Jeremiah Broyles Gen. 4, id #63, Keith #55 Edited 20140419
================ Son of Jacob Broyles & Elizabeth Yowell |[115]
Born: c. 1770 VA, Culpeper |[6]
Died: 1825 TN, Lincoln |
Marr: Sarah Jones
m: 27 Jul 1796 TN, Greene (lic.) |[A]
+---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
1. (dau) 1797-1804 TN, Greene
2.? Keziah c. 1806 TN, Greene
3.? John 1807 TN, Greene 4 Feb 1865 KY, McCracken
4. (dau) 1804-1810 TN, Greene
5.? Lewis 12 Sep 1812 TN, Lincoln 5 Feb 1896 MO, Dent
6. (dau) 1810-1820 TN, Lincoln
7. (dau) 1810-1820 TN, Lincoln
Census:
+----Males----++---Females---+
1820 Broiles, Jeremiah TN, Lincoln 11---1 2211-
Jeremiah and his descendants represent one of the major puzzles
in Broyles family research. At this time there are no certain
records of his descendants, though it is clear from the census
information that he left a good number of children, mostly
daughters.
It is surprising that the Lincoln Co. deeds, which predate 1810,
make no reference to him, either as a buyer or seller of land.
We know he sold one of his Greene Co. tracts for $1100, so we
would expect him to have purchased land in Lincoln Co. as opposed
to renting. Perhaps further research in Lincoln Co. will reveal
his land transactions.
Note that he may have had a child or two prior to 1800 who did
not get picked up on the 1820 census record.
Jeremiah died in 1825 at the hands of his wife Sarah. See the
court entries below for 1826. The traumatic event likely caused
some of the family to migrate to Davidson Co. by 1830 where we
find John Briles, a possible son. And in that county in 1845 a
Sarah Ann Briles dies and leaves a will. She is otherwise not
accounted for but the connection to Jeremiah is by no means certain.
31 Jan 1791 - Jeremiah buys 147 1/2 acres on Horse Creek in
Greene Co., TN, from James Broyles. [126]6:357
1792 - He is taxed for 151 acres on Horse Creek. [1]
Nov 1796 - "Ordered that Sarah Bumpas, orphan of Job Bumpas,
deceased, be bound unto Jeremiah Broyle until she attain to the
age of eighteen years to learn to spell and read. Said orphan
being now of the age of five years next August. [12]:255
19 Dec 1800 - Jeremiah Broyles witnesses a sale of Matthias
Broyles Sr. to Matthias Broyles Jr., Greene Co., TN, on Horse
Creek. [3]6:105
1801/2 - He is taxed for 147 acres on Horse Creek. [1]
1803 - Flay Branch Church was organized at the New
Providence Meeting House. Jeremiah Broyle is listed as an early
member. [3]1:43
25 Apr 1803 - He sells 152 1/2 acres in two tracts to John
Bitner. [126]23:65 Note that his deed was not recorded until
the 1840's.
1805 - Jeremiah Broyles is a taxable inhabitant of Greene
Co., TN. [47]
1 Apr 1806 - Jeremiah buys 322 acres from Samuel Dinsmore. [1]
12 Feb 1808 - Jeremiah Broyles is security for the marriage of
William Henkel to Ruthy Owens, Greene Co., TN. [9]:29
8 Oct 1808 - Jeremiah sells 245 acres on the south side of the
Nolachucky to Isaiah Harrison for $1100. [126]8:453
17 Oct 1809 - Jeremiah Broyls is commissioned Lieutenant in the
3rd regiment of Greene Co. Militia. [125]
c. 1809 - He moves to Lincoln Co., TN, probably in the fall
of this year. From the above transactions we see that he has
disposed of most of his land. The Greene Co. tax lists of
1809-1817 are given in [13], and Jeremiah is not listed in any of
those years. In the 1809 tax list we find John Bitner with 148
acres and Isaiah Harrison with 245.
