Michael Broyles   Gen. 4, id #70, Keith #81                          Edited 19910302
===============   Son of John Broyles & Margaret Utz                        |[130]     
 
Born:        1771 VA, Culpeper                                              |          
Died: c. Apr 1853 IN, Parke                                                 |          
 
Marr: 1) Elizabeth Blankenbaker                         
      m: 15 Oct 1793 VA, Madison                                            |[A]        
 
                           +---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
  1.  William Miller            c. 1796 VA, Madison        ? c. 1825 KY, Mercer     
  2.  Elizabeth E.           4 Jul 1798 KY, Mercer                                  
  3.  Alexander                    1800 KY, Mercer        1 Dec 1860                
  4.  John                  15 Dec 1801 KY, Mercer       15 Sep 1867 KY, Boyle      
  5.  Sarah                     c. 1805 KY, Mercer                                  
  6.  Virinda                   c. 1809 KY, Mercer                                  
  7.  Harriet                      1810 KY, Mercer                                  
  8.  Christopher                  1811 KY, Mercer              1877                
  9.  Olive                        1816 KY, Mercer                                  
 10.  Margaret                  c. 1820 KY, Mercer                                  
 11.  Roseann                   c. 1822 KY, Mercer                                  
 
Marr: 2) Nancy Welch                                    
      m:  4 Oct 1838 IN, Parke (lic.)                                       |[B]        
      b:        1799 KY,                                                    |          
 
 12.  Nancy Ellen                  1840 IN, Parke                                   
 13.  Lucinda Eveline              1841 IN, Parke                                   
 14.  Michael                      1842 IN, Parke                                   
 15.  David Franklin           Oct 1844 IN, Parke        18 Aug 1909 IN, Owen       
 
Census:
                                         +----Males----++---Females---+
1810 Briles, Michael      KY, Mercer      12-1-          21-1-        
1820 Briles, Michael      KY, Mercer      -1-2-1         32--1        
1830 Briles, Michl.       KY, Mercer      ---1---1       -22----1     
1840 Broyles, Michael     IN, Parke       --21----1      1-1---1      
1850 Broyles, Michael     IN, Parke       79 VA   Farmer                                                                                               
 
       1785 - He is taxed for 150 acres as "orphan of John 
Broyles", Culpeper Co., Va.  [3]2:20

15 Oct 1792 - Ben Myrtle and wife Frances sell 46 acres near 
Turkey Hole, Culpeper Co., to Michael.  [3]3:67

       1793 - He is taxed for a single poll, Madison Co., Va., 
and is not listed thereafter.  [3]2:16

1793...1809 - Taxed for 67 acres in Madison Co., Va.  [3]3:67
This, however, is not verifiable by [3]2:16, and seems to be in 
conflict with some of the following.

24 Sep 1795 - Michael and wife Elizabeth of Madison Co., sell 109 
acres on north side of White Oak Run, to Henry Price of Culpeper 
Co. [3]3:67

17 Sep 1798 - Michael and Elizabeth, of Culpeper Co., sell 150 
acres to Zachariah Petty, in Madison and Culpeper Counties, 
joining Henry Aylor.  [3]3:67

       1799 - He is taxed in Lincoln Co., Ky. [4]8:100

            - They moved to Mercer Co., Ky.

 8 Oct 1800 - Michael certifies that his sister Nancy is 21, for 
marriage to Barnett Wilhite in Mercer Co., Ky.

       1803 - In Mercer Co., Ky. Michael is taxed for 140 acres 
on Chaplain's Creek.  [3]3:67

       1810 - Michael Briles is listed on the Mercer Co., Ky., 
census rolls.  [5]7:133

       1811 - Michael sells land to heirs of William McGinnes.  
Mercer Co., Ky. [3]3:67

18 Mar 1812 - Michael Broils is bondsman for the marriage of 
Thomas Broyles.  Mercer Co., Ky. [3]5:77

       1815 - Michael buys back above land at sheriff's sale.  
Mercer Co., Ky. [3]3:67

       1820 - Michael Briles appears on the Mercer Co., Ky. 
census rolls.  [5]26:87

       1825 - His acreage is given as 235.  Mercer Co. [3]3:67

       1830 - Michael Broyles is on the Mercer Co., Ky. census 
rolls.  [5]39:329

14 Oct 1833 - Michael and wife Elizabeth sell to Alexander 
Broyles 55 acres on Chaplain's Creek, joining John Broyles.  This 
may mark Alexander's marriage, or their leaving for Indiana. 
[3]3:67

            - They move to Parke Co., Ind.

       1840 - Michael Broyles is in the Parke Co., Ind., census.  
This is an unexpected listing - there are 3 boys aged 10-20, and 
a young girl aged 10-15, as well as Michael and his new wife and 
baby daughter.  The ages of the teenagers correspond exactly to 
the ages of his son John's children, and no 1840 census entry for 
John has been located anywhere.  [5]89:140

       1850 - Michael is listed in the Parke Co., Ind., census.  
[5]164:242

 6 Jun 1872 - Several heirs of Michael Broyles, dec'd, of Indiana 
assign power of attorney to Willis Green Broyles, Michael's 
grandson, to pay them their inheritance.  [3]3:67


 
Sources: 
[A]   Broyles, Michael; Blankenbaker, Elizabeth; [3]2:6
[B]   Broyles, Michael; Welch, Nancy; [24]A:77
[130] Will of Michael Utz, Culpeper Co., VA, summarized in [85]
[85]  Wulfeck, "Culpeper Co., Va., Will Books B & C"
[3]   Broyles, John K., Sr., "The Broyles Family Ties", in 10 volumes, self-published, 1969-1981
[24]  unknown author, "Vital Records of Indiana", Parke Co., IN, Marriage Books 
[4]   Broyles, John K., Sr., "The Broyles Family Newsletter" (periodical), self-published, 1982-2000
[5]   National Archives, U.S. Census Records

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