James Bryan was born about 1784, in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States as the son of Jane Harrison. He married Charlotte Kennard on 4 February 1804, in Culpeper, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 20 December 1827, in Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, United States.
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Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state.
Historical Boundaries 1798: Warren, Kentucky, United States 1799: Barren, Kentucky, United States
English and Irish: variant of Bryant .
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Briain, see O'Brien .
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