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     Mary E. Bailey was born on 27 March 1783 at Bethel Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of John Bailey and Mary Curry. Mary E. Bailey married William Morton in 1803 at Bedford County, Pennsylvania.¹ Mary E. Bailey died on 20 November 1846 at Needmore, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, at age 63.¹

     Matthew Bailey was born in 1784 at Bethel Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Bailey and Mary Curry.

     Frances Bailey was born in 1786 at Bethel Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of John Bailey and Mary Curry. Frances Bailey married Jacob Ketcham.¹ Frances Bailey died in 1834 at Perry County, Ohio.¹

     Rebecca Bailey was born in 1788 at Belfast Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of John Bailey and Mary Curry.

     Peter Bailey was born on 17 March 1791 at Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of John Bailey and Mary Curry. Peter Bailey married Margaret Cline, daughter of Conrad Cline, in March 1816 at Bedford County, Pennsylvania.² Peter Bailey married Elizabeth Porter, daughter of Thomas Porter and Jane Montgomery, in 1822 at Bedford County, Pennsylvania.² Peter Bailey died on 20 May 1867 at Jackson Township, Darke County, Ohio, at age 76.¹

     Joseph Bailey was born in 1793 at Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Bailey and Mary Curry.

     James Riley Bailey was born on 23 June 1814 at Whig Corner, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of John Bailey and Veronica "Fanny" Sipe. James Riley Bailey married Mary Pauline "Polly" White, daughter of George White and Gennett Finney, on 20 June 1839 at Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.² James Riley Bailey died on 21 December 1874 at Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, at age 60.³ He was buried at Mill Run Baptist Cemetery (now Indian Creek Baptist Cemetery), Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.⁴

     Mary M. Bailey was born on 20 August 1821 at Fayette City, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of John Bailey and Veronica "Fanny" Sipe. Mary M. Bailey married James Imel, son of Henry Imel and Anna Fulton, in 1845 at Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.¹ Mary M. Bailey died on 22 March 1907 at Chadwick, Carroll County, Illinois, at age 85.¹ She was buried at Chadwick Cemetery, Fair Haven Township, Carroll County, Illinois.²

     Ellen Bailey was born in 1841 at Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of William Bailey and Mahala Wilson.¹ Ellen Bailey died in 1861 at Pennsylvania.²

     Samuel Harris was born after 1672 at Massachusetts Colony.¹ He was the son of John Harris.¹ Samuel Harris married Rebecca Phinney on 11 March 1716 at Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ He was in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania as early as March, 1737, when his land title was recorded.¹

     Rebecca Phinney was born on 24 February 1692 at Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island.¹ She married Samuel Harris, son of John Harris, on 11 March 1716 at Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ Rebecca Phinney died after 1718 at Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.¹

     David M. Bryan was born on 10 March 1810 at Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.² He was the son of Zephaniah Bryan and Jane McLain Spear. David M. Bryan died on 7 December 1852 at Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at age 42.² He was buried at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery (now Murrysville Cemetery), Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.¹ He In his will, he left money to David, Zachariah's son and to David Wilson, son of his sister Margaret and the rest of his estate to his brother Hamilton and to his heirs. In land purchase records a David Bryan purchased land in Coshocton county, Ohio Jan 28, 1831 and September 6, 1832. Unsure if this David.

     Nancy W. Bryan married Peter Titus Everhart, son of George Shuster Everhart and Elisabetha Brendle, on 10 May 1813 at Clermont County, Ohio.¹ Nancy W. Bryan was born on 28 November 1814 at Virginia.¹ She was the daughter of Zephaniah Bryan and Jane McLain Spear. Nancy W. Bryan died in 1895.¹

