DNA
Results Kit
24841
CHRISTOPHER* KILE**
(1790
Federal Population census, North Castle, Westchester Co.,
Christopher Kile was
supposedly born 15 OCT 1747, in Schleswig-Holstein (
died
after 1790 probably in North Castle, Westchester Co., NY.
Christopher
came to
He
married Mary TUCKER***** around
1771.
She
was supposedly born 2 JUL 1744 and
died
after 1788.
Children of Christopher Kile and Mary
Tucker Kile (two boys and six girls) are:
2 Anna
Born
16 FEB 1772, probably in Harrison or White Plains, Westchester Co., NY, and
died
after 1860 in
She
married Gilbert DAYTON (1766 -
1825)(his 2nd wife) on 15 JUL 1794.
They had five children (three boys and two
girls):
3 Nathaniel B.
(b. 17 OCT 1795, Harrison, Westchester Co., NY
d.
OCT 1894, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., NY,
bur
m.
1st Alice SELLECK,
m.
2nd Mrs. Elma REDFIELD,
abt 1838,
m.
3rd Mrs. Margaret GREGORY);
3 Hannah (b. 4 JUL 1798
d.
young);
3 James (b. 17 JUL 1805,
twin,
d.
early manhood);
3 John (b. 17 JUL 1805,
twin,
d.
1884);
3 Mary A. (b. 1811
d.
possibly Green Point, L.I., NY,
m.
Alexander BROWN).
2
Born
16 FEB 1772, probably in Harrison or White Plains, Westchester Co., NY, and
died
possibly around 1840.
She
married Benjamin SHELLEY/SHELLY
probably after 1790.
They may have had six children (five boys
and one girl) born between 1790 and 1810.
2 George Kile
(direct
ancestor of kit 24841)
Born
about 1775, probably in Harrison or White Plains, Westchester Co., NY, and
died
between 1850 and 1855 probably in DeBruce, Town of
He
was probably buried in the Kile/Henry Cemetery,
He
married Lydia FOSTER (1780 -
1850/55) around 1799
possibly
in then Dutchess Co. (South East Precinct), NY, or New
They had eight children (six boys and two
girls):
3 Mary (b. abt 1800
d.
1849/50, probably in
m.
1st Thomas JOHNSON bef 1820,
m.
2nd John INGERIC aft
1840);
3 Nathaniel F.
(b. 3 JUL 1801, Westchester Co., NY,
d.
13 DEC 1863,
bur
m.
Mary OGDEN abt 1824);
3 Jarvis (b. abt 1804,
probably Westchester Co., NY,
d.
aft 1870 probably in Mariposa Co., CA);
3 Daniel Sutton
(direct ancestor of kit 24841) (b. 23 MAY 1806, possibly Rye, Westchester Co.,
NY,
d.
11 JUN 1868,
bur
Mt. Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, Rockland Co., NY,
m.
1st Margaret COSGROVE
(1805 – 1828) bef 1828 (no issue),
m.
2nd Harriet CONKLIN (1809
– 1834) bef 1834 (no issue),
m.
3rd (sister) Hannah Matilda
CONKLIN (1815 – 1896) on 15 OCT 1835)
(see, below for their children);
3 Joseph (b. 9 MAR 1809,
twin, Haverstraw, Westchester Co., NY,
d.
aft 1870 in Sullivan Co., NY, or possibly Apolacon, Susquehanna Co., PA,
m.
1st Mary McCLARY abt
1832,
m
2nd Phoebe (unk maiden name)
btwn 1868/70);
3 Benjamin
(b. 9 MAR 1809, twin, Haverstraw, Rockland Co., NY,
d.
20 JUN 1891,
bur
Old Fallsburg Cemetery, Fallsburg, Sullivan Co., NY,
m.
Tabatha CARR abt 1831);
3 Simeon (b. 4 OCT 1812,
Haverstraw, Rockland Co., NY,
d.
aft 1883, probably at Morsston, Sullivan Co., NY,
bur
probably
m.
