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"Edward married Hannah STILES-36966, daughter of Francis STILES-37019 and Sarah (or Joan) ????-36967, about 1651. Hannah was born about 1631. She died before 1679 in prob Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT. Hist and Gen of Ancient Windsor 1892 HR Stiles P474 720 Genealogy of the Puritans RR Hinman 1856 Hist and Gen of families of old Fairfield Jacobus DEATH: CAG III, 666. Also Derby VR2-41 Edward intends to marry widow Hilliard 7 Dec 1679. Families of old Fairfield, D.L. Jacobus Hist. and Gen. of Ancient Windsor, 1892 H.R. Stiles P720 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." (This is from a section of the Genealogy of the Puritan Settlers of Connecticut, 1852. by RR Hinman.) One source for the early life of Francis STILES is Francis Stiles in English Records (Hinman Family Association Research Report No. 6) by Barry E. Hinman, dated 17 May 1978. There we read on p. 2, (citing the published parish register in Bedfordshire Parish Registers, v. 20), that Francis STILES was baptized in Milbrook, Bedfordshire, 1 Aug. 1602, son of Thos STYLLES. Other entries in this parish register show that Thomas had a wife Mary in 1604, 1607 and 1612. In 1614 Thomas STYLES, carpenter, was buried on 6 Mar. and on 20 Mar. widow Mary STYLES was buried. An entry for 22 Jan. 1605 records the burial of Joan STYLES, wife of Thomas, but that may be a mistake for the daughter Joan, who was born the prior year. Also recorded as sons of Thomas are Henry, baptized 27 Nov. 1593 and John, 25 Dec. 1595. Thomas is baptized as son of Thomas and Mary, 7 Feb. 1612. Ten years after his father's death we find the 21 year old Francis in London. On p. 1-2 of mentioned aboveeport mentioned above are extracts from the records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters. The Court Book, under date of 11 Dec. 1623, records that ffrancys STYLES, son of Thomas of Milbrook in the County of Bedford, carpenter, deceased, is presented by Hugh STANDISH to be his apprentice for seven years, beginning 25 Mar. 1624. A second extract, dated 11 May 1631, records the paying of freeman fees by Francis STYLES, he having been made free by his master Hugh STANDISH. Before leaving the records of the Carpenters' Company we should note the record cited on p. 4 of the above mentioned report. At a Court held on 26 Mar. 1632 Henry STYLES was admitted to the Carpenters' Company by redemption, paying the sum of L5 to the company for the privilege of being admitted without having served an apprenticeship. The Company was induced to grant him this favor at the request of Thomas Lord Coventry, the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, obviously an important figure. Since Connecticut records refer to Henry STILES, the brother of Francis, as a carpenter, this is apparently the record of his attaining that title. Francis STILES, aged 28 in May of 1631, was at last free to marry (apprentices were not allowed to do so). Where and how he found his bride we do not know, nor is it certain that Sarah, his widow, was his only wife. That he married someone from London and connected in some way with the Carpenters' Company is of course possible, but it is equally possible that she was neither. As we shall see below it seems that the marriage must have taken place in 1631 or 1632 and that a child was born in 1632. No record of either event has so far been found. When next we hear of Francis STILES it is as a passenger aboard the ship Christian of London, John White master, sailing from London in March 1635 and arriving in Boston in June. He is listed as aged 35, and he and his fellow travelers have their certificate of conformity to the Church of England from St. Mildred's Breadstreet. With him are: Tho. BASSETT, 37; Tho. STYLES, 20; Tho. BARBER, 21; Jo. DYER, 28; Jo. Harris, 28; Jas. Horwood, 30; Jo. REEVES, 19; Thos. Foulfoot, 22; Jas. Busket, 28; Thos. COOP., 18; Ed. PRESTON, 13; Jo. Cribb, 30; Geo. CHAPPEL, 20; Robert Robinson, 45; Edward PATTESON, 33; Fr. Marshall, 30; Rich. Heylei, 22; Tho. Halford, 20; Tho. Haukesworth, 23; Jo. STILES, 35; Henrie STILES, 40; Jane Worden, 30; Joan STILES, 35; Henry STILES, 3; Jo. STILES, 9 mo.; Rachell STILES, 28. [Henry R. Stiles, The History of Ancient Windsor (Somersworth, N.H.: New Hampshire Pub. Co., 1976), Vol. 1, p. 44. The names in capitals are those of persons positively known to have settled in Windsor, according to Stiles.] The History of Ancient Windsor details the story of this company of "servants" to Sir Richard SALTONSTALL, led by Francis STILES on p. 43-59. Suffice it to say here that STILES was a man of consequence, always called Master (Mr.) in the Connecticut records. According to Stiles, op. cit., p. 58, Francis STILES returned to England (probably in the winter of 1636-1637) and came back to Connecticut probably in spring 1637. No record has been found of this voyage, but it seems likely that his wife and child or children returned with him (unless of course they had already joined him on another unknown voyage). He remained in Windsor for some years, but in a deed of 12 Sept. 1647 he is called "Francis STILES, late of Windsor, but now of Saybrook" [Henry R. Stiles, The Stiles Family in America (1895), p. 462]. Henry Stiles, in the latter work, p. 469, citing a court case in the Particular Court of Connecticut, shows that Francis STILES was resident in Stratford in Mar. 1654. Between those two dates he may have been in Windsor again, since on the same page last cited Mr. Stiles quotes a record to the effect that Francis STILLS had 4 children born in Windsor. Since he thinks that Benjamin was the 4th child, and it is known that Benjamin was born around 1651, it seems that STILES must have been in Windsor in 1651. Conclusion of the above evidence: EH could have met Francis STILES in Windsor, in Stratford, in Saybrook, or, of course, in some other, as yet unknown, place. The most recent treatment of the family of Francis STILES is that by Donald L. Jacobus in his History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1976) I:584-585: (This is from:HINMAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION Research Report No. 9 20 June 1993 EDWARD HINMAN IN AMERICAN RECORDS by Barry Elmore Hinman)
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== Biography ==

=== Name ===: Francis Stiles[[#AFT|Ancestry Family Trees]][[#Filby|Filby]][[#Yates|Yates]][[#MF|Millennium File]][[#EWD|Edmund West]][[#AGBI|AGBI]][[#Hinman|Hinman]]: p. 810[[#FAG|Find A Grave]][[#EWB|Edmund West]]
: Francis Styles
=== Birth ===:: 1599 Milbrooke, Bedford, England[[#Bradford|Bradford]]: p. 162:: JUL 1602 Millbrook, Bedfordshire, England[[#Orcutt|Orcutt]][[#S287|Stiles(1891)]]LDS "Ancestor Files"[[#S290|Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society]]: Page 252[[#Hotten|Hotten]]: Page 42 & 43[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 20:: 1 Aug 1602 Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England
:: 1602 Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England
=== Baptism ===:: 1 AUG 1602 Millbrook, Bedfordshire, England[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 20
=== Immigration ===: On the ship "Christian de London" John White master. London to Boston
:: BET 16 MAR 1634/35 AND 16 JUN 1635:: London to, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 27
:: 1635 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
: Immigration: from Milbrooke, Bedford, England on the ship Christian
:: Abt 1634 Windsor, Connecticut, USA:: A Carpenter, he had been hired by Sir Richard Saltonstall in London to come to New England to build houses for those who would come from England.
:: Age: 35. Arrival 1635 Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
=== Employment ===
: Steward to Sir Richard Saltonstall
:: 1635[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 16
=== Marriage === :: abt 1634 England[[#Torrey|Torrey]]: p 710
:: abt 1641
:: Massachusetts, USA:: to [[Stiles-2564|Francis Stiles]] in Massachusetts, USA.
=== Death ===
:: 1660 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut:: 4 JUN 1662 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USALDS "Ancestor Files":: 1660 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA:: 1653 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA:: 1653 Death recording for Francis Stileshttp://nefamilies.com/fam/groupsheetI10000796.aspx :: 1653 Death recording for Francis Stileshttp://www.eorlingas.org/ancestry/getperson.php?personID=I992&tree=main:: 1653 Death recording for Francis Stiles[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: [https://archive.org/stream/stilesfamilyinam00stil#page/469/mode/1up page 469]
:: 2 Mar 1653 Death recording for Francis Stiles
:: 2 MAR 1653. Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

=== Notes ===
* Job: Carpenter, London, England
* See inaccuracies in Stiles family history
* Misc.[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 21-23
* AFN 49DG-CS
* FRANCIS' Death dates given as 1660 or 1665.
* His residence was London, ENG before he emigrated.* He was a master carpenter and trained Thomas Barbour in carpentry/cabinet making, who built a chest for WILLIAM PHELPS. That chest is now (1994) on display in Hartford, CT at the CT Historical Society Museum* The following is from The Stiles Genealogy and Genealogies and Biographies of Ancient Windsor.:: "Francis Stiles was selected by Sir Richard Saltonstall to serve as manager of an advanced party to New England. They were to locate a suitable site along the Connecticut River and prepare it with 'houses and grounds' for the Lords and Gentlemen who were to follow them from England.
:: "Francis set sail on 16 March 1634/5 aboard the ship 'Christian' with 22 male adults, 3 adult females (his wife, his brother's wife, and evidently one unattached female), and his brother's two children. They arrived in Boston on 16 June and reached the proposed settlement on July 1st, 1635. A party of men from the Massachusets Colony were in the area at the time but were 'prospecting' for land farther up the river. Stiles landed his party on the west bank of the river and lost no time getting to work.
:: "Hardly had he commenced, however, before the Massachusets men, who had found no place above quite so much to their liking as the neighborhood of the Plymouth traders, returned; and their jealousy was immediately excited by the presence of Mr. STILES as the agent of a rival corporation; and, under a claim that they were within the jurisdiction of Massachusets, they proceeded to put a stop to his settlement and improvements. The dispute was so long, and (if we may believe Saltonstall's letter, which he sent to Gov. Winthrop the next year), an angry one. We know that Mr. FRANCIS STILES was not of a temper which would easily brook any interference with his patron's rights or his own. Eventually, however, thwarted by superior numbers, (for the emigration from Dorchester, in the Massachusets Colony, had already set in), he had to consent himself with landing his stores, sending his vessel back to England, and awaiting orders from Sir Richard as to the course he would pursue.
:: "As it became evident that there was little chance of a satisfactory adjustment being arrived at, Saltonstall evidently sold to FRANCIS STILES a portion of the property; and this sale, or transfer, was virtualy 'winked at' by the authorities in the apportionment of lands and home-lots at Windsor. The STILES party gradually became assimilated with and incorporated into the new community formed by the emigration from Dorchester."

