John Broyles Gen. 5, id #2682 Edited 20140401
============ ?? Son of Jeremiah Broyles & Sarah Jones |[6]
Born: 1807 TN, Greene |[5]
Died: 4 Feb 1865 KY, McCracken |[128]
Marr: Sarah Weaver
m: c. 1830 |[128]
b: 1810 TN, |[5]
d: 9 Sep 1865 KY, McCracken |[128]
+---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
1. Lewis Hase 1831 TN, Davidson
2. Martha J. 1833 KY, McCracken
3. Elizabeth 1836 KY, McCracken
4. John Wilburn 1837 KY, McCracken
5. Felix Grundy Sep 1840 KY, McCracken 1921 KY, McCracken
6. Sarah W. 1844 KY, McCracken
7. Mary M. 1849 KY, McCracken
8. Susannah 1851 KY, McCracken
Census:
+----Males----++---Females---+
1830 Briles, John TN, Davidson ---1-1 ----1
1840?Broils, John KY, McCracken 1-1--1 11--1
1850 Broyles, John KY, McCracken 42 TN Farmer
1860 Broyles, John KY, McCracken 53 TN Farmer
John is not firmly placed in the family tree. On his marriage
record son Lewis Hase gives Davidson Co., TN, as his birthplace.
In that county in 1830 we find a census entry for John Briles.
He has recently married, and has a 15-20 year old male in the
household. I propose, tentatively, that this is his younger
brother Lewis, and that both are sons of Jeremiah Broyles of
Lincoln Co., Tenn.
The evidence for this is purely circumstantial. First, John gave
his birthplace as TN. Second, the Davidson Co. connection
suggests he is related to one of the middle Tennessee branches.
Third, he owned a slave. Jeremiah had an unknown son born prior
to 1810, and one born afterward. A relatively small number of
Broyles/Briles families owned slaves, and Jeremiah was one of
them.
As a further link to Davidson Co., we find a census entry for a
Felix Grundy in that county in 1820 and 1830. Note that John
named a son for him.
John's slave Moses, referred to below, became the well known
preacher Moses Broyles, founder of the Black Baptist Church of
Indiana. He moved to Indianapolis in the mid-1850's and
established the church there.
John and his wife are buried in Colliers Cemetery in Saint John,
McCracken Co.
8 Mar 1852 - A deed of immancipation from John Broyles to his
slave "Moses" was this day acknowledged by the said John Broyles
to be his act & deed & Ordered to be recorded. [129]B:314
14 Nov 1854 - Moses is described as being 28 years old, and he
paid $81.85 for his freedom. He was leaving the state and he had
enough money to take care of himself. [129]B:514
Sources:
[6] Broyles, Stephen H., deductions
[5] National Archives, U.S. Census Records
[128] Dye, Oneida (Broyles), correspondence, 1989
[129] Fauthergill & Naugle, "Virginia Taxpayers 1782-87"
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