Elizabeth Jane 'Jane' Smith Briant
Ca. 1810 ~ 28 December 1869

Daughter of:

George H. Smith, Sr. (ca. 1775-ca. 1837)
Jane ? Smith (ca. 1781-after 1849)

Sister of:

George H. Smith, Jr.

Lucilla Smith Bryant was born ca. 1806; and she died ca. 1887.

Lucilla & Jane Smith married brothers Daniel & Samuel Briant.

Note: Most of the old records were BRIANT, later some of the children became BRYANT. Spelling was possibly left to the person filling out papers for them to sign with their X.

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Wife of:

Rev. Samuel BRIANT Y
Sep. 21, 1808 ~ March 21, 1897

Married: 28 January 1830; Adair Co. KY

Married: 28 Jan 1830 in Adair Co, KY

Samuel was NEVER married to any one else.

Jane died & is buried in place unknown in Benton County MO. Her two sons Wash. & David BRIANT are probably with her.

Children:
1. George Washington 'Wash' BRIANT
2. David Francis Marion BRIANT
3. Andrew Jackson BRYANT
4. John BRIANT b: Abt 1835 d. March 09, 1864
5. Elizabeth "Betsy" BRIANT/BRYANT TAYLOR
6. Daniel Boone BRIANT/BRYANT
7. Sarah A BRIANT/BRYANT LESHER
8. Mary Leutitia "Sue" BRIANT/BRYANT CURENS DAVIS
9. Minerva Jane 'Merva' BRIANT/BRYANT JOHNSON
b. 15 September 1848 d. 11 January 1926
10. Matilda Ellen BRIANT/BRYANT CATON
11. Lydia Margaret 'Liddie' BRIANT/BRYANT STEEN
b. 1863 d. 1935

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At this time, I'm not positive which spelling Samuel and Jane's children ended up with if I have both.

The descendants to the children of John and Elizabeth mostly seem to have ended up as BRYANT even though Samuel who for many years signed papers with an X seemed to use BRIANT.

Sam's tombstone reads Samuel Y Briant. It is thought the Y was intended to show that he used both spellings… BRIANT and BRYANT. The only initial which we know of that might go with Samuel is a W, which was used alone in one Census.

The funeral announcement fixed by his family has BRYANT. The brief announcement in the local paper also has the later BRYANT spelling.

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DIED.

Samuel Bryant died in this city yesterday afternoon at 3:30 p.m., at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Rev. Johnson, of East Galena. He was 88 years old. Funeral took place this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence.

Galena Evening Times
Galena, Kansas
Pg. 4
Monday, March 22, 1897

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