Joseph Bryan
Joseph Bryan | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1803 – 1806 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Smelt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 18, 1773 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 1812 (aged 39) |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Relations | Jonathan Bryan (grandfather) James Proctor Screven (son-in-law) |
| Education | University of Oxford |
Joseph Bryan (August 18, 1773 – September 12, 1812) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's at-large congressional district from 1803 to 1806.
Early life
[edit]Bryan was born Savannah, Georgia, in 1773 to Josiah Bryan (1746–1774)[1] and Elizabeth Pendarvis (1755–1804).[2][3] He was educated by private tutors and attended the University of Oxford in England.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Bryan traveled in France during the American Revolutionary War. He later engaged in the slave trade on Wilmington Island[4] and in Savannah, Georgia.
Bryan was elected as a Republican to the 8th and 9th United States congresses and served from March 4, 1803, until his resignation in 1806.[5]
Personal life
[edit]In 1805, Bryan married Delia Forman (1783–1825), daughter of General Thomas Marsh Forman.[3] They had the following five children: John Randolph Bryan (1806–1887), Hannah Georgia Brown (1807–1887), Thomas Marsh Bryan Forman (1809–1875), Sarah Virginia Bryan (1810–1838) and Joseph Bryan Jr. (1812–1863).[6] Hannah married Dr. James Proctor Screven (1799–1859).[7] This reunited the Screven and Bryan families after the death of Joseph's father, Josiah, following which Elizabeth Pendarvis Bryan remarried, to John Screven (1750–1801), James's grandfather.[2]
Bryan's grandfather, Jonathan, assisted James Edward Oglethorpe in setting out the Savannah colony and served in the Revolutionary War.[8]
Death
[edit]Bryan died in 1812, aged 39, at his Nonchalance estate. He was interred in the Bryan family cemetery.[5] His widow survived him by thirteen years and was buried beside him, aged 37.
References
[edit]- ↑ Pendarvis – Generation IV, p. 72
- 1 2 "Arnold and Screven Family Papers, 1762-1903". finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- 1 2 Randolph, John (1941). "Letters of John Randolph, of Roanoke, to General Thomas Marsh Forman". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 49 (3): 201–216. ISSN 0042-6636.
- ↑ Bulloch, Joseph Gaston Baillie (1895). A History and Genealogy of the Families of Bellinger and De Veaux and Other Families. Morning News Print.
- 1 2 "BRYAN, Joseph | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
- ↑ Randolph, John. “Letters of John Randolph, of Roanoke, to General Thomas Marsh Forman.” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 49, no. 3, 1941, pp. 201–16. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4245099. Accessed 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Hannah (Bryan) Screven (1807-1887) - American Aristocracy". americanaristocracy.com. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- ↑ Meldrim, Mrs. Peter W. (1924). Some Early Epitaphs in Georgia. p. 34.
External links
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