Willoughby Broughton (c1720 VA?-1804 SC)
I see several researchers are doing this family so here is my latest update of information on him and his children...
Willoughby BROUGHTON(b. c1725 Virginia – d. 28 October- 5 Nov 1804 Anderson Co., SC)
Willoughby married Elizabeth _____ (b. c1730?) around 1745 and lived in Virginia at least into the 1770's.
[Speculation is that Elizabeth’s maiden name was Christman and that she was the daughter of Jacob Christman (b. c1691), will dated 6 September 1778 (apparently in Frederick Co., VA).Her siblings were Jacob (1717), Abraham (1719), George (1721), Henry (1723), and Rebecca Christman Scott (1725).There also may have been Isaac, Sarah Bailey and Mary Stephens.]Another researcher says that “Jacob Christmas” refers to “Elizabeth Broughton” as his daughter-in-law in his will, which could mean she was the wife of Willoughby's son, possibly John or Jacob.]
In 1750, he was living in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA, where his son, John, was baptized on 24 June.
On 2 June 1754, a “William Bratton” reportedly escaped from Fort Vause, VA,during a battle in the French & Indian War and fled to a safer area.(NOTE:a John Woodward was a guard at the fort when Bratton escaped.)Coincidentally, by late 1755, Willoughby and his family had moved to Brunswick County, where, he was listed as a taxpayer in 1760.On 20 July 1768, “King George III gives unto Williby Broughton 138 acres of land in Brunswick County on both sides of Wildcat Creek.”This was most likely a land grant for service in the French & Indian War.
On 15 February 1770, Willoughby and Elizabeth sold their land in Brunswick Co., VA to Thomas Jeffryes.By 1771, Willoughby had moved to Surry Co., NC where he appeared as “Willoby Broughton” on the tax list for that year.In 1772, he was listed as “Willibe Brotton.”There was no list for 1773.Willoughby did not appear on the 1774-1775 tax lists, but he was listed as “Wilebey Broughton” in 1777 and his son, Job, was on the 1777 tax list as well.
At the Battle of Moore's Bridge on 27 February 1776, in Surry Co., NC, during the Revolutionary War, Willoughby and his two sons, Job and Jesse fought against the Tories..He sold his land there to Frederick Green for 100 pounds on 17 February 1778.The land was described in the deed as “whereon the said Broughten now lives lying and being on the north side of the Yadkin River joining to Samuel Freeman’s line and Thomas Mare’s.”(He then moved to Wilkes Co., GA?). By 1790, Willoughby was living in northeast South Carolina, the Cheraws District, a portion which is now Marlboro Co., SC (created from Cheraws District in 1798).
1790 Cheraws District, (now Marlboro Co., SC) census:“Willoughby Broughten” 1 m over 16, 1 m 0-15, 1 female, no slaves.His immediate neighbor on the census list was Frederick Johnston.
On 20 December 1797 (Pendleton SC DB B:363) Bennett Combs of Washington District, Pendleton Co., SC, for 3 pounds sold to “Eilliby BROTTON [Willoughby BROUGHTON]” 107 acres on “NW side of 15 Mile Branch of Savannah River, part of tract granted Thos. SHIRELY by Benj. GUERARD on Jan. 25, 1785. Wits: Wm. HUNTER, Fredrick (F) JOHNSTON. Doctor Wm. HUNTER made oath to Geo. W. EARLE, D.C.C. Dec. 20, 1797. Rec. Dec. 20, 1797. (Pendleton District, SC Deeds, 1790-1806. Betty Willie).”On the same day, for 70 pounds, Combs also sold 213 acres next to “Willoby BROTTON” to Frederick Johnston. (“Wits: Wm. HUNTER, Willoby (+) BROTTON. Dr. Wm. HUNTER made oat to G. W. EARLEY, D.C.C. Dec. 20, 1797.
Willoughby's second wife was (widow) Joanna ______.Her maiden name is unknown, but her widowed name was probably Smith. Willoughby’s will (see below) names Frederick Johnston (his neighbor in 1790 and 1797) as his son-in-law and Elijah Smith as his stepson.Since Frederick obviously moved across South Carolina to remain neighbors with Willoughby, I assume that Willoughby married Joanna before 1790.
Sometime during the 1790s, Willoughby moved to the Pendleton District in northwest South Carolina.
