Display Patriot - P-338340 - Cyrus/Cryus BROYLES

Cyrus/Cryus BROYLES

SAR Patriot #: P-338340

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State of Service: VA Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service

DAR #: A016073

Birth: abt 1732 / Spotsylvania / VA
Death: bef 04 Jul 1826 / Washington / TN

Qualifying Service Description:

Furnished supplies to aid the war effort

Additional References:

Abercrombie, Janice L. and Slatten, Richard, Virginia Revolutionary Publick Claims, Vol 1, Georgia. Athens: Iberian Publishing Company, 1992, pg 259

Spouse: Mary Wilhite
Children: Rebecca; Rosina; Samuel; Polly; Tobias; Rachel; Mary; Daniel;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child	View Application Detail
2018-10-26	OH	83140	Gordon E. Stokely Jr. (184280)	Rebecca/Rachel
2020-06-26	TX	92471	Lynn Colson (215907)	Polly

Burial:

Broyles Cemetery_(C-0008984)

Location:

/ Washington / TN / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

9846

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

64873608

Marker Type:

SAR Granite; DAR upright marker;

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

06 May 2023

Comments:

Cenotaph

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Carl David Carr

Cyrus Broyles was born in 1732 in Spotsylvania, Virginia. He was married to Mary Wilhoit.

During the American Revolution, he furnished supplies to aid the war effort.

On 16 October 1786 “Surus (sic) Broyles is granted 28 acres on the Little Limestone, "beg. at White tree, etc.", Washington Co., joining Joseph Buller (Bullard).” Between 1783 and 1797, sometime after the land purchase of 1783/1786 but prior to 1797, the land deed below shows that the first grist mill was built on Cyrus' land.

Cyrus sold land on 19 September 1797 to Daniel Broyles (named as son), Tobias Broyles, and Rosana Broyles. While Tobias is not mentioned in this deed as Cyrus' son, he probably is, as Cyrus sells another piece of land this day to a son named Tobias. Rosana is the widow of Reuben Broyles, the son of Nicholas (Cyrus' brother). Reuben died, cause unknown, prior to May 1797, as his wife filed his estate inventory with the May 1797 sessions.

The land Cyrus sold to his children is described as including "being on the Watters of little Limestone Beginning on a line Between Nicholas Broiles and Cyrus Broyles then to a white oak opposite the Hill Dam then to a white oak near the Mill troughs on the south side of the creek than to a white take joining the line Between Cyrus Broyles and William Greenway, thence to a white walnut on the Corner of sd. Broyleses line and William Greenways thence up the Creek to the middle of the troughs thence along the Edge of the Meanders of said Creek to said Cyrus Broyleses corner thence to the Beginning Including Grist Mill Sow Mill Mill race and Mill Dam With all and Singular the appurtenances ways watters and water forces Mines Minerals and Hereditaments..."

The Patriot died on 10 July 1826 in Washington County, Tennessee.

All traces of the Broyles burial ground are long gone. Two written sources, "History of Washington County" by Gene Cox, and Washington County TN Tombstone Inscriptions Vol 2 by Charles M. Bennett, both contain entries stating such. I personally have searched for it and talked to several locals, as well. It seems that this burial ground has been lost to time. Also, no list has been found to completely & positively confirm any name listed as being interred there. Gordon M. Edwards - Cemetery Survey Team of Washington County, Tennessee.

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