William Biles1,2,3

M, #1796, d. 19 May 1710
Last Edited: 30 Aug 2014
Charts:
Descendants of Alexander & Dorothy Biles

Parents:

Father: Alexander Biles3
Mother: Dorothy Strong3

Family 1:

Johannah (?)

Children:

Elizabeth Biles9 b. 3 Jun 1670
William Biles+9 b. 12 Jan 1671, d. c 1739
George Biles+9 b. 4 Sep 1673
Joanah Biles9 b. 1 Mar 1675
John Biles+9 b. 31 Mar 1678
Rebeckah Biles9 b. 27 Dec 1680
Mary Biles9 b. 1 Jan 1682
Ann Biles9 b. 13 Jun 1685

Family 2:

Jane Bond

Notes

  • Immigration*: 4 March 1679; on ship "Elizabeth & Sarah," of Waymouth5
  • Note*: "William Biles, of Dorchester, in the County of Dorset, vile monger, and Johannah, his wife. Arrived in Delaware river in the "Elizabeth & Sarah," of Waymouth, the 4th of the 4th Mo., 1679.
    Children, William, George, John, Elizabeth, Johanah, Rebecca, and Mary Biles.
    Servants, Edward Hancock, to serve 8 years; loose the last of the 3d Mo., 1687. To have 50 acres of land. Elizabeth Petty, to serve 7 years; loose the last of the 3d Mo., 1686. To have 50 acres of land.
    Charles Biles, of the town and County above. Arrived in the ship aforesaid, the time aforesaid."5
  • Note: Held very large tracts in Bucks County, Pa. and Burlington and Salem counties, New Jersey.
    Member of Society of Friends. Meeting were held at his Bucks Co. house prior to the establishment of the Falls Monthly Meeting.
    Was a member of the Upland Court at Creekhorne/Crookhorne in Falls Twp..2
  • Note: Will "appears not to have been recorded". White reprints an abstract from Penna. Mag. Hist & Biog., vol. XV, p. 503. Will dated January 5, 1709.6
  • Note: Following are abstracts of West Jersey deeds of William Biles and his descendants, located while researching other Biles surname persons. These are a small subset of his deeds. Scans, partial transcriptions and index abstracts available on request. See also deeds under Thomas Lambert. See also John David Davis' book.

    William Biles of Co. Bucks Pennsylvania yeoman on 3 February 1709 granted to Samuel Biles son of John Biles of same co. yeoman one sixteenth part of one full or equal undivided hundredth part or whole propriety except 400 acres of western division of New Jersey except 625 acres already taken up. Part of lands sold by William Biles, for William Crouch and James Wasse, to Thomas Hough, who sold part back to William Biles 9 & 10 March 1707. Deeds of lease and release recorded West Jersey Deeds, Vol. E, p. 28-29, and p. 29-31. Abstracted by Jeff Moore; viewed on FHL microfilm 450050.

    William Biles of Bucks Co. Pennsylvania merchant granted on 7 July 1709 to William Hall of Salem County New Jersey, in consideration of £600 two full or equal hundredth parts. This was part of lands conveyed 15 & 16 Sept 1707 to William Biles situated near Quanhoking and Cohanzie and Morris's River in West Jersey. Recorded West Jersey Deeds, Vol. E, p. 104-107. Abstracted by Jeff Moore; viewed on FHL microfilm 450050.

    William Biles of Bucks County Pennsylvania on 25 September 1716 granted to James Logan of Philadelphia merchant and John Budd of same gentleman, in consideration of £36 money of the province of New York, a tract of 449 acres, within a purchase made by George Willocks from the Indian Nations between the branches of the Harilan [Harrison?] River in Hunterdon County, surveyed on a warrant to William Biles. Recorded 1742, West Jersey Deeds, Vol. EF, p. 221-223. Abstracted by Jeff Moore; viewed on FHL microfilm 450050.

    James Wasse of Philadelphia apothecary, grandson of James Wasse late citizen of London deceased, and degatee named in his will, granted on 20 August 1726, to William Biles of the Falls Township Bucks County gentleman, in consideration of 5 shillings, a tract containing by computation 4750 acres situated in Cohanzie in Salem County New Jersey beginning on the south east side of a branch of Alloways Creek called the Deep Run a little below the Old Road to Cohanzie, being part of 5000 acres originally surveyed for James Wasse the grandfather. This document is the release of deeds of lease and release; this abstractor did not look for the lease document. West Jersey Deeds, Vol. Z, p. 526-530. Abstracted by Jeff Moore; viewed on FHL microfilm 460061.