Maria WINNER on 22 SEP 1832,
Sullivan Co., NY);
3 Hannah (b. btwn
1817/20, Haverstraw, Rockland Co., NY,
d.
aft 1840,
m.
1st Nathaniel BROWN abt
1834, probably Haverstraw, Rockland Co., NY,
m.
2nd (unk given name) SARGEANT aft 1840 possibly
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., NY).
2 Joseph Kile
Born
5 MAR 1777, probably in Harrison or White Plains, Westchester Co., NY, and
died
3 JUL 1855 in Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH.
He
was buried in the Pioneer Cemetery, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH.
He
married Anna DIXON (1781 - 1858) on
21 JUN 1798, New Fairfield Congregational Church, New Fairfield, Fairfield Co.,
CT.
They had eleven children (five boys and six
girls):
3
d.
12 FEB 1886, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
bur
Center Cemetery, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
m.
Lucina BEARDSLEY abt 1822, probably
in Jefferson, Schohaire Co., NY);
3 Abigail (b. 12 DEC 1801,
New Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT,
d.
1 OCT 1874, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
bur
Center Cemetery, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
m.
Harmon MERWIN on 22 APR 1824,
probably in Jefferson, Schohaire Co., NY);
3 Vitta Jane
(b. 20 NOV 1806, Harpersfield, Delaware Co., NY,
d.
8 MAY 1894, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
bur
Center Cemetery, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
m.
Horace POMEROY on 2 FEB 1831,
Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH);
3 Polly (b. abt 1810,
Harpersfield, Delaware, CO., NY,
d.
bef 1820, probably Harpersfield, Delaware Co., NY);
3 George L.
(b. aft 1810, Harpersfield, Delaware Co., NY,
d.
btwn 1870/80, Bloomfield, Trumbull Co., OH,
m.
1st Sophia BRYANT abt 1837,
Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
m.
2nd Harriet (unk maiden name)
abt 1847/48);
3 Philander
(b. 23 MAY 1815, twin, Harpersfield, Delaware Co., NY,
d.
21 DEC 1865, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
bur
Center Cemetery, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
m.
Sarah B. CLARK on 19 SEP 1838,
Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH);
3 Philena (b. 23 MAY 1815,
twin, Harpersfield, Delaware Co., NY,
d.
1 AUG 1896,
bur
Center Cemetery, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
m.
Horace TUCKER on 27 JUN 1833, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH);
3 Polly Ann
(b. abt 1818 in Harpersfield, Delaware Co. or Jefferson, Schohaire Co., NY,
d.
13 SEP 1908, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
bur
Center Cemetery, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
m.
Horace STRONG on 16 JUN 1847,
Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH);
3 Orange (b. abt 1820, Jefferson,
Schoharie Co., NY,
d.
16 SEP 1834, accident at Gilmore’s Mill, Burton, Geauga Co., OH,
bur
Pioneer Cemetery, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH);
3 Joseph S.
(b. 22 MAR 1825, Jefferson, Schohaire Co., NY,
d.
1 OCT 1863, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
bur
Center Cemetery, Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
m.
Zilpha CROTHERS on 22 AUG 1847,
Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH);
3 Lydia Rebecca
(b. bef 1830, probably Huntsburg, Geauga Co., OH,
d.
aft 1855).
2 Deborah Kile
Born
10 DEC 1779, Harrison, Westchester Co., NY, and
died
10 MAR 1862, in Harrison, Westchester Co., NY.
She
was buried in the Milton Public Cemetery, Rye, Westchester Co., NY.
She
married Israel PARK (1778 – 1841) on
29 MAR 1802, White Plains, NY.
They had nine children (three boys and six
girls) all born in Harrison,
Westchester Co., NY:
3 Elizabeth
(b. 29 AUG 1803
d.
20 JUN 1822);
3 Charlotte
(b. 29 JUL 1804
d.
