Kelly; This is my line all right, Wareham Mack was the son of my ggg-grandfather Richard Mack from Ct. and the fifer Drummer in the Revolutionary war. Also an ascendent to Lucy Mack Smith, the mother of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet. Richard's grandaughter was my great grandmother Mary Mack, who was born in Shelbyville Ind. 12-2-1830. She married my great-grandfather William Pyle on 12-24-1846 in Eugene, Vermillion, County In. I am looking for her father, one of the sons of Richard Mack, who was in Shelbyville around 1830. She also had a sister Margaret Mack who married George Hannaman around the middle of the 1850's. Thanks for your response and hope I can help you in some way. Ron Pyle ---------- | From: donw1@sprynet.com | To: piguy@goldrush.com | Subject: family tree info | Date: Sunday, August 17, 1997 3:07 PM | | Hey there, sorry to take so long to email you back but was waiting for my dad to | gather info. The following is taken fromBiographical and Historical Record of | Vermillion Co, Indiana. Published 1888. | | GILBERT L. MOCK IS ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF hIGHLAND tOWNSHIP. | hIS FATHER, WAREHAM MOCK, WA BORN IN HAMILTON COUNTYM, OHIO IN 1804, A SON OF | RICHARD MOCK, WHO WAS BORN IN SCOTLAND AND CAME TO AMERICA WHEN A BOY. RICHARD | MOCK WAS A METHODIST MINISTER, AND WAS A CHAPLAIN UNDRER GENERAL WASHINTON AT | THE SAME TIME SERVED IN THE CAPACITY OF DRUMMER. HE CAME TO VERMILLION COUNTY | WITH HIS SON WAREHAM, AND DIED MANY YEARS AGO, BEING ONE OF THE LAST SURVISORS | OF THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. HE HAD FIVE SONS---ERASTUS, ASA H., RICHARD, | WAREHAM AND SAMUEL. THE LAST THREE BECAME RESIDENST OF VERMILLION COUNTY, AND | ALL ARE NOW DECEASED, WAREHAM BEING THE LASAT TO PASS AWAY. HE WAS ONEOF THE | WELL-KNOWN PINEERS OF THE COUNTY, AND FOR MANY YEARS WAS A FLAT BOAT PILOT FROM | VERMILLION COUNTY TO NEW ORLEANS. HE MARRIED IN OHIO BEFORE COMING TO INDIANA TO | ELIZABETH SHILLING, AND TO THEMWERE BORN SEVEN CHILDREN, BUT THREE OF WHOM ARE | LIVING--- BARBARA, WIDOW OF HORACE BROWN: ELIZABETH, WIDOW OF WILLIAM STOCKWELL, | AND GILBERT. PILENA, HENRY, CHRISTOPHER AND EDNA ARE DECEASED. GILBERT MOCK WAS | BORN IN HELPT TOWNSHIP. VERMILLION COUNTY, APRIL 8, 1831. HE MARRIED IN HIS | EARLY LIFE MARY HOLDMAN, A DAUGHT OF WILLIAM HOLDMAN. SHE DIED MARACH 8, 1879, | LEAVING THREE CHILDREN--ARMSTEAD,DANIEL AND MARY. NOVEMBER 6, 1881, MR MOCK | MARRIED REBECCA (HARTMAN) DEYO, DAUGHTER OF GEORGE HARTMAN AND WIDOW OF NELSON | DEYO. SHE HAD BEEN TWICE MARRIED BEFORE HER MARRIAGE TO MR. MOCK, HER FIRST | HUSBAND BEING DAVID RENNAGER. SHE WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA IN 1820, AND WAS ABOUT | TWELVE YEARS OF AGE WHEN HER PARENTS REMOVED TO INDIANA. HER FATHER DIED IN 1843 | AND HER MOTHER APRIL 15, 1886, THE LATTER BEING EIGHT4-EIGHT YRS OLD AT THE TIME | OF HER DEATH. OF A FAMILY OF THREE SONS AND NINE DAUGHTERS BORN TO MR AND MRS | HARTMAN, TWO SONS AND SEVEN DAUGHTERS ARE STILL LIVING== | PRISCILLA,REBECCA,POLLY,SALLY,WILLIAM,CHRISTINA,ANDREWJ.,ISABELLA AND ZERILDA. | THE DECEASED ARE ELIZATHER ANN, NANCY AND JOHN A. MRS MOCK HAS REARED FOUR | CHILDREN, TWO, SARAH AND MARTHAT HARTMAN, BEING THE CHILDREN OF HER BROTHER | JOHN, AND TWO, DAVID AND MARY JANE LONG, BEING RELATIVES OF HER FIRST HUSBAND | | | This sounds like your linage to me. all the right names. There is also an | ERastus Mack, but not born until 1831. he was a physican in vermillion county. | hope this might be of some help to you. if my dad or myself can be of any | further help to you, please do let us know. also, let me know if this helped | any, are one of the above mentioned mary's yours? | | kelly

