William Biles1

M, #3453, b. circa 1740
Last Edited: 2 Apr 2014

Parents:

Father: Alexander Biles (#B)1 b. c 1720

Family:

Mary Opdike

Children:

Robert Biles1
Amelia Biles1
James William Biles+1 b. c 1765, d. 1814
Elizabeth Biles1 b. c 1 Nov 1768, d. 17 Aug 1833
Charles Biles+1 b. c 1769, d. 1858
Sarah Jane Biles1 b. c 1771, d. 25 Jun 1833

Notes

  • Note*: Marriage bond of William Biles & Mary Opdike, dated 25 November 1768, names bondsman John Biles. William Biles and John Biles are both of the county of Hunterdon.5

Citations

  1. [S27] Biles, John A., Letters from John A. Biles (1858-1929), Wyalusing, Penn. to Warren S. Ely, dated 4 April 1927 & 9 May 1927, relating conversations he had 22 Feb 1883 with brothers Thomas Jefferson Biles, Israel Biles and Charles Biles, residents of Trenton New Jersey. The letters are contained in the section entitled "Biles and allied families of Tindall", from the "Ely Collection, by Warren S. and Josephine I. Ely". See key note in this database under Thomas Jefferson Biles. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania, call number "FC Bi", ).   Ely-Coll--Biles.pdf   Ely-Coll--Biles-Inventory.pdf
  2. [S27] Biles, John A., Letters to Ely, April 4, p. 2.
  3. [S89] Cook, Lewis D., "Biles of N.J.", a section in the "Family Records, by L. D. Cook", in the Lewis D. Cook papers, 17 typed pages (Historical Society of Pennsylvania, call number "Gen 3.4", ), numbered p. 11.   Cook--Biles-of-NJ.pdf
  4. [S312] Nelson, William, New Jersey Marriage Records, 1665-1800. Originally publ. as Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Vol XXII, Paterson, 1900 (Baltimore: reprinted Genealogical Publ. Co., 1967), p. 25.
  5. [S271] Marriage bond of William Biles and Mary Opdike 1768. Photocopy obtained from New Jersey State Archives. Colonial Marriage Bond, Vol. B, p. 472.