Michael Briles   Gen. 3, id #8, Keith #26                            Edited 19910101
==============   Son of Conrad Briles & Margaret (      )                   |[91]      
 
Born:     c. 1740 VA, Orange                                                |          
Died:        1771 NC, Rowan                                                 |          
 
Marr: Susannah (       )                                
      m:     c. 1768 NC, Rowan ?                                            |[6]        
 
                           +---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
  1.  Mary                         1770 NC, Rowan                    KY, Wayne ?    
  2.  Margaret                  c. 1771 NC, Rowan                                   
 
20 Jan 1772 - Reverend George Soelle visited Conrad Briles' home. 
"On Thursday, the 20th, I came in heavy rain to Curtle Bryel's 
house.  These people are the parents of the one who took his own 
life late last year because of pangs of conscience and fear...The 
aged mother took me aside and poured out the distress which she 
had been feeling for many a year...At the close I baptized the 
younger Bryle's little son, George, after I had made a statement 
about baptism."  This last phrase appears to refer to Frederick's 
son George.  The first part of the account refers to Michael's 
suicide in 1771.  [76]

 5 May 1772 - Michael Broyals is deceased and his widow Susannah 
qualified as administratrix of the estate, under bond of 300 
pounds, with David Smith and Philip Byerly as security.  She was 
bound to return an inventory within the year.  Rowan Co., NC. [159] 

 6 Aug 1772 - The inventory of the estate of Michael Brile is 
presented.  Valued at £93.15.0  [75]Bk3:369

30 Sep 1783 - Conrad Briles makes his will in Randolph Co., N.C.  
He mentions granddaughters Mary and Margaret.  They are to have 
an equal share with the rest of the heirs.  [3]1:32  This is the 
basis for the assignment of the two girls to Michael.  

 
Sources: 
[91]  Will of Conrad Brile; Asheboro, NC, courthouse, [3]1:32
[3]   Broyles, John K., Sr., "The Broyles Family Ties", in 10 volumes, self-published, 1969-1981
[6]   Broyles, Stephen H., deductions
[76]  Soelle, "Diary of the Rev. George Soelle (1771-1773)", letter of Harriet Briles, 10 Feb 1989
[159] N.C. Dept. of Cultural Resources, photocopy of file C.R. 85.408.1
[75]  Linn, "Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas…, Rowan Co., NC, 1763-74"

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