Last Updated: September 3, 2020
Peter
& Lucretia (Wright) Bryant Family
1. Bryant, Peter |
Parents: Josiah & Mary
(Howell) Bryant. 1821 Birth: abt 1821 Floyd Co., VA. I1839 Marriage #1: Peter Briant m. Lucretia
Wright 12-14-1839 Floyd Co., VA bond. Married 11(?)-21-1839 by Jesse Jones.
He s/o Josiah Briant per permission note. 1840 Floyd Co., VA, pg172: Peter Bryant, 1 male 20-29
yo & 2 females 15-19 yo. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H586: …… Bryant, Peter 29 yo w/m
laborer, b. Floyd, $0, cannot read or write, HOH. ………… Lucretia 29 yo w/f, b.
Patrick, cannot read or write. ………… Louisa 9 yo w/f, b. Floyd,
school. ………… Josiah 8 yo w/m, b. Floyd,
school. ………… Nancy 5 yo w/f, b. Floyd. ………… Mary J. 3 yo w/f, b. Floyd. ………… James R. 4/12 w/m, b.
Floyd. Removed to Hancock Co.,
Illinois [Family Migrations]
1860 Residence: Hancock Co., IL, Carthage Twp,
H2829: …… Bryant, Peter 40 yo w/m
farmer, b. VA, $1400/600, HOH. ………… Lucinda 35 yo w/f, b. VA. ………… Josiah 17 yo w/m, b. VA,
farmer, school. ………… Nancy E. 16 yo w/f, b.
VA, school. ………… Mary J. 12 yo w/f, b.
VA, school. ………… James R. 10 yo w/m, b.
VA, school. ………… Ambrose 9 yo w/m, b.
IL, school. ………… Martha A. 5 yo w/f, b.
IL, school. ………… Sarah A. 1 yo w/f, b.
IL. 1864 Death: 12-13-1864 Hancock Co., IL. 1864 Burial: Old Brick Church Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock Co.,
IL. (no photo) |
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…+ Bryant, Lucretia |
Parents: 1821 Birth: abt 1821 Floyd Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Peter
Bryant. 1860 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with husband Peter Bryant. 1870 Residence: Hancock Co., IL, Carthage Twp,
H359: …… Bryant, Lucretia 50 yo
w/f, b. VA, keeping house, $100/100, HOH. ………… Josiah 26 yo w/m, b. VA, farmer. ………… Riley 26 yo w/m, b. VA,
farmer. ………… Ambrose 16 yo w/m, b. IL. ………… Martha A. 15 yo w/f, b. IL. ………… Sarah 11 yo w/f, b. IL,
school. ………… Thomas 8 yo w/f, b. IL,
school. ………… Minnie F. 6 yo w/f, b. IL,
school. 1878 Death: 9-9-1878 Hancock Co., IL. 1878 Burial: Old Brick Church Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock Co.,
IL. (src: family tradition with a newspaper article indicating she is buried
in the “Old Brick Church Cemetery” no photo) |
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…2. Bryant, Louisa |
Parents: Peter & Lucretia
(Wright) Bryant. 1841 Birth: abt 1841 Floyd Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1858 Marriage #1: Louisa Bryant m. John C. Powell 1858 Hancock Co.,
IL. She d/o Peter Bryant. John C. Powell, b. Ohio, d.
5-38-1887. He is buried in the Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock Co.,
IL. |
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…2. Bryant, Josiah |
Parents: Peter & Lucretia
(Wright) Bryant. 1842 Birth: 1842 Floyd Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1860 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with parents. 1870 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with widowed
mother. 1896 Marriage #1: Josiah Bryant m. Mary M. Reeder 12-27-1883
Hancock Co., IL. He 33 yo, s/o Peter Bryant & Wright. She 35 yo do
William J. Reeder & Almira E. Bosworth. Mary Martha Reeder,
1861-1938, d/o William James & Almira E. (Bosworth) Reeder. She &
Josiah had 2 children: Mable Estell Bryant & Jospehine
Frances Bryant. Mary will m. 2nd John Thomas Bryant, Josiah’s
brother in 1896. 1891 Death: 11-8-1891 Hancock Co., IL. 1891 Burial: Old Brick Church Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock Co.,
IL. |
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…2. Bryant, Nancy Elizabeth |
Parents: Peter & Lucretia
(Wright) Bryant. 1845 Birth: 11-22-1845 Floyd Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1860 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with parents. 1867 Marriage #1: Nancy E. Bryant m. William
H. Boston 11-24-1867 Hancock Co., IL. 1930 Death: 12-12-1930 Carthage, Hancock Co., IL. 1930 Burial: Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL. (src: Find A Grave; photo
added by Larry & Jane) |
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…2. Bryant, Mary E. |
Parents: Peter & Lucretia
(Wright) Bryant. 1847 Birth: 1847 Floyd Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1860 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with parents. 1864 Marriage #1: Mary E. Bryant m. Francis M. Vandyke 12-13-1864
Hancock Co., IL. |
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…2. Bryant, James Riley |
Parents: Peter & Lucretia
(Wright) Bryant. 1850 Birth: 3-18-1850 Floyd Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1860 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with parents. 1870 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with widowed
mother. 1863 Marriage #1: James R. Bryant m. Lina A. Thurber 3-16-1863 Hancock Co., IL, Paulina A. Thurber, 1856-1927, d/o William Thomas &
Keziah Jane (Langley) Thurber. Paulina will m. 2nd William George Rathbun. 1896 Death: 12-15-1896 Knox Co., MO. 1896 Burial: Slocum Cemetery, Knox Co., MO. (src: Find A Grave; photo added
by Linda Brown & Joey Davis) |
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…2. Bryant, Ambrose G. |
Parents: Peter & Lucretia
(Wright) Bryant. 1851 Birth: abt 1851 IL. 1860 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with parents. 1870 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with widowed
mother. 1873 Marriage #1: Ambrose G. Bryant m. Sarah E. Johnson 8-27-1873 Hancock Co., IL |
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…2. Bryant, Martha A. |
Parents: Peter & Lucretia
(Wright) Bryant. 1855 Birth: abt 1855 IL. 1860 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with parents. 1870 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with widowed
mother. |
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…2. Bryant, Sarah A. |
Parents: Peter & Lucretia
(Wright) Bryant. 1859 Birth: abt 1859 IL. 1860 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with parents. 1870 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with widowed
mother. |
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…2. Bryant, John Thomas |
Parents: Peter & Lucretia
(Wright) Bryant. 1862 Birth: abt 1862 IL. 1870 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with widowed
mother. 1896 Marriage #1: John T. Bryant m. Mary M. Bryant, nee Reeder,
1896 Hancock Co., IL. He 33 yo, s/o Peter Bryant & Wright. She 35 yo do
William J. Reeder & Almira E. Bosworth. Mary Martha Reeder,
1861-1938, d/o William James & Almira E. (Bosworth) Reeder. She was 1st
married to John’s brother Josiah Bryant. |
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…2. Bryant, Minnie F. |
Parents: Peter & Lucretia
(Wright) Bryant. 1864 Birth: abt 1864 IL. 1870 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with widowed
mother. |