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

7th Generation: William (Wiley) Bryant

  • Wiley was born in 1801 in Bethel, North Carolina.
  • He married Sarah (Sally) Elizabeth before 1827 in North Carolina. They had nine children together: Allen (who we are descended from), Jesse, Nancy, Susan, Barnett, Martha, Mary, Wiley, and Emily.
  • Wiley moved his family to Tennessee around 1833.
  • Wiley died around 1859 (58 years old) in Obion, Tennessee.

7th Generation: Sarah (Sally) Elizabeth ?

  • Sarah was born in 1803 in North Carolina.
  • She married Wiley before 1827 in North Carolina. They had nine children together:
    • Allen (who we are descended from) (1827-1865)
    • Jesse (1830-?)
    • Nancy M. Hoppers (1830-1914 in Crockett County, Tennessee)
    • Susan (1834-1879 in Obion, Tennessee)
    • Barnett Octavius (1837-1871 in Haywood, Tennessee)
    • Martha Sally Ann Lane (1838-?) She married her second cousin, John Bryant Lane
    • Mary Eliza Bradley (1840-1910 in Crockett County, Tennessee)
    • Wiley Marion (1844-?)
    • Emily (1846-?)
  • Sarah died in Obion, Tennessee.