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