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JOHN DRYMAN

Part I

There is a great deal that we do not know about John Dryman, we have not found him on a census record after 1840, which would list the names of his children still living at home. We know from early census records the approximate number and sex of his children, and since we have found no evidence of other Dryman families, other than those descendants of John Henry Dryman, in these areas we have assumed that these children belong to John, the children of Henry Dryman, Jr. and James Dryman being fairly well established. We would appreciate any and all help with this family.

Generation No. 1
John Dryman, the son of John Henry Dryman was born Abt. 1781 most likely in Chester County Pennsylvania. He married bef 1810, his wife's (or wives) name is unknown. The children of John Dryman are believed to be:

Generation No. 2

Zachariah Dryman, believed to be son of John Dryman, was born 1813. He married Susan Bef. 1843. The children of Zachariah Dryman and Susan are:

Hezekiah Dryman, the son of John Dryman, was born Abt. 1818 in North Carolina. He married Mary Abt. 1847 in South Carolina. The child of Hezekiah Dryman and Mary is:

Avery/Abraham Dryman, the son of John Dryman, was born Abt. 1820 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, and died January 1877. He married Melissa Gosnell 04 June 1839 in Greene County, Tennessee. The children of Avery/Abraham Dryman and Melissa Gosnell are:

William Dryman, the son of John Dryman, was born Abt. 1825 in North Carolina. He married Catherine Unknown Abt. 1844 in Greene County, Tennessee. The children of William Dryman and Catherine are:

Generation No. 3

Mary Ann Dryman, the daughter of Avery/Abraham and Melissa Gosnell Dryman, was born Abt. 1842 in Greenville, Greene County, Tennessee, and died 28 March 1880 in Romney, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. She married William Burrell7,8 09 January 1859 in Greene County, Tennessee.
**Note: Donald Shockey gives her date of death as 13 Mar 1880** The children of Mary Dryman and William Burrell are:

John Jackson Dryman, the son of Avery/Abraham and Melissa Gosnell Dryman, was born 25 December 1845 in Greene County, Tennessee, and died 02 January 1929 in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri. He married Eliza Payne Embree 21 September 1865 in Greene County, Tennessee, daughter of Joshaph Payne and Martha Johnson.
**Notes: Sheets from Ancestral file has Eliza's birth date as 23 Oct 1875 in either North Carolina or Tennessee, if marriage date of 1865 and birth of child in 1866 is right, birthdate is wrong or she is not first wife of John Dryman. According to Mrs. Irma Hardin, Eliza had been married before.**
The children of John Dryman and Eliza Embree are:

Martha Dryman, the daughter of Avery/Abraham and Melissa Gosnell Dryman, was born January 1847 in Tennessee, and died 11 November 1935 in Humphrey, Missouri. She married William L. Johnson 14 January 1861 in Greene County, Tennessee.
**Notes:Irma Hardin states that Martha was married 4 or 5 times**
The child of Martha Dryman and William Johnson is:

Henry Dryman, the son of Avery/Abraham and Melissa Gosnell Dryman, 11 was born 1849. He married Nancy Moore in Greene County, Tennessee. The children of Henry Dryman and Nancy Moore are:

Roda Dryman, the daughter of Avery/Abraham and Melissa Gosnell Dryman, was born Abt. 1851 in Tennessee, and died 1870 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. She married Samuel Burrell 05 September 1866 in Greene County, Tennessee. The child of Roda Dryman and Samuel Burrell is:

Eliza Jane Dryman, the daughter of Avery/Abraham and Melissa Gosnell Dryman, was born 12 Feb 1861 in Greene County Tennessee. She married Jeremiah Fair on 16 Sep 1873 in Greene County, Tennessee. The child of Eliza Dryman and Jeremiah Fair is:

Generation No. 4

Sarah Jane Burrell, the daughter of Mary Ann Dryman and William Burrell, was born 27 June 1860 in Greenville, Greene County, Tennessee, and died 20 January 1945 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. She married Major Temple Taylor 08 November 1879 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, son of Ervin Taylor and Mary Laney.
**Note: Donald Shockey gives her date of birth as 27 Jun 1862**
The children of Sarah Burrell and Major Taylor are:

Ollie Ethel Burrell, the daughter of Mary Ann Dryman and William Burrell, was born 26 March 1880 in Romney, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and died 03 July 1969 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. She married (1) Jacob Hutton 08 April 1894 in Romney, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. She married (2) Clem V. Mikels 02 March 1899 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. The children of Ollie Burrell and Jacob Hutton are:

Laura Elizabeth Dryman, the daughter of John Jackson Dryman and Eliza Payne Embree, was born 23 October 1875 in Tennessee, and died 23 July 1947 in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri. She married George Thomas Benton 27 October 1893 in Howell County, Missouri. The children of Laura Dryman and George Benton are:

Laura Johnson, was the daughter of Martha Dryman and William L. Johnson. She married Robert Alexander. The children of Laura Johnson and Robert Alexander are:

Martha Jane Burrell, the daughter of Roda Dryman and Samuel Burrell, was born July 1869 in LaFayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and died 1920. She married Samuel A. Carter 29 September 1881. The children of Martha Burrell and Samuel Carter are:

James H. Fair, was born abt 1880 in Greene County, Tennessee, the son of Eliza Jane Dryman and Jeremiah Fair. He died in Nov 1924 in Hamburg County, Iowa. He married Elizabeth Skinner, 30 Jan 1909 in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri. The child of James Fair and Unknown is:

Links to other sites on the Web

The Dryman Family Page
The Henry Dryman, Jr. Family
The Margarget Dryman Family
The Sarah Dryman Family
The James Dryman Family
Sherry's Genealogy Home Page

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