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Descendants of Father '1st Gen' McBrayer

26. SARAH⁴ MCBRAYER (SAMUEL³, WILLIAM², FATHER '1ST GEN'¹) was born Abt. 1785 in Rutherford Co., NC. She married LUKE WALDROP Abt. 1811 in Buncombe Co., NC. He was born Abt. 1782, and died 1854.

More About LUKE WALDROP and SARAH MCBRAYER:
Marriage: Abt. 1811, Buncombe Co., NC

Children of SARAH MCBRAYER and LUKE WALDROP are:

	i.	JANE⁵ WALDROP.
	ii.	JOE WALDROP.
	iii.	MERCER WALDROP.
	iv.	REBECCA WALDROP.
	v.	SAM WALDROP.
	vi.	TERRELL WALDROP.
134.	vii.	MARTHA PATSY WALDROP, b. September 25, 1820, Rutherford Co., NC; d. April 30, 1906, Polk Co., NC.
	viii.	AMANDA WALDROP, b. August 11, 1822, Rutherford Co., NC; d. April 05, 1899, Rutherford Co., NC; m. BRAZILLA LEDBETTER, 1858, NC; b. September 26, 1805; d. September 17, 1875.

More About BRAZILLA LEDBETTER and AMANDA WALDROP:
Marriage: 1858, NC

27. ANDREW DICKSON⁴ BRIER (DAVID³ MCBRAYER, WILLIAM², FATHER '1ST GEN'¹) was born Abt. 1774 in "Greenhill", Cumberland Co., PA (later Franklin Co., PA), and died August 1860 in OH. He married (1) ELIZABETH 'BETSEY' THORNBY June 13, 1814 in Miami Co., OH. She died Abt. 1834 in OH. He married (2) MARY ANN JOHNSON June 28, 1838 in Miami Co., OH. She was born 1798 in PA, and died December 1868.

Notes for ANDREW DICKSON BRIER:
Andrew left PA before 1810, possibly about the time his father moved to Westmoreland Co., PA, in 1807, and went to Montgomery Co., OH, where records indicate that "on 28 Oct 1811, Andrew D. Brier, of Montgomery Co., OH, bought land in Miami Co., OH". On 21 Feb 1831 he and his wife, Betsey, sold some land at Stanton, Miami Co., OH, and on 3 Sep 1831, he bought land from his brother, George and wife, Letitia, of Clark Co., OH, "lying between the great Miami and Mad Rivers". Most of his children, when they left, moved to Clark and Henry Counties in Iowa.

More About ANDREW BRIER and ELIZABETH THORNBY:
Marriage: June 13, 1814, Miami Co., OH

More About ANDREW BRIER and MARY JOHNSON:
Marriage: June 28, 1838, Miami Co., OH

Children of ANDREW BRIER and ELIZABETH THORNBY are:

135.	i.	JAMES⁵ BRIER, b. Abt. 1815, Bethel Twp., Miami Co., OH; d. Bef. August 1869, IA.
	ii.	DAVID BRIER, b. 1825, OH; d. January 01, 1859, Miami Co., OH; m. ABIGAIL COTTINGHAM.
136.	iii.	SAMUEL BRIER, b. 1827, Bethel Twp, Miami Co., OH.
137.	iv.	ELIZABETH BRIER, b. 1830; d. 1907.
138.	v.	WILLIAM BRIER, b. 1833, Bethel Twp., Miami Co., OH.

Children of ANDREW BRIER and MARY JOHNSON are:

	vi.		JOHN ANDREW⁵ BRIER, b. 1840.
	vii.		GEORGE W. BRIER, b. 1843, Miami Co., OH; d. Bet. 1907 - 1909; m. SARAH ELIZABETH MITCHELL; b. March 15, 1844; d. March 1921.

Notes for GEORGE W. BRIER:
He was the youngest son of Andrew Dickson and Elizabeth Thornby Brier. He was raised by John Andrew, his brother, after 12 years of age. During the Civil War he fought in the battles of Champion Hill, Vicksburg, and Pittsburg Landing (Shiloh). He resided in Miami Co., OH. His will, dated 18 Jun 1907, was probated on 17 Aug 1909.

28. CAPTAIN SAMUEL⁴ BRIER (DAVID³ MCBRAYER, WILLIAM², FATHER '1ST GEN'¹) was born June 25, 1777 in "Williamsburg", Hamiton Twp, Cumberland Co., PA, and died 1858 in Fountain Co., IN. He married BETSEY CAMPBELL June 26, 1804 in Greencastle, PA, daughter of WILLIAM CAMPBELL. She was born July 09, 1781 in Cumberland Co. PA, and died April 17, 1849 in Fountain Co., IN.

Notes for CAPTAIN SAMUEL BRIER:
In 1794 he served as "Samuel Bryer" in the Whiskey Insurrection in western Pennsylvania with the Franklin County Militia. He was a Captain in the War of 1812 and served under General Harrison, who sent him to build Fort Brier near Greenville, Darke Co., OH (2nd Reg't, Ohio Militia, under Col. Price).

Samuel migrated to Ohio in about 1809 and settled in Dayton Twp., Montgomery Co. Nancy, his youngest sister, made her home with him and he was her guardian until she became of age. In about 1828 the family moved to Shawnee Twp., Fountain Co., IN. Samuel was a Presbyterian and a Succeeder, and a Whig in politics. On 29 Jan 1830 he bought land from his brother, James. He was a trustee of the Rob Roy Presbyterian Church in 1839. Earlier, in 1827, he was a Trustee of the Coal Creek Presbyterian Church. He sold some land on 22 Apr 1845 to his sons, Burgess B. and Samuel A. His will, dated 2 Aug 1853, was probated on 15 Oct 1858.

