Daniel Broyles (1762 - 1847)

Born 1 May 1762 in Culpeper County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Unknown) Broyles — married about 1785 in Washington County, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 13 Feb 1847 at age 84 in Rhea County, Tennessee

Biography

Daniel Broyles was a Virginia colonist.

Private Daniel Broyles served with Culpeper County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Daniel Broyles is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A016074.

Daniel was born in 1762. He was the son of Cyrus Broyles and Mary Wilhite. Raised in Virginia, he fought in the Revolution, moved to what is now East Tennessee, lived there thirty years and then continued the westward move, eventually residing in Rhea Co., Tenn., where he died in 1847. He is buried in Concord Cemetery there.

Daniel was one of two Revolutionary War veterans in the family who survived long enough to apply for a military service pension. The other veteran was his uncle Michael Broyles, son of Jacob. In those days the men were drafted for tours of a few months at a time, but were subject to being drafted multiple times. Since formal discharge papers were rare to begin with, and often lost, the applicants normally made verbal declarations detailing their experiences, and provided witnesses who could vouch for their character.

There are several versions of Daniel's birthdate. The census gives the year 1760, His pension application gives the year 1761, Keith gives 1 May 1762, and the D.A.R. gives 1 May 1763.

See also, Daniel, son of Nicholas, for additional records that may refer to this Daniel.

Daniel's children are given by Keith^[1] without any indication of the source of the information. The D.A.R. states that his wife's name was Mary.

6 Mar 1777 - He enlists in Capt. Michael Bowyer's Co. of the 12th Virginia regiment, as a private. He was just 15 years old at the time. His name appears on the company muster roll for April 1778 from Valley Forge with remark "sick in some hospital". He continued to serve until 1781.^[1] (It is interesting that this tour was not mentioned in his declaration for pension.)

• 1777 Revolutionary War Rolls - Virginia: "Muster Roll of Captain Mich Bowyer's Company of the 12th Virginia Regiment in the Service of the United States Commanded by Colonel James Wood from the first of August to the 1st September 1777" Daniel Broils, enlisted for 2 years. ^[2]

His pension application provides the following detail^[3]:

In November of 1780 he was drafted for three months. He was a private under Col. Barbour, Maj. Roebuck, Capt. Tolls. "The troops were marched to Richmond, where General Nelson discharged them, because he had more troops than he could then find provisions for. They were not engaged more than 2 months in this tour."

In February of 1781 he was drafted for three months under Col. Hill, Capt. Rice.

On 26 Apr 1781 Daniel was in a battle near Petersburg, Va.

In May of 1781Daniel's party "marched to Shirley Hundred (Plantation), and there ran some of the enemies forces from their ships into an ambush formed by concealing our troops in the bottom of some boats moored at the shore, in which there were one hundred of the enemy killed, and 11 taken prisoners. At the same time there was captured a vessel the name not recollected, which declarant understood was sold for the benefit of the captors, but declarant never received any part of the prize."

Around the year 1781 he left Virginia, bound for Tennessee (actually western North Carolina at that time).

Jan 1781 - Culpeper Co., Va. - Daniel was a member of class #76, liable for military service, but was not drafted.^[4] The class was the lottery group that men were put into for determining the draft.

- His move to western North Carolina in 1781 was part of significant migration of Broyles families from Culpeper Co., Va. Daniel's father Cyrus settled on Little Limestone Creek in Washington Co., N.C. (now Tennessee).

- He is found in numerous land transactions in Washington Co., buying, selling, and witnessing.

6 Aug 1790 - Daniel buys land from his father. This is probably his own first home, 110 acres on the west side of Little Limestone Creek in Washington Co., N.C., part of a grant of Joseph Buller. wit: Samuel Broyles, Abraham Broyles, and Solomon Yeager.^[1]

6 Aug 1790 - Daniel Broyle witnesses the sale of 240 acres from his father Syrus Broyls to Daniel's brother Samuel, on the Little Limestone.^[1]

1793...1801 - Daniel is taxed for 110 acres in Washington Co.^[5]

1796 - Tennessee is admitted to the Union.

