JOHN W. BRYARLY was born on 11 February 1826 in Frederick County, Virginia to Mjr. David H. Bryarly & Elizabeth "Eliza" Brent. John's grandfather was an ensign in the American Revolution, and his Great-Grandfather, Thomas Bryarly, Built "Walnut Grove" in Frederick County (present day Clark County) Virginia and offered Patriotic Service through Material Aid.

Many of the Bryarly family connections are documented in family letters preserved at Duke University in The Samuel Bryarly Papers; "Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War: Series F, Selections from the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University, Part 4: North Carolina and Virginia Plantations: Samuel Bryarly Papers, 1787-1884, Frederick County, Virginia." Samuel Bryarly was John W. Bryarly's Grand-Uncle.

During the Civil War John served in the Union Army. John was a prominent contractor for many years.

John married Maria Louise Brogham on 8 October 1856 in Frederick County, Virginia, and they had FOUR children that are known of:

Elizabeth "Bettie" M. Bryarly (1858-1947),
Katherine "Kate" Lee Bryarly (1861-1936),
Melissa Malisicary Bryarly (1863-1885), and
Susan "Susie" Bryarly (1871-1885).

John passed away on 18 January 1903 in Frederick County, Virginia, after a brief illness, and was buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester, Frederick County (present day Winchester City), Virginia.

REFERENCES

1. 25 October 1850 Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia Census, (Stamped 284B, Sheet 1701, Family #1200, Line 22), Michael Copenhaver's Household.

2. 13 July 1860 Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia Census, (Sheet 99, Family 709, Line 35), Michael Copenhowel's Household, (Misspelled "Brierly").

3. 6 August 1870 Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia Cenusu, (Stamped 184, Sheet 53, Family #405, Line 3), Head of Household, John W. Bryarly.

4. 8 June 1880 Winchester, Ward 1, Frederick County, Virginia Census, (ED: 45, Stamped 429C, Sheet 28, Family #248, Line 9), Head of Household, John Bryarly (Misspelled "Bryerly).

5. 4 June 1900 Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia Census, (ED: 92, Stamped 80A, Sheet 4, Family #74, Line 8), Head of Household, John W. Bryarly, (Misspelled "Brierly").

6. Brown, Stuart E. Jr. (1983), "Annals of Clarke County Virginia," Virginia Book Company, Berryville, Virginia, Vol 1, pp. 226-236.
(Married: Maria E. Brogham on 8 Oct 1856).

7. Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940, p 33:

Marriage Date: 09 Oct 1856.
Marriage Place: Frederick County, Virginia.

Groom: John W. Bryarly.
Groom's Birth Date: 1826. Age 30.
Groom's Birthplace: Winchester, Frederick Co, Va.
Bride: Bride's Name: Marie L Brogham.
Bride's Birth Date: 1832. Age 24.
Bride's Birthplace: Dunnville, Ny (Dansville, Livingston Co, NY)

Groom's Father: David Bryarly.
Groom's Mother: Eliza Bryarly.
Bride's Father: John Brogham.
Bride's Mother: Elizabeth Brogham.

8. J. W. Bryarly, Winchester Evening Star 1899-1907 Obituaries:
Handley Regional Library, Winchester, Frederick County Historical Society.

9. Obituary: Tuesday, 20 January 1903, The Sun, Baltimore, MD, Vol. CXXXII, Issue 65, Page 9, Column 5.

10. Obituary: Tuesday, 20 January 1903, Baltimore American, Baltimore, MD, Vol. CXCIV, Issue 35,305, Page 5, Column 6.