More About CAPTAIN SAMUEL BRIER:
Burial: Rob Roy Cem, Fountain Co., IN

More About BETSEY CAMPBELL:
Burial: Rob Roy Cem, Fountain Co., IN

Marriage Notes for SAMUEL BRIER and BETSEY CAMPBELL:
They were mar by Dr. Robert Kennedy of Welsh Run.

More About SAMUEL BRIER and BETSEY CAMPBELL:
Marriage: June 26, 1804, Greencastle, PA

Children of SAMUEL BRIER and BETSEY CAMPBELL are:

	i.	DAVID⁵ BRIER, b. March 07, 1805, PA; d. March 14, 1805, PA.
	ii.	MARY BRIER, b. March 17, 1806; d. February 04, 1808.
	iii.	MATILDA BRIER, b. September 07, 1808, PA; d. February 13, 1809.
	iv.	WILLIAM CAMPBELL BRIER, b. January 07, 1810; d. July 22, 1810.
139.	v.	GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIER, b. May 09, 1811, Dayton Twp, Montgomery Co., OH; d. Bef. 1864.
140.	vi.	CYNTHIA BRIER, b. September 12, 1812, Dayton Twp, Montgomery Co., OH.
	vii.	HANNAH BRIER, b. December 23, 1814; m. WILLIAM GRIFFITH, March 24, 1836.

More About WILLIAM GRIFFITH and HANNAH BRIER:
Marriage: March 24, 1836

141.	viii.		BURGESS BUELL BRIER, b. December 27, 1816, Dayton Twp, Montgomery Co., OH; d. March 30, 1873, Baraboo, Sauk Co., WI.
	ix.		HARRIETT BRIER, b. Abt. 1818; d. 1819.

Notes for HARRIETT BRIER:
She d in infancy.

142.	x.	SAMUEL ANDREW BRIER, b. February 11, 1822, Dayton Twp, Montgomery Co., OH; d. October 29, 1891, Fountain Co., IN.
143.	xi.	MARGARET ROBINSON BRIER, b. August 06, 1824.
144.	xii.	MARY BRIER, b. June 16, 1820; d. October 25, 1845.

29. JAMES MALCOLM⁴ BRIER (DAVID³ MCBRAYER, WILLIAM², FATHER '1ST GEN'¹) was born August 04, 1779 in "Williamsburg", Hamilton Twp, Cumberland Co., PA (later Franklin Co., PA), and died December 1838 in Shawnee Twp, Fountain Co., IN. He married MARY LODGE November 26, 1807 in Westmoreland Co., PA ³⁷, daughter of BENJAMIN LODGE and ELIZABETH CARNAHAN. She was born March 12, 1790 in Westmoreland Co., PA, and died March 19, 1861 in IA.

Notes for JAMES MALCOLM BRIER:
He remained in Franklin Co. (formerly Cumberland Co.) until 1806-07 when he moved with his father to Westmoreland Co., PA.

By Sept 1809 James and Mary Lodge Brier were at Stillwater, near Dayton, Ohio, having moved there with his brother, Samuel. He was a Sergeant in the War of 1812 from Montgomery Co., OH. The census of 1820 for Dayton Twp, Montgomery Co., OH, records him and Samuel there.

In 1826-27 James and his family moved to Shawnee Twp., Fountain Co., IN. They lived here until his death in Dec 1838. He was buried at "Shawnee", Attica, IN.

More About MARY LODGE:
Burial: Marion, IA

More About JAMES BRIER and MARY LODGE:
Marriage: November 26, 1807, Westmoreland Co., PA³⁷

Children of JAMES BRIER and MARY LODGE are:

145.	i.	DAVID⁵ BRIER, b. Greenburg, Westmoreland Co., PA; d. April 26, 1883, Topeka, KS.
146.	ii.	ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE' CARNAHAN BRIER, b. May 20, 1810, Stillwater (near Dayton), OH; d. 1886.
147.	iii.	BENJAMIN LODGE BRIER, b. July 14, 1812, Stillwater, near Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH; d. July 10, 1896, Jamestown, TN.
148.	iv.	JAMES WELCH BRIER, b. October 14, 1814, Stillwater, Montgomery Co., OH; d. November 02, 1898, Lodi, CA.
	v.	CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BRIER, b. January 07, 1817; d. September 04, 1840.
	vi.	SAMUEL S. BRIER, b. September 14, 1819; d. May 26, 1847.

Notes for SAMUEL S. BRIER:
Never mar.

149.	vii.	WILLIAM WALLACE BRIER, b. November 06, 1821, Stillwater (near Dayton), Montgomery Co., OH; d. June 03, 1887, near Centerville, IN.
150.	viii.	MARY BRIER, b. January 15, 1824, Stillwater (or Covington), Dayton Twp, Montgomery Co., OH; d. January 29, 1861, Linn Co., IA.
151.	ix.	JOHN BRIER, b. September 17, 1826, Stillwater (near Dayton), Montgomery Co., OH.
	x.	GUSTAVUS ALDOLPHUS BRIER, b. July 16, 1829; d. May 17, 1870.

Notes for GUSTAVUS ALDOLPHUS BRIER:
Never mar.

152.	xi.		LOUISA GERTRUDE BRIER, b. January 28, 1834, Crawfordsville, (Shawnee Twp.), Fountain Co., IN; d. February 24, 1904.
	xii.		HELEN 'HELENA' BRIER.

Notes for HELEN 'HELENA' BRIER:
She d at 18 years of age.

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