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     Jonathan Stiles was born about 1687.¹ He married Sarah Eggleston on 12 January 1708.² He died on 30 December 1775 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.²
     Jonathan Stiles lived on the east side of the road to Windsor Locks, just north of Bissell's Ferry Road in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He was a prominent man, and a deacon in the church under Rev. Jonathan Marsh.²
     On 3 September 1761 he was one of seven persons who formed a church state known as the "North," "7th," or "4th" Society of Windsor. This was a secession of those living north of the Farmington Rivulet. They chose Rev. Theodore Hinsdale as pastor, and Jonathan Stiles was Deacon.² He and Sarah had the following known children: Sarah (b 27 July 1711), Jonathan (b 28 April 1722, d 1727), Jonathan (b 18 March 1725/26, d 8 September 1775).²

     Sarah Eggleston married Jonathan Stiles, son of Henry Stiles and Elizabeth Wilcoxson, on 12 January 1708.¹ She died on 19 February 1784.¹
     She lived in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She and Jonathan had the following known children: Sarah (b 27 July 1711), Jonathan (b 28 April 1722, d 1727), Jonathan (b 18 March 1725/26, d 8 September 1775).¹

     Isaac Stiles was born in 1663.² He married Hannah Rose.³ He died about January 1690.¹
     His estate was inventoried at £91 13s 9p on 15 December 1691.³ He and Hannah had two known children, Deborah and Isaac (b 5 April 1690).³

     Hannah Rose was born in 1666.¹ She married first Isaac Stiles, son of Isaac Stiles and Hannah (?).¹ She married second Samuel Hargar on 9 May 1693.¹
     She and her first husband Isaac had two known children, Deborah and Isaac (b 5 April 1690).¹

     John Stiles died before 1710.¹
     He never married.²

     Joseph Stiles died before 1710.¹

     Sarah Stiles was born on 18 November 1677 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.¹ She married (?) Perry.²

     (?) Perry married Sarah Stiles, daughter of Isaac Stiles and Hannah (?).¹
     He lived in Derby, New Haven Co., Connecticut.¹

     Deborah Stiles was born on 18 January 1682 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.¹ She married John Shethar.²

     John Shethar married Deborah Stiles, daughter of Isaac Stiles and Hannah (?).¹
     He lived in Killingworth, Connecticut.¹

     Hannah Stiles was born on 3 November 1694 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.¹ She married (?) Tibbald.²
     She and her husband had one known child, a daughter.²

     (?) Tibbald married Hannah Stiles, daughter of Isaac Stiles and Hannah (?).¹
     He and Hannah had one known child, a daughter.¹

     Joan (?) was born about 1600.¹ She married first Francis Stiles, son of Thomas Stiles and Maria (?), before 1635 in England.² She married second Robert Clark before 1665.³ She died in 1682.¹
     She went by the nickname "Sarah."⁴
     She probably emigrated from England to Connecticut with her first husband Francis in 1635.⁵ In 1665 she petitioned the General Court about his estate.⁶
     Her will was dated 5 June 1677. She left her property to her children by her first husband Francis Stiles.⁶

More Information / Background

• Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
  
• New England's Great Migration
  
• Richard Saltonstall.
  

     Mary Stiles was born before 1640 in Windsor, Connecticut.¹ She married Hope Washburne, son of William Washburne, about 1660.¹
     She and Hope had the following known children: Sarah (b December 1661), John (b May 1666), William (b March 1669), Samuel (b March 1671), Ephraim (b August 1673), Mary, Jane.²

     Hope Washburne married Mary Stiles, daughter of Francis Stiles and Joan (?), about 1660.¹
     He was of Stratford, Connecticut, then of Hempstead, Long Island. He moved to Derby, Connecticut, when that town was settled, but was also in business with his father at Oyster Bay, Long Island.¹ He and Mary had the following known children: Sarah (b December 1661), John (b May 1666), William (b March 1669), Samuel (b March 1671), Ephraim (b August 1673), Mary, Jane.²

     Ephraim Stiles was born on 3 August 1645 in Windsor, Connecticut.¹ He married first Ruth (?) on 28 July 1669.² He married second Bathsheba Tomlinson, daughter of Henry Tomlinson, after 1680.² He died on 21 June 1714 at age 68.¹
     After 1660 Ephraim Stiles lived in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.³ On 11 June 1667 he and his brother Samuel received 20 acres of land "at Oronoke" (Woronoke?) from their stepfather Robert Clarke to be divided between them. Ephraim settled there and became a thriving citizen, active in the town's affairs.³
     In 1670 he was a member of the First Congregational Church in Stratford.² He was a Deputy from Stratford to the General Court at Hartford in January and October 1686, October 1689, October 1692, March 1692/93, and May 1696; to the Court of Election in May 1695, May 1697, 1704, and 1708; and to the General Assembly in October 1699 and 1702. At the Court of Election on 11 May 1704, he was appointed to the Committee of Safety for Fairfield County.⁴
     After 11 January 1705/6 he ran a grist mill on the Farmill River, a little below Black Brook, near a place called the Plumtrees in Fairfield Co., Connecticut.⁵
     His will was dated 23 July 1712, and proved 30 June 1714. His estate was inventoried on 2 September 1714, and valued at £1,547.¹
     He and his first wife Ruth may have had a child named Margaret.⁶ He and his second wife Bathsheba had the following known children: Elizabeth (b September 1685/86), Elizabeth (b 18 February 1687), Sarah (b 4 November 1693), Phebe (b 25 March 1696, d 20 May 1765 or 5 May 1761).⁷

