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HARRY, 60 m. 1, Eunice Alvord of Hadley, Mass. ; m. 2, wid. Wealthy Fairchild ; Mrs. Wealthy Stiles d. Aug. 22, 1847, a. 60. Children b. at West- field .- ALMIRA, b. March 15, 1815 ; m. Jason Stockbridge, jr. of Baltimore, May 27, 1845 ; one child, Jane, b. March 19, 1853. EUNICE ANN, b. June 16, 1819 ; m. Bancroft Taylor of Westfield, May 27, 1845 ; one child, Almira, b. at Almont, Mich., June 15, 1849. HENRY D., 88 b. May 29, 1823. WILLIAM, 89 b. Ang. 11, 1829.
ROYAL,61 m. Dorcas Corbin of Grand Isle, Vt., June 16, 1822; he d. Jan. 30, 1842; she is living at Ceresco, Mich. Children-SIMEON, b. March 18, 1823. WARREN, b. May 8, 1824 ; d. Sept. 7, 1843. MARY ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 3, 1826. JAMES and JANE, twins, b .; May 3, 1828 ; she m. Franklin E. Fellows, Andover, Nov., 1854. ROYAL CORBIN, b. Oct. 7, 1832; d. June 2, 1834. HARRIET EMILY and HULDAH CORBIN, twins, b. May 9, 1835 ; Huldah d. June 6, 1835. SON -- , b. Feb. 10; d. Feb. 17, 1839. DAVID ROYAL, b. Ang. 26, 1841.
JOHN, Jr., 62 m. 1, Martha Church, July 5, 1830; she d. Jan. 11, 1853, a. 47 yrs. ; m. 2, - Keyes of Warren, 1954 ; he d. Sept. 25, 1855. Children, b. at Westfield .- - , b. 1833 ; lived only a few days. EDWIN, b. July 30, 1835 ; d. May 6, 1855, a. 20. MARY E., b. Feb. 15, 1841. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 5, 1839.
SIMEON, 63 m. Ann R. Harman ; removed to and lives at Longham, Boone Co., Mo. Children-WILLIAM HENRY, JAMES OLIVER, JOHN JOSEPH, ELIZA JANE, REBECCA, MARY F.
CHARLES, 64 m. Sophia Stephens, Nov. 30, 1809 ; is a farmer in Edwards, St. Lawrence County, N. Y. Only child-SOPHIA, b. 28, 1813; m. Asa P. Brayton ; d. March 18, 1846; left 5 children.
HENRY REED, 65 M. D., grad. from the Medical Department of New York University, in 1855 ; practiced medicine for a while in Galena, Ill. ; he m. Sarah A. (dau. of Rev. Chas. M.) Woodward of Freeport, Ill., Jan. 31, 1856 ; is now practicing medicine, in Brooklyn, L. I. Child-ELLA, b. at Brooklyn, L. I., Sept. 27, 1857.
SAMUEL, 66 m. 1, Roxy Skinner, March 4, 1840 ; she d. March 18, 1842 ; m. 2, Ann Bowers, Dec. 10, 1843; is a farmer in South Windsor, Ct. Children-HENRY JAMES, b. April 15, 1845. ANNETTE, b. July 24, 1848 ; d.
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May 31, 1856. FREDERICK SAMUEL, b. Jan. 21, 1849. WILLIE EDGAR, b. July 10, 1851. CHARLES ADELBERT, b. Oct. 10, 1855.
JOHN M, 67 m. Julia Ann Gurdy, Dec. 14, 1843; is a farmer in East Windsor, Ct. Children b. at E. W .- ELI GURDY, b. Nov. 30, 1844. ROBERT BENONI, b. Aug. 8, 1848.
ISAAC LORENZO, 68 m. Sophironia M. Blakslee, Feb. 16, 1842. Children- ISAAC WADSWORTH, b. Feb. 28, 1843. FRANK LORENZO, b. July 12, 1854.
HENRY HOBART, 69 m. Sarah Jane Heaton, Oct. 15, 1845. Children- JANE LOIS, b. Dec. 8, 1846. FREDERICK HOBART, b. April 1, 1852.
