The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Vol. II, Part 129

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company
Number of Pages: 1012

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1. Henry. FAM. 3. ronsented. On their return from the party the 2. Elizabeth, b. 30 Nov., 1064: In. Mch., 1220 1, John Denslow ; d. a. p. 13 Sept. 1759. i. M. 3. Margaret. b. 6 Feb , 1665: d abt. 169 ). boat sank in the river, and he attempted to >wim ashore with her, and did support her until he lost consciousness. They were both taken unconscion- 4. Mary. b. 25 Sept .. 16 9; m. 21 Mch .. 1631 5. Isaac Eggleston : res. Wby .; was living 1764. : 0. 95. alt: hed. abt. 1235, -Prex. Milex' MS from the water, but her hfe h. d indeed fed. He never married, but kept honse while he lived in very liberal style: was hospitable and generons, 5. Mindwell, b. 19 Dec., 1671: d 6 Nov .. 1685. making everything pleasant to his friends. .. 6. Samuel, b. 16 May. 16+4. FAM. 1. pecially to his yong relations and neighbors. and when he died he gave part of his property for the use of schools in the town of Windsor. one of the earliest beginnings of the town's present school fund. His house stood a few rod- north of the Chief Justice Ellsworth place, and its foundation stones were plowed up in the Spring of 1858. On these premises stood the old erdar-tree referred to un p 11. Vol. 1.

". Joseph (Lient ), d. nom'd. 24 Ang., 1756, having lived always single under the shadow of an early bereavement. He had (n 1714 an engagement of marriage with Dorothy Stonghton, the dlan. of a near neighbor. The day of the wedding was fixedl. his house fitted up in an expensive style mmusual in those days, and all things betokened happines- ahead. Being invited to attend a gay party in E. W . be was very de-irons that his affi- aneed should go with him, to which her mother strenuously demrred, as they would have to re- eross the river in the night. He urged, and she

S. Benjamin, d. uni'd, 1757 (Pres. Vilas Ay - he sett. at Derby, C'onn. )

9. Julin (Sgt.), b. abt. 16>3; d. 12 Nov., 1798. FAM. 5.

10. Jonathan (Dea.). b. abt. 1687, FAM. G.

-: res. N. of the Rivulet in W .; d. a.

FAM. 3. Henry " (Sgt. Ilury" John 1 ). m. about $0. Children :

1. Thomas, b. 12 Ang., 1690; d. năm'd, a. abt. 70; lived a recluse life in Rocky Hill.

2. JFrury, b. 19 Feb., 1633; "a worthy man: m. but d. withont issne."- P'r &. Stiles.

3. Rachel, b. 21 ,June. 1656; m. (1) John is, of Eph'm and Sarah Stilis! Bancroft, who d. 21 May,

1755: 2 Thomas Parsons, in 1756. of Sprgild, the' this may have been the m. of Rachel, No. 5 of | Jonah. b. 24 June. 1200, FAM. 2. [ Fam. S.

5. Amos. h. 14 Feb .. 1702 3. FAM. 8.

6. Sarah. m. John Osborn of W .. 15 Apl .. 1730.

FAM. 4. Samuel3 (Syt Henry" John ). m. Martha Ellsworth of W., Dec., 1701. 1Je d. December, 1712; she m. (2) Gro. Norton, Ir, of Suthield, Conn., 14 May, 111%, and rem. to S. with her only dau. Elizabeth: res. W. Children :

1. Martha. b. 1 Apl., 1202: d. unm'd.

2. Samuel (Lient.), b, 15 JJan., 1:05, 6. FAM. 9.

3. Elizabeth. b. 14 Oct .. 1508 9. m. Dan'l Spencer of Sulld., ('t., 22 Dee., 1;26; shed. >>Jan .. ]-03,2.93.

Fax. 5. John ' (Sgt.) (Sgt. Henry, Joka), m. Elizabeth Taylor, at W. 19 May. 1721; d. 12 Nov., 1728, æ. 15; wid. m. (2) her late husband's cousin, " Long Jona- than " Stiles, formerly of Stratford, Conn., but then of The Jerseys, and they became the ancestors of the Beer Jermy Family of Stiles. Sgt. John was prob the John S. who, with six others, executed the curious " Fewman's Bond " of 1718 (ser note, p. 272, Vol. In; res. W. Child :

