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The Bryan ancestors date back to Governor William Bryan, of Thomond, Ulster, Ireland. It was from this man that a descendant, Needham Bryan, born 1690 in Ulster, came to America and settled in Bertie County about 1732 and died there in 1770. He was married in 1711 to Annie Ramsey (1695-1730).
Needham Bryan II, a member of the Colonial Assembly of North Carolina and of the Provincial Congress, was born 1725 and died in North Carolina. He was married first to Nancy Smith, a daughter oof Colonel John Smith of Cumberland County, North Carolina, and second to Elizabeth Whitfield.
Needham Bryan III was born 1750 and served as a Captain of a regiment of soldiers in Johnston County in 1750 and as a member of the Provincial Congress. In 1768 he was married to Sarah Hinton of Wake County, North Carolina and by her had four children: Loverd, Clement, Benjamin and Sally.
Clement Bryan was born 12 Oct 1770 in Johnston County and married Edith Smith, born 26 Dec 1772, died 15 Mar 1841, a daughter of Colonel David Smith of Cumberland County. They removed to Montgomery County, Georgia in 1805, later to Randolph County, georgia. Clement served in the Indian War of 1836 and was wounded in the battle of Ichawaynochaway. He died 31 January 1839. Issue:
- Sarah Hinton Bryan, born 8 August 1793 in Johnston County, North Carolina, died 1846 in Lumpkin County, Georgia. She was married to Anselm Lynch in 1824 in Jones County, Georgia.
- Charity Bryan married Obediah Cheatham of Lumpkin County, buried in Northside Cemetery.
- Margaret Smith Bryan married George Wyche.
- Polly Smith Bryan married John G. Raines.
- Edith Bryan married Morton H. Brown.
- Needham R. Bryan (1804-1841) married Martha Battle of Monroe County, Georgia.
- Ann Bryan, born 1808 married William Ingram of Randolph County, Georgia.
- Grizella Bryan, born 1811, married (1) John Fletcher Watts and (2) Thomas Jefferson Hines.
- Emerline Bryan married Benjamin F. Watts.
- David C. Bryan, born 1815, married Nancy Carolyn Battle of Monroe County, Georgia.
- Loverd Bryan, born 13 Oct 1804, died 29 Nov 1887; married on 31 June 1826 Elizabeth Wyche.