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Descendants of Biddle Progenitor-440791

Fifth Generation


9. Lawyer Judge Biddle James-440799 (William III , William II , William , Progenitor ) was born in 1731. He died in 1797.

Had some landholdings with brother Edward. He is child1.

James married Marks Frances-440800 daughter of Marks Progenitor-451779 and MNotknown Miss-460546. Frances died in 1758.

She had five children.

James and Frances had the following children:

  16 M i Biddle Joseph-451781 was born in 1757. He died in 1780 in At sea with brother.
+ 17 F ii Biddle Lydia-451782 was born in 1764. She died in 1802.
+ 18 M iii Biddle Marks John-453401 was born in 1765. He died in 1849.

10. Captain Biddle Charles-178599 (William III , William II , William , Progenitor ) was born in 1745 in Philadelphia. He died in 1821 in Philadelphia.

http on Biddle family history. He is child6 He ended living in Pennsylvania. He was apprenticed to Philadelphia merchant William Ball, then went onto ships, Captained many ships during Am Rev.

Charles married Shephard Hannah-178600 daughter of Merchant North Carolina Shephard Jacob-451206 and BNotknown Naomi-451207. Hannah was born about 1762. She died in 1825.

US http on Biddle family descendancy. She had ten children.

Charles and Hannah had the following children:

+ 19 M i Financier Bank of United States Biddle Nicholas-49809 was born in 1786. He died in 1844.
  20 M ii Hero War 1812 Biddle Thomas-448377 was born in 1790. He died in 1831 in duel.

He had a duel with US Congressman Spencer Pettis who had criticized his brother Nicholas as banker. Both were killed in the duel.
  21 M iii US Author Biddle Richard-448380.
  22 M iv Lawyer Biddle William Shepard-448381 was born in 1781. He died in 1835.

US http on Biddle family descendancy. gapskey connection re Signer Hopkinson. He is child1. Lawyer.
        William married (1) wife1 De Ronceree Circee-451848 daughter of De Ronceree Progenitor-451849 and DNotknown Miss-451850. Circee died in 1822.

US http on Biddle family descendancy.
        William married (2) wife2 Hopkinson Elizabeth B. Keating-440806 daughter of US House Reps member, Federal judge Hopkinson Joseph-440231 and HNtknown Miss-440810. Elizabeth was born in 1800. She died in 1891.

US http on Biddle family descendancy.
  23 M v Commodore Biddle James-451210 was born in 1783 in Philadelphia. He died in 1848.
  24 M vi Biddle Edward-451211 was born in 1784 in Philadelphia. He died in 1800 in At sea.

gapskey He died on ship President in West Indies.
+ 25 M vii Biddle Charles-453446 was born in 1787. He died in 1836.

11. Biddle Lydia-451829 (William III , William II , William , Progenitor ) was born in 1734. She died in 1767.

US http on Biddle family descendancy.

Lydia married Captain Macfunn William (Biddle)-451828 son of Macfunn Progenitor-282016 and MNotknown Miss-282015. William died in 1767/1768 in yellow fever.

US http on Biddle family descendancy.

His original surname is McFunn.

William and Lydia had the following children:

+ 26 F i Macfunn Mary-451827 was born in 1758.
+ 27 M ii Biddle William McFunn-472177.

12. Captain Lawyer Biddle Edward-469628 (William III , William II , William , Progenitor ) was born in 1736 in Philadelphia. He died in 1779.

Edward Biddle (1736-1779), married to Elizabeth Ross a sister of Gertrude Ross married to Signer George Read and a sister also of Mary Ross who married ironmaster Mark Bird and Catherine Ross who married Brig-General William Thompson born in Northern Ireland and had fought with Brit in French and Indian wars, turned Patriot. Edward invested in frontier lands. Had agric lands. Family has some connection to ironmaster Mark Bird, qv gapskey. A Whig by 1774. Delegate to Continental Congress. Anglican in religion. See on this man and George and John Ross in online item Lawmaking and Legislators in Pennsylvania, Vol. 3, 1757-1775, pp. 337-340.

Edward married Ross Elizabeth-453438 daughter of Rev Ross George Aeneas-453508 and wife2 von Gezel Anna Catherine-453509. Elizabeth was born in 1736. She died in 1779 in poste.

They had the following children:

+ 28 F i Biddle Catharine-453436 was born about 1762. She died in 1789.
  29 F ii Biddle Abigail-453439 was born in 1764.
        Abigail married (1) Dr MD Falls Dr-453440 son of Falls Progenitor-453441 and FNotknown Miss-453442.
        Abigail married (2) Scull Peter-453510 son of Scull Senior-469636 and SNotknown Miss-469637.

gaps4

13. Merchant Patriot General Biddle Clement-440861 (John , William II , William , Progenitor ) was born in 1740 in Philadelphia. He died in 1814.

Clement Biddle Bullard on the Rotches. Merchant Patriot Clement Biddle (1740-1814) Notary, scrivener and Broker. His own wikipedia page. Am Rev deputy quarter-master general. gapsbuel. He had a company that Gen. Washington had relied on. Later bankrupted. Was then joined by Samuel and Robert Purviance who were ??? He is son2. See Purviance Papers 1766-1849, Maryland Historical Society. Eg Rbt Purviance Jnr.

Clement married (1) wife2 Cornell Rebekah-440862 daughter of Lt-Governor Rhode Island Cornell Gideon-439040 and Vaughan Rebecca-439041 in 1774. Rebekah was born in 1755. She died in 1831.

Bullard on the Rotches. She had thirteen children.

Clement and Rebekah had the following children:

+ 30 M i Biddle Clement Cornell-440857 was born in 1784. He died in 1855.
+ 31 M ii Biddle Thomas A.-440788 was born in 1776. He died in 1857.
+ 32 M iii Biddle Edward Robert-461572 was born in 1798. He died in 1876.
  33 M iv Biddle George Washington-448375 was born in 1779. He died in 1812.
+ 34 F v Biddle Mary-448374 was born in 1781. She died in 1850.
+ 35 F vi Biddle Rebekah Cornell-472864 was born in 1782. She died in 1870.
+ 36 M vii Biddle James Cornell-440834 was born in 1795. He died in 1838.
  37 M viii Biddle John Gideon-532291 was born in 1793. He died in 1826.

Clement married (2) wife1 Richardson Mary-440913 daughter of Richardson Progenitor-448384 and RNotknown Miss-448385.

Clement married (3) DNotknown Miss-440874.

They had the following children:

  38 F ix Ducobu Rene H. A.-440872.
        Rene married Biddle Louis Alexander-440871 son of Biddle Alexander-440787 and Rush Julia Williams-440785. Louis was born in 1863.

14. Of Phila Biddle Owen Snr-440912 (John , William II , William , Progenitor ) was born in 1737. He died in 1799.

Owen married Parke Sarah-463660 daughter of Parke Thomas-463662 and Edge Jane-463663. Sarah was born in 1742. She died in 1794.

They had the following children:

+ 39 M i Biddle John-531999 was born in 1763. He died in 1815.
+ 40 M ii Biddle Clement-140006 was born in 1778.

15. Biddle Sarah-531996 (John , William II , William , Progenitor ) died in 1794.

Sarah married Penrose James-531995 son of Penrose Progenitor-532031 and PNotknown Miss-532032. James was born in 1738. He died in 1771.

They had the following children:

+ 41 M i Hon Penrose Clement Biddle-453926 was born in 1771. He died in 1820.

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