WILLIAM HENRY, 70 m. Catharine Smith of Owensville, O., Aug. 8, 1847; is a farmer near New Market, Gallatin Co., Ill. Children-HARRIET LOUISA, b. Oct. 13, 1848 ; d. Aug. 6, 1850. WILLIAM ANDREW, b. Jan. 6, 1850. MARY ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 7, 1851. CATHARINE MARGARET, b. Oct. 10, 1853. HYLAS CHRISTOPHER, b Aug. 22, 1855.
MARTIN,71 m. Mary Holt of Whitesborough, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1817. Children-EZRA H., b. June 17, 1819 ; killed on railroad, Sept. 29, 1841. ISAAC, b. Oct. 6, 1821. CHARLES, b. Nov. 6, 1823. HENRY, b. April 7, 1825; d. Sept. 29, 1830. GEORGE, b. Aug. 28, 1827. MARY, b. Sept. 26, 1831. SARAH, b. Feb. 10, 1833. JULIA, b. Dec. 19, 1835. HENRY, b. June 24, 1839.
SETH GANSEY,72 m. Sally Tobey of Pawlet, Vt., Jan. 23, 1828; lives in Auburn, N. Y. ; a farmer. Children-JULIA, b. at Skaneateles, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1830 ; m. Nelson B. Smith, Marchi 27, 1855 ; las 1 dau. STELLA REBECCA, b. Dec. 20, 1831; d. July 31, 1832. FAYETTE, b. at Pittsford, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1835. MARION, b. at P., April 29, 1838. REUBEN, b. at P., N. Y., Feb. 2, 1843.
WARREN 73 m. Betsy Holcomb of Granby, Ct., May 10, 1831; is now a farmer at Darien, N. Y. Children-MARY ELIZABETH, b. July 6, 1832. COR- NELIA ASENATH, b. Sept. 31, 1834 ; m. Charles Jones, May 1, 1856. HENRY, b. June 22, 1836. ELVIRA JENNETT, b. Jan. 20, 1842. JOHN FRANK, b. Jan. 20, 1846.
GARDNER, 74 m. Melinda More of Sand Lake, N. Y. ; lives in Hawley. Children-WILLIAM, b. Feb. 8, 1829. HARRIETT, b. Sept. 22, 1831; d. Aug. 12, 1851. JOHN T., b. Jan. 2, 1833. HARVEY D., b. March 1, 1836. FANNY C., b. Nov. 22, 1840. MARY JANE, b. Aug. 13, 1842. CORNELIA, b. Aug. 12, 1844.
MARTIN,75 m. Harmenia B. Lemoin of Hawley ; resides at North Adams Mass. Children-AUGUSTUS HENRY, b. July 23, 1837 ; is whaling in the Pacific. CLARISSA B., b. March 20, 1839. ORVILLE MARTIN, b. Jan. 8, 1841 ; d. Feb. 2, 1841. GEORGE EMERSON, b. Dec. 23, 1841; d. Jan. 30, 1847. ORVILLE MARTIN, 2d, b. May 12, 1844. CHARLES EDGAR, b. June 27, 1846 ; d. July 11, 1848. WILLIAM WARREN, b. June 21, 1849. CHARLES FREDERICK, b. Nov. 25, 1853.
RIVERIUS CARRINGTON,76 m. Persis A. Graves, at Pittsford, N. Y., Feb.
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6, 1838; settled in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, N. Y. ; iron founder by business ; acting justice of peace for 19 years. Children-EMMA, b. July 30, 1839. EGBERT, b. April 14, 1841. ALBERT, b. Sept. 12, 1842. FRANCES, b. July 22, 1844. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 30, 1845. MARY LOUISA, b. Sept. 17, 1847. ARABELLA, b. April 15, 1849. RIVERIUS, b. Nov. 10, 1850. PERSIS, b. April 15, 1853. DAVID, b. June 30, 1856.
ETHAN DEWEY, 77 m. Catharine M. Parmalee of Windsor, Ct., Nov. 21, 1831 ; is engaged in the manufacture of patent and enameled leather, in Newark, N. J. Children-SAMUEL MARTIN, b. at Pittsfield, Mass., Jan. 19, 1834. CHARLES HENRY, b. at Albany, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1836.