Doni; My documentation ends or starts with William Piles/Pyle born in Pa. around the year 1775-76 and the branches are very clear from there on down. I suspect we descended from the Maryland Piles, but family history tells us that our William moved as a child with his parents to VA. and married Mary Jones or Janes in the late 1780's or 90's. Their second born son was my gg-grandfather Robert Pyle, born 2-18-1800. He married Martha Malone born 8-14-1802. They were married in Chilicothe, OH, 11-14-1822. I have no history on Martha except that Robert and Martha settled in Eugene, Vermillion County Indiana around the year 1824 and inherited property owned by William or Billy Malone, creating a supposition that Martha was Billy's Daughter. Robert and Martha Pyle died in the year 1867 in Williamson Co., TX. Robert and Martha's first born son William was born the 9th of March in Ross County OH. and came to Vermillion County with his parents and married Mary Mack on Christmas Eve 1846. William's brother Samuel, also born in Ross County on 4-11-1826 was the grandfather of Ernie Pyle, war correspondent. William and Samuel came to Ca. inn the early 1850's, but Samuel returned and purchased property in Helts Township, Vermillion County. Being the Pyles were movers and shakers, I just can't put my finger on where they began, I'm sure they descended from John in England, but from which branch is unclear at the present. I'm checking into the Zachariah Piles history in Va. right now and my guesswork lies heavy in that direction. My g-grandmother Mary Mack Pyle stated that Robert Pyle was born in PA., so who knows? Thanks for your response. Ron Pyle, Angels Camp, Ca. ---------- | From: Doni Wright <doniw@interserf.net> | To: piguy@goldrush.com | Subject: Pyle | Date: Sunday, August 17, 1997 5:40 PM | | Hi Ron, I am Doni Wright of Stafford VA. | | Do you have your Pyles further back? I have done a lot of research on | them from the Quaker records in Chester Co. | | I have traced back to John Pyle b. 1594 , Stanton Barnard, Wiltshire, | England his Ancestral File # is AF 787W-X2 | | Have you connected to this family? doni |

Ralph, This is information I extracted from the microfilm at the National Archives. This is a list of all PYLES from Indiana or North Carolina that have Civil War pension files. These can be requested from the National Archives. I have several of them if you are interested. This list is of Union soldiers; the list below is of Confederates in NC. PYLES, James Co. F, 51st Indiana Infantry original filed as James PYLE PYLES, James Co. E, 93rd Indiana Infantry original files as PILES, James PYLES, Jesse Co. E, 22nd Indiana Infantry PYLES, Wiley Co. L. 10th Indiana Infantry PYLES, William Co. D, 79th Indiana Infantry PYLES, Joseph Co. B, 88th Indiana Infantry PYLES, John Co. D, 37th Indiana Infantry Wagoner; original filed under John J. PILES PYLES, John Co. B, 22nd Indiana Infantry Original filed under John E. PYLE PYLES, Absolom Co. G, 12th Indiana Infantry Original filed under Absolom PYLE The list below is of Confederate soldiers who served in North Carolina. Request only military records as the U. S. did not give pensions to Confederate soldiers or their dependents. PYLES, Alfred M. Co. B, 6th NC Cavalry, Private PYLES, Andrew Co. I, 57th NC Cavalry, Private PYLES, Andrew Co. E, 13th NC Infantry, Private PYLES, Jacob R. Co. K, 47th NC Infantry, Private & Sargeant PYLES, James H. Co. K, 47th NC Infantry, Private PYLES, James M. Co. K, 47th NC Infantry, Private Original filed under James H. PYLES PYLES, Robert M. Co. K, 47th NC Infantry, Private I'm sorry, I did not make a note of the microfilm numbers for the source of this list. Hope this is of use to you or others. Marc Partlow Mpart74960@aol.com

