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From: Sioux Prifogle <>
Subject: CARLILE/CARLISLE Family, NJ & PA
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 1997 13:24:16 -0500


Are these Carlisle people related to Carlisles who later came to Wayne Co,
Indiana (in the early 1800s)?
I have a couple of Carlisles who married siblings of my ancestors in Wayne Co.

Sue Prifogle

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>Subject: CARLILE/CARLISLE Family, NJ & PA
>Date: Sat, 4 Jan 1997 12:11:29 -0500
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>In reply to the query about this family, sent by Nicholaus Erb recently, I
>have this comment. I see that George and Elizabeth (Carlisle) Clemens named
>a son Abraham. I believe there is a strong possibility that Elizabeth was
>a daughter of, or related to, Abraham Carlile of Burlington Co., NJ and Bucks
>Co., PA. This Abraham Carlile was a brother of my ancestress, Mary Carlile
>who md. about 1696 to Richard Haines, both of Burlington Co., NJ. This
>Carlile family were certainly Quakers, and the parents came from London to
>West Jersey, probably in the 1680's. The parents of Abraham and Mary were
>John and Mary (Goedowne) Carlile. I have more info on this family.
> Returning to Abraham Carlile, he was certainly a Loyalist and Tory
>sympathizer, which would fit in with Elizabeth Carlile Clemons' sons being
>Loyalists and moving to Ontario. This evidence is from the magazine "Quaker
>History", Spring 1987, vol. 76, no. 1, page 62: this page is headed
>"Historical Notes" and quotes from "The Journal of John Churchman: a Wartime
>Publication" by A. Day Bradley. The relevant info is: "Philadelphia Yearly
>Meeting and its Meeting for Sufferings had no dearth of problems in the years
>1776-1779. They were confronted with the sharp conflict between Quaker
>testimonies and the requirement of an oath of abjuration and allegiance, the
>rejection or acceptance of the continental currency, fines for failure to
>join the military establishment, the exile of prominent Friends from
>Philadelphia to Virginia and the execution of John Roberts of Merion and
>ABRAHAM CARLISLE of Philadelphia in 1779." (My capitals). This sentence is
>footnoted: "See Arthur J. Mekeel, The Relation of the Quakers to the
>American Revolution (Washington DC, 1979),chapters 9-11." I have always
>meant to follow this up, but have not yet had time.
>
>Please excuse the lengthiness of this reply. (I am new to the e-mail world).
> I hope this helps.
>
>Marilyn L. Winton
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