William Pike Pye (1810-1871) and Esther Ann Snow (1811-1877)

William Pike Pye was my gt. Grandfather. I’ve attempted to identify his children, their spouses and their families in an effort to see how many other families were closely related to this branch of the Pyes. All the families were very large by today’s standards, making the extended families something to marvel at.

William and Esther Anne, AKA Anne, from this point on, were married Mar. 25, 1828 at the Church of England in Northern Gut, Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. Anne followed the common custom of using her middle name instead of her given name. This has made researching difficult if you only have the given name and then can’t find it anywhere.

Their children were:

1.   Abraham (1829-1911) d. in Chelsea MA

2.   Susannah 

3.   James (1831 - l873) m. *Mary Ann Soper, 1855 in Battle Harbor, Lab/NL – 9 children

4.    Julia Ann (c. 1834- ?) m. *George Soper, 1854 in Harbor  Grace, NL – 7 children

(*Mary Ann and George Soper were brother and sister.)

5.    Edmond (1835-1907) m. Julia Priddle, 1859 Battle Harbor, Lab/NL – 10 children

6.    Edward (1836-1837)

7.    John Charles (1839-1905) m. Rachel Elizabeth Lacy (also spelled Lacey), 1862, in Battle Harbor, Lab/NL – 13 children

8.    William (1841-1855)

9.    Maria (1844-?)

10.     Moses (1845-1926) m. Mary Ann Sutton, 1868 in Carbonear, NL – 10 children

1. Little is known about Abraham other than he died in Chelsea MA, 1911.

2.   Susannah is also an unknown and could, quite possibly, belong to another family.

3.   James was b. Feb 14 1830 in Cape Charles, Lab/NL. He       married Mary Ann Soper, Oct. 11 1855 in Battle Harbor, Lab/NL. Their children were:

3a.  William Charles Soper Pye, b. Jun 3 1856, at Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Clara French – 1879; 8 children.

3b.  Mary Ann Pye, b. Mar 14 1858 at Cape Charles Lab/NL, m. Elijah Horwood (also Harwood);  5 children

3c.  George Pye, b. Sep 6 1861 at Cape Charles Lab/NL, m. Emma French – 1880; 6 children

3d.  Ephraim James, b. Sep 26 1862 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Mary Ann Stone – 1882; 7 children

3e.  John Charles Pye, b. Oct 7 1864 at Cape Charles, LAB/NL, m. Susannah Pye – 1884; 1 child

3f.  Albert Pye, b. Sep 5 1866 at Cape Charles Lab/NL, m. Eliza Stone; 10 children

3g.  Victoria Pye, b. Jul 1 1868 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Frank Lewis – 1888; 4 children

3h.  Henry Thomas Pye, b. Dec 21 1870 at Cape Charles Lab/NL, m. Julia Ann Stone – 1899 13 children

3i.  Emily Pye, b. Dec 1 1872 at Cape Charles Lab/NL, m. George Davis – 1892; 2 children

4.   Julia Ann Pye was b. 1834. She married George Soper Sep 27 1854 at Harbor Grave NL. Their children were:

4a. William Henry Soper, b. Jan 30 1856 at Carbonear,           NL, m. Martha Rumson – 1882; 4 children

4b. Sarah Ann Soper, b. Jan 28 1858 at Carbonear, NL, m. Levi Herald – 1881; 10 children

4c. Silas Bendle Soper, b. Sep 19 1860 at Carbonear, NL, m. Catherine Unknown – 1854; 1 child found

4d.  Rosana Soper, b. Dec 20 1862 at Carbonear, NL, m. Nicholas Powell – 1885; 1 child found

4e. George Edward Soper, b. Mar 18 1865 at Carbonear, NL, m. Ellen Badcock; George died 2 mos. after marriage in a drowning accident.

4f. Laura Jane Soper, b. Nov 24 1867 at Carbonear, NL.; found no marr. or death info on her.

4g.  Asenath Soper, b. Jun 27 1872 at Carbonear, NL, m. George Pike – 1894; 4 children

5.   Edmund Pye was b. 1835. He married Julia Priddle Oct 17 1859 at Battle Harbor, Lab/NL. Their children were:

5a.  Maria Ann Pye, b. Oct 7 1860 at Cape Charles Lab/NL.