Rita, Thank you for transcribing grandpa's files. A filker of light, a shade of hope... first time I've seen a reference to Joshua. My Joshua was bron @ 1790 in DE or PA...married a Susan ?, died in 1872 in DE. Had the following children all born in PA. Hester (Esther) Ann, Priscillla, Rebcca and Robert L. Pyle. If you have any other information about this family......I'll be watching for it. I live in DE if you need help from this State let me know...be glad to help. Linda LGunzl@aol.com

bobette wrote: > Sarah if this means anything....get me back on the mailing list asap! Bobi, I resubbed you at 7:00 AM, Sunday, Aug. 17th. If you aren't receiving mail from the list, let me know right away! Sara pyle@airmail.net

To those on the list that are AOL subscribers: I know there have been problems with the mail recently. It has become a topic of discussion between listowners due to bouncing mail and other problems. The following is a post from the owner of the COMBS list. I don't know how many of you have experienced all of these problems. I do know that all of you on AOL had bouncing mail in the past week because I receive all of the notices. Sara ************** Within Just the Past Week Alone, AOL'S Mail Processor has: (1) Converted a 495 byte Email from combs-l@rootsweb.com to a File Attachment (2) Converted a 645 byte Email from combs-l@rootsweb.com to a File Attachment, BUT the Only Reason that the File Attachment was only 645 bytes was that AOL CORRUPTED the Email and DELETED part of it, including the Address and the Header. (3) Converted a 27kb Email from combs-d@rootsweb.com to a File Attachment and DELETED Half of the 16 messages in it (4) Delivered a 23kb Email from combs-d@rootsweb.com SIX DAYS LATE! There are Many More Examples of AOL Problems with Email since their latest Upgrade which is Definitely a Downgrade... the above are only a Very Few Examples. However, as a result: (a) I am copying this email to AOL'S <postmaster@aol.com> and henceforth plan to forward to them Each and Every Email and/or File Attachment that is Corrupt and/or Delayed. (b) I am posting a message to AOL'S Email Message Board of Each and Every Email and/or File Attachment that is Corrupt and/or Delayed. (c) I am requesting that each of you who are AOL (almost half our list) please do the same (d) I am posting to the RootsWeb List Owner's List and asking the over 1,000 other RootsWeb Listowners to please also post a version of the above to Each of their Own Lists. If AOL does not correct the problem Quickly, I will begin preparation to move our COMBS &c. RootsWeb Pages en masse to another Server, and will advise all, of course, if/ when that move takes place. I/we need this like we need a Hole in the Head. It HAS to come to a Dead Halt Now, and that won't happen unless we all turn into Squeaky Wheels in Urgent Need of Grease! <snip>