     Ruth (?) married first Obadiah Wheeler.¹ She married second Ephraim Stiles, son of Francis Stiles and Joan (?), on 28 July 1669.¹
     She and her second husband Ephraim may have had a child named Margaret.²

     Bathsheba Tomlinson was born in January 1660/61.¹ She married first Ephraim Stiles, son of Francis Stiles and Joan (?), after 1680.¹ She married second (?) Curtiss.¹ She died in 1735.¹
     She and her first husband Ephraim had the following known children: Elizabeth (b September 1685/86), Elizabeth (b 18 February 1687), Sarah (b 4 November 1693), Phebe (b 25 March 1696, d 20 May 1765 or 5 May 1761).²

     Samuel Stiles was born in Windsor, Connecticut.¹ He married Elizabeth Sherwood, daughter of Thomas Sherwood, on 31 December 1664.¹ He died after 1705 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. (According to Stiles, Savage's New England Genealogical Dictionary says he died before 1682. However, his name appears in the "Conn. Col. Rec." several times, as late as 1705).¹
     On 11 June 1667 Samuel Stiles and his brother Ephraim received 20 acres of land "at Oronoke" (Woronoke?) from their stepfather Robert Clarke to be divided between them.² At the time he was living in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.³ In 1670 he was a member of the First Church in Woodbury, Connecticut.⁴
     He had a son, but died childless. He also adopted two children.⁵
     In his will he left most of his estate to Ebenezer Brownson (one of his adopted children?).⁶

     Elizabeth Sherwood married Samuel Stiles, son of Francis Stiles and Joan (?), on 31 December 1664.¹
     In 1692 she was a member of the First Church in Woodbury, Connecticut.²

     Benjamin Stiles was born about 1651 in Windsor, Connecticut.¹ He married first Abigail (?).² He married second Elizabeth Rogers.³ He died on 13 April 1711 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.¹
     In 1670 he was a member of the First Church in Woodbury, Connecticut.⁴ He died intestate, and his estate was valued at £408-410.⁵
     Benjamin Stiles had five known children. According to Ezra Stiles' Manuscript they were with Elizabeth Rogers, as follows: Francis (b abt 1681, d 4 August 1748), Sarah (bap May 1683), Ruth (bap May 1682/83), Thomas (bap November 1685), and Abigail (bap April 1689). But Woodbury, Connecticut, records, as given in Cothren's Hist. Ancient Woodbury, indicate that the children were with a first wife Abigail, as follows: Francis (bap March 1681/82), Sarah (bap April 1680/81), Ruth (bap May 1682/83), Thomas (bap November 1684/85), and Abigail (bap 16 April 1688/89).⁶

     Elizabeth Rogers married Benjamin Stiles, son of Francis Stiles and Joan (?).¹ She died on 3 June 1719.¹
     According to Ezra Stiles' Manuscript she had five children with Benjamin Stiles, as follows: Francis (b abt 1681, d 4 Aug 1748), Sarah (bap May 1683), Ruth (bap May 1682/83), Thomas (bap Nov 1685), and Abigail (bap Apr 1689). But Woodbury, Connecticut, records, as given in Cothren's Hist. Ancient Woodbury, indicate that Benjamin's children were with a first wife Abigail, as follows: Francis (bap Mar 1681/82), Sarah (bap Apr 1680/81), Ruth (bap May 1682/83), Thomas (bap Nov 1684/85), and Abigail (bap 16 Apr 1688/89).²

     Abigail (?) married Benjamin Stiles, son of Francis Stiles and Joan (?).¹
     Benjamin Stiles had five known children. According to Ezra Stiles' Manuscript they were with Elizabeth Rogers, as follows: Francis (b abt 1681, d 4 August 1748), Sarah (bap May 1683), Ruth (bap May 1682/83), Thomas (bap November 1685), and Abigail (bap April 1689). But Woodbury, Connecticut, records, as given in Cothren's Hist. Ancient Woodbury, indicate that the children were with a first wife Abigail, as follows: Francis (bap March 1681/82), Sarah (bap April 1680/81), Ruth (bap May 1682/83), Thomas (bap November 1684/85), and Abigail (bap 16 April 1688/89).²