George Briles (abt. 1755 - bef. 1790)

Born about 1755 in Orange County, Virginia

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Died before 1790 before about age 35 in North Carolina, United States

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Biography

George is something of a puzzle since there is so little information about him. He apparently died sometime after 1785 and prior to the census of 1790.

David and Jacob are assigned to George on the following evidence:

• There is evidence that David is a grandson of Conrad, but not a child of Conrad's son Adam.^[1]
• If the census birthdates are correct, they are too young to be children of Frederick. In any case, Frederick's children are accounted for.
• They were born after Conrad's son Michael died.
• The only other possibility is George.

If George died young, what became of his family? Son David may have made the move to Washington Co., Tenn., with his uncle Adam around the year 1787. Jacob seems to have stayed behind and lived with another family until manhood. George's widow, if he had one, was young and probably remarried.

1779 - George Briles is on the tax list of Randolph Co., N.C. However, he is listed as "failing or refusing to return inventories of taxable property".^[2]

30 Sep 1783 - George Brile is named in his father's will^[3] No special relationship is given, so it must be assumed that he is a son of Conrad. If the heirs were given in age order he would be one of the younger children of Conrad.

3 Aug 1785 - George is exempted from poll tax. Rowan Co., N.C.^[4] This probably indicates infirmity on George's part because he wasn't old enough to be excused for age.

1790 - George is not found in any federal census record.

Sources

1. ↑ Keith, Prof. Arthur Leslie, The Broyles Family, c. 1940, typescript, George Brile, id#24
2. ↑ Johnson, W.P., ed., North Carolina Genealogy (periodical), 2:182
3. ↑ The will is recorded in Randolph County Will Book A, p12, but it contains errors. The original document is found at the courthouse in Asheboro, N.C.
4. ↑ Linn, Jo White, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas…, Rowan Co., NC, 1763-74