1800 Pendleton District, SC census:“Willoughby Broughton”1 m 26-44, 1 f 26-44, 2 m 10-15, 1 f 10-15 (these ages don’t seem to fit)… also, “Federick Johnson” 1m 26-44, 1 f 26-44, 1 m 10-15;“Thomas Johnson” 1 m over 45, 1 m 16-25; and “Job Smith 20210-14001”(1810 Pendleton lists no Broughtons, no Frederick Johnson, but it does list Elijah Smith)
Willoughby's will, made on 28 October 1804 was recorded and proved on 5 November 1804 in Anderson Co., SC:
Willibought Broughton. Wife: Joanna Broughton. Sons: not mentioned. Daughters: Catherine Halkam (oldest), Winfred Davis (youngest). Other Heirs: Frederick Johnson sil, Elijah Smith (step son), Jeffee Broughton's heirs, Job Broughton. Exors: wife Joanna Broughton, Frederick Johnson, James Garvin. Witnesses: Thomas Garvin, James Garvin. Date: 28 Oct. 1804. Probate: 5 Nov. 1804. Bk. A p. 55, Roll 74. Anderson Co, SC.
Children:
(1) Catherine BROUGHTON (b. c1745-1749 VA – d. after 1804).
Catherine's husband is not known, other than he was a Holcombe (or Halcomb). It may have been Phil (Philemon) or George, both of whom rode with the Broughtons during the Revolutionary War. “Catherine Halkam” is mentioned in her father’s 1804 will as the oldest.
(2) Jesse BROUGHTON(b. c1745-1749 VA – d. before 17 August 1778 Wilkes Co., GA).
Jesse married Mary Hawkins (b. c1758 VA? – d. after 1807 GA?) sometime before 1775. (She married (2) John Leggett in 1778.)
He fought in the Revolutionary War for the Patriots, and is known to have fought in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, in Surry County, North Carolina, on February 27, 1776.
He died in 1777-1778 apparently in Georgia, possibly due to the war. His widow was named temporary administrator of his estate on August 17, 1778.Then, on 12 December 1778, “Williby Brawton, father of the deceased, Jesse Brawton, is appointed as the administrator of Jesse’s estate… following the remarriage of Jesse’s widow, Mary Hawkins Browten, to John Leggett.”Jesse’s estate was appraised and sold on 23 March 1780.
Mary’s parents were Alexander Hawkins Sr. (b. c1730 VA – d. 1807 Oglethorpe GA), son of Nicholas & Elizabeth (Long) Hawkins of Spotsylvania Co., VA, and Mary H. ____ (b. c1731 – d. before 1807 GA).Alexander lived in Surry Co., NC from about 1771 until 1785, then he moved to Wilkes (now Oglethorpe) Co., GA.His will was written 18 August 1804 and was proven in 1807 in Oglethorpe Co., GA.
Jesse & Mary had at least four sons, but maybe as many as seven children:
(Assumptions that the children took the name Leggett when Mary remarried must be false. Three of the sons appeared as Broughtons on the 1805 Georgia land lottery list and are still referred to as Broughtons in their grandfather’s will in 1807.)
1. James BROUGHTON (b. 177_ VA or Surry NC – d. after 1805).
2. Jesse BROUGHTON(b. c177_ VA or Surry NC – d. possibly before 1805 GA?).
3. Willoughby “William” BROUGHTON Jr.(b. c1776 VA or Surry NC – d. 14 June 1844 Morgan GA).
4. John A. BROUGHTON(b. 177_ GA – d. 8 Jan 1820 Oglethorpe GA).
5. Elizabeth (Broughton) LEGGETT?
6. Mary (Broughton) LEGGETT?
7. Nancy (Broughton) LEGGETT?
(3) John BROUGHTON(b. (bapt) 24 June 1750 N. Farnham Parish, Richmond VA – d. before 1804?).
John acquired 400 acres in Edgefield County, South Carolina in 1770.It is only speculation that this was the same John.There were other Broughton families in South Carolina at this time.He is not named in his father’s 1804 will, so he is presumed to have died before then.
(4) Jacob BROUGHTON(b. c17__ VA).
A Knox Co., KY sheriff’s report on tax collections for 1806 mentioned several residents who had “removed” to other areas, including “Jacob Broughton to Tennessee.”But were Willoughby’s children even in Kentucky by 1806?The earliest reference so far is for his grandson, Woodard, who bought land in Clay Co., KY in 1808.Another possibility is that it was Job doing some early traveling.Job is sometimes written as Jacob.
(5) Job BROUGHTON(b. 30 October 1755 Brunswick VA – d.27 March 1837 Hammond, Knox KY).