REUBEN BANNISTER,78 m. Adaline Janes of Bethlehem, N. Y. ; was a clothier ; resides in Albany. Children-EDWARD, b. Dec. 18, 1831; d. July 25, 1833. EDWARD, 2d, b. Sept. 12, 1833. ELISHAMA, b. June 2, 1837 ; drowned July 16, 1845. DEWITT CLINTON, b. March 12, 1842. CHARLES AUGUSTUS, b. Sept. 4, 1843 ; d. Aug. 28, 1844. ANNA MARIA, b. April 9, 1847. CHARLES AUGUSTUS, 2d, b. April 9, 1850.
ISAAC,79 m. Amanda Shepard of Westfield, Mass. Children, b. at West- field .- SARAH, b. Feb. 4, 1839 ; d. Feb. 20, 1839. BURAGE H., b. May 22, 1842. ISAAC E., b. June 11, 1846.
STACY B.,80 m. Jane Fisher of Albany, N. Y., Dec. 31, 1846; resides at Albany, N. Y. ; has CAROLINE AMANDA, b. Aug. 23, 1851.
HENRY B., 81 m. Rebecca Bridge of Westfield, Mass. ; Mrs. Rebecca Stiles d. at Westfield, Jan. 16, 1857, a. 27 years ; had one son.
HORACE,82 m. Harriet Webster of Mendon, N. Y., Dec. 15, 1842; had JOHN CHARLES, b. at Mendon, N. Y., May 12, 1844.
(Rev.) LORREN, Jr.,83 m. Maria M. Holmes of Aurora, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1853 ; is a methodist clergyman ; joined the Genesee conference in 1847, and has been stationed in Buffalo and Lockport, N. Y., and in Cincinnati, O., is now (1858) in Albion, N. Y. Children-LORREN, 3d, b. Nov. 27, 1855. HENRY, b. Feb. 17, 1858.
DELOS T.,84 m. Laura M. Shepard, Sept. 30, 1853 ; lives in Buffalo, N. Y. ; is a publisher ; has LIBBIE LUNA, b. in Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 27, 1857.
OLIVER JEWETT, 85 M. D., m. Caroline Rodgers of Lisle, N. Y., April, 1857 ; moved to Michigan, in May following, where he practiced his profession till his death, Aug. 4, 1845. Children-CAROLINE, and DARWIN, twins, b. 2 mo. previous to her grandpa's death ; she d. ; he lives at Peru
FRANKLIN HYDE, 86 m. 1, Roxanna H. Thayer of Williamsburgh, Mass., Oct. 13, 1842, in Hadley, Mass. ; she d. Deo. 17, 1854; m. 2, Harriet R. Hammond of Peru, Mass., in Streetsboro, O., Dec. 25, 1855 ; now lives in South Deerfield, Mass. Children by Ist wife-MARY ELIZA, b. July 29, 1843. OLIVER JEWETT, b. Feb. 21, 1847.
SIMEON, 87 m. Harriet Brigham, Feb. 6, 1850. Children-LAURA M., b. Dec. 5, 1851. ELLA, J., b. Sept. 12, 1853. MARY A., b. Dec. 28, 1854. MELVIN A., b. Nov. 6, 1856.
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HENRY D., 88 m. Mary A. Granger of Southwick, Mass., May 2, 1851; lives in Westfield ; has CORA JENNETTE, b. March 25, 1857.
WILLIAM,89 m. Margaret Tyford of Baltimore, M. D. ; has EDWARD PEASE, b. April 27, 1857.
III .- DESCENDANTS IN THE LINE OF ISAAC STILES, SON OF JOHN STILES THE SETTLER.
ISAAC,* m. ; settled at Wethersfield, Ct., about 1665, and removed to Stratford, Ct., after 1671 ; he d. at Stratford, Jan. 5, 1714-15. Children- ISAAC,1 b. 1663. JOHN, d. before 1710 ; unmarried. JOSEPH, d. about 1710, SARAH, b. at Stratford, Ct., 1677 ; m. - Perry of Derby, Ct. DEBORAHI, b. Jan., 1682. JONATHAN,2 b. at S., March 10, 1688. HANNAH, b. at S., Nov. 3, 1694 ; m. 1, Samuel Hargis of Stratford ; 2, - Tibbals of Derby, Ct.
ISAAC STILES, Jr.,1 m. Hannah Ross ; he d. 1690, a. 26 or 7. Children- DEBORAH, m. Samnel Shethar of Killingworth, Ct., 1715. ISAAC,3 b. April 5, 1690, 4 months after his father's decease.
