Sarah Brian

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Brian was born in 1707, in Springfield, Springfield Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States, her father, Thomas Bryan, was 44 and her mother, Rebecca Collins, was 33. She married John Fenimore on 3 December 1730, in Burlington, New Jersey, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died in April 1796, in Springfield Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 89.

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Family Time Line

John Fenimore
1708–1777
Sarah Brian
1707–1796
Marriage: 3 December 1730
Thomas Fenimore Sr.
1731–1812
William Fenimore
1734–1786
Sarah Fenimore
1735–
Priscilla Fenimore
1740–1786
John Fenimore Jr
1745–1778
Joseph Fenimore
1745–1781
Benjamin Fenimore
1735–1786
Hannah Fenimore
1737–1825

Sources (10)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Bryan - Individual or family possessions: birth: about 1705; Burlington Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
  • Sarah Bryant, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Bryan - Church record: Family genealogies: death: April 1796; New Jersey, United States

World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

Historical Boundaries: 1683: New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1710: Burlington, New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Burlington, New Jersey, United States

1780

"Sometimes referred to as the ""forgotten victory"", the Battle of Springfield was one of the last major battles fought in the north during the Revolutionary War. The British defeat effectively ended their ambitions to reclaim New Jersey. Washington praised the New Jersey Militia for their universal effort and great spirit"

Name Meaning

Irish and English: variant of Bryant .

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Briain, see O'Brien .

French: unflattering nickname from Old Occitan brian ‘mite, maggot’, by extension brimborion, possibly denoting a very small man.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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