Part 3 of Rita's notes. More notes from Grandpa's old files: I don't have records to "prove" any lines, but maybe the info will help someone. Pyle Research by Ernest Seaborn Pyle Three immigrants, brothers, to America from England: 1 Robert Pyle of Horton, Wiltshire, a maltster. records showing they lived in Chester County, PA as early as 1684. 2 Nicholas Pyle, records show purchased 150 acres in 1688 in Bethel, later deeded to brother Robert and Nicholas went to Concord Twp. 3 Ralph Pyle, unlike others was not a Quaker, lived in Concord Twp. Robert d. 1725, married Ann, daughter of William Stovey abt 1681 Children: Sarah b 1682, Robert, William, John, Mary, Jacob, Joseph, Daniel Nicholas married first Abigail Bushell, second Ann Webb Children: Mary, Edith, Nicholas, Samuel, James, Joseph Youngest daughter Sarah may have been with second wife. Ralph d. 1741, married first Elinor, second Mary Children: William Robert's children: Sarah married John Vernon Robert married Elizabeth Swaffer William, married Olive Bennet John married Lydia Thomas, then Susana Chamberlin Jacob married Alice Bowater Joseph married Sarah Dicks, then Sarah Gibbons Daniel married Mary Chamberlin, then Mary Pennell Nicholas's children: Nicolas b. 1697, married Sarah Worrilow Samuel, b 1700 Ralph's children: William d. 1746, married Betth Chads, settled in Birmingham, rita3369@aol.com Rita Pyle Davis Atlanta, GA

More notes from Rita: Pyle Research By Ernest Seaborn Pyle Possibly three brothers: Caleb: married Mary Matthewson in 1767, Quaker dismissed from the Society because of his marriage to someone not of the Society of Friends. Lived Delaware Co, PA. Levi: married Margaret Johnson of Ireland, also dismissed from the Society because of his marriage. He was a cabinetmaker. Benjamin: married Sarah Heacock. He was a stonemason. Settled in Springfield Caleb and Mary Matthewson, m. 1767 Children: Stephen, Joseph, Abner, Benjamin, Caleb, Jacob, Issac, Jane, Hannah, Mary, another Caleb, John, Jonathan, Moses, Aaron, and Albin Levi and Margaret Johnson of Ireland Children: Nathan, James, Levi, Moses, Job, Jane, John, Benjamin, Hannah, Margaret, son who died young Benjamin and Sarah Heacock: Children: Joseph, Hannah, John, Phebe, Benjamin, Sarah, Esther, Mary, James, Edith, Ann, Jonathan, Isaac, William Caleb's children: Stephen married Lydia Reece in 1768. Joseph married Esther Mendenhall, then Martha Sharples Abner, married Mary Mendenhall, then Alice Stanley Jacob, married ? Mendenhall, half sister to Abner's wife Isaac, married Sarah James John, married Elizabeth Taylor, then Ann Lodge Jonathan, married twice Moses, married three times Aaron, married Sarah Parks Albin, married two times Levi's children: Nathan married Mary Palmer James married Mary Logan Levi married Elizabeth Palmer Moses married Job married Amy Palmer Benjamin's children: don't have info at this time.

This is a repost of Rita's note from 5 August, 1997 Here are a couple of excerpts I found in my grandfather's notes. I don't know where he got these or how accurate they are. Thought I'd just pass them along for anyone who might be interested. 1. "One Nicholas Pyle, whose family came from England, is known to have been married during the Revolutionary War to Anna Black. They lived in South Carolina, where some of their children were born. Then they removed (on pack horses) to Kentucky, where the rest of the children were born. They had fourteen sons and five daughters. When they were quite old they settled with their two youngest sons, in Sangamon County, IL." 2. "Distinguised Pyles" Katherine Pyle d. 1938, of Delaware, writer and illustrator Robert Pyle b. 1877, of PA, horticulturist Walter Lytle Pyle 1871-1921, PA , opthalmologist, medical editor, author William Henry Pyle, b. 1875, of MO, child psychologist Howard Pyle, 1853-1911, DE, artist, author, teacher Dan Pyle, b. 1875, Indiana, lawyer and jurist John Sherman Pyle, b. 1865, Ohio, surgeon Joseph Gilpin Pyle, b. 1853, MD, editor, author, librarian John Freeman Pyle, b. 1890, IN, educator, author