JONATHAN2 (called Great or Long Jonathan, from his height, being six feet four inches high) ; m. 1, widow Rebecca Canfield; 2, Elizabeth, widow of his cousin John Stiles of Windsor; removed to Hanover, County of Hun- terden (West), N. J. Children, all by Ist wife, b. at Stratford, Ct .- JOSEPH, b. Oct. 7, 1706. JOHN,4 b. May 8, 1709. THOMAS, b. Dec. 13, 1711. RE- BECCA, b. Sept. 14, 1719. EPHRAIM, b. Feb. 12, 1723-4; d. Aug. 4, 1768, a. 45.
ISAAC,3 3d, m. Abigail Adams of Milford, Conn., Feb. 25, 1718-19 ; set- tled at Stratford, then at Woodbury, Conn. Children-WILLIAM, b. Jan. 23, 1719-20. SARAH, b. Dec. 19, 1721; m. Lieut. Silas Hitchcock, April 9, 1741. ABIGAIL, b. April 6, 1723; m. David Munn, Aug. 1, 1751. HANNAH, b. July 12, 1726; d. Nov. 4, 1726. ISAAC,5 (4th) b. April 17, 1728. BETTY. MABEL. MARY, b. Sept. 21, 1734. SAMUEL,6 b. June 1, 1736. JOHN,7 b. Aug. 21, 1738. DAVID, b. at Woodbury, June 18, 1741.
JOHN 4 (called Captain), m. and lived at Stilestown, Morris County, N. J. ; Capt. John Stiles d. of small pox during the Revolutionary War, May 17, 1777, a. 68. Children-SAMUEL ; S JOHN ; 9 b. 1753; ELIJAH ; 10 Mo- SES, m. went South ; d. Aug. 3, 1776, a. 20. PHOEBE, m. George Bowlsby, Sen. ; issue, Enos, George, Betsy, Polly ; Mrs. Phoebe B. d. at Hanover Neck, N. J. RACHEL, m. Samuel Farrom ; issue, William, John, Ebenezer, Polly, Phœbe.
ISAAC,5 4th, m. Elizabeth - Children-EUNICE, bap. July 14, 1751;
* In a journal kept by the Rev. Mr. Sharp, an Episcopalian clergyman in the State of New York, in Lord Cornbury's administration, dated Jan. 27, 1710, is this entry : Baptized Isaac Stiles, the first male child born in the Colony of Connecticut, a man of 80 years of age (Hazard's Hist. Coll.). Lord Cornbury's administration ended in,1709. Gov. Hunter succeeded Jnne, 1710, and in 1711 visited Connectient, and passed throngh Stratford. IIis chaplain preached and bap- tized there. At this occasion I suppose Mr. Sharp baptized aged Isaac Stiles at Stratford. (Pres. Stiles's Ms. Genealogy of the Stileses, 1764.)
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d. unm. ANNIS, bap. July 1, 1753 ; m. Nathaniel Bristol, Nov. 10, 1777. GIDEON, bap. May 15, 1757. NATHAN ; 11 TRUMAN ; 12 LEWIS ; SIMEON, d. April 1, 1777, a. 11 yrs.
SAMUEL, 6 settled in Woodbury, Ct. ; m. Phoebe Brooks of Redfield, Ct., Feb. 18, 1771. Children-ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 4, 1771; d. Sept. 14, 1775. DAVID, b. April 11, 1773. TIMOTHY, b. Feb. 23, 1775. RUTH, b. Jan. 19, 1778 ; d. Sept. 15, 1778. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 1, 1781. FREEMAN, b. March 6, 1782 ; d. July 18, 1782. RUTH ANN, b. Jan. 1, 1779.
JOHN, 7 m. Betty Olds, Aug. 13, 1760. Children-HANNAH, bap. Nov. 22, 1761. DANIEL OLDS, bap. July 22, 1764. ASA, bap. March 1, 1767. JOHN, jr., bap. May 20, 1770. AARON, bap. July 4, 1773. ANDREW, bap. May 22, 1776. PHILO, bap. July 23, 1780.
SAMUEL, 8 lived and d. at Stilestown. Children - JOHN, m. Nelly Tichenor ; moved to Lake Co. BETSY, m. - Vincent, Jersey city, N. J .. MOSES, moved with Phoebe. PHOEBE, m. Geo. Bowlsby, jr., Ballston Spa, N. Y. ; has five children. JACOB, moved with Phoebe.