* ''Genealogy of the Puritans'': R.R. Hinman 1856:: Francis Stiles came to this country in 1635 on the pinnace Christian, owned by Sir Richard Saltonstall. Mr Stiles was a citizen of London and a master carpenter. He was engaged by Sir Richard Saltonstall to lead a group of colonizers to America on behalf of the Earl of Warwick, who had obtained a patent from King Charles I. ( Francis, in all probability was 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 on 16 March 1634/35 and dropped anchor in Boston Harbor 16 June 1635, a voyage of three months.
:: His take here in America 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 King Charles persecution of the Puritans.
:: 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

* ''History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield''
: Francis Stiles, Baptized at Milbrook, county. Bedford, 1 Aug 1602, died at Stratford before 1665. A Carpenter, came from London in the ship Christian, owned by Sir Richard Saltonstall; in 1635 and joined the Windsor Settlers, where he had four children born. In 1647 he was of Saybrook, and by 1654 he was of Stratford; His wife Sarah is the sister of the first wife of William Hayden of Windsor;
: Francis Stiles was engaged by Sir Richard Saltonstall to lead a group of colonizers to America on behalf of the Earl of Warwick, who had obtained a patent from King Charles I. Francis 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 River on 16 March 1634/35 and dropped anchor in Boston harbor 16 June 1635, a voyage of three months.: Francis’ task over here in New England 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.: 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 Dorchester, 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; After several months in England he returned to New England for the last time, probably in 1636, and settled down to carry on the business he had been sent here for.

: Passengers on Ship Christian in 1634
: Transatlantic Crossing from London to New England
: Dec 8, 2008 by Rosemary E Bachelor
: Richard Saltonstall sponsored a group of settlers headed by master carpenter Francis Stiles. They sailed from London 16 Mar 1635 on the Christian, arriving in June. How do we know this? Tucked away at the Augmentation Office in Rolls Court, Westminster Hall, London, is a small folio manuscript volume in a vellum cover which names persons permitted to embark at the port of London. The cover of the document reads: ��The Register of the names of all ye Passenger(s) wch passed from ye Port of London for a whole yeare ending at Xmas 1635.”
: Among the first entries is the following: “Theis vndr-written names are to be transported to New England imbarqued in ye Christian de Lo (London): joh (John) White Mr (Master) bound thither, the men have taken ye oath (of) Allegeance & Supremacie-Mildred Bredstret…”

: Oath of Allegiance
: St. Mildred’s is the parish church from which they brought certificates of their conformity to the rules and discipline of the Church of England. It was destroyed by “the great fire” in 1666 and rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren.
: Even though the men swore allegiance to the Church of England, we know them as dissenters who joined other Separatists in New England. Although the larger group gathered in Dorchester, Massachusetts, some of these passengers went to Windsor, CT, with a few later settling at Simsbury, Connecticut.

* ''The Stiles Family''
: The largest family aboard was that of Francis Stiles/Styles, 35, who has been called “of London” but is believed to have been from Millbrook in Bedfordshire. With him were his wife, Joan, 35, and children Henry, 3, and John, about 9 months old. There also were Thomas Stiles, 20, John Stiles, 35, Henry Stiles, 40, and Rachel Stiles, 28.
: Francis Stiles seems to have been a well-to-do man. He brought with him three apprentices, Thomas Barber, 21, Thomas Cooper, 18, and George Chappel, 20. He must, however, have initially failed to meet the terms of their apprenticeship agreement for the court ordered him to do so in 1647.

* Other Passengers
: Other passages on the 1635 voyage aboard the Christian were Thomas Bassett, 37, James Busket, 28, John Cribb, 30, John Dyer, 28, Thomas Foulfoot, 22, Thomas Halford, 20, John Harris, 28, Thomas Hawkesworth, 23, Rice Heylei (Hayley?), 22, James Horwood, 30, Francis Marshall, 30, Jane Morden, 30, Edward Patteson, 33, Edward Preston, 13, John Reeves, 19, and Robert Robinson, 45.
: Some accounts say the Christian left London 16 March 1634. This discrepancy has to do with whether or not one is using the Julian Calendar. January 1 was not legally the first day of the year until 1752.
: SOURCES: List sent to Rosemary Bachelor in 1984 by Anita G. Sorensen of Racine, WI; Banks, Charles Edward, Planters of the Commonwealth 1620-1640, Riverside Press, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1930.: Read on First Maine Arrivals:Fishermen & Family FoundersLibby Family Founder Early Maine PassengerRichmond Island Fishery First Maine SettlementRead more at Suite101: Passengers on Ship Christian in 1634: Transatlantic Crossing from London to New England http://www.suite101.com/content/passengers-on-ship-christian-in-1634-a8 2796#ixzz1CvKe3ZNA* "Edward married Hannah STILES-36966, daughter of Francis STILES-37019 and Sarah (or Joan) ????-36967, about 1651. Hannah was born about 1631. She died before 1679 in prob Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT.
:: 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.":: (This is from a section of the Genealogy of the Puritan Settlers of Connecticut, 1852. by RR Hinman.)
:: One source for the early life of Francis STILES is Francis Stiles in English Records (Hinman Family Association Research Report No. 6) by Barry E. Hinman, dated 17 May 1978. There we read on p. 2, (citing the published parish register in Bedfordshire Parish Registers, v. 20), that Francis STILES was baptized in Milbrook, Bedfordshire, 1 Aug. 1602, son of Thos STYLLES. Other entries in this parish register show that Thomas had a wife Mary in 1604, 1607 and 1612. In 1614 Thomas STYLES, carpenter, was buried on 6 Mar. and on 20 Mar. widow Mary STYLES was buried. An entry for 22 Jan. 1605 records the burial of Joan STYLES, wife of Thomas, but that may be a mistake for the daughter Joan, who was born the prior year. Also recorded as sons of Thomas are Henry, baptized 27 Nov. 1593 and John, 25 Dec. 1595. Thomas is baptized as son of Thomas and Mary, 7 Feb. 1612.
:: Ten years after his father's death we find the 21 year old Francis in London. On p. 1-2 of mentioned aboveeport mentioned above are extracts from the records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters. The Court Book, under date of 11 Dec. 1623, records that ffrancys STYLES, son of Thomas of Milbrook in the County of Bedford, carpenter, deceased, is presented by Hugh STANDISH to be his apprentice for seven years, beginning 25 Mar. 1624. A second extract, dated 11 May 1631, records the paying of freeman fees by Francis STYLES, he having been made free by his master Hugh STANDISH.
:: Before leaving the records of the Carpenters' Company we should note the record cited on p. 4 of the above mentioned report. At a Court held on 26 Mar. 1632 Henry STYLES was admitted to the Carpenters' Company by redemption, paying the sum of L5 to the company for the privilege of being admitted without having served an apprenticeship. The Company was induced to grant him this favor at the request of Thomas Lord Coventry, the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, obviously an important figure. Since Connecticut records refer to Henry STILES, the brother of Francis, as a carpenter, this is apparently the record of his attaining that title.
:: Francis STILES, aged 28 in May of 1631, was at last free to marry (apprentices were not allowed to do so). Where and how he found his bride we do not know, nor is it certain that Sarah, his widow, was his only wife. That he married someone from London and connected in some way with the Carpenters' Company is of course possible, but it is equally possible that she was neither. As we shall see below it seems that the marriage must have taken place in 1631 or 1632 and that a child was born in 1632. No record of either event has so far been found.
:: :: When next we hear of Francis STILES it is as a passenger aboard the ship Christian of London, John White master, sailing from London in March 1635 and arriving in Boston in June. He is listed as aged 35, and he and his fellow travelers have their certificate of conformity to the Church of England from St. Mildred's Breadstreet. With him are::: Tho. BASSETT, 37; Tho. STYLES, 20; Tho. BARBER, 21; Jo. DYER, 28; Jo. Harris, 28; Jas. Horwood, 30; Jo. REEVES, 19; Thos. Foulfoot, 22; Jas. Busket, 28; Thos. COOP., 18; Ed. PRESTON, 13; Jo. Cribb, 30; Geo. CHAPPEL, 20; Robert Robinson, 45; Edward PATTESON, 33; Fr. Marshall, 30; Rich. Heylei, 22; Tho. Halford, 20; Tho. Haukesworth, 23; Jo. STILES, 35; Henrie STILES, 40; Jane Worden, 30; Joan STILES, 35; Henry STILES, 3; Jo. STILES, 9 mo.; Rachell STILES, 28.
:: [Henry R. Stiles, The History of Ancient Windsor (Somersworth, N.H.: New Hampshire Pub. Co., 1976), Vol. 1, p. 44. The names in capitals are those of persons positively known to have settled in Windsor, according to Stiles.]
:: The History of Ancient Windsor details the story of this company of "servants" to Sir Richard SALTONSTALL, led by Francis STILES on p. 43-59. Suffice it to say here that STILES was a man of consequence, always called Master (Mr.) in the Connecticut records. According to Stiles, op. cit., p. 58, Francis STILES returned to England (probably in the winter of 1636-1637) and came back to Connecticut probably in spring 1637. No record has been found of this voyage, but it seems likely that his wife and child or children returned with him (unless of course they had already joined him on another unknown voyage). He remained in Windsor for some years, but in a deed of 12 Sept. 1647 he is called "Francis STILES, late of Windsor, but now of Saybrook" [Henry R. Stiles, The Stiles Family in America (1895), p. 462]. Henry Stiles, in the latter work, p. 469, citing a court case in the Particular Court of Connecticut, shows that Francis STILES was resident in Stratford in Mar. 1654. Between those two dates he may have been in Windsor again, since on the same page last cited Mr. Stiles quotes a record to the effect that Francis STILLS had 4 children born in Windsor. Since he thinks that Benjamin was the 4th child, and it is known that Benjamin was born around 1651, it seems that STILES must have been in Windsor in 1651.
:: Conclusion of the above evidence: EH could have met Francis STILES in Windsor, in Stratford, in Saybrook, or, of course, in some other, as yet unknown, place.

