Hi Everyone, Just a little information about my husbands line of Pile's My Source of information, " Genealogy Benjamin pile and Ruth Pile, January 13,1766 thru March 30,1954." Information compiled by Mauda McFerran Young and Talmage Pyle. Publisted compliments of Kiowa County Press, Eads, Colorado. This little book belonged to Fannie Ruth Pile (my husbands grandmother). It only listed 2 sons of Benjamin. I know now that there were more children, thanks to Ron. Benjamin Pile b.1-13-1766,d.5-9-1824, m. Ruth Pile b.3-4-1767, d.7-28-1827, both born in Virginia, Benjamim in my husband's great great great grandfather. The 2 son listed are Richard Sr. and Joseph Van Meter. (A)Richard Pile Sr. b.7-21-1797 Wash Co.Ky.,d.1826, m.Jane Marshall Barlow on 10-26-1819 in Springfield,Wash.Co.Ky. They had 4 children. 1. Ruth Pile b.5-15-1821 2. Henry Pile b.10-27-1823 3. Susan Pile b.4-12-1825, m.Elza Breeding 4. Richard Pile Jr.b. 6-12-1827 After the death of Richard Pile Sr. his widow Jane married Isaac White in 1829, Jane and Isaac had 7 children, they are not listed in the book, only a grandson Edward F. White. (B) Joseph Van Meter Pile b.1808, d.1891 m. Elizabeth Bland on 6-15-1829, they had 3 children 1. William Kavanaugh Pile b.5-22-1830 Fancy Farm, Graves Co.Ky. d.11-15-1865, m. Anna Margaret Mohr b.3-15-1836 Dermstott,Germany, d.2-12-1918 2. Joseph Grundy Pile b.1832, m. Lorena Cathryn (last name unknown) 3. Melsena Catherine Pile b.1834, m. Johnson Sullenger Joseph Van Meter Pile (my husband's great great grandfather) second wife was Mary E. Phillips b.1816, d.1892, they had 11 children 1. Ann Pile b.1837, m. Calvert Mckinney 2. Sarah Jane Pile b.1839, m. Jake Horn in 1891 3. Elizabeth Margaret Pile b.1841, m. John Hudson 4. Richard Pile (my husband's great grandfather) b.1842, d.1903 m. Elmina Breckenride in 1865 5. Susan Mary Pile b.1844, m.Pete Holt b.1869 6. Samuel Tolbert Pile b.1-?-1847,d.9-?1947 7. John Reid Pile b.1849,m.Vasti Bennett (second wife) 8. Christopher Thomas Pile b.1851,d.1890, m.Julia E. Wilson in 1878 9. Ferdinand Pile b.1855,d.1884 10. Benjamin F. Pile b.1857,d.1913,m.Elmina Boswell in 1883 11. Eugene Pile b.10-?-1860, m. Mary Newton in 1885 If you are interested in any of these names, e-mail me and if I have information on them I will be glad to share. If you have any information on them I would love to hear from you. Charlene

We want to welcome Erin Peters to the PYLE family list! Erin, when you have time, please tell us a little about yourself and the PYLE(S) line you are researching. All posts must be sent to PYLE-L@rootsweb.com If you are responding to a query, please send a copy to the PYLE-L list so that the response goes to the list as well as the person making the query. The reason for this request is that someone else may have information to share or be able to get a clue on their research, by reading the exchange of e-mails. Please utilize the subject line by putting a name and location, if possible. Or perhaps, you have some information to share on another topic, for instance, migration patterns. If you are posting a very long document or gedcom, then it should be done in 2 or 3 postings rather than the whole thing at once. For instance, you might be sending xxx pt. 1, xxx pt. 2, xxx pt 3, etc. The reason for this is very simply that some providers cannot handle large pieces of mail at one time. I know that AOL has been having some problems with this. Please DO NOT send attachments to the list because there has been a problem with that on some servers. If you have a document that is too large to do a cut and paste, then post a description of it to the list to see who might want it sent directly. If you have any questions about the list or you are not sure of what to do, please e-mail me at pyle@airmail.net Sara Broughton Pyle pyle@airmail.net RootsWeb Sponsor Erinkwells@aol.com wrote: > > Subscribe pyle-l@rootsweb.com Erin Peters

It is in the very corner of Warren County near where Warren, White and Van Buren Counties all join. (northeast of McMinnville) I don't envy you if you need to look for records. My families all came from where FOUR counties all joined and I have to look in each county when I can't find them where I think they should have been. Good luck!! Doris