Job married Mary “Molly” Lewis (b. 10 March 1756 VA? – d. c1845 Knox KY) on 20/26 June 1774 in North Carolina (Published histories say 26 June, but Job’s pension application says 20 June).Her maiden name is based on the “right of dower” mentioned in an 1826 Knox Co., KY deed of land to John Lewis.(Some researchers believe that Job's wife was Mary Woodard.)
He was a veteran of the Revolution, serving around the period 1775-1776. He and his wife were living in Surry County, North Carolina when he fought in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge against the Tories on February 27, 1776. They moved to Wilkes Co., GA on or around February 24, 1777. Here he re-entered the service with the Georgia militia as a infantry and cavalry private and was stationed at Stephen Herd's Fort in 1777 and served until 1781. During this time he served as a Minuteman and was a spy for some 18 months, and later participated in the seige of Savannah.
From an online history about Knox Co., KY settlers (http://www.tcnet.net/ky/knox/decker.html) -- Job Broughton, Pvt., served in Stephen Herd's fort in Wilkes County, Ga., "In fall of 1781 I was discharged and moved back to North Carolina, and on the road heard the firing at the Battle of Eutaw Springs. For my services as a minute man I was promised $8 per month, full rations for myself and my wife. The rations got best, as for the money I never got it, and if I had it would have taken $500 to buy a half pint of whiskey."
After the war, in late 1781, Job moved his family back to North Carolina.On the 1790 census (1-3-1-0-0), he was living in the Salisbury District, Surry Co., NC, with three males under 16 (Woodard, Jesse & William) and a female (Mary). (NOTE:Also in 1790 Surry Co., there was a Joel and William Terrel Lewis, but no Woodards.)
He later moved to Buncombe Co., NC (created in 1791 from Burke (1777) & Rutherford (1779) Counties), where he owned two tracts on Choats Creek.On 22 July 1791, Job was granted a tract of 200 acres by the state of North Carolina.Job also bought 93 acres from Henry Deweese for 60 pounds on 30 September 1797.Job sold some land on Ivy Creek in Buncombe Co., NC to Robert Anderson on 8 June 1799.
The 1800 census for Buncombe Co. listed Job and two sons, Jesse and Woodard.Job & Mary were listed as being under 44.They also had two males between 16-25 (one was William), 1 female between 16-25 and one male between 10-15.It is not known who these other people were, but it could’ve been another couple and a child.
Job began selling off his land in 1801.On 25 February 1801, Job sold two tracts on Ivy Creek to his nephew, William Woodard.On 21 April (presumably in 1801, but the deed was unclear), he sold 150 acres to John Turner.Job sold two more tracts on Ivy Creek to his brother-in-law (and William’s stepfather), Rev. Isham Davis, on 12 May 1801.
On 27 August 1808, Job bought 150 acres in Clay Co., KY from his son, Woodard.On 6 December 1809, after Woodard had found a suitable place for them to live in Knox Co., KY, Job sold his land in Clay Co. to John Spurlock and moved his family to Stinking Creek in Knox Co., KY (about 17 miles from Barbourville).
On 26 August 1833, Job filed a statement about his Revolutionary War service in Knox Co., KY for his application for a pension.
On 9 September 1833, Job began receiving a pension of $60/month for his Revolutionary War service.
When Job & Mary became too old to farm and trade for themselves, they left Knox Co., KY to live with their son, Jesse, in Whitley Co., KY.Soon after, Job became seriously ill and felt Jesse was neglecting him so he moved back to Knox Co. to live with his youngest son, William.Job died on 27 March 1837 at William’s home.He was buried behind Friendship Church in Hammond, Knox Co., KY.
[I am descended from Job through his son, Jesse... E-mail me if you want further info about Job's sons, Woodard, Jesse or William]
(6) Winnefred “Winnie” BROUGHTON(b. 1761-1765 Brunswick VA – d. 1843-1847 NC/SC, most likely 1847 Macon NC).
Winnefred's first husband, Mr. Woodward, died early in the marriage. It's possible that he was named John, son of John Woodward Sr.(Researcher Jim Woodward, [email protected], of Tulsa OK, says Winnie married John Woodward, son of Peter 1730 Woodward, about 1780 in Surry Co., NC.Query from the Brunswick VA rootsweb site).
Winnie & John married before 1774 and had one son:
1. William Woodward (b. 1774 SC – d. before September 1842 Buncombe NC).
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