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- Ancestors of Mary Pyle
Generation No. 1
1. Mary Pyle, born Abt. 1724 in Concord Township, Chester Co. (that part now in Delaware Co.), PA; died Abt. 1790 in Haw River area of Alamance Co., NC. She was the daughter of 2. Nicholas Pyle III and 3. Sarah Worrilow. She married (1) John Newlin, Jr. 13 Sep 1745 in Concord Friends Meeting, Concordville, present-day Delaware Co., PA (then part of Chester County). He was born Abt. 1716 in Concord Township, Chester Co. (that part now in Delaware Co.), PA, and died Abt. 1805 in Haw River area of Alamance Co., NC. He was the son of John Newlin and Mary Woodward.
More About Mary Pyle:
Burial: Spring Friends Cemetery, Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road near Snow Camp, Alamance Co., NC
Comment: Was a 1st cousin of Col. John Pyle of North Carolina Tory fame
Ethnicity/Relig.: Society of Friends (Quaker)
Event: 1768, Transferred from Concord Meeting in Pennsylvania to Cane Creek Meeting in North Carolina
Notes for John Newlin, Jr.:
Generation No. 2
2. Nicholas Pyle III, born 26 Feb 1697 in Bethel, Delaware Co., PA; died Abt. 1734 in Concord Township, Delaware Co., PA. He was the son of 4. Nicholas Pyle and 5. Abigail Bushell. He married 3. Sarah Worrilow 07 Oct 1721 in Concord Friends Meeting, Concordville, Chester Co. (that part now in Delaware Co.), PA.
3. Sarah Worrilow, born 12 Jul 1700 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA. She was the daughter of 6. John Worrilow II and 7. Ann Maris.
Children of Nicholas Pyle and Sarah Worrilow are:
i. James Pyle, born Abt. 1722; married Martha Marshall.
1 ii. Mary Pyle, born Abt. 1724 in Concord Township, Chester Co. (that part now in Delaware Co.), PA; died Abt. 1790 in Haw River area of Alamance Co., NC; married John Newlin, Jr. 13 Sep 1745 in Concord Friends Meeting, Concordville, present-day Delaware Co., PA (then part of Chester County).
iii. Philip Pyle, born Abt. 1726; married Hannah Baldwin.
iv. Abigail Pyle
Generation No. 3
4. Nicholas Pyle, born Oct 1666 in Bishop's Canning, Wiltshire, England; died 1716 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA. He was the son of 8. Nicholas N. Pyle and 9. Edith Musprat. He married 5. Abigail Bushell 11 Sep 1688 in Chester/ Delaware Co., PA.
5. Abigail Bushell, born Abt. 1668 in Brinkworte, Wiltshire, England; died Bef. 1713 in Chester Co., PA. She was the daughter of 10. Joseph Bushell.
Notes for Nicholas Pyle:
The following information on the first three generations of Pyles in Pennsylvania is quoted from Robert P. Case, Ph.D. in "Prosperity and Progress: Concord Township, Pennsylvania 1683-1983," pages 96-98:
The Pyle family had its roots in Wiltshire County, England. Nicholas Pyle of Bishop Cannings, Wiltshire had eight children, of whom three sons immigrated to Pennsylvania: Robert, Nicholas, and Ralph. Robert (1660-1736) was the first to sail for the New World. On May 1, 1683 he purchased 150 acres from William Smith of Wiltshire (original purchaser of 1,250 acres from William Penn in August 1682). The property was laid out to Robert in Bethel Township, and he occupied the land soon after the survey. By August 1684 he had constructed a home for his family and was an active member of Chichester Monthly Meeting. He became an active member of early Pennsylvania society, serving as a representative in the Provincial Assembly for nine terms, officiating as a judge of Chester Court, and representing Pennsylvania on the commission which determined the circular boundary line between Pennsylvania and Delaware.
In June 1711 Robert obtained 170 acres in Concord from Nathan Baker (part of the William Collett tract of 300 acres). In April 1715 Robert deeded the property to his son Jacob. Jacob (1691-1717), who married Alice Bowater in May 1713, died unexpectedly in 1717. His widow Alice retained title to the land for a year, and then deeded the tract to her son Samuel. Samuel farmed the land until February 1755 when he sold it to William McCay.
Daniel Pyle, Jr., a grandson of Robert, acquired 130 acres in December 1789 as part of a sheriff's sale of the original George Lee 200 acre property. The land was passed down through the family during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and is still owned by the Pyle family today.
Nicholas Pyle (1666-1717) apparently arrived a few years after Robert, and acquired 150 acres in Bethel Township on March 1, 1688 from John Palmer and John Hannum. In November 1688 he married Abigail Bushell, daughter of Joseph Bushell and a member of Concord Monthly Meeting. Dr. George Smith claims that Nicholas "settled in Concord as early as 1686." The only evidence uncovered this far which could substantiate this claim is an entry in the Chester Court records of November 27, 1686: "Robert Pile made over a deed unto his brother Nicholas Pile for one hundred acres of land lying in Concord..." However, there is no record of Robert acquiring land in Concord at this time. Robert did own property in Thornbury Township bordering on Concord, and the court could have mistakenly assumed that the tract was in Concord. Exactly where Nicholas lived and what he did for the period 1688 to 1693 is not clear. In December 1693 he purchased the 200 acres in Concord which had been rented to William Byers since December 1683. The failure of Byers to pay the annual quit rent or to improve the land resulted in the loss of the lease and its sale to Pyle. We do know that Nicholas left Bethel by March 1697 because on March 2, 1697 he deeded the 150 acres in Bethel to his brother Robert. In February 1701 Nicholas also obtained 250 acres from William Hitchcock which adjoined his original 200 acres on the north. Pyle acquired the property undoubtedly for its excellent economic potential: The West Branch of the Chester Creek flowed through its eastern end, along with a mill which had already been erected, and the tract abutted Concord Road on its eastern boundary. After he settled in Concord, Nicholas engaged in milling as his primary activity. Exactly when he became involved in milling is not clear. It is certain that in 1711 he constructed a grist mill on the West Branch of Chester Creek, and divided the seven acres around the mill among seven owners, creating what was known as "Society Mill." On July 30, 1711 he purchased one share and sold the other six one acre plots to George Pierce, James Gibbons, Benjamin Mendenhall, William Brinton, William Bennett, and Nathan Baker. In addition to running the mill, Nicholas also engaged in farming, raised substantial numbers of livestock, and held a considerable amount of mills and bonds. At his death in 1717, Nicholas had over 44 pounds worth of wheat and flour at the mill and his home, over 22 pounds worth of wheat under cultivation, 10 horses, 20 calves and cows and one bull, 20 sheep and 12 lambs. Moreover, he held 222 pounds in bills and bonds.
Nicholas' marriage to Abigail produced three daughters (Mary, Edith, Sarah) and four sons (Nicholas Jr., Samuel, James, Joseph). Abigail died around 1710 and Nicholas took a second wife in March 1713, marrying Ann Webb of Philadelphia at Concord Monthly Meeting. In addition to raising a family and operating a mill and farm, he was active in community and colony affairs. He was a justice of the peace in 1709 and 1715, and a representative in the Provincial Assembly for five terms between 1700 and 1714.
