A photograph of Mary Brown Sparks appears on the cover of the SPARKSQUARTERLY for September, 1967, Whole Number 59.

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SQ pg 4479: She married Oran Johnson, and they had a daughter, Ja netJohnson.

See SQ p. 3548.

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Information obtained from Ann Brunskill reveals that his mother Beatrice
Coffin, and his father Wilber Brunskill, were born about 1875 in Iowa.

SQ p. 5071:

"Cynthia Bryan, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Sparks) Bryan, wasmarried (first) to John Killebrew on November 11, 1813, in St. CharlesCounty, Missouri. (John Killebrew had been married previously, on August18, 1808, to Sarah Darst.) Lillian Hays Oliver has noted: "John Killebrewmust have died in January 1814, for Dr. Seth DIillington sent a doctorbill dated Jan. 12, 1814 for visit to John Killebrew during his lastillness for 'visit, bleeding and medicine.' The inventory of theKillebrew estate was dated Jan. 7, 1814, and the sale was Feb. 22, 1814." Ms. Oliver has also noted that among the estate papers there is thefollowing: "On Oct. 2, 1815, John B. Callaway, Justice of the Peace, sentto the estate of John Killebrew, deceased, a bill for $4.00 forperforming the marriage ceremony of John Killebrew on Nov. 11, 1813.John Davis swore that the account presented by J. B. Callaway wascorrect, and on the same day Lawrence Killebrew paid the account infull." Ms. Oliver states that Cynthia Bryan was married (second) toAlonzo Turtelott. In the listing of the children of Henry and Elizabeth(Sparks) Bryan given by Dr. J. D. Bryan (see page 796 of the QUARTERLY ofMarch 1964), he gave no information regarding Cynthia Bryan other thanthat she had been married to "Alonzo Fourtelatt." We have no furtherinformation."

SQ p. 5071:

"Elizabeth Bryan, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Sparks) Bryan, wasmarried in St. Charles County, Missouri, on January 13, 1814, to LukeHolden. According to records found there by Lillian Hays Oliver, LukeHolden had died by July 18, 1818, for on that date, his widow, Elizabeth(Bryan) Holden, was given authority to administer his estate. (Book E,p. 187, Recorders Office, St. Charles, Missouri.) We have no furtherinformation about Elizabeth."

See THE BOONE FAMILY, Spraker, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore,1922, 1993; pp 509-511:
Henry Bryan's father, James Bryan, was one of the 10 children ofMorgan Bryan and Rebecca (Knox) Bryan. A brother of James, Joseph Bryan,was the father of Rebecca (Bryan) Boone, wife of Daniel Boone. Thus,Rebecca Boone was Henry's first cousin though she (1739-1813) wasapproximately 22 years older than Henry and was more close to the age ofJonas, Henry's father in law. Because of the death of Henry Bryan'smother when he was one of six minor children, he was raised by RebeccaBoone.

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See THE BOONE FAMILY by Ella Atterbury Spraker, Genealogical Pub . Co.
1993, a republication of the 1922 ed pub by Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vt.
Lib. of Congress CCN 74-839 at page 511:
"James Bryan, d. abt. 18 Aug, 1807; m 1756 in North Carolina, Rebe cca
Enox (Enocks) who died prior to his moving into Kentucky, leaving hi mwith
six children, whom his niece, Rebecca Boone, brought up. He was about
forty-four years old at the time of his wife's death, but never remarried.
It was his branch of the family that moved to Missouri. Children:
1. David Bryan b 29 Oct., 1757 m Mary Powell.
a. James Bryan
b. Morgan Bryan b. 20 Aug., 1794 d. 7 Aug., 1857; m. Elizabet hCallaway.
c. Elizabeth Bryan
d. Mary Bryan e. Willis Bryan b. 7 Nov., 1801.
f. John Bryan
g. Susan Bryan
h. Drizella (Drucilla?) Bryan
i. Samuel Bryan
j. William K. Bryan
2. Jonathan Bryan, b. 15 July, 1759
3. Henry Bryan, b. 15 Jan., 1761; m. Elizabeth Sparks
4. Susan Bryan, b. 11 Apr. 1763
5. Mary (Polly) Bryan, b. 13 Dec., 1765
6. Rebecca Bryan Bryan, b. 1 Mar., 1767
The "girls", Susan, Mary and Rebecca Bryan, were all married atht the ir"uncle"
Daniel Boone's house.

SQ p. 5072:

"Mrs. Oliver .... adds that an undated clipping from a Montgomery Co.Missouri newspaper reads: "Mrs. C. McCutchan, 82 years old, resident formany years of Prairie Lea, Texas, was born in St. Charles Co., Missouri,Dec. 21, 1840; parents were Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Bryan who moved toTexas and settled at Paris in 1845. Mrs. McCutchan's great-grandmotherwas Jemima Boone."

Joseph Bryan was the father of Rebecca Boone and thus the father-in-law
of Daniel Boone. THE BOONE FAMILY, p. 509 provides:
"Rebecca Bryan, b. 7 Feb., 1739; d. 18 Mar., 1813; m. 1755 Daniel Boone
b. 1734; d. 26 Sept., 1820, aged 87. They settled within about four miles
of William Bryan on Sugartree Creek, where they lived until the growth of
their family and the scarcity of game caused them to move to the head ofthe
Yadkin and later into Kentucky. Their further history and lists of their
descendants are given under the heading, Daniel Boone, No. 25."

SQ p. 5071:

"...He was a weaver by occupation. Fortunately, a family Bible hasbeen preserved that had belonged to their son, William M. Reed, whichprovides a list of the children of David and Mary (Bryan) Reed, withdates of birth and, in some instances, deaths. With other informationgathered by Mrs. Britton, the children of David and Mary (Bryan) Reedwere: " [JS: for which see their family sheets.]