JOHN, JR., 9 m. Mary Sandford of Pine Brook, Morris Co., N. J. ; was quartermaster in Revolutionary war; was elder and deacon of Parsippany Pres. church for many years ; he d. at Stilestown, N. J., Oct. 23, 1830, a. 77; Mrs. Mary Stiles d. at Stilestown, Dec. 8, 1843. Children-CATHARINE, m. Leonard Davenport about 1798 ; issue, John, Archy, Ezra, George L. ; Mrs. Cath. Davenport d. May 26, 1852, a. 77. WILLIAM.13 JOHN, 14 b. July 20, 1783. LOCKEY RACHEL, b. July 12, 1786 ; m. John Righter, Jan. 9., 1806 ; issue, Charles, b. April 1, 1807 ; d. March 3, 1810 ; Samuel Fleming, b. Aug. 7, 1809 ; lives in New York; in plate glass business ; unm. ; Betsy Maria, b. April 27, 1812 ; m. B. N. Corning, M. D., June, 1847; lives at New Britain, Ct. ; Charles Augustus, b. Feb. 9, 1816 ; m. Elizabeth Doremus, farmer and iron manufacturer in Old Boonton, N. J. ; Adelia, b. Dec. 22, 1818 ; d. Oct. 15, 1826 ; William Alexander, b. Sept. 1, 1821 ; m. Emma L. Shengard ; lawyer, at Newark, N. J .; Chester Newell, b. Sept. 5, 1824; d. Dec. 16, 1856, at Diarbekr, Asia Minor ; George Edgar, b. Jan. 10, 1829; farmer and iron manufacturer, Rockaway, N. J. SALLY, m. John R. Jacobus, Jan. 9, 1806; issue, Archibald, Mary Ann, Rulof, Mary Ann 2d, Rulof, Harriet, William, Sarah C., J. Stiles, Emma. MOSES, 15 b. at Parsippany, N. J., May 15, 1794.
ELIJAH, 10 m. Betsy Kitchell ; he d. at Hanover Neck, N J. Children- PATTY. LYDIA. EPHRAIM.
NATHAN, 11 m. - Wagner; lived and d. in Oxford, Ct, Children-SIMEON, b. Sept. 11, 1783. LYMAN, b. Jan. 26, 1786. ELEANOR, b. Feb. 14, 1789 ; m. Isaac Treat ; had children ; lived and died in Oxford, Ct, HENRY, b. Sept. 30, 1792. CYNTHIA, b. May 5, 1796 ; d. a. about 16. GARWOOD, b. Feb. 5, 1799.
TRUMAN,12 m. Levinia Leavenworth, Sept., 1793. Children-SHERMAN, ROBERT, ERASTUS, HANCY, d. unm. ; HARRIET, m. Abraham Bassett ; ANN. 101
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WILLIAM,13 m. Polly Morrison ; he d. May, 1851, a. 70. Children-MEL- VINA, ADALINE, MIRANDA, GEORGE W. SANDFORD, J. MONROE, MADISON.
JOHN, 14 m. Elsa Sayre, Feb. 27, 1808 ; farmer ; resides in Deckertown, N. J. ; was nearly 40 years an elder in the Presbyterian church of Wantage, of which all his brothers, sisters and children are members. Children-EDWARD AUGUSTUS, 16 b. Dec. 4, 1808. MARY A., b. March 10, 1811 ; unm. ; lives in Deckertown, N. J.
MOSES,15 m. Elizabeth Gould Bennett of Caldwell, N. J., July 24, 1815 ; is a drover in Newark, N. J. Children-WILLIAM BENNETT, b. Oct. 24, 1816; d. Oct. 16, 1823. JOHN, b. Sept. 25, 1818 ; m. Tillas M. Cobb, Sept. 23, 1841. ANN MARIA, b. Oct. 15, 1820; m. Rev. Elias T. Boing, Ang. 3, 1853. PHEBE CATHARINE, b. Feb. 8, 1823 ; m. Rev. Elkanah Whitney, Aug. 3, 1853. ADELIA RIGHTER, b. Dec. 5, 1825. HARRIET ELIZA, b. Aug. 8, 1828. JUDSON, b. Dec. 28, 1830. SARAH ELMA, b. April 23, 1833. LOUISA FRANCIS, b. Nov. 13, 1835. WILLIAM BURNETT, b. July 30, 1838.
