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He was born at Gunwen, Luxulyan, Cornwall.
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William O'Bryan
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In 1815 he changed his surname to O'Bryan, wishing to adopt Irish ancestry, and the branch became known as "Bryanites". His movement spread mainly through North Cornwall, Padstow and Bude, Launcells etc. Between 1831 and 1862 Bryant (now O'Bryan) crossed the Atlantic 13 times, preaching to North Americans, but failed to establish a church.
The first Bible Christian chapel was built in Shebbear, Devon in 1817. Harmon, Nolan B., general ed. Lewis, Donald M., ed.
(1995) Dictionary of Evangelical Biography 1739-1860
London: Epworth Press
Truro: Bradford Barton. Pp. 88–92.
