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Bryant in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 53 freedmen

53 freedmen named Bryant registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (8), Walker County (5) and Brazoria County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1824.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bryants registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bryant registered, on the 1870 county map
53
Freedmen
20
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1824
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Bryants registered

Texas counties where the Bryants registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County815%
Walker County59%
Brazoria County48%
Falls County48%
Fort Bend County48%
Galveston County48%
Shelby County48%
Wharton County36%
Austin County24%
DeWitt County24%
Gonzales County24%
Guadalupe County24%
Newton County24%
Anderson County12%
Bastrop County12%
Chambers County12%
Colorado County12%
Coryell County12%
Grayson County12%
San Patricio County12%

Where the Bryants were born

Birthplaces the Bryants reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1029%
North Carolina617%
Alabama39%
Mississippi39%
Texas39%
Florida26%
Kentucky26%
Louisiana26%
Tennessee26%
Virginia26%

When the Bryants reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bryants
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
2
1840s
10
1850s
22
1860s
14

Variations of Bryant

Every Bryant in the register

The Bryants in the register, 1 to 50 of 53
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred BryantSan Patricio CountyTennessee1857
Alfred BryantWalker CountyAlabama1852
Allen BryantHarrison CountyTexas1846
Aron BryantChambers CountyTexas1848
Ben BryantShelby CountyNorth Carolina1855
Benjamin BryantGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Billy BryantWharton County1866
Daniel BryantFalls County
Daniel BryantWalker CountyGeorgia
David BryantNewton CountyFlorida1856
Elert BryantFalls County
Elias BryantShelby CountyGeorgia1853
Ellis BryantHarrison CountyLouisiana1863
Frank BryantNewton CountyGeorgia1856
George BryantWharton County1866
Harkless BryantFort Bend CountyNorth Carolina1852
Hearty BryantGalveston County1837
Henry BryantFort Bend County1860
Humphrey BryantHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1864
Isaac BryantBastrop CountyLouisiana1857
Jacob BryantAnderson CountyGeorgia1863
Jacob BryantAustin CountyGeorgia1846
Jason BryantShelby CountyGeorgia1857
Jason BryantShelby CountyAlabama1857
Jefferson BryantBrazoria CountyVirginia1824
Jerry BryantGonzales County1847
John BryantCoryell County1866
Jordan BryantGonzales County1847
Jordon BryantDeWitt County1853
Joseph BryantBrazoria CountyFlorida1852
Joziahs BryantAustin CountyNorth Carolina1858
Killis BryantFalls County
Lewis BryantWalker CountyVirginia
Luke BryantGalveston County1853
Manuel BryantHarrison CountyGeorgia1846
Martin BryantFort Bend County1850
Matthew BryantFort Bend County1853
Matthew BryantWalker CountyMississippi
ned BryantWharton County1866
Needham BryantColorado CountyNorth Carolina1854
Nelson BryantHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
Nelson BryantHarrison CountyKentucky1853
Nepton BryantHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1864
Paul BryantWalker CountyAlabama1852
Redrick BryantFalls County
Richard BryantBrazoria CountyGeorgia1858
Samuel BryantGalveston County1846
Samuel BryantGalveston County1831
Sidney BryantGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Silas BryantHarrison CountyKentucky1846

Bryant genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bryant in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 8 of the 53, Walker County 5. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so look under Bryan as well.

Where did the Bryants in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (10), North Carolina (6) and Alabama (3) as their birthplaces most often, and 3 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Bryant?

Harrison County (8), Walker County (5), Brazoria County (4). In all, 53 registered across 20 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Bryant appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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