When Sarah Frances Bryan was born on March 29, 1862, her father, Henry, was 26, and her mother, Mary, was 21. She married Major John Barrett Broadfoot on October 15, 1885, in New Bern, North Carolina. They had four children during their marriage: Mary Norcott, 1886-1972, William Gillies, 1887-1961, Frances Bryan, 1890-1960, and Henry Bryan, 1893-1980. During their marriage, John and Frances moved to Black Mountain, NC and ran a boarding house. Frances was quite active in the surrounding community. Many friends and relatives escaped the heat of NC summers visiting with the Broadfoots in Black Mountain. She died on January 17, 1950, in New Bern, North Carolina, at the age of 87, and was buried there.
In 1924, Sarah “Fannie” Bryan traveled by herself to Europe on what she called “My Great Adventure.” Her journal the trip has since been published. During her travels, she chose to visit her husbands family the Broadfoots in Wigtonshire, Scotland. Here is some of her narrative:
Sarah Frances Bryan Broadfoot 1917 
DAR Geneology 
Henry R. Bryan Family in New Bern 
SFBB Certficate of Death 
Four Generations of Bryans 1908 Mary Norcott Bryan (seated) holding Clarence Lilly Pemberton Jr. Sarah Frances Bryan Broadfoot (standing) Mary Norcott Broadfoot Pemberton (kneeling) 
SFBB 1944 
Port Log 1925 
Obituary SFBB 
Passport information 1924 
SFBB surrounded by her six grandson serving in the military in 1943 
Back of Photo 
Cornelia Broadfoot holding Thomas Winston Broadfoot, William Gillies Broadfoot standing, Sarah Frances Bryan Broadfoot seated 1944 
Dedication of church window in memory of SFBB 1975 
St. James’ Church, Black Mountain, NC
Broadfoot Family 