5b. John Thomas Pye, b. Mar 28 1862 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL.

5c. Susannah Pye, b. Apr 30 1864 at Battle Harbor, Lab/NL, m. John Charles Pye ,1884 – 1 child found

5d. Willis George Pye, b. Apr 24 1866, Lab/NL, m. Elizabeth Herald 1895 – 6 children

5e.  Harriet White Pye, b. May 24 1865, Western Bay, NL; possibly adopted. She appears to be the d/o Thomas and Ann Rose White of Ochre Pit Cove. She m. Isaac John Sellars, 1889

5f.  Lorenzo Pye, b. Nov 6 1869 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Mary Jane Butt 1896 – 10 children

5g. Martha Miriam Pye, b. Nov 7 1871 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. John Farmer 1898

5h.  Margaret Pye, b. Jan 23 1874 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL.

5i.  Julia Mary Pye, b. Dec 5 1875 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL.

5j. Sarah Jane Pye, b. Mar 11 1878 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Richard John Atwill 1909 – 4 children

6.   Edward Pye,  b. 1836 - 1837

7.   John Charles Pye, b. Sep 29 1839 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL. He married Rachel Elizabeth Lacy (Lacey) Sep 24 1862 in Battle Harbor, Lab.

7a. Henry William Pye, b. Jun 25 1863 - 1877 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL

7b. Jesse, b. Mar 11 1865 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL. He married Nora Edith Carmichael Jun 22 1893 in Halifax Nova Scotia – 15 children

7c. Israel, b. Jan 20 1867 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL. Reported to be a hunter/trapper along the Quebec border, supposedly married an Indian woman and had many children.

7d. Eugene I, b. 1870 – c. 1877 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL.

7e. Laura, b. Oct 23 1871 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Adam George in 1892 – 5 children

7f. Lily, b. 1872 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL. No further info

7g. Mary Jane, b. Feb 28 1873 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Elihu Callahan, Jan 5 1895 in Carbonear NL – 1 child

7h. James, b. Feb 17 1875 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Marion Susannah Pike, Jun 26 1900 in Chelsea MA – 8 children

7i. Samuel, b. Mar 19 1876 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Annie Edna Pike, Nov 12 1900 in Chelsea MA – 15 children

7j. Ebenezer (Eben) b. Feb 17 1878 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Annie Millie Aug 13 1920 in helsea MA – 6 children

7k. Esther Ann, b. Apr 21 1880 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL – No further info

7l. Eugene II, b. 1884 - 1903 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL.

7m. Effie Mabel, b. Aug 15 1885 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Hayward Power, Jan 29 1905 at Bay of Islands, NL – 11 children

8.   William Pye, b. 1841 – Mar 29 1855

9.   Maria, b. May 5 1844 – No further info

10.     Moses, b. 1841 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Mary Ann Sutton, Jun 6 1868 at Carbonear NL. Their children were:

10a. Ernest, b. 1869 Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Alice Bellows - 1904 at Cape Charles, Lab/NL

10b. Alfred, b. 1870 Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Annie Parsons - 1888

10c. Bertha, b, ?, m. Elias Curtis – c. 1889

10d. William, b. 1870 Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Amelia Walsh

10e. Edward, b. 1871 Cape Charles, Lab/NL,

10f. Edmund, b. 1872

10g. Manoah James, b. 1874 Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Minnie Ethel Herald – 1903 – 10 children

10h. George, b.1877 Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. Elizabeth Herald – 1920 – 10 children

10i. Elizabeth Ann, b. 1879 Cape Charles, Lab/NL, m. John Edward Stone c. 1893  - 13 children

10j. Maria b. 1885, m. Kenneth Bellows 1905 -                  8 children

       In summary, these are the surnames that represent people who were FIRST cousins to my grandfather, Jesse Pye (John Charles, William Pike): Pye (obviously), Soper, Horwood (also Harwood), Lewis, Davis, Herald. Powell, Pike, Farmer, Atwill, Curtis, Stone and Bellows. These names represent the married names of his female first cousins. In all, I have found 36 first cousins, I’m still in the process of discovery, so there could be more.

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