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Early Marriages
Alabama & Georgia

Bryan Marriages
Neighboring & Parent Counties
Dallas Co, AL - formed 1818 from Montgomery
Montgomery Co, AL - formed 1816 from Monroe
Lowndes Co, AL - formed 1830 from Dallas & Montgomery
Lowndes Co - Marriage Books
1 30 May 1830- 13 Feb 1848
2 18 Jan 1843 - 01 Nov 1855
3 23 Sep 1848 - 13 Jan 1867
A 14 Mar 1866 - 16 Aug 1879
Name Date Name Bk Pg Notes County
Bryant, B.F. (Frank)
possibly bro of James Felix
02 Nov 1871 Mrs. Selina M. (May) Kelly
- 3rd marriage*
A 299 B.H. Crumpton, MG
bond by D. McCord
Lowndes
Bryan, Dorathy
dau of Wade Bryan
10 Feb 1831 Lewis Griggs 1 047   Lowndes
Bryant, Elbert 31 Dec 1835 Charity Jay 1 150 John B Perdue, MG Lowndes
Bryan, Elizabeth
dau of Thomas Bryan
03 Nov 1831 Wm W Pou
bro of Sarah Pou Bryan
1 026 Geo W. Esselman, JP Lowndes
Bryant, Elizabeth 01 Jan 1820 John Hilburn       Montgomery
Bryant, Elizabeth 22 May 1820 Thomas Holland (Holley)       Montgomery
Bryant, Elizabeth
born 1807 GA
11 Feb 1836 Samuel Griggs 1 147   Lowndes
Bryant, Henry 11 Nov 1825 Mrs Frances (Hudson) Ferguson 2 396 John Browning, JP Montgomery
Bryan, Isabella M 10 Apr 1841 Nathaniel Arant 1 192   Dallas
Bryant, James Felix "Jim" 20 Dec 1866 Jacquiline(Jemima)Rives
1st wife
3 815 Phillip Lundy, MG Lowndes
Bryant, Jonthan P 06 Oct 1844 Mary Ann Arnold 1 407 John N Walker, JP Lowndes
Bryan, John W 14 Nov 1822 Matilda Allen       Montgomery
Bryan, John T
son of Wade Bryan
27 Aug 1846 Elvina McFarland 1 485 John W Ellis, MG Lowndes
Bryan, John H 1861 Frances Walton       Lowndes
Bryant, Keziah 09 Aug 1819 Henry Hillburn       Montgomery
Bryan, M.H. 30 Jul 1863 Martha E May 3 576 John A Fonville, MG Lowndes
Bryant, Mary 29 Nov 1823 Benjamin Mock, Jr       Montgomery
Bryant, Matilda 19 May 1820 John Mock       Montgomery
Bryan Nancy (Ann) 10 Dec 1836 Anderson Reynolds 1 180 Hugh McCall, JP Lowndes
Bryant, Nancy 04 Feb 1840 Samuel Griggs 1 288   Lowndes
Bryant, Neadham 12 Jan 1820 Martha Holley 1 26   Dallas
Bryan, Needham M 25 Feb 1836 Mary Paine 1 163 John B Perdue, MG Lowndes
Bryant, Peggy 05 Dec 1824 Wm Hilburn       Montgomery
Bryan, Rebecca 02 Feb 1831 John Davis 1 012   Lowndes
Bryant, Sarah 18 Aug 1823 John Rodgers       Montgomery
Bryan, Theophalus 06 Jun 1832 Nancy Murray 1 043 Geo W. Esselman, JP Lowndes
Hall, Wm Bonnell 29 Sep 1862 S.J. Anderson 3 558 J.F. Smith, MG
bond by G.L. Graham
Lowndes
Holley, Francis M 20 Sep 1854 Harriet E Myers 2 217   Lowndes
Holley, Jefferson 28 Oct 1830 Lucinda Edwards 1 009 G.A. Campbell, MG Lowndes
Holley, John 14 Nov 1840 Margaret Hollinshead 1 321 Joseph McQueen, JP Lowndes
Holley, Johnson 13 Sep 1832 Mary Beasley 1 057 A. Hall, JP Lowndes
Holley, Thomas F 23 Nov 1865 Margaret S Whitman 3 699   Lowndes
             