     Elizabeth DeVorce Elizabeth may have been Indian with a French father. Surname has beenseen as DeVosse, DeVorse, LeVore and DeVore and LaForce. Some say shewas the daughter of Archibald LaForce, a general in the French Army (RichWolfe). Name may have been Elizabeth French?? Per Family HistoryLibrary, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0873755 item 2. Elizabeth and Zephaniah's daughter, Prudence, who married Matthew Aber.Their son, Zephaniah Williams Aber and his wife Elizabeth Linn had 10children and an adopted daughter, MARGRETTA DE VOSSE. (History ofAllegheny County, 1889, p. 446) Buried in unmarked grave. In 'Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROMTHE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 AUGUSTA COUNTYCOURT RECORDS, ORDER BOOK No, XXIV, p. 345 'Martin vs. Lindsay. George Chowning, aged about 32 years, 14th August,1765, deposes; Rene Laforce, aged 42, August 8th 1765. Agnes Laforce,his wife, aged 40, August 8, 1765. Robert Cawthon, aged 29 years, 8thAugust, 1765.' Could this be family of Elizabeth? Recent Correspondence (June 2000) Hi, Elizabeth Devoss Bryan This is the data I received from Pat Frunzi. I believe we have found Zephaniah's wife Elizabeth. Subject: Bryan Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 12:33:44 -0400 From: 'GEORGE L FRUNZI' To: Is your Bryan the Zephaniah 'Seth' Bryan who married Elizabeth DeVosse/DeVorse/Devorce in the late 1700's. Elizabeth was the sister of my Daniel DeVorss b. 1769. Thanks, Pat Frunzi Great! The information I saw on Elizabeth can't be accurate. It says thatshe was thought to have an Indian mother. Since the names of her childrenfit quite nicely with the first names in our family, I am doubtful ofthat. Our family was definitely French, although they lived in areas withonly Dutch and German churches and some of them married Germans. Some of Elizabeth's children and grand children are in the same area inOH has our family also. Daniel DeVorss was born late in 1769. He is in the 1790 census inPlumTwp., Allegheny Co., PA with his wife Ruth and 1st son, Joseph, born ca 1788. He is said to be the son of Joseph DeVoss, Sr. (handwritten records say DeVaus, transcribed DeVans). There are land records showing Joseph in Westmoreland Co, PA/Yohogania Co., VA by the 1770's. His wife's name wasprobably Hannah Eberhart, but that has not been confirmed. His son, John EberhartDeVoss born between 1750-1760 was a joiner on his land. That land is in thecurrent East Huntingdon Township (371 acres) close to where Ruffsdale is now. Joseph remarried Anna Barbara (known as Barbara) and had more children.He died about 1794 and there are probate and Orphan's Court records for him. Joseph and Hannah are thought to have these children: (1) John Eberhart DeVoss b. 1750-1760 (2) Elizabeth DeVosse, DeVorse, etc. b. 1761-1765 m. Seth Bryan (3) Catherine DeVoise b. ca 1763 m. Daniel Dearinger/Derringer (4) Joseph DeVoss, Jr. b. 1765-1767 (5) Daniel D. DeVorss b. 1769 There were also Abraham, George, Garret, and Satrach/Shafat DeVos in thearea, but it is not known how they were related. Abraham and Satrachbaptized children in the same church as Joseph DeVoss, Sr. and JohnEberhart DeVoss about the same time frame. George and Garret were inRostaver Twp., in Westmoreland Co., PA in the 1790 census. Daniel DeVorss and John DeVoss went to Mason Co., KY about 1792. By at least 1806 they were in Ross Co., OH. Daniel lived on Paint Creek in Twin Twp., until after 1840 and then joined his sons in Buchanan Co., MO. John lived in Huntington Twp. in Ross Co. Joseph DeVoss, Jr. is said to havegone to KY, but I haven't found him yet. He settled on Paint Creek in BuckskinTwp., Ross Co., OH in the first few years of the 1800's. What else can I tell you? I am working on connecting Joseph DeVoss, Sr. with a man named John Devour who was granted 300 acres in 1725 by the Penn Proprietors on Octoraro Creek (the dividing line between Chester and Lancaster Cos., PA) His name is spelled DeVor, DeVors, and DeVas in the records I have found. Children and/or their spouses were named James, William, Sarah, and Hannah (found in church records). James married Elizabeth Moore, widow, in 1754 in the Trinity Lutheran Church inLancaster. I 'think' William and Sarah were married, and I 'think' Hannah was our Joseph DeVoss, Sr.'s wife. Still looking for backup info. Isn't this fun? If Elizabeth is the daughter of Joseph DeVoss Sr., it ispossible but not probable that you will find her in German Lutheranrecords. I know that my Daniel was French and Protestant, but Joseph may havemarried a Hannah 1st. He definitely married a Anna Barbara 2nd andbaptized children in the Sewickley Lutheran Church in 1784 and 1787. Hislast child was baptized in the Zion Church which used to be Swope's orsomething like that. A Swope adm. his will.[Lutheran records say Dewes or Devohs] In 1790 Daniel's name is written devaus. In 1793 it is DeVorsse. In 1797 it is DeVorss, as it is in OH land records in 1806. However, in Ross Co., OH, the history books say Daniel was the brother of John DeVoss and Joseph DeVoss Jr. and later tax records spell it DeVoss. I believe that theoriginal name was deVeaux. Those lines who married Dutch or Germans arethe ones that turned to Voss without an 'r'. Catherine DeVoise Dearingerwas also around the Sewickley Lutheran Church because that's where herhusband's family was. Another of Joseph's children, a younger one,married Michael Altman who was baptized at Sewickley. By the way, Daniel DeVorss had a grand-daughter named Mary Ann, d/o hisson Joseph. I'm 'almost' convinced that Joseph DeVoss was the son of JohnDeVors/Devas from Lancaster, PA. If that's true then Elizabeth might havebeen born on the way to Westmoreland Co. The first land record for Joseph says 177? (last number unreadable). He was not onthe 1773 tax list but was on the 1783 list. Any information about either Buckskin or TwinTownships in Ross Co., OHwould help me. Keep in touch. Pat Frunzi PG.FRUNZI@@prodigy.net Doloras B. Bergmark From Faye to Ken Bryan (2/2/02) Through the years I have discovered La Force corrupted to all of thespellings that are listed in your cousin's email and added to those isDeForge. Of course, De Forge is a separate Canadian line. I found mygreatgrandfather's family listed in a census report as Vorce. One of myLa Force ancestors, brother to Rene, lived with the Indians and carriedan Indian name as well as his French name. Journal entries fromdifferent journals refer to him with he Indian name corrupted to manyspellings and La Force corrupted to nearly all of the spellings in yourcousin's note. There is an Indian Chief named La Force, sometimes calledLa Fossie who has been mentioned in many historical writings. Much of mythe material in the La Force Book attempts to sort some of the mysteriesof how the La Forces are connected. She was born in 1760 at Fort Pitt, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph DeVorss and Hannah Eberhart. Elizabeth DeVorce married Zephaniah Bryan, son of Thomas Bryan and Margaret Conner, circa 1772 at Fort Duquesne. Elizabeth DeVorce died in 1797 at Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery (now Murrysville Cemetery), Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.¹

     Margaret M. Bryan was born on 15 January 1805 at Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.² She was the daughter of Zephaniah Bryan and Jane McLain Spear. Margaret M. Bryan married William Wilson.² Margaret M. Bryan died in 1895.²

     Hamilton Bryan was born on 2 March 1813 at Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Zephaniah Bryan and Jane McLain Spear. Hamilton Bryan married Elizabeth McAnnelly, daughter of John Joseph McAnnelly II and Mary Magdelene Dietz, circa 1856.¹ Hamilton Bryan died on 18 January 1884 at Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at age 70.¹

     Thomas Bryan was born on 23 January 1789 at Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Zephaniah Bryan and Elizabeth DeVorce.¹ Thomas Bryan married Margaret Steele in 1818.¹ Thomas Bryan died on 23 January 1874 at Brady Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, at age 85.¹ He was buried at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklin Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.²

     Effie Ellen Bryan was born on 26 October 1787. She was the daughter of Zephaniah Bryan and Elizabeth DeVorce. Effie Ellen Bryan died on 25 November 1848 at Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, at age 61.

