I don't know if William was ever in McNairy Co. You'll need to do some research in McNairy Co. and White Co. to try to firm up the theory. It sounds like there might be a marriage record in McNairy Co. Tax and land records might show the arrival/departure dates. On further reflection, William A. Broyles was pretty consistent in his use of his middle initial, so that got me wondering why the pension didn't say William A. Briles. Perhaps William Briles was the bride's brother, not father (though I've only ever seen this kind of thing as the father). Back to the database I went. Check out Andrew Briles at this page http://users.rcn.com/deeds/broyles/html/d0002/g0000046.htm Andrew lived in Hardeman and Fayette Cos., TN, and died in 1845. He has a son William Briles and two unnamed daughters of the right age to be Rosannah. McNairy is to the east of Fayette, so it's in the wrong direction, and William is found in the Fayette Co. census of 1850, so that doesn't work in favor of this theory either, but he's a full-blooded Briles. "Jenny Garner" <jwgarner@texas. To: BROYLES-L@rootsweb.com net> cc: Subject: Re: [BROYLES] Broyles or Briles marrying a Young 10/06/2003 09:31 PM Please respond to BROYLES-L Steve, do you have any idea if William Briles (Broyles) was ever in McNairy Co., TN? Thanks for your help. Jenny Garner jwgarner@texas.net > Under the assumption that the William Briles that is named in in the > pension record was Rosannah's father, I looked at all of the Broyles/Briles > in my database to see if I could find a candidate. William A. Broyles, > born c. 1790, is a good match. According to census records he has 4 > daughters whose names are not known born in the period 1815-25. William > lived in White Co., TN, for a number of years, but then moved to Illiinois > by 1850 (where he is given as a Briles), then Mississippi County, Arkansas. > Obviously some more work would be needed in order to prove a connection. > > See the following page for information on William. > http://users.rcn.com/deeds/broyles/html/d0005/g0000090.htm#I183 > > Does anyone have a Rosannah (Roseannah, Rosanna) Broyles (Briles) marrying > a James Henry Young ca September 1843 or 1846? The pension record we have > on a James Henry Young states that his wife, Rosannah, was a Briles and > that they married in McNairy Co. TN on Sept. 13th 1846 in the house of > William Briles. The Rev. John Jones did the ceremony and he from the > Baptist Church. But in another section it states the date was Sept 10 > 1843. The Young family were in TN, MS, and AR. Can anyone help on these > families? Thanks! ==== BROYLES Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from BROYLES, send an e-mail message to: BROYLES-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) BROYLES-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) Subject: unsubscribe In the body include only one word: unsubscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237