From H. Pyle's book quoting an article in THE TIMES CRESCENT, 7 September, 1972, by James C. Wilfong, Jr. "Sarum. The manorial seat of the PILE family was originally patented in 1658 to John who was a Privy Councillor to Lord Baltimore. Madame Sarah Pile was granted Seigniory at Sarum in 1680, one of the few women so honored. The house has an extremely high-pitched roof and unusual dormer windows, characteristics of 17th century Maryland. The original rooms of the dwelling may go back to about 1660; the two rear rooms and part of the paneled room were added some time between 1724 and 1750. A small brick annex, which is now part of the kitchen, has a dated brick in its outside wall reading 1762. Fastened to an ancient brick wall high on a dominant hillside in lower Charles County is a small brass plate, measuring about 5 x 7 inches. It contains a stamped text, which reads:" 'Sarum. 1150 acres on St. John's River, Newport Hundred, Charles County granted to Joseph Pile, gentleman of St. Mary's County and first erected as a manor 20 November, 1680. Original grant to Pile's father, John, 13 August 1662.' "There are not many homes which carry such a plaque, large or small. DeLaBrooke in St. Mary's is an exception, because of the visits of the late president, Franklin D. Roosevelt there. In the case of Sarum, though, there is no particular historic note recorded other than the great age and it is provocative in the extreme to speculate on who cared so much for Sarum needed no other attention. In 1949, a long porch spanned the house and its removal in recent years greatly enhanced its attractiveness. The December, 1949, issue of THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL MAGAZINE had on its cover a likeness of its earlier appearance. There are now displayed boxed cornices of distinction and lines more in keeping with its Ca.1724, building date." "In Maryland, "A GUIDE TO THE OLD LINE STATE, the following appears: '.....a one and a half story house, with brick ends and wide clapboards, built before 1724.' This is all. The brevity of the note could discourage the curious or it could pique the curiousity to a degree that Sarum simply must be seen. The house is long and low to the ground. It probably measures some 75 feet from end to end, not including the wing added in 1970, to replace the screened porch shown in the photograph. There are five well- placed and well-proportioned dormers breaking the long front roof line. An oddity is the placement of the front door; it should, by rights, line up with the central dormer, but it is quaintly off-center. One would not wish it otherwise, however. " "The center hall here must, in turn, be a few feet off center but the fact is not noticeable. To the right, on entering, is a superb living room, paneled from floor to ceiling on all sides. The mantel-piece over the modest fireplace opening is in keeping. Across the hall, a dining room of similar dimensions lacks the paneling, but has two excellent features to counterbalance the other. A natural pine corner cabinet with door and original hardware in in one corner. A notable ceiling cornice circles the four walls and it is beautifully executed. This could have been done by the same unknown craftsman who left such perfect work at Mount Calvert in Lower Prince George's County. This room, too, has a mantlepiece in keeping." "Sarum has a very long roofline at the rear slope to create what in Maryland and the south would be described as 'Cat-side'. New Englanders would regard it as Salt-Box. A patio of flat laid brick spans most of the rear plateau and below this--far below--A series of natural terraces drops to the marshland around St. John's River. There is a stupendous view of miles and miles of valley farmland and a ribbon of water to underscore this wide expanse between these Charles County hillsides. This rear roof drops very low and front and rear walls retain their ancient beaded edged siding of random width." "Sarum is a reminder that this is the area of Maryland's very beginnings and one can assume that John and Joseph Pile found things much to their liking here 258 years ago on their picturesque hilltop." End of article. Will send more on this subject in another post. Sara

Becky, Thanks for your posting. I descended from another son of Caleb and Mary (MATTHEWSON) PYLE, John (1785-1855). All I know about Mary (other than what you listed) is that I think she died in 1829. If you ever see info about her ancestry, I would be very interested. Didn't Caleb get excommunicated for marrying her? Dave

Rock Island, TN is in Warren Co. I have a Commercial Atlas of the US here that has almost every small wide spot in the road in it. Dave in Morro Bay, CA

