Monday Diggings
Today’s document comes from my BRILES folder, and it’s one that genealogists dream of finding—an estate record that not only names living children but also… Read More »Monday Diggings
Today’s document comes from my BRILES folder, and it’s one that genealogists dream of finding—an estate record that not only names living children but also… Read More »Monday Diggings
Continuing my exploration through the BRILES folder, today’s discovery is a Randolph County, North Carolina deed involving Jacob Briles, the son of my fourth great-grandparents,… Read More »Monday’s Diggings: Jacob Briles Grant
John Briles was born before 1775 He filed land entry papers on 31 Mar 1791 in Randolph County, North Carolina. [1–2] with the State of… Read More »John Briles
Have you ever looked thru your old files and been reminded of the help a family member provided to get that document? That was my… Read More »Friday Finds
In the notebook of BRILES items shared with me by Mildred Briles Barby is a handwritten ‘genealogy’ of the Rush Family. Mildred and I are… Read More »Friday Find
To California and Back Today’s find comes from that notebook of Briles items given to me by cousin Mildred Barby. This document is a typed… Read More »Friday Find
Do you ever search newspapers to see what was published about a surname in their state of residence? I know I wouldn’t try this broad… Read More »Hoover Mine
As with previous 2023 Friday Find posts, I am pulling information from a notebook of items shared with me by a fellow BRILES researcher, Mildred… Read More »Friday Find
Randolph County North CarolinaMarriage Records1785-1868by Frances T. IngmireF.T. Ingmire, St. Louis, Mo., ©1984 page 5 Groom – Bride – DateBeckerdite, Bethel — Yeats, Gizeal –… Read More »Friday Finds
Alexander Briles was born on 14 Mar 1817 in North Carolina, United States.1–3 He purchased on 24 Apr 1838 in Randolph county, North Carolina.4 land… Read More »Alexander Briles