Notes for William BIDDLE

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Notes for William BIDDLE

William BIDDLE, b. 1630, near London, England; left that city July, 1681, and came to New Jersey; he is said to have been an officer in the Parliamentary Army during the Civil War in England, but soon after its close joined the Society of Friends; his name appears among the list of persons imprisoned by Major BROWN, 1660-1661, for attending (non-conformist) meetings. Esther BIDDLE, his mother, an eminent Friend, suffered persecution for (Truth's Sake) at various periods; he d. 1712, at Mt. Hope, West Jersey; will proved 3d March, 1711-1712. Purchased 23d January, 1676, of William PENN, Garber LAURIE, Nicholas LUCAS and Edward BYLLANGE a one-half share of the lands in Western Jersey and became therefore one of the Proprietors of that Province. His later purchase gave him 1ž shares of the 16 shares into which the Province was divided, entitling him to 43,000 acres. Settled in West Jersey in 1681; Member of the Governor's Council 1682-1685 and 1701. and of the General Assembly of the
Province, 1683, 1684-1685 and 1702; was a Justice of Burlington County from 1682 until his death; one of the Trustees selected by the Proprietors to conduct the business of the Proprietorship, 14th February, 1687, and regularly re-elected thereafter, serving as President of the Board of Trustees, 1706-1707.; one of the Board of Commissioners for laying out lands; Member of Council of Proprietary of West Jersey, 1682, re-elected 15th March, 1683; m. 7th December, 1665, at Bishopgate Street Friends Meeting in London, England, Sarah KEMF, b. 1634,
d. 27th February, 1709.

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