Catherine Broyle   Gen. 2, id #6, Keith #5                           Edited 19901231
================   Dau of Johannes Broyle & Ursula Ruop                     |[1]       
 
Born:     c. 1720 VA, Spotsylvania                                          |          
Died:                                                                       |          
 
Marr: Adam Wilhite                                      
      m:     c. 1740 VA, Orange                                             |           
      d:        1763 VA, Culpeper                                           |          
      Son of Michael Wilhoit & Anna M. Hengsteler                           |          
 
                           +---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
  1.  Mary                      c. 1739 VA, Orange                                  
  2.  John                                                      1814 KY, Jefferson  
  3.  Michael                                                c. 1805 VA, Madison    
  4.  Elizabeth                                                                     
  5.  George                                                 c. 1840                
 
That Catherine is a daughter of Johannes Broyle is proven by the 
land transactions 


26 Jul 1744 - Jacob Briel and Conrad Briel sell 200 acres to Adam 
Wilhite.  Jacob and Conrad were well established at this time and 
had their own land.  This land they had just inherited from their 
father, whose will directed that it be split among his surviving 
children after his wife's death.  Since Jacob and Conrad comprise 
two shares of their father's estate, and Johannes owned 400 acres 
at his death, we can conclude that there were two other surviving 
children of Johannes.  We can also assume they were daughters 
since there are no other references found to additional male 
heirs.  This deed also states that Adam was already in possession 
of the 200 acres.  In other words, he was already living there.  
[1]:23

30 Mar 1763 - Adam makes his will, probated 21 Jul 1763, Culpeper 
Co., VA.  He makes bequest to wife Catherine, and names the above 
children.  Exec: Adam Broyle and Nicholas Broil.  Wit: John 
Wayland, William Eastham, Jacob Broil.  [1]  The executors and 
witnesses are all Adam's nephews via his wife's brother Jacob, 
with the exception of William Eastham.  

The will directs the distribution of Adam's 300 acre estate by 
leaving son George 100 acres to be laid off lengthwise, and sons 
John and Michael to receive 200 acres laid off with a cross line.  
We know that he acquired 200 acres in the deed noted above, but 
there is no record of him acquiring any additional acreage.  We 
believe he acquired it through his wife Catharine as part of the 
settlement of Johannes Broyles' estate.  No deed would have been 
necessary for this sort of transfer. 

It appears then that Adam and Catharine married c. 1740 and came 
to live with Ursula Broyles, widow of Johannes.  When she died a 
few years later they acquired adjoining pieces of the tract from 
Jacob and Conrad.

 
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

[HOME] [NAME INDEX]