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Note: The following summary-comments regarding William Riland/Ryland were found amongst some very old items once held by Martha Jane NICKLE (nee STANTON), who was a grand-daughter of William. It seems very likely that the comments were by Rachel Ann Riland/Ryland, who was a daugther of William and the mother of Martha Jane. The handwritten comments, probably written in 1879 or 1780 (whichever was the year date of William's death), read as follows:
"William Riland was born August the 19th 1793. Eliza Riland [his wfe, nee Lippincott] was born February 23rd, 1794. Eliza Riland died Oct 12th 1876, aged 82 years 7 mos 15 days. William Riland age at the time of his death 86 years 7 mos and 10 days.
Father Riland was a native of Mongomery County PA but came to Schuylkill county upwards of 40 years ago and engaged in farming many year ago in Schuylkill Co Washington . From then he removed to Pottsville where he served as collector of the burrough tax for a period of xxx [can not read this]. He was a patriot and an honest man and highly respected by all who knew him. He was a soldier of the war a soldier of the war of 1812 and of the last/later [?] southern rebellion. When the rebels threated the capital of our State Mr. Riland left Pottsville for Lewisburg/Harrisburg [?] and tendered his services to the Governor Curtin which were accepted where in a company of old men he was put on duty for the defense of Harrisburg and remained until the rebels were replulsed and driven out of the state.
Mr. Rilands mortal remains were burried by the side of his wife who died about three years ago [, at Halifax with military honours. The children of the deceased all join in thankingthe neighbours and friends for their kind aid and attention during the short illness of their Father & they further thank the members of the grand army of the Republic for attending the funeral offer [?] their last farewell and respect to the patriotic old [sic] & bury him with the honors of war.
The father and Mother of Wm. Riland: Andrew Riland, born Feb 23rd 1767. Died Sept 25th 1723, age 58. Phoebe Riland, born May 7th 1769, died xxx [can not read this] , age of 82, 9 months 18 days."
[This note transcribed and added here on August 3, 2015 by Samuel William Aylesworth. William and Eliza were my great-great-great-grandparents.]
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The life of William Ryland/Riland was summarized in 1938 by the Rev. H. H. Ryland as follows:
"The subject of this sketch was born near Barren Hill, Montgomery County, PA., August 19, 1793. He was the first child that came to the home of Andrew and Phoebe Burhart Ryland.
He became a soldier of the War of 1812. When he and his brother [Samuel Burkhart Ryland] set out to join the army his mother told them that she did not want them to come home with bullets in their backs; and they did not.
Andrew Ryland, his father, was a miller. No doubt William, with his brother Samuel Burkhart, were employed in the mill or on the farm that their father owned.
On May 10, 1817, he [William] was united in marriage with Elizabeth Lippincott, whose cousins were connected with the Lippincott Publishing company. Cooper and Conrad, owners of a large department store in Philadelphia years ago, were also her cousins.
William Ryland learned the trade of a blacksmith. It was not long till he came to Schuylkill County and opened up a shop near a place called DeTurksville not far from Pine Grove. He became owner of a very large farm where his family grew up. That farm is now the property of Harry Ryland.
[During the Civil War - 1861 - 1865] when the confederate army threated the State Capital [Harrisburg], he, with a company of old men, left for Harrisburg and tendered their services to Governor Curtin. Their services were accepted and they were put on duty for the defense of Harrisburg. They remained till the Confederate fources were repulsed and driven back when he returned to his home in Pottsville.
For 14 years he served as a tax collector in Pottsville. It has been said that when he came to collect taxes, some of the women would scold, but he had the knack of talking to them in such a way that he would get the taxes and depart leaving them in a good humor. Due to rheumatism he was lame and in later years he walked with a cane. In an old photograph preserved by his nephew, W. H. Ryland of Schuylkill Haven, he is holding his cane.
In his old age, he went to the home of their son, Paul, a U. B. [United Brethren?] Minister, whol lived near Halifax in Dauphin County. When his wife died October 8, 1876, at his urgent request, her remains had been interred near the church of which his son had once been pastor [at the Zion United Methodist Church, near Halifax]. When William passed away, March 29, 1880, he was buried by her side. The Grand Army of the Republic was present to pay their respects to the old soldier and buy him with the honors of war.
