Elihu Briley Sr

Brief Life History of Elihu

Elihu Briley Sr was born in 1770, in New Hanover, North Carolina, United States as the son of William Richard Briley II and Ruth Jones. He married Ann Eliza Drupiney Nelson on 3 December 1848, in Pitt, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870. He died in 1877, in Pitt, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 107.

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Family Time Line

Elihu Briley Sr
1770–1877
Ann Eliza Drupiney Nelson
1820–1880
Marriage: 3 December 1848
Sarah F. Briley
1838–
Sidney Elihu Briley
1839–1916
Mary Elizabeth Briley
1843–1912
John Carroll Briley
1848–1872
James Turner Briley
1849–1954
Cinderilla 'Rille' Briley
1852–1933
William Jonah Briley
1855–1933
Lydia Victoria Briley
1858–1938
Nancy Caroline Fannie Briley
1861–1922

Sources (35)

  • Elisha Briley, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
  • Elihu Briley in entry for Fannie C Carson, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"
  • Elihu Briley in household of Unknown, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 "

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

North Carolina is the 12th state.

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Ó Brólaigh, see Brawley .

English: habitational name from Brilley in Bridstow (Herefordshire), a local variant of the name that usually develops as Bromley .

In some cases also an Americanized form of Slovenian Brilej: nickname derived from dialect briliti ‘to shave’, hence apparently denoting a barber.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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