The Biddle family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was descended from English immigrants William Biddle (1630-1712) and Sarah Kempe (1634-1709), who arrived in the Province of New Jersey in 1681. Quakers, they had emigrated from England in part to escape religious persecution. Having acquired extensive rights to more than 43,000 acres (170 km2) of lands in West Jersey, they settled first at Burlington, a city which developed along the east side of the Delaware River.
William Biddle, 3rd (1698-1756), and John Biddle (1707-1789), two third-generation brothers, moved from Mount Hope (1684) near Bordentown, also on the east side of the Delaware, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 1720s and 1730s. They constituted the first generation of the Philadelphia Biddle family. The family became prominent in business, political and cultural affairs of the city.
Video Biddle family
Family members
Branch of William Biddle, 3rd (1698-1756) and Mary Scull (1709-1790)
Branch of John Biddle (1707-1789) and Sarah Owen (1711-1773)
Maps Biddle family
See also
- Biddle House (Mackinac Island)
- List of United States political families
References
- Washington Post; August 17, 1933 "Helen Avis Howard Engaged To Anthony J. Drexel, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Clinton Howard, of Atlanta, have announced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Helen Avis Howard, to Mr. Anthony Joseph Drexel 3d, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Joseph Drexel, jr., of Philadelphia."
- New York Times; October 14, 2004 "Nicholas Duke Biddle, 83, Scion Of Wealth Who Helped the Poor. Nicholas Duke Biddle, scion of two prominent American families who helped refugees from Cuba and Caribbean, dies at age 83. Mr. Biddle was originally named Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle III, after his father, Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr., a prominent diplomat."
Citations
External links
- The Biddle Family Papers, documenting the personal, professional and social life of members of the Biddle family from 1683-1954, are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
- William & Sarah Biddle's MOUNT HOPE, West Jersey (1684-2007/8) [2]
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