Lassiter, John E* 08 Nov 1854 Amanda Parmer 2 224 Wm Findley, MG Lowndes
             
Pou, Rachel H
sister of Sarah Pou Bryan
05 Sep 1833 John Carruthers 1 067   Lowndes
             
Shelby, Ann 22 Feb 1849 D.M Cooner 2 42 Peter Bell, MG Lowndes
Shelby, Evan 25 Mar 1843 Harriet A Kirkpatrick 1 367 by E.O. Martin, MG Lowndes
Shelby, James A (Dr) 10 Nov 1858 Martha F Robinson 3 277   Lowndes
Shelby, Martha F (Mrs) 02 Ap4 1873 Wm H Hunter A 380   Lowndes
Shelby, A. R. (Rebecca) 22 Oct 1867 John Fuller A 079   Lowndes
Shelby, Wm 19 Mar 1944 Catherine McCall 1 409 Richard B Carter, MG Lowndes
Shelby, W.D. 14 Feb 1872 Maggie L Cooner A 323   Lowndes
             
Bailey, John D 09 Nov 1865 Selena M May 3 681 John A Fonville, MG
bond by H.H. Bryan
Lowndes
Bragg, John Hall 18 Apr 1847 Mary A.F. Hall 1 511   Lowndes
             
Haynes, Wm Eaton 28 Nov 1869 Eleanor A Hardy A 201   Lowndes
Hilburn, Lucinda
d/o Keziah Bryant
11 Aug 1841 Francis Asbury BaBryanter 1 339 David Herlong, MG Lowndes
             
Mock, Ann 13 May 1838 Barton H Sherrell     Hugh McCall, JP Lowndes
Mock, Benjamin, Jr 29 Nov 1823 Mary Bryant       Montgomery
Mock, Emily 23 Dec 1847 Moses T Manning 2 14 Simon Robbins, JP Lowndes
Mock, Eugenia 13 Dec 1864 John FoBryan Maull 3 623 bond James D Billberry Lowndes
Mock, Florence 21 Dec 1865 Mills M Cowling     P.H. Lundy, MG Lowndes
Mock, H.E. (bride) 29 Nov 1836 J.A. Irvin 1 177 F.H. Porter, MG Lowndes
Mock, John M 19 May 1820 Matilda Bryant       Montgomery
Mock, John M
widower of Matilda Bryan
28 Mar 1837 Elizabeth Meachum 1 203 Jno Work, JP Lowndes
Mock, John M 12 Dec 1845 Caroline Brinson 1 456 Tms D Armstrong, JP Lowndes
Mock, Julia A 28 Sep 1848 John R Goldthwaite     Rob Iverson, MG Lowndes
Mock, Lewis 22 Nov 1835 Delilah Branch 1 159 David Lee, MG Lowndes
Mock, Mary 25 Apr 1858 Jordan Peters 3 229 David Lee, MG
bond Geo L CoBryan
Lowndes
Mock, Mary E 15 Nov 1860 Isaac Montgomery 3 466 bond Robt McQueen Lowndes
Mock, Polly 07 Jan 1851 James Beard 2 91 Isaac Lyon, MG Lowndes
Mock, Virginia Rebecca 03 Dec 1862 J.H. Lamar 3 562 P.H. Lundy, MG Lowndes
Mock, Wm 28 Feb 1828 Ann Allen     Isaac Hudson, JP Montgomery
             
Wm W Pou
bro of Sarah Pou Bryan
03 Nov 1831 Elizabeth Bryan
dau of Thomas Bryan
1 026 Geo W Esselman, JP Lowndes
             
  • Yeates, Henry - 02 Sep 1856 - Underwood, Amanda - Lowndes Co, AL Bk 3-pg 088 - J.G. Collins, MG -
    Bond co-signed by Edward Bryan

  • Bailey, John D. - 09 Nov 1865 - May, Serena M - Lowndes Co, AL Bk 3-pg 681 - John A Fonville, MG -
    Bond co-signed by H. H. Bryant

  • Haynes, Wm E - 28 Nov 1869 - Hardy, Eleanor A - Lowndes Co, AL Bk A-pg 201 - B.H. Crumpton, MG -
    Bond co-signed by James Bryant

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  • *Matilda Parmer for daughter Amanda - by Wm Shelby, guardian of John E Lassiter (son of Clarissia Bryan)

  • * Selina M May born 1842 Lowndes Co, AL 1st married John W Robinson - 2nd married 1861 Benton, AL to James Kelly & 3rd married 1871 to B. "Frank". Bryan. They had at least one child: Lucy M Bryan born 1872.