18 Aug 1810 - In Greene Co., Jeremiah, 'of Lincoln Co.', sells
10 acres to Isaiah Harrison. [126]9:308 This was apparently a
tract acquired from Samuel Dinsmore. [126]8:322
25 Nov 1811 - He is a creditor of the estate of Peter Cain,
deceased, and is named by the court to administer the estate.
[127]:128
3 May 1814 - Jeremiah presents the settlement of the estate. A
still and tub were sold for $111.00 Jeremiah collected $43 from
this. [127]:2
2 Jan 1826 - "Ord. that the Trustee of this county pay immediately
to Cornelius Slater the sum of $33.00 for his expenses and trouble
in taking Mrs. Broyles to Columbia and back." [271] Columbia is the
county seat of Maury Co., the neighboring county to the northwest
at that time. What are we to make of this? Was she testifying?
On trial? Jailed? Etc., etc. Unfortunately, the court records
for 1823-26 are no longer available to help answer this question.
2 Jan 1826 - "On motion of Robert Dickson and it appearing to the
court that Jeremiah Broyles, late of this county, departed this life
without making his LW&T in writing, whereupon admin. of the estate
is granted to sd. Dickson who gave bond and security.
Oct 1826 - Sarah Broiles was convicted of manslaughter in the killing
of her husband and was branded on the hand with the letter "M". [235]
(Note that if the year is correct it would make more sense that the
previous two entries were actually 1827 and that the clerk made an
error on dating the first court of the new year.)
16 Jul 1844 - The will of Sarah Ann Briles is recorded in Davidson
Co., Tenn. "To daughter Mary Ann Briles all right and interest to the
lot and improvements conveyed to myself and Matilda Dill by Thomas
McLaughlin by deed dated 10 Jun 1842 which interest is one undivided
half. Also all cash & personal property to Mary Ann. Thomas B.
Coleman named executor and guardian to Mary Ann. Wit: Matilda Dill,
Robert Finn, Robert Haley. Will written 5 Jan 1843, proven by Robert
Finn, Feb. Term 1844" Mary Ann would be a minor if she had a guardian,
so she would have been born 1824 or later. This does not rule out
Sarah Ann being Jeremiah's wife but it makes it somewhat less likely.
25 Nov 1845 - Recording of the sale of the estate of Sarah Briles
dec'd, held 6 Oct 1845. The inventory came to $38, plus cash received
for a note on Matilda Dill $100.
Sources:
[A] Broyles, Jeremiah; Jones, Sarah; Sec: Jones, John; [9]10
[115] Will of Jacob Broyles, Greene Co., TN, Summarized in [10]:1
[10] Burgner, Goldene Fillers, "Greene Co., Tenn., Wills 1783-1890", Southern Historical Press, 1981
[6] Broyles, Stephen H., deductions
[9] Burgner, Goldene Fillers, "Greene Co., Tenn., Marriages 1783-1868", Southern Historical Press, 1981
[126] Greene Co., TN, Grantor & Grantee Index to deeds, hand copy taken at Greeneville Courthouse, 1 Aug 1984
[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
[12] Burgner, Goldene Fillers, "Greene Co., Tenn., Minutes of the Court of Common Pleas 1783-1795", Southern Historical Press, 1982
[3] Broyles, John K., Sr., "The Broyles Family Ties", in 10 volumes, self-published, 1969-1981
[47] Curtis, "Early East Tennessee Tax Lists"
[125] Moore, "Record of Commissioned Officers in the Tennessee Militia"
[13] Burgner, Goldene Fillers, "Greene Co., Tenn., Tax Digests 1809-1817", Southern Historical Press, 1986
[127] W.P.A., Lincoln Co., Tenn., County Court Minutes, 1811-12, 1814-17
[271] Marsh, Helen & Tim, "Lincoln Co., Tenn. 1820-26, First County Court Minutes (vol. 2)", Southern Historical Press, 1991
[235] Cemetery records by locale, FindAGrave.com
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