28 JUL 1841);
3 Phoebe (b. 14 DEC 1806
d.
16 JUL 1853);
3 Mary M. (b. 22 MAR 1808
d.
28 JUL 1882,
bur
Rye Cemetery, Westchester Co., NY);
3 Arna (b. 17 MAY 1810
d.
12 JAN 1895);
3 Joseph (b. 4 OCT 1813
d.
10 JAN 1899);
3 Timothy (b. 24 APR 1816
d.
4 DEC 1979);
3 Sophia (b. 2 DEC 1818
d.
7 MAR 1870, Neosho Falls, KS,
m.
Daniel MIX on 30 JUN 1842);
3 Thomas Lyon
(b. 6 MAR 1821
d.
7 MAR 1904,
m.
Hannah COLES on 12 APR 1848).
2. Phoebe Keil
Born
about 1781, probably Harrison, Westchester Co., NY, and
died
before 1837 in Clinton, Dutchess Co., NY.
She
was probably buried in the Friends Cemetery, Clinton Corners, Dutchess Co., NY.
She
married Isaac IRELAND (abt 1770 –
1855) about 1799, Westchester Co., NY.
They had six children (one boy and five
girls):
3 Deborah;
3 Mary;
3 Hannah;
3 James (b. 29 DEC 1806
d.
26 JUN 1882,
bur
Friends Cemetery, Clinton Corners, Dutchess Co., NY,
m.
Caroline HOAG);
3 Phoebe Eliza;
3 Ann.
2 Hannah Keil
Born
about 1784, Westchester Co., NY, and
died
about 1830 in New York City, NY.
She
was supposedly buried in the White Plains Rural Cemetery, Westchester Co., NY.
She
married Daniel SUTTON (1776 – 1854)
about 1799.
They had fourteen children (eight boys and
six girls).
2 Mary Kile
Born
about OCT 1788 either in North Castle or Harrison, Westchester Co., NY, and
died
11 MAR 1873 in Clinton, Dutchess Co., NY.
She
was buried in the Friends Cemetery, Clinton Corners, Dutchess Co., NY.
She
married her deceased sister’s husband Isaac
IRELAND (his 2nd wife) on 19 NOV 1837, either in Dutchess Co.,
or Rye, Westchester Co., NY.
They had no children.
This ends the family of Christopher Kile (see, notes below).
3 DANIEL SUTTON KILE
(direct ancestor of kit 24841)
(see, above for his personal information)
Children of Daniel Sutton Kile
and Hannah Matilda Conklin Kile (one boy and three girls) are:
4 Harriett Antoinette
(b. 8 MAY 1837 – d. 3 FEB 1919,
bur
Mt. Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, Rockland Co., NY,
m.
Horace HUNTING abt 1858);
4 Emma Matilda
(b. 25 DEC 1839 – d. 19 FEB 1901,
bur
Mt. Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, Rockland Co., NY);
4 Daniel Augustus
(direct ancestor of kit 24841) (b. 10 AUG 1842, Haverstraw,
Rockland
Co., NY,
d.
6 DEC 1924, Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY,
bur
Mt. Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, Rockland Co., NY,
m.
Sarah M. SMITH (1843 – 1925) bef Jun
1864)
(see, below for their children);
4 Cordelia
(b. DEC 1847 – d. 1908,
bur
Mt. Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, Rockland Co., NY,
m.
Lavin (Leavan) P. JONES m. abt
1874).
This ends the family of Daniel Sutton Kile.
4 DANIEL AUGUSTUS KILE
(direct ancestor of kit 24841)
(see, above for his
personal information)
Children of Daniel Augustus
Kile and Sarah M. Smith Kile (two boys) are:
5 Charles Uriah
(direct ancestor of kit 24841) (b. 11 OCT 1865, Haverstraw,
Rockland
Co., NY,
d.
2 NOV 1941, Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary, Middlesex Co., MA,
body
donated to medical science,
m.
1st Rebecca Laura NIXON (abt
1866 – abt 1890) abt 1888,
(see, below for their child),
m.
