Abstract:
Benjamin Briley, d. 1853 in Pitt County, leaving 10 children: Martha Briley (m. Moses Turnage); John Briley; Willis Briley; Nancy Briley (m. Samuel Vines, Jr.); Eliza Briley (m. Joseph B. G. Andrews); Winifred Briley (m. Joseph L. Ballard); Mary Briley (m. Cornelius Stephens); William S. Briley; Jesse Briley; Bennett Briley (m. Mary Ann Ballard; she m.2) Calvin Joyner). There are depositions from Joab Hemby, Lucinda Vincent, Jesse Vincent, Jacob Elks, Henry Hancock, William J. Blow, Henry Bell, Lawrence Anderson, William Flanegan, Samuel Vines, Jr., Richard H. Adams, Willis Briley, William K. Delany.