I am forwarding this message to the maillist. Sara From: SSdoyle1 <SSdoyle1@aol.com> > To: pyle@airmail.net > > Hello from Texas, > The following is information that I received on my father's relatives. > Thomas Steele was married to Nancy Ann Pyle, my 3 great grandparents. Her > father (Dr. John Pyle) started out as a loyalist before the American > Revolution but switched sides and then worked for General Washington. The > information tracks Nancy Pyle's family back to England. > > Subj: Re: Steel - Chatham County NC > To: SSdoyle1@aol.com (SSdoyle1) > > Yes, we have the same Thomas Steele and Nancy Ann Pyle. I'd love to see > what you have. Here are the ancestors I have of Nancy Ann. > Cindy > __________________________________________________ > Ancestors of Nancy Ann Pyle - as of 10 Nov 1997 > --------------------------------------------------> > FIRST GENERATION > > 1. Nancy Ann Pyle1 was born about 1762 in Chester Co, PA. She died after > 6 Dec 1806. She was buried on 25 Mar 1839 in Chatham Co, NC. > > SECOND GENERATION > > 2. Col./Dr. John Pyle2,3,4 was born on 8 Apr 1723 in Kennett Square, > Chester Co, PA. He immigrated in 1767 to Chatham Co, NC. He was chossed > Esquire because of loyalty to king in 1775 in Chatham Co, NC. He was > commissioned a Colonel in the British Army with authority to raise armies & > grant commissions about 1775 in NC. He was captured by Col. Ebenezer > Folsom, along with his son because he was an escaped Regulator on 15 Jun > 1776 in home of Farquard Campbell, Cross Creek, Fayetteville, NC. He died > on 1 Jan 1804 in Chatham Co, NC. He was buried in Bethel Methodist Ch > Yard, Chaham Co, NC. He was Quaker. John received his medical education > in London, England, as his father, Dr. Samuel Pyle had before him. He was > a loyal Englishman. He became a member of the Regulators, a group of > people who desired to regulate their own lives, in America. > > John Pyle did not consider himself to be a Tory, but a Loyalist, and he was > trying to preserve law and order against those whom he thought, were trying > to destroy it. He was a loyal Englishman. In the spring of 1775 King > George instructed the Governor of North Carolina to grant leading > gentlement of North Carolina Commission, subject to their rank. Whereupon, > Gov. Martin sent commissions by his emissories to his leaders in the "back > country." Naming them Esquires of certain counties, John Pyle being one > chosen for Chatham County. About this time John Pyle was commissioned a > Colonel in the British Army. With the authority to raise armies and grant > commissions up to and including that of Major. John Pyle was not a > military man. He became a valient Tory and a leader of that element in > chatham County during the Revolutionary War. He and his son John were > constantly engaged in behalf of the royalists. He was defeated by Liet. > Henry Lee ("Light Horse") in a surprise battle while in charge of some 265 > Royalists Cavalry, at what is known as the Battle of Haw River, NC. He was > severely wounded and concealed himself from capture by submerging himself > in a pond which afterwards became known as "Pyle's Pond." The battle at > that place was afterwards called "Pyle's Hacking Match." > > Col. John Pyle returned to duty after the battle of Haw River, where he was > severely wounded, he was not able to serve as a field officer because he > could not ride a horse and hold the bridle reins in his left hand because > of the loss of the fingers on that hand, so he was placed in the > headquarters of General Cornwallis where he served at (possibly) an > adjutant, where he handled the books and the records. It is claimed that he > requested Cornwallis to recommend him for a promotion to the rank of > Brigadier General to compensate for the loss of his hand and his eye in the > service of the King. This Cornwallis refused to do. Thereupon, Col. Pyle, > we are told, resolved to do something on his own. > > It was the fashion in Philadelphia at that time