Sarah (Box) Piles (abt. 1695 - aft. 1766)

Born about 1695 in Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of Francis Piles Jr. — married 1711 in Prince George's, Maryland

Died after 1766 after about age 71 in Prince George's, Maryland

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Biography

Names

Sarah Box

Research Note

Some researchers believe that Sarah's maiden name is Osborn.^[1][2] She was one of the daughters named in Thomas Box's 1707/8 will Thomas Box, as can be proven by later sale(s) of the land that he divided between his two daughters. The matching deeds that prove it are: Liber A p376: James Moore to Thomas Box, 15 Feb 1700; 163 acre part of Horse Race beginning at a white oak the SE corner of John Biggar's land on the Cabbin Branch, North 160 perches, East by North 180 perches... Liber Q p665: Francis Piles & ux, Sarah, to Robert Levett, 28 Jun 1733; "half that tract or parcel called Horse Race" beginning at a white oak, North 160 perches, East by North 93 perches, South 11 East to the Cabbin Branch then with it to the beginning tree.^[3]

Although her father isn't named in the second deed, the metes & bounds exactly match half of the first tract, which Thomas Box purchased in 1701 from James Moore and willed to his two daughters in 1707/8. Francis Piles never purchased the tract or any other part of Horse Race, and Sarah is prominently named in this deed and one other (possibly half of her father's purchase from Ninian Beall of another part of Horse Race), but not named in other deeds from Francis before or after these two.^[3]

Abt 1695 Birth and Parentage

Sarah Box^[3] b. abt. 1695 likely in Maryland^[2] d/o Thomas Box and Jane Phoenix.^[3]

Abt 1711

Abt 1711,^[2] Sarah m. Francis Piles, Jr.^[1]b. abt. 1692^[1] likely in Maryland s/o Francis Piles, Sr..^[1][2]

Aft 1763 Death

Sarah d. aft 1763 Prince George's Co. based on Sarah's Executrix role on an accounting of her husband's estate on 20 Jun 1763.^[2]

Children

Sarah's children mentioned in her husband's will:^[2]

1. Josiah Pile
2. Leonard Pile b. abt 1740 Prince George's Co.
3. Basil Pile
4. Osborn Pile
5. Henry Pile
6. Sarah Pile
7. Francis Pile
8. Naomi Pile

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} William N. Hurley, Jr., Montgomery County Families: A Collection of Genealogies of Early Families of Montgomery County, Maryland, Volume 2, Heritage Books, Inc. (December 15, 2004), pp. pp. 131-139.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Sarah Osborn profile on Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland: accessed 04 Sep 2017 at [1]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Comments dated 27 Feb 2002 by David Martin.