Adam belonged to the North Carolina branch of the family but chose to join his cousins in East Tennessee. His descendants therefore carry the name Broyles rather than Briles. What is unusual as well is that we know his profession, variously given as blacksmith or saddler.
His wife's name was Elizabeth but her surname is uncertain-- it is given as Speck[1] or Walker. The assignment of the children is entirely from Keith[2], where no indication of sources is given. One error in Keith has been corrected -- Mary Broyles, given as Adam's daughter, was in fact a daughter of Cyrus Broyles.
Note that there were several men named Adam Broyles living in East Tennessee at the same time. One help in separating them is that this Adam regularly spelled his name as ending in 's'.
1779 - Adam Brile is on the tax list of Randolph Co., N.C., in Wm. Millbrons list.[3]
30 Sep 1783 - Adam is named in his father's will. He inherits 100 acres plus a part of the estate. He must pay £21 to the executors for the 100 acres. Randolph Co., N.C. Will Book A, p12.
14 Oct 1785 - Adam Bryles patents 1500 acres in Fayette Co., Ky., on the north watercourse.[4]
18 Aug 1787 - Adam Broils receives a grant from North Carolina for 100 acres on Coatleys Creek in Randolph County.[2]
3 Oct 1787 - Adam Broiles and wife Elizabeth sell 110 acres to Benjamin Rush in Randolph Co., N.C.[2]
4 Nov 1788 - Adam Broiles and wife sell 100 acres more to Benjamin Rush in Randolph Co., N.C.[2] Could this be his inheritance? This sale marks their move to western North Carolina (now Tennessee).
- Adam moves to Washington Co., N.C., now Tennessee.
5 Dec 1788 - Adam Broyls, blacksmith, buys 200 acres from Joseph Brown at the head of Gibson's Branch. Washington Co., N.C.[2]
5 Dec 1788 - Adam Broyls, sadler, buys 100 acres from William Brown adjoining the above.[2]
1790...1796 - Adam Broiles, blacksmith, is taxed for 300 acres in Washington Co., N.C.[5]
1796 - Tennessee is admitted to the Union.
17 Aug 1797 - An "Adam Broil" patents 1500 acres, surveyed this date, on the Rockcastle River, Madison Co., Ky.[4] Note name spelling is different, i.e. it doesn't end in "s", and he seems to have regularly spelled it with an "s", so this is likely to be another Adam.
- It appears that at about this time Adam left Washington County. Since several of his children marry in Blount Co., Tenn., in the years 1796-1800, it would seem likely that he was with them at that time. He could still have held his lands in Washington Co., until he sold them in 1799. He may have then gone on to Kentucky to take up his claim.
1797...1799 - An Adam Broyles is taxed for 270 acres in Washington Co., Tenn. He does not appear on the list for 1801.[5] It isn't clear if this is the same person, but it is likely to be him. The following records show why.
27 Apr 1799 - Adam Broyles, blacksmith, sells 200 acres (Joseph Brown's) to Daniel Moore.[6]
27 Apr 1799 - Adam sells Wm. Brown's 100 acres to Daniel Moore.[2] With this sale he seems to have sold all his 300 acres.
1810 - An Adam Briles is listed in the federal census of Washington Co., Ky. He is single, and born before 1765.[7] It seems rather strange that he is off by himself.
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