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1633-1635 Founders of Windsor, Hartford, CTThe following is a list of the Founders of the town of Windsor, amended and approved by the Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor, Inc. as of June 1996. :: The most recent treatment of the family of Francis STILES is that by Donald L. Jacobus in his History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1976) I:584-585:
:: (This is from:HINMAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
:: Research Report No. 9
:: 20 June 1993
:: EDWARD HINMAN IN AMERICAN RECORDS

:: by Barry Elmore Hinman):: DEATH: CAG III, 666. Also Derby VR2-41 Edward intends to marry widow Hilliard 7 Dec 1679.
"Edward married Hannah STILES-36966, daughter of Francis STILES-37019 and Sarah (or Joan) ????-36967, about 1651. Hannah was born about 1631. She died before 1679 in prob Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT. Hist and Gen of Ancient Windsor 1892 HR Stiles P474 720 Genealogy of the Puritans RR Hinman 1856 Hist and Gen of families of old Fairfield Jacobus DEATH: CAG III, 666. Also Derby VR2-41 Edward intends to marry widow Hilliard 7 Dec 1679. Families of old Fairfield, D.L. Jacobus Hist. and Gen. of Ancient Windsor, 1892 H.R. Stiles P720 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 16345 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." (This is from a section of the Genealogy of the Puritan Settlers of Connecticut, 1852. by RR Hinman.) One source for the early life of Francis STILES is Francis Stiles in English Records (Hinman Family Association Research Report No. 6) by Barry E. Hinman, dated 17 May 1978. There we read on p. 2, (citing the published parish register in Bedfordshire Parish Registers, v. 20), that Francis STILES was baptized in Milbrook, Bedfordshire, 1 Aug. 1602, son of Thos STYLLES. Other entries in this parish register show that Thomas had a wife Mary in 1604, 1607 and 1612. In 1614 Thomas STYLES, carpenter, was buried on 6 Mar. and on 20 Mar. widow Mary STYLES was buried. An entry for 22 Jan. 1605 records the burial of Joan STYLES, wife of Thomas, but that may be a mistake for the daughter Joan, who was born the prior year. Also recorded as sons of Thomas are Henry, baptized 27 Nov. 1593 and John, 25 Dec. 1595. Thomas is baptized as son of Thomas and Mary, 7 Feb. 1612. Ten years after his father's death we find the 21 year old Francis in London. On p. 1-2 of mentioned aboveeport mentioned above are extracts from the records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters. The Court Book, under date of 11 Dec. 1623, records that ffrancys STYLES, son of Thomas of Milbrook in the County of Bedford, carpenter, deceased, is presented by Hugh STANDISH to be his apprentice for seven years, beginning 25 Mar. 1624. A second extract, dated 11 May 1631, records the paying of freeman fees by Francis STYLES, he having been made free by his master Hugh STANDISH. Before leaving the records of the Carpenters' Company we should note the record cited on p. 4 of the above mentioned report. At a Court held on 26 Mar. 1632 Henry STYLES was admitted to the Carpenters' Company by redemption, paying the sum of L5 to the company for the privilege of being admitted without having served an apprenticeship. The Company was induced to grant him this favor at the request of Thomas Lord Coventry, the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, obviously an important figure. Since Connecticut records refer to Henry STILES, the brother of Francis, as a carpenter, this is apparently the record of his attaining that title. Francis STILES, aged 28 in May of 1631, was at last free to marry (apprentices were not allowed to do so). Where and how he found his bride we do not know, nor is it certain that Sarah, his widow, was his only wife. That he married someone from London and connected in some way with the Carpenters' Company is of course possible, but it is equally possible that she was neither. As we shall see below it seems that the marriage must have taken place in 1631 or 1632 and that a child was born in 1632. No record of either event has so far been found. When next we hear of Francis STILES it is as a passenger aboard the ship Christian of London, John White master, sailing from London in March 1635 and arriving in Boston in June. He is listed as aged 35, and he and his fellow travelers have their certificate of conformity to the Church of England from St. Mildred's Breadstreet. With him are: Tho. BASSETT, 37; Tho. STYLES, 20; Tho. BARBER, 21; Jo. DYER, 28; Jo. Harris, 28; Jas. Horwood, 30; Jo. REEVES, 19; Thos. Foulfoot, 22; Jas. Busket, 28; Thos. COOP., 18; Ed. PRESTON, 13; Jo. Cribb, 30; Geo. CHAPPEL, 20; Robert Robinson, 45; Edward PATTESON, 33; Fr. Marshall, 30; Rich. Heylei, 22; Tho. Halford, 20; Tho. Haukesworth, 23; Jo. STILES, 35; Henrie STILES, 40; Jane Worden, 30; Joan STILES, 35; Henry STILES, 3; Jo. STILES, 9 mo.; Rachell STILES, 28. [Henry R. Stiles, The History of Ancient Windsor (Somersworth, N.H.: New Hampshire Pub. Co., 1976), Vol. 1, p. 44. The names in capitals are those of persons positively known to have settled in Windsor, according to Stiles.] The History of Ancient Windsor details the story of this company of "servants" to Sir Richard SALTONSTALL, led by Francis STILES on p. 43-59. Suffice it to say here that STILES was a man of consequence, always called Master (Mr.) in the Connecticut records. According to Stiles, op. cit., p. 58, Francis STILES returned to England (probably in the winter of 1636-1637) and came back to Connecticut probably in spring 1637. No record has been found of this voyage, but it seems likely that his wife and child or children returned with him (unless of course they had already joined him on another unknown voyage). He remained in Windsor for some years, but in a deed of 12 Sept. 1647 he is called "Francis STILES, late of Windsor, but now of Saybrook" [Henry R. Stiles, The Stiles Family in America (1895), p. 462]. Henry Stiles, in the latter work, p. 469, citing a court case in the Particular Court of Connecticut, shows that Francis STILES was resident in Stratford in Mar. 1654. Between those two dates he may have been in Windsor again, since on the same page last cited Mr. Stiles quotes a record to the effect that Francis STILLS had 4 children born in Windsor. Since he thinks that Benjamin was the 4th child, and it is known that Benjamin was born around 1651, it seems that STILES must have been in Windsor in 1651. Conclusion of the above evidence: EH could have met Francis STILES in Windsor, in Stratford, in Saybrook, or, of course, in some other, as yet unknown, place. The most recent treatment of the family of Francis STILES is that by Donald L. Jacobus in his History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1976) I:584-585: (This is from:HINMAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION Research Report No. 9 20 June 1993 EDWARD HINMAN IN AMERICAN RECORDS by Barry Elmore Hinman).

=== CAG ===DEATH: CAG III, 666.  Also Derby VR2-41 Edward intends to marry widow Hilliard 7 Dec 1679.
:: 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" FrancisStiles 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.

== Sources ==* Ancestry Family Trees - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network.::: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6835128&pid=-1214442710::: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=19304922&pid=19::: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=38a9be71-0929-48c7-9aa9-091640f47e94&tid=6835128&pid=-1214442710::: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=653f8e53-3f8f-4182-88a9-21930aed0b6c&tid=6835128&pid=-1214442710* Filby, P. William, ed. ''[[Space:Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s|Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s]]'' (Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012)::: COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. The Complete Book of Emigrants: A Comprehensive Listing Compiled from English Public Records of Those Who Took Ship to the Americas for Political, Religious, and Economic Reasons; of Those Who Were Deported for Vagrancy, Roguery, or Non-Conformity; and of Those Who Were Sold to Labour in the New Colonies. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1607-1660. 1988. 600p. ::: New England; Year: 1635; Page Number: 127. Name: Francis Stiles Year: 1635 Age: 35 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1600 Place: New England Source Publication Code: 1219.4 Primary Immigrant: Stiles, Francis
::: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 129 * Stiles, Henry Reed. ''[[Space:The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut|The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut]]'' (Hartford, CT., Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1891) Vol. 2, Page 701::: Jonathan Stiles, Windsor, Connecticut, had papers that President Stiles transcribed in 1762. One of these papers appears to be an extract from the parish records of baptisms in Milbroke, Bedfordshire, England, procured by Thomas Stiles, and sent to his brother Henry in London, just before they left for America. * Stiles, Henry Reed. ''[[Space:The Stiles Family in America|The Stiles Family in America]]'' (Doan & Pilson, printers, 1895)* ''[[Space:Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society|Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society]]'' (Massachusetts Historical Society), Volume 8, 1843. Savage, James http://books.google.com/books?id=bbEyAQAAMAAJ. The James Savage article starts on Page 243 James Savage writes: "Perhaps the acquisition most valuable in the opinion of our local antiquaries is copious extracts from a MS. volume in folio at the Augmentation Office (so called), where presides, in Rolls Court, Westminster hall. It contains the names of persons, permitted to embark, at the port of London, after Christmas 1634, to the same period in the following year, kept generally in regular succession. This was found only a few months since, and may not have been seen by more than two or three persons for two hundred years. * Hotten, John Camden. ''The Original Lists of Persons of Quality''...1600-1700, 1874. http://books.google.com/books/?id=VN_A5wlsjQQC. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants, Religious Exiles, Political Rebels, Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years, Apprentices, Children Stolen, Maidens Pressed, and Others, who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700 * Jacobus, Donald Lines. ''[[Space:History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield|History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield]]'' (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1930)* Yates Publishing, ''[[Space:U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900|U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900]]'' (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004)* ''[[Space:Millennium File|The Millennium File]]'' (Heritage Consulting). * Edmund West, comp. ''[[Space:Family Data Collection - Deaths|Family Data Collection - Deaths]]'' (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001) * Edmund West, comp. ''[[Space:Family Data Collection - Births|Family Data Collection - Births]]'' (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001) * AGBI: ''[[Space:American Genealogical-Biographical Index|American Genealogical-Biographical Index]]'', Godfrey Memorial Library, Middletown, CT, USA * Torrey, Clarence Almon.''[[Space:Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700|Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700]]'' With a revised Introduction by Gary Boyd Roberts Prepared for Publication by Elizabeth P. Bentley Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Seventh Printing 2004. Baltimore, MD, USA* Hinman, Royal Ralph. ''Genealogy of the Puritans'' (Hartford, Connecticut: Printed by E. Gleason, 1846)* Bradford, Mildred. ''Moses S. Curtis Descendants and Ancestors'' (Baltimore, Md: Gateway Press, 2000) Page 162.* [http://churches-and-cemeteries.com/pages/211182.html Stiles Memorial Cemetery], [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Stiles+Memorial+Cemetery/@41.501494,-73.211843,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x138f929f257ff146 Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut]* [http://www.stilesfamilyofamerica.org/ Stiles Family of America And Affiliated Families]-a family group, originating in 1935, resource for inquiries about genealogy relating to Stileses, and possessing electronic file to over 310,000 people and thousands of relationships. Genetic DNA research also addressed here.* Savage, James. ''[[Space:A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England|A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England]]'' (Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1862) Pages 193-6* Orcutt, Samuel. ''[[Space:A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut|A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut]]'' (New Haven, Conn. : Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1886)* ''[[Space:The Blue Laws|The Blue Laws]]'' (Case, Tiffany & Co., Hartford, 1838)::: [https://archive.org/stream/bluelawsofnewhav00hinm#page/74/mode/1up Page 74]: "At a court at Hartford, March 2, 1637. It is ordered that Mr. Francis Stiles shall teach George Chappel, Thomas Coop, and Thomas Barber, his servants, in the trade of a carpenter,..."::: [https://archive.org/stream/bluelawsofnewhav00hinm#page/90/mode/1up Page 90]: "Edward Hopkins, vs. Francis stiles, in behalf of John Woodcock, in an action for breach of Covenant..."* Find A Grave Memorial #[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44859496 44859496]

