Michael Broyles
Was born in June 1740 in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia.
He was married in 1764 in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia to Elizabeth Klug.
He was member of Hebron Lutheran Church, communion roll between 1775 and 1777 in Madison County, Virginia.
He sold land on June 16, 1776 in Madison County, Virginia to John Deer, Jr. - 116 acres
He served in the military between 1776 and 1777 in Madison County, Virginia the Revolutionary War.
1. Served under Captain Russell of the Virginia militia, under the direct command of
Lieutenant Yancy at Fort Pleasant, Virginia against Shawnee Indians from May 1, 1776 to January 1, 1777.
2. Served as Guard of Prisoners at Albenarle Barricks from .January 1777 to March 1777.
3. When called to serve in fall. 1778, hired a man named Hawkins to serve in his place.
4. Moved to western part of North Carolina (now Tennessee) in fall of 1778, bordering on Cherokee
Indians, where his home was a fort or station until the end of the war.
5. Served under Colonel Sevier three months in the militia.
Roxanna Sue Cummings, a member - Daughters of the American Revolution.
Source of this info.
He migrated in 1778 to Eastern Tennessee.
He died in 1839/40 in Greene County, Tennessee.
MICHAEL BROYLES
Application for Pension
Michael Broyles, age minty-three years, appears before Justice of the Peace on the 8th day on November 1833--sd.
Michael Broyles states he was born in Culpeper County, state of Virginia in the month of January 1740. He was raised in the county and in 1776 he was liable to perform military duty. He was placed under Caption Russell, Of Virginia Militia. Lt. Yancey marched to Fort Pleasent Against the Shawnee Indians. He states further he continued at said Fort from 1st of May until 1st of January the following year and then he was discharged.
He was again called upon to perform a tour of three months at the time prisoners were conveyed to Albermarle. After the surrender to Washington. Again a tour in January 1777 and again in the fall of 1778 a tour of duty where he hired a man by the name of Hawkins for which he gave him a horse and saddle. He moved from Virginia to western part of North Carolina. To Tennessee and settle on the border of the Cherokee Indians where a fort or station was keep at his home on Nolichuckey, where he guarded the frontier, etc. Also said of services under Col. Sevier, Samuel Mauk and Brooks H. Bell are witnesses, etc. persons known to him, etc.
His application for pension made November 8, 1833. His name appears on list of those receiving pension for services in the Revolution from Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee.
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