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"...your oratrix Elizabeth who had
intermarried with Wm. Summerhill
who died in lifetime of Intestate, a daughter...."
~Court of Equity, Granville Co. NC, Fall term
1850 - Bill of Complaint of John F. Bryant,
Rowland
Bryant (Jr.) & Elizabeth Summerhill against James F. Bryant (brother)
adm. of Mary Bryant, (mother) deceased~
William's Second Marriage
William married Elizabeth 6 Aug 1816 in Granville
Co. NC, widow of
John Walker who had died prior to 1813, leaving her with
four children: Elizabeth, Soloman, Jacobina & Lucy Walker.
Elizabeth was born 1 Jun 1783 in North Carolina,
the daughter of
Rowland and Mary Hunt Bryant of Granville Co. She
died in 1865
Lauderdale Co. AL, leaving a will.
Marriage Bond
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William Summerhill to Elizabeth Walker
Granville Co. NC - 5 Aug 1816
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Elizabeth Summerhill's signature
Paper from Mary Bryant's (mother) Estate
Granville Co. NC - 22 Jul 1848
Elizabeth's Will
Lauderdale Co. AL - 1865 - p. 1
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page 2
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Will of Elizabeth Summerhill
Probated 15 Nov 1865 - 21 Nov 1865
Evidentally, too ill to sign will!
Children of William (Sr.) & (2)
Elizabeth![]()
Had only one child.
| Name | Born | Died | Married | Spouse | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Bryant |
18 Apr 1818 Granville Co. NC |
8 Mar 1852 Lauderdale Co. AL |
27 Dec 1837 Wilson Co. TN |
Mary Ann Juliett Thomason |
12 Oct 1812 Granville Co. NC |
6 Nov 1895 Lauderdale Co. AL |
Note: Mary Ann Juliett Thomason was a sister
to Permelia Adeline Thomason who married Horace Summerhill.
They were the daughters of Richard Thomason.
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Children of Edward Bryant & Mary
Ann
| Name | Born | Died | Married | Spouse | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Agnes Elizabeth Ann |
18 Jan 1839 | 18 Jan 1860 | 2 May 1858 | Horrace Summerhill, Jr. |
24 Dec 1832 | 17 Feb 1870 |
| William Roland |
31 Oct 1840 | 20 Sep 1906 | 29 Nov 1865 | Elizabeth "Bettie" M. Smith |
7 Nov 1834 | 28 Jan 1908 |
| Edward | 9 Jun 1842 | 5 May 1862* | - | Never Married |
- | - |
| Richard Thomason |
25 Jun 1844 | abt 9 Nov 1912 |
- | Never Married |
- | - |
| George P. | 12 Mar 1847 | 1872 | - | Unknown | - | - |
| Eliza Jane | 1 Dec 1848 | 1 Dec 1848 bur Summerhill Plantation Cemetery |
- | - | - | - |
| Permelia Horace |
30 Nov 1850 | 10 Feb 1948 | 9 Aug 1869 | A. J. Ham | - | Florence, Lauderdale Co. AL |
| Jones Houston |
8 Oct 1852 | 14 Apr 1915 | 23 Jun 1883 | Mollie B. Jennings |
Feb 1859 | - |
* Edward was killed during Civil War in the Battle of Williamsburg.
Sources for William Sr. & Elizabeth |
| Granville Co. NC Marriage Bond #6620 |
| Will & Estate Papers - Lauderdale Co. AL - Minute Bk. C, p. 380 - Filed 23 Oct 1865 |
| Estate Papers - Granville Co. NC - Edward & Mary Bryant - Equity Court Fall Term 1850 |
| Family Bible Record of Elizabeth "Betsy" Bryant Walker Summerhill |
| Sources for Edward Bryant |
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| Daniel Bryant "Bryan" Summerhill Research |
| Estate Papers - Lauderdale Co. AL - Bk. A ,1852 - 1857 |
| Family Bible Record of Elizabeth "Betsy" Bryant Walker Summerhill |
| Letter dated 10 Jan 1983 from Edward Bryant "Ted" Summerhill |
| Census - Lauderdale Co. AL - 1840 p. 89 - 1850 p.
283 - 1860 p. 135-b 1870 p. 548-b & 549 - 1880 p. 36 |
| Will Abstract Granville Co. NC - Richard Thomason - "Abstract
of the Wills and Estate Records of Granville Co. NC 1808 - 1833 Vo. II" Bk. 9, 1821 - 1824 p. 169 |
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