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See THE BOONE FAMILY; a genealogical history of the descendants of
George and Mary Boone who come to America in 1717, original by Jesse
Procter Crump, pub by Tuttle Co, Rutland, VT, 1922, revised by Ella
Atterbury Spraker and reprinted by the Genealogical Publishing Co., Balti-
more, MD, 1974, Lib Cong CCN 74-839:
THE BRYAN FAMILY:
Perhaps no pioneer family has a history so similar to that of th eBoone
family and so closely identified with it, as the Bryan family. Begin ning
with their early residence on the Yadkin River, the association betwe en
the two families has continued almost up to the present day, strength ened
by many intermarriages and by the strong friendships formed in the frontier
settlements.
From an article written by Dr. J. D. Bryan, a descendant of Morga nBryan
comes this interesting account of the origin of the family:---
"The name Bryan has been spelled in every way in which the letter scould be
transposed, as "Brian, Bryen, Bryon, Brion, Brien, Briant, and Bryant ,"but
there is evidence that they are all one people, sprung from the sam esource
viz, Bryan, King of Munster and All Ireland.
"In 978, Kennedy, King of Munster, was succeeded by his son BRYAN ,who was
born about 927; consequently was 51 years old when he became King o fMunster.
As a general in his father's army he had become one of the most note dprinces
in Ireland, and after becoming king, he drove the Danes from his King domof
Munster. His fame became so great that he was crowned at Tara in 100 2"Ard
Righ," or supreme monarch of all Ireland. He was a man of broad intellect,
and instituted reforms that made him the most noted monarch of Irelan d.
Schools and colleges were revived; roads built, a navy built up and an
efficient army organized.
"During the wars of conquest which began about that time, many nat ive
princes were killed, were forced to flee or were executed. In 1115 , Pope
Adrian IV conferred the sovereignty of Ireland on Henry II, of Englan d.Some
of the Bryans must have gone to Denmark with friendly Danes, for ther ewas a
descendant of Bryan, believed to be William Bryan, was born about 163 0.He
lived in Denmark until he married a girl whose name is thought to hav ebeen
Sarah Bringer, and had a son about 1671, whom he named Morgan. Afte rthat they
returned to Ireland.
"When Morgan Bryan grew to manhood he left his parents in Irelan d andwent
to Pennsylvania. In Chester Co., Pa., in 1719, he married Martha Strode, a
Hollander, who is said to have been a descendant of Sir William Strod e,one of
the five members who condemned Charles I and signed his death warrant .(Citing
BOONE-BRYAN HISTORY, published by the Kentucky State Historical Socie ty,
Frankfort Kentucky.)
From another source comes a rather different story of the ancestr y ofMorgan
Bryan who married Martha Strode:---
"William Smith Bryan was deported from Ireland by the British Government as
a rebellious subject, and at that time was thought to be the only lin eal
descendant of 'Bryan Borou,' King of Ireland. The English Governmen tshipped
him with his famiy, goods and chattels (consisting of a ship-load) an ddropped
them off on Gloucester Beach, Virginia. William Smith Bryan had elev ensons
and three daughters, the record of whom is lost except that of:
Francis Bryan, who returned to Ireland in 1650 and made an endeav orto
regain his hereditary title and estates. Being greatly persecuted b y the
English government, he was forced to flee to Denmark, where he marrie d,removed
to Ireland with his father, who was the standard bearer to William an dMary at
Orange, and was present at the battle of Boyne, 1690. Francis Brya ndied at
Belfast, Ireland, in 1694.
Morgan Bryan was born in Denmark in 1671; his mother was a Danis hwoman. He
had a brother, William Smith Bryan, of whom no record has been preserved. In
the year 1695, Morgan Bryan moved to Pennsylvania. On the ship cross ingthe
ocean he met Martha Strode, a Holland woman and refugee Huguenot; the ywere
married shortly after the ship arrived, and resided at a place near t hepresent
city of Reading, Pa. In the year 1710, Morgan Bryan moved to Virgini aand
settled on Opequan Creek, about twelve miles from Winchester, Va., wh eremost
of his children grew up and were married and where he remained unti l theyear
1748. His wife died in Winchester, VA., in 1747, and in 1748, he removed to
the Yadkin River Country, North Carolina, where he died in 176-(3?) .(Citing:
From a paper entitled "Bryan Family, copied from the Biograph of Dr . J.G.
Bryan of St. Louis, Mo.")"
Each of the two accounts given above, bring us down to Morgan Brya nand wife
Martha Strode. They differ radically as to dates and names, althoug hboth
follow the general migration from Ireland to Denmark, back to Ireland ,and
thence to America. As neither account gives authority for statements ,in the
way of public or family records, it is difficult to say which, if eit heris
correct.
However, we know positively that a Morgan Bryan and wife Martha Strode of
North Carolina, were the ancestors of William, Martha and Rebecca Bry an,and of
Anne Linville, all of whom married Boones. (The article continues)

Sparks Quarterly, pg 1552:

CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY, MARRIAGE BONDS (1838-1910)

Copied by Paul E. Sparks

(Note: these are in addition to those recorded on pages 721-722 of theQUARTERLY for March 1963, Whole. No. 141.)

Lucy Sparks and Squire Bryant, January 14, 1886. (Book 2, page 284) Herage 35, born Johnson County, Ky. His age 60, born in Alabama.

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SQ pg 4462: He and Emily had at leas four children, including tw ounnamed daughters who died at birth. The other two children were Benjamin Bull and Charles Edward Bull. The latter gained minor fame f orimpersonating Abraham Lincoln at various places, including the Wor ld'sFair in Chicago in the 1930's. He had the title of "Judge."