My Bryan
Family’s Royal Ancestors of Europe
Andrew
Morrison Bryan
My
4th Great Grandfather
Born:
25 April 1748, Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Died:
20 April 1821, Jamestown, Greene, Ohio, USA
Father:
John Andrew Bryan
Mother:
Mary Morrison
Siblings:
unknown
Wife:
Mary (Mollie) Akers
Children:
William Akers Bryan
Morrison Bryan
John
Andrew Bryan
My
5th Great Grandfather
Born:
1 May 1724, Ballyroney, Down, Ireland
Died:
9 December 1799, Molly’s Creek, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Father:
William Smith Bryan
Mother:
Margaret Brockers
Wife:
Mary Morrison
Children:
John Bryan, Andrew Morrison Bryan
John
Andrew Bryan was a member of Capt. Peter Hogg’s Company of the Virginia troops serving
under George Washington at the Battle of Great Meadows, and at the siege and
surrender of Fort Necessity. He also served in the Revolutionary War in Capt.
Thomas Merriwether’s Company, First Virginia State
troops, 1777-1780.
William
Smith Bryan
My
6th Great Grandfather
Born:
June 1684, Ballyroney, Down, Ireland
Died:
1789, Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Father:
Francis Bryan III
Mother:
Sarah Brinker
Wife:
Margaret Brockers
Children:
John Andrew Bryan
The
town of Bryanford, County Down, Ireland, is named
after relatives of William Smith Bryan.William Smith
Bryan & his family were among the first settlers of Roanoke, Virginia.
William lived to the incredible age of 104, and he is buried on the Bryan
family homestead near Salem, Virginia.
Francis
Bryan III
My
7th Great Grandfather
Born:
1 June 1630, County Claire, Ireland
Died:
April 1693, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Father:
Sir William Smith Bryan
Mother:
Lady Catherine Morgan, Countess Ormond
Wife:
Sarah Brinker
Children:
William Smith Bryan
After
being exiled to Virginia with his parents, Francis Bryan III returned to
Ireland several years later and attempted to regain the Bryan family estates
lost under Oliver Cromwell. He was unsuccessful and had to seek refuge in
Denmark, where he met and married Sarah Brinker, a cousin of William of Orange.
Francis Bryan III was the standard bearer to William of Orange at the Battle of
Boyne, 12 August 1690. He died three years later in Belfast, Ireland.
Sir
William Smith Bryan, aka “Prince William of Ireland”
My
8th Great Grandfather
Born:
1590, Claire, Ireland
Died:
1667, Gloucester, Virginia
Father:
Sir Francis Bryan II
Mother:
Lady Ann Smith
Wife:
Lady Catherine Morgan, Countess Ormond
Children:
Francis Bryan III
During
the Puritan Rebellion, Sir William Smith Bryan attempted to gain the throne of
Ireland and was dubbed “Prince William of Ireland” by his followers. Sometime
about 1650 or 1660, William Smith Bryan and Catherine Morgan were exiled to
Virginia by Oliver Cromwell for anti-English insurgent activities. He is said
to have been “dropped” at Gloucester Beach, Virginia. He arrived in Virginia
with a shipload of personal belongings and his wife, eleven sons, and three
daughters. They were among the first English to bring horses to the British
colony of Virginia. William Smith Bryan and Catherine Morgan both died in
Gloucester, Virginia.
Sir
Francis Bryan II
My
9th Great Grandfather
Born:
11 June 1549, Munster, County Claire, Ireland
Died:
1 June 1640, Gloucester, Virginia
Father:
Sir Francis Bryan, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
Mother:
Lady Joan Fitzgerald, Countess of Desmond and Ormond
Wife:
Lady Ann Smith
Children:
Sir William Smith Bryan
Sir
Francis Bryan, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
My
10th Great Grandfather
Born:
1517, Chidington, Buckinghamshire, England
Died:
2 February 1550, Clonmel, Waterford, Ireland
Father:
Sir Thomas Bryan
Mother:
Lady Margaret Bourchier, Baroness Bryan
Wife:
Lady Joan Fitzgerald, Countess Ormond and Desmond
Children:
Sir Francis Bryan II
Lady
Margaret Bourchier, Baroness Bryan
My
11th Great Grandmother
Born:
1 June 1468, Benningborough, Yorkshire, England
Died:
1 June 1551, Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Father:
Sir Humphrey Bourchier
Mother:
Lady Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey
Husband:
Sir Thomas Bryan
Children:
Sir Francis Bryan, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
Margaret
was a Lady-in-Waiting to Catherine of Aragon and was present at Catherine’s
wedding to Henry VIII in 1509. She later became Lady Governess to Princess
Mary, Princess Elizabeth, and Prince Edward.
Margaret’s
mother Elizabeth Tilney was the grandmother of Anne Boleyn, making Margaret the
aunt of her charge, Princess Elizabeth — later Queen Elizabeth I.
Sir
Humphrey Bourchier
My
12th Great Grandfather
Born:
1444, Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Died:
14 April 1471, Battle of Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Barnet
Father:
Sir John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners
Mother:
Lady Margery Berners
Wife:
Lady Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey
Children:
Lady Margaret Bourchier, Baroness Bryan
Sir
John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners
My
13th Great Grandfather
Born:
1415, Little Eaton, Essex, England
Died:
16 May 1474, Chertsey, Surrey, England
Father:
Sir William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu
Mother:
Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford
Wife:
Lady Margery Berners
Children:
Sir Humphrey Bourchier
Sir
John Bourchier was knighted in 1426, and in 1455 the
title Baron Berners was created for him. In 1459 he was further honored when he
was made a Knight of the Garter. He also served as Constable of Windsor Castle
from 1461 to 1474.
