A very brief overview of the Colonial Parish System
I made it out to the Virginia Historical Society today with one goal. I wanted to find out about the history, geography, and time-line of Bristol Parish, VA. (Old Blandford Church is one of the earliest brick churches built in the Parish of Bristol. ) In a previous post, I gave a very simple lineage for my Briley line. The last ancestor I have listed is John Briley. It is believed he is from Virginia and moved … Read entire article »
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Meet my Brileys
My family of Brileys are from Pitt County, NC. They settled in the area when NC was just being founded as a colony. Actually, Pitt County was part of Beaufort County. We are pretty sure that one of the ancestors granted land, William Briley, was the son of John Briley of Bristol Parish, VA. John S. Briley 1884-1944 (my g-gf)< John W. Briley 1854-1927(my g-g-gf)< Marcellus Briley abt 1836-1902 <James Briley abt 1805- bef 1850 <William Briley< William Briley< John Briley< ? James Briley, the father of Marcellus, died young, with young children. His mother, Sarah, left a will that lists 4 grandchildren and her living children. Marcellus is listed as a grandchild. Bless that woman for her forethought, because so many records were destroyed in a courthouse fire. I am re-working a research file and log on excel, … Read entire article »
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