Today’s record from my Briles folder is an 1846 deed from Randolph County, North Carolina, in which John Briles and his wife, Priscilla, sold a tract of land. John was the great-grandson of my ancestor, Conrad Briles, making him my third great-granduncle. This document offers another glimpse into the Briles family’s presence and property transactions in mid-19th-century Randolph County.
The details of the transaction are recorded as follows:
“Randolph, North Carolina, United States records,” images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-996W-K8XT?view=explore : Oct 22, 2025), image 683 of 955; . Image Group Number: 007560691
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This Indenture made this second day of January in the year of our Lord One
thousand Eight hundred and forty six Between John Briles and his wife
Priscilla Briles his wife of the County of Randolph and State of North Carolina
of the one part ; and Nathan Newby of said County & State , of the other part
Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars
to them in hand paid by the aforesaid Nathan Hawley at or before the
delivery of these presents and sealing of the same the receipt whereof John Briles
and his wife Priscilla Briles doth hereby acknowledge that they hath
given granted bargained and sold , and by these presents doth grant bar
gain and sell unto the said Nathan New by his heirs and assigns for
ever a certain tract or parcel of land which fell to the aforesaid Priscilla
and John Briles and which was laid off to them by the Commissioners
in the Division of the real Estate of Samuel Hale Decd the said Land
was her Distributive share , lying and being in the County & State a
foresaid on Cable Creek ; Beginning at a Spanish oak original corner
running thence west 47 chains to a post oak and black oak thence
South Crossing Creek thirty one and a half chains to white Oak Corner
of No . 9 . thence East forty seven chains to a post oak , in the original
Line thence north on said line thirty one and a half Chains to the begining
Containing one hundred forty Eight acres more or less – To have and
to hold the right and title Together with all mines and minerals
woods ways and waters advantages & appurtenances whatsoever
thereunto belonging to the said land or in and anywise appurtaining
to the said premises and every part ; thereof , to the said Nathan Newley
his heirs and assigns forever all the Estate interest of in or to the afore
said lands and premises hereby granted and sold unto the aforesaid
Nathan Newby and the aforesaid John Briles and his wife Priscilla
Briles for themselves their heirs and assigns will warrant and defend the
aforesaid premises and every part , thereof against any claim or claims
person or persons whatever by these presents unto the said Nathan Newby
his heirs and assigns for ever , In witness whereof the said John Briles
and his wife Priscilla Brils , hath hereunto set their hand and
affixed their Seals the day and year first above written in the
presence of us Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence ofJohn Briles ℗
Priscilla Briles ℗
State of North Carolina
Court of Please and quarter Sessions February Term
1846 Be it remembered that at a Court of pleas and quarter
Sessions began and held for the County of Randolph at the
Court house in Asheboro on the first Monday in February AD 1846page 38
present on the bench H. B. Elliott Thomas Rice and Each Burns Justices
personally appeared in open Court John Briles and Priscilla Briles his wife and in
the presence of Each other acknowledged the signing sealing and delivery of the foregoing
deed whereupon the Court appointed H. B. Elliott Esqr one of their body to take
the present Exammination of the said Priscilla who retired with Priscille to the very of
the Court privily and apart from her said husband when & where she acknowledge
that she did Executed said deed freely and Volentarily , and without any fear
from compulsion or Constraint of her said husband and that she doth now do
freely & voluntarily assent thereto for the purposes therein mentioned ordered that the
deed with this Certificate be registered
H B Elliott JP
E Byrns JP
Thos Rice JPWitness BF Hoover Clerk of said Ourt
BF Hoover CCC
By updating the sources in RootsMagic and attaching this deed to John Briles on FamilySearch, I’ve added another documented link in the Briles family story. Each land transaction like this one not only helps confirm family connections but also paints a clearer picture of how the Briles descendants of Conrad Briles lived and prospered in Randolph County. Every deed deepens the roots of our family history and preserves it for future researchers.