I'm slowly but surely transcribing old notes of my grandfather's. I do not yet know the source of these notes, but am passing them along anyway. Hope you find something helpful! Rita Pyle Wallace Davis Atlanta, GA Brothers: Robert-Nicholas-Ralph Brother Robert & Ann Stovey (m. 1681): Children: Sarah, Robert, William, John, Mary, Jacob, Joseph, Daniel Sarah: children unknown Robert: children unknown William: children: Isaac Isaac: children: Job, Thomas Job: children: Elizabeth, Joshua, Isaac, Joel, William, John, Zeba, Mary, Job Thomas: children: Jane, Abraham, Reuben, Thomas, Benjamin John: children: Moses Moses: children: Lydia, Abraham Lydia: children unknown Abraham: children: John, Moses, Lydia John: children: Abraham, Isaac, David, Sappington, Rebecca, Rachel Moses: children unknown Lydia: children unknown Mary: children unknown Jacob: children unknown Joseph: children: Joseph Joseph: children: Alice, Joseph, Sarah, Rachel, Ann, James, Betty, another Rachel (?), Jane, Robert, Smith, Susanna Daniel: children: Susanna, Hannah, Mary, Robert Brother Nicholas married Abigail and married Ann Children: Mary, Edith, Nicholas b. 1697, Samuel b. 1700, James, Joseph, Sarah Brother Ralph (d. 1741) married Elinor and married Mary Children: William William: children: Ralph, Joseph, John, William, Elinor, Mary, Sarah Three MORE brothers: Caleb, Levi, and Benjamin Brother Caleb & Mary Matthewson Children: Stephen, Joseph, Abner, Benjamin, Caleb, Jacob, Isaac, Jane, Hannah, Mary, another Caleb (?), John, Jonathan, Moses, Aaron, Albin Stephen's children: Reece, Caleb, Eli, Mary, Hannah, Lydia, Stephen Joseph's children: Phebe, Sarah, Jacob, Lydia, Malissa Abner's children: Joel, Caleb, Elijah (all 3 died young), Hiram, Phebe, Washington, Louisa, Elizabeth, Mary, Abner, Josiah Benjamin's children: unknown Caleb's children: unknown Jacob's children: Mifflin, Edith, Lewis, Hannah, Gilpin, Palmer, Albin, Jacob, Mary, Eliza, Ann, Joseph Isaac's children: Robert, Anna, Adley, Eliza, Pennell, Sarah, Isaac, William John's children: Harlyn, Mary, William, Ann, Wilson, Nathan, Joel, Elizabeth, John, George, Anna, Joseph, Hannah, Phebe, Lydia Jonathan's children: Sallie, Eunice, Jane, Smith Moses' children: married 3 times, had 9 children, names unknown Aaron's children: Halton, Joanna, Hannah, Reece, Aaron Albin's children: married 2 times, had 8 children, names unknown Brother Levi married Margaret Johnson Children: Nathan, James, Levi, Moses, Job, Jane, John, Benjamin, Hannah, Margaret, and a son who died young. Nathan's children: married Mary Palmer, had 8 children, names unknown James' children: married Mary Logan, had 8 children, names unknown Levi's children: (married Elizabeth Palmer and 2nd wife) Reece, Hannah, Amy, James, Levi, Reason, John, Francina Moses' children: 5 children, names unknown Job's children: married Amy Palmer, 12 children, names unknown Brother Benjamin and Sarah Heacock: Children: Joseph, Hannah, John, Phebe, Benjamin, Sarah, Esther, Mary, James, Edith, Ann, Jonathan, Isaac, William

Hi Rita! We missed you too! I started to post your notes which I had saved, but thought you might want to add something to them for Dan. I have saved almost all of the messages from the list. Have made the change on your last name. Sara pyle@airmail.net RiTA33699@aol.com wrote: > > Hi all. > > Had a great time in Vegas, but thought of you guys often. > > Just spent an hour reviewing the posts I missed. You guys were busy in spite > of downtime from rootsweb! will send > you some notes that I posted earlier from my grandfather's notes that > indicate paternity for William Rowan. Doris Pyle Haynes and I have been > working through some of this, too. > > Also Sara: You have me listed as Rita Pyle Wallace. > > Okay--we'll send out stuff ASAP. Missed ya'll.

