Francis Stiles

M, #1282, b. 1 August 1602, d. before 1665
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Source*Source(s): Great Migration Newsletter, Volume 7, No. 2, April-June 1998. 
Baptism*1 August 1602Francis Stiles was baptized on 1 August 1602 at Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England.1 
Marriage*He married Sarah (__________).1 
Immigration1635Francis Stiles immigrated in 1635 Mr. Francis Stiles came to this country in 1635 on the pinnace Christian, owned by Sir Richard Saltonstall (forefather of all the New England Saltonstalls). Mr. Stiles was a citizen of London and a master carpenter. He was engaged by Sir Richard to lead a group of colonizers to America on behalf of the Earl of Warwick, who had obtained a patent from King Charles I. Mr. Francis (in all probability pronounced 'Frauncis') and his brothers Henry, John, and Thomas, two of their wives and two children, and nineteen other Englishmen cleared the custom house on the Thames 16 Mar 1634/5 and dropped anchor in Boston Harbor 16 Jun 1635, a voyage of three months
     His task over here was to build some houses for Sir Richard and his colleagues, who were planning to come over later if things got too hot in England under Charles' persecution of the Puritans.
     Mr. Francis didn't get along well with Robert, the son of Sir Richard, and for several years was in and out of court many times against one of the Saltonstalls.
     From Dorcester the Stiles party of 27 people moved on to the Windsor colony on the Connecticut River. It is of interest that shortly after building himself a "sufficient house in Connecticut" Francis Stiles went back to England, whether for business or personal reasons I don't know. (Suppose, just suppose, that he had left a wife and daughter named Hannah back there and returned to get them After several months in England, Mr. Francis returned to America for the last time, probably in 1636, and settled down to carry on the business he'd been sent there for.2 
Residence*1647 1647, Francis Stiles resided Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.1 
Residence1654 1654, Francis Stiles resided Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.1 
Death*before 1665He died before 1665 at Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.1 

Family

 Sarah (__________) d. 1683
Marriage*He married Sarah (__________).1 
Children 1.Mary Stiles
 2.Daughter Stiles
 3.Hannah Stiles+3 b. c 1631, d. b 1679
 4.Thomas Stiles
 5.Samuel Stiles b. c 1643
 6.Ephraim Stiles b. 3 Aug 1645
 7.Benjamin Stiles b. c 1651
Last Edited 17 Sep 2010

Citations

  1. [S377] History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (CT), Donald Lines Jacobus , republished by Genealogical Publishing, (originally published 1930-1932) SLC 974.69/F1 D2j 1991 v.1 & v.2 http://search.ancestry.com/browse/default.aspx?dbid=48014&iid=FamFairfieldI-003374-449 and http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=48016&iid=FamFairfieldIIPartII-004420-710, pg 584.
  2. [S85] Hinman Family Association website http://www.hinmanfamily.com/ (which cites some sources).
  3. [S454] Family Record of the Descendants of Sergt. Edward Hinman who First Appeared at Stratford In Connecticut about 1650, Royal Ralph Hinman Esq , 1856 pgs 807-812, 832-842 http://www.archive.org/details/familyrecordofde00hinm
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