12 Sep 1797 - Daniel Broyles witnesses a sale from his father Cyrus to Daniel's brother Tobias Broyls.^[1]

17 Sep 1797 - Daniel and his brother Tobias witness the sale of Nicholas Broyles to son Abraham, on the Little Limestone.^[1]

19 Sep 1797 - Daniel Broyles witnesses a sale from Nicholas Broyles to heirs of Rheuben Broyles.^[1]

19 Sep 1797 - Cyrus Broyles sells to Daniel Broyles, Tobias Broyles, Rosanna Broyles, land on the Little Limestone, beginning on the line between Cyrus and Nicholas, including a grist mill. wit: John McAllister, Abraham Broyles.^[1]

23 Mar 1800 - Daniel Broyles witnesses a sale from Adonijah Morgan to Adam Broyles. Greene Co., Tenn.^[1]

30 Jun 1809 - Daniel sells land which he purchased from his father on 6 Aug 1790.^[1]

24 Mar 1809 - Daniel Broyles witnesses a sale of Solomon Yeager to Adam Gann -- 162 acres.

3 Jul 1810 - Daniel Broyles, Tobias Broyles, and Adam Broyles Jr. sell to Thomas Telford land on Little Limestone, including Broyles mill and a set of saw mill irons.^[1]

14 Apr 1812 - Samuel Broyle sells land to John Stout (husband to Samuel's sister Mary), west of the Little Limestone and joining Daniel and near Cyrus.^[6]

- Daniel leaves Washington County for White County, Tenn.

1814 - Daniel is not found on the Washington Co. tax lists.^[7]

1820 - The federal census finds him in White County, Tenn.^[8]

1830 - He's living in McMinn County, Tennessee.^[9]

5 Sep 1832 - Daniel Broyle applies for a Revolutionary War pension. He states that he "does not know of any person except one Solomon Yager, who resides many miles from him in West Tennessee, who could prove the facts stated in the above declaration." Witnessed by Abraham Slover and Gilbert Cruze. McMinn Co., Tenn. Daniel signs his own name!!^[3]

18 Oct 1833 - He receives $23.33 per year pension. Payments were figured from March 4, 1831 (the date the pension law went into effect).^[3]

1 Jun 1840 - Daniel Broyles is 80 years old and living with his son Cornelius in Rhea Co., Tenn. The fact that his age is given is unusual. This was part of a special census of Revolutionary War veterans that was conducted along with the regular census.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} Keith, Prof. Arthur Leslie, The Broyles Family, c. 1940, typescript, Daniel Broyles, id#48
2. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WB-QT7Q?cc=2068326&wc=M61K-LTG%3A355092701 : 24 January 2018), 110-Virginia (jacket 282-302) > image 613 of 739; citing NARA microfilm publication M246 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1980).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Revolutionary War pension application of Daniel Broyles, National Archives file S1502
4. ↑ unknown author, "A list of classes in Culpeper Co. for January 1781"
5. ↑ McCown, Mary, Washington Co., Tenn., Records. Lists of Taxables 1778-1801
6. ↑ Broyles, John K., Sr., The Broyles Family Ties, in 10 volumes, self-published, 1969-1981, vol. 5:114
7. ↑ Curtis, Early East Tennessee Tax Lists
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGC-24J : accessed 29 August 2019), Daniel Broels, White, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 362, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 122; FHL microfilm 193,684.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP4-61L : 10 September 2017), Danl Broyles, McMinn, Tennessee, United States; citing 152, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 178; FHL microfilm 24,536.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT1-LPB : 8 September 2017), Daniel Broiles, Rhea, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 22, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 535; FHL microfilm 24,549.

• FindAGrave memorial

• The Germanna Record, No. 13 - The Blankenbaker, Weaver, and Wilhoit Families, The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, Inc., Publishers, 2006

• Wilhite/Wilhoit & Allied Descendants of Johann Michael and Anna Maria (Hengsteler) Wilheit 1671-1994 Compiled by Mary F. Mickey

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 05 Feb 2022), "Record of Daniel Broyles", Ancestor # A016074.

• Pension Application of Daniel Broyles, shared by Fold3.com