Rash's Surname Index
Notes for William NILES
William Niles, his grandson, was a Philadelphia cordwainer (shoemaker). He served from 1776 to 1783 as a Private in Captain Jeremiah Fisher's and Captain John Mitchel's Company, Colonel William Bradford's Regiment, of the Philadelphia Militia. He was with Washington at Valley Forge and the campaign in New Jersey, making the famous crossing of the Delaware on Christmas eve. He continued service until the end of the war. His home was at 95 Arch (Mulberry) street in Philadelphia, a few doors from Betsy Ross's home. He was buried on 20 October 1826 at Second Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA. Removed to Woodlands Cemetery 4 November 1867, when the church closed. His wife, Hannah Goodman (1745-1797) is buried with him. Hannah's father, Daniel Goodman (1730-1785), was a baker, a purveyor of a well-known cure for mad-dog bite, and one of the founders of the Second Presbyterian Church in 1743.
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