Jonathan Stiles (1688 - 1758)

Born 10 Mar 1688 in Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Canfield) Stiles — married Jun 1707 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Husband of Elizabeth (Taylor) Stiles — married 1732 in New Jersey

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1758 at age 70 in Morristown, Morris, Colony of New Jersey

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Biography

Jonathan was born in Stratford, Connecticut on March 10, 1688^[1] to Isaac and Hannah Palmer Stiles. He married widow Rebecca Canfield, possibly when he was only 16, and they had nine children together. Rebecca died October 23, 1731. Jonathan married second, Elizabeth Taylor Stiles, the widow of his cousin Sgt. John Stiles, and they had four children.^[2]

Children

1. Joseph b Oct 7, 1706; m _ Taylor
2. John b May 8, 1709
3. Thomas b Sep 13, 1711; died at age 16
4. Hannah, named in her father's will, married _Smith
5. Phebe b 1715; m Samuel Parrot
6. Rebecca b Sep 4, 1719; m Henry Primrose
7. Jonathan b 1721
8. Thankful b 1722; died at age six
9. Ephraim b Feb 12, 1723
10. Thomas; m Abigail Ogden
11. Ebenezer b 1733
12. Stephen named in his father's will
13. Isaac died at ten years old

There is a lengthy biography of Jonathan provided in The family of David Stiles^[3], including that Jonathan:

• was called Long Jonathan, because he was six feet, four inches tall, one of the tallest men in New England at the time
• In 1726, in Stratford, was one of the signers of a deed with the Indians.
• moved from Connecticut to Hanover, Huntington Co., West Jersey, by about 1730 (Hannover later became Morristown)

Jonathan Stiles died Nov. 15, 1758 and is buried in the Cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church, at Morristown, New Jersey.^[4]

WILL^[5]
In the name of God, Amen, the second day of October in the thirty-second year of his Magesties Reign King George the Second, & c, Annoq. Dom. one thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight, I, Jonathan Stiles, of Pequannock, in Morris County and Province of New Jersey, yeoman, being weak in Body but of a perfect disposing mind and memory, thanks be to God for the same, calling to mind the mortality of my Body, and knowing it is appointed for all men once to dye do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my sole into the hands of God that gave it, and my Body to the earth to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner at the discretion of my Ex'r nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give and dispose of the same in manner and form following viz. I give and bequeath that all funiral charges and lawful debts be paid of mine or contracted by me.

But whereas heretofore I have given unto my sons Joseph & John & Jonathan & Ephram & Thomas & Ebenezer Stiles & my Dafter Hanah Smith fifty pounds each, Item I give unto my daughter Rebecker Primrose to make up fifty pounds with what I have already given her. Item I give un to my son Stephen fifty pounds with what he has already had. Item I give unto my grand daughter Rebecker Parret five pounds and if there be anything left of my estate I give and divide it into nine parts equally to give each of my sons and Dafters one ninth part except my doughter Hanah Smith and if she stands in need to keep her from being a charge to the Town I order my Exetors to pay the aforesaid one ninth part to her otherwise I give the abovesaid one ninth part unto my grandson Daniel Smith and to his heirs forever.

I do hereby nominate and appoint my well beloved son Jonathan Stiles and my son in law Henry Primrose to be my Executors of this my last will and Testament and have hereby given them full power, strength and authority to sell and convey all my lands whatsoever either by parts or the whole at once and they or the surver (survivor) of them by vertue of these presents to grant Deeds and conveyances for the same, & c. & c. [Will provides for what should be done in case of death of one executor, and then continues.] revoking and disallowing all former wills by me made.

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.

Signed sealed and Delivered

his mark

Jonathan X Stiles (L. S.)

in the presence of

Joseph Wood. John Plume

Probate granted by Gov. Bernard in the usual form dated the 30th November 1758.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F747-FBS : 7 January 2020), Jonathan Stiles, 1688.
2. ↑ Stiles, Henry Reed. The Stiles Family in America, Genealogies of the Connecticut Family and the Southern Family. Jersey City, NJ. Doan & Pilson, Printers, 1895. Page 505-12. http://www.archive.org/stream/stilesfamilyinam00stil#page/508/mode/2up/search/daniel+smith
3. ↑ Stiles, Lewis Ogden., Pence, La Fayette Stiles. The Family of David Stiles: Or, The Ten Tribes of the House of David. The Ancestry and Posterity of David Stiles, a Native of New Jersey, an Immigrant to Kentucky. United States: Mayes printing Company, 1939. pp. 93-99 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/24060
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #9546362
5. ↑ Will of Jonothan Stiles; Recorded February 5, 1757, in the office of the Secretary of State of New Jersey, in Book "G" of Wills. Page 21

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