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]

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Hancock Co., Illinois could probably be called “Little Floyd” as many Floyd families removed there many in the 1850’s into the 1860’s.

Some families were:

Jown W. & Mary Permelia (Cox) Phillips.

Christian & Orpah (Wilson) Harter.

Pleasant & Nelly (Phillips) Cox.

Maston & Balinda/Malinda (Wilson) Cox.

Claiborne H. & Susan (Tice) Dodd.

and many others….

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)

…+ 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)

…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.

…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.

…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)

…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.

…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)

…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

…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.

…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.

…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.

…2. Bryant, Minnie F.

Parents: Peter & Lucretia (Wright) Bryant.

1864 Birth: abt 1864 IL.

1870 Residence: Hancock Co., IL with widowed mother.