Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTE:Updike and Wood included Nancy Bryson (c1805) wife of Jehodia Honnicutt in this family, but I've never seen any proof to back that up, and it seemed doubtful. I found Hunnicutt researchers who list this Nancy as a McCall, and I believe it, though no proof was offered there either;

!CENSUS:1790 Pendleton Dist, SC pg 85 w/James BRYSON age -16 (1774/90);

!CENSUS:1800 Buncombe Co, NC pg 163 w/James BRYSON age 16-25 (1774/1784);

!PETITION:1806 for formation of Haywood County from western Buncombe ... William BRYSON ...;

!CENSUS:1810 * Haywood Co, NC pg 58 William BRYSON, page faded out;

!CENSUS:1820 Haywood Co, NC pg 213 William BRYSON age 26-44 (1775/94)
"320010-30110";

!PETITION:1828 for new County of Macon from Southwestern part of Haywood ... William BRYSON 2-2-4-9-1 (Males over 21, males under 21, Females, Total, Colored);

!WITNESS:24 Sep 1828 Macon Co, NC A-9 David PEAKE to John LAMM, both of Haywood. Wit: William BRYSON Sr, Gray CROWE.;

!CENSUS:1830 Macon Co, NC pg 24 William BRYSON age 50-59 (1770/1780)
"00200001-0012001";

!REGISTER: 6 Oct 1832 Macon Co, NC First Baptist Church Register William BRYSON Received;

!DEED: 8 Oct 1833 Macon Co, NC A-204 Bond for $10,000 for John TATHAM, Clerk of Court, pledged by Tatham, Richard WILSON Sr, Thomas TATHAM, Sr, John WILSON, William BRYSON Sr, John DOBSON, John DILLARD, Zachariah CABE, James POTEET, Christopher SETSER. Wit: J. PHILLIPS;

REGISTER:1833 Macon Co, NC First Baptist Church Register William BRYSON;

REGISTER:1834 Macon Co, NC First Baptist Church Register William BRYSON;

REGISTER:1835 Macon Co, NC First Baptist Church Register William BRYSON;

POLL:1835 Macon Co, NC Franklin Precinct William BRYSON;

DEED:15 Dec 1838 Macon Co, NC B-1108 State of N.C. Grant # 152 to William BRYSON, 50a Sugartown Fork of Tennessee River, at head of John BRYSON's branch, Entered 2 May 1836.;

DEED:24 Dec 1838 * Macon Co, NC B-723 State of N.C. Grant # 307 to Barrack NORTON, Thomas MILLSAPPS, William BRYSON, John DOBSON, 50a White Water Creek.;

!DEED:24 Dec 1838 * Macon Co, NC B-724 State of N.C. Grant # 308 to Barrick NORTON, Thomas MILLSAPPS, David MILLSAPS, William BRYSON, John DOBSON, 100a Toxaway River.;

!CENSUS:1840 * Apparently deceased as widow was in Macon Co, NC pg 149;

!NAMED:16 Sep 1840 Macon Co, NC Deed C-1464 of Samuel BRYSON as "William BRYSON, deceased";

!DEED:12 Nov 1842 Macon Co, NC D-1557 Berrick NORTON to Jesse R. SILER, both of Macon for $70, 1/6 part of 100a tract undiv. Also 2/5 of 100a tract undiv, the 1st on Toxaway River, granted Berrick NORTON, Thomas MILLSAPS, David MILLSAPS, William BRYSON, & John DOBSON in 1838. 2nd on White water Creek, granted to Berrick NORTON, Thomas MILLSAPS, William BRYSON, & John DOBSON 1838. Wit: B.K. DICKY, Alfred HALL;

REFERENCE:Heritage of Macon Co, NC # 96 concerning this Family;

!CENSUS:1810 * Haywood Co, NC pg 58 w/William BRYSON, data unreadable;

CENSUS:1820 Haywood Co, NC pg 213 w/William BRYSON age 26-44 (1775/94);

REGISTER:1826 Macon Co, NC First Baptist Church Register Elizabeth BRYSON;

REGISTER:1827 Macon Co, NC First Baptist Church Register Elizabeth BRYSON;

REGISTER:1828 Macon Co, NC First Baptist Church Register Elizabeth BRYSON;


REGISTER:1829 Macon Co, NC First Baptist Church Register Elizabeth BRYSON;

REGISTER:1830 Macon Co, NC First Baptist Church Register Elizabeth BRYSON;

CENSUS:1830 Macon Co, NC pg 24 w/William BRYSON age 40-49 (1780/90);

REGISTER:1831 Macon Co, NC First Baptist Church Register Elizabeth BRYSON;

REGISTER:1832 Macon Co, NC First Baptist Church Register Elizabeth BRYSON;

REGISTER:1833 Macon Co, NC First Baptist Church Register Elizabeth BRYSON;

REGISTER:1834 Macon Co, NC First Baptist Church Register Elizabeth BRYSON;

REGISTER:1835 Macon Co, NC First Baptist Church Register Elizabeth BRYSON;

!CENSUS:1840 Macon Co, NC pg 149 Elizabeth BRYSON age 50-59 (1780/90)
"00001-00000001";

!DEED:10 Jul 1843 * Macon Co, NC D-1665 State of N.C. Grant # 537 to Elizabeth Jane BRYSON, 200a George's Creek of Toxaway River, entered 27 Aug 1843. * Probably Elizabeth Jane CUNNINGAHAM instead;

!DEED:10 Sep 1844 Macon Co, NC E-4 Elizabeth BRYSON, Mary MURRY, Jefferson BRYSON, John T. BRYSON, John PHILLIPS and wife Elizabeth, William BRYSON & Joseph BRYSON to Elijah KIMZEY for $850, certain tracts that belonged to William BRYSON, decd on Sugarfork River between Ellijah and Nickajack, 50a, 48a. S: Elizabeth Bryson, Joseph Bryson, William (X) Bryson, Mary (X) Murry, John T. Bryson, Jefferson Bryson, John Phillips, Elizabeth Phillips. Wit: Peter McCLURE, Henry BARRONY as to J.T. BRYSON. George McCLURE as to Joseph BRYSON. J.R. SILER as Phillips & wife.;

!CENSUS:1850;