1. John, b. 6 May. 1220, d. wo married, 1256. # 25.

Fax 6. Jonathan . (Dea.) (Sgt. Henry ? John '). a prominent man in W. in his day; a deacon in W. Ch. during the pastorate of Rev. Jona. Marsh; dwelling-house still standing on E. side of road to W. L., just N. of present Bissell's Ferry road; was

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one of the seven original members of the " North," or " ith," or " 4th " See of W .. who seceded, in 161, from the old W. Ch., and chose Rev. Theo, Hinsdale as their pastor; and of this ch. also Mr. S. was a deacon. lle m. Sarah Eggleston of W., 12 Jan., 1708, who d. 19 Feb., 1781; he d. 30 Dec .. 1775 .- Prex. Stilex' MS. Ch .:

1. Sarah. 1. 27 JJuly, 1211: d. mum'd. 1;63.

2. Jonathan, b. e. Apl. 1739: d INT

3. JJonathan. b. 1~ Mch., 1723 6; d. # sept., 125; res N. of Rivalet

FAM. t. Jonah' (/hary; Agt. Henry2 John 1 ). 1. 24 June. 1700; m. Widow Rachel Brown of Westfield, Mass., 1 .Jan., 1798, 20; rem, to West, abt. 1730, and became the ancestor of the Westfield (Muss.) Family of Stileses. C'h. (b, at 11.):

1. Tatey. b. 5 0rt .. 1739; m. (1 Gurdon Munsell of W .. ? Nov . 1:51: 2) Nathaniel Morton. 1. Shubarl .* b. 11 Aug .. 1736; d. 1753, æ. 17 [N.Y.

(Born at Westfield, Have ; those thus marked ." stid by Prix. Stiles to have been killed by Indians ;.

2. Gideon- Lirut .. b. 10 Aug .. 1731.

3. Jonah .* b. C .Aug , 1931: d. 1 Jan., 1:56. in mil-

itary service ; unm'd.

5. Elinkim, * b. 22 Aug. 1234; killed ar. Lake George.

6. Rachel, b. 1 Ort .. 1640; m. about 1259. Samuel Owen.

7. Alice, « b. 2 Feb . 1213: d. 1451. x. 11.

Fam. 8. Amos (Henry," Sgt. Henry," John), res. W .; m. Lydia (dau. Benj. and Abigail) Cooley of Springfield, Mass., about 1725; prob. d. about 1:58; she d. at Whately, Mass., Ja Sept., 1773. 2. 66. CA. (h. W".):

1. Henry (Capt., b. in W. ; a first arttler at Whatr. ly (part of Hadley), Mass. ; much engaged in mail- itary service in old French and Res wars: d. at Whately, 40 1pl., 1810, #. 80; m. ; bad 5 ch.

3. Margaret. m .: d. in child-bed with inf. dan.

1. Zuba, m. Othiel Sykes of Suffield ; 2 ch.

5. Rachel, m. Tho -. Parsons of Windsor; had 1

2. Lydia, married.

Fax. 9. Samuel client.) (Sanel,3 Sgt. Henry" John'). res W .; m. Mary Phelps of W., 19 Feb. 1799/30; he d. 17 Feb., 1992; she d. 6 Oct., 199, . 03; was a man of excellent social standing and considerable means. C'h. (bp. I. (. R.) :

1. Martha, b. 9 Api .. 1431: 1. 1753, Elijah Par- ker of Belchertown. Mass .: d, abt. 1982: 5 ch.

2 Mary, b. 1734: d. W., IS Apl. 116. unm'd.

3. Hannah. b. 1735: m her ronsin 1-hbel ison of Ifry. Isaac) Stites of North Haven, Conn., : Feb .. 1253.

1 Samuel, bp. 15 May, 1737: 1. 21 Dee .. 1757. 2. 20.

5. Elizabeth, bp. 9 Sept . 1:39; m. Elijah Norton

of West Hampton. 1 Aug .. 1268; 1 ch. ; shr d. 15 Mrh., 1-2s. : 0. 86: he d. 15 Mrb., 125G.

