I kind of saw the PEI thing coming and from what I have seen her maiden name was Bryant and she was b. PEI. I also suspect she was related to the Weldford Parish, Kent Co., NB Bryant's, also from PEI. Some of their relatives married some of my Murray cousins in Bedeque but I could find nothing relevant. You probably have gone through most of this, and I could not find anything definite but I'll paste in the notes of my search in case anything is useful.
Thomas.
So far, it seems as if Mary Bryant b. PEI ca. 1819-21, m. Chatham Parish, Northumberland Co., NB 26NOV1842 William Lobban (b. ca. 1812-3, d. Chatham Parish, Northumberland Co., NB 14APR1882 age 69 years), possibly a s/o Thomas and Jane Loban, was a Bryant. Also that there were other members of her family in Chatham Parish roughly between 1821 and 1851. Mary is said to have arrived in NB in 1835.
A newspaper announcement has them married in Chatham Parish 26NOV1842. She is given as Mary 'Brien'. The 24NOV1842 date might be a reference to a marriage bond or license.
Her connection to the others is difficult to determine. These may include:
William Bryant b. ca. 1801, d. Andover, Victoria Co., NB MAY1853, m. Chatham Parish, Northumberland Co., NB 4JUN1823 Phoebe Daniels (b. ca. JAN1797 ( ca. 1800), d. Tobique, Andover Parish, Victoria Co., NB 19JUN1867 age 69 years and 5 months; m. 1st Daniel Hart (Hartt)).
The estate of Daniel Hartt of Chatham Parish was executed by Phoebe Hartt and John Lobban in 1823. John Lobban's wife, Elizabeth, d. Chatham Parish MAY1831 age 64 years. John Lobban b. ca. 1769, d. 9OCT1832, is said to have arrived in NB about 1822 from PEI. William is also said to have had brothers, John and Alexander, so there may have been two John Lobban's.
It seems possible that at least some of the Bryant's were connected to PEI as well. In 1881, Mary (60) was b. PEI. William 'Loban' (68) and the children were b. NB. In 1891, their daughters, Marjory (30), Mary (26) and Annie (19) were b. Nb as was their father and their mother was b. PEI.
James Bryant, d. Portland, Maine 6OCT1859, m. Fredericton, York Co., NB FEB1827 Sarah Avery (b. ca. 1805, d. 3 Mecklenburg St., Saint John 22JAN1869 age 64 years).
Edward Lobban b. ca. 1803-4, d. at the home of his son-in-law, J. M. Wright, Tobique, Andover Parish, Victoria Co., NB 14APR1877 age 74 years, m. Chatham Parish, Northumberland Co., NB JUN1835 Elizabeth Bryant (b. ca. 1815, d. Chatham Parish 21FEB1840 age 25 years). Their 7 month old daughter. Lydia Elizabeth Loban, Bpt. 5JUL1840, died 21AUG1840. It appears that Elizabeth died of childbirth.
Edward may be the Edwd Lobban b. ca. 1804 in Chatham in 1851. He is given as arrived in 1823.
I wonder of Phoebe Lobban b. ca. 1832 was not Edward's daughter? this seems probable as, in 1871, in Andover Parish, James Michael Wright (ca. 1830) and 'Phebeo' E. (ca. 1839; (Phoebe Elizabeth) had Edward E. (16), 'Anny' E. (14), William J. (12), Wayman (8; Weyman Clifford Wright b. 7FEB1864), and 'Frences' J. (daughter, 3). Of these, Edward E. Wright (27JUL1854 (1855?)- 22JUN19380 was the s/o James and Phoebe ('Loban) Wright. John William Wright (6JAN1859-21AUG1946) had the same parents. Although, in later life, she was Phoebe Elizabeth Lobban she was baptized as Edward's daughter 4MAR1838 as Phoebe Bryant Lobban. She was b. 24DEC1837. Edward was baptized as an adult 20AUG1835 as M. Edward Lobban.
