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# Windsor Records and Genealogy of the Sill Family, by HENRY A. SILL of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
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1724 ; m. Dorcas Bennett : Sarah, b. Jan. 2, 1728 ; m. Nehemiah Hubbard : (Dr.) Elisha, b. April 7, 1730 ; m. Polly Eaton; resided at Goshen, Ct .:
JOHN, 3 m. 1. Phebe Fithin, Dec. 22, 1731 ; m. 2, Hepzibah Lee, April 9, 1752. Children-(Col.) David Fithin, Joseph, Phebe, Mary, Anna, John,5 Sarah, 'b. at Lyme, Ct., April 16, 1744.
JABEZ,4 m. Elizabeth Noyes, 1749 ; lived at Lyme, Ct., until 1770, then removed to Wilkesbarre, Pa. (see Minor's Hist. of Wyoming, Appendix) ; had Elisha Noyes,6 b. Jan. 15, 1763 ; Jabez, jr.,7 b. March 6, 1763.
JOHN,5 m. 1, Miss Anderson ; m. 2, Elizabeth Griswold, 1785 ; resided in Windsor, Ct. ; d. May 27, 1827. Children-Enoch ; Joseph ; b. Nov. 16, 1781, at Windsor, Ct. ; d. Aug. 13, 1839 ; Henry,8 b. Aug. 25, 1786.
Dr. ELISHA NOYES,6 m. Chloe Allyn, Feb. 11, 1796 ; resided at W .; d. May 24, 1845. Children, b. in Windsor -- Horace Hooker,9 b. March 2, 1797, in Windsor, Ct. ; Ann Allyn, b. Feb. 17, 1799 ; m. David Payne, Sept. 12, 1822 ; resided at Cleveland, Ohio; had Luther H., born March 7, 1824 ; Theodore S., born Aug. 28, 1825 ; married Sarah Siddall ; has Theodore, James S., and Edward A. b. Jan. 24, 1829 : Elisha Noyes,10 b. Jan. 6, 1801; Henry Allyn, b. Sept. 19, 1805 ; m. Susan Watrous, Sept. 20, 1847; resides at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio : (Dr.) Theodore,11 b. Jan. 12, 1808 : Charles Schott, b. Nov. 21, 1809, in Windsor, Ct. : Edward Josiah, b. Aug. 21, 1811 ; lives at Cuyahoga Falls, O .: James Kingsbury, b. April 15, 1813; resides in W. : William F. A., b. June 16, 1817 ; resides in W. : George Denison, b. Oct. 25, 1819 ; d. March 20, 1820.
JABEZ, Jr.,7 m. 1, - Haight; 2, Mary Osborn ; resided at E. Windsor, Ct., and Dansville, N. Y. ; d. 1830. Children-William, b. Nov. 27, 1788 ; m. Catharine Sims, Dec. 19, 1812; had 10 children ; Sedley,12 b. Sept. 13, 1795, in E. W. ; Daniel,13 b. July 26, 1797, in E. W .; Jabez, 14 3d, b. Jan. 11, 1800, in E. W. ; Joseph,15 b. Feb. 21, 1803 ; Lydia, b. 1806 ; m. William Cook of Wilkesbarre, Pa.
HENRY, 8 m. Almeda Marshall, May, 1809 ; resided at Windsor, Ct. Child- ren-Henry G., b. Nov. 20, 1811 ; d. Dec. 1, 1835 ; Eliza Ann, b. Oct. 23, 1814; John M., b. Jan. 22, 1816; d. Sept. 29, 1834 : Julia, b. Sept. 24, 1819 ; m. Samuel Mather of W. : William R., b. Jan. 30, 1822, resides at Milwaukee, Ct. ; Emily, b. June 30, 1824 ; m. E. S. Alvord of W. : Mary Ann, b. March 1, 1827 ; m. O. B. Holcomb of E. Granby : George G., b. Oct. 26, 1829; Jane H., b. July 1, 1833.