I am a Pyle by marriage, but have an interest in the line through my ex-husband's late uncle, George Pyle. Besides, these are my children's ancestors just as much as my own line. I'm a second-grade teacher, so I don't get to do much research (except over the net) after school starts. Anyway, here are the lines we have. There's a pretty weak link between Absalom and the rest of the line, but I'm hoping somebody has more information. --- 1st Generation --- 1. Jesse Marshall1 PYLE was born on NOV 1, 1910 at Kenton, Hardin, OH. He married Agnes Theresa DOWD, daughter of Bernard DOWD and Ida C. BOOKMYER, on JUL 15, 1944 at Kenton, Hardin, OH. --- 2nd Generation --- 2. William Vinton2 PYLE was railroad. He was born on NOV 20, 1864 at Lucasville, Scioto, OH. He married Jessie Alice SIGLIN, daughter of Jesse SIGLIN and Sarah Parks PYLE, on OCT 24, 1906 at Lima, Allen, OH. He died on NOV 27, 1924 at Kenton, Hardin, OH, at age 60. --- 3rd Generation --- 4. Jesse Marshall3 PYLE was Methodist. He was born on MAR 1, 1828 at Madison Twp., Scioto, OH. He married Elizabeth Ann COX, daughter of Charles Benjamin COX and Sarah BRANT, on FEB 27, 1850 at Scioto, OH. He began military service on MAY 4, 1864 at Gallopolis, Gallia, OH. He died on OCT 31, 1912 at Lucasville, Scioto, OH, at age 84. --- 4th Generation --- 8. Absalam4 PYLE was also known as Piles. He was born illegitimate in 1789 at Roanoke, VA. He was moved circa 1800 to at Scioto, OH. He married Sabina MARSHALL, daughter of Samuel MARSHALL Sr. and Nancy HAZELRIGG, on OCT 27, 1812 at Scioto, OH. He was in military service in JUL , 1813 at OH private in 2nd Ohio Militia. Was in Capt. John Lindsey's rifle company. His ensigns - Wm Rollins, Lt. Jesse Marshall and Lindsey were brothers-in-law. His unit would today be combat engineers. They built the road from Upper Sandusky to Ft. Ball (Tiffin) while protecting themselves from Indian attacks. He was involved in a land purchase in 1835 at Scioto, OH, 58 acres - W of SW qt - sec 18, twp 4, rng 20. He resided on APR 24, 1849 at Scioto, OH. He died on SEP 22, 1858 at Scioto, OH. --- 5th Generation --- 16. William5 PYLE the Younger was also known as Pile. He married _____- _____. He was born circa 1755 at Roanoke, VA. He and Ralph PYLE resided after 1755 at Deer Creek, Harford, MD. He was "is proved a certif for 878 lbs. hemp for John May Co on NOV 12, 1771 at Roanoke, Roanoke, VA. He was in military service in 1780 at VA He was a loyalist. Absalom says his family lived in the swamps to save their lives for 4 years. He died after AUG 22, 1791 at Roanoke, VA. --- 6th Generation --- 32. William6 PYLE was merchant. He was born in 1734 at Chester, PA. He married Cherokee INDIAN circa 1754. He left a will on AUG 22, 1791 at Antiqua. He died after AUG 22, 1791 at Antiqua. --- 7th Generation --- 64. William7 Pyle Sr was baptized on MAR 9, 1699 at Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England. He married Betty CHADDS, daughter of Francis Chadsi and Grace STANFIELD, before FEB 6, 1724 at Chester, PA. He left a will on JAN 8, 1745/46 at Birmingham, Chester, PA. He died on JUN 1, 1746 at Birmingham, Chester, PA, at age 47. He was buried after JUN 1, 1746 at St. John's Cemetery, Chester, PA. The will of he was probated on JUN 24, 1746 at Chester, PA. --- 8th Generation --- 128. Ralph8 Pyle was Episcopal. He was baptized on JAN 31, 1671 at Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England. He immigrated in 1682/83 to Philadelphia, PA. He was He returned to England to marry Eleanor before DEC 31, 1699 at Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England. He married Elinor RAWLINGS on DEC 31, 1699 at Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England. He and Elinor RAWLINGS resided circa 1700 at Concord Twp., Chester, PA. He was elected in 1720 at PA member of Provincial Assembly. He married Mary (--?