    William Biles of the Falls Township, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, yeoman on 25 Feb 1731 granted to Joseph Smith of Monmouth Co., Eastern Division of New Jersey yeoman, in consideration of £400, a tract of 500 acres in Cohansie in Co. of Salem in the Western division of the province of West Jersey. Deeds of lease and release recorded West Jersey Deeds, Vol. E, p. 25-26, and p. 26-28. Abstracted by Jeff Moore; viewed on FHL microfilm 450050.

    William Biles of Bucks Co. Pennsylvania Esq. on 20 Sept 1732 granted to Hugh Dunn of Township of Cohanzie in Co. of Salem yeoman, in consideration of £311 pounds, a tract of 650 acres, part of the land 4750 acres granted by James Wesse of Philadelphia apothecary grandson of James Wasses late of London to William Biles. Recorded West Jersey Deeds, Vol. E, p. 238-239. Abstracted by Jeff Moore; viewed on FHL microfilm 450050.

    Samuel Biles of Nottingham in Burlington County New Jersey, tanner, granted 1 March 1735 to Elizabeth Biles, Hannah Lambert, Achsah Lambert and Margaret Lambert of the same place, in consideration of £31.5 312 acres of land, part of one full sixteenth of one hundredth except 625 acres granted 3 & 4th February 1709 by William Biles to Samuel Biles son of John Biles of Bucks County Pennsylvania yeoman. Recorded West Jersey Deeds, Vol. E, p. 181-182. Abstracted by Jeff Moore; viewed on FHL microfilm 450050.

    Langhorne Biles on 29 November 1750 made five deeds disposing of New Jersey properties inherited from his father William Biles to Isaac Ayres of Cumberland Co. New Jersey, p. 316; Joseph Ayars of Cumberland Co. New Jersey, p. 319; Nathan Ayars of Cumberland Co. New Jersey, p. 321; William Rufield? Russell?, p. 324 & p. 326. These were lands purchased by William Biles from James Wasse in Salem County New Jersey and inherited by Langhorne Biles. Recorded West Jersey Deeds, Vol. H, pages 316, 319, 321, 324 and 326; viewed on FHL microfilm 460052.7,8

Citations

  1. [S210] Hough, Oliver, "Atkinson Families of Bucks County, Pennsylvania", Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 30(1906): 57-79, 220-237, 332-347, 479-502. [available on Google books]: p. 76-77.   Hough--Atkinson.pdf
  2. [S541] White, Miles Jr, Baltimore, MD, ""William Biles", article from Vol XXVI (1902) pp. 58-70, 192-206, 348-359.," in Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families; From the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, . 126-165.. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981).   White--William-Biles.pdf
  3. [S544] "Will of Dorothy Biles", Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 45, p. 393. Abstracted in "Biles of New Jersey", "Family Records, by L. D. Cook" Hist. Soc. of Penn.   PMHB--45-4-393--Will-of-Dorothy-Biles.pdf
  4. [S523] Watring, Anna Miller and Wright, F. Edward, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Church Records of the 17th & 18th Centuries, Volume 2, Quaker Records: Falls and Middletown Monthly Meetings (Westminister, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1994), p. 4, Falls MM.
  5. [S338] 'A Partial List of the Families Who Resided in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Prior to 1687, with the Date of Their Arrival', The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 9, No. 2 (Jul., 1885), pp.223-233. Also available in Battle's History of Bucks Co. as Appendix Chapter 24 contains a document entitled 'Book of Arrivals', said to be originally created by Phineas Pemberton, first clerk of the courts in Bucks County Pa. This chapter also available on the web at http://www.easternusresearch.com/easternusresearch/bucks/… p. 225-6.   PMHB--09-223--Arrivals-Bucks-20084704.pdf
  6. [S541] White, Miles Jr, Baltimore, MD, "William Biles", p. 160.
  7. [S536] West Jersey Deeds, 1677-1854. FHL microfilm series. Book B film # 460046, Book AAA film # 460047, Book W film # 460059, and other books. [Also see on web New Jersey Archives, Collection Guides, Department of State, Deeds SSTSE023. GSU reel numbers are FHL film numbers.]
  8. [S114] Davis, John David, West Jersey, New Jersey, Deed Records, 1676-1721 by John David Davis. Heritage Books, 2007. [Avail. on BYU via FHL catalog.] (Heritage Books, 2007. [Avail. on BYU via FHL catalog.], ).
  9. [S541] White, Miles Jr, Baltimore, MD, "William Biles", p. 158.