John Pyle (1687 - 1752)

Born 8 Aug 1687 in Bethel Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Thomas) Pyle — married 2 Jul 1710 (to before 1716) in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Husband of Susanna (Chamberlin) Pyle — married after 8 Oct 1716 in Thornbury, Chester, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 1752 at about age 64 in Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

John Pyle, was the son of Robert Pyle and Ann Stovey^[1] John was born in 1687 and passed away in 1752. ^[2]

John married Lydia Thomas first in 1710, ^[3] and then married Susan Chamberlin. The Quaker Pennsylvania Delaware Concord Monthly meeting on the 8th day of the 8th month 1716 appointed persons to attend the marriage of JOHN PYLE and SUSANNAH CHAMBERLIN.^[4]

In the will of John's father, Robert Pyle, proved 29 Aug, 1730, John is bequeathed 200 acres of land in Marlborough, Chester County, Pa; ^[5]

• Robert Pyle, titled "Yeoman", resident of Bethel township, left the following legacies:
• To his wife Susanna, f100 and 1/2 household goods
• To his son William f50 and to his children f50 to be divided at 21
• To son John, "all my right title to that 200 acres of land in Marlborough which I lately leased to one Holt on condition that he pay to his son Moses f30 when 21

• And said will continues...
• To his daughter Sarah Pyle, f20 at 21 or married;
• To son Joseph f30;
• To grandson Robert, son of Joseph, my tract of land in Marlborough containing 224 acres;
• To son Daniel, f70 paying to his daughters Susanna and Mary f15 each at 21 or married;
• To daughter Mary Moore, f50, she paying to each of her children f5 at 21 or married;
• To grandson Aaron Vernon f15;
• To granddaughter Rachel Green f15;
• To George, James, and Dorothy Turner my now wifes children f4 each;
• To grandchildren Saml. Pyle and the 3 daughters of son Robert, 10 shillings each
• Executors: wife Susanna and sons, Wm. and Joseph

Based on JOHN PYLE's will written 14 April 1752, and proved 20 July 1752, JOHN died in 1752.^[6] His wife , children and brother were noted in the will as:

• son JACOB PYLE
• son EBENEZER PYLE
• son ISRAEL PYLE
• son STEHEN PYLE
• son MOSES PYLE
• son WILLIAM PYLE
• daugther SARAH wife of HENRY PHILLIPS
• daughter MARY
• daughter SUSANNAH
• wife SUSANNAH PYLE
• brother JOSEPH PYLE

Sources

1. ↑ Pyle Family History 1594-1954
2. ↑ Entered by Matthew Stidham, Aug 27, 2011
3. ↑ "...Among the children of Peter and Sarah Thomas, were: 1. Lydia (m. 1710, John Pyle); ..." - Burial Record of Merion Meeting Graveyard (1682-1706), Montgomery County, PA, transcribed by Margaret B. Harvey, A.M. (available online, accessed Oct. 17, 2014)
4. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Women's Minutes, 1715-1751; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 130, Pennsylvania Delaware Concord Monthly Meeting Women´s Minutes, 1715-1751, page 5, citing John Pyle and Susannah Chamberlin. Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line], image 4 of 96. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
5. ↑ "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99B-J996-T?cc=1999196&wc=9PMZ-BZS%3A268496301%2C280751201 : 3 July 2014), Chester > Wills 1713-1720 and 1736-1755 vol 1-3, A-C > Book A, page 322, citing Robert Pyle, image 124 of 603; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.
6. ↑ "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899B-J99F-N?cc=1999196&wc=9PMZ-BZS%3A268496301%2C280751201 : 3 July 2014), Chester > Wills 1713-1720 and 1736-1755 vol 1-3, A-C >Book C, page 349, 350, citing John Pyle, image 511 of 603; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.

• Livingston, Lela., Tait, Florence., Pyle, Homer., Goodwin, R. Dean (n.d.) Pyle Family History 1594-1954

• Source: #S754 Page: p. 165-166. Source: #S754 Page: p. 165-166.

• Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Women's Minutes, 1715-1751; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 130, Pennsylvania Delaware Concord Monthly Meeting Women´s Minutes, 1715-1751, page 5, citing John Pyle and Susannah Chamberlin. Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line], image 4 of 96. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

• Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 (database on-line). Provo, UT,USA: The Generations Network, inc., 2000. Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.

• "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99B-J996-T?cc=1999196&wc=9PMZ-BZS%3A268496301%2C280751201 : 3 July 2014), Chester > Wills 1713-1720 and 1736-1755 vol 1-3, A-C >Book A, page 322, citing Robert Pyle, image 124 of 603; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.

• "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899B-J99F-N?cc=1999196&wc=9PMZ-BZS%3A268496301%2C280751201 : 3 July 2014), Chester > Wills 1713-1720 and 1736-1755 vol 1-3, A-C > Book C, page 349, 350, citing John Pyle, image 511 of 603; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.

• Source: S754 Author: Cope, Gilbert Title: Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; Descended from John and Jane Sharples Publication: Name: Bi-Centennial Committee; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1887;

• Pyle, Howard Thornton, and Jane Weaver Pyle, The Pyle-Pile family in America, 1642-1980: also Pyles-Piles. Kokomo, Ind. (1546 W. Jefferson St., Kokomo 46901): H.T. Pyle and J.(W.) Pyle. 1981.

Acknowledgements

• Matthew Stidham, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Matthew and others.

• Cheryl Eby, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Cheryl and others.

• WikiTree profile Pyle-374 created through the import of WORCESTER_2012-07-31.ged on Jul 31, 2012 by Bob Worcester. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bob and others.