HORACE HOOKER,9 m. Charlotte Strong, May 17, 1820; residence, Elyria, Ohio. Children-Horace Wareham, b. Sept. 23, 1822 ; m. Mary E. Boynton, Elyria, O. ; has 2 children, Ethelbert R., b. Feb. 23, 1851; Charlotte E., b. Oct. 22, 1853.
ELISHA N.,10 m. 1, Elizabeth Newberry, Oct. 6, 1824 ; 2, Fanny Newberry, June 17, 1834 ; residence, Cuyahoga Falls, O. Children-Alfred Henry, b. Aug. 22, 1825 ; m, Mary Hopkins, Cuyahoga : Ethelbert, b. Nov. 27, 1826; m. Olive Moore : Elizabeth N., b. June 16, 1838 ; Mary, b. Dec. 2, 1841.
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THEODORE, 11 m. Elizabeth N. Rowland, June 20, 1833, Windsor, Ct. ; d. April 29, 1853. Children-Theodore, b. May 31, 1838; d. Feb. 6, 1847: Edward, b. April 29, 1741 : Charles S., m. Eunice Newberry, Nov. 14, 1838; resides Cuyahoga ; children-Fanny Allyn, b. July 7, 1845 ; Julia Newberry, b. April 5, 1853.
SEDLEY,12 m. 1, Abigail M. Barber, Sept. 20, 1820; 2, Mrs. Jane Clark, Feb. 23, 1848 ; residence, Dansville, N. Y. Children-Jemima Ann, b. May 15, 1821 : m. Alanson R. Knox, Cuyahoga Falls ; Julia Maria, b. Sept. 11, 1822 ; m. Lambert Twitchell, Brimfield O. : Cyrus Denison, b. Feb. 25, 1824 ; merchant at Corning, N. Y. : Francis Barber, b. Dec. 25, 1825 ; m. Cornelia Brown, Dansville, N. Y. : Allen Noyes, b. Aug. 27, 1827; m. Jane M. Mum- ford ; resides at Hornellsville, N. Y. : Elizabeth Caroline, b. July 30, 1829 ; m. Hollister Phinney of Hornellsville, N. Y. : Henry Clay, b. June 2, 1831; d. Feb. 22, 1832 : Josephine M., b. Dec. 25, 1836.
DANIEL, 13 m. Harriet Hungerford ; resides in Marysville, Cal. Children- Kalista, Benjamin, Jane, Eleather, Daniel, Harriet.
JABEZ, 14 m. 1, Jemima Barber ; 2, Olivia Lee; 3, Keziah Sterling ; resided at Dansville and Lockport, N. Y. ; d. Aug. 1843. Children-Byron Wash- burn, b. 1824; m. Helen A. Grenell, Ellsworth, O. : Mason, b. 1827; d. 1840 : Catharine, b. 1831 ; m. W. Van Wagner : Caroline Loretta, b. May 18, 1833 ; m. S. A. Vrooman : Melvin Major, b. 1835 ; West Rush, N. Y. : Frederick Barton, 1838.
JOSEPH, 15 m. Ellen Colbaugh, Duirel, Pa. ; had Miles, Morris, Hannah, Emily, Ann, Mary.
SIMMONS, HULDAH (dau. of Silas and Abigail), d. Jan. 4, 1794, in 4th yr. LEVI (of above), d. Dec. 26, 1781, in 2d yr. ELI (of above), d. Oct. 10, 1776, in 2d yr. IRA (of above), d. May 11, 1802, in 18th yr. Mr. SILAS, d. May 11, 1814, in 81st yr. Mrs. ABIGAIL, d. July 28, 1820, a. 72. (I.) HULDAH (dan. of Eli and Lucy), d. March 11, 1807, a. 20 days. Dr. ABEL. (See chapter on Windsor Physicians, in Appendix).
SKINNER, JOSEPH, m. Mary Filley, April 5, 1666. Children-Mary, b. Sept. 22, 1667; Isaac,1 b. Ang. 16, 1691.
JOSEPH, m. Mary Grant, March 13, 1694. Children-Mary, b. Dec. 26, 1695 ; Joseph, b. April 30, 1698 ; Hannah, b. April 2, 1700; Ann, b. Oct. 31, 1701 ; Daniel, b. April 1, 1703 ; Elizabeth, b. Oct. 21, 1706 ; Abijah, b. April 9, 1709.
