He immigrated in 1775 with his parents and siblings and settled in Carbonton, North Carolina aboard the ship Jackie (formerly the Stanraer).
He was admitted to the bar and served as clerk of the superior court of Moore County between 1792 and 1816.
After office, McBryde resumed his law practice until he died in 1837 in Carbonton and was interred in Farrar Cemetery.
An 1841 statement written by McBryde's wife supports a February 1837 death date, as well.
[1] Following McBryde's death, his widow and some of their children relocated to Madison County, Tennessee where his daughter Nancy Ann was living with her husband Green Womack.