Jonathan Bryan (September 7, 1708 – March 9, 1788) was an American patriot originally from South Carolina but who moved Savannah, Georgia, where he assisted James Edward Oglethorpe in the foundation of Georgia's first colony.
[3] In 1779, during the Revolutionary War, he and his son were captured and imprisoned on Long Island for two years.
[4] Bryan's "treatment of [his] slaves with a respect ordinarily denied them may have contributed to the great success of his plantations.
[2] During the Civil War, Union Army soldiers raided his grave, looking for valuables they believed were hidden by locals.
[2] Bryan Street in Savannah was named in his and his brothers' honor.