• BRIANT, ALTHA JANE

  • Father: William Briant

  • Mother: Lucretia Bennett

  • Born: March 3,1838 Ohio Co, KY

  • Married: Brice James Hicks Oct.25,1858 Ohio Co,KY

  • Died: Oct.26,1895 Owensboro, KY

  • Buried at Patterson Cemetery, Ohio Co, KY

  • CHILDREN:

    • See Brice James Hicks

         

        While Brice was at war she moved near Oakland, Indiana to be with her parents.  She later moved back

        to Ohio Co, KY.​

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• BRIANT, WILLIAM JR.

  • Father: Thomas Briant

  • Mother: Jane Burras

  • Born: Dec. 25,1808 KY

  • Married: Lucretia Bennett Dec.18,1832 Ohio Co, KY

  • Died: after 1880

  • Occupation:  Farmer

  • CHILDREN:

    • Rachel A. b.1830 KY m. William H. Bennett

    • John Wesley b.1834 Ohio Co, KY d. May 31, 1915 Gibson Co, IN m. 1.) Mary C. Hand June 9,,1855 Had son William L. b.1857. m 2.) Mary J Wetherford Apr. 18,1867

    • Marsella/Mizella b.1837 Ohio Co, KY m. William H Hughes Apr. 9,1837 Patoka, Gibson Co, IN

    • Altha J. b.1838 Ohio Co, KY d. Oct. 26,1895 Owensboro, KY m. Brice J. Hicks Oct. 25,1858

    • James B. b.1840 KY m. Nancy J.

    • Nathan/Nathaniel W. b.1851 KY m. Margaret E. Wharton

    • Virgil b.1853 KY

   

       William lived near Oakland, IN in the early 1860's.

       William was listed in the 1870 census living with his daughter Marsella and her husband in Saline                  County, Missouri. They in turn were living next door to William’s other daughter Altha Jane Hicks and              her family.

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• BRIANT,  THOMAS

  • Father:

  • Mother:

  • Born: March 1771 VA (the Old Dominion)

  • ​Married: Jane  Burras b. 1775 d. 1850 ?

  • Died: abt. 1845 

  • Occupation:  Farmer

  • CHILDREN:

    • Samuel b. 1797 VA d. after 1870 Gibson Co, IN m. Nancy (Annie) June 28,1827, Ohio Co, KY. Had children John W.(b.1829) Matilda (b.1834) James H.(b.1838) Mildred A (b.1840) Lucinda (b.1844)

    • Sally(Sarah) b. 1798 VA m.1.) Thomas Welch 2.) Samuel Newcome Feb.6,1825

    • Asa b. April 10,1800 VA d. Sept. 9,1857 Ohio Co, KY (of dysentary) (Carson Cemetery) m. Elenor Bennett (1st cousin to Lucretia Bennett, wife of William Briant, Jr. above)  (b.1809) had children Sally A (b.1838) Patsy (b.1842) Rebecca(b.1846) Mary E (b.1849)

    • Horatio T. b. May 1,1802 VA d. Sept. 20,1867 Oakland, Gibson Co, IN (Buried at Montgomery Cemetery, Gibson Co, KY) m. Nancy Wallace  Aug. 22,1829 Ohio Co, KY

    • William b.1807 VA or KY m. Lucretia Bennett Dec.18,1832 KY

    • Eli b.1813 Ohio Co, KY m. Susan A.​

    • John T. b. 1818 Ohio Co, KY m. Emily Lane Aug. 14,1845