Langhorne Biles1

M, #3387, d. March 1769
Last Edited: 30 Aug 2014
Charts:
Descendants of Alexander & Dorothy Biles

Parents:

Father: William Biles1 b. 12 Jan 1671, d. c 1739
Mother: Sarah Langhorne1

Family:

Hannah Kirkbride b. 23 Nov 1726

Children:

Sarah Biles+4 b. bt 1749 - 1769, d. Jan 1807
Jonipher Biles4 b. bt 1749 - 1769
Mary Biles+4 b. bt 1749 - 1769
Rebecca Biles4 b. bt 1749 - 1769, d. Jul 1815
Charlotte Biles4 b. bt 1749 - 1769
Ann Biles4,6 b. bt 1749 - 1769

Notes

  • Note*: "Langhorne was disowned by Falls Meeting, 1748, for joining a military association; upon his marriage, his wife was taken under dealings, and in 1756 disowned therefor."1,3
  • Note: 3.188. Langhorne Biles, of the Falls Twp.
    February 18, 1769. Proved March 20, 1769.
    Wife Hannah and six daus. Sarah, Jonipher, Molly, Becky, Charlotte, and Nancy. When they come of age all estate.
    John DeNormandie and Gilbert Hicks and Thos. Yeardley, "Gentlemen" exrs.
    Wit: Rebecca Godly, Thos. Janney, Jr., and Richd. Gibbs.4
  • Note: Langhorne Biles of Falls Township Bucks County Pennsylvania on 31 May 1742 granted to John Beaumont of the same place merchant, in consideration of £20 money of New Jersey, 1666 acres of land to be surveyed in any part of the Western Division of New Jersey below the Falls of the Delaware, being part of a warrant granted to Langhorne Biles by the Council of Proprietors of 2500 acres on the fifth division dated 10? May 1742, the land being Langhorne Biles by virtue of the 3 December 1707 will of his father William Biles. West Jersey Deeds, Vol. EF, p. 274. Abstracted by Jeff Moore; viewed on FHL microfilm 450050.

    Langhorne Biles of Falls Township Bucks County Pennsylvania yeoman on 5 August 1742 granted to Edmond Hisse? of Great Egg harbor Township Gloucester County West New Jersey, in consideration of £500 money of New Jersey, 5958 acres of land to be surveyed anywhere within the province of New Jersey, which is in full of three warrants granted by the Council of Proprietors of Western Division of New Jersey to Langhorne Biles. Recorded 1742, West Jersey Deeds, Vol. EF, p. 198-200. 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 460052.5

Citations

  1. [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), p. 164.   White--William-Biles.pdf
  2. [S40] Bucks County, Pennsylvania Orphan's Court Record Book A1-A2. FHL microfilm 172916; viewed on FamilySearch.org A2, p. 125, image 205. Thomas Biles guardianship.
  3. [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.84-5 Falls MM. "bearing arms".
  4. [S547] Wills: Abstracts: Bucks Co., Pa., USGenWeb Archives web site; contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Thera, online http://usgwarchives.net/pa/bucks/wills.html, 3.188. 1769, Langhorne Biles.
  5. [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.]
  6. [S274] "Marriages Copied from the Docket of Isaac Hicks", Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Volume 3. Viewed on Google Books. p. 207, Marriage of John Carlisle & Ann Biles.