Wayne County, NC - BIBLE - BRYAN, William (Olivia Croom) File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Martha Marble WILLIAM BRYAN - OLIVIA CROOM FAMILY RECORDS Copy of records found at Heritage Place, Lenoir County Community College, Kinston, North Carolina - Vertical File # Thompson 20468-5 We thank the staff at LCC for their permission to copy selected documents from their files to place on the internet. It is requested that researchers give appropriate credit when using these documents. Permission to combine said documents together in printed form is not given. Donated by James E. Smith This appears to be part of a letter. Olivia md 2nd Elijah Smith of Wayne County and had issue. Both of her marriages and her children are proven in Wayne County records Olivia Croom was born July 29th, 1780 and died September 5th, 1841 Susan Bryan was your mother's mother --- your grandmother. Olivia Croom was the wife of William Bryan and the mother of Susan Bryan and of my father and also of Eliza Bryan who married Timothy Moring; Nancy Bryan, who married John Hill; Argent Bryan who married a Waters. Olivia Croom was married a second time to Elijah Smith and to them were born Creasy, who married Wm. Fields; Phoebe, who married Woodard; Sally, who married Micajah Casey, and a son named Joshua. Olivia Croom was the Daughter of Joshua Croom, of Lenoir Co. William Bryan, the father of my father and of Susan Bryanr, was born in Craven County, though I think he lived and his children were born in Lenoir or Wayne Counties. The father of William Bryan was Colonel John Bryan of Craven County. NOTE: This is not provable at this time -mmm To make it a little clearer --- Your grandmother, Susan Bryan, was the daughter of William Bryan and Olivia Croom; Your great grandfather William Bryan was the son of Colonel John Bryan; Your great grandmother Olivia was the daughter of Joshua Croom Susan Bryan daughter of William and Olivia Croom Bryan was b in 1808 and married Tarlton Thompson. They had a daughter Susan Mazana Thompson who married (first name not readable) B. Wilkinson. Susan Mazana and her Wilkinson husband had a daughter Frances Susan who md Edward Casey. A List of children of Susan W. Bryan and Tarlton Thompson Susan W. Bryant daughter of William Bryant and Olief his wife, was born June 15, 1808 Tarlton Thompson was born Sept. 8, 1804 and died Jan. 10, 1872 Hardy B. Thompson son of Tarlton Thompson and Susan his wife was born Nov. 17, 1828 William A. son of Tarlton Thompson and Susan his wife was born April 6, 1830 John M. son of Tarlton Thompson and Susan his wife was born March 15, 1832 and died Oct. 29, 1860 Argent A. E. daughter of Tarlton Thompson and Susan his wife was born Feb. 8, 1835 Nancy C. daughter of Tarlton Thompson and Susan his wife was born July 13, 1835 and died Oct. 11, 1875 (one of the above birth dates is wrong) Mary O. daughter of Tarlton Thompson and Susan his wife was born August 14, 1839 and died Eliza A. daughter of Tarlton Thompson and Susan his wife was born June 18, 1942 and died Oct. 15, 1871 Susan M. daughter of Tarlton Thompson and Susan his wife was born May 19, 1846 This was done Mar. 6, 1897 and I was 18 Recorded by Jesse T. Wilkinson (age 18) ================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================