William Bryson b. 1775/1780 NC d. 27 Feb 1837 Macon Co, NC: Our Family History

1780 - 1837 (57 years)

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Name	William Bryson
Birth	1775/1780	NC
Gender	Male
_UID	8CD2888DD2DAD4118AC444455354000082A3
Death	27 Feb 1837	Macon Co, NC
Person ID	I4224	Marty and Karla Grant
Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

Father	James Holmes Bryson, b. 1740/1750, Lancaster Co, PA d. 1830/1840, Macon Co, NC (Age 90 years)
Mother	Sarah Countryman, b. 1750/1755, PA d. Aug 1833, Macon Co, NC (Age 78 years)
Marriage	Bef 1769	Ninety-Six Dist, SC
Family ID	F2717	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Turner, b. 1780/1790, NC d. Aft 1844, Macon Co, NC (Age > 55 years)

Marriage 1800/1802 Buncombe Co, NC

Children

	1. Mary "Polly" Bryson, b. 1802, Buncombe Co, NC (now Haywood Co, NC) d. Bef 1850, Union Co, GA (Age < 47 years)
	2. James M Bryson, b. 1804/1810, Buncombe Co, NC (now Haywood Co, NC) d. 1840/1844, Gilmer Co, GA (now Fannin Co, GA) (Age 34 years)
	3. Thomas Jefferson Bryson, b. 27 Nov 1806, Buncombe Co, NC (now Haywood Co, NC) d. 7 Sep 1894, Dekalb Co, GA (Age 87 years)
	4. John Turner Bryson, b. 1808, Haywood Co, NC d. 1870, CO (Age 62 years)
	5. Martha Bryson, b. 1809, Haywood Co, NC d. 25 Oct 1879, CA (Age 70 years)
	6. Elizabeth Bryson, b. 20 May 1811, Haywood Co, NC d. 22 Feb 1896, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 84 years)
	7. Sarah Bryson, b. 20 Sep 1813, Haywood Co, NC d. 1 Sep 1886, Union Co, GA (Age 72 years)
	8. William Hailing Bryson, b. 1814/1815, Haywood Co, NC d. 1856/1860, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 45 years)
	9. Joseph Byers Bryson, Pvt, b. 1819/1820, Haywood Co, NC d. 20 Nov 1862, Winchester, VA, Civil War (Age 42 years)

Family ID F2773 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Jan 2025

Notes

!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;

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