Morgan Bryan was born in 1671 in Denmark. In 1719 he was a member of the New Garden Quaker community and married Martha Strode in Chester County, PA. Martha was born 1696/1697 in France and not in Holland as previously stated on this website. In 1724 he moved to the west into Pequea Creek district (present-day Lancaster, PA). In 1730 he and Alexander Ross, another Quaker from New Garden, purchased one hundred thousand acres of land on the waters of Qpequon Creek (near present day Winchester VA). In 1734 Morgan Bryan purchased a tract in present day Berkeley Co, WVA and there he settled with his family. In 1748 Bryan moved himself and his large family to North Carolina where he made his home near the south bank of Deep Creek and was one of the most prominet settlers in northwestern North Carolina.

1.  Sex  Name
M Joseph BRYAN (AFN:B5SG-64)
Born:  1715/1718 Place:  Shenandoah Valle, Chester, Pa
Died:  1804-1805 Place:  Floyd's Fork, Shelby, Ky
Buried:  1805 Place:  Floyd's Fork, Shelby, Ky
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2.  Sex  Name
M Samuel BRYAN (AFN:9T5S-VB)
Born:  1721 Place:  Shenandoah Valley, Opequon Creek, Va
Died:  Will Dtd., 1798 Place:  , Rowan, North Carolina
Buried:  Place:  Rowan Co, North Carolina
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3.  Sex  Name
F Elinor BRYAN (AFN:9T5S-ZT)
Born:  1722 Place:  Shenandoah Valley, Opequon Creek, Va
Died:  21 Oct 1772 Place:  , Madison, Ky
Buried:  Place:  , Madison Co., Kentucky
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4.  Sex  Name
M James BRYAN (AFN:9T5S-WH)
Born:  3 Apr 1723 Place:  Shenandoah Valley, Opequon Creek, Va
Died:  18 Aug 1807 Place:  , Femme Osage, St Charles Co, Missouri
Buried:  1807 Place:  Jonat Bryan Cem, St Charles, Missouri
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5.  Sex  Name
F Mary BRYAN (AFN:18R2-1BG)
Born:  1724 Place:  , Chester Co., Pa
Died:  Bef 1763 Place: 
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6.  Sex  Name
M Morgan II BRYAN ;II BRYANT (AFN:37D6-JD)
Born:  20 May 1729 Place:  Shenandoah Valley, Va Or Chester Co., Pa
Died:  Jul 1804 Place:  Bourbon County, Bourbon, Kentucky
Buried:  Jul 1804 Place:  Bourbon County, Bourbon, Kentucky
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7.  Sex  Name
M John BRYAN (AFN:8GVG-PG)
Born:  9 Apr 1730 Place:  Opequon Creek, Shenandoah, Virgina
Died:  12 Mar 1782 Place:  , Rowen Co., North Carolina
Buried:  Place:  Rowan Co, North Carolina
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8.  Sex  Name
F Mary BRYAN (AFN:9T5T-00)
Born:  1731 Place:  Shenandoah Valle, Opequon Creek, Virginia
Died:  25 Feb 1742 Place:  , Orange, Va
Buried:  Place:  , Orange, Virginia
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9.  Sex  Name
M William BRYAN (AFN:B5SG-C0)
Born:  10 Mar 1734 Place:  Opequon Creek, Frederick Co., Va
Christened:  6 Mar 1734 Place:  Not According To, Mary Ann Poehler, Orange Co., Va
Died:  30 May 1780 Place:  , Bryan's Station, Clark Co, Kentucky
Buried:  Place:  Bryan's Station, Fayette Co, Kentucky
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10.  Sex  Name
M Thomas BRYAN (AFN:9T5T-3H)
Born:  1737 Place:  Opequon Creek, Frederick Co., Va
Died:  14 Oct 1780 Place:  , , Kentucky
Buried:  Place:  Rowan Co, North Carolina
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11.  Sex  Name
F Sarah BRYAN (AFN:9T5T-2B)
Born:  1739 Place:  Opequon Creek, Frederick Co., Va
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12.  Sex  Name
F Rebeccah BRYAN (AFN:462K-BS)
Born:  9 Jan 1739 Place:  Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia
Died:  18 Mar 1813 Place:  Hunting Creek, Rowan Co., Nc
Buried:  1845 Place:  Frankfort, Franklin Co, Kentucky
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13.  Sex  Name
F Martha BRYAN (AFN:9T5T-5T)
Born:  19 Nov 1740 Place:  Exeter Twnshp, Berks Co., Penn.
Died:  6 Oct 1780 Place:  Clarke Co., Ky
Buried:  Place:  Boone's Creek, Fayette, Kentucky
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14.  Sex  Name
M George BRYAN (AFN:37D7-V8)
Born:  15 Feb 1758 Place:  Rowan, Nc, Nc
Died:  22 Nov 1845 Place:  Woodside Station, Sangamon, Illinois