to give society parties and > very often officers from both sides of the conflict were invited to come. > At one such party Col. John Pyle met George Washington and they talked with > each other. It was sometime later that Col. John was said to "have found > out he was on the wrong side." It was soon after this that the British Army > found out that Col. Joyn Pyle was with Washington's army. Col. John who > had access to all the British battle plans and paper work had memorized the > plans and had carried these secrets to Washington. Many people in England > blamed Col. John Pyle for the British defeat and surrender at Yorktown. It > is said that King George the 3rd offered five thousand pounds for the > capture of Col. John Pyle." > > The record shows that both Col. John and his son John were doctors and in > Sept. 1781 he surrendered both himself and his son John Jr. to Capt. Wm. > O'Neal of Washington's army. Both doctors then devoted their time and > services to caring for they wounded in the patriot army. > > After the surrender of Cornwallis, Col. John and his son returned home in > what is now Alamance Co, NC. His son, John Jr., later migrated to SC. > > There is probably some truth in both stories for it is known Col. John > served Washington and for this service many of his descendants are able to > go into the National Patriotic organizations in the U.S. He was married to > Sarah Baldwin in 1744 in Holy Trinithy Ch, Welmington, New Castle Co, DE. > > 3. Sarah Baldwin was born about 1723. She died before 1790. > > THIRD GENERATION > > 4. Dr. Samuel Pyle was born on 21 Dec 1700 in Concord Twp, Chester Co, PA. > He was mentioned in father's (Nicholas Pyle) will on 6 Oct 1715 in PA.5 > He died in 1749 in Kennett Square, Chester Co, PA. He was married to Sarah Pringle in 1721 in England. > > 5. Sarah Pringle was born about 1704 in Concord, Delaware Co, PA. > > 6. John Baldwin was born on 10 Jun 1697 in Aston, D, PA. He died on 12 > Nov 1728. He was married to Hannah Johnson. > > 7. Hannah Johnson was born about 1697 in Chester Co, PA. > FOURTH GENERATION > > 8. Nicholas Pyle Jr.1 was christened on 12 Aug 1666 in Bishops Canning, > Wiltshire, England. He was born about 12 Aug 1666 in Bishops Canning, > Wiltshire, England. He immigrated in 1683 to PA. He owned bought 150 > acres of land from John Palmer & wife Mary & John Hannum & wife Margery on > 1 Mar 1688 in PA. He owned bought 100 acres from his brother Robert on 27 > Sep 1688 in Concord Twp, Chester Co, PA. He emigrated in 1696 from > Concordville, PA. He was a part owner of the "Concord Mills" in 1696 in > Concordville, PA. He emigrated about 1696 from Concord, Delaware Co, PA. > He owned sold 150 acres of land to brother, Robert on 2 Mar 1696 in Concord > Twp, Chester Co, PA. He was Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly in 1700 in > Chester Co, PA. He was Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly in 1704 in Chester > Co, PA. He was a Justice of the Peace in 1709 in Chester Co, PA. He was > Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly in 1710 in Chester Co, PA. He was > Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly in 1711 in Chester Co, PA. He was > Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly in 1714 in Chester Co, PA. He was a > Justice of the Peace in 1715 in Chester Co, PA. He signed a will on 6 Oct > 1715 in PA.5 He was buried in 1717 in Concord MM Cem, Chester Co, PA. He > died on 10 Jan 1717 in Concord, Delaware Co, PA. He Will (proved) on 10 > Feb 1717 in PA. He was Quaker. The story is told that Nicholas Pyle was > one of the men who stood under the "big elm tree" with William Penn on that > day when Penn signed the treaty with the Indians on June 1683. Some say he > came with William Penn to Pennsylvania. He was married to Abigail Bushell > on 11 Nov 1688 in Chester Co, PA. > > 9. Abigail Bushell was born about 1668 in Brinkworte, Wiltshire, England. > She emigrated about 1696 from Concord, Delaware Co, PA. She was