2nd Jennie Elizabeth Morrow
DWINELL (abt 1860 – 1934) on 24 APR 1894)
(see, below for their children);
5 George Augustus
(b. 11 AUG 1873 – d. 19 AUG 1894,
bur
Mt. Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, Rockland Co., NY,
m.
Laura C. JENNINGS on 25 MAR 1894).
This ends the family of Daniel Augustus
Kile.
5 CHARLES URIAH KILE
(direct ancestor of kit 24841)
(see, above for his
personal information)
Child of Charles Uriah Kile
and Rebecca Laura Nixon Kile (one girl) is:
6 Rebecca Laura
(b. 18 SEP 1889 – d. aft 1920).
This ends the family of Charles Uriah Kile
and Rebecca Laura Nixon Kile.
Children of Charles Uriah Kile
and Jennie Elizabeth Morrow Dwinell Kile (four boys) are:
6 Charles (b. 15 AUG 1895
– d. shortly aft birth,
bur
in Jolly plot, Cyprus Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY);
6 Thomas Jolly (Charles)
(father of kit 24841) (b. 11 NOV 1896, New York, NY,
d.
10 MAR 1955, Danbury, Fairfield Co., CT,
bur
Pembroke Cemetery, Danbury, Fairfield Co., CT,
m.
Vera Nettie (Muriel) SCHAEFER (1907
– 1989) on 2 JUN 1928, New York, NY);
6 Charles Morrow
(b. 6 OCT 1899 – d. 25 JUL 1986,
bur
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY);
6 William Henry
(b. 2 JUL 1903 – d. 21 JUN 1974,
bur
Cyprus Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY
m.
Edna May WILLIAMS on 12 OCT 1937).
This ends the families of Charles Uriah
Kile.
Notes
* Christopher may be a
baptismal name. Notes by a granddaughter
states that his given name was George; a letter from a grandson states that his
given name was Joseph. The name
Christopher does not appear in any of the names of his early descendants;
whereas, the names Joseph and George do appear.
Supposedly, the given names of Christopher’s father and mother were
Georg and Anna (Pearl Mix Cox, “The Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Lyon
Mix,” copyright 1979, p. 59) (FHL US/CAN Fiche 6088170). “[I]t was common in the middle 1700s in the
Germanic areas to use only the second baptismal name in official records in
later life. The first name was that of a
parent or grandparent and was given as a compliment but never used
officially.” (Angus Baxter, “In Search
of Your German Roots, 1994, p. 75.)
Therefore, one must keep an open mind as to the real given name in this
instance. From the grandchildren’s
writings, which described their parent’s siblings, it is clear that they are
writing of the same grandfather. I use
“Christopher” because that is the way his name appears in the 1790 census, in a
history of Westchester County (Alvah P. French, “History of Westchester County,
New York,” 1925, Vol. IV, p. 473), and in a “centennial” book (Commemorative
Biographical Record of Dutchess County, New York,” 1897, p. 418).
** The Kile
surname. Christopher’s surname is spelled
as either “Kile,” “Kiel,” Keil,” or “Kyle” in records, books, and by his
descendants. Christopher’s two boys (who
were both literate) and their descendants always spelled their surname as
“Kile.” Land and probate records confirm
it. However, some of Christopher’s
daughters and their families, as well as two “centennial” books, spell the
surname as either “Kiel” or “Keil.” The
1790 federal census for North Castle, Westchester Co., NY, listed him as
“Christopher Kile.” A “Christopher
Kiel,” under COL Thomas Thomas, of the Westchester Co., NY, Militia, was
convicted by courts-martial for desertion on 29 SEP 1776; I believe that he is
my “Christopher.” I use the spelling for
each of Christopher’s children surnames as their names appear in the various books
and writings. I use “Kile” for Deborah
based on Ernest Freeland Griffin’s “Westchester County and Its’ People: a
Record,” 1946 (Vol. III, p. 118). But,
David L. Mix in his 1989 IGI submission spelled Deborah’s surname as “Keil”
(Batch No. 8992103-11, FHL Microfilm No. 1,553,680). I use “Kiel” for Anna based on “Commemorative
Biographical Record, Fairfield County, Connecticut to 1899,” (p. 854). I use “Keil” for Phoebe based on
Commemorative Biographical Record of Dutchess County, New York,” 1897, (p.