Nicholas Jr. (1700-1734) inherited the family homestead of 450 acres plus a three-fourths interest in the grist mill--his brother Samuel received a one-fourth share. Nicholas Jr. carried on the mill and farming operations of his father. His premature death in 1734 put his real estate in the hands of a trustee who was instructed to rent the property until his son James turned twenty one. In 1755 James gained title to the land, but his activities are not known. The original Pyle homestead and mill passed from Pyle to Marshall control in 1773. James Marshall, who had married Martha Pyle, acquired the 450 acres and kept the entire estate together for 20 years. Between 1794 and 1804 the 450 acres was sold off in various lots. In March 1794 Sarah Cloud bought 24 acres. In April 1794 Joseph Hatton and Samuel Painter each acquired 99 acres, in March 1804 Nathan Sharpless bought 157 acres and obtained a lease on the mill, and in March 1804 Joseph Cloud--who had married Sarah Pyle, widow of James Pyle--assumed title to the remaining property.
More About Nicholas Pyle:
Probate: 10 Feb 1717
Will: 18 Dec 1716, Chester/Delaware Co., PA
Children of Nicholas Pyle and Abigail Bushell are:
i. Mary Pyle, born 23 Jun 1689 in Chester Co., PA; married Joseph Sharp 04 Sep 1713 in Concord Friends Meeting, Concordville, Chester Co., PA.
ii. Edith Pyle, born 20 Jan 1695 in Bethel, present-day Delaware Co., PA; married Nicholas Newlin 14 Nov 1715 in Concord Friends Meeting, present-day Delaware Co., PA; born 19 May 1689 in Darby Township, present-day Delaware Co., PA; died Abt. 1768 in Concord Township, Chester Co., PA.
Notes for Nicholas Newlin:
The opening paragraph on the Payments of Accounts report submitted by Ann Speakman Newlin & Micajah Speakman for the administration of Nicholas' estate calls Thomas Newlin the "only son and heir". This does not mean Nicholas & Edith did not have other children but that any others were deceased without heirs in 1768.
2 iii. Nicholas Pyle III, born 26 Feb 1697 in Bethel, Delaware Co., PA; died Abt. 1734 in Concord Township, Delaware Co., PA; married Sarah Worrilow 07 Oct 1721 in Concord Friends Meeting, Concordville, Chester Co. (that part now in Delaware Co.), PA.
iv. Dr. Samuel Pyle, born 21 Dec 1700 in Concord, Chester/Delaware Co., PA, USA; died 1749 in Kennett Township, Chester Co., PA; married Sarah Pringle? 1721; died Aft. 18 Apr 1754.
v. James Pyle, born 02 Oct 1703.
vi. Joseph Pyle, born 15 Feb 1706.
vii. Sarah Pyle, born Abt. 1707.
6. John Worrilow II, born Aug 1664 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England; died 02 Jan 1727 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA. He was the son of 12. Thomas Worrilow and 13. Grace Joan Perkes. He married 7. Ann Maris 14 Oct 1690 in home of Bartholomew Coppock, Jr., Springfield Township, Chester Co., PA.
7. Ann Maris, born 18 Aug 1667 in Flyford-Grafton, Worcestershire, England; died Abt. 1710 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA. She was the daughter of 14. George Maris, Jr. and 15. Alice ?.
Notes for John Worrilow II:
The following is quoted from Russell Newlin Abel in "Mendenhall-Newlin Alliance" (1989), page 214:
John Worrilow II (called II to distinguish him from his grandfather) was born in Haughton, Staffordshire, England to Thomas Worrilow and Grace (Joan) Perkes Worrilow. Church records show he was baptized on 9 Aug 1664 in the local parish church.
In 1683, the family emigrated to Chester County, PA and settled in the Springfield area, served by Darby Monthly Meeting, where they presented their certificate of transfer from Worcester Monthly Meeting. His father, Thomas "of Brasenhill" (aka Boozknoll, Broozwell, etc.) settled in Edgmont Township, Chester/Delaware Co., PA. On 1 Sep 1690, Thomas, in addition to a gift of 20 pounds, deeded to John a tract of 250 acres contiguous to the southeast end of the father's farm, "in consideration of his intended marriage to Ann Maris, daughter of George and Alice Maris of "Home House" in Springfield, of the same county.
John Worrilow and Ann Maris were married in a Friends ceremony (as recorded by the Chester Monthly Meeting) at the home of Bartholomew Coppock, Jr. in Springfield, a prominent citizen of the area, on 14 Oct 1690.
Ann Maris Worrilow was born 18, 6 mo (Aug) 1667 in Flyford-Grafton, Worcestershire, England to George Maris and Alice Wellsmith Maris. In her youth she experienced firsthand the persecution of the Quakers for their faith. She saw her father fined 20 pounds worth of goods for holding Quaker Meetings at his home; later he was imprisoned for more than eight months beginning on 23 Jul 1670.
Notes for Ann Maris:
Ann, b. 6, 18, 1667; m. 8, 14, 1690, at an appointed meeting at the house of Bartholomew Coppock, Jr. in Springfield, John Worrilow, son of Thomas of Edgemont.
Appendix, Note 5. – Thomas Worrilow was settled in Edgmont as early as 1690 and possibly earlier. He called his place ???, which was probably the name of the place in England from which he emigrated. He was in membership with Friends. The time of his death is not exactly known. His widow died at Philadelphia in 1710? - Smith’s History of Delaware County, Pa.
“Thomas Worrilow, a son of the above named Thomas was settled in the County as early as 1687. In 1690 he was married to Ann, the daughter of George Maris, of Springfield. As a member of the Society of Friends, he was more active than his father. His place of residence was Edgmont. - Smith’s History of Delaware
Children of John Worrilow and Ann Maris are:
i. Mary Worrilow, born 09 Jan 1692 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA; died 18 Mar 1733; married (1) Joseph Baker, Jr. 18 Mar 1709 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA; died 1717 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA; married (2) Dr. John Taylor 10 Jul 1718.
ii. Walter Worrilow, born 12 Mar 1696 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA; died Aft. 1729.
iii. Alice Worrilow, born 16 May 1698 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA; died 1772; married Peter Yarnall 25 Apr 1715 in Chester Monthly (Friends) Meeting, Chester Co., PA; born 20 Aug 1690 in Chester Co., PA; died 08 Aug 1775.
3 iv. Sarah Worrilow, born 12 Jul 1700 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA; married Nicholas Pyle III 07 Oct 1721 in Concord Friends Meeting, Concordville, Chester Co. (that part now in Delaware Co.), PA.
v. Thomas Worrilow, born 16 Aug 1702 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA; married Susannah Taylor 1726; born 03 Feb 1704 in Springfield, Delaware Co., PA.
vi. Ann Worrilow, born 31 May 1706 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA; died Aft. 1724.
vii. Jane Worrilow, born 23 Jun 1707 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA; married George Whippo/Whipps/Whipple 23 Jul 1726; born 22 Feb 1703 in Barnstable, MA.
viii. Grace Worrilow, born 09 Aug 1710 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA; married Jacob Taylor 30 Aug 1728 in Concord Friends Meeting, Concordville, Chester Co., PA; born Abt. 1700; died Abt. 1745.
Generation No. 4
8. Nicholas N. Pyle, born Abt. Mar 1625 in Bishop's Canning, Wiltshire, England; died Abt. 26 Aug 1691 in Bishop's Canning or Sarum, Wiltshire, England. He was the son of 16. John Pyle and 17. Mary Withers. He married 9. Edith Musprat 22 Sep 1656.
9. Edith Musprat, born in probably Urchfont, Wiltshire, England; died Jun 1676. She was the daughter of 18. Thomas Musprat and 19. Edith Byffen.
More About Nicholas N. Pyle:
Burial: 26 Aug 1691
Occupation: Tailor
Children of Nicholas Pyle and Edith Musprat are:
i. John Pyle
ii. Ambrose Pyle, died 22 Oct 1665.
iii. William Pyle
iv. Susannah Pyle
v. Mary Pyle, born 31 Mar 1658; married ? Box.
vi. Robert Pyle, born 29 Feb 1660 in Bishop's Canning, County Wiltshire, England; died 1730 in Bethel Township, Chester/Delaware Co., PA, USA; married (1) Ann Stovey 16 Nov 1681 in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England; born in probably Hilperton, County Wiltshire, England; died 1724 in probably Bethel Township, Chester/Delaware Co., PA; married (2) Susannah ? 30 Dec 1725.
vii. Edith Pyle, born 1665; married ? Painter.