  • Nicholas & Ward Bryan are living between Hillborn families 1830 Lowndes Co, AL Census Pg 285

  • Phillip Lundy was a minister of Mt Gilead Baptist Church - Montgomery/Lowndes Co, AL. My Henry Bryan was listed as a member in the early 1820's, along with James Allen & Rebeckah Hudson Allen, Isaac Hudson, Jr & wife Ann & others.

  • Montgomery Co, AL - Book 2 - Pg 396 - #650

    "You are herby authorised to celebrate the rites of Matrimony between Mr. Henry Bryant and Mrs. Francis Ferguson and this shall be your sufferent authority for so doing. Given under my hand and seal 3rd day of November A. D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty five and of American Independence the 50th year. G. H. Gibbs Reg. {seal} I have celebrated the rites of Matrimony between the within parties on 19th Nov. 1825 John Browing, J. P."

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Lowndes County, Alabama Bonds, Marriages Performed by & Notes
Name Bk Pg Married by: Bond by:
Bryant, B.F. & Mrs. Selina M (May) Kelly A 299 B.H. Crumpton MG D. McCord
Selina widow of James T Kelly
Bryan, Dorathy & Lewis Griggs 1 047 Hugh McCall, JP  
Bryant, Elbert & Charity Jay 1 150 John Perdue, JP  
Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan & Wm W Pou 1 026 Geo W Esselman, JP  
Bryant, Elizabeth & Samuel Griggs 1 147 John Perdue, JP  
Bryant, James Felix & Jacquiline Rives 3 815 P.H. Lundy, MG W.L. Ernest d/o
Robert Rives & Amelia Harrison
1850 Rives family living next to
Judith Mock (wid of Benj. Sr) family
Bryant, Jonathan P & Mary A Arnold 1 407 John N Walker, JP  
Bryan, John H & Frances "Fannie" Walton       John H Bryan of Talbot Co, GA
Bryan, John T & Elvina McFarland 1 485 John W Ellis, MG  
Bryan, Nancy (Ann M) & Anderson Reynolds 1 180 Hugh McCall, JP  
Bryant, Nancy & Samuel Griggs 1 288 Wm Rice, MG  
Bryan, Needham M & Mary Paine 1 163 John B Perdue, JP  
Bryant, Rebecca & John Davis 1 012 Geo W Esselman, JP  
Bryan, Theophalus & Nancy Murray 1 043 Geo W Esselman, JP  
Hilburn, Lucinda 1 339 Francis A BaBryanter David Herlong, MG
d/o Keziah Bryant
Holley, Francis M & Harriet E Myers 2 217 Wm Rice, MG permission by
Seth L May for niece
Holley, Thomas F & Margaret S Whitman 3 699 P.H. Lundy, MG co J.D. Harrison
         
Lassiter, John E & Amanda Parmer 2 224 Wm Findley, MG  
         
Pou, Rachel H & John Carruthers 1 067 A.A. Sturgess, JP  
         
Shelby, James A (Dr.) & Martha F Robinson 3 277 P.H. Lundy, MG Wm H Shelby &
Robert A McCall
Shelby, Martha F (Mrs) & Wm H Hunter A 380 Thos M Bailey MG co S.A. McDuffie
widow of Dr. James A Shelby
Shelby, A. Rebecca & John Fuller A 079 C.A. Baker, MG co Thos H Watts
Shelby, Wm & Catherine McCall 1 409 Ricard B Carter, MG widower of Mary Bryan d/o Henry
Shelby, W.D. & Maggie L Cooner A 323 S.A. Philly, MG co Milton E Cooner
         
Bragg, John Hall & Mary A.F. Hall 1 511 John N Linebaugh, MG at the home of Mrs. Mary Bonnell
Haynes, Wm Eaton & Eleanor A Hardy A 201 B.H. Crumpton, MG co James Bryant
Mock, Emily & Moses T Manning 2 14 Simeon Robins, JP  
Mock, John M & Elizabeth Meachum 1 203 John Works, JP widower of Matilda Bryant
Mock, John M & Caroline Brinson 1 456 Thomas D Armstrong widower of Matilda Bryant

