John BRIANT^[1]

Abt 1570 - Bef 1643  (~ 73 years)

• Name	John BRIANT  [2, 3]
  Birth	Abt 1570	Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Will Dated	Between 11 Jul 1640 and 11 Jul 1642	Shalbourne, Berkshire, England   [4, 5]
  	Will dated
  Name	John BRYANT  [4]
  Occupation	[4]
  	Grocer
  Burial	1643	Shalbourne Churchyard, Shalbourne, Berkshire, England   [2, 3]
  Death	Bef 20 Jun 1643	Shalbourne, Berkshire, England   [2, 3]
  Probate	20 Jun 1643	Shalbourne, Berkshire, England   [4, 5]
  _FSFTID	LLHQ-XDX
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LLHQ-XDX
  _UID	F8FF2BF7F8D745379E740E78146B61F0CCDF
  Person ID	I594766940	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Alice SANGER,   b. 2 Jul 1570, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England d. Mar 1659, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1596	Berkshire, England   [4, 5]
  Children	1. John BRIANT,   b. Abt 1597, Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elizabeth BRIANT,   b. Abt 1598, Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   3. Joseph BRIANT,   b. Abt 1601, Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   4. Abigail BRIANT,   b. 27 May 1604, Shalbourne, Berkshire, England d. 22 Feb 1687, Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F536728803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  John Briant BIRTH: "Say 1570– 1575 (eldest known son bap. 1595)." See the email below. WILL: Will dated 11 July 164[torn], proved 20 June 1643. See the email below. COMMENT: Will mentions William Carpenter, son of William Carpenter (the latter Bryant's son-in-law). Dated from 1640– 1642 (last digit of will date not visible); proved 20 June 1643. His will calls him a grocer. NAME: Bryan in the will, but Gene Zubrinsky mentions other documents (See email below) using Briant. E-MAIL: From: Gene Zubrinsky Subject: Re: William & Abigail Carpenter (Correction) Thank you for forwarding the will of John "Bryan" (appended below)— and thanks again for making me aware of it. Since John Briant, son of John and Alice Briant, was baptized at Shalbourne in 1595 (Bishops' Transcripts, Bundle 1, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre), I wouldn't estimate the father's birth year as any time close to 1580. I'm not aware that there's enough evidence from which to make a useful estimate. But under duress, I'd write "say 1570– 1575 (eldest known son bap. 1595)." In any case, here's an abstract of the will (second opinions welcome). Note that the year in which the will was made is uncertain (between 1640 and 1642). JOHN BRYAN the elder of Newtown, parish of Shalbourne, Wiltshire, grocer. Will dated 11 July 164[torn], proved 20 June 1643 (Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, The National Archives, PROB 10/639/11:19– 20 [digital image]). Burial to be in Shalbourne parish churchyard. Bequests (in order of appearance) to son John's daughters Mary (eldest), Lucie (youngest), Dorothie (< 21; "if shee turne protestant"); son Joseph's son Edmund (< 24); daughter Elizabeth Tubbe's sons John Tubbe, Nathaniel Tubbe (both < 24); daughter Elizabeth Tubbe; William Carpenter (< 24), son of William Carpenter; son John; son Joseph (primary beneficiary; successor executor, if necessary); godson Jonathan Pearse, alias Moone; goddaughter Mary Webbe; the poor of Shalbourne and Chilton; wife, Alice (executrix). Overseers [to assist executrix] Mr. Benjamin Some ("my pastor"), Edmund Halford; witnesses Edmund Halford and Geffrey Platt. Since all other records I've seen that name members of this family have the surname as Briant(e), I'll retain that spelling in the William Carpenter sketch. I may, however, add something to the MARRIAGE section indicating the Bryan spelling in the will and thereby also make readers aware of it. Thanks. Gene Zubrinshy

  
  

• Sources

  [S1111] compiled by James H Carney, Jim Carney. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Abigail Briant, person ID LRD7-6PR. (Reliability: 3). [S1166] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org), ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Jan 2023), entry for Abigail BRIANT, person ID LRD7-6PR. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for John Briant, person ID LLHQ-XDX. (Reliability: 3). [S1166] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org), ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Jan 2023), entry for John Briant, person ID LLHQ-XDX. (Reliability: 3).