Biographical Sketch of Charles RYANT; Chester & Delaware Counties, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Ferguson . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** from THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, by Futhey and Cope (1881) RYANT, Charles, of Concord, became a member of the Concord Meeting 3-2-1752 by request and married Ann Chamberlain, dau of John and Lettice, of Aston, 5-27- 1752. The name as recorded at this time was Reyon. By this marriage there were 2 children - Lettice, who married Abraham Darlington, Jr and Elizabeth, who married Charles Dilworth 4-22-1790. Charles Ryant, now of Goshen, married Hannah Sharples, widow of Nathan, of Goshen, and daughter of Joseph and Martha Townsend, of East Bradford. They had 2 children - Ann born 1- 13-1759 who married Caleb Haines, and Nathan, b.8-27-1762 who died young. They lived on the Sharples farm in what is now West Chester, for several years. Hannah died 12-31-1790 and he married again 9-22-1791 Mary Carrell, but his further history is unknown.