Andrew Bryson & Sarah Rogers

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

!CENSUS:1820 Haywood Co, NC pg 211 w/John BRYSON Sr age 10-15 (1804/1810);

!CENSUS:1830 Macon Co, NC pg 28 w/John BRYSON Sr age 20-29 (1800/1810);

!COURT:Sep 1834 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1833-1836 pg 26 Boy child Solomon FRADY bound to Andrew BRYSON ... (dim);

!POLL:1835 * Macon Co, NC Culliwhee Precinct Andrew BRYSON;

!DEED:15 Dec 1838 Macon Co, NC C-1168 State of N.C. Grant # 161 to Andrew BRYSON 25a on Cullewhee Creek. Entered 2 May 1836.;

!DEED:19 Sep 1839 Macon Co, NC C-1238 David ROGERS to Andrew BRYSON, both of Macon for $300, 50a Cullowhee. Wit: William NORTON, B. KERBEY. Proven by Baily KERBEY in Jan 1841 session.;

!CENSUS:1840 Macon Co, NC pg 164 Andrew BRYSON age 30-39 (1800/1810) "000101-00001";

!COURT:Jan 1840 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1838-1855 pg 67 Jury next ... David CARPENTER ... Nathaniel STEWARD ... James McGAHY ... Joseph ROWLAND ... William MASON ... John MOORE, Esq ... William McGHEE, Andrew BRYSON ...;

!DEED:10 Mar 1840 Macon Co, NC C-1239 Henderson BRYSON to Andrew BRYSON, both of Macon for $1, 50a on Cullowhee Creek. S: Henderson (X) Bryson. Wit: B. KERBY, Samuel BRYSON.;

!COURT:Mar 1840 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1838-1855 pg 84 Jury ... Jacob FOUTS ... Andrew BRYSON ... Daniel GABBY, ... Noah MILLER ... William H. BRYSON ... Samuel BRYSON;

!COURT:Jun 1840 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1838-1855 pg 90 Jury ... Andrew BRYSON ... Henry BURNETT ... Daniel GABBY ... Noah MILLER ... William H. BRYSON ... Samuel BRYSON ...;

!DEED:30 Nov 1840 Macon Co, NC E-341 State Grant # 688 Cullowhee Creek;

!DEED: 2 Dec 1842 Macon Co, NC D-1663 State of N.C. Grant # 515 to Andrew BRYSON, 100a Cullowhee Creek. Entered 30 Nov 1840.;

!DEED: 3 Dec 1846 Macon Co, NC E-341 State of N.C. Grant # 688 to Andrew BRYSON 50a Cullowhee Creek. Ent: 30 Nov 1840.;

!CENSUS:1850 Macon Co, NC Deep Creek # 371 Andrew BRYSON, 41 (1808/09) born Haywood Co, NC;

!CENSUS:1860 Jackson Co, NC pg 327 # 684/684 Webster PO
A. BRYSON, 51 (1808/09) born NC
S. (f) 49
F. P. (m) 29;

! WILL: 3 Apr 1860 Jackson Co, NC A-66 Andrew BRYSON, pr Apr 16, 1884. Wife Sarah BRYSON. Wit: David ROGERS, A.J. ASHE;

!CENSUS:1870 Jackson Co, NC Cullowhee pg 243B # 57/57
Andrew BRYSON, 61 NC
Sallie, 59
Emma A. BERRY, 9;

!CENSUS:1880 Jackson Co, NC Cullowhee pg 293C
Andrew BRYSON, 70 NC/SC/NC
Sallie, wife 69 NC/TN/NC
Farie ALLMON, nephew, 11 NC/NC/NC
Atie E. MOFFITT, other, 40
Mary M. C. MOFFITT, other, 3;

!NAMED:15 Apr 1884 Jackson Co, NC Will Book A-65 Sarah BRYSON petitons to have the Will of Andrew BRYSON admitted to probate. States he died 21 Feb 1884, his heirs at law are his brothers and sisters, to wit: William H. BRYSON, Robert BRYSON, Daniel BRYSON, Henderson BRYSON, Mrs. Rebecca ALLISON, Mrs. Isabella QUEEN, the heirs at law of Milton BRYSON, Coleman BRYSON, James H. BRYSON, all of whom reside in Jackson Co, NC except some of the heirs of Coleman BRYSON who reside in Texas, and also the heirs at law of W.T.J. BRYSON and Anna ROGERS who are supposed to reside in GA...;