418). For Hannah, I use “Keil” because
that is the way her Sutton family always spelled it. For Elizabeth and Mary, I use “Kile” as the
default spelling because there is no written record and that is how my ancestor
George Kile spelled it.
*** Christopher’s birth
date and place information. The
“centennial” book printed in 1897 of various inhabitants of Dutchess County,
NY, gave the given name and date of birth as “Christopher” born on “15 OCT
1747” (Id.). Also, Alvah P. French’s “History of Westchester
County, New York,” 1925 (Vol. IV, p. 473) and Pearl Mix Cox’s book (p. 59)
concur. Ms. Cox could have obtained her
information for her book from French’s book.
[NOTE: several of Ms. Cox’s listed birth dates for the children are
incorrect.] Christopher’s two
grandchildren state that he came from Germany.
A letter dated 12 JUL 1889 by Christopher’s grandson stated that
“[Joseph] came from Germany, a young student.”
The 1906 notes by Christopher’s granddaughter state “My grandfather,
George Kile, was a German, born in Germany, do not know where.” Kile F. Nightingale in his 1986 IGI
submission gave the place of birth as Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany – not
verified (Batch No. 8602880-18, FHL Microfilm No. 1,396,155). Another possibility is the Rhine area where
the name “Kile” appears.
*** Arrival in America
in 1765. Pearl Mix Cox’s book at page 59
states that “Christopher was a stow-away and came to America as a young man of
18 years.” Born 1747 + 18 = 1765.
**** Mary Tucker. Both grandchildren listed the name of their
grandmother as Mary/Polly Tucker, as well as the previously mentioned books.
The current evidence
indicates that the two grandchildren did not know each other and that they
obtained their information from their respective parents. One family was in northeastern Ohio; the
other family was in New York City. The
notes and letter indicate that the two families did not visit each other. Both grandchildren were probably born after
Christopher and Mary Tucker Kile had died.
Kit 24841 is proven to Christopher Kile
The
above information is as of 13 MAY 2006
Additional Comments
CAUTION!! Work in progress. There may be ERRORS in some of the family
information as I used censuses, newspapers, tombstone inscriptions, books, IGIs,
holdings in libraries and historical societies, etc. that may be
inaccurate. Use with care and treat this
information as a starting point. Verify
the information because I make ASSUMPTIONS that I continually revise as I
gather more information, e.g. dates and places.
Still need to research
the New York Palatines. Also, I need to
research the Kiel, Koel, and Kile individuals, who lived in the vicinity of
Christopher, to see if they are related, e.g. John Jurry Koel/Cole (Phillipsburg,
circa 1720); John Kiel (tenant Philipse Manor, 1767); and James Kile (Third
Regiment, Westchester County Militia, 1775).
Then there is the Kiles of Orange Co. and Rockland Co., NY (early 1800s)
as well as the Kile families in CT, MA, VT, and NH (late 1700s). DNA can definitely help sort them out!
Seven to nine
generations have been born since Christopher Kile married Mary Tucker around
1771. Based on my research tracing
Christopher’s two sons, I speculate that after 235 years there are only 50 to
100 male Kile surnamed individuals alive today in 25 to 50 households that
descend from Christopher Kile.
Since Y-DNA Haplogroup K2
(recently reassigned by FTdna to T) is uncommon, your DNA results will tell if
you and I are recently related and if you belong to this small circle of living
relatives of Christopher Kile. The Y-DNA
test will tie Christopher’s family together for generations to come and will
help find our German cousins.