To Descendants of Jesse Bryant and Mary Hill Nelson: Does anyone have a copy of the Last Will and Testament of Edmund F. Bryant mentioned in an article about Allen Bryant in Macon County, Tennessee History And Families or a copy of the certificate mentioned. Here is the quote: --------------------- "BRYANT, Allen Bradford Bryant was born 1803 in Halifax, VA. He was the son of Jessie Bryant and Mary Hill Nelson. Jessie Bryant was a Revolutionary soldier in Virginia. He signed an oath dated 30 Apr 1778, in Virginia. Allen kept the certificate in the family. His son, C.W. Bryant had the oath notarized by a judge in Franklin, KY, as being an original signed oath. It is now located at the Historical Society in Simpson County, KY. Jessie's children were listed in his son's will. Edmund F. Bryant's will in 1841 in Anderson Country, KY. His siblings were, Eli, Jesse, George, Rhoadhaven, the heirs of David, Allen, Polly, Nancy, Sally (Keeling), Elizabeth (Gilly) and Martha Maram (Stewart). Edmund was listed in 1830 in Smith County (Macon). In 1840, Edmund and Allen were listed in Smith County. In 1850, Allen was listed in Sumner County. In 1857, Allen's family moved to Franklin, KY." ------------------------------- I would like to share the following information. I have contacted the Simpson County clerk and did find a will for an Edmund Bryant; however, it was not the will mentioned in the article referred to above. I was told there was no other Edmund Bryant will. While I believe Jesse Bryant's Revolutionary War Application can be found at http://www.revwarapps.org/ Pension Application of Jesse Bryant S39241 I am not absolutely certain. This application has no family information or birth information for Jesse in it. Also there is some confusion in that this file includes an application for bounty land dated16 April 1855 by John H. Briant, who was apparently the son of Thomas Bryant, pension application S16657. In places the name Thomas Bryant has been changed to Jesse Bryant. Further, at the time of the application Jesse was living in Cocke County, TN and I have found no other connection to Cocke County, TN. Does anyone have birth and death dates on Jesse and Mary? The pension for Jesse was suspended in 1820 so I believe that is when he died, but I have not found anything to confirm that. Additional Bryant Pension Applications with Prince Edward County, Virginia connections Pension Application of Robert Bryant S6700 born in 1755 in the month of April in Prince Edward County Virginia, died January 17, 1842 (in Blount County, TN???), two sons, Thompson and John Bryant Pension Application of William Bryant S39220 born Cal 3 March 1755, living in Davidson County, TN at time of application, wife Elizabeth, born about 1768, and son, Hartwell Meekins Bryant I also believe that the surnames Sanford, Whaley, and Gregory may be connected to this Bryant family. These names have been used as first or middle names for members of the Bryant family. Using the information gleaned from the above article and some oral family tradition, research has led me to believe the following is true: Descendants of Jesse Bryant and Mary Hill Nelson --------------------------------- 1-Jesse BRYANT +Mary Hill NELSON b. , Virginia, m. 14 August 1782, Prince Edward County, Virginia, par. Henry NELSON and Unknown |--2-Elizabeth BRYANT b. Abt 1780, Virginia, d. After 1870 | +Joseph GILLEY m. 5 January 1801, Henry County, Virginia |--2-Eli BRYANT b. Abt 