Clement Biddle
Colonel Clement Biddle was an American Revolutionary War soldier. Biddle fought in the Battle of Princeton, the Battle of Brandywine, the Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Monmouth. He was the Commissary General at Valley Forge under George Washington.
In 1781, Biddle was made quarter-master general of the Pennsylvanian troops. After the Revolutionary War, he became the first U.S. Marshal for Pennsylvania. Later, Biddle became a notary, scrivener, and broker.
Life
Biddle was born May 10, 1740, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John Biddle and Sarah Owen. He was the younger brother of Owen Biddle, Sr. His great-grandson was Algernon Sydney Biddle.Biddle was a part of the Society of Friends and helped organize the "Quaker Blues," a company of volunteers.
Biddle's first marriage was to Mary Richardson on June 6, 1764. They had one child, Francis, who died at childbirth.
His second marriage, which occurred August 18, 1774 was to Rebekah Cornell, the daughter of Rhode Island Chief Justice Gideon Cornell. They had thirteen children :
- Frances
- Thomas A m. Christine Williams in 1806.
- George Washington
- Mary m. Gen. Thomas Cadwalader, son of John Cadwalader
- Rebecca m. Nathaniel Chapman in 1808.
- Clement Cornell m. Mary Searle Barclay, daughter of John Barclay in 1814.
- Anne
- Lydia H
- Sarah T.
- Anne Wilkinson m. Thomas Dunlap in 1822.
- John Gideon m. Mary Biddle, a cousin in 1826.
- James Cornell m. Sarah Caldwell Keppele, daughter of Michael Keppele in 1825.
- Edward Robert Biddle m. Elizabeth T Davis bef 1832.
During the American Revolutionary War, Biddle fought in the Battle of Princeton, the Battle of Brandywine, the Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Monmouth. He was the Commissary General at Valley Forge under George Washington, and his headquarters was at Moore Hall. Biddle resigned from the Army in 1780. In 1781, Biddle was made quarter-master general of the Pennsylvanian troops.
After the Revolutionary War, he was the first U.S. Marshal for Pennsylvania.
In the 1790 census, Biddle's jobs were "Notary, Scrivener, and Broker," which made him a rich man.