Hi all. Had a great time in Vegas, but thought of you guys often. Just spent an hour reviewing the posts I missed. You guys were busy in spite of downtime from rootsweb! Will be working on some more of the famous "Grandpa's notes" and posting ASAP. Cousin Dan Page: We're working on the same line. I know who Belton was, and my ggg-grandfather was William Rowan Pyle from Floyd County, GA. I will send you some notes that I posted earlier from my grandfather's notes that indicate paternity for William Rowan. Doris Pyle Haynes and I have been working through some of this, too. Also Sara: You have me listed as Rita Pyle Wallace. True enough, but I just got married in February of 97. I'm Rita Pyle Wallace Davis, native of Arkansas, Columbia County, and recently relocated to Atlanta, Georgia with my new husband. Okay--we'll send out stuff ASAP. Missed ya'll. Rita RiTA33699@aol.com Atlanta, GA

Marc, I have been reading these notes to Ralph with great interest. I am working on a line in NC also, but not a PYLE line. As always, you need documentation. You may obtain complete marriage listings that show bondsmen, date, etc. from the state archives/state library. I recently received three or four pages of listings complete with filing numbers, from NC. If you can't make it to Raleigh to do your own lookups at the archives, their address is 109 East Jones. St.,Raleigh,NC. 27601-2807. They charge $8.00 initial fee for a search and your check should be made payable to North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources. There is also a book available in libraries that lists wills on file in NC, but I will have to locate my notes on that one, I think it is called Will and Testator Index for NC. I just ordered a will that was listed in that book from the NC archives, sent my $8.00, received it in about two weeks. Not bad. At least I was able to sort out some of the people that had been entries on the census listings. Now I know who their father was. Because I live in Texas but must do a lot of research in Wake Co.,NC, I joined a genealogical society there. You might consider doing that if you have a lot of research to do in a particular area. It gets you on their mailing list, most societies put out a quarterly that may be good for clues. Also, they generally offer local assistance in research. Sara pyle@airmail.net

Ralph, This Elizabeth Simpson was married to James PILES who died in Orange Co., NC in 1819. After I returned from the genealogy library today this thought struck me. Marriage bonds were required in Orange County, NC and can be researched for the period 1779 through 1868. If we were to look at these for all SIMPSON surnames and inspect those that are married to Elizabeth we probably could come up with the correct man. What do you think? I have put this on my ToDo list for the next time I can do this research. Here is the list that I did get today for PILES/PYLES married in NC as reported in the book: Marriages of ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 1779-1868 compiled by Brent H. Holcomb published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983. I will list the bondsman only if it is a similar name. Let me know if you need the complete list. Melven, Henry & Rebecca Pyles, 23 Aug 1836 Whittington, John & Mary Pile, 15 Sept 1802; Wm Pyle bm. Fridle, Jacob & Liddia PYLE, 9 June 1846 Macracken, John & Abigail Pyle, 10 Nov 1818; Henry G. Pyle bm. Pyle, Henry & lucy Ashford, 30 Oct 1821 Pyle, Jehu & Rutha Lindley, 8 Aug 1786 Pyle, John & Rebecca Garrison, 16 Jan 1802; Caleb Pyle, bm. PILE, JAMES, ELIZABETH RUMLEY, 13 NOV 1800; CALEB PYLE BM. [OURS?] Williams, Moses & Sarah Piles, 4 Jan 1810 Weldon, Samuel & Sady Piles, 24 March 1834 Cook, Johathan & Rachel Piles, 21 Oct 1809 Evins, Kerney & Polly Piles, 24 Jan 1847 Turner, Wm. & Abigail Piles 26 July 1813 Holt, Anthony & Phebe Pile, 9 Jan 1812 Rippy, John & Nancy Pile, 30 Nov 1821 Whittington, John & Mary Pile, 15 Sept 1802, Wm Pyle bm. Jackson, John & Barbera Pile, 24 Sept 1806 Ralph, The James m. Elizabeth Rumley above fits the dates for our line. The earliest birth I have is 1806 do you agree? Is this new data to you or do you have the miaden name of Elizabeth? If this looks like a "hit" where do we go from here to verify this? Marc

