahannock) and had among other c. John, who m. Nancy Lillard. It states she was a daughter of John Lillard of the Revolution, who lived in the Bryan vicinity. John Bryan, WJB's grandfather, left VA in l925; Silas Lillard Bryan, WJB's father, was then 4 yrs old. John settled on the banks of the Ohio...he and Nancy died in l830 and l835, respectively. The family moved to MO/IL and in l840 Silas....WJB's father....went to live with an older brother in MO....he went to IL where he was educated, engaged in politics, etc., leaving WJB and other children. I'll have to check my Lillard book as to who this John was, but I suspect that it is another than mine. As for the Stevenson's, I believe it was Letitia Green Stevenson who was the wife of the first Adlai Ewing Stevenson, one-time VP of the US; and they were the grandparents of the Adlai who ran against Ike twice and lost. I've printed out your info on the Boone's, etc., and will keep it in mind as I look further into these families. I was taken again at how many surnames I noticed that are among those of early Randolph Co, MO settlers. ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== Questions for the List Administrator? Send them to Leslie at [email protected]

Wm. Jennings Bryan spoke at Higbee's Evans Opera House, as did Speaker of the House Champ Clark, etc. The editor mentioned Clark's "famous" dog joke, and that Clark's son, Bennett C. Clark, was with his father, laughing at the joke as if it was the first time he had heard it. Another item in The News indicates that Clark was considering a teaching job at Renick when he was summoned to Pike Co and "the rest of the story."