Jacob Briles Gen. 4, id #40 Edited 20140417
============ Son of George Briles & ( ) |[6]
Born: 1780 NC, Randolph |
Died: c. 1855 NC, Randolph |
Marr: 1) Susanna Plummer
m: c. 1808 NC, Randolph ? |
b: c. 1790 |[6]
d: c. 1825 NC, Randolph |[6]
Dau of John Plummer & Margaret ( ) |[121]
+---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
1. (son) c. 1808 NC, Randolph
2. David 1810 NC, Randolph
3. Alsey Nov 1812 NC, Randolph 2 Nov 1900
4. Hannah c. 1815 NC, Randolph
5. (son) 1810-1815 NC, Randolph
6. John 1819 NC, Randolph
7. Mary 1820 NC, Randolph
Marr: 2) Barbara? ( )
m: c. 1825 NC, Randolph |[6]
8. (son) 1825-1830 NC, Randolph
9.? Andrew Jackson 3 Jan 1831 NC, Randolph 7 Jan 1913 KS, Butler
10. George Washington 17 Apr 1832 NC, Randolph 22 Nov 1902
11.? Joseph Decatur 1834 NC, Randolph
12. Barbara Ann Caroline c. 1835 NC, Randolph c. 1843 NC, Randolph
Marr: 3) Elizabeth ( )
m: c. 1836 NC, Randolph |[6]
b: 1820 NC, |
13. Adam McKinsey c. 1836 NC, Randolph young NC, Randolph
14. Susanna Jane c. 1838 NC, Randolph young NC, Randolph
15. Charity Marinda 18 Apr 1840 NC, Randolph 3 Mar 1918 KS, Butler
16. William Henry Harriso 1841 NC, Randolph
17. Annis Deloria Clement 1843 NC, Randolph
18. Thomas Franklin May 1846 NC, Randolph
19. Jacob Milton 1848 NC, Randolph young
20. Elizabeth Frances Ema 1850 NC, Randolph young
Census:
+----Males----++---Females---+
1810 Briles, Jacob NC, Randolph 2-11- ----1
1820 [Record not found]
1830 Briles, Jacob NC, Randolph 1--1--1 -1-2-1
1840 Briles, Jacob NC, Randolph 122-----1 21-11
1850 Briles, Jacob NC, Randolph 70 NC Hatter
The assignment of Jacob as a son of George is done on the
following reasoning. He is undoubtedly a grandson of Conrad
because of his age and location. This would make him a son of
Michael, Frederick, Adam or George. Jacob was born after Michael
died, so Michael is ruled out. Adam moved to Tennessee c. 1788,
and would certainly have taken Jacob with him, so Adam is ruled
out. Jacob was too young to be a son of Frederick, and
Frederick's children are accounted for. This leaves George as
his father.
Jacob's occupation was given in the 1850 census as 'hatter'.
A most remarkable thing about him is that he married three times
without leaving a marriage record of any kind! Further, his
third wife was forty years his junior. After Jacob's death,
sometime around 1855, she and the children moved to Missouri where
she remarried. Several of the children later moved to Kansas.
22 May 1808 - Jacob purchases 70 acres from Philemon Plummer in
Randolph Co., NC. [100]11:336 This is the earliest land record
of Jacob, and would suggest that he had just married. Philemon
Plummer is probably an uncle or grandfather to his wife Susanna.
14 Aug 1808 - Jacob makes two additional purchases, for 50 and 30
acres, from Philemon Plummer. [100]11:337
1810 - Jacob's census listing is rather unusual. He has
two young sons, a young man aged 16 to 26 years, himself, and a
woman older than 45 years. Perhaps this older woman is his wife
who got misregistered.
1815 - Jacob is taxed for 150 acres on the Uharie River.
One White poll. $300 valuation. Randolph Co., NC. [101]
It doesn't look like he inherited any land from Frederick, which
is another piece of evidence against him being Frederick's son.
1816 - Jacob receives two state grants, one for 50 acres,
the other for 150 acres. [100]10:413
1817 - Jacob purchases 55 acres on the Uharie from William
Wright. [100]13:265
18 Jan 1819 - Jacob Garren of Rowan Co., NC. (no wife) sells to
Jacob Briles of Randolph Co., for $340, 103 acres, partly in
Rowan Co., and partly in Randolph Co. on both sides of Rich-land
prong of Uhary on NW of Jacob Rhodes' old deeded land from Esq.
Henry Eustes McCulloh, crossing the county line and the creek,
next to Col. Harper. wit: T. Copple, P. Copple. Proved by the
latter in May 1819. [121]25:168
1820 - Unfortunately, the census record of Randolph Co.
was destroyed in the War of 1812.
1820 - Jacob is taxed for two tracts of land, 510 acres
valued at $1000, and 163 acres valued at $400. Both tracts are
located on the Uharie river.
11 May 1823 - John Plummer, of Davidson Co., NC, writes his will
in which he mentions wife Margaret, sons Zadoc, Isaac, Philemon,
John, and daughters Susanna Broyles, Elizabeth Copple, Delila
Copple, Huldah, and Mary. [120] Given that the children were
probably given in age order, Susanna would be the eldest
daughter, and possibly the eldest child. This seems to be the
case since Zadoc was born in 1792 and Susanna seems to have been
married in 1808. This would put her birthyear as c. 1790.
19 Apr 1836 - John Plummer's will is probated. Daughter Susan
Broyles's children David, Alsey, Hannah, John, and Mary, are
listed as heirs. [120]
Sources:
[6] Broyles, Stephen H., deductions
[121] Rowan Co., NC, deed books
[100] Randolph Co., NC, grantor and grantee indexes to deeds, photocopy in possession of the author
[101] Hinshaw, "1815 Tax List of Randolph Co., NC"
[120] Briles, Harriet, letter, dated 10 Apr 1989
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