Jacob Rinker, a surveyor, surveyed a tract of land for
Jacob Coleman
consisting of 172 acres near Jeremy's Run. The survey took
place 12 March 1787. The 26 April 1790,
Jacob Coleman assigned
all his right, Title and Claim of this land to
John Broughill. (This
warrant located in two areas. One is at the Virginia Archive,
Richmond, Virginia; Land Grant Book #8, page 303. The survey
was received 15 December 1792 and grant issued by
Henry Lee, Esq.,
Governor of the commonwealth of Virginia, 12 August 1794. The
other location is in Jacob
Rinker's Survey Book, 1785-1794, page 63, Shenandoah
County Court House; Woodstock, Virginia.)
John Broughill / Broy m. Nancy Newton. I can't find a
marriage record for them but with the Newton name filtering
throughout the Broy family, I am almost certain of the name. I
can find three of their children.
Elisha, William and Martha.
Elisha Broy, b. c.1780, m.(1) 12 April 1805, Nancy
Ennis, d/o Ezekiel Ennis. Nancy d. bef. 1820. m.(2)
Mehitable, "Hetty",
Keith, 16 May 1825,
IN, (First marriage from original marriage bonds, Shenandoah
County, VA., register 1781-1850.)
William Broy, b. c.1782, m. 22 June 1803, Shenandoah
Co., VA., Elizabeth Martin.
William d. March
1839. This is the start of my book on; Descendants of
William Broy and Elizabeth Martin of Gooney Manor, Warren
County, Virginia".
Martha Broy, b. c. 1784, m. 25 April 1802, Shenandoah
Co., VA., Isaac Odell s/o James
Odell. The marrage consent was written on 23 April
1802 and signed by John Broy
and Nancy Broy. Witnessed by
Elisha Broy in front
of the county clerk, Don Lee.
The next day, 24 April 1802,
Elisha Broy and Isaac Odell signed the marriage bond.
The marriage is then performed by
John Coonts/Koonts a
Baptist minister. When the minister made his returns of
matrimony to the county clerk it is registered as "
Isaac Odell and Patty Broyhill,
25 April 1802". Patty is a nickname for Martha. They left the
area about 1808.
4 June 1796
John Broughill and Nancey
his wife sells the 172 acres to
John McKarty and wife Elizabeth. This deed is signed
John Broughill and Ann
Broughill in Shenandoah County, VA. (Deed Book, "K",
Shenandoah County, Virginia, pages 530-531.) Then
John McKarty sells the
172 acre tract to Adam &
Barbara Kilber and Kibler sells it to
Benjamin Blackford & John
Graham of Frederick County, MD. It is mentioned
....same tract of land which
John Brohall and Anna his wife by Indenture, the 4th
June 1796....(Deed Bk, R, p. 231 1810)
I believe the
McKarty/McCartey and Broughill/Broy
knew each other in Caroline County, VA. In Deed Bk, "M", pgs
231-232 Shenandoah County, VA is a list of heirs of
David McCartey of
Caroline County, VA to divide 58 acres, in Caroline County, VA
among his children of which John
and wife Elizabeth is one. Also
Absolom Hurst is
mentioned and there were Hursts near
John Broughill/Broy
near Jeremy Run.
I believe
John Broy was alive in
1800-01 due to an list of delinquent levies for the year 1800.
On motion of it is ordered that
John Broy be exempt from the payment of parish and
County levies in future. (Order Bk. 1799-1802 Shenandoah Co.,
VA., page 437)
I have the list of
Broughill names from
the Order Books, Caroline County, VA. from 1741 to 1770. Then
Land Tax, Halifax Co., VA lists
William (no Junr added) and
James from 1787 to
1794.
The ministers return in Halifax Co.,
VA, dtd. 22 Sept 1785 lists
James Broy to Rebecca Baily, by Thomas Dobson.
With the above mentioned
information, I feel strongly there is a connection between my
Broys and the
Broughill/Broyhills. This could be another piece of
the puzzle? I do believe, but can't prove it, that
John Broughill/Broy
and Nancy had twins
Elisha and Elijah who
both married women by the name of
Nancy.
Sincerely
Connie Broy
Toms Brook, VA
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