4 viii. Nicholas Pyle, born Oct 1666 in Bishop's Canning, Wiltshire, England; died 1716 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; married (1) Abigail Bushell 11 Sep 1688 in Chester/ Delaware Co., PA; married (2) Ann Webb 1713 in Philadelphia, PA.
ix. Samuel Pyle, born Feb 1668.
x. Ralph Pyle, born Mar 1670 in Bishop's Canning, County Wiltshire, England; died in probably Pennsylvania; married Eleanor Rawlings.
10. Joseph Bushell, born Abt. 1640 in Chipman, Wiltshire, England; died Abt. 1708 in Concord Township, present-day Delaware County, Pennsylvania USA (then part of Chester County).
Notes for Joseph Bushell:
From History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania: from the discovery of the ... By George Smith, Delaware County Institute of Science (Media, Pa.), pages 450-54:
Bushell, Joseph, with his wife Sarah, and two daughters, Jane and Abigail, emigrated from England in 1683, and settled in Bethel township the next year. The family were Quakers, but Jane, the daughter, intermarried with Walter Martin, a man who appears to have had a particular dislike to the doctrines of that sect. Abigail became the wife of Nicholas Pyle of Concord, and maintained her standing with Friends. Joseph Bushell was one of the trustees to take the conveyance of the ground upon which Chichester meeting-house was erected. He died in 1708. He, with Enoch Flower, brought a joint certificate from Brinkworte Monthly Meeting in England, which was presented to the meeting at Philadelphia.
Children of Joseph Bushell are:
i. Jane Bushell, married Walter Martin.
Notes for Walter Martin:
From History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania: from the discovery of the ... By George Smith, Delaware County Institute of Science (Media, Pa.), pages 481-85:
Martin, Walter, was a resident of Marcus Hook before the arrival of William Penn, in 1682, and was the owner of a large tract of land on Naaman's Creek, which had been purchased in England* He appears to have been a man of good standing, but somewhat eccentric. It is not certain that he was a member of any religious denomination, but he appears to have held in veneration certain church ordinances and doctrines that were regarded by the Quakers as outward ceremonies, or that were wholly repudiated by them. This will be seen in his grant or free gift for a buryingplace, &"., mentioned elsewhere. But still it does not appear that he had any unkind feelings towards the Quakers, for in 16S4 he married Jane, the daughter of Joseph Bushell, who was a Quaker, and by his will he entrusted the administration of his estate to two Quakers—Nicholas Pyle and Daniel Williamson. He may have resided for a time on his Naaman'^ Creek purchase, but his general place of residence was Marcns Hook. He died in 1719, and was buried in the lot reserved out of his "fret gift," which now constitutes St. Martin's churchyard. Massive stones that have recently been renovated, indicate the exact resting-place of his remains, one of which bears the following quaint inscription:
"The just man lives in good men's lore, And when he dies, he's blera'd above."
Walter Martin emigrated from Westminster, in the County of Middlesex, England. At the time of his death it does not appear that he had any male descendant living.
5 ii. Abigail Bushell, born Abt. 1668 in Brinkworte, Wiltshire, England; died Bef. 1713 in Chester Co., PA; married Nicholas Pyle 11 Sep 1688 in Chester/ Delaware Co., PA.
12. Thomas Worrilow, born 19 Dec 1633 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England; died 1709 in probably residence at Chestnut and Third Streets, Philadelphia, PA, USA. He was the son of 24. John Worrilow and 25. Alice ?. He married 13. Grace Joan Perkes 17 Aug 1663 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England.
13. Grace Joan Perkes, died Abt. 1701 in probably "Brasenhill, " Edgmont Township, Chester Co., PA.
Notes for Thomas Worrilow:
The following information is quoted from Russell Newlin Abel's "Mendenhall-Newlin Alliance" (1989), page 252:
Thomas Worrilow, the first immigrant of this family to America, was baptized 26 Dec 1636, in Haughton, Staffordshire, England. He married Grace (Joan) Perkes 17 Aug 1663 in the parish church of his birthplace. His father was John Worrilow and his mother, Alice--- Worrilow.
His seven children were all born before the immigration, which occurred about 1684, when his name first appears in Quaker records in Pennsylvania.
He immigrated from a place called "Brasenhill" in England, which place name he gave to his property in Edgmont Township, Chester/Delaware Co., PA in 1689.
In 1691, he deeded 250 acres to his son John, on the occasion of his marriage to Ann Maris. (Chester Co. Deed Book A, p. 49).
He held several offices, e.g., on 3da, 8 mo. 1689, he is listed as tax collector in Edgmont. On 13 Mar 1693/4 he served as constable in Edgmont and on 12 Jun 1694, he was supervisor of roads in the same place.
Thomas' first wife, Grace, died sometime about 1701. No record has been found establishing the date.
Thomas Worrilow married second in 1702, Susannah Bird Brightwen, widow, in Philadelphia. She died in 1710. (Philadelphia Will Book C, p. 214 File 172).
Thomas died after 23 May 1709, the date of his will. His will is recorded in Philadelphia Will Book C, 1709, p. 183-184, File 145
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Thomas Henry Worrilow was the son of John and Alice Worrilow and was baptized on 26 Dec 1636 in the Parish Church of Haughton, Staffordshire, England. He was the first Worrilow to settle in the new world. He and his wife, Grace Perkes, had raised their family together in Haughton, and sometime after 1685 immigrated to Pennsylvania. It is known that of their 7 children, their daughter Grace and son Thomas died before emigration, for they are buried in Haughton the last being buried in 1685. Sometime before leaving their homeland, they joined the Religious Society of Friends.
The precise time of the family’s departure is not known but maps showing early grants and patents of Edgmont Township clearly show that one “Thomas Worrilaw” was in possession of 490 acres in the township as of 10 1st mo. (March) 1688/89. The map also shows Thomas acquiring an additional 200 acres in 1 6th mo. (August) 1693/94, purchased from Philip Yarnall. Additionally, Thomas transferred 250 to his son John as of 1 1mo. (March) 1690/91. No one knows for sure if the families of Edgmont knew each other prior to emigration but many of the Worrilows married into the families of their neighbors. Thomas named his new home in the new world, Brooznoll most probably after his home in England, Brasenhill. Brooznoll is the only property named on the map of the Township of Edgmont showing the early grants and patents of the area.
One close neighbor, Joseph Baker, along with Thomas Worrilow were appointed tax collectors of Edgmont on 3 8th mo. (October) 1689. In 1690 Thomas was a member of the Committee to collect funds for the Chester Meeting House. On 13 Jan 1694/94 he was also appointed constable of Edgmont, and on 12 Jun 1694, supervisor of roads in the township.
Thomas’ first wife, Grace, died sometime in 1700, and he next appeared at the Chester Monthly Meeting on 29 10th mo. (December) 1701, “desiring a Certificate of his clearness in relation to marriage.” A signed certificate was given to him by Friends at the meeting on 26 11th Mo. (January) 1701/02. On 30 11th mo. (January), Thomas and Susannah Bird Brightwen declared their intentions of marriage at the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, “producing a certificate from Chester Meeting, the place of his late abode.” At the next meeting, on 27 12th mo. (January), the couple declared their intentions a second time, as required by the Friends discipline, “and nothing appearing to obstruct, they are left to their liberty to accomplish the same.”
According to his will, Thomas and his new wife lived in Philadelphia West of Third and North of Chestnut Street, which is now the site of a park and in the Society Hill district of the city. Benjamin Franklin’s Home and the First Bank of North America (built 1799) were situated in the block, but sometime much later after Thomas Worrilow’s death.
Thomas died sometime after 23 May 1709, the date of his Will. His Will was proved on 9 Dec 1709, and states:
I Thomas Worrilaw of the City of Philad in the Province of Pensilvania, Yeoman Being at Present but weak of Body and Sound & perfect mind & Memory do make this my last will & testament as ffolloweth/ viz/ first my will is that all my Just Debts and funeral Expences be paid & Discharged Also I Give unto my wife Susanna my Dwelling house I now live in Situate on the north Side of Chesnut Street and on the West side of the third Street in Philid with the Garden there belonging as far as the privet Hedge for and During her Natural life and after her decease I give & Devise my Dwelling House and the whole lott of Land thereunto Belonging with the New Building at Upper end of the Lott unto my Grandson Thomas Worrilaw his heirs & Assigns forever Provided always that if my Grandson shall happen to die without Issue by him Lawfully Begotten before he Attains his age of Twenty one years Then and in Such Case I give and Devise all in my house & Lott with the App’ces unto my Grandson Walter Worrilaw his Heirs & Assigns forever
Also I give unto my wife all Such Sums of money as I have heretofore given her papers to shew for Also I give unto my Grandson Thomas Worrilaw all the Goods in my Dwelling house which are Properly mine Except one feather Bed two feather Boulsters one Pillow one Rugg two Blankets & one pair of Sheets which I Give unto my Grandson William berks Also I Give unto my Son John Worrilaw all my household Goods he hath in his Possession Except one Jack to Turn the Spits I give to my Daughter Jane Hoopes And also I Give unto my Daughter Jane all my Goods which are at her husband Dan Hoopes’s House Also I give & Devise unto my Son John Worrilaw all my Land & Tenements & Hereditaments in the County of Chester To Hold to him his heirs & Assigns forever Upon condicon that he Shall Discharge my Son in law Dan Hoopes from all bills & Bonds whatsoever wherein the Dan Stands bound for the Proper debt of my Son John
Otherwise I will that my Execut of the Survivor of thee Shall Sell the Lands & premises and out of the Money raised by Such Sale Shall pay to my Soninlaw Dan Hoopes what he can make appear to be his and Also my will is that my said Executors Shall Sell the Clock in my Dwelling House And also that they Shall have Power to let the Uper Land of my lotts in Philid with the New Building there on Untill my said Grandson Thomas Worrilaw Attains his age of Twenty one Yeres And also if my wife dies Before my Grandson Tho: Worrilaw Attain his Age of Twenty one years That then my Executors Shall also have power to let my Dwelling House The lott as far as the Privet Hedge until my Grandson Attains his age and that they Shall dispose of the Rents and profits of my House lott unto my Son Johns Children as my Exect Shall think fit
Also my will is that Moneys Coming to me Either by Bonds or bill, and the Horses or Mares that I have in the Woods Shall go towards Payment of my Debts & funeral Expense And also all the rest and Residue of my Estate not hereinbefore disposed of after my Debts & funeral Charges Are paid I give & Devise unto my Son John Worriliv his heirs Exec’s & Assigns forever And lastly I make Ordain my Soninlow Daniel Hoopes and my friend John Maris Exec’s of my list will & Testament and I give to each of them the Sum of fiftey Shillings Currant money of this Province And further I give & Devise unto my Son John Worrilaw all my wearing Cloths & Apparrell wtsoever to his his Exec’s Ade & Assigns In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the 23d day of May Ano Dm 1709
Signed Sealed published & Declared by the
above named Thomas Worrilaw
to be the last will & Testament
in the presense of us
/s/ Rich Heath /s/ Jos. Ransted
/s/ Wm Green /s/ Joshua Lawrence /s/ Tho: Worrilaw (Seal)
Children of Thomas Worrilow and Grace Perkes are:
6 i. John Worrilow II, born Aug 1664 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England; died 02 Jan 1727 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA; married Ann Maris 14 Oct 1690 in home of Bartholomew Coppock, Jr., Springfield Township, Chester Co., PA.
ii. Thomas Worrilow, born Jan 1666 in Haughton, County Staffordshire, England; died 12 Dec 1685; married Susannah.
iii. Walter Worrilow, born Apr 1669 in Haughton, County Staffordshire, England; died Bef. 1709.
iv. Elizabeth Worrilow, born May 1671 in Haughton, County Staffordshire, England; married William Beakes, Jr. 05 Jan 1690.
v. Marie Worrilow, born May 1674; died Bef. 1709.
vi. Jane Worrilow, born Apr 1675 in Haughton, County Staffordshire, England; died Abt. 1746 in "Brooznoll," Westtown, Chester Co., PA; married (1) William Collett 04 Dec 1694; married (2) Daniel Hoopes 10 Oct 1696; born Abt. 1672 in Skelton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England; died Abt. 1749 in "Brooznoll," Westtown, Chester Co., PA.
Notes for Daniel Hoopes:
http://www.angelfire.com/ne/hoopesgenealogy/danielhoopes.htm
Daniel, the first born and only son of Joshua and Ann Hoopes, was baptized at the old parish church at Skelton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England on May 27, 1672. He was undoubtedly born at the Hoopes ancestral home at Great Moorsholm, a few miles away, although we don't know the date. His mother died when Daniel was about six years old. His father then married Isabel (spelled Esbile in the parish register) on May 1, 1679, at the Anglican (Church of England) parish church at Skelton-in-Cleveland, where Joshua's ancestors were baptized, married and in whose churchyard were buried. However, shortly after their marriage, Joshua and Isabel joined The Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers, as some of their relatives had already done.
Because of religious persecution by the Crown, the Joshua Hoopes family, including eleven year old Daniel and his two younger sisters, Margaret and Christian, set sail on the 13th and last of William Penn's ships, the Providence of Scarborough. After weeks at sea in the tiny sailing vessel, they arrived at the mouth of the Delaware River on Nov 9, 1683. The Hoopes family settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where Joshua obtained 100 acres of prime farmland.
Without doubt, Daniel found his new country and life exciting, but hard. He became active in the local Quaker congregation. Quakers were the predominant culture and religion, as William Penn, a famous Quaker, had founded Pennsylvania, which means "Penn's woods." When Daniel was about 18 years old, his step mother died. Daniel's father married for the third time in 1693, a widow named Eleanor Pownal, who had children of her own.
By 1696, Daniel was 26, unmarried, and was working the family farm. His father had been elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly and together they had purchased another 500 or so acres of land. This new land was near Westtown, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Daniel probably lived on the land, erecting log houses before he began building more substantial dwellings of native stone.
Records found in an old Friend's (Quaker) meeting house in Lima, Pennsylvania, not far from Westtown, show that in 1696, Daniel was married to Jane Worrilow. She was the daughter of Thomas and Jean Perkes Worrilow. Although we don't know the date of her birth, we know she was baptized in the Anglican parish church of Houghton, Staffordshire, England, on April 20, 1675. Daniel and Jane immediately started having children-she gave birth to 17 in all, two of them twins. (Their 15th child, Nathan Hoopes, is our direct ancestor.)
By 1723, after they had been married 27 years and had at least 16 children, Daniel and Jane had erected a large house on the Westtown property near Street Road, which runs through Pennsylvania to Delaware. They called this place "Brooznoll," which means "windy knoll," the name of the original Worrilow home in England.
The great house at "Brooznoll" is made of local stone, and the individual blocks are about ten inches by three inches. An article published in the local newspaper in 1908, when the home was almost 200 years old, describes it as being L-shaped, with the long side facing the road. There are two front doors and two front windows, and it is obvious the house was added onto several times over the many years that Daniel and his descendants lived in it. On the east end of the house is plainly engraved and still visible in the stones, the initials and date, "D. & J. H., 1723," which stands for Daniel and Jane Hoopes. Several other initials and dates were chiseled into the stones in later years, as different additions and remodeling was done. This substantial home is still being lived in.
Daniel was active in local community affairs and was respected as a "yeoman," an old English term he used to describe himself, which means a farmer who cultivates his own land. He was elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly (as was his father) and was elected the first Justice of the Peace of Westtown. Daniel and Jane, along with their children, were also active members of the Quaker community.
Jane died sometime before 1746, at the age of approximately 71.
Much can be learned about Daniel and his times from his will, which was written on April 29, 1746, some 3 years before his death. Here are some quotes: "I, Daniel Hoopes of Westtown in the County of Chester in the Province of Pennsylvania, yeoman, being indisposed in body but sound of mind and memory, prayed (sic) be the Lord for the same, considering that it is appointed for all men once to dye (sic), do make my last will and testament...I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried and dispose (sic) of as follows (viz) I order that my just debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged by my executors...I give and bequeath to my oldest son Joshua Hoopes my negro named Tom, and also my still with the appurtenances and my clock and my walnut desk and cloaths (sic) trees...to my daughter Mary ten pounds of current money of the Province...to my son Daniel Hoopes my large panel oak chest and one set of silver coat buttons and five shillings in money...I give and bequeath unto my son Nathan (our ancestor) the sum of five pounds current money aforesaid and my riding horse, saddle, and bridle... unto my daughter Christian all my beds, bedding, bedsteads, and furniture thereof and all my pewter of every sort and my great looking glass and also all my earthenware..." Daniel's written name at the bottom of his will, includes the middle initial "D."
Daniel D. Hoopes died at the age of 77, in 1749, at Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania and was buried there. He has a very large posterity.
vii. Grace Worrilow, born Aug 1678 in Haughton, County Staffordshire, England; died 17 May 1684.
14. George Maris, Jr., born Abt. 1632 in Grafton-Flyford, Inkborough, Worcestershire, England; died 15 Jan 1704 in "Home House, " Springfield Township, Chester Co., (that part now in Delaware Co.) Pennsylvania USA. He was the son of 28. George Maris and 29. Alice Collier. He married 15. Alice ? in England.
15. Alice ?, born in Worcestershire, England?; died 11 Mar 1699 in "Home House, " Springfield Township, Chester Co., (that part now in Delaware Co.) Pennsylvania USA.
Notes for George Maris, Jr.:
The best and most concise account of the lives and family of George and Alice Maris is found in Russell Newlin Abel's "Mendenhall-Newlin Alliance" (1989), pages 254-255, who summarizes the rather flowery information given in the 1885 Maris genealogy. Abel is quoted as follows:
George Maris was born in Grafton-Flyford, Parish of Inkborough, Worcestershire, England in 1632. His parentage has not been established. He was a shoemaker, by trade. He married Alice---, probably about 1668.
Alice was probably born in Worcestershire, England. One source names her as Wellsmith, but no substantiating evidence is presented.
From Futhey & Cope, p. 649, we learn that George Maris was a victim of the persecution of the Quakers of Worcestershire in 1670, "At Grafton-Flyford some soldiers of the Band called the Clergy-Band came to a Meeting at the House of George Maris, and informed against several persons there, against whom a warrant was issued by John Packington, of Westwood, and Samuel Sands, of Ambersley, Justices, buy which were taken the several Quantities of Goods following, viz.: From Francis Fincher, all his Goods for a Fine of 20 pounds. And from William Sale and John Tombs, to the value of 1 pound 14 shillings. The said George Maris's Fine was for the Meeting being at his House. He was afterward taken by an Assize Process, and sent to Prison on the 23rd of the month called July, 1670, and continued there above eight months, but never knew for what Cause he was so long imprisoned."
George Maris, with Alice his wife, and family, immigrated in 1683 from Hadswell, parish of Inkborough, Worcestershire and settled in what is now Springfield, then Chester, now Delaware County, Pennsylvania. They brought a certificate of removal dated 6 3m 1683, which he presented to Darby Monthly Meeting.
They named their plantation "Home House." This was 400 acres which he had obtained on 26 Oct 1683, being part of 1000 acres purchased by Robert Toomer on 14 May 1683. This plantation comprised the land lying along Darby Creek, from Marple Township, a short distance above the mouth of Lewis' Run. It was an irregular tract, difficult of description, the Amosland road running through the southwestern part of the estate.
In a valley, selected because of its sheltered location from the chilly blast of the severe winters on the early colonial times, George Maris built a stone house near the spring, and here he resided until his death, in 1705.
"On the Sixth of 3rd month (May), 1683, George Maris and Alice, his wife, received a certificate from a Meeting of Friends 'att Hattswell, In ye P'sh of Inkborough, and County of Worcester' directed to 'Friends in Pensilvania' which says of him that 'His Life and conversation hath adorned the Gospel of Christ and hath bene A Good Exampel In his place, And a man, ye bent of whose heart hath been to serve ye Lord, And all People in his Love: and hath not spared to spend and to be spent for ye service of Truth. And Wee can say wee do not know of any person either ffriend or others that hath aught against him, his wife or children, upon any just account whatever."
"Eight days later than the date of this certificate, or on May 14, 1683, he received from Robert Toomer, of the City of Worcester, a deed for 1,000 acres of land to be laid out in Pennsylvania, and soon after embarked with his family for Pennsylvania, to take up his land and found a home in Penn's colony." (Quotes from "The Maris Family" found in "Colonial Families of Philadelphia," Volume II, p. 960 1911, Chester County Historical Society).
"The second ship to enter Delaware Bay the end of September was the "Bristol Comfort," a Dutch-built but English-owned vessel of 200 tons. The previous April she had arrived at Bristol in old England from Virginia laden with tobacco from that place. On 25 July, a month after the last goods for Pennsylvania had been loaded, she set sail again from the 'Kingroad'--the King's Roadstead--at Bristol, arriving in the Delaware on 28 7m (September) 1683, and at Upland 1 8m (October) following. She was the first of five ships said to have arrived that month."
On the ship the following goods were assigned to George Morris (Maris): '10 doz. dressed calf skins; 1qtr. malt; 3 1/2 qtrs. wheat; 3 bushels oatmeal; 90 lbs. shoes; 1/2 cwt. pewter; cwt. brass manufactured; 2 flitches bacon; 20 cwt. wrought iron; 6 doz. woolen stockings; 10 cwt. cheese; 1 bbl. beer; 3 doz. plain sheepskin gloves; 1 1/2 firkins butter; 33 yds. flannel; 11 pcs. English earthware; 1/15 hhd. aquavita; 2 1/4 cwt. lead shot; 1/4 cwt. gunpowder; 20 ells English linen; 10 parcels several wares value 18 pounds 10 shillings.' (Quoted from Bristol Port Book E 190/1146/1).
He was over 50 years old when he emigrated, coming from Grafton, Flyford, Worcestershire, accompanied by his wife Alice, and several children. He was a man of influence in the infant colony, filling the office of justice of the court, and from 1684 to 1693 (excepting in 1689) represented Chester County in the General Assembly.
"At an Assembly held in Philadelphia, the Tenth Day of the Third Month, 1688...The Members elected for Chester County were George Maris and Robert Pile..." (PA Archives, 8th Series, Vol. I, p. 82).