Edward did have a son, William John Dean Lobban b. 11MAR1836. A daughter m. _____ Stirling. Apparently she and her sister, Phoebe (Lobban) Wright, were living in New York by 1894. Another daughter may have been Mrs. Parker.
There was a Bryant Wright (11AUG1921-14AUG19210, s/o Herman Wright in Victoria Co.
Since Phoebe Lobban appears to be the daughter of Edward Lobban, then probably Edward's 2nd (?) wife,, Elizabeth Bryant, appears to be a sister of William Bryant. Phoebe, then, would be (in some fashion) William Bryant's niece.
Jane Miller b. ca. 1831, a niece of William and Mary (Bryant) Lobban in 1851.
That Mary Bryant was b. in PEI ca. 1819-21 suggests that she may have been a daughter of William and Maria (Cochrane) Briant of Richmond, PEI. William and Maria had a daughter, Mary Ann Briant b. Lot 25 2SEP1821, baptized Richmond Parish Church of England Church 16JUL1823. The couple are also given as William and Maria (Coughlen) Bryant and another daughter was:
Johanna Bryant b. Lot 16 22SEP1832, baptized 25APR1833.
At:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/bryant/messages/3447.htmlMary Ann, d/o William Patricious Bryant and Maria Coughlan is given as m. George McRae. It also suggested that they began in NB, and after William's death, Maria remarried and moved back to NB; apparently to Kent Co., NB. See also:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d... Children of William and Mary (Bryant) Lobban were:
1. MARTHA LOBBAN b. ca. 1843.
2. THOMAS A. LOBBAN b. ca. 1844.
3. MARJORY (MARGERY) A. LOBBAN b. ca. 1846-8 (ca. 1861?).
4. CATHARINE (KATE) LOBBAN b. ca. 1848-53, m. _____ SNOW.
5. ELIZA B. LOBBAN b. ca. 1852-6 (PEI ca. 1865?), m. Amherst, Cumberland Co., NS 15MAR1893 ROBERT LARKIN (b. PEI ca. 1855; m. 1st _____), s/o Alex and Flora Larkin.
When they married, Robert was living in North Dakota. Eliza B. Loban is given as b. Charlottetown, but I rather suspect that this may be an error for Chatham. She was also given as age 28 years, but again, this is not clear and I suspect the age is not accurate especially as, 2 years before, she was age 35. Robert was likely b. Charlottetown but he is just given as b. PEI.
In 1891, Eliza B. and Nellie Loban lived with their widowed sister, Kate Snow, in Amherst. Their mother was b. PEI.
6. JOHN LOBBAN b. ca. 1854.
7. WILLIAM LOBBAN b. ca. 1856.
8. HELEN (ELLEN, NELLIE) LOBBAN b. Chatham Parish, Northumberland Co., NB ca. 13MAR1858 (1858-9), d. 115 Lawrence St., Halifax, Halifax Co., NS 6DEC1936, m. Northumberland Co., NB 31DEC1896 FREDERICK CHARLES WILTSHIRE (b. Bedford, England ca. 1866), s/o George and Ann (Hulatt) Wiltshire.
In her death registration Frederick stated that she was the daughter of William 'Laban' b. NB and of Mary O'Brien b. PEI. I find it remarkable that he knew Mary was b. PEI and not surprising that he might remember Mary;'s maiden name incorrectly.
9. MARY LOBBAN b. 1861 (ca. 1862, ca. 1855?), d. Chatham, Chatham Parish, Northumberland Co., NB 30SEP1933 age 72 years).
Mary's death registration not only gives her mother as Mary 'Bryan' but that her mother was b. Prince Edward Island. The information was given by her sister, Mrs. Fred Wiltshire of Chatham.
J. ANNIE G. LOBBAN b. ca. 1872-3, m. Amherst, Cumberland Co., NS 31AUG1892 JAMES MITCHELL FALCONER (FALKNER) (b. Taunton, MA ca. 1870), s/o James and Nettie Falconer.