--) after 1726 at Chester, PA. He left a will on JAN 1, 1739 at Concord Twp., Chester, PA. He died in 1741 at Concord Twp., Chester, PA. He was buried after 1741 at St. John's Cemetery, Chester, PA. The will of he was probated on SEP 1, 1741 at Concord Twp., Chester, PA. Second PYLE line --- 1st Generation --- 1. Jesse Marshall1 PYLE was born on NOV 1, 1910 at Kenton, Hardin, OH. He married Agnes Theresa DOWD, daughter of Bernard DOWD and Ida C. BOOKMYER, on JUL 15, 1944 at Kenton, Hardin, OH. --- 2nd Generation --- 3. Jessie Alice2 SIGLIN. Her married name was PYLE. She was Presbyterian. She was born on MAY 8, 1886 at Bradford, McKean, PA. She married William Vinton PYLE, son of Jesse Marshall PYLE and Elizabeth Ann COX, on OCT 24, 1906 at Lima, Allen, OH. She lived long enough to see Seth, the first male Pyle grandchild of this line. She was delighted when Fred married me since I was Presbyterian. She died on APR 18, 1975 at Kenton, Hardin, OH, at age 88. --- 3rd Generation --- 7. Sarah Parks3 PYLE. Her married name was SIGLIN. She was born on FEB 8, 1844 at Concord Twp., Delaware, PA. She married Jesse SIGLIN, son of Frederic SIGLIN Jr. and Susanna ZIEGENFUS, on JUN 5, 1873 at Williamsport, Lycoming, PA. She died on FEB 2, 1909 at Kenton, Hardin, OH, at age 64. --- 4th Generation --- 14. Reece4 PYLE was miller at Concord Twp., Delaware, PA. He was born on JUN 15, 1820 at Thornbury Twp., Delaware, PA. He married Isabella BRANNAN, daughter of John BRANNAN Jr. and Catherine WALLACE, on JUN 22, 1841 at Concord Twp., Delaware, PA. He married Sarah E. MEREDITH on MAY 1, 1866 at Concord Twp., Delaware, PA. He died in 1891 at West Chester, Chester, PA. --- 5th Generation --- 28. Aaron5 PYLE Sr was Quaker. He was born on MAR 10, 1787 at Thornbury Twp., Chester, PA. He married Sarah PARKS, daughter of Jacob PARKS and Joanna HATTON, on NOV 21, 1811 at Thornbury, Chester, PA. He died on OCT 9, 1823 at Thornbury, Delaware, PA, at age 36. He was buried after OCT 9, 1823 at Concord Meeting, Delaware, PA. --- 6th Generation --- 56. Caleb6 PYLE was Quaker. He was born on OCT 8, 1741 at Thornbury Twp., Chester, PA. He married Mary MATTHEWSON on APR 6, 1767 at Old Swede's Church, Wilmington, New Castle, DE. He was excommunicated on OCT 7, 1767 at Concord Meeting, Chester, PA. He was in military service in 1780 at PA private in 5th Co., 8th Battalion. He died in 1809 at Delaware, PA. The estate of he was probated on APR 24, 1809 at Delaware, PA. --- 7th Generation --- 112. Jacob7 Pyle Sr was Quaker. He was born in 1717 at Chester, PA. He married Jane SHARPLESS, daughter of Joseph SHARPLESS and Lydia LEWIS, on AUG 22, 1740 at Concord Meeting, Chester, PA. He was weaver. He was assessed as owning 15 acres, 1 mare & 1 cow. Not very prosperous even by standards of 1764 in 1764 at Thornbury Twp., Chester, PA. He died in 1785 at Thornburg Twp., Chester, PA. --- 8th Generation --- 224. John8 PYLE was Quaker. He was born on JUN 8, 1687 at Bethel Twp., Chester, PA. He married Lydia THOMAS in 1710 at Chester, PA. He married Susanna CHAMBERLAIN, daughter of Robert CHAMBERLAIN Jr. and Mary (--?--), on JUL 20, 1716 at Chester, PA. He left a will on APR 14, 1752 at Thornbury, Chester, PA. He died after APR 14, 1752 at Thornbury, Chester, PA. The will of he was probated on JUL 20, 1752 at Chester, PA. --- 9th Generation --- 448. Robert9 PYLE Sr was maltster. He and Ann STOVEY were Quaker. Member of Chichester or Chippenham Meeting. He was baptized on DEC 29, 1660 at Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England. He married Ann STOVEY, daughter of William STOVEY and Sarah (--?--), on NOV 16, 1681 at Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England. He was involved in a land purchase on MAY 1, 1683 at Bethel Twp., Delaware, PA, Purchased land from Wm. Smith of Bromham House in Wiltshire. Land in Chester (now Delaware) Co., PA. This was part of a 1250 acre tract Smith purchased from Wm Penn. He was appointed on OCT 14, 1683 at Chester, PA, juror. He was elected between 1688 and 1705 at Chester, PA, member of Provincial Assembly of PA. He married Susannah Deeble on JAN 30, 1725 at Chester, PA. He left a will on JAN 2, 1729/30 at Bethel Twp., Chester, PA. He died on JAN 17, 1730 at Bethel Twp., Chester Co., PA, at age 69. The will of he was probated on AUG 29, 1730 at Chester, PA. Becky Kenton Pyle (becky@4you.net) 541 Bloomfield Ave.; Urbana, Champaign Co., OH 43078 BARBER BRATTAIN COLCLAZIER DE FOREST DILTZ FOX HEDGES HENDERSHOT HOUCK KENTON KENNARD SALZMAN SPENCER VAUSE