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== Biography ==
'''Francis''' Stiles. Source: [[#S-1778048843]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=millind&h=10335659&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1 Aug 1602 Birth place: Millbrook, Beds., England Death date: 1653 Death place: Stratford, Hartfort, Connecticut, USA Source: [[#S-1778484384]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoold&h=2525143&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Death date: 1660 Death place: Stratford, CT, USA Source: [[#S-1778531625]] Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pili354&h=708421&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1600 Birth place: Arrival date: 1635 Arrival place: Boston, Massachusetts Source: [[#S-1778494679]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=1761503&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Source: [[#S-1783892714]] Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1166414&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1602 Birth place: En Source: [[#S-1778488750]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=4323487&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1 August 1602 Birth place: Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England Source: [[#S-1778488750]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=4323486&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1 August 1602 Birth place: Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England

'''Born'''
1 Aug 1602. Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England. Source: [[#S-1778048843]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=millind&h=10335659&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1 Aug 1602 Birth place: Millbrook, Beds., England Death date: 1653 Death place: Stratford, Hartfort, Connecticut, USA Source: [[#S-1778531625]] Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pili354&h=708421&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1600 Birth place: Arrival date: 1635 Arrival place: Boston, Massachusetts Source: [[#S-1783892714]] Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1166414&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1602 Birth place: En Source: [[#S-1778488750]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=4323487&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1 August 1602 Birth place: Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England Source: [[#S-1778488750]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=4323486&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1 August 1602 Birth place: Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England

'''Died'''
1660Stratford, Hartfort, Connecticut, USA. Source: [[#S-1778048843]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=millind&h=10335659&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1 Aug 1602 Birth place: Millbrook, Beds., England Death date: 1653 Death place: Stratford, Hartfort, Connecticut, USA Source: [[#S-1778484384]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoold&h=2525143&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Death date: 1660 Death place: Stratford, CT, USA

'''Event:'''
Arrival
1635Boston, Massachusetts. Source: [[#S-1778531625]] Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pili354&h=708421&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1600 Birth place: Arrival date: 1635 Arrival place: Boston, Massachusetts

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* Source: S-1778048843 Repository: [[#R-1797376762]] Millennium File Heritage Consulting Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data - Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Note: * Repository: R-1797376762 Ancestry.com Note: * Source: S-1778484384 Repository: [[#R-1797376762]] Family Data Collection - Deaths Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Note: * Source: S-1778488750 Repository: [[#R-1797376762]] Family Data Collection - Births Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Note: * Source: S-1778494679 Repository: [[#R-1797376762]] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea Note: * Source: S-1778531625 Repository: [[#R-1797376762]] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Gale Research Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenge Note: * Source: S-1783892714 Repository: [[#R-1797376762]] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note: * Source: S-1788458102 Repository: [[#R-1797376762]] Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=44459767&pid=332

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== Biography ==

=== Name ===: Francis Stiles[[#AFT|Ancestry Family Trees]][[#Filby|Filby]][[#Yates|Yates]][[#MF|Millennium File]][[#EWD|Edmund West]][[#AGBI|AGBI]][[#Hinman|Hinman]]: p. 810[[#FAG|Find A Grave]][[#EWB|Edmund West]]
: Francis Styles
=== Birth ===:: 1599 Milbrooke, Bedford, England[[#Bradford|Bradford]]: p. 162:: JUL 1602 Millbrook, Bedfordshire, England[[#Orcutt|Orcutt]][[#S287|Stiles(1891)]]LDS "Ancestor Files"[[#S290|Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society]]: Page 252[[#Hotten|Hotten]]: Page 42 & 43[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 20:: 1 Aug 1602 Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England
:: 1602 Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England
=== Baptism ===:: 1 AUG 1602 Millbrook, Bedfordshire, England[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 20
=== Immigration ===: On the ship "Christian de London" John White master. London to Boston
:: BET 16 MAR 1634/35 AND 16 JUN 1635:: London to, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 27:16 March 1634: "Theis under-written names are to be transported to New England imbarqued in ye Christian de Lo: Jo: White. Mr bound thither, the Men have taken ye oath of Allegeance & Supremacie.
::Francis Stiles 35
::...
::Tho:Stiles 20
::...
::Jo: Stiles 35
::Henry Stiles 40
::Joan Stiles 35
::Henry Stiles 3
::Jo:Stiles 9 Mo:::Rachell Stiles 28"Hotten, John Camden (editor). ''The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants, Religious Exiles, Political Rebels, Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years, Apprentices, Children Stolen, Maidens Pressed, and Others, who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700.'' London: John Camden Hotten, 1874. [https://archive.org/stream/originallistsofp00hottuoft#page/n45/mode/2up pp 42, 43]



:: 1635 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
: Immigration: from Milbrooke, Bedford, England on the ship Christian
:: Abt 1634 Windsor, Connecticut, USA:: A Carpenter, he had been hired by Sir Richard Saltonstall in London to come to New England to build houses for those who would come from England.
:: Age: 35. Arrival 1635 Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
=== Employment ===
: Steward to Sir Richard Saltonstall
:: 1635[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 16
=== Marriage === :: abt 1634 England[[#Torrey|Torrey]]: p 710
:: abt 1641
:: Massachusetts, USA:: to [[Stiles-2564|Francis Stiles]] in Massachusetts, USA.
=== Death ===
:: 1660 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut:: 4 JUN 1662 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USALDS "Ancestor Files":: 1660 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA:: 1653 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA:: 1653 Death recording for Francis Stileshttp://nefamilies.com/fam/groupsheetI10000796.aspx :: 1653 Death recording for Francis Stileshttp://www.eorlingas.org/ancestry/getperson.php?personID=I992&tree=main:: 1653 Death recording for Francis Stiles[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: [https://archive.org/stream/stilesfamilyinam00stil#page/469/mode/1up page 469]
:: 2 Mar 1653 Death recording for Francis Stiles
:: 2 MAR 1653. Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

=== Notes ===
* Job: Carpenter, London, England
* See inaccuracies in Stiles family history
* Misc.[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 21-23
* AFN 49DG-CS
* FRANCIS' Death dates given as 1660 or 1665.
* His residence was London, ENG before he emigrated.* He was a master carpenter and trained Thomas Barbour in carpentry/cabinet making, who built a chest for WILLIAM PHELPS. That chest is now (1994) on display in Hartford, CT at the CT Historical Society Museum* The following is from The Stiles Genealogy and Genealogies and Biographies of Ancient Windsor.:: "Francis Stiles was selected by Sir Richard Saltonstall to serve as manager of an advanced party to New England. They were to locate a suitable site along the Connecticut River and prepare it with 'houses and grounds' for the Lords and Gentlemen who were to follow them from England.
:: "Francis set sail on 16 March 1634/5 aboard the ship 'Christian' with 22 male adults, 3 adult females (his wife, his brother's wife, and evidently one unattached female), and his brother's two children. They arrived in Boston on 16 June and reached the proposed settlement on July 1st, 1635. A party of men from the Massachusets Colony were in the area at the time but were 'prospecting' for land farther up the river. Stiles landed his party on the west bank of the river and lost no time getting to work.
:: "Hardly had he commenced, however, before the Massachusets men, who had found no place above quite so much to their liking as the neighborhood of the Plymouth traders, returned; and their jealousy was immediately excited by the presence of Mr. STILES as the agent of a rival corporation; and, under a claim that they were within the jurisdiction of Massachusets, they proceeded to put a stop to his settlement and improvements. The dispute was so long, and (if we may believe Saltonstall's letter, which he sent to Gov. Winthrop the next year), an angry one. We know that Mr. FRANCIS STILES was not of a temper which would easily brook any interference with his patron's rights or his own. Eventually, however, thwarted by superior numbers, (for the emigration from Dorchester, in the Massachusets Colony, had already set in), he had to consent himself with landing his stores, sending his vessel back to England, and awaiting orders from Sir Richard as to the course he would pursue.
:: "As it became evident that there was little chance of a satisfactory adjustment being arrived at, Saltonstall evidently sold to FRANCIS STILES a portion of the property; and this sale, or transfer, was virtualy 'winked at' by the authorities in the apportionment of lands and home-lots at Windsor. The STILES party gradually became assimilated with and incorporated into the new community formed by the emigration from Dorchester."

* ''Genealogy of the Puritans'': R.R. Hinman 1856:: Francis Stiles came to this country in 1635 on the pinnace Christian, owned by Sir Richard Saltonstall. Mr Stiles was a citizen of London and a master carpenter. He was engaged by Sir Richard Saltonstall to lead a group of colonizers to America on behalf of the Earl of Warwick, who had obtained a patent from King Charles I. ( Francis, in all probability was 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 on 16 March 1634/35 and dropped anchor in Boston Harbor 16 June 1635, a voyage of three months.
:: His take here in America 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 King Charles persecution of the Puritans.
:: 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

* ''History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield''
: Francis Stiles, Baptized at Milbrook, county. Bedford, 1 Aug 1602, died at Stratford before 1665. A Carpenter, came from London in the ship Christian, owned by Sir Richard Saltonstall; in 1635 and joined the Windsor Settlers, where he had four children born. In 1647 he was of Saybrook, and by 1654 he was of Stratford; His wife Sarah is the sister of the first wife of William Hayden of Windsor;
: Francis Stiles was engaged by Sir Richard Saltonstall to lead a group of colonizers to America on behalf of the Earl of Warwick, who had obtained a patent from King Charles I. Francis 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 River on 16 March 1634/35 and dropped anchor in Boston harbor 16 June 1635, a voyage of three months.: Francis’ task over here in New England 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.: 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 Dorchester, 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; After several months in England he returned to New England for the last time, probably in 1636, and settled down to carry on the business he had been sent here for.