Quaker. > > > FIFTH GENERATION > > 16. Nicholas N. Pyle Sr.1 was born on 13 Mar 1625 in Bishops Canning, > Wiltshire, England. He was christened on 13 Mar 1625 in Bishops Canning, > Wiltshire, England. He was mentioned in father's (John Pyle) will on 22 > Dec 1651 in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England.6 Nicholas's father left > him thirty pounds. He signed a will on 9 Feb 1690 in Bishops Canning, > Wiltshire, England.7 He died on 26 Aug 1691 in Sarum, Wiltshire, ENGLAND. > He was buried in Church Yard Cem, Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, ENGLAND. He > was a tailor. He was married to Edith Musprat on 22 Sep 1656 in Bishops > Canning, Wiltshire, England. > > 17. Edith Musprat1 was born between 1635 and 1638 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, > England. She died on 10 Jun 1676 in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England. > She was buried in Church Yard Cem, Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, ENGLAND. > > 18. Joseph Bushell immigrated in 1684 to Bethel Twp, Chester Co, PA. He > was Quaker. He was married to Sarah Webb. > > 19. Sarah Webb immigrated in 1684 to Bethel Twp, Chester Co, PA. She was > Quaker. > > SIXTH GENERATION > > 32. John Pyle Sr.1,8 was born in 1594 in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, > England. He signed a will on 22 Dec 1651 in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, > England.6 John's wife, Mary, was the executor of his will. It was > witnessed by his father-in-law, Thomas Withers, Sr. and brother-in-law, > Thomas Withers, Jr. He died in Apr 1652 in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, > England. He was buried on 19 Apr 1652 in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, > England. The town of Bishops Cannings is the center of Bishops Cannings > Parish in Wiltshire Co, England. He was married to Mary Marie Withers > about 1620 in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England. > > 33. Mary Marie Withers1 was born about 1604 in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, > England. She was mentioned in husband's (John Pyle) will on 22 Dec 1651 in > Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England.6 She signed a will on 17 Oct 1666 in > Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England.9 She died in Jul 1667 in Bishops > Canning, Wiltshire, England. She was buried in Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, > England. > > 34. Thomas Musprat was born in 1609 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England. He > was married to Edith Byffen. > > 35. Edith Byffen was born before 1611 in Wiltshire, ENGLAND. > > SEVENTH GENERATION > > 66. Thomas Withers Sr. was born in 1578 in Wiltshire, ENGLAND. He was > mentioned in son-in-law's (John Pyle) will on 22 Dec 1651 in Bishops > Canning, Wiltshire, England.6 He was married. > > 68. John Musprat was born about 1570 in Wiltshire, ENGLAND. He was > married to Edith Gidding. > > 69. Edith Gidding was born in 1575 in England. > > 70. Nicholas Byffen was born about 1585 in Wiltshire, ENGLAND. He was > married to Jone Web. > > 71. Jone Web was born about 1589 in England. > > > EIGHTH GENERATION > > 136. Thomas Musprat was born about 1540 in England. He was married to > Margaret Myles. > > 137. Margaret Myles was born in 1545 in England. > > SOURCES: > > 1. Howard T. & Jane Pyle. Pyle-Pile Family in America 1642-1980. 1981. > 2. Lossings Field Book of the Revolutionary War. Vol. 2, pp. 370, 386, > 387. > 3. Harpers Encyclopedia of the U. S. A. History. p. 337. > 4. Homer Pyle. Col. John Pyle and His People. pp. 13-15. > 5. Will of Nicholas Pyle. Oct. 6, 1715. > 6. Will of John Pyle. Dec. 22, 1651. > 7. Will of Nicholas N. Pyle. February 9, 1690; proved in Sarum, England, > September 21, 1691. > 8. Kit Withers, 101 Allington Road, Wellington 6005, NEW ZEALAND > INTERNET:C.Withers@irl.cri.nz. > 9. Will of Mary M. Pyle. Oct. 17, 1666; proved at Sarum July 19, 1667.