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Oops. I missed the James Gawn born c 1801  died  28 Dec 1835, son of James Gawn born c 1766.

So he is also a candidate for the witness at the 1830 marriage.

By the way John Bryson Smyth of Holestone married in 1865 to  Elizabeth Mary McConnell of Ballywee, daughter of Agnes Gawn and Thomas McConnell.

Yes too many James and John Brysons. Perhaps the Gawns  are alittle easier.

I have James Gawn born c 1766 and died 1816 . wife named Margaret. Daughter Eleanor married Robert Byson of Poyntpass brother of Rev Alex.. So this James Gawn was not alive in 1830 and I do not have a son named James Gawn for him.

This James Gawn's brother John b c 1868 who  married the unnamed Bryson whose sister was Joice Bryson daughter of James & Elizabeth. John appears to have had only the one son, John whose will named Joice Bryson as an aunt.

Which then leaves the family of Andrew Gawn of Halftown, as the remaining brother Robert Gawn only had one son named William. Though Billy Gawn's website has a letter written 1805 of another potential brother who emigrated to the US.

So back to Andrew Gawn's large family. His son James was born 1811 which means he could have been the witness to the 1830 marriage.

Andrew Gawn's oldest daughter married Thomas McConnell of Ballywee in 1826

So that ties in.

Thank you Sinaan for posting the link to the marriage image. Because the pdf link did not come up as blue  when I put it in the post I was not sure it would work, whereas I had seen links to the irishgenealogy site that had worked in posts. Again it did not show up as blue until after it was posted.

But now I know the pdf will work also.

Yes I am in Ancestry and I was away looking at my Donegore Gawn family tree (which I don't  update much)  to check what I have on the Joice Bryson who died 1862.

This tree has mostly the families of Billy Gawn who set up the site with the wills.
http://www.gawnfamilystory.co.uk/JohnGawnF1768.htm


It was only relatively recently that Billy found out where our two famlies connect . Hiso married the unknown Bryson. My Ancestor (5x gt grandfather) was John Gawn born c1825 older brother of James Gawn. So my relationship to these Brysons is very remote.

Correction the 1855 marriage was 28 December 1855.
And his spouse  was Agnes Boyd.

I am not sure how to post the Irishgenealogy link except by copying the site and it seems awfully long and doesn't seem to work.

So will just try the irishgenealogy site instead. Still does not look as if it will work though

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie