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About William Biles of Pennsbury
~• Land is on upper left side of map ~• possibly baptized at All Saints Church Dorchester, England
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From: "Stanley W. Cowan" <swcowan@frontiernet.net>
Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Penn's Fleet
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 13:03:57 -0400
References: <20030427112832.38788.qmail@web14502.mail.yahoo.com> <131101c30cb8$21dc7e40$276c0cd8@D67ZVQ11>
My ancestor William Biles was a Quaker who arrived at Burlington, NJ, on the
ship "Elizabeth and Sarah" on July 4, 1679. He moved across the Delaware
River to Bucks Co., PA, where he was a prominent member of both Quaker and
civic society. The Falls MM, the first west of the Delaware, was established
at his home in 1683. (From a 1902 article in the Pennsylvania Magazine of
History and Biography)
Another Quaker ancestor, Thomas Janney, received a letter from William Penn
(which was probably sent to many of Penn's Quaker acquaintances) in October
1681 which read in part:
"Many whose eyes & minds are tow much abroad may imagin & talke, but thats
little to me. I shall not I thinke go till next spring; but a ship goes soon
next month: & those yt desire to have their land lye in ye best places & be
laid out wth ye first must deal before yt ship & comissionrs goes, wch may
be by ye 1st of next month so if any there away desire to have land wth me,
they must write to me what & how much & I will have ye deeds prpared at
Thomas Ruddyards whithr if they send their money they may have it as ye rest
have."
Janney purchased land in Bucks Co. in 1682 and arrived there on September
19, 1683, on the "Endeavor."
Stan
residence: Dorchester, Dorset, England
William Biles was born on September 18, 1644, in Dorchester, Dorset, England. He married Joanna Hellard on May 6, 1669, in his hometown. They had ten children in 31 years. He died on May 19, 1710, in Falls Township, Pennsylvania, at the age of 65.
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William Biles of Pennsbury's Timeline
| 1644 |
September 18, 1644
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Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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| 1670 |
June 3, 1670
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All Saints, Dorchester, Dorset, Eng
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| 1671 |
January 12, 1671
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All Saints, Dorchester, Dorset, Eng
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| 1673 |
September 4, 1673
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Dorchester, Dorset, England
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| 1675 |
March 1, 1675
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Dorchester,Dorset,England
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| 1678 |
March 31, 1678
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Dorchester, Dorset, England
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| 1679 |
April 4, 1679
Age 34
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Ship Elizabeth & Sarah, Delaware River, English Colonial America
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1679
Age 34
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Dorchester, Dorset, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1680 |
October 27, 1680
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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