Caleb Stiles (1716 - 1779)

Born 16 Jun 1716 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Walton — married 1 Sep 1733 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

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Biography

Caleb Stiles (Ebenezer, Robert) was born 16 June 1716, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts. ^[1] It has already been stated that some of the descendants of Caleb Stiles consider that he was a son of Ebenezer's half brother Samuel, but the evidence in favor of his being a son of Ebenezer is much stronger, and if he really was his son he was undoubtedly born at Andover. ^[1]

He married 1st Sarah Walton, 10 July 1733, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. ^[2] Children from Caleb and Sarah Stiles [source quoting Middleton Vital Records] ^[1]

• Rebecca, b. 26 Sep 1734; adm. to Cong. ch'h at Middleston, 1755
• Sarah, b. 11 Feb 1736
• Caleb, Jr., b. 19 jun 1739; m. Mary (or Elizabeth) Townsend
• Mehitable, b. 10 Jun 1739
• Dorothy, b. 2 Sep 1740; m. Dea. Ephraim Abbott b. Amherst, N.H., 16 Dec 1742; she d. Goffstown, H.H., 1827; they settled in Goffstown
• Hannah, b. 26 May 1746
• Joshua, b. 16 Jun 1749; m. 1st Mehitable Leeman; m. 2nd Hannah Leeman; m. 3rd Widow Sally (Dustin-Slader) Cooper

He married 2nd Polly Dalton. ^[1]

Prior to 1741 he resided in Middleton, Mass. At 1741 he was one of the inhabitants of Souhegan West as a part of the township of Amherst, New Hampshire. His name is among the founders of the church at Amherst, Sept. 22, 1741 (Hist. Amherst). ^[1]

In 1747 his name is signed to a petition of the inhabitants of Souhegan West, for soldiers for defense against the Indians (N. H. Hist. Coll., vol. v, p. 254). ^[1]

Up to about 1763, he appears to have been a resident of Amherst, his name appearing on various town lists until that time, when he probably removed to Hollis, where his son Caleb, Jr., was then living. ^[1]

Caleb Stiles, an inhabitant of Hollis (east side), was taxed £0 2s. 3d. (Hist. Hollis, p. 137). The amount of his tax shows him to have been not very wealthy at that time, as few of the inhabitants paid a smaller tax, while many paid much more. ^[1]

In 1779 Caleb Stiles and Caleb Stiles, Jr., each received from the town of Hollis, as bounty, for one year's service in the Continental army £300; also 10 bushels of rye and 10 bushels of Indian corn (Hist. Hollis). June 9, 1781, ^[1]

Caleb Stiles of Hollis, signs a petition of soldiers, "for an allowance for the depreciation of their pay." June 2, 1784, Caleb Stiles and others of Hollis, petition for the appointment of Deacon Daniel Emerson as magistrate.^[1]

July 5, 1784, Caleb Stiles, Caleb, Jr., and other Hollis soldiers, sign an order to the State Treasure to pay all that was due them for service in the Continental army to Deacon Daniel Emerson, Jr. [The last three items are from if. H. Town Papers, vol. 12, pp. 244-5, 252.] ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} Stiles, Mary A. comp. "The Stiles Family in America" pub 1892, Vol 2 1702-1891 (Paul) Guild, Henry Reed Stiles Publication: John Munsell's & Sons, Albany, NY, U.S.A., Reprinted in "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000" (online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016, Provo, UT, USA. Accessed 28 May 2020.
2. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusett; Lynn Marriages, pg. 357. Pub. Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), Provo, UT. Reprinted Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed 28 May 2020.

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Ted Stevens for creating WikiTree profile Stiles-1684 through the import of George S.ged on Oct 16, 2013.