ISAAC,1 m. Hannah Moore, Dec. 5, 1716. Children-Isaac, b. Oct. 7, 1717; Hannah, b. Sept. 1, 1720 ; Keziah, b. June 14, 1728; Mary, b. April 7, 1730; Deborah, b. Sept. 15, 1733.
DANIEL, m. Abigail Smith, March 6, 1727-8. Children-Abigail, b. Sept. 22, 1729 ; Timothy, b. April 18, 1732; d. March 7, 1737 : Oliver, b. May 29, 1736; Timothy, b. April 4, 1741.
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ISAAC, Jr., had Lucy, b. Feb. 16, 1745 ; Isaac, b. March 11, 1746 ; Dorcas, b. Dec. 10, 1755 ; Hezekiah, b. April 10, 1758 ; Hezekiah, b. Feb. 2, 1764.
TIMOTHY (E. W.), m. Hannah Treadway of Colchester, Sept. 21, 1774. Child-Timothy, b. Aug. 12, 1775.
OLIVER, m. Mary Rockwell, Jan. 26, 1763. Child-Mary, b. Feb. 4, 1764. Dea. JOSEPH, m. Esther Drake, Aug. 21, 1718 ; who d. Dec. 28, 1755 ; he d. Jan. 19, 1756. Children-Azariah, b. Dec. 10, 1719 ; Lucy, b. March 6, 1721-2; d. Sept. 3, 1724 : John, b. April 29, 1725 ; Lucy, b. Oct. 12, 1723; d. Oct. 28, 1736.
AZARIAH (E. W.), m. Rispalı Mitchelson, Aug. 10, 1749 ; who d. May 14, 1756 ; m. 2, Priscilla Sterason, March 16, 1758; he d. March 9, 1797, in 78th yr. Children-Azarialı, b. July 20, 1750 ; Roswell, b. Feb. 20, 1754 ; Rispah, b. Nov. 9, 1752 ; Lucy, b. Sept. 20, 1759 ; Ann, b. Nov. 25, 1761; Eli and Levi, twins, b. March 13, 1763 ; Silas, b. Nov. 27, 1764 ; Esther, b. Jan. 11, 1767.
JOHN (E. W.), m. Sarah Kennedy of Hartford, Nov. 21, 1762. Children- Esther, b. Sept. 15, 1763 ; John, b. March 5, 1765 ; Sarah, b. Dec. 7, 1766 ; Eunice, b. Feb. 9, 1769 ; Cotton, b. March 9, 1770 ; Joseph, b. March 25, 1772 ; Eunice, b. March 22, 1774 ; Reuben, b. Aug. 12, 1778 ; Betty, b. Jan. 4, 1783.
DAVID, m. Elizabeth Ellsworth, Nov. 20, 1728. Children- Jemima, b. Feb. 18, 1733-4 ; Edatlıa, b. Oct. 4, 1737 ; David, b. Sept. 13, 1741; d. May 26, 1751 : Manjanah(?) b. Jan. 13, 1747 ; Elizabeth, b. Aug. 27, 1730.
SAMUEL, m. Sarah Ward, March 24, 1741. Children-Sarah, b. Aug. 27, 1743; Samuel, b. Oct. 18, 1747.
BENJAMIN, m. Prudence Easton, Nov. 9, 1747. Children-Prudence, b. Dec. 31, 1750 ; Theodosia, d. Nov. 23, 1762 ; Prudence, b. March 20, 1755 ; Theodosia, b. Jan. 1, 1760 ; Benjamin, b. Jan. 20, 1763.
RICHARD, m. Sarah Gaines, Dec. 25, 1702. Children-Richard, b. Jan. 3, 1703 ; Samuel, b. Dec. 4, 1705 ; David, b. May 21, 1707 ; Jonathan, b. June 30, 1709 ; Sarah, b. April 9, 1711; Jerusha and Martha, twins, b. May 19, 1714 ; Benjamin, b. July 20, 1716 ; Rachel, b. Nov. 20, 1718 ; Mary, b. July 12, 1721.