G. Margaret, bp. 20 Dec , 1211; d .. : e. 3 wks.

7. Margaret. bp. 2 Jan., 1212 3; d. at W .. gs Ort., 1822, 1. 7%.

4 Benjamin, b. 26, bp. 24 Apl .. 1245; d .. a. 19

D. Abigail, b. 15 Ort .. 1219, d. 23 July, 1812. 5. GO.

{ BRANCH B. - Desc. of Jons, the Emigrant, in the line of his ed s. Jons. ]

FAM. 2. John? (John1), b. Eng., about 1633, of whom there is a tradition " that a woman and her childl paid only a single passage, but double if [the child were] wenned, and tho' John Stiles was old enough to wean then they came from England. 1634. vet his mother suckled him (during] the voyage and so gained his passage" Prix, Stihx's MS.): seems to have been a citizen of good character and repute: in 1675, in a tax for support of the Rivulet Ferry at W., is ment. as having " family, horse, and & oxen." He m Dorcas (dan. of Henry) Burt of Speed , Mass. Os Ang. 1658, of whom it is related by Pres. Stiles, as a tradition in the B. family, that " her mother, before she came over, was laid out for dead in England, put into the coffin. but, at her funeral, signs of life appeared, and she recovered, came to New Eng. land, settled at Springfield, and here in America had 19 ch. (ten of whom, at least, lived to have families, one of whom was this Dolas," Mr. John Stilesd. at W. S Dee., 1683, as about 50; widow m. (2) John Shethar. at Killingworth, Com., Jan., 1712/1B. Children :

1. Sarah, b. at Sprød., 12 Sept. 16]; m. (1 Eph- raim Bancroft of W .. 5 May. 1681, who d ch. by B .; none by P.

2. Mannach. h. at W., 23 Mch .. 1661 5: m Samuel Bliss of springf'ld. 21 Jan., 165; d. Der .. 1704;

3. John. b. W . ID Dec . I. FAM. 3.

4 Ephraim. b. FAM. 4.

" Thou, " sett in W : m. Buthinh Hanmer, from Scituate, Mass. . d. abt. 1740, or ' 15. 2. 67: 10

FAM. 3. John . (Mr.) (John" John ), sett, at W .; was an actual settler, and the first of the mme on the east side of the town., prob, about 1699 or 1200. A very interest- ing pen portrait of him, and of his bros, and sisters and his wife, by Prox. Stilen, is still extant (see S. firmalogy); he was a farmer; m. (1) Ruth (dan. Samuel) Ban- croft of Westfield. Mass,, who d. in child-bed, 1711; (2) Wid. Rumrill, who d.

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5 Apl., 1743 (22. W. (. R.); his later years were spent at the res, of his son, Rev. Isaac Stiles, at North Haven, Conn., where he d. 20 May, 1:53, 2. 88. Ch. (first 6 prob. b. at Old W .; the remainder at "Windsor Formes," E. V.) :

1. Ruth, b. 5 Feb .. 1691; m. 31 May, 1711, Nath'l Taylor of Windsor, Conn., who d. 6 May. 1736; she d. 11 Dec., 1760, at Torrington, Conn., æ. 70;

2. John, b. 17 Dec .. 1602. FAM. 5. [10 ch.

3. Margaret, h. 23 Feb., 1694 3: mn. 23 Feb., 1711 15, Joseph Peck of W., afterwards of Tolland. ('onn .; he d. Litchfield] Co .: 6 ch.

4. Jeane (Rev.). b. 30 July. 1697. FAM. 6.

5. - , son, 4 both d. inf. 6. - , dan., f

7. Ebenezer, b. T Apl., 1:01. FAM. T.

8. Noah, b. 31 Jan., 1702 3. FAM. s.

9. Abel. d. inf.

10. Hannab, { d .. .. 1.

11. - ¿ twins; d. inf.

12. Abel (Rev.), b. 10 Mch., 1208 9 FAM. !.

13. Hannah. b. 9 Oct., 1711; m. Isaac Hayden of W., 19 Nov., 1736: she d. 27 Aug .. 1,50. 8. 39: 7 ch.

14 Benoni, b. 1714; d .. : p. 3 mos.

FAM. 4. Ephraim 3 (John,2 John'), m. 2 Aug., 1694, Abigail Neal of Westfield,

Mass., where he sett, and became the ancestor of the younger (but larger) Westfield and Pittsfield (Muss.) Family of Stiles. He'd. about 1755 æe. aht. 85. Children (first .3

b. Westfield, the rest ut Springfield, Mass.) :

1. Rachel, b. 21 May, 1695; d. abt. 1;50; -. p.

2. Faac, b. G Ort., 1696; m. twice: 7 ch. : d. 4 Oct., 1,90. 2.94.

3. Ephraim, b. 5 Dre .. 1699; m. twice; 7 ch .; he

d. 1765, at Pittsfield, where he had rem. bef. 1754. 4. Abigail, b. 15 Mch .. 1704: d. æ. 10 yrs.