     Jennie Jane Bryan was born on 10 August 1785 at Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Zephaniah Bryan and Elizabeth DeVorce. Jennie Jane Bryan married John B. Double in 1803 at Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.² Jennie Jane Bryan died in 1860 at Brady Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

     John B. Bryan was born on 28 April 1779 at Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.² He was the son of Zephaniah Bryan and Elizabeth DeVorce. John B. Bryan married Hannah Kirkpatrick in 1800.¹ John B. Bryan died on 30 July 1856 at Ross County, Ohio, at age 77. He was buried at South Salem Cemetery, South Salem, Ross County, Ohio.³

     Zachariah Bryan was born on 21 June 1801 at Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Zephaniah Bryan and Jane McLain Spear. Zachariah Bryan DAR application of Mary Jane Mains shows his birthdate as June 21, 1801. Found in Plum Twp., Allegheny Co., PA 1830 Census, p. 177 Database: Scots-Irish in Virginia, Vol. 2 Viewing records 1-1 of 1 April 21, 2002 6:32 PM ZEPHANIAH BRYAN State: OH County: Ross County Township: Buckskin Township Year: 1820 Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Page: 309 Database: OH 1820 Federal Census Index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THEORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 DELINQUENTS. ADMINISTRATORS' BONDS. page 421 Daniel Smith's Delinquents and Supernumeraries for 1773: Martin Crawford,Jacob Keil, Jacob Miller, poor body; James Randolph, Martin Smith, JamesStuart, John Coffison, John David, twice returned; John Faris, twicereturned; Elijah Garton, William Hawkins, John Higgins, Edmund Harris,Benj. Kindley, John Logan, John McClure, John Trotter, Jr., BethuelKerse, Henry Luther, Sam'l Munsey, Skidmore Munsey, Michael Morris,George Morris, Jacob Mocks, Andrew McFerson, Mathias Rader, twicereturned; Henry Runyan, Abraham Rozaman, Thomas Cleyton, Jno. Rice, Benj.Robinet, John Clark, Jno. Sutter, Jno. Davis, Robt. Smith, Wm. Matticks,Peter Cephas, George Silas, Peter Shuck, Aaron Vinsky, Jno. Wamsley,Thos. Dooley, Edward Ferrel, Troy Joseph, Benj. Wheaton, Phillip Wingot,Jacob Yarlos, John Crawney, John Waid, twice returned; John Briggs, HenryGragg, Dennis Cohoson, John Cain, Wm. Crueshorns, Wm. Coler, AbrahamCompton, Morris Custard, John Cummins, Elias Hawkins, Morris Runyan,Peter Sircle, Valentine Sevear, James Marshell, Constable; Tunis VanPelt, twice returned; Timothy Waran, Jacob Booser, Thomas Borer JeremiahBurns, ZACHARIAH BRYAN, Jacob Christes, Peter Vaughan, James Cunningham(blind), Charles Ramsey, Jno. Sleath, Wm. Crow, Wm. Smith, Jno. Faires,Jno. Sriver, David Hutson, Jno. Lambert, Jr., Jno. Lambert, Barnet Moise,Jonathan Watts, Francis McBride, twice returned. He married Jane Elizabeth Logan, daughter of Hugh Logan and Elizabeth Parry, in 1830.¹ Zachariah Bryan died in 1895 at Pennsylvania.¹

     Phoebe Bryan was born on 22 October 1803 at Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Zephaniah Bryan and Jane McLain Spear. Phoebe Bryan died in 1838.¹