THOMAS, m. Saralı Grant, July 19, 1705. Children-Thomas, b. May 1, 1706 ; Noalı, b. Feb. 27, 1707; Ezekiel, b. June 26, 1710 ; d. Dec. 4, 1726 : Anna, b. Aug. 12, 1712 ; Ashbel, b. March 6, 1716.
SAMUEL, had Esther, b. Oct. 18, 1775.
Lucy, had William, b. Dec. 2, 1763.
DANIEL, Jr., m. Esthier White, May 15, 1765.
Marriages .- BENJ., m. Eliza Colson, Dec. 15, 1823. FERNANDO L., m. Eliza- betli Osborn, Oct. 17, 1824. JAMES F., m. Marie Osborn, Jan. 4, 1826. WAR- REN, m. Julia Wolcott, March 30, 1833.
(E. W. O.)-ANN (wife of Thomas, jr.), d. Oct. 20, 1753, in 47th year. JAMES (s. of Levi and Sally), d. June 6, 1801, a. 1 year.
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(W. N.)-DANIEL J., d. Aug. 21, 1848, a. 35.
(W. Rec.)-MARY (dan. of Daniel), d. Oct. 1, 1741. MIRIAM (dau. of David), d. Oct. 22, 1749. MARY (wife of Dea. Joseph), d. Aug. 26, 1734. Dea. JOSEPH, d. May 31, 1729. MARY (wife of Joseph, sen. ? ), d. April 15, 1711. HEZEKIAH (of Israel), d. May 1, 1761.
SLADE, WILLIAM, Jr., had Samuel, b. Sept. 13, 1747 ; Thankfull, b. July 13, 1749.
JAMES, had Aaron, b. July 4, 1751 ; James, b. Nov. 3, 1752; Experience, b. Dec. 26, 1754 ; Abner, b. May 5, 1756; Daniel, b. Jan. 14, 1759 ; Mary, b. April 21, 1761; Jacob, b. May 18, 1763 ; Hannah, b. April 12, 1765.
JOHN, m. wid. Martha Gleason, Sept. 12, 1751. Children-John, b. June 10, 1752 ; Martha, b. July 22, 1754.
SLAUGHTER, JOHN, m. Abiah (wid. of Elisha) Bartlett, July 15, 1669.
SLOSTER, ANTHONY (E. W.), m. Experience Frost. Jan. 4, 1769 ; Mary, b. Feb. 12, 1770 ; Mariana, b. July 23, 1774.
SMITH, " ROSE (?) Smith was drowned at Massaco, July 16, 1661, going to ride over, was drowned, himself and horse, brought down and buried the 17th day."
JOHN (E. W.), m. Abigail Rockwell, Nov. 9, 1704, who d. Oct. 12, 1741, in 66th year ; he d. Dec. 17, 1747, in 68th year : John, b. Sept. 6, 1714; Abigail, b. June 22, 1707.
SAMUEL, had Prudence, b. Oct. 13, 1746 ; Hannah, b. Oct. 10, 1749 ; Joel, b. May 28, 1751; Theodore, b. May 12, 1753 ; Theodore, b. March 28, 1757; Martin, b. Aug. 3, 1759.
JOSEPH (E. W.), m. Eunice Drake of W., Dec. 4, 1768, had Benjamin, b. March 10, 1770 ; Hannah, b. Jan. 18, 1772; Eunice, b. Sept. 13, 1773 ; Joseph, b. Aug. 6, 1775 ; Polly, b. Aug. 5, 1777.
DAVID, had Mary, b. March 12, 1786 ; Roswell, b. Jan. 19, 1758 ; Jerusha, b. Dec. 18, 1759; Eunice, b. Feb. 10, 1762; David, b. March 15, 1764; Betty, b. July 11, 1766 ; Mabel, b Oct. 15, 1768.
URIAH, m. Fanny Cook, July 13, 1823.
JOHN, m. Sally Cooledge, June 11, 1826.