PA Archives, Series I (Colonial Records) Vol. I, shows additional service "att a Councill Held at Philadelphia." George Maris was present on 23 Apr 1695 (p. 475), 8 Aug 1695 (p. 481); 18 May 1695 (p. 482); 20 May 1695 (p. 483); and 25 May 1695 (p. 484).
George was an acknowledged and esteemed minister of the Society of Friends, both in England and in America. He was with others, appointed to deliver the censure of the Yearly Meeting to George Keith, when that schismatic sought to divide the organization of Friends in Pennsylvania. (Friends Intelligencer 12.19.1885 Chester County Historical Society).
In 1695 he was called to the Provincial Council, of which he remained a member until his death on 15 Jan 1705/6 at the age of 73. His wife Alice died 11 Mar 1699.
Tradition in the Maris family says that Springfield Township got its name because of the large spring near the dwelling of George Maris. Ashmead says, "The latter was a judge of the court in 1684, and his influence was such that as he had voice in the name adopted, the tradition among his descendants is doubtless correct. On Holmes "Map of the Improved Part of Pennsylvania in America," the district is marked as "Springfield."
Alice Wellsmith Maris, wife of George Maris Sr, died 11 Mar 1699. Place of death has not been determined but it was probably at "Home House," Springfield, Chester/Delaware Co., PA.
George Maris Sr. died at "Home House" 15 Jan 1706 at age 73. At the time of his death he was still a member of the Provincial Council.
More About George Maris, Jr.:
Comment: His descendants and ancestors are very well-traced. He had 6 children, 37 grandchildren, 140 great-grandchildren, 623 great-great-grandchildren, etc. His documented descendants now number over 400, 000.
Emigration: 06 May 1683, George and Alice Maris received a certificate from a Friends Meeting at Hattswell, Inkborough Parish, directed to Friends in Pennsylvania, affirming their good character and desire to immigrate.
Ethnicity/Relig.: Society of Friends (Quaker)
Immigration: 28 Sep 1683, Arrived in the Delaware Bay on board the "Bristol Comfort, " a Dutch-built, English-owned vessel weighing 200 tons.
More About Alice ?:
Comment: Various genealogies state that her maiden name was Wellsmith; however, no substantiating evidence has been found.
Children of George Maris and Alice ? are:
i. Alice Maris, born 17 Oct 1660 in Worcestershire, England; died 10 Dec 1726 in Chester/Delaware Co., PA, USA; married Jacob Simcock 15 Jan 1684 in Delaware Co., PA; born 06 Jan 1658 in probably Cheshire, England; died 1737 in Ridley Township, Chester/Delaware Co., PA, USA.
Notes for Jacob Simcock:
The following is quoted from the 1885 Maris genealogy:
Alice, b. 8, 17, 1660; m. 11, 15, 1684, at an appointed meeting at Chester, to Jacob Simcock, son of John and Elizabeth. Died 10, 10, 1726.
Appendix, Note 2. John Simcock. NO early settler in Pennsylvania possessed the confidence of the Proprietary to a greater extent than John Simcock. Arriving in the Province about the same time with Penn, he was immediately taken into his council, a position he occupied till 1690. Besides being a member of the Free Society of Traders, he was on his own account one of the largest purchasers of Pennsylvania lands, in England. His place of residence was Ridley, in Cheshire. Upon his arrival he located 2,875 acres of his purchase east of Ridley creek, and immediately back of a tier of Swedish plantations that occupied the whole river front, in what subsequently became the township of Ridley – named no doubt from the place whence he emigrated.
Besides being one of the Council, he was a member of Assembly and sometimes speaker of that body; was a justice of the Court and frequently presided; was a Commissioner to settle a difficulty with Lord Baltimore, and deputy president of the Free Society of Traders. In England he had been a severe sufferer on account of his devotion to the principles and practices of the Quakers. At one time he was imprisoned fifteen months, and at different times his persecutors distrained from him property to the amount of several hundred pounds. The various secular employments in which he was engaged after his arrival in this country had no effect in lessening his zeal in ‘the cause of truth.’ He was here a nursing father in Israel, tender over the seed of God, and wherever he saw it in the least appearance, he was a cherisher of it without respect to persons; but he abhorred deceit and hypocrisy. As a preacher in the Society, a few in his time had a better standing. In very early times meetings were held at his house, and though his time was much occupied with business, his religious duties were not neglected. He found opportunities to pay religious visits to the neighboring provinces of Maryland and Virginia, and even to New England. He was active in visiting George Keith with a view of restoring him to the true faith, but after all efforts had failed, he joined in the testimony against him. He died on 7th of the 3rd month (March) 1703?, aged 73? Years, having on the day before his death expressed to those around him his confidence in the faith that he had kept and in its sufficiency to secure life eternal.
Jacob Simcock, son of John the elder, immigrated to this country with him and settled in Ridley. Early in the year 1683, he was married to Alice, daughter of George Maris of the “Home House,” in Springfield township. He also, like his father, was a public Friend, traveled as a minister, and held public trusts. He was appointed Deputy Register General under James Claypole in 1686, and possibly for a short time resided in Philadelphia. He died about the year 17??. His wife survived him ten years. Their children were John, Jacob, Benjamin, Hannah, and Mary” – Smith’s History of Delaware County, Pa.
ii. George Edward Maris, born 02 Dec 1662 in Inkborough, Worcestershire, England; died 1753 in Pennsylvania; married (1) Jane Maddock Oct 1690 in Pennsylvania; born Abt. 1668 in Loom Hall, Cheshire, England; died 28 Oct 1705 in Chester Co., PA; married (2) Jane Rees 07 Jun 1718.
Notes for George Edward Maris:
The following is quoted from the 1885 Maris genealogy:
George, b. 10, 2, 1662; m. 1690,Jane Maddock, daughter of Henry. She died 6, 28, 1705. He married 6, 7, 1718, Jane Hayes, widow of Jonathan of Merion, and daughter of Edward Rees. Was a member of Assembly in 1717. Died in 1753?
Appendix Note 3. – “Mordecai Maddock was the oldest son of Henry Maddock, of ? Hall, Cheshire, England.
In 1681, Henry and his brother-in-law James Kenerly, purchased 11500 acres of land in Pennsylvania and arrived here some time before the Proprietary, in 1682. In 1683 part of this joint purchase, supposed to be 800 acres, but really more than 1100 acres, was located in Springfield adjoining Ridley, and James established his residence upon it. In a few years afterward James died, leaving his share of the joint purchase to his nephew, the subject of this notice, and shortly afterwards, his father Henry, who returned to England, conveyed the other half to him. Mordecai appears to have made a visit to Pennsylvania about the year 1687, and remained here for some time, but returned to England and it was not till 1701, that he returned with his family, and fixed his permanent home on his estate. He was in membership with Friends.” – Smith’s History of Delaware County, Pa.
iii. Elizabeth Maris, born 03 Apr 1665 in Worcestershire, England; died Bef. 1708 in Concord, Chester Co., PA, USA; married John Mendenhall 05 Aug 1685 in Darby Friends Meeting, Chester/Delaware Co., PA; born 30 Oct 1659 in Wiltshire, England; died 19 Aug 1758 in probably Newark, DE, USA.
Notes for Elizabeth Maris:
The following is quoted from the 1885 Maris genealogy:
Elizabeth, b. 2, 3, 1665; m. 1685, John Mendenhall, of Concord. In 1697 they gave to the Society of Friends, the land on which the Concord Meeting House was built.
Appendix, Note 4. John Mendenhall came from England, from a town of Suffolk, called Meddenhall ?, that being the original family name. He was one of the earliest settlers in Concord, and in 1685 he was married to Elizabeth, the daughter of George Maris, of Springfield township. He was a Friend, and was active and influential in the Society. In 1797 he granted the ground occupied Concord Friends’ Meeting House and graveyard. In 1708, his wife being deceased, he contracted a second marriage with Hester Dix. He was one of the original shareholders of the first Concord mill. His children by his first wife were George, John and Aaron. It is not known that he had any by his second wife.” – Smith’s History of Delaware County, Pa.
Notes for John Mendenhall:
VOLUME 5 NUMBER 1 MENDENHALL MATTERS JANUARY 1998
MESSAGE
Our search for our past in America begins with Concordville, PA, where John, Mary and Benjamin Mendenhall all settled upon their arrival with William Penn in 1682/3. Fortunately for us, people who live in the East are prone to restore old buildings these days and the house which John Mendenhall built on his land, the Concord Quaker Meeting House built in 1728, Benjamin Mendenhall's house built in 1713 and Nathaniel Newlin's 1704 mill (he married Mary Mendenhall) are still standing and have been restored. The Newlin family preserved and protected the Old Mill and have opened it to the public. The wood frame home that John Mendenhall built was located off Route 1 at the intersection of Route 322 in Concordville. It was donated to the Chester County Historical Society and reconstructed, piece by piece, off Route 401 in Birch Run Village. Of vital interest to us as descendants of John Mendenhall is Volume I, Concord Township, by Robert P. Case, 1983. The section on John Mendenhall reports that he was accorded high status in Concord. He was the township's first constable, appointed by the Chester Court on June 26, 1683. After the death of his first wife, Elizabeth Maris, he remarried and in 1719 requested a certificate of transfer to Chester Meeting. Ginny DeNenno, president of Concord Township Historical Society, knows a considerable amount of the early history of Concord, but she says we don't know where John Mendenhall was buried. Chester Meeting may have the records we need.
More About John Mendenhall:
Died 2: 19 Aug 1743, Springfield, Chester Co., PA
7 iv. Ann Maris, born 18 Aug 1667 in Flyford-Grafton, Worcestershire, England; died Abt. 1710 in Edgemont, Delaware Co., PA; married John Worrilow II 14 Oct 1690 in home of Bartholomew Coppock, Jr., Springfield Township, Chester Co., PA.
v. John Maris, born 21 May 1669 in Inkborough, Worcestershire, England; died 08 Mar 1747 in "Home House, " Springfield Township, present-day Delaware Co., PA, USA; married Susanna Lewis 21 Nov 1693 in Haverford Township, Chester Co., PA; born 04 Jul 1673 in Glamorganshire, Wales or Haverford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania USA; died 19 Jan 1747 in "Home House, " Springfield, Chester Co. (that part now in Delaware Co.), PA.
Notes for John Maris:
The following is quoted from the 1885 Maris genealogy:
6. JOHN [Maris], b. 3, 21, 1669; m. 9, 21, 1693, at Haverford Meeting, Susanna Lewis of Haverford. Member of Assembly in 1709-12-16-19-20. He was the owner of the "Home House," in Springfield, where he resided. Died 1, 8, 1747.
vi. Richard Maris, born 20 Nov 1672 in Inkborough, Worcesterhire, England; died 1745 in Springfield Township, Chester/Delaware Co., PA, USA; married Elizabeth Hayes 1698 in Pennsylvania.
Notes for Richard Maris:
The following is quoted from the 1885 Maris genealogy:
Richard, b. 9, 20, 1672; m. 1698, Elizabeth Hayes, daughter of Jonathan and Ann of Marple. Member of the Assembly in 1714. Died in 1745. She died 8, 9, 1720.
Appendix, Note 6. Jonathan Hayes with his wife (Ann), was settled in Marple as early as 1684. He was much the largest landholder in that township, was a man of ability and influence, and appears to have acted on his own judgment. He was a Justice of the Court, and represented the County in the Provincial Assembly. He had a daughter Mary (Elizabeth), a son Jonathan and perhaps other children. Many intermarried with Evan Lewis of Newton, and Jonathan with Jane Rees of Merion, (Elizabeth with Richard Maris of Springfield.) - Smith’s H
Generation No. 5
16. John Pyle, born Abt. 1594 in probably Bishop's Canning, Wiltshire, England; died Apr 1652 in Bishop's Canning, Wiltshire, England. He married 17. Mary Withers Abt. 1620 in Bishop's Canning, Wiltshire, England.
17. Mary Withers, born Abt. 1604 in Bishop's Canning, Wiltshire, England; died Jul 1667 in Sarum, Wiltshire, England. She was the daughter of 34. Thomas Withers.
Notes for John Pyle:
The following is quoted from Russell Newlin Abel's "Mendenhall-Newlin Alliance" (1989), page 267:
John Pyle, the earliest known ancestor in the Pyle line, was born in 1594, almost assuredly in Bishop's Canning, Wiltshire, England.
He married about the year 1620 to Mary M Withers, born ca. 1604 in Bishop's Canning, and spent the days of his life in the area of his birth.
John Pyle's will is dated 22 Dec 1651. He was buried in the churchyard at Bishop's Canning according to his wishes on 19 Apr 1652. He named his wife, Mary, as Executrix of his will, which was witnessed by Thomas Withers, Sr. and Thomas Withers, Jr.
Mary, his wife, also left a will dated 17 Oct 1666 and proved at Sarum, England 19 Jul 1667. The children are named in the will and the overseers named were "John Pyle, my son, Will Weston of Bishops Cannings and Thomas Withers of the same."
More About John Pyle:
Burial: 19 Apr 1652, Churchyard at Bishop's Canning, Wiltshire, England
Will: 22 Dec 1651
More About Mary Withers:
Probate: 19 Jul 1667, Sarum, England
Will: 17 Oct 1666
Children of John Pyle and Mary Withers are:
i. John Pyle, Jr., born Abt. 1621.
ii. Robert Pyle, born Abt. 1623.
8 iii. Nicholas N. Pyle, born Abt. Mar 1625 in Bishop's Canning, Wiltshire, England; died Abt. 26 Aug 1691 in Bishop's Canning or Sarum, Wiltshire, England; married Edith Musprat 22 Sep 1656.
iv. Thomas Pyle, born 1628.
v. Edward Pyle, born 1632.
vi. Marie Pyle, born 1639 in Bishop's Canning or Sarum, County Wiltshire, England; died Jan 1652 in Bishop's Canning or Sarum, County Wiltshire, England.
18. Thomas Musprat, born Abt. 1609; died Abt. 1657 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England. He was the son of 36. John Muspratt and 37. Edith Giddings. He married 19. Edith Byffen 13 Oct 1639 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England.
19. Edith Byffen, born Abt. 1610; died Abt. 1656 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England. She was the daughter of 38. Nicholas Byffen and 39. Jone Web.
Child of Thomas Musprat and Edith Byffen is:
9 i. Edith Musprat, born in probably Urchfont, Wiltshire, England; died Jun 1676; married Nicholas N. Pyle 22 Sep 1656.
24. John Worrilow, born in probably England; died 28 Nov 1691 in Brasenhill, Staffordshire, England. He married 25. Alice ?.
25. Alice ?
Children of John Worrilow and Alice ? are:
i. John Worrilow, Jr., born Abt. 19 Dec 1633.
12 ii. Thomas Worrilow, born 19 Dec 1633 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England; died 1709 in probably residence at Chestnut and Third Streets, Philadelphia, PA, USA; married (1) Grace Joan Perkes 17 Aug 1663 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England; married (2) Mrs. Susanna Bird Brightwen 1702 in Philadelphia Co., PA.
28. George Maris, born Abt. 1600 in Worcestershire, England; died Abt. 1656 in Worcestershire, England. He was the son of 56. ?Richard Maris?. He married 29. Alice Collier 20 Jun 1622 in Bradley, Worcestershire, England.
29. Alice Collier, born Abt. Mar 1600 in Ombersley, Worcestershire, England; died Abt. 1666 in Worcestershire, England. She was the daughter of 58. Henry Collier and 59. Frances Jones.
More About George Maris:
Probate: 22 Jan 1659, Worcestershire, England
Will: 18 Sep 1656, County Worcester, England--mentioned sons George, Francis, and Richard, daughters Anne, Elizabeth, and Mary, and his brother-in-law Henrie Dison.
More About Alice Collier:
Baptism: 13 Mar 1600, Ombersley Parish, Worcestershire, England
Probate: 07 Jul 1666
Will: 18 Aug 1664, Worcestershire, England
Children of George Maris and Alice Collier are:
i. Anne Maris, born Abt. 1623 in Grafton-Flyford, Inkborough, Worcestershire, England; died Aft. 07 Jun 1683; married Henry Bestford.
More About Anne Maris:
Baptism: 11 Dec 1623, Grafton Flyford Parish, Worcestershire, England
More About Henry Bestford:
Comment: No children named in will.
Probate: 07 Jun 1683
Will: 16 Jan 1682, Consistory Court, Bishop of Worcester, 1683, file 153, Family History Library microfilm 98139; witnessed by Richard Maris and George Maris.
ii. Richard Maris, born Abt. 1626 in Grafton-Flyford, Inkborough, Worcestershire, England; died Mar 1686 in Grafton-Flyford, Inkborough, Worcestershire, England; married (1) Mary ? Abt. 1660; married (2) Elizabeth ? Abt. 1665.
More About Richard Maris:
Burial: 22 Mar 1686, Grafton-Flyford, Inkborough, Worcestershire, England
Probate: 21 Apr 1686
Will: 16 Dec 1685, Consistory Court, Bishop of Worcester, 1686, File 89, Family History Library microfilm 98154.
iii. Francis Maris, born Abt. 1628 in Grafton-Flyford, Inkborough, Worcestershire, England; died May 1671; married Aperline Cooke 02 Feb 1660 in Bushley, Worcestershire, England.
More About Francis Maris:
Baptism: 25 Sep 1628, Grafton-Flyford, Inkborough, Worcestershire, England
Burial: 17 May 1671, Abberton, Worcestershire, England
iv. Elizabeth Maris, born Abt. 1631 in Grafton-Flyford, Inkborough, Worcestershire, England; died 23 Oct 1676 in Worcestershire, England; married William Bartlambe alias Sale 05 Jun 1656 in Hanbury, Worcestershire, England.
More About Elizabeth Maris:
Comment: The record of her death appears in Worcestershire Friends Records, indicating she, like her brother George, had probably converted to the Quaker faith.
More About William Bartlambe alias Sale:
Occupation: Shoemaker
14 v. George Maris, Jr., born Abt. 1632 in Grafton-Flyford, Inkborough, Worcestershire, England; died 15 Jan 1704 in "Home House, " Springfield Township, Chester Co., (that part now in Delaware Co.) Pennsylvania USA; married Alice ? in England.
vi. Mary Maris, born Abt. 1638 in Grafton-Flyford, Inkborough, Worcestershire, England; died Aft. 18 Sep 1656.
More About Mary Maris:
Baptism: 05 Aug 1638, Grafton-Flyford, Inkborough, Worcestershire, England
Comment: Probably died before 1664 since she is not mentioned in her mother's will.
Generation No. 6
34. Thomas Withers, born Abt. 1578 in Sarum, Wiltshire, England.
Child of Thomas Withers is:
17 i. Mary Withers, born Abt. 1604 in Bishop's Canning, Wiltshire, England; died Jul 1667 in Sarum, Wiltshire, England; married John Pyle Abt. 1620 in Bishop's Canning, Wiltshire, England.
36. John Muspratt, born Abt. 1580; died Abt. 25 Jan 1619 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England. He was the son of 72. Thomas Muspratt and 73. Margaret Myles. He married 37. Edith Giddings 21 Nov 1597 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England.
37. Edith Giddings, born Abt. 1580 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England; died Abt. 09 Jul 1656 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England. She was the daughter of 74. Edward Giddings and 75. Mary Willis.
More About John Muspratt:
Burial: 25 Jan 1619, St. Michael, Urchfont, Wiltshire, England
More About Edith Giddings:
Baptism: 01 Jun 1580, St. Michael, Urchfont, Wiltshire, England
Burial: 09 Jul 1656, St. Michael, Urchfont, Wiltshire, England
Children of John Muspratt and Edith Giddings are:
i. Joan Musprat, born Abt. 1599 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England.
More About Joan Musprat:
Baptism: 30 Aug 1599, St. Michael, Urchfont, Wiltshire, England
ii. John Musprat, born Abt. 1602 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England.
More About John Musprat:
Baptism: 18 Oct 1602, St. Michael, Urchfont, Wiltshire, England
iii. William Musprat, born Abt. 1604 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England.
More About William Musprat:
Baptism: 08 Feb 1604, St. Michael, Urchfont, Wiltshire, England
iv. Edith Musprat, born Abt. 1607 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England.
More About Edith Musprat:
Baptism: 08 Feb 1607, St. Michael, Urchfont, Wiltshire, England
18 v. Thomas Musprat, born Abt. 1609; died Abt. 1657 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England; married Edith Byffen 13 Oct 1639 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England.
vi. Edward Musprat, born Abt. 1610 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England.
More About Edward Musprat:
Baptism: 08 Feb 1610, St. Michael, Urchfont, Wiltshire, England
vii. Robert Musprat, born Abt. 1612 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England; died Abt. 28 Nov 1616 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England.
More About Robert Musprat:
Burial: 28 Nov 1616, St. Michael, Urchfont, Wiltshire, England
viii. Mary Musprat, born Abt. 1616 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England.
More About Mary Musprat:
Baptism: 02 Feb 1616, St. Michael, Urchfont, Wiltshire, England
38. Nicholas Byffen, born Abt. 1585 in Wiltshire, England. He married 39. Jone Web.
39. Jone Web
Child of Nicholas Byffen and Jone Web is:
19 i. Edith Byffen, born Abt. 1610; died Abt. 1656 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England; married Thomas Musprat 13 Oct 1639 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England.
56. ?Richard Maris?
More About ?Richard Maris?:
Comment: This Richard Maris had a son named George, but the fact that there were several George Marises in the same area during the same time makes it unproveable as to whether he was the grandfather of George Maris, Jr., the Quaker immigrant to Pennsylvania.
Child of ?Richard Maris? is:
28 i. George Maris, born Abt. 1600 in Worcestershire, England; died Abt. 1656 in Worcestershire, England; married Alice Collier 20 Jun 1622 in Bradley, Worcestershire, England.
58. Henry Collier, born Abt. Apr 1562 in Feckenham, Worcestershire, England; died Abt. 25 May 1648 in Hanbury, Worcestershire, England. He was the son of 116. Robert Collier and 117. Eleanor Wythe. He married 59. Frances Jones 27 Nov 1589 in Ombersley, Worcestershire, England.
59. Frances Jones, died Abt. 08 May 1636 in Hanbury, Worcestershire, England. She was the daughter of 118. Robert Jones and 119. Alice ?.
More About Henry Collier:
Baptism: 09 Apr 1562, Feckenham, Worcestershire, England
Burial: 27 May 1648, Hanbury, Worcestershire, England
More About Frances Jones:
Burial: 10 May 1636, Hanbury, Worcestershire, England
Children of Henry Collier and Frances Jones are:
i. Henry Co
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1724 - 1790 (66 years)