** Here is a full transcript of the above, shared by Ann Caylor Goodwin:
c) Ruth Shuler, 2000, "Jackson County Orders and Decrees...The Andrew Bryson Estate," in Journeys through Jackson, X-7-8, pages 119-120 [July-August 2000]. Taken from Jackson County Orders and Decrees, 1869-1908, pages 179-190.
In the matter of David Rogers, Adm of Andrew Bryson, Dec: Petition to sell property for cash. To the Hon Superior Court Clerk of Jackson County, the undersigned, Adm. Upon the estate of Andrew Bryson and Sarah Bryson, would most respectively request that an order of the court be made giving the undersigned permission to a portion of the said estate of the personalty sufficient to discharge the taxes assessed against the real estate which is now in the hands of the Tax Collector of said county...this 27th day of Dec. 1884. Jackson County in Superior Court in the matter of D. Rogers, Adm. of A. Bryson and Sarah Bryson Deceased, Order of Sale. Whereas on the 27th day of December 1884 upon a petition filed by D. Rogers Administrator of Andrew Bryson and Sarah Bryson Decd: It is therefore ordered...that the said David Rogers Adm. aforesaid sell so much of the personal property of the deceased for cash as wil satisfy the taxes against the estate of the deceased for the year 1884 and make a true return of the same to this court, this 27th day of Dec 1884...
[in the case of] *W. H. Bryson, *Robt. Bryson, *Daniel Bryson, *James Queen and Isabella Queen his wife, *J. B. Allison and Rebecca Allison his wife, *N. E. Bryson, Sebern Bryson, Rucius Bryson, Taylor Bryson, Mary Wilson, John G. Allman and his wife Jane Allman, James Long and his wife Rebecca Long, heirs at law of James H. Bryson, Deceased, *John F. Bryson, Elbert Painter and Mary Painter his wife, Worth Bryson, Columbus Bryson, Hugh Bryson, Vance Bryson, Sarah Bryson, Margaret Bryson, heirs at law of Milton M. Bryson, Deceased, *William Bryson and James Bryson, heirs at law of Coleman Bryson, Deceased, all [above] heirs at law of Andrew Bryson, Deceased, against *Henderson Bryson and *Sallie Lavasque *the [remaining, out of state] heirs at law of Jas. H. Bryson, deceased *the [remaining, out of state] heirs at law of Coleman Bryson, deceased *the heirs at law of John Bryson, deceased *the heirs at law of Uel J. Bryson, deceased *the heirs at law of Anna Rogers, deceased [the sheriff ordered to summons the defendants to appear 28 Jan 1885] to answer a petition of the plaintiff for partition of the lands of Andrew Bryson, deceased, and let the said defendants take notice that if they fail to appear and answer the said petition within that time, judgement will be taken "pro con fesso" as to them. [Petition] Respectfully showeth unto your Honor that Andrew Bryson, late of said county died intestate without issue of his own body sometime in the year of 1884 leaving heirs surviving your petitioners, W. H. Bryson Robt. Bryson Daniel Bryson Isabella Queen Rebecca Allison Henderson Bryson, and Sallie Lavasque, who are his brothers and sisters, and N. E. Bryson, Rucius Bryson, Sebe Bryson, Taylor Bryson, Mary Wilson, Jane Allman, Rebecca Long, who are all of the known heirs of James H. Bryson, deceased, who was a brother of the late Andrew Bryson, deceased. Also, J. F. Bryson, Mary Painter, Worth Bryson, Columbus Bryson, Hugh Bryson, Vance Bryson, Sarah Bryson and Margaret Bryson, who are the heirs at law of Milton M. Bryson, deceased, who was a brother of the said Andrew Bryson, deceased. Also, William Bryson and James Bryson who are all of the known heirs at law in this State of Coleman, deceased, who was a brother of Andrew Bryson, deceased. The heirs at law of John Bryson, deceased Uel J. Bryson, deceased and of Anna Rogers, deceased, who are all brothers and sisters of Andrew Bryson deceased. And only heirs at law of whom his real estate desended between them to be divided as tenants in common each of his brothers and sisters or their heirs at law being entitled to one thirteenth part thereof.
A notice to the defendents [all non-residents of NC] was published in the Waynesville News for six weeks between 30 Jan 1885 and 6 Mar 1885, but there was no response, so the lands were sold.

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