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Russell County, Alabama
Name Date Name Notes
Bryan, Alfred A 18 Mar 1847 Mary J Slaughter by John Bryan
Bryan, Allen 02 Apr 1846 Sophronia Bryan by Alfred A Bryan
Bryan, Ann M
(dau of Allen)
08 Jun 1853 Wm B Jennings by Wm H Bryan
Bryant, Carrie 04 Feb 1873 John W Rice  
Bryan, D.C.
(son of Henry)
31 Oct 1844 Mary Jarrell  
Bryant, E.V.
(dau of Epsy)
05 Oct 1871 Henry Green by SJN Bryant
JSB Bryant was testator
Bryan, Eliza Jane
(dau of Allen)
08 Dec 1852 Charles M Martin signed by Dr. T.B. Crowell
Bryan, Emily 22 Dec 1844 Joseph Bronson  
Bryan, Emily G 13 Nov 1853 John Sengwich  
Bryant, Frances L 01 Mar 1871 Watson Strickland  
Bryan, Julia A
dau of Needham
24 Feb 1846 Forsythe Sapp named in Henry's will
bond by Alford A Bryan - cousin
Bryant, Lafayette
son of Joshua
16 Oct 1866 Ann E Harrison
d/o Wm 1850 census
1850-1860 Russell Co Census
Bryan, Laodicea 12 Dec 1852 Falkner Heard dau of John W & Matilda
Bryant, Margaret 10 Jul 1855 Alexander H Barnett on 1860 census w/family & her mother
Bryan, Martha A
dau of Needham
14 Oct 1847 Richard R Smith named in Henry's will
Bryan, Mary A 28 Jul 1838 James Scarbrough by D.C. Bryan
Bryan, Sophronia 02 Apr 1846 Allen Bryan by Alfred A Bryan
Bryant, Safronia Bryan 15 Jan 1874 George W Grimes  
Bryan, Samantha E 04 Dec 1850 Joseph B Johnson  
Bryant, Sallie W 17 Dec 1885 Joseph O Bowman at Hurtsboro
       
Bacon, John E 16 Jan 1845 Jane E Abercrombie 2nd wife
       
Smith, Eliza M 0 Jul 1852 John W Owens mother Jabe
       
Hudson, Isaac 1818 bondsman or JP Montgomery County - See Note
Hudson, Isaac 1829 bondsman or JP Dallas County - See Note

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Alabama 1819-1844 - an incomplete list
Lowndes was formed from parts of Butler, Dallas & Montgomery Counties - 20 Jan 1830
Henry, John W & Needham all appear on 1830 Lowndes Census.
Name Date Name County Notes
Bryant, Allen 07 Aug 1823 Tabitha Cowan Madison  
Bryant, Asa 09 Jan 1825 Pricila K Hick Clarke  
Bryant, Catharine 22 Dec 1818 David Randle Madison  
Bryant, Brandon 17 Jun 1824 Rebecca McCluster Lauderdale  
Bryan, Gerald 11 Oct 1824 Mary Mills Baldwin  
Bryan, George 19 Nov 1856 Nancy E Harrison Tuskegee, Tallapoosa dau of Col. C.B Harrison
Bryan, Jacinth (Jason) H 20 Jul 1822 Sarah Ward Jefferson  
Bryant, John 03 Jun 1809 Jane Thompson Madison  
Bryant, John 09 Nov 1823 Mary Pryor Tuscaloosa  
Bryant, Lucinda 04 Mar 1819 John Anderson Clarke  
Bryant, Margaret 04 Oct 1824 John Medford Morgan  
Bryan, Marshall 15 Oct 1819 Lucinda Lacy Madison  
Bryant, Marshall 28 Jun 1822 Charity Skelton Madison  
Bryan, Mary E 15 ? 1858 M.B. (Martin) Everett Dadeville, Tallapoosa by Wm P. Bryan
at home of Allan Bryan
Bryant, Molley 09 Sep 1821 Wm A Tharp Wilcox  
Bryant, Nancy K 06 Oct 1825 John Cantley Jefferson  
Bryant, Neadham 22 Mar 1823 Amy Fisher Lauderdale  
Bryan, Peggy 25 Aug 1823 Jesse Holmes Madison  
Bryant, Polly 01 Jul 1825 Samuel Adams Lauderdale  
Bryan, Sarah 24 Oct 1888 M.G. Walker Barbour at home of G.L. Houston
Bryan, Thursy 25 Dec 1825 Joshua Springer Lauderdale  
Bryant, Wm 24 Jun 1820 Jinny Hobbs Jefferson  
Bryant, Wm P 13 May 1824 Margaret Weekley Baldwin  
         
