John Pyle (1746 - 1818)

Born 1746 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Brashear) Pyle — married 1770 in Chatham, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1818 at about age 72 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky

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Biography

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At age 20 (1767) John migrated to North Carolina with the rest of his fathers family, in what is now called Chatham County, North Carolina.

He later moved to South Carolina around 1784 where his family is shown living in Greenville County in 1790 census with 3 sons and one daughter.

John was Capt of calvary in the British Army in the Revolutionary war and severely wounded shortly before he and his father were taken prisoner by Capt William O'Neal in latter part of September 1781. Having been taken prisoner several times before and escaping, this time after recovering from his injuries, he volunteered his medical skills and helped the injured from both sides of the war.

About 1793 he moved to new state of Kentucky, settling in Christian County probably at same time his brother Nicholas and his family did. John and Sarah spent the remaining years of their life in Kentucky living the last 3 years or so with their son John (Jack) and his wife Mary.

Source: “Pyle Family History 1594-1954” by Lela Livingston, Florence Tait, Homer Pyle, and R. Dean Goodwin. (Note: See the book for the full list of sources cited).