Biographical Sketch of William CARLILE (1881); Chester County, PA

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From THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, by Futhey and Cope (1881);

pg. 493

CARLILE, William, came from Ireland about 1763 or 1764, when his son William was 
eight years old, and settled on 310 acres, now at Lincoln University Station, 
the residence being that of Henry Cope.  he married a second wife, the daughter 
of John Meas, and had a son, John Meas Carlile, who lived on Elk Creek, on land 
inherited by his mother.  William, Sr., died Jan. 16, 1801, aged 85, and was 
buried at New London Church.
  William, Jr., entered the army at seventeen, and served in the campaign in New 
Jersey, at the battle of Trenton, etc.  He married Mary, daughter of Col. 
Taylor, and settled on his father's farm, where he died, April 11, 1840, in his 
85th year, and his widow, Sept. 2, 1846, at the same age.
  Their children were Elizabeth, who married David Carlile; Alice, married 
Gibson Creswell, who bought the homestead; Jane, married Charles Wilson; John, 
born Jan. 10, 1787, died Nov. 24, 1861, married Hannah Steele; William, 
unmarried.
  John Carlile served in the war of 1812.  His wife, Hannah, daughter of John 
and Ann Steele, of New London, died Jan. 23, 1832, and he married twice 
afterwards.  His son, John S. Carlile, of Avondale, with his partners, James 
Watson and William Miller, are manufacturers of agricultural and other 
machinery.