Samuel Thomas Broyles   Gen. 4, id #55, Keith #50                    Edited 19901226
=====================   Son of Cyrus Broyles & Mary Wilhoit                 |[1]       
 
Born:     c. 1767 VA, Culpeper                                              |          
Died:   1840-1850 TN, Cocke ?                                               |          
 
Marr: ? Phebe Broyles                                   
      m:     c. 1792 TN, Washington                                         |[1]        
      b: 30 Jul 1773 VA, Culpeper                                           |          
      d:   1840-1850 TN, Cocke ?                                            |          
      Dau of Nicholas Broyles & Dorothea Creigler                           |[1]       
 
                           +---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
  1.? Daniel                    c. 1794 TN,               3 May 1866 MO, Putnam     
  2.  Sarah                     c. 1800 TN, Washington                              
  3.  Nicholas                  c. 1800 TN, Washington                              
  4.  Diana                     c. 1805 TN, Washington                              
  5.  Cyrus                     c. 1805 TN, Washington       c. 1843                
  6.  Keziah                    c. 1805 TN, Washington                              
  7.  Rosanna                   c. 1810 TN, Washington                              
  8.  Phebe                        1815 TN, Washington          1883                
  9.? Samuel                    c. 1820 TN, Cocke                                   
 
Census:
                                         +----Males----++---Females---+
1830 Broiles, Samuel      TN, Cocke       -1--1---1      -1-22--1     
1840 Broyles, Samuel      TN, Cocke       --1------1     ---1-1--1    
 
 6 Aug 1790 - Samuel Broyles witnesses sale of 110 acres from 
Cyrus Broils to Daniel Broyles.  [3]5:26

 6 Aug 1790 - Samuel Broyls buys 240 acres on the west side of 
Little Limestone from father Syrus.  wit: Abraham Broyls, Solomon 
Yeager, Daniel Broyle.  The land was below Syrus Broil's land, 
corner to Daniel Broils.  [3]5:26

15 Feb 1791 - Samuel witnesses sale of land on the Little 
Limestone to Solomon Yeager and Elizabeth (Broyles).  [3]3:121

19 Sep 1797 - Samuel Broyls witnesses sale of 1/2 acres from 
Cyrus to Rosanna Broyls, widow of Reuben.

       1797 - Samuel Broyles sells 95 acres on the west bank of 
the Little Limestone to Adam Broyles Jr. (his brother).  [1]7:63

19 Feb 1800 - Adam Broyle of Washington Co. sells 94 acres to 
Samuel Broyls.  Evidently this is the 1797 land.  [1]7:63

23 Apr 1800 - Samuel Broyles witnesses sale of Adonijah Morgan to 
Adam Broyles (his brother) in Greene Co., Tenn. [3]6:105

 5 Aug 1806 - Samuel Broyle witnesses sale of a negro girl from 
Nicholas to Abraham Broyles.  [3]3:121

15 Sep 1806 - Samuel Broyle buys a negro girl named Mary from 
John Stout (husband of Mary Broyles) which he had just bought 
from Cyrus, to be delivered on the death of Syres Broyles.  
[3]5:26

15 Sep 1806 - Samuel Broyle witnesses sale of a negro girl from 
Nicholas to Solomon Yeager.  [3]3:121

 8 Aug 1809 - Solomon Yeager sells to Samuel T. Broyles, 175 
acres.  wit: Joseph Brown, Tobias Broyles.  [3]7:123

 3 Jul 1810 - Samuel T. Broyles sells land on the west bank of 
the Little Limestone, near Cyrus Broyle, to Thomas Telford. [1]7:63

13 Jul 1811 - In the will of John McAlister, his son is to get 
"that tract of land I purchased of Samuel Broyles."  (Wash. Co. 
Will Bk vol I, 1779-1858, however this is not confirmed in [8])

14 Apr 1812 - Samuel Broyle sells to John Stout 240 acres west of 
Little Limestone, near Cyrus, and joining Daniel. wit: Tobias 
Broyles [1]7:63

 3 May 1813 - Samuel Thomas Broyles sells 20 acres on Big 
Limestone to Daniel Yeager.  [1]7:63

1814...1817 - Samuel is on the Washington Co., Tenn. tax rolls.  
He is listed as one white poll, no land.

10 Apr 1816 - Samuel is named executor of brother Adam's will, 
but failed to qualify.  Greene Co., Tenn.  [3]1:37  This is 
probably because he had already moved from Washington Co.

            - He moves to Cocke Co., Tenn.

26 Jun 1824 - Samuel Broyles enters 75 acres on Cosby's Creek, 
Cocke Co., Tenn.  Granted 23 Dec 1824.  [1]7:63

19 May 1829 - Samuel Broyles sues Adam Broyles and wife 
(Rosannah), Daniel Broyles, William Rush and wife, children of 
Polly Stout, dec'd, John Lemons and wife (Rachel), Joseph Willet 
and wife, Tobias Broyles, and William Broyles (administrator of 
Adam Broyles, dec'd.)  He sued in Greene Co. in regard to the 
settlement of his father Cyrus's estate.  [11]35

       1830 - Samuel is on the Cocke Co., Tenn. census rolls.  
[5]180:263

 2 Aug 1830 - He enters 200 acres.  Granted 21 Sep 1830.  [1]7:63

16 May 1832 - The Greene Co. Court finds in favor of Samuel.  
Cyrus Broyles had divided his land among his children (15 Sep 
1806), except Rachel and Rosannah whose husbands received cash.  
All children received an amount equal to $333.03.  Samuel's 
complaint regarded a slave worth $300 given to Adam Broyles 
(Rosanna's husband) by Cyrus in 1818.  This had not been taken 
into account in the estate settlement.  [11]50

24 Feb 1833 - He enters 200 acres.  Granted 11 Jul 1833.  [1]7:63

       1840 - Samuel is on the census rolls of Cocke Co., Tenn.  
[5]518:256

 
Sources: 
[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
[3]   Broyles, John K., Sr., "The Broyles Family Ties", in 10 volumes, self-published, 1969-1981
[8]   Burgner, Goldene Fillers, "Washington Co., Tenn., Wills 1777-1872", Southern Historical Press, 1983
[11]  Burgner, Goldene Fillers, "Chancery Court Minutes, Greene Co., Tenn. 1825-1831", Southern Historical Press, 1987
[5]   National Archives, U.S. Census Records

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