1D. Alden Smith, The Descendants of Stephen Bryant of Plymouth, and of His Son-in-law Lt. John Bryant of Plympton, NEHGR Vol. 154, pp. 46-47 (2000)
EHGR Vol. 154, pp. 46-47 (2000).
"5. SAMUEL3 BRYANT (Abigail2 [Lt. John1], Stephen1) was born 3 February 1673 in the part of Plymouth that became Plympton, and he died there 3 May 1750.[259] He married first, about 1698, JOANNA COLE, who was born about 1671 and died at Plympton 18 December 1736,[260] and, second, 4 October 1737, ELIZABETH (SAMPSON) CUSHMAN, who died 17 April 1744 in her 52nd year, daughter of George Sampson and widow of Allerton Cushman.
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Children, births recorded at Plympton:[269]
17. i. SAMUEL4 BRYANT, b. 14 May 1699; m. at Pembroke, 28 March 1723, TABITHA FORD.[270]
ii. JOANNA BRYANT, b. 1 March 1701/2; m. at Plympton, 21 Feb. 1722/3, JOSIAH WATERMAN.[271] Children (possibly others), surname Waterman, recorded at Plympton:[272] 1. Ichabod, b. 3 Nov. 1723. 2. Ephraim, b. 20 Oct. 1725. 3. Josiah, b. 2 Aug. 1728.
iii. ABIGAIL BRYANT, b. 5 July 1703; m. at Plympton, 13 Dec. 1722,[723] JOSIAH PHINNEY. No known children.
iv. ELIZABETH BRYANT,b. ca. 1705; m. at Plympton, 22 Dec. 1725, ISAAC WATERMAN.[274] Children, surname Waterman, recorded at Plympton:[275] 1. Isaac, b. 14 Feb. 1726, 2. Aambrus, b. 25 April 1729, 3. Mary, b. 22 June 1731, 4. Salvenious (Silvanus), b. 12 Oct. 1733, 5. Zebedee, b. 6 Oct. 1735, 6. Ameziah, b. 31 May 1739.
v. LYDIA BRYANT, b. 16 March 1708; m. (1) at Plympton, 16 Nov. 1730,[276] THOMAS SAMPSON, who d. there 13 Jan. 1747/8;[277] m. (2) at Plympton, 20 March 1766, NATHANIEL CHURCHILL.[278]
Children, surname Sampson:[279] 1. Joseph, b. 18 April 1732. 2. Ruth, b. 18 March 1733/4; m. Adam Wright. 3. Thomas, b. 14 Dec. 1737; m. Ruth5 Bryant [no. 23.-1]. 4. Levi, b. 4 March 1739/40. 5. Lydia, b. 15 Aug. 1744. 6. Sylvanus, bp. 31 July 1748; m. Mary Wright.
vi. SYLVANUS BRYANT, b. 8 April 1710.
18. vii. NATHANIEL BRYANT, b. ca. 1712; m. ZERVIAH CURTIS.".