| Lineage of Morgan Bryan and Martha Strode |
| Morgan Bryan (father of Rebecca Bryan who married John Boone) was born 1671 in Denmark. He died 3 April 1763 Rowan Co. NC. He is buried Bryan Settlement (Mockville), Joppa Cemetery, Rowan Co. He married 1719 in Chester Co. PA. to Martha Strode, b. 1678. Martha died 24 Aug. 1762 Winchester, Frederick Co. VA. Buried. Mocksville, Rowan Co. NC. She was the daughter of William Strode b. 1664 PA. |
| Francis Bryan 111,(father of Morgan) b. 1630 Claire Co. Ireland. d. 1677 Belfast, N. Ireland. Married Sarah Brinker, b. 1634 Denmark. William Smith Bryan (father of Francis 111) b. 1600 Ireland. Married Catherine Morgan b. 1604 Clare Island. Francis Bryan 11 (father of William) b. 1549 Clare, Ireland. Married Ann Smith b. 1560 Clare, Ireland. (Dau. of William Smith b. 1534). Sir Francis Bryan (father of Francis 11) b. 1490 Chidington, Bucks, England. died 2 Feb 1550 Tipperary, Ireland. Married #1- Phillippa Spice 1517. Married #2-Joan FitzGerald, Doweger Duchess, in 1548. Joan b. 1521 Desmond, Ireland. d. 2 Jan 1564. (Joan married #1-James Butler in 1532; #2-Francis Bryan 1548; and #3-Gerald FitzJames in 1551.) It is thought that she murdered Sir Francis Bryan. |
| Lineage continued ----- Thomas Bryan, Sir Knight (father of Francis b. 1490) b. 1464 Buckinghamshire, England. d. 1517. Married Lady Margaret Bourchier b. 1468 Yorkshire, England. d. 1551 England. Thomas Bryan, Sir b. 1500 married Margaret Bowsey, daughter of John Bowsey, Sir and Margaret Barnes, dau. of Lord Richard Barnes. James FitzMaurice FitzGerald, Earl of Desmond b. 1495. Married Amy O'brien 1520 in England. Amy b. 1497 Desmond, Cork, Ireland. |