: Passengers on Ship Christian in 1634
: Transatlantic Crossing from London to New England
: Dec 8, 2008 by Rosemary E Bachelor
: Richard Saltonstall sponsored a group of settlers headed by master carpenter Francis Stiles. They sailed from London 16 Mar 1635 on the Christian, arriving in June. How do we know this? Tucked away at the Augmentation Office in Rolls Court, Westminster Hall, London, is a small folio manuscript volume in a vellum cover which names persons permitted to embark at the port of London. The cover of the document reads: ��The Register of the names of all ye Passenger(s) wch passed from ye Port of London for a whole yeare ending at Xmas 1635.”
: Among the first entries is the following: “Theis vndr-written names are to be transported to New England imbarqued in ye Christian de Lo (London): joh (John) White Mr (Master) bound thither, the men have taken ye oath (of) Allegeance & Supremacie-Mildred Bredstret…”

: Oath of Allegiance
: St. Mildred’s is the parish church from which they brought certificates of their conformity to the rules and discipline of the Church of England. It was destroyed by “the great fire” in 1666 and rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren.
: Even though the men swore allegiance to the Church of England, we know them as dissenters who joined other Separatists in New England. Although the larger group gathered in Dorchester, Massachusetts, some of these passengers went to Windsor, CT, with a few later settling at Simsbury, Connecticut.

* ''The Stiles Family''
: The largest family aboard was that of Francis Stiles/Styles, 35, who has been called “of London” but is believed to have been from Millbrook in Bedfordshire. With him were his wife, Joan, 35, and children Henry, 3, and John, about 9 months old. There also were Thomas Stiles, 20, John Stiles, 35, Henry Stiles, 40, and Rachel Stiles, 28.
: Francis Stiles seems to have been a well-to-do man. He brought with him three apprentices, Thomas Barber, 21, Thomas Cooper, 18, and George Chappel, 20. He must, however, have initially failed to meet the terms of their apprenticeship agreement for the court ordered him to do so in 1647.

* Other Passengers
: Other passages on the 1635 voyage aboard the Christian were Thomas Bassett, 37, James Busket, 28, John Cribb, 30, John Dyer, 28, Thomas Foulfoot, 22, Thomas Halford, 20, John Harris, 28, Thomas Hawkesworth, 23, Rice Heylei (Hayley?), 22, James Horwood, 30, Francis Marshall, 30, Jane Morden, 30, Edward Patteson, 33, Edward Preston, 13, John Reeves, 19, and Robert Robinson, 45.
: Some accounts say the Christian left London 16 March 1634. This discrepancy has to do with whether or not one is using the Julian Calendar. January 1 was not legally the first day of the year until 1752.
: SOURCES: List sent to Rosemary Bachelor in 1984 by Anita G. Sorensen of Racine, WI; Banks, Charles Edward, Planters of the Commonwealth 1620-1640, Riverside Press, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1930.: Read on First Maine Arrivals:Fishermen & Family FoundersLibby Family Founder Early Maine PassengerRichmond Island Fishery First Maine SettlementRead more at Suite101: Passengers on Ship Christian in 1634: Transatlantic Crossing from London to New England http://www.suite101.com/content/passengers-on-ship-christian-in-1634-a8 2796#ixzz1CvKe3ZNA* "Edward married Hannah STILES-36966, daughter of Francis STILES-37019 and Sarah (or Joan) ????-36967, about 1651. Hannah was born about 1631. She died before 1679 in prob Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT.
:: 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.":: (This is from a section of the Genealogy of the Puritan Settlers of Connecticut, 1852. by RR Hinman.)
:: One source for the early life of Francis STILES is Francis Stiles in English Records (Hinman Family Association Research Report No. 6) by Barry E. Hinman, dated 17 May 1978. There we read on p. 2, (citing the published parish register in Bedfordshire Parish Registers, v. 20), that Francis STILES was baptized in Milbrook, Bedfordshire, 1 Aug. 1602, son of Thos STYLLES. Other entries in this parish register show that Thomas had a wife Mary in 1604, 1607 and 1612. In 1614 Thomas STYLES, carpenter, was buried on 6 Mar. and on 20 Mar. widow Mary STYLES was buried. An entry for 22 Jan. 1605 records the burial of Joan STYLES, wife of Thomas, but that may be a mistake for the daughter Joan, who was born the prior year. Also recorded as sons of Thomas are Henry, baptized 27 Nov. 1593 and John, 25 Dec. 1595. Thomas is baptized as son of Thomas and Mary, 7 Feb. 1612.
:: Ten years after his father's death we find the 21 year old Francis in London. On p. 1-2 of mentioned aboveeport mentioned above are extracts from the records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters. The Court Book, under date of 11 Dec. 1623, records that ffrancys STYLES, son of Thomas of Milbrook in the County of Bedford, carpenter, deceased, is presented by Hugh STANDISH to be his apprentice for seven years, beginning 25 Mar. 1624. A second extract, dated 11 May 1631, records the paying of freeman fees by Francis STYLES, he having been made free by his master Hugh STANDISH.
:: Before leaving the records of the Carpenters' Company we should note the record cited on p. 4 of the above mentioned report. At a Court held on 26 Mar. 1632 Henry STYLES was admitted to the Carpenters' Company by redemption, paying the sum of L5 to the company for the privilege of being admitted without having served an apprenticeship. The Company was induced to grant him this favor at the request of Thomas Lord Coventry, the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, obviously an important figure. Since Connecticut records refer to Henry STILES, the brother of Francis, as a carpenter, this is apparently the record of his attaining that title.
:: Francis STILES, aged 28 in May of 1631, was at last free to marry (apprentices were not allowed to do so). Where and how he found his bride we do not know, nor is it certain that Sarah, his widow, was his only wife. That he married someone from London and connected in some way with the Carpenters' Company is of course possible, but it is equally possible that she was neither. As we shall see below it seems that the marriage must have taken place in 1631 or 1632 and that a child was born in 1632. No record of either event has so far been found.
:: :: When next we hear of Francis STILES it is as a passenger aboard the ship Christian of London, John White master, sailing from London in March 1635 and arriving in Boston in June. He is listed as aged 35, and he and his fellow travelers have their certificate of conformity to the Church of England from St. Mildred's Breadstreet. With him are::: Tho. BASSETT, 37; Tho. STYLES, 20; Tho. BARBER, 21; Jo. DYER, 28; Jo. Harris, 28; Jas. Horwood, 30; Jo. REEVES, 19; Thos. Foulfoot, 22; Jas. Busket, 28; Thos. COOP., 18; Ed. PRESTON, 13; Jo. Cribb, 30; Geo. CHAPPEL, 20; Robert Robinson, 45; Edward PATTESON, 33; Fr. Marshall, 30; Rich. Heylei, 22; Tho. Halford, 20; Tho. Haukesworth, 23; Jo. STILES, 35; Henrie STILES, 40; Jane Worden, 30; Joan STILES, 35; Henry STILES, 3; Jo. STILES, 9 mo.; Rachell STILES, 28.
:: [Henry R. Stiles, The History of Ancient Windsor (Somersworth, N.H.: New Hampshire Pub. Co., 1976), Vol. 1, p. 44. The names in capitals are those of persons positively known to have settled in Windsor, according to Stiles.]
:: The History of Ancient Windsor details the story of this company of "servants" to Sir Richard SALTONSTALL, led by Francis STILES on p. 43-59. Suffice it to say here that STILES was a man of consequence, always called Master (Mr.) in the Connecticut records. According to Stiles, op. cit., p. 58, Francis STILES returned to England (probably in the winter of 1636-1637) and came back to Connecticut probably in spring 1637. No record has been found of this voyage, but it seems likely that his wife and child or children returned with him (unless of course they had already joined him on another unknown voyage). He remained in Windsor for some years, but in a deed of 12 Sept. 1647 he is called "Francis STILES, late of Windsor, but now of Saybrook" [Henry R. Stiles, The Stiles Family in America (1895), p. 462]. Henry Stiles, in the latter work, p. 469, citing a court case in the Particular Court of Connecticut, shows that Francis STILES was resident in Stratford in Mar. 1654. Between those two dates he may have been in Windsor again, since on the same page last cited Mr. Stiles quotes a record to the effect that Francis STILLS had 4 children born in Windsor. Since he thinks that Benjamin was the 4th child, and it is known that Benjamin was born around 1651, it seems that STILES must have been in Windsor in 1651.
:: Conclusion of the above evidence: EH could have met Francis STILES in Windsor, in Stratford, in Saybrook, or, of course, in some other, as yet unknown, place.

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1633-1635 Founders of Windsor, Hartford, CTThe following is a list of the Founders of the town of Windsor, amended and approved by the Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor, Inc. as of June 1996. :: The most recent treatment of the family of Francis STILES is that by Donald L. Jacobus in his History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1976) I:584-585:
:: (This is from:HINMAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
:: Research Report No. 9
:: 20 June 1993
:: EDWARD HINMAN IN AMERICAN RECORDS