ALONZO, m. Almira Drake, Nov. 26, 1835.
Marriages .- TIMOTHY, m. Mary Bissell, June 7, 1827. JAMES M., m. Selma L. Jenks, Nov. 3, 1829. ANDREW M., m. Julia Allin, Jan 11, 1831. JOEL, m. Betty Broth, Nov. 13, 1821. RANSOM, m. Mary Ann Holland, Jan. 19, 1825.
Deaths (E. W. O.) .- BETSY (dau. of John and Silee), d. April 17, 1787, in Gtlı year. MARY (wife of John), d. June 29, 1775, in 58th year. JOHN, d. Nov. 7, 1773, in 60th year. ALEXANDER, d. Jan. 10, 1782, in 38th year. JOHN, d. May 22, 1798, in 57th year. SILEE (wid. John), d. Jan. 25, 1815, a. 70. HANNAH, d. May 24, 1839, a. 61. HANNAH (wid. of Alex.), d. June 11,
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1810, a. 16. JOHN, d. Dec. 23, 1806, a. 31. MARY ANN (son of Joel W. and Betsy B.), d. Sept. 28, 1829, a. S mos. 15 dys.
(K. M.)-ASAHEL M., d. Oct. 13, 1854.
(Inst. Bury. Ground.)-Rev. LEVI, b. Nov. 12, 1790; ord. June 5, 1822 ; d. Jan. 15, 1854.
(W.)-REBECCA, d. May 17, 1798, a. 81.
SPARKS, NOAH, m. Margaret Strong, July 29, 1736.
SPENCER, ASAHEL, m. Sarah Cook, Dec. 25, 1736.
SPIER, DAVID " now of W., formerly of Coldrear, in the County of Lon- donderry " (Ireland ?) ; had David, b. Aug. 15, 1725.
SOPER, JOHN, m. Phebe Moore, Jan. 30, 1730. Children-Phebe, b. Sept. 19, 1731 ; John, b. May 15, 1733; Joel, b. Feb. 1, 1734 ; Elizabeth, b. Oct. 31, 1736 ; David, b. Dec. 15, 1738 ; Abigail, b. May 6, 1741; Timothy, b. Aug. 12, 1742.
ELIZABETH, had Mary, b. May 24, 1762.
STANNARD, JOHN, had John, b. Feb. 24; 1729-30 ; Mary, b. Sept. 24, 1733; Joseph, b. March 20, 1739.
STEDMAN, JOSEPH, m. Sarah Taylor, June 7, 1709 ; had Sarah, b. May 22, 1710; d. July 3, 1710 : Sarah, b. Oct. 31, 1711 ; Stephen, b. July 30, 1718 ; Ebenezer, b. Aug. 31, 1721 ; Phineas, b. Nov. 26, 1723.
JOSEPH, Jr., had Levi, b. Nov. 26, 1740 ; Timothy, b. Nov. 3, 1743 ; Alex- ander, b. May 26, 1746: Joseph, b. Aug. 10, 1748 ; Nathan, b. Jan. 6, 1750 ; Abigail, b. May 24, 1753.
STEPHEN, had Martha, b. March 14, 1743; Stephen, b. Aug. 28, 1749.
Deaths (E. W. O.) .- SARAH (wife of Joseph), d. Dec. 24, 1762, a. 83. WARREN (s. of Timothy and Mabel), d. June 20, 1798, a. 18 mos. 2 days.
STEEL, JAMES, had Aaron, b. Dec. 4, 1777 ; Solomon, b. June 16, 1780.
STEVENS, JonN, had Abigail, b. March 30, 1718 ; Silvanus, b. April 2, 1726.
STEVESON, ABIATHER (son of Benajah and Priscilla), d. Nov., 1753, a. 18. (E. W. O.)
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STILES.
STILES (STYLES, STILLES).
