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- Ann Stovey, they m. 16 Nov 1681 Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. She was the daughter of William & Eleanor Stovey], b. abt. 1660 Hilperton, Wiltshire, England, d. 1724, Chester Co, Pennsylvania
Married 1681 at Friends Meeting in Cannings
to Robert Pyle, Dec. 29, 1660, Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England, d. 1730, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania,
At the Meeting of Friends in Devizes on Sept 2 1681 their intention to marry was was signed by Thomas, John and Ralph
WITHERS and others. At the Meeting of Friends in Cannings Sept 7 1681 their intention to marry was witnessed by John WITHERS.
Robert was imprisoned 1679 for over a year for refusing to pay tithes. In 1683 he had 43 sheep taken from him for preaching at a meeting at Devizes, Wilts. At other times his cattle and his property including his bed were confiscated. 2 drs, 6 sons.
They emmigrated.
Parents:
William Stovey, b. 1625, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England, d. 11 July 1705
Eleanor, b.?
or
Sarah, b. abt. 1629
Spouse:
Robert Pyle, b. Dec. 29, 1660, Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England, d. 1730, Concord, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania,
Spouse:
1st: Ann Stovey, they m. 16 Nov 1681 Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. She was the daughter of William & Eleanor Stovey], b. bet. 1660-1665, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England, d. 1705? 1724, Chester Co, Pennsylvania
Daughter of William Stovey, b. 1625 Aberry, Wilts-M M, d. Nov 7 1705 bur. at Cummerell Wilts.) of Hilperton
(Helperton Marsh near Trowbridge).
William Stovey, the father-in-law of Robert Pyle, suffered'
much persecution on account of embracing Quaker principles. It is related by Besse that in 1677 he "had twenty-two Sheep
taken from his on Pretence of Tithe, at the Suit of James Garth, Priest of Hilperton."
'In 1679 he was sent to prison for refusing to pay tithes and remained there more than a year. Again, in 1683 he had forty-three sheep taken from him for preaching at a meeting at Devizes."
Ann and Robert were married at Friends Meeting in Cannings
At the Meeting of Friends in Devizes on Sept 2 1681 their intention to marry was was signed by Thomas, John and Ralph
WITHERS and others. At the Meeting of Friends in Cannings Sept 7 1681 their intention to marry was witnessed by John WITHERS.
Excerpt from Dr. Goodley's Bethel Twp. Thru Three Centuries:
Robert Pile or Pyle (c1660-1730) was born in Thornton Parish, Wiltshire, England, migrated to America and became one of the earliest settlers in Bethel.
He was probably the most prominent citizen of Bethel in his day. He was a justice of Chester County as early as 1683; he served several terms in the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly; and he was a Commissioner in 1701 for the settlement of the boundary between Pennsylvania and Delaware.
He was a leader in the Society of Friends, and his home became one of the meeting places for the early Bethel Township Quakers. He had landholdings in Bethel, Concord and Marlborough Townships and bequeathed lands to his sons John and Joseph. His son Daniel remained in Bethel,
and was listed in the 1790 census. Robert's will has been preserved, and is dated "first month, second day, 1729 and eighth month, twenty-ninth day, 1730."
Children:
-- Sarah Pyle, b. 27 Nov 1682, Bethel, Delaware co., Penn., d. 16 Dec 1706, Chester co., Penn., m. 1702 to John Vernon
-- Robert Pyle, b. 17 July 1684, Bethel, Delaware co., Penn., d. 1717, Bethel, Delaware co., Penn., M. 1709 to Elizabeth Swaffer
-- William Pyle, b. 26 Nov 1685, Bethel, Delaware co., Penn., d. 1734, m. 1707, Olive Bennett
-- John Pyle, b. 1687, Bethel, Delaware co., Penn., d. 1752, He lived his life as a farmer with extensive land holdings in Thornbury Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. He married 1st: 1710 to Lydia Thomas, who must have died young, 2nd: in 1716 Susanna Chamberlin, b. b. 13 Sept 1691, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, d. 1779, Thornbury, Delaware, Penn, daughter or Robert and Mary Chamberlain of Concord.
-- Mary Pyle, b. 13 Nov 1688, d. ?, m. in 1713 to Thomas Moore
-- Jacob Pyle, b. 5 Jan 1691 Bethel, Delaware co., Penn., d. bef. 1717, Bethel, Delaware co., Penn. m. in 1713 to Alice Bowater
-- Joseph Pyle, b. 5 Nov 1692, Bethel, Delaware co., Penn., m. 1717, m. 1st: Sarah Dicks, (dau. of Peter Dicks & Esther Maddock), b. 1695 Birmingham, Cheshire, England, d. bef. 1727 Chester Co, Penn, married 2ndly: in 1732 to Sarah [Pennell] Gibbons, (dau. of John & Mary Pennel), [Sarah was 1st married to John Gibbons]
-- Daniel Pyle, b. 29 May 1694, [Concord MM.] Bethel, Delaware co., Penn., d. 1764, m. 1st: in 14 March 1717 to Mary Chamberlain, b. 21 Oct 1698, Bethel, Delaware co., Pennsylvania; d. 10 Nov 1726, daughter of Robert and Mary Chamberlain of Concord. He married 2ndly: 9 Nov 1727 Mary Pennell, of Ashton, Delaware co., Penn.
Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties by Gilbert Cope and Henry Graham Ashmead 1904
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