:: by Barry Elmore Hinman):: DEATH: CAG III, 666. Also Derby VR2-41 Edward intends to marry widow Hilliard 7 Dec 1679.
"Edward married Hannah STILES-36966, daughter of Francis STILES-37019 and Sarah (or Joan) ????-36967, about 1651. Hannah was born about 1631. She died before 1679 in prob Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT. Hist and Gen of Ancient Windsor 1892 HR Stiles P474 720 Genealogy of the Puritans RR Hinman 1856 Hist and Gen of families of old Fairfield Jacobus DEATH: CAG III, 666. Also Derby VR2-41 Edward intends to marry widow Hilliard 7 Dec 1679. Families of old Fairfield, D.L. Jacobus Hist. and Gen. of Ancient Windsor, 1892 H.R. Stiles P720 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 16345 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." (This is from a section of the Genealogy of the Puritan Settlers of Connecticut, 1852. by RR Hinman.) One source for the early life of Francis STILES is Francis Stiles in English Records (Hinman Family Association Research Report No. 6) by Barry E. Hinman, dated 17 May 1978. There we read on p. 2, (citing the published parish register in Bedfordshire Parish Registers, v. 20), that Francis STILES was baptized in Milbrook, Bedfordshire, 1 Aug. 1602, son of Thos STYLLES. Other entries in this parish register show that Thomas had a wife Mary in 1604, 1607 and 1612. In 1614 Thomas STYLES, carpenter, was buried on 6 Mar. and on 20 Mar. widow Mary STYLES was buried. An entry for 22 Jan. 1605 records the burial of Joan STYLES, wife of Thomas, but that may be a mistake for the daughter Joan, who was born the prior year. Also recorded as sons of Thomas are Henry, baptized 27 Nov. 1593 and John, 25 Dec. 1595. Thomas is baptized as son of Thomas and Mary, 7 Feb. 1612. Ten years after his father's death we find the 21 year old Francis in London. On p. 1-2 of mentioned aboveeport mentioned above are extracts from the records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters. The Court Book, under date of 11 Dec. 1623, records that ffrancys STYLES, son of Thomas of Milbrook in the County of Bedford, carpenter, deceased, is presented by Hugh STANDISH to be his apprentice for seven years, beginning 25 Mar. 1624. A second extract, dated 11 May 1631, records the paying of freeman fees by Francis STYLES, he having been made free by his master Hugh STANDISH. Before leaving the records of the Carpenters' Company we should note the record cited on p. 4 of the above mentioned report. At a Court held on 26 Mar. 1632 Henry STYLES was admitted to the Carpenters' Company by redemption, paying the sum of L5 to the company for the privilege of being admitted without having served an apprenticeship. The Company was induced to grant him this favor at the request of Thomas Lord Coventry, the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, obviously an important figure. Since Connecticut records refer to Henry STILES, the brother of Francis, as a carpenter, this is apparently the record of his attaining that title. Francis STILES, aged 28 in May of 1631, was at last free to marry (apprentices were not allowed to do so). Where and how he found his bride we do not know, nor is it certain that Sarah, his widow, was his only wife. That he married someone from London and connected in some way with the Carpenters' Company is of course possible, but it is equally possible that she was neither. As we shall see below it seems that the marriage must have taken place in 1631 or 1632 and that a child was born in 1632. No record of either event has so far been found. When next we hear of Francis STILES it is as a passenger aboard the ship Christian of London, John White master, sailing from London in March 1635 and arriving in Boston in June. He is listed as aged 35, and he and his fellow travelers have their certificate of conformity to the Church of England from St. Mildred's Breadstreet. With him are: Tho. BASSETT, 37; Tho. STYLES, 20; Tho. BARBER, 21; Jo. DYER, 28; Jo. Harris, 28; Jas. Horwood, 30; Jo. REEVES, 19; Thos. Foulfoot, 22; Jas. Busket, 28; Thos. COOP., 18; Ed. PRESTON, 13; Jo. Cribb, 30; Geo. CHAPPEL, 20; Robert Robinson, 45; Edward PATTESON, 33; Fr. Marshall, 30; Rich. Heylei, 22; Tho. Halford, 20; Tho. Haukesworth, 23; Jo. STILES, 35; Henrie STILES, 40; Jane Worden, 30; Joan STILES, 35; Henry STILES, 3; Jo. STILES, 9 mo.; Rachell STILES, 28. [Henry R. Stiles, The History of Ancient Windsor (Somersworth, N.H.: New Hampshire Pub. Co., 1976), Vol. 1, p. 44. The names in capitals are those of persons positively known to have settled in Windsor, according to Stiles.] The History of Ancient Windsor details the story of this company of "servants" to Sir Richard SALTONSTALL, led by Francis STILES on p. 43-59. Suffice it to say here that STILES was a man of consequence, always called Master (Mr.) in the Connecticut records. According to Stiles, op. cit., p. 58, Francis STILES returned to England (probably in the winter of 1636-1637) and came back to Connecticut probably in spring 1637. No record has been found of this voyage, but it seems likely that his wife and child or children returned with him (unless of course they had already joined him on another unknown voyage). He remained in Windsor for some years, but in a deed of 12 Sept. 1647 he is called "Francis STILES, late of Windsor, but now of Saybrook" [Henry R. Stiles, The Stiles Family in America (1895), p. 462]. Henry Stiles, in the latter work, p. 469, citing a court case in the Particular Court of Connecticut, shows that Francis STILES was resident in Stratford in Mar. 1654. Between those two dates he may have been in Windsor again, since on the same page last cited Mr. Stiles quotes a record to the effect that Francis STILLS had 4 children born in Windsor. Since he thinks that Benjamin was the 4th child, and it is known that Benjamin was born around 1651, it seems that STILES must have been in Windsor in 1651. Conclusion of the above evidence: EH could have met Francis STILES in Windsor, in Stratford, in Saybrook, or, of course, in some other, as yet unknown, place. The most recent treatment of the family of Francis STILES is that by Donald L. Jacobus in his History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1976) I:584-585: (This is from:HINMAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION Research Report No. 9 20 June 1993 EDWARD HINMAN IN AMERICAN RECORDS by Barry Elmore Hinman).

=== CAG ===DEATH: CAG III, 666.  Also Derby VR2-41 Edward intends to marry widow Hilliard 7 Dec 1679.
:: 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" FrancisStiles 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.

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== Biography ==
'''Francis''' Stiles. Source: [[#S-1778048843]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=millind&h=10335659&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1 Aug 1602 Birth place: Millbrook, Beds., England Death date: 1653 Death place: Stratford, Hartfort, Connecticut, USA Source: [[#S-1778484384]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoold&h=2525143&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Death date: 1660 Death place: Stratford, CT, USA Source: [[#S-1778531625]] Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pili354&h=708421&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1600 Birth place: Arrival date: 1635 Arrival place: Boston, Massachusetts Source: [[#S-1778494679]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=1761503&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Source: [[#S-1783892714]] Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1166414&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1602 Birth place: En Source: [[#S-1778488750]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=4323487&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1 August 1602 Birth place: Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England Source: [[#S-1778488750]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=4323486&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1 August 1602 Birth place: Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England

'''Born'''
1 Aug 1602. Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England. Source: [[#S-1778048843]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=millind&h=10335659&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1 Aug 1602 Birth place: Millbrook, Beds., England Death date: 1653 Death place: Stratford, Hartfort, Connecticut, USA Source: [[#S-1778531625]] Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pili354&h=708421&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1600 Birth place: Arrival date: 1635 Arrival place: Boston, Massachusetts Source: [[#S-1783892714]] Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1166414&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1602 Birth place: En Source: [[#S-1778488750]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=4323487&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1 August 1602 Birth place: Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England Source: [[#S-1778488750]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=4323486&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1 August 1602 Birth place: Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England

'''Died'''
1660Stratford, Hartfort, Connecticut, USA. Source: [[#S-1778048843]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=millind&h=10335659&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: 1 Aug 1602 Birth place: Millbrook, Beds., England Death date: 1653 Death place: Stratford, Hartfort, Connecticut, USA Source: [[#S-1778484384]] Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoold&h=2525143&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Death date: 1660 Death place: Stratford, CT, USA

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1635Boston, Massachusetts. Source: [[#S-1778531625]] Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pili354&h=708421&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1600 Birth place: Arrival date: 1635 Arrival place: Boston, Massachusetts

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* Source: S-1778048843 Repository: [[#R-1797376762]] Millennium File Heritage Consulting Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data - Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Note: * Repository: R-1797376762 Ancestry.com Note: * Source: S-1778484384 Repository: [[#R-1797376762]] Family Data Collection - Deaths Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Note: * Source: S-1778488750 Repository: [[#R-1797376762]] Family Data Collection - Births Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Note: * Source: S-1778494679 Repository: [[#R-1797376762]] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea Note: * Source: S-1778531625 Repository: [[#R-1797376762]] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Gale Research Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenge Note: * Source: S-1783892714 Repository: [[#R-1797376762]] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note: * Source: S-1788458102 Repository: [[#R-1797376762]] Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=44459767&pid=332

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== Biography ==

=== Name ===: Francis Stiles[[#Filby|Filby]][[#Yates|Yates]][[#AGBI|AGBI]][[#Hinman|Hinman]]: p. 810[[#FAG|Find A Grave]]
: Francis Styles
=== Birth ===:: 1599 Milbrooke, Bedford, England[[#Bradford|Bradford]]: p. 162:: JUL 1602 Millbrook, Bedfordshire, England[[#Orcutt|Orcutt]][[#S287|Stiles(1891)]]LDS "Ancestor Files"[[#S290|Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society]]: Page 252[[#Hotten|Hotten]]: Page 42 & 43[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 20:: 1 Aug 1602 Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England
:: 1602 Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England
=== Baptism ===:: 1 AUG 1602 Millbrook, Bedfordshire, England[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 20
=== Immigration ===: On the ship "Christian de London" John White master. London to Boston
:: BET 16 MAR 1634/35 AND 16 JUN 1635:: London to, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 27:16 March 1634: "Theis under-written names are to be transported to New England imbarqued in ye Christian de Lo: Jo: White. Mr bound thither, the Men have taken ye oath of Allegeance & Supremacie.
::Francis Stiles 35
::...
::Tho:Stiles 20
::...
::Jo: Stiles 35
::Henry Stiles 40
::Joan Stiles 35
::Henry Stiles 3
::Jo:Stiles 9 Mo:::Rachell Stiles 28"[[#Hotten|Hotten]]: [https://archive.org/stream/originallistsofp00hottuoft#page/n45/mode/2up pp 42, 43]

:: 1635 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
: Immigration: from Milbrooke, Bedford, England on the ship Christian
:: Abt 1634 Windsor, Connecticut, USA:: A Carpenter, he had been hired by Sir Richard Saltonstall in London to come to New England to build houses for those who would come from England.
:: Age: 35. Arrival 1635 Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
=== Employment ===
: Steward to Sir Richard Saltonstall
:: 1635[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 16
=== Marriage === :: abt 1634 England[[#Torrey|Torrey]]: p 710
:: abt 1641
:: Massachusetts, USA:: to [[Stiles-2564|Francis Stiles]] in Massachusetts, USA.
=== Death ===
:: 1660 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut:: 4 JUN 1662 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USALDS "Ancestor Files"
:: 1660 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
:: 1653 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA:: 1653 Death recording for Francis Stileshttp://nefamilies.com/fam/groupsheetI10000796.aspx :: 1653 Death recording for Francis Stileshttp://www.eorlingas.org/ancestry/getperson.php?personID=I992&tree=main:: 1653 Death recording for Francis Stiles[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: [https://archive.org/stream/stilesfamilyinam00stil#page/469/mode/1up page 469]
:: 2 Mar 1653 Death recording for Francis Stiles
:: 2 MAR 1653. Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