EDWARD A., 16 m. Evelina Belmont Howell of Parsippany, April 30, 1834; teacher at Deckertown, Mt. Retirement School, Lenox County, N. J., for 20 yrs. Children-WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, b. March 9, 1837. MARY CLARINDA, b. Feb. 2, 1841. ALICE LEONORA, b. June 10, 1846. EMMA JANE BELMONT, b. Nov. 13, 1847. EUGENIA ASHFIELD, b. Nov. 2, 1851.
FRANCIS, baptized at Milbroke, Bedfordshire, England, Aug. 1, 1602; was a carpenter in England ; he m. Sarah -, in England. He came over . as an agent of Sir Richard Saltonstall, one of the patentees of Conn., and located in W., A. D. 1635 (see p. - ). After Saltonstall had concluded to abandon his intended settlement there, he appears to have sold a portion of his lands (some 1100 acres) to Francis Stiles. Francis Stiles, had already between 4 and 500 acres of land in Windsor, which he had by allotment of the town - making over 1500 acres in all. This was in those days an un- usual amount of real estate for one man to hold, and it is probable that Francis Stiles was obliged to borrow money or make some sacrifices to pay for it. At all events it is certain that he owed a debt to Saltonstall and was under the necessity finally of selling his estate. He sold his 1500 acres, also his other lands and house, but he still had something left, and was not poor but reduced. His deed to Saltonstall (for he resold his lands to Sir R. or his son) is dated " Sept. 22, 1647." He was then called "Francis Stiles late of Windsor," but now of (or residing at) Saybrook. Saltonstall was to pay what was due to Stiles at different times, and a part of it "in a butt of sack at the river's mouth." He moved to and settled in Stratford, Ct., not long after 1652, perhaps in that year, and purchased land there.
He did not live many years after, although we know not the exact year of his death. In 1655, his widow sent a petition to the general court in regard to his estate. She afterwards married Robert Clark of Stratford. She made her will June 5, 1677 and died in 1682; gave her estate to her six children by Stiles.
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Francis Stiles was undoubtedly a man of much energy of character and pos- sessed an enterprising spirit rather ahead of his age, and far more so than his brothers, who were content with humbler spheres of life. His go-ahead- ativeness was probably the cause of his ruin. If we may judge from the early colonial records,* he was a man of strong passions, prompt to resent an injury, and to assert his rights ; and figures quite extensively in law suits, &c.
He bore the title of "Mr.," which neither his brother John or Henry seem to have been entitled to, and which was in those days no unmeaning phrase, but an index of social position. This social position is further con- firmed by the following extract from the Windsor Town Records, 1652, which show him to have been entitled to a seat at church next to the pews which were occupied by the deacons, magistrates, and schoolmaster, and their wives. "Those who were placed in the long seats at the first and five in a seat. " The first Mr. Rossiter, Mr. Styles, Mr. Porter, Thos. Ford, and Wm. Terry." Children-EPHRAIM,1 b. at Windsor, Ct., Aug. 3, 1645. SAMUEL, m. Elizabeth (dau. of Thomas) Sherwood, Dec. 31, 1664; he lived for many years, and probably d. in Stratford, Conn. ; President Stiles says he had a son, but died childless. BENJAMIN,2 THOMAS, d. unm. 1683 ; his inventory (about £200) is dated April 10, 1683; he probably d. a few days before. HANNAH, m. (probably in 1651) Sergt. Edward Hinman, at Stratford, Ct. ; issue, Sarah, b. Sept. 10, 1653 ; Titus, b. June, 1665 ; Samuel, b. June (or Jan.), 1658 ; Mary, b. 1668 ; Patience, b. 1670 ; Edward, Jr., b. 1772; Mary, m. Hope Washburn of Derby.
# Court held at Hartford, March 28, 1637, " ordered that Mr. Francis Stiles shall teach Geo. Chapple, Thomas Coopr and Thomas Barber, his servants, iu the trade of a carpenter, according to his pr'mise for there s'rvice of their terme behinde 4 days in a weeke onlie to sawe & slitt their owne worke," &c .- Coll. Rec'ds of Ct.