     Zephaniah Bryan was born in 1752 at Maryland. He was the son of Thomas Bryan and Margaret Conner. Zephaniah Bryan married first Elizabeth DeVorce, daughter of Joseph DeVorss and Hannah Eberhart, circa 1772 at Fort Duquesne. Zephaniah Bryan Per Donna Steiber: Zephaniah, his father and mother and family were travelling from Maryland to the Pittsburgh area during the French and Indian War and were attacked by a band of Indians. The entire family, except Zephaniah, age 4, and his brother Zechariah, age 12, were killed. (This would have been about 1756. The French and Indian War started in 1754 and lasted until 1760.) It is unknown how Zephaniah was reared. It is rumored he later married an Indian girl whose father was French (Elizabeth DeVosse). Information taken from DAR Application of Geraldine Hastings, #639527. In History of Butler County PA, Volume II, p. 1289, (1895) the following appears: "Thomas Bryan was born in Allegheny County Pennsylvania....son of Zephaniah and Elizabeth DeVorce Bryan. His father (Zephaniah) was a native of Maryland, and settled on the line of Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties, PA, where he died. He was a veteran of the Revolution. His wife was Elizabeth DeVorce, and their children were as follows: John; Mary, who married Conrad Snyder; Joseph; Elizabeth, who married Joseph Spears; Jennie, who married John Double; Effie, who married John Wilson; Thomas; and Prudence, who married John Abner. His second wife was a Miss McLane, and their children were: James; Zephaniah; Zachariah; Phoebe; Mrs. Margaret Wilson; Nancy, who married James Wilson; David and Hamilton, all of whom are dead." (Note: the name Abner is shown as Aber in the History of Allegheny County. If it was German, it was probably Aber.) In "Colonial Virginia Source Records, 1700's-1700's--Virginia Wills and Administrations, 1632-1800", p. 58, several Bryans are found. In King George County is Seth 1765, i. In Sussex County, Thomas 1781, w.(will?) Richmond County, Thos. Sr. 1719 w. Essex Co. Thos. 1732 w; Frederick Co. Jos. 1747 i. Many other names found. VITAL RECORDS OF BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS TO THE YEAR 1850 (Published by New England Historic Genealogical Society 1911 "Elisebath (sic) and Seth Bryan, February 7, 1765 (*intention not recorded), C.R.1" Marriage record without record of "intention". p. 204 C.R.1.--church record, Fourth Church of Christ of Bridgewater, now the First Congregational Church of Brockton. In the History of Allegheny County, PA, 1889, p. 446, the following is related: "Zephaniah Williams Aber, farmer, post office Monroeville, is a grandson of Matthew Aber, who came from New Jersey to Allegheny County before the Indians were subdued, and was obliged to leave his land for a time on account of their depredations. John Aber, father of Matthew, was also born in New Jersey, and the family is probably of German abstraction. Matthew had a son named Matthew, who was born in this county and married Prudence Bryan, also a native of the county, and to them was born in 1821 the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. Zephaniah Bryan, father of Prudence, came to this county about the same time as Matthew Aber. The former reared sixteen children and the latter nine. Mr. Bryan was a revolutionary soldier, and helped defend Fort Moultrie from the attack of the British at Charleston, S.C. Mrs. Bryan, nee De Vosse, was of French extraction. Z. W. Abner was reared on the home place and settled after his marriage on his present farm which he cleared and improved. .............." In the History of Allegheny County, PA, 1889, p. 726 is a biography that may contain information on another of the Bryan family: "James Murry Greer, farmer, post office Murrysville, was born in Westmoreland County,PA., March 13, 1831, a son of Col. William and Abigail Collins Greer. Her mother ABIGAIL BRYAN, was taken prisoner by the Indians, in company with her father, when she was seven years old, and was held a prisoner for seven years. Mr. Greer's father was born in 1802, and died in 1872. His mother was born in 1803 and died in 1886......." This Abigail would have been born in the early 1800s. Records of John Bryan family Bible in possession of George W. Bryan who was born November 16, 1872 in Butler County, (now in possession of George W. Bryan family) state Zephaniah and Elizabeth's children were John, Mary Ann, Joseph, Jennie Jane, Elizabeth, Effie Ellen, Thomas, Prucilla, Jane,and Mary Spears. Children of Zeph. and Mary Jane Wade or Jane McClain were Zephaniah, Jr. (b. 1-11-08) Phoebe, Margaret, Mary, David, Hamilton, and Effie. The History of Butler County does not list Mary Spears, Mary,or Effie, but does list a Zechariah and James and Nancy. Also lists Jane's name as Spear. Notes from Shannon Crowther: Supposedly Seth Bryan's parents are killed in an Indian Massacre. Supposedly joined the Continental Army at Valley Forge (winter 1777-1778) at age 16. Supposedly married Elizabeth LaForce at Fort Duquesne the French Fort at Pittsburgh, but it was destroyed by the retreating French in the French and Indian War 1759. Supposedly Elizabeth LaForce's father is a French General Archibald LaForce who supposedly defeated General George Washington at Fort Necessity, but the only record I can find of a LaForce during this period is a Frenchman captured earlier at Jumonville by Washington. This LaForceis later exchanged, commands a French ship on Lake Ontario later in theWar and returns to France. Supposedly 'Seth' Bryan is a brother-in-law of Daniel Boone who married aRebecca Bryan. (No Zephaniah Bryan in the family group of Rebecca that Ilocated) Supposedly 'Seth' is at the Fort of Bryan's Station in Kentucky in 1779. Ed Book is skeptical of the above notes. ***The above notes are from Ed Book to Shanon E. Crowther in 1997*** ***The following notes are from Ed Book to Shanon E. Crowther in 1997 andare factual*** 'General abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files' by White, p. 445 'Zephaniahor Seth Bryan, Jane W2061 VA line, appl 15 Apr 1834, Allegheny Cnty PA,aged 82, a res. of Plumb Twp. PA lived at Connelstown in Fayette (theWestmoreland) Cnty PA at enlistment. Widow applied 4 Oct 1853, aged 85 ares of Allegheny Cnty PA, sol. m. 2nd to Jane __ on 16 or 17 Aug 1799 andtheir oldest child was b 21 June 1780 and sol. also had children by 1stwife but neither she or any of the children were named.' Note: Plumb Twp.is now Plum Twp., Allegheny Co., PA. The following is from the 2/24/1870 issue of the Ironton (OH) Register: 'A correspondent writes us from Big Sandy (KY) that John Bryan, livingnear the mouth of Rowe Creek, was born in 1755, which makes him 115 yearsold. The old gentleman can neither see nor walk, and can hear only alittle. He was born at some fort in Maryland, and went into theRevolutionary War under Capt. Lee Morgan.' (Who could this be?) Zephaniah Bryan - 15 April 1834: State of Pennsylvania ) County of Allegheny )ss On this fifteenth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred andthirty four personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of theCounty of Allegheny and the State of Pennsylvania Zephaniah Bryan aresident of Plumb Township in the County of Allegheny and the State ofPennsylvania aged about eighty two years who being first duly swornaccording to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in orderto obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passedJune 7 1832: That he enlisted in the service of the United States in theyear seventeen hundred and seventy six with Captain John Stevenson andserved in the Eight Regiment of the Virginia State Troops under thefollowing named officers to wit General Charles Lee, Colonel Muhlenburg,Captain John Stevenson, First Lieutenant Robert Bill Second LieutenantEdward Rice: That he left the service in one year from the time heenlisted, which time to the best of his memory (which is very frail andmuch impaired) was the year 1776 as above stated: That at the time heentered the service he resided near what is now the village ofConnelstown in Fayette County then Westmoreland County Pennsylvania: Thatfrom said place he marched to Winchester in Virginia- thence toWilliamsburg in the same state-thence to the Great Bridge in the samestate-thence through North Carolina to Charleston in SouthCarolina-thence to Sunbury In the State of Georgia-and thence to Savanahin the same state- thence back again to Winchester in Virginia: That hewas on Sullivans Island at the time when the engagement took place thereand participated in said engagement: That his memory as before statedbeing very frail and much impaired he may not have stated with accuracythe details of his service in the War of the Revolution and may have beenincorrect in saying that the Regiment to which he belonged commanded byColonel Muhlenburg formed a part of the Virginia State Troops althoughsuch is his recollection: That he now is and at the time of his serviceand enlistment was commonly called Seth Bryan and that under this name hemay have been enlisted and entered upon the muster rolls of his Company:He hereby relinquished every claim to a pension or an annuity except theinstant and he declared that his name is not on the pension roll of anyagency in any state or if only on that of the agency in the State ofPennsylvania. Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.Zephaniah Bryan And the said court does hereby declare their opinion that the above namedapplicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, I, HarveyH Peterson, Prothonatary of the- James Murry - 4 October 1853: Westmoreland County ) State of Pennsylvania )ss Personally appearedbefore me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, James Murry,Esq. who being duly sworn according to law sayeth that he was wellacquainted with Zephaniah Bryan a Revolutionary Pensioner of AlleghenyCounty Penna and Jane his wife what was the second wife. He had by eachwife several children. Jane his second wife has remained his widow eversince her husbands death who died in 1838. The family I am wellacquainted with and I have read the deposition of Christiana Dice thenear neighbour of the said Jane Bryan aforesaid I know her to be a womanof truth and veracity whose evidence is entitled to full credence thetime by her stated to the time that the said Zephaniah Bryan and Jane hiswife was married on the 16 or 17th August 1799. Upon mature Reflection ofthe time myself went to school and the Erection Meetinghouse in theimmediate neighborhood and the further Circumstance of the Eldest Child.Being a young man at the time of the said second marriage took placetherefore I do say to the best of my Knowledge and Beleif the Marriagetook Place at the time above stated the 16 or 17th August 1799 and atleast before January 1800 and further sayeth not Sworn and Subscribed Before me the 4 day of October 1853 I do hereby Certify that the above witness I am well acquainted with andKnow him to be a man of truth and veracity his evidence entitled to fullcredit Jane Bryan - 4 October 1853: State of Pennsylvania ) County of Westmoreland)ss On this fourth day ofOctober 1853 personally appeared before me a Judge of the Court of CommonPleas in and for the said County and State aforesaid, Jane Bryan widow ofZephaniah Bryan a resident of Allegheny County Penna. aged 85 years whobeing sworn according the law doth on her oath make the followingdeclaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the provisions made by theact of Congress passed 29th July 1848: That she is the widow of ZephaniahBryan a private of the Virginia Continental Troops who was placed on thePension roll Penna Agency April 28th 1834 at forty dollars per annumwhich he drew until he died in 1838 the evidence of his service will befound in the Archives of the Government of the United States referencethere unto being had: She further declares that she was married to thesaid Zephaniah Bryan on the 16th or 17th of August 1799 and that hereldest child was born on the 21st day of June Eighteen hundred- that herhusband the aforesaid Zephaniah Bryan died on the ninth day of May 1838:that she was not married to him prior to his (leaving ?) the ( ) but themarriage took place previous to the Second Of January Eighteen hundredviz: the time above noted. She further swears that she is now a widow andthat she has never before made any application for a pension and furtherthat she has not any record or Documentary Evidence in her power toproduce, Her husband was not a Scholar and further that she is old andinfirm and living only one Quarter of a mile of the county line betweenAllegheny County and Westmoreland, Not being able to get a Judge to comefrom Pittsburgh through ( ? ) applies to the Judge of WestmorelandCounty. Jane Bryan Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year abovewritten Excerpts from the National Historic Magazine, Vo. LXXVII, No. 1, Jan-Dec1943, pp. 47-49 General Peter Muhlenberg, 'The Fighting Parson Of The Revolution' Peter's father, Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg came to this country as aLutheran missionary in 1742. As a circuit rider he established theLutheran church in the colonies of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware andMaryland. He met a married a daughter of Conrad Weiser, an influentialtrader and close friend and associate of William Penn. The couple hadthree sons who became ordained ministers. Fred Augustus was an orator ofnote and member of the Continental Congress and twice served as Speakerof the House of Representatives. Ernest, the youngest son, became anoted botanist. The first son, John Peter Gabriel, was born at Trappe, PA, distinguishedhimself for bravery as aide-de-camp to General George Washington and wasso honored by him. As he grew older, he abandoned the names of John andGabriel, using the simple form of Peter Muhlenberg. Peter spoke English and German and studied in England and served forawhile in the Sixtieth (English) Regiment on Foot. At age 21, Peterassisted his father, filling pulpits in Pennsylvania. He was a brilliantand convincing preacher. He was interested in national affairs andpreached patriotism during the early period of the Revolution. Hemarried in November 1770 and received a 'call' to serve in Woodstock,Virginia as a minister who could speak both German and English. Thecommunity offered to pay for his expenses to go to England to be ordainedin the Clergy of the Church of England. He accepted the offer and wasordained in the King's Chapel of St. James, London. Peter was a delegate at a convention in Richmond at St. John's Church andlistened to Patrick Henry' plea 'As for me, give me liberty or give medeath.' A resolution was adopted to muster, form and drill militia andencourage the 'manufacture of salt, gunpowder, iron and steel'. InJanuary 1776 officers were chosen for the new battalions and PastorMuhlenberg was selected colonel of the Eighth Battalion of Virginia. Itis of special interest that Muhlenberg and Patrick Henry were the onlycivilians without previous military service to be appointed as colonels. He announced the date of his farewell sermon and the church was packed.'Wearing the usual black ministerial robe, the Rev. Muhlenberg conductedthe regular morning service and pronounced the benediction. Suddenlythrowing back his robe, to the surprise of the congregation, he displayedhis new uniform, that of a colonel, and with great piety and earnestnesshe said, ‘There is a time for all things, a time to preach and a time topray, but those times have passed away. There is a time to fight andthat time has come.' He strode to the door, commanded the drums to beat,called for recruits, and proceeded to read his commission to them. Hesecured about 300 men that day and continued recruiting them for months.' He was a native of Pennsylvania but commanded Virginia troops. After the surrender of the British at Yorktown, General Washingtonappointed Peter Muhlenberg to receive the sword of the defeatedCornwallis. In 1783 Congress promoted Muhlenberg to the rank of MajorGeneral. Last Will and Testament of ZEPHANIAH BRYANT (sic), No. 12, Vol. 5, filedMay 22, 1838 'In the name of God, Amen. I, ZEPHENIAH (sic) BRYAN of Plum township inthe County of Allegheny, being in good health and sound in mind, memoryand understanding (thanks be to Almighty God for the same) being mindfullof my mortality do make and constitute this my last will and testament.First and principally, I recommend my immortal spirit to God who gave it,in hopes of a joyful resurrection (when it shall please God to separatemy soul and body) and my body to the earth, to be buried decently at thediscretion of my Executor herein after named. And as to such worldlyestate wherewith it hat pleased God to bless me, I give and disposethereof as follows: ITEM It is my will that should my dear wife JANEsurvive me, she is to have and enjoy all my estate both real and personalduring her natural life, after the payment of my just debts and funeralexpenses, and after the decease of myself and my wife Jane, it is my willthat my personal property goes to my sons DAVID M. BRYAN and HAMILTONBRYAN in equal shares, they paying thirty dollars each to be equallydivided between my son ZACHERIAH and WILLIAM WILSON who is married to mydaughter MARGARET, and it is further my will that my sons DAVID M. andHAMILTON have the use of my farm [for one year] after the death of myselfand wife free of charge and at the end of the said year my will my willis that the said land be then offered at public sale and sold by myexecutor hereinafter named to the highest and best bidder, allowing areasonable time, say two years for the payment of part of the purchasemoney, and the proceeds of such sale to be divided into equal shares, mysons DAVID M. and HAMILTON to have two shares each, and each and every ofmy other children one share each; the child of my deceased daughterPHOEBA is also to have one share. I do nominate and appoint DAVID BOGGS(JAMES LOGAN's name crossed out) to be executor of this my last will andtestament. I publish and declare this and none other to be my last willand testament. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal thetenth day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred andthirty-four. Signed and sealed in presence of ELIAS DAVIDSON, JAMESLOGAN, DAVID BOGGS. His X, Zepheniah Bryan.' Grave originally in Old Laird Cemetery near New Texas, PA to MurrysvilleCemetery. First Presbyterian Church, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.Stone has ring of flowers, Deid April 20, 1838, Aged 88 years. BRYAN, Zephania Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA 56 Abstract of Graves ofRevolutionary Patriots, Vol.1, p. —Serial: 11999; Volume: 8 'Virginia Wills and Administrations', p. 58 Several Bryans are listed. There is a Seth Bryan 1765 in King George County, Virginia (intestate) In Sussex county is a Thomas 1781, will. He married second Jane McLain Spear on 16 August 1799. Zephaniah Bryan died on 20 April 1838 at Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was buried at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery (now Murrysville Cemetery), Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; Grave was moved from the Old Plum Creek Cemetery.

