Ancestry of
Betsey Sharkey
(1894–1984)
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- 2nd Great-grandfather of Betsey Sharkey — 5th Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 26
- Father:
- Ezekiel Bryant
- Mother:
- Lucy Bearse
- Birth Date:
- 10 May 1774
- Birth Location:
- prob. Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 5 Jan 1830
- Death Location:
- Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- Ward Cemetery, Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
- Spouse Name:
- Rebecca Standish
- Marriage Date:
- 5 Feb 1797
- Marriage Location:
- prob. Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut
- Children:
Marcia Bryant (Ahnentafel No:13 )
John Standish Bryant
- Notes:
The death notice in the local newspaper gives Calvin's death date as 12 JAN 1830, exactly one week after it occurred. The same death notice gives his brother Ezekiel's death date as 16 JAN 1830, also exactly one week after his death. Both brothers were said to have died at the same location of pleurisy.
The identification of Calvin Bryant's parents is through NEHGS memoirs for descendants of his brother Ezekiel.
The executor of Calvin Bryant's will was his son-in-law John M. Miller.
This Calvin Bryant should not be confused with the one of the same name, a third cousin one time removed, who married Rebecca Morse in 1791.
On 05 DEC 1796, Calvin Bryant purchase land in Cornwall, Connecticut, from the estate of Samuel Everson. Almost twenty years later, Calvin would marry Samuel Everson's daughter Lucy as his third wife.
On 25 DEC 1802, Austin Bierce sold land in Sheffield, Massachusetts, to his brother-in-law Calvin Bryant. The sale was not recorded until 07 JUN 1806.
Calvin's brother-in-law Austin Bierce is mentioned in a deed in 1809 for the sale of land by Salmon Willoby to Calvin Bryant. In the deed, the land is described as being next to Calvin Bryant's land and "land lately belonging to Austin Bierce Junr's."
Calvin Bryant
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Additional marriages for Calvin Bryant
- Spouse:
- Mary - - - - - -
- Marriage Date:
- BEF 20 Aug 1804
- Spouse:
- Lucy Everson
- Marriage Date:
- 30 Jan 1813
- Marriage Location:
- Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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Sources for Calvin Bryant
- 1 Berkshire County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1761-1917, Case #4979, Probate file for Calvin Bryant.
- 2 Berkshire County, MA: Probate Records, 1761-1719, FHL Film No 7705501, Image 55, Estate of Calvin Bryant.
- 3 Berkshire Journal (Lenox, Massachusetts), 09 DEC 1830, p. 3, Public auction of Calvin Bryant's farm in Sheffield.
- 4 Berkshire Journal (Lenox, Massachusetts), 28 JAN 1830, p. 3, Death notice for brothers Calvin (age 55) and Ezekiel Bryant (age 57).
- 5 Berkshire Journal (Lenox, Massachusetts), 19 MAY 1831, p. 3, Estate of Calvin Bryant.
- 6 Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Cemetery record for Calvin Bryant, give cemetery location as Salisbury, Connecticut.
- 7 Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Cornwall, CT, Case No. 2027, Probate file for estate of future father-in-law Samuel Everson.
- 8 Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A108412.
- 9 Federal Census, MA, Berkshire County, 1820, Sheffield, Image 2 of 8.
- 10 Federal Census, CT, Litchfield County, 1800, Cornwall, Image 5 of 6.
- 11 Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 03/31/2021).
- 12 Lineages of Members of the National Society of Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, To January 1, 1929, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. (1988), 108.
- 13 Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986, FHL Film 7464300, Image 607, Berkshire Co, 1806, Grantors Calvin and Mary Bryant.
- 14 Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986, FHL Film 7464300, Image 594, Berkshire Co, Grantor: Austin Bierce, Grantee: Calvin Bryant.
- 15 Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986, FHL Film 7464303, Image 520, Berkshire Co, Grantor: Salmon Willoby, Grantee: Calvin Bryant.
- 16 Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986, FHL Film 7464311, Image 344, Berkshire Co, 1815, Grantees Calvin and Ezekiel Bryant.
- 17 Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986, FHL Film 7464311, Image 344, Berkshire, 1815, Grantee: Calvin, Grantors: Ezekiel and Mercy.
- 18 Portage County, Ohio, Deed Records, 1795-1881, FHL No 8194057, Images 644-645, Copy of Calvin Bryant will.
- 19 Portage County, Ohio, Deed Records, 1795-1881, FHL No 8331141, Image 46, 18 APR 1827, Purchase of 75.5 acres from Timothy Snow.
- 20 Vital statistics of Sheffield, Massachusetts, 1733-1850, Film No. 7897702, Image 265, Marriage of Calvin Briant and Lucy Everson.