Anne
of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford
My
14th Great Grandmother
Born:
30 April 1383, Pleshy, Essex, England
Died:
16 October 1438, Priory, Llanthony, Gloucestershire, England
Father:
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
Mother:
Eleanor De Bohun
Husband:
Sir William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu
Children:
Sir John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners
Thomas
of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
My
15th Great Grandfather
Born:
7 January 1355, Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire,
England
Died:
9 September 1397, Calais, France
Father:
Edward III, King of England
Mother:
Philippa of Hainault
Wife:
Eleanor De Bohun
Children:
Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford
Eleanor
De Bohun
My
15th Great Grandmother
Born:
1366
Died:
3 October 1399
Buried:
Westminster Abbey
Father:
Humphrey De Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
Mother:
Joan FitzAlan, Countess of Hereford
Siblings:
Mary de Bohun
Husband:
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
Children:
Ann of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford
Edward
III, King of England
My
16th Great Grandfather
Born:
13 November 1312, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Died:
21 June 1377, Sheen, Staffordshire, England
Father:
Edward II, King of England
Mother:
Isabella of France
Wife:
Phillipa of Hainault
Children: Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of
Gloucester
.
Edward
II, King of England
My
17th Great Grandfather
Born:
25 April 1284, Caernarfon Castle, Wales
Died:
21 Sep 1327, Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
Buried:
Gloucestershire Cathedral
Father:
Edward I, King of England
Mother:
Eleanor of Castile
Siblings:
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan
Wife:
Isabella of France
Children:
Edward III, King of England
Edward
I, King of England
My
18th Great Grandfather
Born:
17 June 1239, Westminster Palace, England
Died:
7 July 1307, Burgh by Sands, Cumbria, England
Buried:
Westminster Abbey
Father:
Henry III, King of England
Mother:
Eleanor of Provence
Wife:
Eleanor of Castile
Children:
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan; Edward II, King of England
Eleanor
of Castile
My
18th Great Grandmother
Born:
1241, Castile, Spain
Died:
28 November 1290, Harby, Nottinghamshire, England
Buried:
Westminster Abbey
Father:
Ferdinand III, King of Castile
Mother:
Joan, Countess of Ponthieu
Siblings:
Alfonso X, King of Castile, León, and Galicia
Husband:
Edward I, King of England
Children:
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan; Edward II, King of England
Eleanor
of Castile’s queenship is significant in English
history for the evolution of a stable financial system for the king’s wife. The
estates Eleanor assembled became the nucleus for dower assignments made to
later queens of England, and her involvement in this process solidly
established a queen-consort’s freedom to engage in such financial transactions.
Ferdinand
III of Castile
My
19th Great Grandfather
Born:
5 August 1199, Monastery of Valparaíso, Peleas de
Arriba, Zamora, Spain
Died:
30 May 1252, Sevilla, Andalucia,
Spain
Buried:
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See, Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain
Father:
Alfonso IX of Léon
Mother:
Berengaria of Castile
Siblings:
Berengaria Of Léon
Wife:
Joan, Countess of Ponthieu
Children:
Eleanor of Castile
Fernando
III of Castile
Ferdinand
was the first king to rule over both the kingdoms of Castile and León, and in
his lifetime was also crowned king of Toledo and Galicia. In his reign,
significant conquest was made in the lands of al-Andalus.
Ferdinand’s armies were responsible for bringing the cities of Córdoba and Sevilla under Christian control.
Ferdinand
is buried in a tomb beneath the Seville Cathedral, which is the largest gothic
cathedral and the third largest church in the world. His tomb is inscribed in
four languages:
As
the first kind to rule over both kingdoms of Castile and León, Ferdinand was also
the first to bear the standard of the castle and lion. His standard from the
13th century is on display in the cathedral:
Isabella
of France
My
17th Great Grandmother
Born:
1295, Paris, France
Died:
22 August 1358, Hertfordshire, England
Father:
Philip IV, King of France
Mother:
Joan I of Navarre
Husband:
Edward II, King of England
Children:
Edward III, King of England
Queen
Isabella was notable at the time for her beauty, diplomatic skills and
intelligence.
Philip
IV, King of France
My
18th Great Grandfather
Born:
Spring 1268, Palace of Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France
Died:
29 November 1314, Palace of Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne,
France
Father:
Philip III, King of France
Mother:
Isabella of Aragon
Siblings:
Charles, Count of Valois
Wife:
Joan I of Navarre
Children:
Isabella of France
Joan
I of Navarre
My
18th Great Grandmother
Born:
1273, Bar-sur-Seine, Aube, France
Died:
2 April 1305, Chateau de Vincennes, France
Father:
Henry I of Navarre
Mother:
Blanche of Artois
Husband:
Philip IV, King of France
Children:
Isabella of France
Queen
Joan founded the famous College of Navarre in Paris. Joan was bold, courageous,
and enterprising. She even led an army against the Count of Bar when he
rebelled against her.
Philip
III, King of France
My
19th Great Grandfather
Born:
30 April 1245, Poissy, Yvelines, Île-de-France,
France
Died:
5 October 1285, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales,
Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Father:
Louis IX, King of France
Mother:
Margaret of Provence
Wife:
Isabella of Aragon
Children:
Charles, Count of Valois; Philip IV, King of France
Isabella
of Aragon
My
19th Great Grandmother
Born:
1247, Aragon, Spain
Died:
28 January 1271, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
Buried:
Saint Denis Basilica, Paris, France
Father:
James I, King of Aragon
Mother:
Violant of Hungary
Husband:
Philip III, King of France
Children:
Charles, Count of Valois; Philip IV, King of France
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