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Broughill Women |
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No references have been found to women who
carried the Broughill name during the colonial period, but the English
language was then going through many changes and illiteracy was
widespread. That resulted in many variant spellings of surnames.
Two similar surnames have been found, both in locations were
Broughills are known to have lived. |
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Betty Branghile |
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As
Caroline's Church Parish Records have long disappeared, no record has
been found of William's marriage. However, the Will of Edward Goode of
Caroline County was made 28 March 1763, and probated in Williamsburg and
thus escaped destruction. One of the witnesses was Betty Branghile.
Caroline County Records list only one surname even close in appearance
to Branghile and it, of course, is Broughill. Betty may have been
William's wife, his daughter, or daughter-in-law. No further reference
has been found to her. |
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Ann Broughill |
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On November 21, 1727, Ann Brohill signed an Essex County Deed between
Henry Adcocke and John Adcocke, both of the Parish of Southfarnham.
Although this provides no genealogical information, it does establish
her presence in the same time and place as Aaron Broughill. Could she
have been his wife? |
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