=== Notes ===
* Job: Carpenter, London, England
* See inaccuracies in Stiles family history
* Misc.[[#S289|Stiles(1895)]]: Page 21-23
* AFN 49DG-CS
* FRANCIS' Death dates given as 1660 or 1665.
* His residence was London, ENG before he emigrated.* He was a master carpenter and trained Thomas Barbour in carpentry/cabinet making, who built a chest for WILLIAM PHELPS. That chest is now (1994) on display in Hartford, CT at the CT Historical Society Museum* The following is from The Stiles Genealogy and Genealogies and Biographies of Ancient Windsor.:: "Francis Stiles was selected by Sir Richard Saltonstall to serve as manager of an advanced party to New England. They were to locate a suitable site along the Connecticut River and prepare it with 'houses and grounds' for the Lords and Gentlemen who were to follow them from England.
:: "Francis set sail on 16 March 1634/5 aboard the ship 'Christian' with 22 male adults, 3 adult females (his wife, his brother's wife, and evidently one unattached female), and his brother's two children. They arrived in Boston on 16 June and reached the proposed settlement on July 1st, 1635. A party of men from the Massachusets Colony were in the area at the time but were 'prospecting' for land farther up the river. Stiles landed his party on the west bank of the river and lost no time getting to work.
:: "Hardly had he commenced, however, before the Massachusets men, who had found no place above quite so much to their liking as the neighborhood of the Plymouth traders, returned; and their jealousy was immediately excited by the presence of Mr. STILES as the agent of a rival corporation; and, under a claim that they were within the jurisdiction of Massachusets, they proceeded to put a stop to his settlement and improvements. The dispute was so long, and (if we may believe Saltonstall's letter, which he sent to Gov. Winthrop the next year), an angry one. We know that Mr. FRANCIS STILES was not of a temper which would easily brook any interference with his patron's rights or his own. Eventually, however, thwarted by superior numbers, (for the emigration from Dorchester, in the Massachusets Colony, had already set in), he had to consent himself with landing his stores, sending his vessel back to England, and awaiting orders from Sir Richard as to the course he would pursue.
:: "As it became evident that there was little chance of a satisfactory adjustment being arrived at, Saltonstall evidently sold to FRANCIS STILES a portion of the property; and this sale, or transfer, was virtualy 'winked at' by the authorities in the apportionment of lands and home-lots at Windsor. The STILES party gradually became assimilated with and incorporated into the new community formed by the emigration from Dorchester."

* ''Genealogy of the Puritans'': R.R. Hinman 1856:: Francis Stiles came to this country in 1635 on the pinnace Christian, owned by Sir Richard Saltonstall. Mr Stiles was a citizen of London and a master carpenter. He was engaged by Sir Richard Saltonstall to lead a group of colonizers to America on behalf of the Earl of Warwick, who had obtained a patent from King Charles I. ( Francis, in all probability was 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 on 16 March 1634/35 and dropped anchor in Boston Harbor 16 June 1635, a voyage of three months.
:: His take here in America 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 King Charles persecution of the Puritans.
:: 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

* ''History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield''
: Francis Stiles, Baptized at Milbrook, county. Bedford, 1 Aug 1602, died at Stratford before 1665. A Carpenter, came from London in the ship Christian, owned by Sir Richard Saltonstall; in 1635 and joined the Windsor Settlers, where he had four children born. In 1647 he was of Saybrook, and by 1654 he was of Stratford; His wife Sarah is the sister of the first wife of William Hayden of Windsor;
: Francis Stiles was engaged by Sir Richard Saltonstall to lead a group of colonizers to America on behalf of the Earl of Warwick, who had obtained a patent from King Charles I. Francis 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 River on 16 March 1634/35 and dropped anchor in Boston harbor 16 June 1635, a voyage of three months.: Francis’ task over here in New England 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.: 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 Dorchester, 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; After several months in England he returned to New England for the last time, probably in 1636, and settled down to carry on the business he had been sent here for.

: Passengers on Ship Christian in 1634
: Transatlantic Crossing from London to New England
: Dec 8, 2008 by Rosemary E Bachelor
: Richard Saltonstall sponsored a group of settlers headed by master carpenter Francis Stiles. They sailed from London 16 Mar 1635 on the Christian, arriving in June. How do we know this? Tucked away at the Augmentation Office in Rolls Court, Westminster Hall, London, is a small folio manuscript volume in a vellum cover which names persons permitted to embark at the port of London. The cover of the document reads: ��The Register of the names of all ye Passenger(s) wch passed from ye Port of London for a whole yeare ending at Xmas 1635.”
: Among the first entries is the following: “Theis vndr-written names are to be transported to New England imbarqued in ye Christian de Lo (London): joh (John) White Mr (Master) bound thither, the men have taken ye oath (of) Allegeance & Supremacie-Mildred Bredstret…”

: Oath of Allegiance
: St. Mildred’s is the parish church from which they brought certificates of their conformity to the rules and discipline of the Church of England. It was destroyed by “the great fire” in 1666 and rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren.
: Even though the men swore allegiance to the Church of England, we know them as dissenters who joined other Separatists in New England. Although the larger group gathered in Dorchester, Massachusetts, some of these passengers went to Windsor, CT, with a few later settling at Simsbury, Connecticut.

* ''The Stiles Family''
: The largest family aboard was that of Francis Stiles/Styles, 35, who has been called “of London” but is believed to have been from Millbrook in Bedfordshire. With him were his wife, Joan, 35, and children Henry, 3, and John, about 9 months old. There also were Thomas Stiles, 20, John Stiles, 35, Henry Stiles, 40, and Rachel Stiles, 28.
: Francis Stiles seems to have been a well-to-do man. He brought with him three apprentices, Thomas Barber, 21, Thomas Cooper, 18, and George Chappel, 20. He must, however, have initially failed to meet the terms of their apprenticeship agreement for the court ordered him to do so in 1647.

* Other Passengers
: Other passages on the 1635 voyage aboard the Christian were Thomas Bassett, 37, James Busket, 28, John Cribb, 30, John Dyer, 28, Thomas Foulfoot, 22, Thomas Halford, 20, John Harris, 28, Thomas Hawkesworth, 23, Rice Heylei (Hayley?), 22, James Horwood, 30, Francis Marshall, 30, Jane Morden, 30, Edward Patteson, 33, Edward Preston, 13, John Reeves, 19, and Robert Robinson, 45.
: Some accounts say the Christian left London 16 March 1634. This discrepancy has to do with whether or not one is using the Julian Calendar. January 1 was not legally the first day of the year until 1752.
: SOURCES: List sent to Rosemary Bachelor in 1984 by Anita G. Sorensen of Racine, WI; Banks, Charles Edward, Planters of the Commonwealth 1620-1640, Riverside Press, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1930.: Read on First Maine Arrivals:Fishermen & Family FoundersLibby Family Founder Early Maine PassengerRichmond Island Fishery First Maine SettlementRead more at Suite101: Passengers on Ship Christian in 1634: Transatlantic Crossing from London to New England http://www.suite101.com/content/passengers-on-ship-christian-in-1634-a8 2796#ixzz1CvKe3ZNA* "Edward married Hannah STILES-36966, daughter of Francis STILES-37019 and Sarah (or Joan) ????-36967, about 1651. Hannah was born about 1631. She died before 1679 in prob Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT.
:: 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.":: (This is from a section of the Genealogy of the Puritan Settlers of Connecticut, 1852. by RR Hinman.)
:: One source for the early life of Francis STILES is Francis Stiles in English Records (Hinman Family Association Research Report No. 6) by Barry E. Hinman, dated 17 May 1978. There we read on p. 2, (citing the published parish register in Bedfordshire Parish Registers, v. 20), that Francis STILES was baptized in Milbrook, Bedfordshire, 1 Aug. 1602, son of Thos STYLLES. Other entries in this parish register show that Thomas had a wife Mary in 1604, 1607 and 1612. In 1614 Thomas STYLES, carpenter, was buried on 6 Mar. and on 20 Mar. widow Mary STYLES was buried. An entry for 22 Jan. 1605 records the burial of Joan STYLES, wife of Thomas, but that may be a mistake for the daughter Joan, who was born the prior year. Also recorded as sons of Thomas are Henry, baptized 27 Nov. 1593 and John, 25 Dec. 1595. Thomas is baptized as son of Thomas and Mary, 7 Feb. 1612.
:: Ten years after his father's death we find the 21 year old Francis in London. On p. 1-2 of mentioned aboveeport mentioned above are extracts from the records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters. The Court Book, under date of 11 Dec. 1623, records that ffrancys STYLES, son of Thomas of Milbrook in the County of Bedford, carpenter, deceased, is presented by Hugh STANDISH to be his apprentice for seven years, beginning 25 Mar. 1624. A second extract, dated 11 May 1631, records the paying of freeman fees by Francis STYLES, he having been made free by his master Hugh STANDISH.
:: Before leaving the records of the Carpenters' Company we should note the record cited on p. 4 of the above mentioned report. At a Court held on 26 Mar. 1632 Henry STYLES was admitted to the Carpenters' Company by redemption, paying the sum of L5 to the company for the privilege of being admitted without having served an apprenticeship. The Company was induced to grant him this favor at the request of Thomas Lord Coventry, the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, obviously an important figure. Since Connecticut records refer to Henry STILES, the brother of Francis, as a carpenter, this is apparently the record of his attaining that title.
:: Francis STILES, aged 28 in May of 1631, was at last free to marry (apprentices were not allowed to do so). Where and how he found his bride we do not know, nor is it certain that Sarah, his widow, was his only wife. That he married someone from London and connected in some way with the Carpenters' Company is of course possible, but it is equally possible that she was neither. As we shall see below it seems that the marriage must have taken place in 1631 or 1632 and that a child was born in 1632. No record of either event has so far been found.
:: :: When next we hear of Francis STILES it is as a passenger aboard the ship Christian of London, John White master, sailing from London in March 1635 and arriving in Boston in June. He is listed as aged 35, and he and his fellow travelers have their certificate of conformity to the Church of England from St. Mildred's Breadstreet. With him are::: Tho. BASSETT, 37; Tho. STYLES, 20; Tho. BARBER, 21; Jo. DYER, 28; Jo. Harris, 28; Jas. Horwood, 30; Jo. REEVES, 19; Thos. Foulfoot, 22; Jas. Busket, 28; Thos. COOP., 18; Ed. PRESTON, 13; Jo. Cribb, 30; Geo. CHAPPEL, 20; Robert Robinson, 45; Edward PATTESON, 33; Fr. Marshall, 30; Rich. Heylei, 22; Tho. Halford, 20; Tho. Haukesworth, 23; Jo. STILES, 35; Henrie STILES, 40; Jane Worden, 30; Joan STILES, 35; Henry STILES, 3; Jo. STILES, 9 mo.; Rachell STILES, 28.
:: [Henry R. Stiles, The History of Ancient Windsor (Somersworth, N.H.: New Hampshire Pub. Co., 1976), Vol. 1, p. 44. The names in capitals are those of persons positively known to have settled in Windsor, according to Stiles.]
:: The History of Ancient Windsor details the story of this company of "servants" to Sir Richard SALTONSTALL, led by Francis STILES on p. 43-59. Suffice it to say here that STILES was a man of consequence, always called Master (Mr.) in the Connecticut records. According to Stiles, op. cit., p. 58, Francis STILES returned to England (probably in the winter of 1636-1637) and came back to Connecticut probably in spring 1637. No record has been found of this voyage, but it seems likely that his wife and child or children returned with him (unless of course they had already joined him on another unknown voyage). He remained in Windsor for some years, but in a deed of 12 Sept. 1647 he is called "Francis STILES, late of Windsor, but now of Saybrook" [Henry R. Stiles, The Stiles Family in America (1895), p. 462]. Henry Stiles, in the latter work, p. 469, citing a court case in the Particular Court of Connecticut, shows that Francis STILES was resident in Stratford in Mar. 1654. Between those two dates he may have been in Windsor again, since on the same page last cited Mr. Stiles quotes a record to the effect that Francis STILLS had 4 children born in Windsor. Since he thinks that Benjamin was the 4th child, and it is known that Benjamin was born around 1651, it seems that STILES must have been in Windsor in 1651.
:: Conclusion of the above evidence: EH could have met Francis STILES in Windsor, in Stratford, in Saybrook, or, of course, in some other, as yet unknown, place.