As President Stiles was searching, in 1762, for some memoirs of the family, among others, he applied to one JONATHAN STILES of Windsor, Ct., born in 1687, son of HENRY STILES, born in 1629, who was brought from England by his father JOHN STILES, one of the four brothers who emigrated to New England in 1635. In his hands he found several original papers, which he transcribed. One of these docu - ments appears to be an extract from the par- ish records of baptisms, in Milbroke, Bedford - shire, England, procured by THOMAS STILES,, and sent to his brother HENRY in London, just before the embarkation of the family for America, and is as follows :
" HENRIE STILES was baptized the seven and twentie of November, One Thousand, Five Hundred nintie three.
JOHN STILES was baptized the five and twentie of December One Thousand Five Hundred ninetie five.
CHRISTOPHER STILES was baptized the eight and twentie of March, One Thousand Six Hundred.
FFRANCIS STILES was baptized the first of Auguste one Thousand Six hun- dred and tow.
THOMAS STILES was baptized the seven day of Februarie One Thousand Six hundred and xii.
MARIE STILES was baptized xiii of Januarie One Thousand Six hundred and four.
ELIZABETH STILES was baptized the viii and twentie of December One Thousand Six hundred and seven.
" Brother, my hearty love remembered unto you all hoping to God you are in good health as I am at the wrighting hereof, and I would entreat you to send me Worde the next Returne of the Carrier when I shall come up and I am in Worke and I would stay as long as may be and I did ask Goodman Goddie for your cow but he will not deliver it me and so with my love to you all I rest your loving brother
THOMAS STILES + aud your loving friend William Hawkins.
Februarie the xv. 1634.
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Probably this William Hawkins was the clerk of the parish, and that THOMAS STILES who signed with his mark, applied to him for the record of baptisms, and to write this letter for him. The letter is superscribed " To my Loving Friend HENRIE STILES at London give this with speed."*
FRANCIS, the fourth son of this family, was a master carpenter, and was selected by Sir Richard Saltonstall, one of the patentees of Connecticut, to proceed to that colony, and prepare houses, grounds, etc., for himself and other gentlemen, who contemplated making a settlement there under their patent. Accordingly, on the 16th of March, 1635, he embarked at London, in the ship Christian, Capt. John White, having in charge some twenty young men, mostly mechanics and apprentices. He was accompanied also by his wife Sarah, his sister Jane, his brother John, with his wife and two children, and his two unmarried brothers, Thomas and Henry. Arriving at Boston on the 16th of June, he remained there ten days, and then set sail for Windsor, on the Connecticut River, which he reached about the 1st of July, 1635. The only white settlers at that time in Windsor, were the occupants of the Plymouth trading house, under Captain Holmes. A party of Massachusetts men, however, under Roger Ludlow, had come overland from the bay, *and had made a temporary sojourn at the Plymouth house a few days pre- vious ; but at the time of Stiles' arrival, were exploring up the river near Longmeadow, in quest of a suitable location. Windsor was the place desig- nated in Mr. Stiles' instructions, and landing on the west bank of the river, near the present Chief Justice Ellsworth place, he lost no time in getting to work. Hardly had he landed his stores, however, before he was interrupted by the return of the Massachusetts men, who had found no place quite so much to their liking as Windsor, and had returned there. Their jealousy was also excited by the presence of Mr. Stiles as the agent of a rival corpora- tion, and claiming that they were within the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, they proceeded to put a stop to his settlement and improvements. The dis- pute was long, and if we may believe his letter, an angry one. Thwarted by superior numbers, he at length landed his stores, and sending his vessel back to England, awaited orders from his patrons, in regard to the course he should
* The Record contained in this letter, is confirmed by Mr. Jas. Savage, in his Gleanings for New England History, Mass. Hist, Soc. Coll., 3d Series, vol. VIII, p. 306. For tho ancestor of the family of Pres. Stiles of Yale College, Rev. Geo. Carter Cardalo of Millbrook, near Amptbill, in Bedfordsbire, searched the parish register from 1564 for names of all of the family, down to 1650, and gave him the transcript, as follows: "1581, RYOHARD STYLLES, sonne of Rychard Stylles, was baptized 20th of June. 1591, MARIA STYLLES, daughter of Thos. Stylles, was bap- tized 7th March. 1595, JOHN STYLLES, sonne of Thos. Stylles, was Christianed the 25th day of December. 1600, CHRISTOPHER STYLLES, the sonne of Tbos. Stylles, was baptized the 2Stb day of March. 1602, FRANCIS STYLLES, sonno of Tbos. Stylles, was baptized 1st day of August, 1604, JOANE STYLLES, daughter of Tbos. Stylles and Maria his Wyfe, was baptized the Sth day of Jan- uarie. 1005, JOANE STYLLES, wife of Tbos. S., was buried 22d of Januarie. 1607, ELYZABETH STYLLES, dau. of Thos. and Maria bis Wyfe, was baptized 28th of December. 1612, THOMAS STYLLES, sonne of Thos. Stylles, was baptized the 7th of February. 1614, Wyddow Stylles was buried ye 20th of March.
