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Joseph Carlile, Sr. of York/Kittery is definitely a candidate to be considered the long
lost son of Capt. Henry and Elizabeth White Kerley -
This is an excerpt of a letter sent by Mark Lefler sometime last year regarding his
research into the Carley/Curley history in CT --
"The BIG NEWS however is the deed I have discovered involving Joseph Curley in the
year 1697 in what was the Pequannock section of Fairfield (later Bridgeport) This from
a John Benet of the Coloney of Western New Jersey* (see note below on Benet and
Pickering -- JJS) (location is in old english so I have to interpert) to Joseph Curley
of Middletown, New England Connecticut for seven acres of land. (A long Lot is only a few
rods wide but 7-8 acres of land) This Joseph Benet* was one of the ten first settlers of
Pequannock now Bridgeport. Apparently Fairfield founded in 1639 had a smaller piece of old
Bridgeport than Stratford also founded in 1639. Obviously, we have more questions to
answer and routes to travel . "
In 1996, a gentleman by the name of George Carlisle of Sarasota, FL, sent information RE:
the Carlile/Carlisle/Carlyle Family to the Old York Historical Society in York and stated
that a family by the name of Bennet was still living in a home on Long Sands (Road?) in
York that had belonged Rachel Prebble, which she and Joseph had lived in after their
marriage in York on March 29, 1695. He did not have any history other than conjecture on
the past of Joseph Carlile, Sr. which he believe to be Scottish. All of the known dates
RE: this Joseph point toward his being born @ 1669, having emerged from a
French/Scottish/English background - (note spelling of surname).
Our Joseph Kerley, b 1669 in Lancaster, MA, was said to have been killed during the
Massacre at Lancaster in Feb. of 1676, however, since his mother had been buried by his
father, Capt. Henry, without his father having recognized his wife's body, and since
there is also a record by Mary White Rowlandson of that Massacre which states that an
Unknown Kerley, child of Henry and Elizabeth, had been taken captive and held for ransom,
and since she never relates to any children after the capture other than her own, it is
most highly probable that Joseph did survive, was taken to Canada along with his brother,
Henry Kerley, Jr., as were most of the surviving captives, and that he returned to York
rather than Lancaster, which had been destroyed during that Massacre. Since his father
had married his second wife, Elizabeth Ward, widow of John Howe, Jr. of Marlborough,
(where they resided after the Massacres of Lancaster and Marlborough,) and Joseph was now
"of age", there was probab!
ly no reason for him to return to Marlborough and he thus started a new life with
Elizabeth Bean/Bane of York, who died within a few years of the marriage. His second wife
was Rebecca Maine, widow of Stephen, who was the son of Abraham and Judith Tilden Prebble.
We have now found another tie-in to the John Carlile of York, son of Joseph Carlile who
married Elizabeth Bean/Bane and Rebecca Maine/Preble. I have a copy of a bill of sale for
property in York in 1727 transferring title of property between John Pickering and John
Carlile and another transferring title of land from Thomas Pickering and wife Dorothy to
the same John Carlile -- Thomas Pickering being the Captain of the Province Galley on
which our Mariner William Carley served in 1709 as Bos'n, (possibly earlier and
later). William married Mary Bowden/Boaden of Saco, ME, daughter of John and Grace Bully
Bowden - they are named as the couple who settled the estate of John Bowden and sold his
property in Saco in 1727.
There was another family in York at the same time by the name of CARLL/CARLE/ sometimes
spelled KEARLL as stated in the History of Saco and Biddeford -- I found it spelled HEARLL
in papers at York --- they are descended from a LT. Samuel Kerle b 1682 in Kittery, m.
Patience Evans, Samuel was a son of a Timothy Kerle of Kittery - m Elizabeth (Hall?),
Samuel was a son of a Richard, Jr and an Amy Wyeth, son of a Richard, b @ 1600 and Agness
Babb who were married January 18, 1628, Walborough, Newton Abbot, Devon, England. ---
(Devon being the adjoining Shire to Dorset.) Richard could well be, and most probably is,
a brother of our William the Immigrant!!!
Children of Samuel, Sr. and Patience were -- Samuel Carle , Jr. b: 9 FEB 1709 in Dover,
Strafford, New Hampshire; Sarah Carle; Nathaniel Carle b: 1 NOV 1713 in Dover,
Strafford, New Hampshire; Anne Carle; Patience Carle b: 26 FEB 1717 in Dover, Strafford,
New Hampshire; Timothy Carle; Robert Carll (m. Rhoda Starbird @ 1755; Daniel Carle;
Benjamin Carle; Simeon Carle; Mary Carle; Hannah Carle.
If anyone can add to the above information, we would be much appreciative -
Judy Schreiber
Valdosta, GA