Does anyone know where Rock Island, TN is?

A friend of mine has a CD of Civil War Correspondence. I requested he look for Pyle-Piles on it. This is a summary of what he found. Lt. Col L.G. Pyles, 2nd Florida, Confederate Army severly wounded in the gallant discharges of his duties. Battle of Fair Oaks, or Seven Pines, Virginia. May 31-June 1, 1862. [A report of Brig. Gen. Samuel Garland Jr. command 3rd Brig. 3rd Div.] Correspondence to Gov. Milton, Florida mentions a Melitia Company under command of General Pyles. April 22, 1862. Corp. J. W. Piles 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles. [report of Lt. Col. James Williamson on Stones River or Murfreesborough Tenn Campaign, Dec. 26, 1862-Jan 5, 1863.] I feel it my duty to call attention to the gallant conduct of Ensigh H. W. Hamblen, who bore the colors of the regiment gallantly through the day and was shot down in this last charge within less than 100 yards of the enemy's guns; also to the conduct of Corpl. j. W. Piles, of the color-guard, who took up the colors when the ensign was shot down and when our troops were compelled to give way, brought them safely from the field. Lt. R.S. Pyles 4th Georgia Cav. [report of Capt Hazzard to June 8, 1863 affair near Brunswick, Ga.] After many harmless rounds the boats returned to the salt works about sunset and came supposing their object was to make a night attack. I divided my command placing detachments respectively under command of Lts. Scarlet, R.S. Pyles and H.F. Grant, who carefully watched their movements until morning. Surgeon Elliott Pyle, 2nd Iowa Infantry. Battle of Corinth, Miss Oct. 3-12-1862."Too much credit cannot be bestowed upon our excellent first assistant surgeon, Elliott Pyle then in charge of the medical department of the regiment (he was most indefatigable in his attention to the wounded.") Capt. Samuel Pyle, 81st Reg. Illinois Vol.[Vicksburg, Miss, July 9, 1863] On May 12 we met the enemy in a ravine, about 1 mile south of Raymond, The third brigade was thrown out of the right and formed in line of battle, The 81st being placed on the left of the brigade, and in this position we marched forward through almost impenetrable brushwood and undergrowth, We met the enemy in the bottom of the ravine and drove them, after a short and spirted fight of thirty minutes. [] The unmost coolness and determined bravery was displayed on the occasion of this battle by the men and officers of this regiment, there being but one instance of objectionable conduct--that of Capt. Samuel Pyle, who has since been permitted to resign. I hope this is of interest to some of the list. Ralph Fravel

Hi all, In reading Carol's posting about the MD PILE's and Sarum. I decided that I will post an excerpt about Sarum from H. PYLE's book. I will do that post later today. Also, I am wondering if my "Nathan" Pyle is a descendant of the Maryland branch. Will get back to y'all later today. Sara

Chasing another line through the Maryland Calendar of Wills, I kept tripping over Pile(s): Vol I, 1635-1685: Edward Cotten of Newtowne, St. Mary's County. Will proved 22 Apr 1653 listed JOHN PILE as Test. Edward Cotton of Newtowne, St. Mary's County. Will proved 22 Apr 1663; listed JOHN PYLEas Test. Henry Fox of Newtowne, St. Mary's County. Will proved 26 Jan 1657listed JOHN PILLE as Test. Bartholomew Piggott, will proved 19 July 1685 listedJOSEPH PILES as ex. Vol II, 1685-1702: PILE, JOSEPH of St. Mary's County, MD. Will written 16 Jan 1691; pr 8 Nov 1692. Will mentions son JOSEPH and daus SARAH, MARY, ANN, ELIZA; brothers: ANTHONY NEALE and THOMAS TURNER (probably brothers-in-law). Assets included a tract of land called "Sarum". Mudd, Thomas of Charles County, MD, will pr 11 Mar 1696/7 mentions land purchased from CAPT. JOSEPH PILE Vol III, 1703-1713: Lane, John, Sr. of Somerset County, MD. Will pr 5 Oct 1703 mentions dau SARAH PILLE.. Stonestreet, Thomas of Charles County, MD will pr 13 Nov 1706 mentions leasing land from JOSEPH PILE, SR. Sumers, John of Prince George's County, MD. Will pr 27 Nov 1705 lists FRANK PILE as Test. Vol IV, 1713-1720: Scamper, Jane of Prince George's County, MD. Will pr 15-Mar 1715/6 lists RICHARD PILE as Test Wilson, Josiah of Prince George's County, MD. Will pr 5 Dec 1717 lists RICHARD PILE as Test. Vol V, 1720-1726: PILE, JOSEPH, will written 15 June 1724, pr 28 Sept 1724 mentions daus ANN, ELIZA., and MARY, sons JOSEPH and BENNETT; nephew Joseph Power; and wife ELIZA. Vol VI, 1726-1732: Robinson, William, Charles County, MD. Will pr 18 Dec 1731 lists JOSEPH PILE as Test. PILE, RICHARD, physician, Prince George's County, will written 24 May 1731, pr 10 July 1731 mentions wife, MARY; son, WILLIAM, grandsons: RICHARD and HENRY, sons of WILLIAM PILE and RICHARD SPRIGGS, son of Edward Spriggs; dau ELIZABETH SPRIGGS. PILES, RICHARD, Prince George's County MD. Will written 10 Apr 1727, pr 24 Apr 1727 mentions his brother LEONARD. PILES, FRANCIS, SR. of Prince George's County, MD. Will written 23 May 1726, pr 24 Apr 1727 mentions sons JAMES, JOHN, FRANCIS, RICHARD, LEONARD and daus ELIZABETH, ANNE, JANE OROME (Mrs. Robert). Hunter, William, Sr., of Prince George's County, MD. Will pr.25 June 1728 mentions dau MARY as the wife of JOHN PILE (PILES) and lists their children: HUNTER, WILLIAM, JOHN, and MARY PILE. Vol VII, 1732-1738: PILE, WILLIAM, Prince George's County, MD. Will written 18 Mar 1732, pr 27 Feb 1732/3 mentions wife ELIZA; sons RICHARD and WILLIAM; dau MARY. PILES, JOHN, planter, Prince George's County, MD. Will written 19 Apr 1735, pr 27 May 1735 mentions wife MARY, sons HUNTER, WILLIAM, JOHN, RICHARD, FRANCIS; and daus MARY and SARAH (who is with child). Vol VIII, 1738-1743: Hugoe, Israel of Prince George's County MD. Will pr. 3 May 1743 named LEONARD PILE, his brother-in-law, guardian to his children William, Mary and Ann. Mayhew, James of Prince George's County MD. Will pr 25 Aug 1742 lists FRANCIS PILES as Test. Vol IX, 1744-1749: Wharton, Henry of St Mary's County, MD. Will pr 2 Feb 1745/6 names JOSEPH PILE, his son-in-law, as ex. Parker, Gabriel, Jr. of Prince George's County, MD. Will pr 16 Dec 1745 lists RICHARD PILE as witness. Wharton, Henrietta of Charles County, MD. Will pr 19 Sep 1748 names ELIZABETH PILE as her sister and lists JOSEPH PILE as ex. Volume X, 1748-1753: Brent, Robert, of Charles County, MD. Will pr 27 Apr 1751lists JOSEPH PILE as ex. Vol XI, 1753-1760: Hickman, Joshua, planter, Fredrick County, MD. Will pr 17 Aug 1757 mentions JOHN PILE Tyler, William, Pomonky, Charles County, MD. Will pr 24 Jan 1755 mentions land called "Jessemond" purchased from WILLIAM PILES. Vol XII, 1759-1764: PILES, WILLIAM, carpenter, Prince George's County, MD. Will written 28 Sep 1761, pr 20 Aug 1761 mentions son JONATHAN HUNTER PILES and daus ELINOR and MARY ANN. The library closes early on Saturdays so I'll have to do the remaining 5 volumes next time I'm there. Our library has the set going through Vol 17 which ends in 1800. I don't know if there are later volumes available. Carol

