Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Bryant was born about 1760, in South Carolina, British Colonial America, her father, William Reuben Bryant Sr., was 20 and her mother, Sarah "Sallie" Tolleson, was 19. She married Peter Peterson in 1777, in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States in 1840.
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- Ruth Peterson, "United States Census, 1840"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ruth Bryant -
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
On June 28, 1776, the Battle of Sullivan's Island takes place on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Since it is so close to Charelston, the battle is sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston. This is the first time that the Americans had a victory against a land and sea attack by the British.
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Celtic personal name Brian (from brigo- ‘high’ + the suffix -ant-), with excrescent -t. Breton bearers of this name were among the Normans who invaded England in 1066. They went on to settle in Ireland in the 12th century, where the name mingled with the native Irish form Briain (see O'Brien ). The latter had also been borrowed, as Brján, by the Vikings, who introduced it independently into northwestern England before the Norman Conquest.
Breton: very rare variant of Briant (see Briand ) and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
History: The American poet William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878) came of a New England family, being descended from Stephen Bryant, who had settled in Plymouth Colony in 1632.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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