George Briles   Gen. 3, id #14, Keith #24                            Edited 19910119
=============   Son of Conrad Briles & Margaret (      )                    |[91]      
 
Born:     c. 1755 NC, Rowan                                                 |          
Died:   1785-1790                                                           |          
 
Other issue:
                           +---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
  1.  David                        1776 NC, Randolph        c. 1879 TN, Washington 
  2.  Jacob                        1780 NC, Randolph        c. 1855 NC, Randolph   
  3.? John                         1781 NC,                                        
 
George is something of a puzzle since there is little information 
about him.  He apparently died at an early age, though it is 
possible that he moved to some other state.  In any case, he is 
not found in the 1790 census of North Carolina.

David and Jacob are assigned to George on the following evidence:
a. There is evidence that David is a grandson of Conrad, but not 
a child of Conrad's son Adam.  [1]
b. If the census birthdates are correct, they are too young to be 
children of Frederick.  In any case, Frederick's children are 
accounted for.
c. They were born after Conrad's son Michael died.
d. The only other possibility is George.

If George died young, what became of his family?  Son David may 
have made the move to Washington Co., TN, with his uncle Adam 
around the year 1787.  Jacob seems to have stayed behind and 
lived with another family until manhood.  Alternatively, George's 
widow, if he had one, may have remarried.



       1779 - George Briles is on the tax list of Randolph Co., 
NC.  However, he is listed as "failing or refusing to return 
inventories of taxable property".  [102]2:182

30 Sep 1783 - George is named in his father's will.  No special 
relationship was given, so it must be assumed that he was a son 
of Conrad.  [91] 

 3 Aug 1785 - George is exempted from poll tax.  Rowan Co., NC.  
[75]  This probably indicates infirmity on George's part.

       1790 - George is not found in any census record. 
 
Sources: 
[91]  Will of Conrad Brile; Asheboro, NC, courthouse, [3]1:32
[3]   Broyles, John K., Sr., "The Broyles Family Ties", in 10 volumes, self-published, 1969-1981
[1]   Keith, Prof. Arthur Leslie, "The Broyles Family", typescript reprinted in [4]
[4]   Broyles, John K., Sr., "The Broyles Family Newsletter" (periodical), self-published, 1982-2000
[102] Johnson, W.P., ed., "North Carolina Genealogy" (periodical)
[75]  Linn, "Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas…, Rowan Co., NC, 1763-74"

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