Bryan, John Heritage, 1798-1870
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John Herritage (Heritage) Bryan (1798-1870) was an attorney of New Bern and later Raleigh. He represented Craven County in the State Senate (1823-1825) and was elected to Congress in 1825 as a National Republican. After serving in Congress for two terms, Bryan returned to his New Bern law practice until moving to Raleigh around 1839. In 1863, Charlotte, daughter of John Herritage and Mary Shepard Bryan, married Confederate Major General Bryan Grimes of Grimesland in Pitt County.
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| referencedIn | Lewis family. Lewis family of Edgecombe County, N.C., papers, 1730-1956, 1996-1998. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Lewis Family of Edgecombe County, N.C., Papers, 1730-1979, 1996-1998 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | John Herritage Bryan Papers, 1766-1869 | East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library | |
| referencedIn | Grimes-Bryan Papers, 1780-1969, undated (bulk 1808-1924) | East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library | |
| referencedIn | Bryan, William S. William S. Bryan papers, 1818-1879 (bulk 1848-1879) [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Grimes, J. Bryan (John Bryan), 1868-1923. J. Bryan Grimes papers, 1712-1924. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Bryan family. Bryan family papers, 1704-1940. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | J. Winder Hughes Collection | East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library | |
| creatorOf | Bryan, John Heritage, 1798-1870. Papers, 1735-1956. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library |
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| associatedWith | Bryan family. | family |
| associatedWith | Bryan family. | family |
| associatedWith | Bryan, Henry Ravenscroft, 1836-1919. | person |
| associatedWith | Bryan, James West, 1805-1864. | person |
| associatedWith | Bryant family. | family |
| associatedWith | Bryan, William S. | person |
| grandparentOf | Grimes, Alston, 1866-1914 | person |
| parent-in-law of | Grimes, Bryan, 1828-1880 | person |
| parentOf | Grimes, Charlotte Emily Bryan, 1840-1920 | person |
| grandparentOf | Grimes, J. Bryan (John Bryan), 1868-1923. | person |
| grandparentOf | Grimes, Junius D., 1878-1959 | person |
| associatedWith | Hughes, J. Winder. | person |
| associatedWith | Lewis family. | family |
| associatedWith | Lewis family. | family |
| associatedWith | National Republican Party (N.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | North Carolina School for the Deaf | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rockfish Manufacturing Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Whig Party (N.C.) | corporateBody |
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| Craven County | NC | US | |
| Raleigh | NC | US | |
| New Bern | NC | US | |
| Washington, D. C. | DC | US |
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Birth 1798-11-04
Death 1870-05-19
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