BROYLES, Adam Alexander

1781 - 1863  (81 years)

• Name	BROYLES, Adam Alexander
  Birth	7 Oct 1781	Randolph County, North Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Sep 1863	Washington County, Tennessee, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I3733	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	BROYLES, Adam,   b. 1746, Culpeper County, Virginia d. Aft 27 Apr 1799, Limestone, Washington, Tennessee, United States (Age > 53 years)
  Mother	SPECK, Elizabeth,   b. 1750, Randolph County, North Carolina, British America d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1770	Randolph County, North Carolina, British America   [3]
  Family ID	F1132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	BROYLES, Rosannah,   b. 19 Nov 1769, Culpeper County, Virginia d. 25 Oct 1837, Washington County, Tennessee, United States (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	22 Jun 1798	Washington County, Tennessee, United States   [1]
  Children	1. BROYLES, Malinda,   b. 11 Mar 1799, Washington County, Tennessee, United States d. 20 Apr 1869 (Age 70 years)   2. BROYLES, James Franklin,   b. 24 Dec 1801, Washington County, Tennessee, United States d. 31 Aug 1884, Greene County, Tennessee, United States (Age 82 years)   3. BROYLES, Lucinda E.,   b. 14 Sep 1804, Washington County, Tennessee, United States d. 4 Oct 1891 (Age 87 years)   4. BROYLES, Isaac,   b. 6 Oct 1806, Washington County, Texas, United States d. 15 Mar 1896 (Age 89 years)   5. BROYLES, Amanda,   b. 10 Jan 1809, Washington County, Tennessee, United States d. 23 Aug 1896 (Age 87 years)   6. BROYLES, Selina Jane,   b. 19 Jan 1811, Washington County, Tennessee, United States d. 13 Oct 1848 (Age 37 years)   7. BROYLES, Adam Alexander,   b. 11 May 1813, Washington County, Tennessee, United States d. 16 May 1900, Washington County, Tennessee, United States (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F2084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

  Family 2	DOAK, Nancy,   b. Abt 1792, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	13 Apr 1838	Washington County, Tennessee, United States   [1]
  Residence	9 Oct 1850	Subdivision 4, Washington County, Tennessee   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	15 Jun 1860	Broylesville, Washington County, Tennessee   [5]
  	Farmer
  Family ID	F2083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Histories

  The Adam Alexander Broyles House

  
  

• Notes

  Adam Broyles may have been the namesake of Broylesville, Washington County, Tennessee. In 1825, he married Nancy Doak. Mention of them was located in Eastern Tennessee Historical Society Publications. Members of the Broyles family were among the first settlers of this locality, having purchased 840 acres on Little limestone Creek. The occupations of family members included saddlers, millers, blacksmiths, carpenters, merchants, and innkeepers. Source: Miller, Larry L., Tennessee Place Names, Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 2001, p. 31 ----------------- Adam was something of a character. He was a very successful businessman, founding the Broylesville Inn which was a popular stopping place for the east-west coach traffic in the mid-1800's. The hamlet of Broylesville, which developed around the Inn, still exists, along with the Inn, several outbuildings, and the Broyles mill. Adam is said to have entertained three U.S. presidents: Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk once each, and Andrew Johnson on many occasions. Andrew Johnson was from Greenville, and thus had many opportunities to stay with Adam. Adam's first wife was 12 years his senior. His second was the daughter of the Reverend Samuel Doak, a prominent figure in early East Tennessee history. Rev. Doak was a founder of Washington College in 1783, and the founder of Salem Presbyterian Church in 1780. Adam was strongly for the Union side during the Civil War, and this position was at odds with that of some of his children, whom he practically disinherited. When he died he was wrapped in a U.S. flag presented by Col. Robert Johnson, son of the then Vice President Andrew Johnson. Source: Broyles Database Online

  
  

• Sources

  [S93] Broyles / Briles Database. [S114] Miscellaneous, Email from Norris Arnold Broyles, III, dated 9/20/2009. [S93] Broyles / Briles Database, "North Carolina Genealogy", periodical, by Johnson, W.P., Ed. [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Subdivision 4, Washington County, Tennessee Dwelling 828. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, District No. 3, Washington County, Tennessee Dwelling 310.