5. Hannab. b. 31 July, 1708: m. David Jones of Sprgfld., Mass., abt. 1740; she d. 1763, a :. 58; 1 ch.

FAM. 5. John 4 (Lieut. ) (John,3 John," John1). m. Mary Osborn of W., 7 May, 1713; res. E. W., at Scantic; was a mason and farmer; d. at E. W., 20 July, 1763. (h. :

1. John, h. 12 May, 1711: mmm'd. 1764 (Pres. Sfile: MS.): d. 30 Apl .. 1806, æ. 92. - 8. B.

2. Martha, b. Feb., 1717: m. Joseph Osborn, 30 Dec., 1736: 7 ch. See Osborn.

3. Israel, b. 13 Sept., 1719; m. Martha Rock- well. FAM. 10.

4. Mary, b. 1720; unmarried, 1764.

5. Benoni, b. 1726; d. in French War, 1760; s. p.

6. Ann, m. Most Bissell of W. See Bissell.

7. Elizabeth, unmarried, 1764. as rec. by Pres, Stiles; hut she m. afterwards Ebenezer Clark of Ell., Conn., when she was 52 and he 62 years old. She was his 2d wife, and lived with him twenty-right yrs., and survived him one and one- half yrs .; &. p.

FAM. 6. Isaac + (Rev.) John," John,2 John' ), brought up in trade of a weaver until age of 20, " when he applied to learning, and under the tuition of the Rev. Timothy Edwards, the minister of [E.] Windsor, he made such proficiency as to enter Yale College at six weeks before the commencement of the year 1119." Ile grad. A.B. in 1722; M. A. in. 1725. being the first of the name and blood that had a liberal edu- cation in America. He was a good classical scholar, especially in Latin; much addicted to the study of Oratory and the Bible all his life. Ilis valedictory oration at the Examination of 1722 was a piece of elegant Latin. llis son, the President. says of him: "Ile had a taste for polite writings, in prose and poetry, especially the latter. He delighted in the Spectator, Guardian, in Pope and Swift's works. He was sublimely fired with Dr. Watt's Lyrics, but, above all, with Milton and Young." After graduation he read some Divinity and preached awhile to a destitute church in Jersey; then kept school at Westfield, Mass,, wh. he preached on probation and had a call to settle in the ministry, the Rev. Edw'd Taylor being superannuated, which Je declined, as he also did a call to the ch. at Bolton, Conn., in May, 1723. January, 1724, he began to preach to the North Parish of New Haven (now North Haven), Conn., over which, 11 Nov., 1724, he was settled " with absolute unanimity."

His published works are: 1. A Prospect of the City of Jerusalem, in its Spiritual Building, Beauty, and Glory; the Election Sermon [from Px. cxlvii, 2], 1742. New London, 1742; 16mo, pp. iii, 59. 2. A Looking Glass for Changelings ; a seasonable caveat against meddling with them that are given to change, in a sermon preached at the Freemen's Meeting at New Haven, Apl. 11, 1513, by Isaac Stiles, A.M., pas- tor of the Church of Christ in North Haven; published at the desire and cost of a number of the hearers .- Job, xxxiv, 30: " That the hypocrite reign not, Jest the people be ensnared." Hie primeum fortuna fidem mutata novavit. | Quar mentem insania mutat? | Numne te fata impia, Tangunt .- Virgil. New London, printed and sold by T. Green, 17-18; 41 pp. 3. The Declaration of the Isso'n of the Ca. of Jer Ilaren, Feb. 19, 1744/5, Concerning the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield, His Conduct, and the State of Religion at this Day. Boston, 1745; Nvo, pp. 8. 4. A Sermon preached by the Rev. Isaac Stiles, A.M., pastor of the church in No. Haven, at the ordination of his son, Ezra Stiles, A.M., to the pastoral charge of the church and VoL. H .- 89

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congregation met in Clark St., Newport, Oct. 22, 1755. " The Lord is my strength." -Ilab., iii, 19. "Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart; wait, I say, on the Lord."-Psalm, xxvii, 14. " Without me, ye can do nothing."- John, xv, 5. Newport, R.I .: printed by J. Franklin, at the town school house; 33 pp. 5. The Character and Duty of Soldiers, illustrated in a sermon [from 2 Kum. x, 12], Preached May 25, 1755, in New Haven, at the Desire of Col. Nathan Whiting, to the Military Company under his Command in the Present Expedition for the Defence of the British Dominions in America. N. Haven, 155, 16mo, pp. iii, 28.