     Thomas Bryan was born on 4 February 1737 at Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.¹ He died on 16 September 1815 at Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, at age 78.¹

     Jane Bryan died on 3 October 1794. She was born on 3 October 1794. She was the daughter of Zephaniah Bryan and Elizabeth DeVorce.

     Joseph Bryan was born on 15 January 1783 at Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Zephaniah Bryan and Elizabeth DeVorce. Joseph Bryan married Margaret Green in 1807 at Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.² Joseph Bryan In the 1850 census of Concord Township, Ross County, Zephaniah Bryant, age 44, wife Matilda, age 38. Occupation farmer, value of property $4000. Birthplace Pennsylvania for Zeph., Ohio for Matilda. Children Milo, age 16, laborer, Wesley 14, Josiah 8, Levi 4, William F. 1. Two others living in household: Sarah E. Collins, 11 and Mahala Bunch, 40. These are listed as family lines 2494 and 2496, page 340. On family line 2511, p. 343, is listed JOSEPH BRYANT, 66 occ. none, value $3500, b. in PA and MARGARET, 66, b. in Ireland, living with SAMUEL, 25, farmer, b. Ohio and Daniel Daugherty 13, b. Ohio. THIS IS THE FIRST SOLID CLUE THAT JOSEPH IS THE FATHER OF ZEPHANIAH and the SON OF THE OLDER ZEPHANIAH. Previously established facts show that the elder Zephaniah and Elizabeth DeVorce's son Joseph was born January 15, 1783 and was married to a Margaret. The 1840 Census Ross County Concord Twp., Ohio 288 William Bryan (males 5-10, 1, 15-20, 1; 20-30, 2; 60-69m 1) Females5-10, 1; 15-20, 1; 20-30, 1; 50-60, 1) Also John Bryan, age 60-70 and female age 50-60 (same as included with William?) 290 Zephaniah Bryan (male 0-5, 1; 5-10, 1; 30-40, 1; Females 0-5, 1;20-30, 1; Also Joseph Bryan (male 15-20, 1; 20-30, 2; 50-60, 1; Females 5-10, 1; 50-60, 1. Also Robert Bryan (Males 0-5, 2; 20-30, 1; Females 5-10, 1, 20-30, 1. 378, Ross, Buckskin Twp. JOSEPH BRYAN, male aged 20-30, 1; Female aged 20-30, 1. 382. John Bryan, male aged 15-20, 1; 60-70, 1; Female 5-10, 1; 15-20, 1;20-30, 1; 50-60 1. Recorded January 16th A. D. 1847 Joseph Bryan ..?.. To David M. & Hamilton Bryan Know all men by these presents that we Joseph Bryan and Margaret his wife of Ross County and State of Ohio for and in consideration of the sum ofone hundred and fifty dollars to me in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Have granted released and confirmed and by these presents. Do grant release and confirm and forever quit claims unto David M. Bryan and Hamilton Bryan of the Township of Plum County of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania and to their heirs executors administrators and assigns forever. All our right title interests and claim of in and to a certain tract of land living and situate in Plum Township, County and State aforesaid on which the said David M. and Hamilton now resides being the same land or real estate of which Zephaniah Bryan (Father of the above named Joseph) was [siezed?] owned and possessed at the time of his death. Bounded by lands of David Clemants, John Long, Robert Nelson, and James Sharpe (?) Situated in theTownship, County and State aforesaid, containing two hundred acres more or less, the above named Joseph being one of the children and heirs at law of the said Zephaniah Bryan deceased. To Have and To Hold to their own preferances and benefit and to their heirs and assigns all our right titles interest claims and demand of in and to the above described tract of land which Zephaniah Bryan father of the above named Joseph died seized so that we the said Joseph Bryan and Margaret his wife or either of us our heirs executors or administrators or any other person or persons for us or under us shall have claim shall urge or demand to any right title claims or demand by from or under us but thereof and therefrom shall be utterly debarred and excluded forever by these presents. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this seventh day of November 1846. Sealed and Delivered in the presence of R. T. McElwain. John Bryan. Signed Joseph Bryan (seal) Margaret (X her mark) Bryan (seal) Received on the day of the date hereof from David M. and Hamilton Bryan one hundred and fifty dollars in full of the consideration mentioned above. Witness R. T. McElwain. Signed Joseph Bryan The State of Ohio, Fayette County. Before me R. T. McElwain a Justice ofthe Peace for said county personally appeared the within named Joseph Bryan and his wife and acknowledged the signing and sealing of this within conveyance to be their voluntary act and Deed and the said Margaret being at the same time examined by me separate and apart from her said husband and the contents of said instrument made known unto herby me she then declared that she did voluntarily sign seal and acknowledged the same and that she is still satisfied therewith this 7th day of November A. D. 1846. R. T. McElwain, J.P. The State of Ohio, Fayette County SS I Samuel Millikin clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Fayette and State of Ohio, do hereby certify... 1820 Census of Ross County, Concord Twp., p. 256, Joseph Bryan 1830 Census shows Joseph Bryan p. 243, Ross County, Concord Twp. and Zephamiah, p. 259 in Ross County, Twin Twp. 