Hi All! We want to welcome our newest member, Eve Cassady, to the PYLE Family list! We are so glad to have you join us. When you have time, please tell us a little about yourself and what branch of the PYLE family you are researching. This list is only a little over a month old, we are just getting started and already have about 70 members. We do have a few guidelines regarding postings, etc. All genealogical postings should be addressed to PYLE-L@rootsweb.com This also includes responses to queries. For example, if you are responding to a query that I make, then you should address it to my e-mail with Cc to the list address or vice-versa. It is easiest to just click on "reply to all". If you have a message for someone of a personal nature, then you would certainly want to send that privately. 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. 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. Or, I possibly could arrange to have it stored on a server for retrieval, just let me know. 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 Looking forward to hearing from you. Sara Broughton Pyle pyle@airmail.net

Here is my PYLE ancestor: Stephen MCPHERSON was born in 1728 in Chester,PA. He died in 1799 in Loudon,VA. He was married to Mary PYLE in 1749 in Chester,PA. Mary PYLE was born about 1729 in Chester,PA. Children of Stephen McPherson and Mary McPherson are: JOHN b. Abt 1751; m. Jeminah MURDOCK 1789, Frederick Co., VA. STEPHEN b. Abt 1753;; m. Phoebe MURDOCK 1794, Frederick Co., VA?. RACHEL m. BOYCE, b. Abt 1755; JOSEPH , b. Abt 1757; DANIEL , b. December 25, 1758, Frederick Co., VA; d. March 03, 1832, Highland Co., OH. RUTH m. MERRILL, b. Abt 1761; WILLIAM b. Abt 1763; JESSE SR., b. February 15, 1765, VA; d. May 14, 1849, near Rosewood, KY. JAMES b. 1767, Chester Co., PA; d. September 06, 1839, Harrison Co., WV. Let me know if you are working on the PYLE line of Chester,PA. Thanks. Debbie Malec drmalec@spyrnet.com Homepage- http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5038/index.htm RW- http://www.rootsweb.com/~ars/index.htm Indian Capitives- http://www.rootsweb.com/~indian/index.htm

Dan, Glad to see you on the Internet! Did any of the last 'batch' of info that I sent help? Rita is supposed to be back from vacation this week-end and she seems to know a lot about your family. Hope we can make a "break-through" on this family soon or I may have to start tying my family coat-of-arms in the back! Talk to you later, Doris in Meadow, TX.

>Welcome to the PYLE Family list! We are so glad to have you join >us! When you have time, please tell us a little about yourself and what >branch of the PYLE family you are researching. Sara - My stepfather was Belton Pyle. He md my mother when I was just a tad and is the only father I've known. I've been helping a bit to research his ancestry. Basically it goes like this: William Rowan PYLE b 1821 Floyd Co. GA d 1899 Columbia Co. AR md (1) 1844 Floyd Co. GA Permelia Ann WARD b 1828 GA d 1875 Columbia Co. AR Francis Marion PYLE b 1865 Columbia Co. AR d 1933 Columbia Co. AR md 1905 Minnie Lee LAWRENCE b 1883 Union Co. AR d 1958 Columbia Co. AR Belton Brown PYLE b 1910 Columbia Co. AR d 1994 Sebastian Co. AR md (1) Irene Ada SMYTHE b 1905 Morris Co. KS d 1977 Sebastian Co. AR I've not yet discovered any proof for the parents of William Rowan PYLE, although various researchers have surmised different people for his father, apparently based on just dates and ages that seem to "fit." Likewise for his spouse Permelia Ann WARD. I have managed to obtain copies of these books: 1. The Pyle-Pile Family in America, 1642-1980, Howard T. Pyle, 1981 2. A Mendenhall-Newlin Alliance, Russell N. Abel, 1989 3. Colonel John Pyle and His People, C. Homer Pyle, 1970 From these, it is clear that it is possible that William Rowan Pyle was maybe a descendent of Coln. John Pyle, and thus earlier Pyles of PA. However, at this point that is pure speculation, lacking any proof whatever that I am aware of. We engaged the services of Dorothy Holland Herring, a GA genealogist, many years ago, and she collected considerable material but was unable to discover William Rowan PYLE's parents. So that's about where we stand - still looking for information - and maybe the PYLE-L list will help with that. Maybe I can help others, particularly if they have connections to William Rowan PYLE. Dan Page dpage@ipa.net Rt 1 Box 244 Arkoma, OK 74901-9714