Rev. Isaac Stiles was a plain, out-spoken preacher, if we may judge from the following: "Once on a time," during intermission on Sunday, he saw one of his congregation stealing his melons. In his afternoon sermon he referred to the tak- ing in a manner somewhat personal. After treating of that particular sin (theft), said he, " no longer than this Lord's day noon (pointing to a person in the gallery), I saw you, John Johnson, thon son of Belial, thou child of the devil, enter my gar- den and steal my melons." Rather close preaching that, but characteristic of the times, I suppose. This anecdote has been handed down in the family from my boyhood .- Letter of Esra Stiles, Esq. of N. Haven, Conn., 1856. His epitaph, written by his son, the President, gives a summary view of his history and character :

" This Monument is erected | To the Memory of [ The Rev. Isaac Stiles, A. M., who was born in Windsor, July 30, 1697, Received a liberal education at Yale College: : Ordained to the Pastoral office In the Church of North Haven, | November 11, 1221, ' Where he served in the ministry 36 years, And died May 14, 1760, atat 63. Having a mind ennobled with Sublime & venerable conceptions | of the glories of the Most Hint, and the perfect order & Happiness of the Universe; Illuminated with Divine Views Of the Economy of that part of it I'nder the Mediatorial Dominion | of JESU'S CHRIST Al-o : Being Intimately Acquainted ' with the Sacred Oracles: | And having a natural gift of | Elocution, Hlv preached the Gospel with Fervour and Fidelity; A Friend to pure and undefiled 1 Religion with a charitable benevolente to ALL MANKIND. Mors mihi ritu est.

The sermon published at his death was entitled : The Righteous Perishing, and no Man laying it to Ikurt, illustrated: two occasional sermons, delivered at North Haven, June 1, 1760, soon after the death of the Rev. Isaac Stiles, late pastor of the church there; and in a time of mortality among them. Published at the desire of the bereaved family, and a number of hearers, to whom they are humbly dedicated. By Theophilus Hall, V. D. M., pastor of the church in Meriden. "A poor wise man. by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembereth that same poor man."- Solomon. "The time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service."-St. John. Printed by Parker & Co.

lle d. at North Haven, 14 May, 1760, æ. 63; he m. (1) 1 June, 1725, Kezia (dau. of Rev. Edward and Ruth Wyllys) Taylor of Westfield, Mass., who d. in child-bed, 4 Dec .. 1727, a. 25; he m. (2) Esther (dau. Samuel, Ir.) Hooker of Htfd., Conn., Oct., 1428; she d. 2 Jan., 1779, w. 72. Ch. (by Ist mar .; b. No. HI.) :

1. Ezra (Rev., S.T. D.), b. 29 Nov., 1727. FAM 11. (By 2d mar. ; all b. No. H.):

2. Isaac. b. 5 Sept., 1790 ; m. Mabel Clark ; att. in North Haven, and became the ancestor of the North Haren family of Stileses; he d. 13 Mich., 1743. 5. 54.

3. Kozia, b. 6 Aug., 1731; m. Basil Munson of Carmel, Conn .; she d. 17 Ort , 1268, æ. 37; 5 children.

4. Ashbel, b. 30 Ang .. d. Nov., 1731.

5. Ashhel, b. 11 Sept., 1735. FAM. 12.

6. Esther, b. 1 Dec .. 1736; d. 8 Ang .. 1;37. 2. 8 mos. 8 days.

7. Job, b. 1 July, d. 5 Oct., 1738. :. 3 mos. 5 days.

S. Esther, b. S Ang., 1739; m. Lemuel Bradley of Carmel, Cono .; rem. with 3 youngest eb. Io Nova Scotia, 17-3: had 5 ch. [yrs. 9 mos.

9. Job. b. 4, bp. 5 Nov .. 1;11; d. 15 Aug., 1,51. 1. 9 10. Ruth. b. 13 June. 1741; d. 31 Ang., 1259. w. 1;} yr. 11. Lucy, b. 20 Apl .. 1246; d. 7 sept., 1751, æ. 5 yr. 5 m.