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pursue. It would appear from a letter which Saltonstall sent the next year to Gov. Winthrop (see Appendix No. 2), that nothing had been done to en- force the rightful claims of the patentees, and that the stores sent out with Mr. Stiles were nearly spent. Their claim, however, was finally compromised, and the STILES family seem to have participated fully and freely in the privi - leges, &c., of the other settlers.
HENRY, the eldest brother of the family, b. in Milbroke, Bedfordshire, England, where he was baptized Nov. 27, 1693, was a citizen of London, and a carpenter by trade ; was the first person tried by the court in Connectiont for the fault of selling a gun to the Indians (see p. 30) ; received a liome lot from the town, etc. He was killed Oct. 3, 1651, by the accidental discharge of a gun ( Old Ch. Rec.), and being a single man, his estate was given to his brother John, by allowance of the court.
THOMAS, the youngest brother, was baptized in Milbroke, Bedfordshire, England, February 7th, 1612; was a husbandman, but apprenticed himself to his older brother Henry, to learn the trade of a carpenter, about the time of their embarkation for England.
His indenture is dated March 6, 1634, and his apprenticeship was probably feigned for the purpose of securing a free exit from England, he being then aged 22.
He was in the Pequot war, and was an actor in the bloody massacre at Fort Mystic, as appears from the published account of that expedition by Capt. John Mason, wherein he says, among the " memorable and wonderful pro- vidences," that, " Two men, being one man's servants,* namely, John Dier, and Thomas Stiles, were both of them shot in the knots of their handker- chiefs, being about their necks, and received no hurt."
Thomas, removed to Long Island, and became one of the first proprietors and settlers of the town of Flushing (see Thompson's Hist. of Long Island). Tradition says that he m. and had two daus. bnt of this we can not ascertain the truth, as the earliest records of Flushing were destroyed by fire, prior to the Revolution.
JOHN STILES,t was baptized in Milbroke, Bedfordshire, England, Dec. 25, 1595 ; m. Rachel -; came to New England in 1635, and settled in Windsor, Ct., 1635, where he died June 4, 1662, aged 67 ; his will is dated May 30th, 1662; his widow d. Sept. 3, 1674. Children-I. HENRY, b. in England about 1629 ; II. JOHN, b. do. 1633; III. ISAAC, b. in New England ; IV. SARAH, b. do; m, 1, John Stewart of Springfield ; 2, John Sacket of Westfield ; no issue.
* Servants of Sir Richard Saltonstall.
t A Generall Courte in Hartford, the 13th of Sept., 1649. "This Courte frees John Roek- well, senior, and John Stiles, senior, from watching." ( Trumbull's Ct. Coll. Rec., vol. I, p. )
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GENEALOGIES OF ANCIENT WINDSOR.
I .- DESCENDANTS IN THE LINE OF HENRY STILES, SON OF JOHN STILES THE SETTLER.