I am new to the Pyle family list. I have a brand new daughter-in-law and am thrilled to have more family lines to research. Her mother's maiden name was PILE and has given me what she knows. Unfortunately I do not have many locations! Do you know my Pile family? I sure could use some help! Daniel PILE b 1808 m Caroline Amelia BAIRD I know of two children: Anna and Ella, twin girls born 29 Aug 1853 Anna had a son, Clarence Edgar PILE, out of wedlock and the father is unknown (hopefully not).I don't think Anna ever married. Clarence Edgar PILE b 1875 d 1921 Somerset, Somerset Co., PA m Katherine (Kate) Hannah SCHULTZ b 1876 Rockwood, PA d. 1958 Somerset One known son: Howard Lynn PILE b 1916 Somerset,Somerset Co. PA Howard married Catherine Amanda PICKING in 1938 Somerset, Somerset,PA Catherine was born in Somerset in 1917 to Joseph Imhoff PICKING and Elsie Grace BRANT I appreciate any help or hints, Thanks, Earlene

Hi all, We want to welcome Becky Pyle to our list! Yes, another Becky Pyle! Becky saw my post on a different list, thought I was the Sara Pyle that lives in N.Y., who is also on our list, and sent me an e-mail. I invited her to join our list and told her that we would enjoy having another Becky Pyle to join the fun! Becky, I know you are busy with the second-graders, but when you have time please tell us about the PYLE line you are researching. All posts must be sent to PYLE-L@rootsweb.com If you are responding to a query, please send to the PYLE-L list so that the response goes to the list as well as the person making the query. The reason for this request is that someone else may have information to share or be able to get a clue on their research, by reading the exchange of e-mails. Please utilize the subject line by putting a name and location, if possible. Or perhaps, you have some information to share on another topic, for instance, migration patterns. If you are posting a very long document or gedcom, then it should be done in 2 or 3 postings rather than the whole thing at once. For instance, you might be sending xxx pt. 1, xxx pt. 2, xxx pt 3, etc. The reason for this is very simply that some providers cannot handle large pieces of mail at one time. I know that AOL has been having some problems with this. Please DO NOT send attachments to the list because there has been a problem with that on some servers. If you have a document that is too large to do a cut and paste, then post a description of it to the list to see who might want it sent directly. If you have any questions about the list or you are not sure of what to do, please e-mail me at pyle@airmail.net Sara Broughton Pyle pyle@airmail.net RootsWeb Sponsor BECKY wrote: > > Please subscribe me to Pyle-L. I may be a luker for a while, too. I'm up to > my eyeballs in little second-graders and I do tole painting on the side. > Once Christmas is over, I can find time to do genealogy. Thanks so much! > > Becky Pyle>