1781-1783, Prince Edward County, Virginia, d. 5 November | 1854, Henry County, Virginia |--2-Celia BRYANT b. 25 August 1786 | +Hasten POE m. 13 December 1813, Prince Edward County, Virginia |--2-Edmund F. BRYANT d. Abt 1841, Anderson County, Kentucky |--2-George W. BRYANT b. Abt 1799, Henry County, Virginia | +Barbara ALLEN b. Abt 1798, Kentucky | |--3-George G. BRYANT b. 5 August 1828, Virginia, d. 2 February 1911, | | Cumberland County, Kentucky | |--3-Jessie Santford BRYANT b. 10 August 1835, Cumberland County, Kentucky, | | d. 11 March 1911, Monroe County, Kentucky | |--3-Jane BRYANT b. Abt 1830, Kentucky | |--3-Polly BRYANT b. Abt 1832, Kentucky | |--3-Neacy Duff BRYANT b. 11 June 1833, Kentucky, d. 14 May 1897, (Dutch | | Creek Cemetery, Waterview, Cumberland County, Kentucky) | |--3-H. P. BRYANT b. Abt 1836, Kentucky, d. 29 May 1917, Monroe County, | | Kentucky | |--3-Sally BRYANT b. Abt 1840, Kentucky | |--3-M. BRYANT b. Abt 1843, Kentucky |--2-David BRYANT | +Unknown |--2-Polly BRYANT |--2-Nancy BRYANT |--2-Sally BRYANT | +Unknown KEELING |--2-Jesse BRYANT b. 1790, d. 14 January 1864, (Pace Cemetery, Cumberland | County, Kentucky) | +Sarah PACE b. 26 July 1799, m. Abt 1817, Cumberland County, Kentucky, d. 4 | July 1883, (Pace Cemetery, Cumberland County, Kentucky), par. Langston | PACE and Milley NUNN | |--3-Langston P. BRYANT b. 1824, Cumberland County, Kentucky, d. 1902, | | Hardyville, Hart County, Kentucky | |--3-Jane BRYANT b. Abt 1829 | |--3-Thomas J. BRYANT b. 26 March 1829, d. 31 July 1904, (Pace Cemetery) | |--3-Allen BRYANT b. Abt 1832 | |--3-William A. BRYANT b. 20 July 1833, Cumberland County, Kentucky | |--3-L. BRYANT b. Abt 1834 | |--3-James Walter BRYANT b. 1 January 1837, Marrowbone, Cumberland County, | | Kentucky, d. 18 May 1917, Barren County, Kentucky | |--3-Sandford BRYANT b. Abt 1841, d. 1923, Hart County, Kentucky | |--3-Fred BRYANT b. Abt 1844 | |--3-Nancy T. BRYANT d. 1911 |--2-Rhodeham Gragoro BRYANT b. Abt 1799, Virginia, d. 5 March 1851, Macon | County, Tennessee | +Lucy Ann STEWART b. , Tennessee, d. 20 December 1843, par. Alexander | STEWART and Unknown | |--3-Sivey BRYANT d. 1 March 1838 NOT SURE THIS IS A CHILD - MAY BE A SIBLING OR AN IN-LAW | |--3-David BRYANT d. 6 November 1840 NOT SURE THIS IS A CHILD - MAY BE A SIBLING | |--3-Sanford R. BRYANT b. 16 July 1834, Macon County, Tennessee | |--3-Darthula BRYANT b. 7 November 1835 | |--3-Whaley Jonas BRYANT b. 3 March 1837, Tennessee, d. 6 December 1906, | | Emberton, Monroe County, Kentucky | |--3-Andrew J. BRYANT b. 13 August 1838, d. 25 October 1850 | |--3-Marilda M. BRYANT b. 12 November 1839, Tennessee, d. 19 October 1920, | | Kentucky | |--3-Pomeroy Ann BRYANT b. 7 November 1841, Tennessee | |--3-Wilmoth H. BRYANT b. 25 May 1843, Tennessee, d. After 1920, (Flippin, | | Monroe County, Kentucky Cemetery) |--2-Martha Miram BRYANT b. Abt 1802-1805, Virginia | +Elisha STEWART b. Abt 1810, Virginia, par. John C. STEWART and Unknown | |--3-Margaret J. STEWART b. July 1830, Smith County, Tennessee |--2-Allen Bradford BRYANT b. 1803, Halifax County, Virginia, d. Bef 1870 +Sarah UNKNOWN b. Abt 1815, Virginia |--3-Charles W. BRYANT b. Abt 1838, Tennessee |--3-Daniel C. M. BRYANT b. Abt 1838, Tennessee |--3-Josephine BRYANT b. Abt 1843 |--3-Mary A. BRYANT b. Abt 1847, Tennessee --------------------------------- I hope someone can share the will of Edmund F. Bryant and the Revolutionary War certificate of Jesse Bryant Thank you. Ann