Welcome to the PYLE Family list! We are so glad to have you join us! When you have time, please tell us a little about yourself and what branch of the PYLE family you are researching. This list is one month old, we are just getting started and you are our 70th subscribed member. We do have a few guidelines regarding postings, etc. All genealogical postings should be addressed to PYLE-L@rootsweb.com This also includes responses to queries. For example, if you are responding to a query that I make, then you should address it to my e-mail with Cc to the list address or vice-versa. It is easiest to just click on "reply to all". If you have a message for someone of a personal nature, then you would certainly want to send that privately. 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. 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. Or, I possibly could arrange to have it stored on a server for retrieval, just let me know. 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 Looking forward to hearing from you. Sara Broughton Pyle pyle@airmail.net Dan Page wrote: > > SUBSCRIBE

Ralph, I ran across this information while reviewing FGS tonight: On the FGS of Enoch I have, "Burial: The reference for the death and burial of Enoch Pyles is from a letter dated March 2, 1989 from Jane F. Murphy, professional genealogist [in Columbus, IN]. She states, "In 1979 I published Obituaries and misc. items from our newspapers. Page 102, it lists the death of an Enoch Pyles in 1881 and that he was buried in the cemetary near Lowell station. This would be the Carter's Chapel cemetary. In it, I frind a James Pyles, born 1824 died 1902. Enoch's burial, in 1881, is not recorded. The wife of James is there as well as other family members." In my FGS for james Wiley PYLES I have the following: "LDS film #1301620, cemetery records of Bartholomew Co., IN indicates: James Pyles 1824-1902 - burried at Carter's Chapel Cemetery with a lot of other PYLES. those shown are Elmer Pyles 1888-1924 Katie Pyles 1867-1893 Mary A. Pyles - no dates Nancy Pyles 1831-1913 Willis Pyles d. 1879 age 6 Ralph, this is the information I have under the FGS of James PYLES Jr. dob estimated based upon 1860 census is 1806 dob estimated based upon his 1863 Civil War discharge is 1819 dob estimated based upon his 1865 Civil War discharge is 1832 From Hester's pension application they were married in Orange Co NC about 1834 First child,Elizabeth, born in 1842 based upon 1860 census BUT 8 YEARS AFTER THEY MARRIED? 2nd child Julia and third child Alfred born in 1844 per 1860 census As you can see it does not appear that the person buried in Carter's Chapel who was born in 1824 is James Pyles Jr. Do you have my FGS #59 ? I have as his children the following: Francis M. b. 17 Jun 1846 m. Mary Brimfield 20 Jan 1870 Rebecca b. abt 1848 m. John F. Martin 11 Nov 1865 Joseph A. b. 14 Jun 1855 m. Mary L. Morris 25 Mar 1877 Mary E. b. abt 1854 Martha E. b. abt 1853 m. Henry Barnhart 8 May 1873 My record is fuzzy, but I have this James wife as Nancy (?). Also have other spouses for Francis M. Nancy E. Hays 10 apr 1898 and Rebecca - Isaac Kemp undated. What light can you shed on this situation? Who is the father of this James Pyles? Is it just a coincidence that Wiley's wife is Nancy Hopkins and the wife of this James is Nancy? Please let me know if you have any clearer picture of these people. Thanks! Marc