'Joseph' is shown as between 30-40, 3 males under 5, 1 between 5-10, 2 age 10-15, 1 female under 5, 1 between 10-15. (Our Joseph was born in 1783 and would be about 47. Did I copy the age column incorrectly? Did census taker indicate wrong column? Different Joseph?) In 1850 CENSUS OF ROSS COUNTY, CONCORD TOWNSHIP, Zephaniah Bryant, age 44,wife Matilda, age 38. Occupation farmer, value of property $4000. Birthplace Pennsylvania for Zeph., Ohio for Matilda. Children Milo,age16, laborer, Wesley, 14, Josiah 8, Levi 4, William F. 1. Two othersliving in household..Sarah E. Collins, 11 and Mahala Bunch, 40. Thesearelisted as family lines 2494 and 2496, page 340. value $3500, b. in PA and MARGARET, 66, b. in Ireland, living withSAMUEL,25, farmer, b. Ohio and Daniel Daugherty 13, b. Ohio. the SON OF THE OLDER ZEPHANIAH. Previously established facts show thatthe elder Zephaniah and Elizabeth DeVorce's son Joseph was bornJanuary15, 1783 and was married to a Margaret. 1860 Census of Ross County, Concord Twp. lists Joseph Bryant, p. 172,same as Milo and Zeph. (p. 171) There is also Joseph Bryan in SciotoCounty, Scioto Twp., p. 233 In Early Ohio Tax Records (Esther Powell, 1985) List of Taxpayers 1806- 1825 Richland County 'Non-resident, Joseph Bryan' 1825 Wayne County 'John Bryan, Joseph Bryan' 1801 Virginia Military District (VA Army Lands) Morgan Bryan, WilliamBryan Inscription on tombstone at Old Pisgah Cemetery (sometimes called SlagleCemetery), Ross County, Ohio: Margaret Bryan, w/o Joseph, died January 26, 1857, age 67 years, 2months, 1 day Zachariah, their son, died June 1835, age 10 years TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING: In a family Bible from Mary BryanScott is the following: Joseph P. Bryan, born July 27, 1818, died September 30, 1888, 70y, 2m, 13d Martha T. Edminston Bryan, b. July 12, 1823, died Oct. 7, 1890, age 65 y,9m, 13d John F. Bryan, b. July 12, 1842, died April 3, 1856, age 14y, 9m, 27d Lurena Bryan, b. Aug. 29, 1845 David E. Bryan, b. Aug 14, 1847, died June 2, 1921, age 73y, 9m, 28d Margaret Elizabeth Bryan, b. 1848, died Aug. 7, 1924, age 75y, 2m, 2d Martha A. Bryan, b. abt 1852, d 1899, age 47y, 9m Judson (Hudson?) S. Bryan was born March 19, 1854, died July 13, 1898,age 44y, 4m, 4d Joseph E. Bryan, b. June 24, 1856 Mary?? E. Bryan, b. March 15, 1858, died July 31, 1880, age 22y, 9m, 15d ? Bryan b. Aug 12, 1860, d. Jan. 27, 1934, age 73y, 5m, 15d Almira?? H.? Bryan, b. March 30, 1865, d. Dec. 16, 1895, age 30y, 8m, 16d I SUSPECT THAT JOSEPH P. BRYAN IS A BROTHER OF ZEPHANIAH, ZACHARIAH, ANDSAMUEL: A daughter, Lurena Bryan, was born in Animosa, Iowa (Linn County).In the 1850 census of Linn County, is Joseph P. Bryan, age 30, farmer,born in Ohio. Wife is Martha, age 24, b. in Ohio, children John F., 8,born in Ohio, Louisa, 5, born in Iowa, David 3, born in Ohio, and Margaret, 2, born in Iowa. This Joseph, born in 1818, is of an agecompatible with being a son of Joseph and Margaret. They apparentlytraveled between Ohio and Iowa with David being born in Ohio and thenMargaret in Iowa. In 1860 in Linn Co., Buffalo Twp. Iowa . 134 is JosephP. Bryan, 42, m, Farmer. In OHIO EMIGRANTS TO IOWA PRIOR TO 1875, JamesEdmison, Gallia Co, moved in 1849 to Jefferson County, Iowa. J. Irwin ofFayette County moved in 1954 to Keokuk Co. (There were other Bryans whomoved there.) Roger Preston states his gg grandmother was Lurena Bryan. She was bornin Animosa, Iowa. She married Robert Preston Jan. 18, 1865 in Marion,Iowa. The were among the first settlers of Valley County, Nebraska,which became known as North Loup. They had 9 children, 2 boys of whichare unknown, possibly dying at birth. Jennie Belle, b. 1869 William Nelson, b. 1874, d. 1939 (Rogers grandfather) Gertrude Mae, b. 1872 Walter R., b. 1876 Mattie Estella, b. 1881 Lula Luella, b. 1885 Charles Irvin, b. 1867 Lurena's obituary says she died on Dec. 8, 1927 in North Loup NE. Itsays that at age 12 her father took her to a Presbyterian church whereshe was baptized and united with that church when her father joined theSeventh Day Adventist. On September 10, 1904 she joined the Church ofGod (a sabbath-keeping church) with headquarters in Stanbury, MO. Seearticle published in 1928 that chronicled Robert and Lurena's migrationto Valley Co. in 1880. List of Ohio Marriages: Joseph Bryan to Martha T. Edminston, August 20,1839 A 'Mrs.' Elizabeth Edmisten is buried in South Salem Cemetery, BuckskinTwp., Ross County. Died May 18, 1823. Could this be Martha's mother?There is another tombstone saying simply 'Edmiston', d. 1854. Also inSouth Salem Cemetery is a Margaret Edmiston Morton, w/o John, age 72y, d.June 22, 1837. A Matilda Edmiston Scott, Mother, 77th year, d. Oct 6,1881 In the 1820 census there were 3 William Bryans listed in Concord Twp.,Ross County Ohio, p. 254, 255, 256. Land Patent Report: Joseph Bryant, April 24, 1820 Cash Entry Sale 168.4acres Cincinnati land office 'Early Settlers in Southeastern Ohio' Among purchasers are Joseph Bryan, Feb. 12, 1839, residence in Brooke County, Virginia - Range5, Twp. 1, Section 34 Joseph Bryan, March 2, 1839, residence Brooke County, Virginia - Range5, Twp. 1, Section 29 Samuel Bryan, May 17, 1839, residence Belmont County (Ohio) - Range 6,Twp. 3, Section 18 Thomas Bryan, May 17, 1839, residence Belmont County (Ohio) - Range 6,Twp. 3, Section 18 (The Virginia 'Joseph' and Samuel and Thomas may be Morgan Bryan's sons) Also: Cornelius Bryan, August 11, 1811, Guernsey County, Range 7, Twp. 7,Section 34 Cornelius Bryan, June 2, 1806, Belmont, Range 7, Twp. 7, Section 30 James Bryan, November 20, 1817, Monroe County, Range 7, Twp. 7, Section 24 John Bryan, September 27, 1826, Monroe, Range 7, Twp. 7, Section 29 Benoni Bryan, December 6, 1814, Belmont, Range 6, Twp. 6, Section 12.