FAM. 7. Ebenezer4 (John, " JJohn? John 1), settled first at W .; then at Tolland; and about 1739 rem. to Coventry, Conn., where he was face to Prex, Stilex), "a brisk farmer." He m. (1) at W., 2 Nov., 1725, Ann Drake, who d. ¡ July, 1726; (2) at WC, 28 Jan., 1729/30, Sarah Pinney, who d. 14 Aug., 1666, in 70th year; he d. at C., 21 May, 1179, in 80th year. Children :

1. Sarah, b. 23 May, 1:32: m. a Davis: 1 ch.

2. Ann, h. 20 July. 1:33: m. (1) Irz. Herrick of Coventry; (2) Phillip Smith of W .. Coun .; 1 ch. by 11: 5 by Smith

3. Ruth. b. 23 Jan., 1735; in. Amo. Richard- son of Coventry, Conn .. . Inne, 1;52: 5 ch.

4 Reuben, b. 25 Mch., 53 ;: was in the Havana Expedition, 1:62; was \\st. Commis'y of Issues at siege of Boston, 1175: N' Y city. 175G. Maga-

zine- keeper 1777-79, at Danbury, Conn., and White Plains. N. Y .; and in service after 1979; m. at (., 12 Ire .. 1280, Submit (Jan. Eliphalet) Carpenter; rem. to N. J .. 199: taught school; d. abt. 1×36; she d. 26 Dec .. 1×37. 2. 95.

5. Hannah, h. Is Sept., 1739; m. Eliphaz Hunt, North Parish of Coventry, Conn., Apl., 1764; she 1. 3 Jan., 1-15: 1 ch.

6. Stephen. b. 1> Ang., 1713: d. 11 July, 1750.

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FAM. 8. Noah ' (John,3 J. hn," John 1), m. Abigail Gaines of Enfield, Conu., Jan., 1735; farmer; res. E. W. Child (b. H. ) :

1. Noah, b. 8 Mch., 1735 6; in. his cousin Martha Osborn, 1 Nov., 1701. He d. 19 Sept. 1807 (S. B.); his wife d. 16 Mch., 1506, ær. 62; had 2 ch .: d. inf. - S. B.

FAM. 9. Abel + (Rev. ) (John,3 John ? John 1), grad. A. B. 1733, and A. M. 1736, at Y.C., and was for a time tutor there; licensed to preach by the Windham County Assoc'n of Ministers. 12 Oct., 1736, and was ord. 27 July, 1737, pastor of the ch. in Wood- stoek, Conn. (then Mass.). Of this parish, the North or Muddy Brook Parish, now known as East Woodstock, he was pastor until his death, 25 July, 1783, a period of 46 yrs .; tho' after the installation of a colleague in 1750, rendered necessary by his failing health, he voluntarily relinquished the maintenance due from his people, and for which he felt that he was unable to render them an equivalent service. Yet, strange to say, this long period of pastoral service was-owing to differences of theological views between him and his parishioners, as well as to the difficulties arising from the fluctuating values of money and consequent tronble about his sal- ary -an almost unintermitted warfare, terminating at last (1760) in a free fight in the meeting-house, in which Mr. Stiles was ejected from the pulpit and his adher- ents compelled to ask for a division of the original society, which was granted by the Assembly in the setting off of the North Parish, in October of that year, as a separate society, retaining the church edifice, while the new (or South) Society kept the church records, and both retained the title of the " First Church " of Woodstock. Rev. Abel Stiles is freely sketched by his nephew, Pres. Stiles, as " a man of little stature, a most passionate, impatient, and unhappy temper, full of fire, sarcasm, and satire, which he dealt unmercifully to all around him, especially to those who ex- cited his resentment. He was a man of integrity, learning, and good sense and would have done much good if he could have governed his temper. Ile gathered an estate of above a thousand pounds sterling [£1,748], which was greater than ever a Stiles possessed."

Yet, notwithstanding the long strife between him and his people, which had so signally emphasized these defects in his character, it is evident that he largely enjoyed their respect. The following tribute paid to him, at his death, in the New London Gazette, 22 Aug., 1783, would probably have been accepted as correct and truthful, even by his late parochial antagonists : "In him uncommon strength of genius and superior capacity were refined and brightened by a learned education; by application his classic knowledge became extensive, his acquirements in natural and moral philosophy considerable, in divinity eminent. Diligent and critical in his researches into the holy scriptures, he was hereby furnished for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, and singularly for prayer, in which he became wiser than all his teachers. As a preacher, his descriptions were clear, his admonitions weighty, his exhortations solemn, and both his prayers and discourses strikingly adapted to unexpected and incidental occasions. lle proved himself the scribe well instructed unto the kingdom, apt to teach, instruct- ive in conversation, the sincere, steady friend, parent, and husband; and although hasty in his natural temper, yet sensible of this constitutional defect, and frequently reflecting on himself with penitence and prayer, he showed the tender, compassion- ate, benevolent, good man."

