Arrived on Unknown Vessel in 1643
The line below is currently for the progenitor of the United State branch of this family line. The immigrant, Stephen Bryant, came to the United States in 1643.
The English branch is not presently included.
Generation One:
Stephen Bryant- b. abt. 1620; m. 1646 Abigail Shaw at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA;
Other Family Connections
Their Children:
1. John b. 7 April 1650 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 29 March 1736 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
2. Mary b. 29 May 1654 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 1715, aged 60 years
3. Stephen b. 2 February 1658 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. Mehitable Standish
4. Sarah b. 28 November 1659 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
5. Lydia b. 23 October 1662 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 17 January 1683 William Churchill at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 6 February 1736 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. Aged 73 years.
6. Elizabeth b. 17 October 1665 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 1690 Joseph King
Stephen Bryant was in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA by 1643. He was propounded a freeman in 1653 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; he was admitted in 1654. He was constable of Duxbury, Plymouth, MA in 1654. In 1658, he served as surveyor of highways at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. From 1660-1661 he was a jury man. Stephen was Contable of Plymouth in 1663.
Sources:
1. The Ancestry and Descendants of Major Joseph Bryant p. 1
2. Bryant Family Tree: Descendants of Stephen Bryant and His Wife Abigail Shaw