At least two of the ancestry charts on www.ancestry.com show the marriage of our John Smith and Polly Bryan (one shows her as Polly O'Brian, b. Ireland but moving to Rowan from New Bern, NC but no source given). I have written to several of the submitters but got no reply on my request for sources. Although I still don't know for sure, I think the names of the children of John and Polly Bryan might be correct (IGI shows their marriage 14 April 1804 and uses the name Bryan). However, maybe she is
Irish, especially given the names of the children:
Wiley Smith, b. 14 March 1805 (why this name? Was John disowned by his
German family?)
Margaret Smith (b. 31 Oct. 1806 - will marry Isaac Earnhart (MY LINE)
Peter Smith b.30 Sept 1808
Elizabeth Smith, b. 3 Dec 1810
Drury Smith, b. 17 Oct 1812 (The name Drew Smith appears in one of the deeds of land sold from the
estate of John Smith in McCubbins file. I know it is connected because
it mentions Isaac Earnhart) According to these charts on the internet, the children of Jacob Weant
(25 Dec 1780-8 Nov. 1838) and the re-married (17 Dec. 1814 ) Polly Bryan
Smith on are:
Lucy M. Weant b. abt. 1819
Caroline Weant b. abt 1815
Nancy Catherine Weant b. abt.1817
John B. Weant b.abt.1824
Sarah Ann Agnes Weant b.7 Jan. 1826

Betty Pace -- bapace2@juno.com