While continuing to dig through my BRILES folder, I uncovered another Randolph County, North Carolina deed—this one dating from 1787. It documents a land grant issued to Adam Broils, an early member of the Broils/Briles family, for property situated along Coatly’s Creek in Randolph County. Finds like this not only shed light on land ownership but also help place our ancestors within a specific geographic and historical landscape.
1787 Deed, Randolph County, North Carolina – Adam Broils
Source: Randolph. Deeds 1782–1786, 1779–1794, 1785–1787
“Randolph, North Carolina, United States records,” images, FamilySearch
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L967-5NGS?view=explore : accessed Dec. 6, 2025), image 441 of 551; Image Group Number 007560685.
Volume 3 (1785–1787)
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State of North Carolina No. 390
To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting – Know Ye that we for & in consideration of the Sum of Ten pounds for every hundred acres of Land paid into our treasury by Adam Broils have given & granted & by these presents do give & grant unto the said Adam Broils a tract of land containing one hundred acres lying & being in our County of Randolph [on] Coatly Creek. Begining at a Black Oak in Rushes line and runing East three Chs & half to his corner White oak then North on said line fifteen Chs to a pine then East Twenty Chs to a post oak then South forty four chs to a Stake then west Twenty three & half chs to a stake in the old line then North on said line To the Begining – As by the plat hereunto anexed Doth appear together with all woods waters mine minerals Herditaments & appurtenances to the said land Belonging or appertaining to hold to the said Adam Broils his heirs & assigns for ever – Yielding & paying to us Such sums of mony Yearly or otherwise as Our Genall assembly from time to time may Direct – – – – – – Provided always that the said Adam Broils Shall Cause this grant to be Registered in the Registers office of our said County of Randolph within Twelve Months from the sale hereof Otherwise the Same Shall be void & of No Effec.
In Testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be To be made patent & our great Seal to be hereunto affixed – – – Witness Richard Caswell, Esqr, our Governor, Captain General & commander in chief at Kinston on the eighteenth day of August in the Twelfth year of our Independence & in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & Eighty Seven – – –
Regd The 20th of Decr 1787 –
Why This Deed Matters
Adam Broils, son of Conrad Broil, would be my 5th great-granduncle. This 1787 land grant places Adam firmly in Randolph County during the post-Revolutionary era and contributes another piece to the puzzle of documenting the movements and property holdings of the Broils/Briles family.
Land records like this one often serve as anchors in our research—tying individuals to specific locations, revealing neighbors, and helping us reconstruct communities over time. Each deed I uncover reinforces the presence of the Broils/Briles family in this part of North Carolina before their westward migrations in later generations.