William Wiley

1751 - 1816  (65 years)

• Name	William Wiley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	5 Jan 1751	Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Abt 1776  [3, 5, 6, 8]
  	American Army - Revolutionary War: Continental Line
  		Military Poster-Revolutionary War
  Census	1790	West Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  DAR/SAR	Sons of the American Revolution: #: P-320075  [9]
  Death	18 Feb 1816	Sharon, Noble, Ohio, USA   [3]
  	Age: 65
  Burial	Sharon Cemetery, Sharon, Noble, Ohio, USA   [3]
  	"Contenintal Line ● Revolutionary War"
  		Burial-WILEY William William Wiley "Contenintal Line ● Revolutionary War" - Sharon Cemetery, Sharon OH + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23498319/wile
  Person ID	I26459	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Wiley,   b. 1729, Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F14677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Priscilla Marquis,   b. 1760, Frederick County, Virginia, USA
  Marriage	4 May 1789	Frederick County, Virginia, USA   [2, 4]
  Children	1. John Jacob Wiley,   b. 5 Jan 1780, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Feb 1872, Caldwell, Noble, Ohio, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Strouse,   b. Abt 1755, Pennsylvania, USA
  Marriage	16 Oct 1774	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F11585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Jan 1751 - Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 16 Oct 1774 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 4 May 1789 - Frederick County, Virginia, USA Census - 1790 - West Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 18 Feb 1816 - Sharon, Noble, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~s Burson (SAR) Burson Ancestor - Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

  Arms Icons & Insignia		Military Poster-Revolutionary War
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

  Burials

  Burial-WILEY William William Wiley "Contenintal Line ● Revolutionary War" - Sharon Cemetery, Sharon OH + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23498319/wile

  
  

  Military Records

  Military-WILEY William (Burial) Page 5 - Ohio, Soldiers Grave Registration Cards, 1804-1958 -- This database contains grave registration cards for soldiers from Ohio who served in the armed forces, mainly from the time of the War of 1812 up through the 1950s.

  
  

• Sources

  [S582] Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1771; Page Number: 181. [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 828.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JAG. [S7259] Keegan, Matthew L, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Burson): WILEY William, (Name: SmithLC.com;), WILEY William 1751-1816 (Veteran). "Continental Line ● Revolutionary War" William Wiley was born in 1751 in Pennsylvania. He lived near Harrisburg and came to Ohio in 1795, settled in Cedar Narrows, above Marrietta, then relocated to Duck Creek. William then went to Noble County in 1808, where he was a pioneer of the county and settler in Sharon Village. He was a weaver by trade. William's known sons were: James, John (1780), William (1781), and Thomas (1795). He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, serving the Continental Line. He donated a half-acre of land on his farm for burial purposes and was the first person buried in the little cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23498319/wile [S334] Dodd, Jordan, Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1997;). [S602] Hatcher, Patricia Law, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1999;), Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 4; Serial: 11756; Volume: 6. [S2250] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783 [S8239] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1790; Census Place: West Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 8; Page: 6; Image: 219; Family History Library Film: 0568148. 1790 United States Federal Census Year: 1790; Census Place: West Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 8; Page: 6; Image: 219; Family History Library Film: 0568148 [S3040] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution: battalions and line, 1775-1783, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2005;). Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution: battalions and line, 1775-1783 [S4149] Sons of the American Revolution - Patriots, William WILEY -- SAR Patriot #: P-320075. State of Service: PA - Qualifying Service: Soldier - Birth: 1751 Harrisburg / Dauphin / PA - Death: 18 Feb 1816 Noble / / OH Sources: Roster of Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Ohio. Wilbur R. Branthoover, compiler. Veterans Affairs, Ohio. Reprinted by OHSDAR. 1929 https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/320075