HENRY of Windsor, Ct., m. 1, Mrs. Ketch of Stratford, about 1658; m. 2, Elizabeth Willcoxson, daughter of William Willcoxson of Stratford, Ct., on 16th April, 1663 ; he d. in W., Aug. 22, 1724, aged 95. Child. by his first wife-HENRY.1 Children by his second wife-ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 30, 1664 ; m. John Denslow, March, 1720-1; Mrs. John Denslow d. Sept. 13, 1752, a. 90. MARGARET, b. Feb. 6, 1666; d. about 1690. MARY, b. Sept. 28, 1669 ; m. Isaac Eggleston, March 21, 1694-5. Pres. Stiles says she was living in 1764, a. about 95. MINDWELL, b. Dec. 19, 1671; d. Nov. 6, 1685, a. 14. SAMUEL,2 b. May 16, 1674. JOSEPH,* d. unmarried, Aug. 28, 1756. BENJAMIN, b. May, 1757; d. unmarried. JOHN.3 JONATHAN.4
HENRY, JR.,1 of W., Ct. ; he d. about 1735, a. about 70. Children- THOMAS,t b. Aug. 12, 1690; d. unmarried, a. 70. HENRY, b. Feb. 19, 1693. RACHEL, b. June 21, 1696 ; m. 1, John Bancroft ; had Rachel S., d., a. 12; she m. 2, Thomas Parsons. JONAH,5 b. June 24, 1700. AMOS,6 b. Feb. 14, 1702-3. SARAH, m. John Osborn of W., April 15, 1730 ; had John, d. a. 5 ; John, d. a. 3; Jolm, d. a. 2; Sarah, b. June, 1738; Rachel, b. cir. 1741; Ann, b. cir. 1743 ; Miriam, b. cir. 1750.
SAMUEL,2 of W., Ct., m. Marthia Ellsworth of W., Dec., 1701 ; he d. Dec.
* " A tragical incident of his early life east a shadow over his remaining days, though he live to old age. He had an engagement of marriage with a young lady, a near neighhor of his, of tho family of Stoughton. The day of the wedding was fixed, his house fitted up in an expen- sive stylo very unusual in that day ; and the son of prosperity shone hrightly on bim and his intended bride. At this time they were invited to attend a gay party in East Windsor, and he was very desirous of going. The young lady's mother was unwilling her daughter should go, as on her return, they would have to eross the river in the night. He urged and she consented. Ile told her if her daughter drowned he should die with her. On their return from the party the hoat sank in the river, and he attempted to swim with her to the shore, aud supported her. until he lost his consciousness. They were taken from the water, both apparently dead, but her spirit had indeed fled forever. He never married, but kept house while he lived, and in very liberal style. He was hospitable and generous in his house, making everything pleasant to his friends, particularly to his young relations when they visited him. He was kind and benevolent, and according to tradition was anxious for the improvement and education of the young (a thing little attended to in that day), and gave a part of his property for the use of schools in the town of Windsor.
The house of Joseph Stiles, the foundation stones of which were plowed up in the spring of 1858, stood a few rods north of the present house of Maj. Martin Ellsworth. Most of the Stiles land has passed into the possession of the Ellsworths.
There is now standing (1858) on these premises, an ancient cedar tree, which once stood near the door of Joseph Stiles's house. This tree, in the earliest times, was the rallying point of the hunters, and my grandmother could remember when there was a buge pair of deer's horns hung on tho highest branch, and it had hung there from the time the first dwelling was built, there."-(Letter of Miss Lucretia Stiles of Windsor, Ct., 1857.)
+ Is probably the one mentioned in tho following : "There was a man of the name of Thomas Stiles, that my grandmother used to call Uncle, when she spoke of him. He had a farm, and a lonely house on Rocky Hill. I do uot know as he ever had a family, but I know that in the latter part of his life he lived almost alone there. His house was standing when I was a child, and I used to visit it often. It was a ruin then."-(Letter of Miss Lucretia Stiles of Windsor, Ct.)
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1712; his widow m. George Norton, Jr. of Suffield, Conn. (son of George Norton of Ipswich), May 14, 1717, and moved to Suffield with her only daughter Elizabeth. Children-MARTHA, b. April 1, 1702; d. unmarried. SAMUEL,7 b. Jan. 15, 1705. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 14, 1708 ; m. Daniel Spencer of Suffield, Conn., Dec. 22, 1726 ; had 6 children ; Mrs. Elizabeth Spencer, d. Jan. 28, 1803, a. 95.
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