Page 92 - The Ancestry of Francis Bryan (1770-1863)

I had my brother test his YDNA in 2012. Our Surname “Bryans” are not related to Morgan Bryan. And so I sadly informed my aunt Winbourne that the “Family Lore” was incorrect. We were not related to Rebecca Bryan and Daniel Boone. But of course, I was wrong. We are related to Rebecca through her grandmother, Martha Strode. Unfortunately my aunt passed away before I could correct the record with her.
As I read Winbourne's note recently I realized that I had forgotten that she had mentioned our family traveling with Daniel Boone's father (Squire Boone). She states that they traveled to Kentucky together. This, of course, did not happen. Squire Boone, Sr. never lived in Kentucky. But it is possible that she was referring to Squire Boone's move from Pennsylvania to Rowan County, North Carolina which occurred in 1750. I never expected these "memories" from our family members to be 100% accurate.
So there could be two "truths "in Winbourne's note:
1. We are related to Rebecca Bryan, not through the Bryans but through the Strodes.
2. Our Surname "Bryans" traveled south from Pennsylvania to North Carolina with the Boones. Given our many DNA matches to the Boones, this could be highly probable. And this reinforces the possibility that Thomas Bryan's parents were possibly Quakers, and possibly lapsed Quakers, as was Squire Boone..
And then......I don’t know how I missed this piece of information. It was only this year, as I have returned to the Bryan family research, that I discovered this letter from TP Bryan that is included in The Bryan History, by Lindsay M. Brien. TP Bryan is Thomas P. Bryan (1859-1952). He is my great grandfather, Scott Winfield Bryan's, younger brother.
A little background would be helpful. My second great grandfather was John Bryan (1807-1869.) He married first Nancy Thompson (1807-1845.) They settled not far from his parents, Francis and Phoebe Bryan, in Surry, North Carolina. With Nancy, John had five children. Nancy passed away in 1845. Within a few years John moved to Indiana taking with him the younger children. The three older children stayed behind in North Carolina, living with their grandparents, Francis and Phoebe, and their uncle, Abe.This included John's oldest son Lewis William Bryan (1828-1890).
In Indiana he met Lydia Jeffrey (1828-1865), my second great grandmother. They were married in 1848. With her he also had five children. My great grandfather, Scott Winfield Bryan was second oldest. Thomas P. Bryan was fourth in line.
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