William Bryant

Ancestor Number

A016361 »

Date of Birth

1757

Place of Birth

Bedford County, Virginia

Date of Death

August 22, 1833

Place of Death

Campbell County, Georgia

Spouse(s)

Mary Ann Barnett (Polly)

Children

Austin A., Elizabeth, Elijah L, John, George W, Sarah (Sally), James Bluford, William Jr.

American Revolution Service

Served as a private under Captain Lambert and Colonel William Davies in Virginia‘s 14th regiment

State of Service

Virginia

Donor

The Idaho State Society Daughters of the American Revolution generously contributed to the donation of this tree

William Bryant (Bryan), A016361, was born in in Bedford County, Virginia, in 1757.

William entered Continental service on the January 12, 1777, from Amherst County, Virginia. He served as a private under Captain Lambert and Colonel William Davies in Virginia’s 14th Regiment. A Pension affidavit states that he served under General George Washington.

Private Bryant saw action with Colonel Davies’ Virginia Regiment at Brandywine, and Germantown, Pennsylvania, as well as Monmouth, New Jersey, and Stony Point, New York.

Private Bryant was wounded in the leg while engaging in the battle of Stony Point on July 16,1779. He was later discharged in Reading, Pennsylvania, in February 1780, having served three years.

Bryant found his way to Georgia after his service where he married Mary Ann Barnett on April 2, 1784, at the home of her father in Oglethorpe, Georgia. Together they had eight children: Austin A., Elizabeth, Elijah L., John, George W., Sarah (Sally), James Bluford, and William Jr. He died in Campbell County, Georgia, on August 22,1833.