John Broyles Gen. 3, id #24, Keith #12 Edited 19910302
============ Son of H. Jacob Broyle & Maria C. Fleischmann |[90]
Born: c. 1742 VA, Orange |[6]
Died: 1785 VA, Culpeper |
Marr: 1) Margaret Utz
m: c. 1767 VA, Culpeper |
Dau of Michael Utz & ( ) |
+---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
1. Susanna c. 1768 VA, Culpeper
2. Rosanna c. 1770 VA, Culpeper >1856 IN, Johnson
3. Michael 1771 VA, Culpeper c. Apr 1853 IN, Parke
4. Elizabeth c. 1775 VA, Culpeper
5. Margaret 20 Dec 1776 VA, Culpeper
6. Nancy c. 1779 VA, Culpeper 25 Aug 1867
Marr: 2) Frances ( )
m: c. 1780 VA, Culpeper |
7. Lucy 1782 VA, Culpeper
John has the unhappy distinction of being the family's first
murder victim. No clue exists today as to who killed him, or
why.
Margaret, his first wife, died three weeks after giving birth to
their daughter Nancy. He remarried, but in a few years met his
untimely death. His widow Frances remarried to "the man she
wanted to marry before she married her first husband." [1]
25 Nov 1769 - Margaretha Breilin was a sponsor at the baptism of
Margaretha Breilin, dau. of Peter & Elizabeth, who was born 25
Nov 1769. [3]5:75
19 Apr 1770 - John Broyles buys 66 acres from Matthias and Eva
Broyles. [3]2:22
20 Feb 1775 - John Hawkins and wife Ann sell 100 acres to John
Broyl, part of a tract given to him by John Ansburger. [3]2:22
20 Mar 1775 - John Broyle & wife Margaret, Mathis Broyle, Adam
Broyle & Mary Catherine Broyle, sell 70 acres to John Glassell of
Culpeper Co., VA. [1]
1776 - Johannes Breil & wife Margaretha are on the Hebron
Church communion rolls. [1]
22 Oct 1776 - John Broyl signs a petition of male members of the
Hebron Church, to be freed of taxes to the Episcopal Church.
[72]
11 Mar 1778 - John & Margaret Broile, Zacharias & Delilah Broile
sell 200 acres to Anthony Berry. This was their inheritance from
Jacob, part of 400 acres patented 28 Sep 1728. [1]
17 Dec 1779 - John Broyle buys 613 acres of Jacob Manspile & wife
Mary. [1]
20 Mar 1780 - In 4 separate deeds, John Broyle (no wife) sells
794 acres, apparently including the land just bought from Jacob
Manspile. [1]
19 Jun 1780 - John Broyle purchases a very small part of the
estate of John Berry. [85]
Jan 1781 - John Broile is a member of class #88 liable for
military service. He is not drafted this month. [80]
1782 - He is taxed for 150 acres. [1]
1783 - John Broyle is listed as a property owner on the
tax list of Henry Hilt, Gent., Culpeper Co., VA. He is taxed for
one free poll, 2 slaves. [129]
1785 - John was murdered in Madison, VA. [1]
1785 - Son Michael, 'orphan of John Broyle', is taxed for
his father's 150 acres. [1]
18 Jul 1785 - Inventory and appraisal of the estate of John
Broyles, dec'd, made by Zachariah Walle, George Parsons, Henry
Towles, appraisers. [85]
21 Jun 1790 - The will of Michael Utz, dated 13 Oct 1785 is
proven. It lists as legatees the six children of his dec'd
daughter Margaret Broyle: Susanna, Rosanna, Michael, Elizabeth,
Margaret, and Nancy. [130]
Oct 1799 - The estate of John Broyle is finally administered.
The delay is probably explained by the courts waiting until the
children had come of age. The administratrix was Frances Myrtle,
late Frances Broyles. [2]:93
Sources:
[90] Will of Jacob Broyles; Culpeper Co., VA, Book A, page 284, [3]1:29
[3] Broyles, John K., Sr., "The Broyles Family Ties", in 10 volumes, self-published, 1969-1981
[6] Broyles, Stephen H., deductions
[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
[72] Records of the 1967 Reunion at Germanna
[85] Wulfeck, "Culpeper Co., Va., Will Books B & C"
[80] unknown author, "A list of classes in Culpeper Co. for January 1781"
[129] Fauthergill & Naugle, "Virginia Taxpayers 1782-87"
[130] Will of Michael Utz, Culpeper Co., VA, summarized in [85]
[2] Keith, Prof. Arthur Leslie, The German Colony of 1717, [112]v26
[112] "William and Mary Quarterly" First Series
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