"Sept. 5th, 1739," Edward Hopkins comp't in behalfe of Mr. Jno. Woodcocke against Fr. Stiles, for breach of Covenants, in 500Z. Mr. Stiles desires respite till the noxt Court in regard of witnes in the Bay. Granted."-Trumbull, Col. R. of Ct., vol. 1, p. 33.
"Fr. Stiles, Contra Jno. Woodcocko iu an action of debt for 2 hlds. malt and a hhd. of meale."-Ibid, vol. 1, p. 33.
"Sept. 10. 1640. Francis Stiles admitted a freeman."-Ibid, vol. 1, p. 62.
" Dec'r the 9th, 1641. The P'rticular Court."
Fraucis Stiles, plt., agt. Robt. Saltingtou, gent., dft. in au action of the case to the damage of 707. Jury find for pit. damages 51/. ; costs viis.
Robt. Saltington, gent., plt., gt. Francis Stiles, dft., in
to damage of SOOZ. Jury find for deft. Costs xs
Francis Stiles, plt., against Robt. Saltingston, gent., dft., in an action of debte to the damage of 1004. Jury find for plt., Si pound, twelve shillings damage according to the award, aud the double costs of the Court,
Robt. Saltingstou, gent., plt., agt. Francis Stiles, deft., in second action of the case to damugo of 500Z. Robt. Saltiugston, gent, plt. agt Francis Stiles, deft in a third action of the Case to the damage of 50Z
The Jury is to be named for Thursday come fortnight .- Ibid. vol. 1, p. 70.
" Particular Court of 14 Oct. 1642. Francis Stiles ou Jury .- Ibid. vol. 1, p. 76.
March 27. 1043. " It is ordered that Francis Stiles, for his forcible resistance of the officer of the Court upon the execution of his office, is fyned to pay the county fifty pd."-lbid. vol. 1, 2. -.
Conrt of Election held the 13th of Aprill, 1643. " Tho Gov'r (John Haynes, Esq) the Deputy (Ed. Hopkins Esq) Mr. Willis, Mr. Ludlow, Captain Mason. Mr. Webster, Mr. Whiting and Mr. Rochester are desiered to debate with Mr. Huit consarving Mr. Stiles his petition and other offensive carriadges, and if they reccave not satisfaction to returne their report to the next Generall Court. They may also take such other helpe as they shall see cause .- lbid. vol. 1, 2. 86
July the 6th 1643 " It is ordered that Mr. Huit and Mr. Stiles shall be cauled to the next Generall Courte to answer for their miscarridge in their petition formerly given into Courte .- Ibid. vol. 1, p. 86.
May 24th 1647. " In the action of Mris. Willis, pl. agt Francis Stiles, dft (Mr. Roceter ap- peared for Mr. Styles) the Jury find for the pl. 3402. damages and costs of Court."-lbid. vol. 1, P.149.
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IV .-- DESCENDANTS OF FRANCIS STILES THE FIRST SETTLER, IN THE LINE OF EPHRAIM, HIS SON.
EPHRAIM,1 m. 1, to Ruth (a young widow of Obadiah) Wheeler, July 28, 1669 ; 2, to Bathsheba (dau. of Henry) Tomlinson of Derby ; he lived at Stratford ; made his will July 23, 1712, and d. June 21, 1714 ; the inventory of his large estate (£1547) is dated Sept. 3, 1714 (Fairfield Prob. Ct. Records). Children by 2d wife-ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 18, 1687; m. Ephraim Curtiss of Stratford, Ct., 26 June, 1707, and had Stiles, mentioned in the will of his grandfather, Ephraim Stiles (Fairfield Prob. Ct. Records). SARAH, b. Nov. 4, 1693 ; m. Thomas Wells of Stratford, Ct., Aug. 31, 1710 ; had issue, Ephraim, Bathsheba, Comfort, Sarah, Thomas, Gideon, Daniel, Gurdon, Hezekiah ; she received her father's grist-mill by his will. PHOEBE, b. March 25, 1696; (was 18 in 1712, when her father's will was made, in which she received £500 ;) m. David Judson of Stratford, Ct., Oct. 29, 1713; had issue, David, b. Sept. 26, 1715 ; Phoebe, b. Feb. 19, 1718; Abel, b. Jan. 31, 1721 ; d. inf. ; Abel, b. Feb. 12, 1722 ; Agur, b. March 23, 1725 ; Ruth, b. April 26, 1726 ; Daniel, b. April 26, 1728 ; Sarah, b. Oct. 17, 1730; Abner, b. June 9, 1733 ; Betty, b. Feb. 12, 1737 ; Mrs. Phoebe Judson d. May 20, 1765 (Fairfield P. Ct.).
