Paternal Bryant Genealogy: From Sir Guy de Brienne to Cordis Bryant

8th Generation: William Frederick Bryant

• William was born on December 2, 1780, in Bethel, North Carolina.
• He married Mary Manning in Bethel, North Carolina in 1800. They had nine children together: William (Wiley we are descended from him), Frederick, Ashley, Ruben, James, Elizabeth, William Pugh, Littleberry, and John Henry.
• William died in 1829 (49 years old) in Pitt County, North Carolina.

8th Generation: Mary Manning

• Mary was born in 1781 in Portsmouth, Virginia.
• She married William Frederick Bryant in 1800 in Bethel, North Carolina. They had nine children together:
  • William (Wiley) (we are descended from) (1801-1859)
  • Frederick (1804-1825)
  • Ashley (1804-?)
  • Ruben (1806-?)
  • James Joseph (1807-1895)
  • Elizabeth (1812-1872)
  • William Pugh (1814-?)
  • Littleberry (1817-1862 He was killed in the Battle of Vicksburg during the Civil War)
  • John Henry (1824-1898)
• Mary died on December 4, 1824, (43 years old) giving birth to John Henry. She died in Pitt County, North Carolina.