A number of letters still preserved in Y. C. Library give ample evidence of the mingled sprightliness and pathos of his nature, his strong family affection, sincere piety, and sterling sense. He loved classical literature and all curious lore, and many of his letters are largely written in Latin, which he wrote freely. although not with the elegance of his brother, the Rev. Isaac, or his nephew, the Rev. Pres. Stiles. ITis only published works were: 1. . 1 Armon, preached at Rehoboth (in the Province of Massachusetts Bay), Il May, 1666, at the ordination of the Rev. Mr. Ephraim Hyde, pastor of the First church in that town. By Abel Stiles, MI.

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1., and pastor of the First church in Woodstock. Providence, in New England; printed by Sarah Goddard & Co., 1767 (24 pp.). 2. Death God's Monitor to the Lir- ing : illustrated and improved, in a sermon [ from Heb. xi. 4] occasioned by the sud- den death of Mr. Elisha Lyon, and delivered the Sabbath next after his death, 18 Oct., 1767. Providence, 1768; 8vo. He m., 1740, Alithea (dau. Rev. John and Hannah Wisiall ) Robinson of Kingston, nr. Plymouth, Mass., and res. at time of her m. at Lebanon, Conn. Children :

1. Abel. b. 6. bp. 7 June, 1741 : d. 29 Aug., 1744. Jan. 17-4. 2. 39. /A: 1. Sophia. m. Maj. - Fox, 123.

2. Alethea, b. 1. bp. 30 July, 1713: d. 22 .Aug., 1741.

3. Alethen, b. 9. bp. 14 July. 1745; m. Hadlock Marcy (Y. C., 1761), 29 Oct., 1764; she d. 27

4. Abel. b. 11, bp. 13 Mich., 174 -; d. 13 Dec., 1754.

5. Sophia, b. 20. bp. 25 Mch .. 1749 30: d. 4 Der., 1751.

I'AM. 10. Israel . (John, ' John,3 John,2 John 1), settled Scantic Parish, near present Broad Brook, E. W .; m. Martha Rockwell, abt. 1748; he d. 13 Sept., 1794; she d. 3 Dec., 1790. Children :

1. Aun, b. 10 Sept., 1749; 8. 1751 [ E. W. C. R. gives her d. as 6 Sept., 17501.

2 Israel, b. 16 \pl., 1751.

3. A-ahel (('apt.), b. 2 May. 1753. FAM. 13.

4. John, b. 15 Sept., 1755. FAM. 14.

5. samuel (Capt.). b. 25 Der , 1755: m. JJenette Harper ; 3. 9 .Jan .. IS13: s. p .: left $1.000 :> a Gospel fund to the parish; she d. 26 Feb. (Mch ..

S. B. 1), 1824, ær. 62. 6. Martha, b. 13 Meh., 1760; 1. 53 Sept. 1218, Thor. ( ~. Rev. Thos. Potwine of E. W ;. she d. 9 July. 1822: 11 ch.

". Benoni, b. 15 July, 1763; m. Hannah (sister of his bro. Samuel's wife) Harper. FMM. 15.

8. Ann, b. 9 Apl., 1.76; m. Brmj. Ellsworth ; she d 8 Nov .. 1-31. 5. 67.

FAM. 11. Ezra' (Rev.) (Ber. Isaac, John,3 John, Joka). A.M. ( Yale ef Harv. Coll. ); D. D. (Dart. et Nassau-Hall ) ; S.T.D. (Edinb. Univ.); LL. D. (Nassau-Jlall); Counsellor of the Am. Philosophical Soc .: Fellow of the Am. Acad. of Arts and Sciences: Corres. Memb. Con. Acad. Arts and Sciences; Corres. Memb. Mass. Hist. Soc .; Prof. of Ecel. Hist. and President of Yale College from 1772 to 1795.

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The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Vol. II, Part 129

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909 Publication date: 1891 Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company Number of Pages: 1012

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company
Number of Pages: 1012