     Jane McLain Spear was born in 1769. She married Zephaniah Bryan, son of Thomas Bryan and Margaret Conner, on 16 August 1799. Jane McLain Spear History of Butler County (1895) states Zephaniah's second wife's name was Miss McLane. Also seen as Mary Jane Wade, Jane McClain. One researcher shows a child of Zephaniah and Elizabeth 'DeVorse' as Mary Spears. (Was she previously married to a Spear/Spears?) She died on 17 January 1857 at prob. Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She was buried at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery (now Murrysville Cemetery), Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

     James Bryan was born on 21 June 1800. He was the son of Zephaniah Bryan and Jane McLain Spear. James Bryan This birthdate was derived from the Pension Application in which Jane stated her eldest child was born June 21, 1800. I am assuming it was James. However, the DAR Application of Mary Jane Mains states James' birthdate is October 30, 1794. She does not indicate which wife of Zephaniah was his mother. The following may be of this same James. I have more on this James' descendants. Land purchase records, Fayette County, Ohio: James Bryan, August 20, 1813 R 09 T 04 S 12. The following information probably doesn't refer to this James Bryan as census would indicate that the following James was born about 1795. In Census of Pike County, Ohio, Pebble Township, 1850 James Bryan, age 55, farmer, b. Pennsylvania Jane, age 52, b. Pennsylvania William C., age 23, farmer, b. Ohio Zephaniah, age 15, b. Ohio Also Pike County Marriages, Probate Court, Waverly, Ohio June 13, 1857, Zephaniah Bryan m. Sarah Ellen Wyley January 24, 1836 Ellen Bryan m. William Newland by Asa Banning September 7, 1837 Polly Bryan m. Robert Tubble by Joseph Pennisten August 10, 1849 Mary Tubble m. Thomas D. Smith by Zachariah Biggs November 7, 1844 Nancy Jane Bryan m. Joshua Beede, by Jos. Pennisten Oct 5, 1837 Elizabeth Bryan m. Amaziah Murphy by Jos. Pennisten (All of the above Bryans were children of James and Jane Bryan Deeds of Pike County, Waverly, Ohio Zepheniah (sic) Bryant (sic) to Jane Bryant (sic) Zephaniah Bryant and Sarah Ellen Bryant his wife William Newland and Ellen Newland his wife thomas Smith and Mary Smith his wife Nancy Beedee (Beedy) Amaziah Murphy and Elizabeth Murphy his wife, in consideration of Tendollars in hand paid to us by Jane Bryant do hereby release, etc.(Follows description of land on Noname Creek) Witnesses: William Armstrong, John T. Clay, Fred McBee June the 22 A.D. 1870 (?) Signatures and/or marks by all parties named above.

     Prudence Bryan was born on 8 February 1791 at Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Zephaniah Bryan and Elizabeth DeVorce. Prudence Bryan married Matthew Aber, son of Matthew Aber and Elizabeth Lorah.¹ Prudence Bryan died on 21 September 1875 at Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at age 84.¹

     Elizabeth Bryan was born on 10 August 1785 at Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Zephaniah Bryan and Elizabeth DeVorce. Elizabeth Bryan married John Robinson Spear, son of John Spear and Mary Robinson.² Elizabeth Bryan died on 29 October 1874 at Madison Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, at age 89.²