Brief Life History of Mary "Polly"
When Mary "Polly" Broyles was born on 11 November 1809, in Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States, her father, John Broyles, was 35 and her mother, Elizabeth Tanner, was 32. She married Griffin Hunt on 26 March 1832, in Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Bartramville, Union Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States in 1870 and Windsor Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States in 1880. She died on 27 October 1897, in Ensee, Windsor Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States, at the age of 87.
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- Polly Griffin in household of Griffin Hunt, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mary Broyles, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Pauley Briles, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Breyhel, a variant of Breil, itself a variant of Brühl (see Bruehl ). The surname Breyhel is no longer found in Germany. Compare Briles .
History: Johannes Breyhel and his family, from Oetisheim in Württemberg, were among a group of German colonists sponsored by VA Governor Alexander Spotswood in 1714. They founded a settlement called Germanna in Orange County. Hans Jacob Breyhel (born 1705) was the ancestor of the Broyles family, while his brother Conrad was founder of the Briles family.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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