Twelve children were born to William and Elizabeth Lippincott Ryland ..." [The twelve children and those descendants I know of are listed in the family tree. SWA]
[Source: 1987 booklet which includes "The Samuel Burkhart Rylands", written in 1938, certain reprints of Ryland Newsletters from 1935ff, and an 1987 update on some of the genealogy of the Ryland Clan, provided to me in 2006 by Pat Ryland of Wickenburg, Arizona. Detailed regarding the publication of this booklet is not known to me at this time. SWA Oct 2006]
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William changed the spelling of his last name from Ryland to Riland after moving to Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Some descendants eventually went back to the 'Ryland' spelling, while others continued with 'Riland.' [Source: John F. Ryland, personal email to Sam Aylesworth in June 2006]
The following biographical note derives from THE BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYLOPEDIA OF PENNSYLVANIA OF THE 19TH CENTURY, pp 179-180
[Source: Pat Ryland of Arizona, copy provided to Sam Aylesworth in April 2006]
"William Riland, Soldier of 1812, was born in Berks county, near Reading, August 19th, 1793. [Note that this differs from the notes written by H. H. Ryland, copied above, which say that William was born near Barren Hill, Montgomery County, PA, on the farm of his father Andrew.] He is the son of Andrew Riland, a miller. He was brought up on a farm about 12 miles from Philadelphia, and, at the age of sixteen years, went to work at the trade of blacksmithing, at Chestnut Hill. In 1812, he entered the army in the thirty-sixth Regiment of Pennsylvania, with the drafts from Mongomery County, Pennsylvania, commanded by Colonel Krickbaum and Captain William Richardson. His company acted as Coast Guard along the Delaware River. In 1814, on peace being proclaimed, he returned to Philadelphia and continued at his trade, til 1838, when he commenced farming, following that occupation till 1861. In that year he was appointed Collector of Taxes, and has been reappointed to the office from the last thirteen years. He now resides in Pottsville, and, at the advanced age of eighty years, is still hale and hearty, retaining all his faculties, both mental and physical, perfect and unimparied. He performs the duties of his office, as collector of taxes, better than a younger man, as, being held in high esteem in consideration of his age and past history, the citizens flow to his office to save him physical labor.
On the breaking out of the war with the south, though sixty-eight years old, the martial ardor still burned in his breast, and he did his utmost to participate in the struggle. After shaving his beard, he went to Harrisburg and offered himself as a recruit. Standing up straight as a ramrod, he sought to deceive the authorities; but, to his grief and chagrin, was detected and dismissed. When Lee invaded Pennsylvania, however, he was permitted to serve in the governor's bodyguard at Harrisburg.
He had three sons : James Munroe, Richard Rush, and William H.. In the late war Richard lost his life in his country's service, and his two brothers bear honorable and serious wounds. The fine old fellow talks with much feeling of his past life, and tears flow from his aged eyes when he speaks of his darling boys, especially the one he has lost." [In fact, William had 5 sons, not only 3, and 7 daughters, SWA]
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William changed the spelling to "Riland" after moving to Schuylkill Co.
A biography of William Ryland (Riland) is found in The Biographical Encyclopedia of Pa. of the Nineteenth Century, Galaxy Publishing, Phaladelphia 1874, pp. 179-180.
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The following note regarding William RYLAND and Elizabeth LIPPINCOTT was sent by a woman known only as Eileen to Samuel Wm AYLESWORTH in February 2010:
I am working on a northern Dauphin County (Pennsylvania) cemetery project to help people access them online in many repositories, which I have been working on for many years. I recently started a tree on my account to help me gather research to add to fill in more accurate information in the memorials I create on Find A Grave. Right now I am working on Powells Valley Zion Stone United Methodist Church Cemetery where William and Elizabeth are buried along with a few of their descendants. I would like to correspond with you about it. You can email me at grannylentz@yahoo.com so we can share things more easily.
Thanks,
Eileen
[This note added on August 16, 2013 by Samuel Wm. AYLESWORTH.]
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