Frances; Thanks for the story, I love it. I remember seeing the movie years ago and remember that Walter Brennan was Pastor Piles and that always stuck in my mind. I was very surprised when I found out that Alvin was one of us. The world has really gotten much smaller since I started doing genealogy and It does not surprise me that Alvin was not happy with his movie. I just finished reading the new book on Ernie Pyle's life by James Tobin and much the same went through Ernie's mind when they made his movie, G.I.Joe. Time magazine did a story on him and being he was in Europe at the time, they sent their reporters to hollywood to pick over the script and find facts. It made Ernie very unhapppy when the article came out. Due to the dramatics they put into the movie they made Ernie look like a hick. Thank you for sharing this story, it sounds as if your Mama is doing okay. I have to admire people that go out of their way just to say hello. I was never that way until I married my present wife and she is outgoing and sounds like something she would do. I'm about to share another story with the group about something odd that happened while researching our history. It has to do with Walter Cronkite and Andy Rooney. Andy was a tent mate of Ernie Pyle in Africa during the fighting there. When I was researching Ernie, I came across a story concerning the Writing 69th website that was on <www.channel1.com/users/jimham/> and had to do with the Air Force program where they were going to put correspondents on their bombers to report the action. One of the first planes to take a correspondent up was shot down. The story was extraordinary because the man researching it was able to get written reports from three sides of the action. The Luftwaffe Pilot Heinz Knoke wrote the story about his attack on the bomber and shooting it down. One crew member survived by being blown free and parachuted to the ground where he was captured and put in a concentration Camp, His name was Wayne Gotke and he wrote his story. The plane crashed and burned in a farm yard south of Oldenberg Germany and the Luftwaffe pilot followed it to the ground, landed and helped the farmer and his daughter get some of the stock out of their burning barn. The farmer and his daughter, the Eilers wrote their account. Now for the rest of the story, this incident took place within walking distance of my Mother-in-law's home in Germany. She was a young women then and remembers it well. I surprised her with the story this spring and she was shocked. My Brother-in-law still lives at Bad Zwischenahn where this happened. Believe it or not! Ron

Ron, Thanks for replying. If you have the time I would appreciate your looking for more informaion in your files. Thanks again. Brenda

Hi Linda, I am going to put forth some ideas that I am trying to follow in my own search. I always look for all the variant spellings of Pyle(s). Sometimes the folks in the courthouse may have the spelling different. Is there a death record for his wife, Susan? Might be some clue there as to where they came from. Have you located his and Susan's gravesites? Have you found birth/marriage/death records for any of the children of Joshua? Were they all born in Delaware? Sometimes those records provide clues. Have you located him on an 1850 census anywhere? Usually gave occupation as well as township and members of the household. It generally showed more information than the earlier ones. But I would try to locate as many as possible of the earlier records to discover when he first moved into the county. Were there any tax records or land deeds for when he moved into Delaware? Could he have served in the military? Possibly the War of 1812. Do you think he might have belonged to a church that kept records of membership and deaths. Did he belong to any other organizations? These are all ideas that I am working on at the moment. Most of the clues for my research have been coming from people whose ancestors had married PYLES. Also, if you have a "family legend", a story that has been handed down, it can sometimes be helpful, although some parts of the story may prove to be incorrect. As an example, I have been working on one of my maternal lines, PENNY. The family story was that my ancestor had left home after his mother died because he didn't get along with the father's new wife. I spent quite some time trying to find records that would fit the story and couldn't. I was just collecting a lot of data. When I spoke with another descendant, he suggested that maybe the story had been changed in the telling. That maybe it was the father that died, etc. Well, when I stopped being so narrow in my search I found the link and everything fell into place. I located my ancestors parents and siblings and was able to link to other branches. Just some random thoughts. Hope it helps in some way. I'll probably think of something else I should have said after I have gone to bed.<G> Sara > THe above information was aquired from the 1870 DE Census. His children > above were also listed on his will, of which I have a copy. DE has no death > certificate or death register for him. Not sure of marriage place or date. > > Does anyone have a tie in on his parents, or a new direction that I can take. > > Any help would be appriciated. > > Linda. LGunzl@aol.com

To all my fellow cuzzies, a cry for help goes out to all, especially ROn and Sara who have answers for many. Joshua PYLE has eluded my search for a long time. My ggg grandfather born c. 1790 in ?PA, and died in 1872 in DE. He married Susan PYLE. His children were Esther(Hester) Ann Pyle b. 1825, Priscilla Pyle, Rebecca Pyle and Robert L. Pyle. THe above information was aquired from the 1870 DE Census. His children above were also listed on his will, of which I have a copy. DE has no death certificate or death register for him. Not sure of marriage place or date. Does anyone have a tie in on his parents, or a new direction that I can take. Any help would be appriciated. Linda. LGunzl@aol.com

