George Briles Gen. 4, id #35 Edited 20140202
============= Son of Frederick Briles & ( ) |
Born: 1771 NC, Randolph |
Died: >1850 IN, Harrison |
Marr: 1) Barbara Coonrod
m: 25 Nov 1793 NC, Rowan (lic.) |[A]
b: c. 1774 |[6]
d: 1816-1820 |[6]
+---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
1. Henry 2 Sep 1794 NC, Rowan
2. Elizabeth 10 Nov 1795 NC, Rowan
3. Adam 30 May 1797 NC, Rowan 16 Sep 1858 IN, Warren
4. William B. c. 1800 NC, Rowan
5.? Wesley 19 Jul 1819 IN, Harrison 1 Sep 1890 IN, Harrison
Marr: 2) Sarah () Gibson
m: 25 Mar 1834 IN, Harrison (lic.) |[B]
b: 1794 NC, |
Census:
+----Males----++---Females---+
1800 Broils, George NC, Rowan 3--1- 1--1-
1810 Briles, George NC, Rowan -3-1- -1-1-
1820 Briles, George IN, Harrison 1----1 --1--
1830 Briles, George IN, Harrison --1-----1 -----1
1840 Broils, George IN, Washington --------1 ---1---1
1850 Briles, George IN, Harrison 79 NC Farmer
George is one of the Broyles pioneers of Indiana. Along with
Tobias of Cyrus, and Matthias of Jacob, George extablished the
Family in that state in the 1810's. As was customary with the NC
branch, he and his descendants used the name Briles.
Several pieces of evidence show that George was a son of
Frederick. First, his birth year is right to be a child of
Frederick. Second, the baptism account below appears to refer to
him. Third, the land transactions in Randolph and Rowan Cos.
show Frederick distributing his lands to his heirs prior to his
death.
Baptismal records of Pilgrim Church in Davidson Co., NC, prove
the first three of George's children. Traditionary evidence also
assigns a son William B. and/or Ephraim to George. Ephraim was
really the son of Tobias, as proven by the settlement of Tobias's
estate. There is no baptismal record for William B., and he
seems to be confused with William P.T. Briles who married in
Harrison Co., IN, in 1842. This second William was the son
of Ephraim of Tobias. There's a William Briles in Jackson Co.,
Ind. in 1820 who might be William B.
According to the census record, George also raised from birth a
Wesley Briles, born 1819. Wesley may have been George's son by
first wife Barbara, but note that Barbara would have been around
45 years of age. As well, they seem to have had no children in
the period after 1804, so it is surprising to see them with a new
child in 1819. Nonetheless, it is possible. The record below
shows that Barbara was alive in 1816. Perhaps Barbara died
shortly after Wesley's birth since she is not found in the 1820
census. Another possibility is that Wesley was an illegitimate
child of George's daughter Elizabeth.
20 Jan 1772 - Reverend George Soelle visited Conrad Briles' home
and baptised his grandson George. "On Thursday, the 20th, I came
in heavy rain to Curtle Bryel's house. These people are the
parents of the one who took his own life late last year because
of pangs of conscience and fear...The aged mother took me aside
and poured out the distress which she had been feeling for many a
year...At the close I baptized the younger Bryle's little son,
George, after I had made a statement about baptism." This last
phrase appears to refer to Frederick's son George. The first
part of the account refers to Michael's suicide in 1771. [76]
Aug 1815 - Frederic Briles of Randolph Co. lets George Briles
of Rowan Co., N.C. have 200 acres on both sides of Hambey's Creek
next to Gasper Sprinker (?), also another 52 acres on Hambey's
Creek next to Jacob Lop and Gasper Brinkle (?), for $500. wit:
Ansel Pearce and John Briles. Proven this date. Book 20:476
1816 - Georg Breil and wife, Henrich Breil and wife, and
Adam Breil are communicants at Easter service at the Pilgrim
Reformed Church, near Lexington, NC. [103] This is their last
listing in the records, indicating that they left the area
shortly thereafter.
1816 - George sells land in Rowan Co. (now Davidson Co.)
to William Dobson. [102]4:512
- George and family move to Harrison Co., Ind.
Sources:
[A] Briles, George; Coonrod, Barbara; Sec: Briles, George; Wit: Coonrod, David; [173]
[B] Briles, George; Gibson, Sarah; [185]
[173] unknown author, "Rowan Co. Marriages", vol. 1
[6] Broyles, Stephen H., deductions
[185] Slevin, Ruth, "Harrison Co., Ind., marriages, 1832-1849"
[76] Soelle, "Diary of the Rev. George Soelle (1771-1773)", letter of Harriet Briles, 10 Feb 1989
[103] Reeves, "Records of Pilgrim Reformed Church"
[102] Johnson, W.P., ed., "North Carolina Genealogy" (periodical)
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