BENJAMIN,2 m. Elizabeth Rogers of Milford ; he lived in Woodbury, but d. in Stratford, Ct., April 13, 1711 ; his inventory at Woodbury was £408; his wife d. June 3, 1719 (F. P. Ct. Records). Children-SARAH, bap. May, 1683; m. Thomas Wheeler of Woodbury, Ct., Aug. 20, 1701. THOMAS, bap. Nov., 1685 ; probably d. young, as his father's will makes no mention of him. RUTH, m. John Wheeler of Woodbury, Ct., Nov. 14. 1704. ABIGAIL, bap. April, 1689 ; m. Samuel Munn. FRANCIS 3 (named in his father's will in Fairfield Co. Probate).
Lieut. FRANCIS,3 m. Mary Johnson of Stratford, Ct., Sept. 21, 1709 ; and settled in Southbury Society ; he d. 1748 .* Children-FRANCIS, b. July 23, 1710. SARAH, b. Oct. 21, 1711; m. Dea. Benj. Hickock, jr., Feb. 28, 1734 ; had Olive, d. young ; Olive, Amos, Sarah, Benjamin, Patience, Sim- eon, d. inf. ; Simeon ; Mrs. Sarah Hickock d. Oct., 1772. MABEL, b. May 9, 1714; in. Andrew Hinman, jr., Feb. 28, 1734 ; had Betty, Daniel, Margaret, Mabel, Francis, David. EUNICE, b. Aug. 18, 1717 ; m. David Curtis, sen. BENJAMIN,4 b. Feb. 11, 1720. DAVID, b. April 8, 1725 ; d. March 31, 1727. MARY, b. Jan. 7, 1728 ; m. Col. Benjamin Hinman ; had Aaron, Joel, Sher- man, d. young, Sherman 2d ; Mrs. Mary Hinman d. May 7, 1783.
# Lieut. Francis's house was standing until recently, and was used as a barn by his descend- ant, Dea. David J. Stiles. The old house spoken of in Cathron's History of Woodbury as being the residence of Lieut. Francis Stiles was blown to the ground about one year since - it being about 150 years old. Some parts of the timber being sound, have been manufactured into canes, chairs, &c., and if you should visit Southbury, you will see there many of Lieut. Francis's de- scendants walking with canes made from his old house, or sitting in chairs made from the same .- Letter of Dea. David J. Stiles.
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BENJAMIN, JR.,+ was educated at Yale Col., and was a man of cultivated mind, large heart, and considerable property for that day ; he m. Ruth Judson of Stratford, his cousin, 1747; settled in Woodbury ; he d. March 15, 1797, a. 77; Ruth, his wife, d. June 21, 1814, a, 87. Children b. in Southbury, Ct. FRANCIS, 5 b. Nov. 13, 1748. PHOEBE, b. Jan. 18, 1749 ; d. a. 1 yr. DAVID, 6 b. Sept. 10, 1751. EPHRAIM,7 b. Jan. 15, 1753. BENJAMIN,S b. Aug. 25, 1756. ABEL,9 b. March 26, 1758. JUDSON, b. May 30, 1762 ; went to Salis- bury, Ct., where he d. unm'd, Nov. 11, 1795. PHOEBE, b. July 22, 1764; d. a. 12. NATHAN, 10 b. May 12, 1767.
FRANCIS, 5 b. Feb. 23, 1751; m. Sarah Nichols of Derby, Ct., 1783 ; settled in Woodbury, but afterwards in Southbury, Ct., before birth of his children ; he d. April 5, 1796; she d. May 23, 1841. Children-BENJAMIN. . THOMAS, 11 b. Feb. 21, 1789. RANSOM,12 b Dec. 29, 1790. SALLY, b. in Salis- bury, Ct., April 17, 1786; m. Newman Holley, Esq., of Salisbury, Nov. 17, 1805. Children-Francis N., Ransom, Mary, Frederick ; Mrs. Sally Holley, d. Dec. 12, 1854.
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