Brenda; I have a Leonard Piles who was born 1702 that married an Elizabeth Cook, his sister was Elizabeth Piles who died in 1723 (no birth date) who married Anthony Drane (?) they had three children; they were Charles Thomas Drane, Anthony Drane and James Drane, they were thhe children of Francis Piles from Maryland. If you want me to search further I can, because I have oodles of files that accumulated ovr the years. However I think that this is a good match. Ron ---------- | From: ARoland846@aol.com | To: piguy@goldrush.com | Subject: Re: PILES, ELIZABETH m. Drane | Date: Saturday, September 27, 1997 5:10 PM | | Hello, | | I saw you correspondence on the Pile Family Group and I am interested in your | Leonard Piles. I too have a Leonard Piles however mine in yourger than yours | and I am wondering if mine is a grandson of your Leonard. My Leonard was | born in 1808 and I think his father's name was John. My Leonard was born in | NC or SC. He later moved to Tishomingo County, Miss. I found him on the | 1850 Us Census in Tishomingo County, Miss. His daughter Margaret PIles b. | 1839 in Mississippi married Jeremiah Roland 25 May 1857 in Tishomingo County. | I found Leonard on the 1840 and 1830 Census in Miss. I have not been able to | find hima anywhere after 1850. Do you think he might fit with your family | group? Brenda

Erin, Jan never told me that we communicated before. I remember now. I really don't think I'm as "blocked" as I once was. I have been getting some "scores" lately and they are leading me to either the Francis or the Richard Pile side of the family. I don't know where they came from, but I think they stem from Gentle John Pile from Maryland. John and seventeen other gentleman arrived here from Wiltshire on "The Ark and The Dove" with 200 servants in 1642. Where ever they came from, I believe they all branched from the Wiltshire Families. It's funny how this works, when you go back into your files to help some one else, little things pop out at you that make you say "Duh," why didn't I see that before. Rachel and I studied the Benjamin, Richard and William thing until we tired of it and all of a sudden the other evening I'm doing a lookup for a new member and find a print out from LDS that gives me William Pyle, born 1761, son of William Pyle II of Maryland. This explains some of the William's in Washington Co. KY. and opens up a lot of possibilities. Oh yes! I also came across a lot of people in my files that I have been Querying for a long time and your name was among them, but I did not put two and seven together. When Jan mentioned her daughter was doing the Pyle thing, I just said to myself, "Let me at Her!" Thanks for your help.Just like you, I have been working on my other branches and trying to do a book by Xmas for my ingrate offspring, that couldn't care less. They don't realize that it will be important one of these days! By the way, have you noticed that Spectral U has been doing a class on writing your family history? Their contention is that the crazy Indian, while he was drawing all those horse pictures on the cave walls and trying to leave something to future generation, did not realize he would be one of a few that told us his story. Ron |

Interesting data concerning family. I have communicated with Richard and his Mom Lelani. She is not from Hawaii and is not of Hawain descent. They claim relationship with Ernie Pyle. Robert, Lelani and Richard Pyle Lelani, Robert and Richard Pyle teach at the University of Hawaii and are an interesting family. Robert teaches zoology at the University and is the author of two books about the birds of Hawaii. His research interests are in the Occurrence and Status of Wild birds in Hawaii; Long and Short term Time Changes; Current and Historic. Robert was the field director, Pacific Ocean Biological Program of the Smithsonian Institution. Their son Richard is a professor teaching about Coral Reef Fish and also one of the leaders of the research teams diving for the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Richard has had the bends twice and has written an interesting story concerning his decompression from these experiences. The story he wrote concerning this is called, "Confessions of a Mortal Diver." As leader of the dive teams for the museum, he takes expeditions into the twilight zone, the area between 200 feet and 500 feet looking for rare exotic fish. During his last expedition the team recovered over thirty unidentified species. Richard is the author of five books. Four concerning aquarium fish and one on diving to great depths using mixed gases. Bishop exhibit-goers can journey to the "Twilight Zone," the largely unexplored area of the ocean between 200-500 feet deep, and meet Bishop Museum scientist Richard Pyle, a pioneer explorer of this deep part of the coral reef. They'll see live fish recently collected from the "Twilight Zone," investigate the new "rebreather" equipment used to dive at this depth, and compress a piece of styrofoam by filling a tank with pressurized air. Visitors will discover the unique connections early Hawaiians had with the sea, explore ancient Hawaiian nets and lures, and go fishing for octopus in a hands-on activity. They also can learn about Hawaiian fish-farming at a fish-filled aquaculture tank, and touch live seaweed at the limu tank. The Smithsonian Institution operates the Bishop Museum and is a must see for anyone visiting Honolulu. The museum is at 1525 Bernice Street in Honolulu, this seems very coincidental to me as my mothers name was Bernice Pyle, sort of a twilight zone of my own. Robert and Richard Pyle are from the Robert Pyle branch of the family. Ron Pyle.