BiographyEast Liberty farmer and landholder, Philip Winebiddle, the oldest son of John Conrad and Elizabeth Winebiddle, was born on May 14 or 15, 1780. In addition to holding lands in Erie, Pennsylvania, Winebiddle owned large parcels of land along the Greensburg Pike in the area which later comprised the 16th-20th wards of the city of Pittsburgh. In 1805, Philip Winebiddle was responsible for collecting county taxes in Pitt township. He is said to have fought in the War of 1812 and, during the Civil War, proposed selling land to the United States Army for an arsenal in either Pittsburgh or Erie. Philip Winebiddle died on December 17, 1871.
On September 3, 1807, Philip Winebiddle married Susanna Roup (1786-1873), a daughter of Jonas and Ablonia [Abigail] Horr Roup. The Winebiddles had seven children: Lafayette Winebiddle (1808-1863), Elizabeth Winebiddle Phillips (1810-1896), Sarah B. Winebiddle McWilliams (1811-1875), Mary Ann Winebiddle Menold (b. 1814), Rebecca Roup Winebiddle Phillips (1819-1896), William Cunningham Winebiddle (1821-1915), and Agnes Olive Newton Winebiddle Brown (b. 1826).