      Lauderdale at home of G.L. Houston

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Randolph Co, Georgia
Name Date Name County Notes
Bryan, Ann 28 Jun 1838 Wm Ingram Randolph  
Bryan, Ann D 08 Jun 1847 Theophilus Nichols Randolph dau of Thomas
Bryan, Calvin 01 Jun 1847 Mary H Goneke Randolph  
Bryant, Elizabeth 21 May 1841 Johnson Collinsworth Randolph  
Bryant, Elizabeth 26 Apr 1849 John Johnston Randolph  
Bryant, Emily 27 Sep 1838 James Mills Randolph  
Bryan, Henry R 15 Jun 1843 Josephine Lassiter (cousin) Randolph son of Thomas
Bryant, John R 11 Oct 1841 Lucretia Green Randolph  
Bryant, John S 15 Dec 1853 Sarah E Garritt Randolph  
Bryan, Mary Jane 22 Mar 1838 Wm Woodson Randolph  
Bryan, Mary R 25 Sep 1836 Marcus D Thompson Randolph  
Bryant, Matilda Ann 14 Jul 1844 J.W. Jones Randolph  
Bryant, Samuel N 17 May 1855 Amanda W Hay Randolph  
Bryant, Samuel W 25 Dec 1856 Lucinda Poindedexter Randolph  
Bryan, Thomas A 26 Oct 1854 Sarah E Caraway Randolph son of Thomas
Bryant, Wiley J 18 May 1854 L.T.A. Stanford Randolph  
Bryan, Wm S 03 Dec 1846 Jane Durham Randolph  
Bryant, Wm B 24 Jul 1851 Mary Ann Underwood Randolph  
Bryant, Woodrough 14 Feb 1844 Jane Clements Randolph 1850 Randolph Co, GA census
         
         
Lassiter, Josephine 15 Jun 1843 Henry R Bryan (cousin) Randolph dau of Clarissia Bryan
         
McMichael, Mary 15 Aug 1843 Benjamin Marable Randolph widow of A.A. McMichael
- dau of Thomas Bryan

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Muscogee Co, Georgia
Name Date Name County Notes
Bryan, Simeon 16 May 1844 Ann Willingham Muscogee  
Bryan, Theophilus 19 Jan 1841 Lavina Weathers Muscogee  

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Lee County, Georgia
The Lee County courthouse burned in 1858 and along with it all records.
The first recorded, indexed licenses and marriage certificates were in 1870.
Name Date Name County Notes:
Bryant, Alice 29 Dec 1894 Jones Duncan Lee  
Bryan, Annie 14 Mar 1886 John Burke Lee  
Bryan, Alex 11 Apr 1885 Lettie Walker Lee  
Bryan, Bob 17 Sep 1889 Fannie Gaston Lee  
Bryan, Bobbine 13 Sep 1896 Isaac Dean Lee  
Bryant, Calvin 14 Apr 1894 Tiney Liver Lee  
Bryan, Caroline 24 Dec 1885 Orange Kitchens Lee  
Bryan, Elbert 30 Dec 1878 Lucy Prophett Lee  
Bryant, Frank 24 Dec 1896 Carrie Moseley Lee  
Bryan, J.B. 02 Sep 1888 Minnie Watkins Lee  
Bryan, James 03 Jul 1870 Eliza Gooding Lee  
Bryant, James 26 Dec 1891 Hattie Fletcher Lee  
Bryant, Jim 08 Nov 1896 Safronia Harris Lee  
Bryant, Jennett 30 Jul 1887 Abe Swain, Jr Lee  
Bryan, Joe B 05 Jul 1885 Sallie Laramore Lee  
Bryan, Joe 25 Nov 1888 Lydia Booker Lee  
Bryan, John W 31 Nov 1876 Sallie Hayslip Lee  
Bryant, Lottie 20 Feb 1897