[http://larkturnthehearts.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html]
1633-1635 Founders of Windsor, Hartford, CTThe following is a list of the Founders of the town of Windsor, amended and approved by the Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor, Inc. as of June 1996. :: The most recent treatment of the family of Francis STILES is that by Donald L. Jacobus in his History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1976) I:584-585:
:: (This is from:HINMAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
:: Research Report No. 9
:: 20 June 1993
:: EDWARD HINMAN IN AMERICAN RECORDS

:: by Barry Elmore Hinman):: DEATH: CAG III, 666. Also Derby VR2-41 Edward intends to marry widow Hilliard 7 Dec 1679.
"Edward married Hannah STILES-36966, daughter of Francis STILES-37019 and Sarah (or Joan) ????-36967, about 1651. Hannah was born about 1631. She died before 1679 in prob Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT. Hist and Gen of Ancient Windsor 1892 HR Stiles P474 720 Genealogy of the Puritans RR Hinman 1856 Hist and Gen of families of old Fairfield Jacobus DEATH: CAG III, 666. Also Derby VR2-41 Edward intends to marry widow Hilliard 7 Dec 1679. Families of old Fairfield, D.L. Jacobus Hist. and Gen. of Ancient Windsor, 1892 H.R. Stiles P720 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 16345 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." (This is from a section of the Genealogy of the Puritan Settlers of Connecticut, 1852. by RR Hinman.) One source for the early life of Francis STILES is Francis Stiles in English Records (Hinman Family Association Research Report No. 6) by Barry E. Hinman, dated 17 May 1978. There we read on p. 2, (citing the published parish register in Bedfordshire Parish Registers, v. 20), that Francis STILES was baptized in Milbrook, Bedfordshire, 1 Aug. 1602, son of Thos STYLLES. Other entries in this parish register show that Thomas had a wife Mary in 1604, 1607 and 1612. In 1614 Thomas STYLES, carpenter, was buried on 6 Mar. and on 20 Mar. widow Mary STYLES was buried. An entry for 22 Jan. 1605 records the burial of Joan STYLES, wife of Thomas, but that may be a mistake for the daughter Joan, who was born the prior year. Also recorded as sons of Thomas are Henry, baptized 27 Nov. 1593 and John, 25 Dec. 1595. Thomas is baptized as son of Thomas and Mary, 7 Feb. 1612. Ten years after his father's death we find the 21 year old Francis in London. On p. 1-2 of mentioned aboveeport mentioned above are extracts from the records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters. The Court Book, under date of 11 Dec. 1623, records that ffrancys STYLES, son of Thomas of Milbrook in the County of Bedford, carpenter, deceased, is presented by Hugh STANDISH to be his apprentice for seven years, beginning 25 Mar. 1624. A second extract, dated 11 May 1631, records the paying of freeman fees by Francis STYLES, he having been made free by his master Hugh STANDISH. Before leaving the records of the Carpenters' Company we should note the record cited on p. 4 of the above mentioned report. At a Court held on 26 Mar. 1632 Henry STYLES was admitted to the Carpenters' Company by redemption, paying the sum of L5 to the company for the privilege of being admitted without having served an apprenticeship. The Company was induced to grant him this favor at the request of Thomas Lord Coventry, the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, obviously an important figure. Since Connecticut records refer to Henry STILES, the brother of Francis, as a carpenter, this is apparently the record of his attaining that title. Francis STILES, aged 28 in May of 1631, was at last free to marry (apprentices were not allowed to do so). Where and how he found his bride we do not know, nor is it certain that Sarah, his widow, was his only wife. That he married someone from London and connected in some way with the Carpenters' Company is of course possible, but it is equally possible that she was neither. As we shall see below it seems that the marriage must have taken place in 1631 or 1632 and that a child was born in 1632. No record of either event has so far been found. When next we hear of Francis STILES it is as a passenger aboard the ship Christian of London, John White master, sailing from London in March 1635 and arriving in Boston in June. He is listed as aged 35, and he and his fellow travelers have their certificate of conformity to the Church of England from St. Mildred's Breadstreet. With him are: Tho. BASSETT, 37; Tho. STYLES, 20; Tho. BARBER, 21; Jo. DYER, 28; Jo. Harris, 28; Jas. Horwood, 30; Jo. REEVES, 19; Thos. Foulfoot, 22; Jas. Busket, 28; Thos. COOP., 18; Ed. PRESTON, 13; Jo. Cribb, 30; Geo. CHAPPEL, 20; Robert Robinson, 45; Edward PATTESON, 33; Fr. Marshall, 30; Rich. Heylei, 22; Tho. Halford, 20; Tho. Haukesworth, 23; Jo. STILES, 35; Henrie STILES, 40; Jane Worden, 30; Joan STILES, 35; Henry STILES, 3; Jo. STILES, 9 mo.; Rachell STILES, 28. [Henry R. Stiles, The History of Ancient Windsor (Somersworth, N.H.: New Hampshire Pub. Co., 1976), Vol. 1, p. 44. The names in capitals are those of persons positively known to have settled in Windsor, according to Stiles.] The History of Ancient Windsor details the story of this company of "servants" to Sir Richard SALTONSTALL, led by Francis STILES on p. 43-59. Suffice it to say here that STILES was a man of consequence, always called Master (Mr.) in the Connecticut records. According to Stiles, op. cit., p. 58, Francis STILES returned to England (probably in the winter of 1636-1637) and came back to Connecticut probably in spring 1637. No record has been found of this voyage, but it seems likely that his wife and child or children returned with him (unless of course they had already joined him on another unknown voyage). He remained in Windsor for some years, but in a deed of 12 Sept. 1647 he is called "Francis STILES, late of Windsor, but now of Saybrook" [Henry R. Stiles, The Stiles Family in America (1895), p. 462]. Henry Stiles, in the latter work, p. 469, citing a court case in the Particular Court of Connecticut, shows that Francis STILES was resident in Stratford in Mar. 1654. Between those two dates he may have been in Windsor again, since on the same page last cited Mr. Stiles quotes a record to the effect that Francis STILLS had 4 children born in Windsor. Since he thinks that Benjamin was the 4th child, and it is known that Benjamin was born around 1651, it seems that STILES must have been in Windsor in 1651. Conclusion of the above evidence: EH could have met Francis STILES in Windsor, in Stratford, in Saybrook, or, of course, in some other, as yet unknown, place. The most recent treatment of the family of Francis STILES is that by Donald L. Jacobus in his History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1976) I:584-585: (This is from:HINMAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION Research Report No. 9 20 June 1993 EDWARD HINMAN IN AMERICAN RECORDS by Barry Elmore Hinman).

=== CAG ===DEATH: CAG III, 666.  Also Derby VR2-41 Edward intends to marry widow Hilliard 7 Dec 1679.
:: 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" FrancisStiles 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.
'''Francis''' Stiles.
'''Born''' 1 Aug 1602 Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England.

'''Died''' 1660 Stratford, Hartfort, Connecticut, USA.

'''Event:''' Arrival 1635 Boston, Massachusetts.

== Sources ==* Stiles, Henry Reed. ''[[Space:The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut|The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut]]'' (Hartford, CT., Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1891) Vol. 2, Page 701::: Jonathan Stiles, Windsor, Connecticut, had papers that President Stiles transcribed in 1762. One of these papers appears to be an extract from the parish records of baptisms in Milbroke, Bedfordshire, England, procured by Thomas Stiles, and sent to his brother Henry in London, just before they left for America. * Stiles, Henry Reed. ''[[Space:The Stiles Family in America|The Stiles Family in America]]'' (Doan & Pilson, printers, 1895)* ''[[Space:Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society|Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society]]'' (Massachusetts Historical Society), Volume 8, 1843. Savage, James http://books.google.com/books?id=bbEyAQAAMAAJ. The James Savage article starts on Page 243 James Savage writes: "Perhaps the acquisition most valuable in the opinion of our local antiquaries is copious extracts from a MS. volume in folio at the Augmentation Office (so called), where presides, in Rolls Court, Westminster hall. It contains the names of persons, permitted to embark, at the port of London, after Christmas 1634, to the same period in the following year, kept generally in regular succession. This was found only a few months since, and may not have been seen by more than two or three persons for two hundred years. * Hotten, John Camden. ''The Original Lists of Persons of Quality''...1600-1700, 1874. http://books.google.com/books/?id=VN_A5wlsjQQC. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants, Religious Exiles, Political Rebels, Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years, Apprentices, Children Stolen, Maidens Pressed, and Others, who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700 * Jacobus, Donald Lines. ''[[Space:History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield|History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield]]'' (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1930)* Yates Publishing, ''[[Space:U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900|U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900]]'' (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004) http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1166414&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth: 1602 England * AGBI: ''[[Space:American Genealogical-Biographical Index|American Genealogical-Biographical Index]]'', Godfrey Memorial Library, Middletown, CT, USA http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?f=sse&db=agbi&h=1761503&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt * Filby, P. William, ed. ''[[Space:Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s|Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s]]'' (Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012)::: COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. The Complete Book of Emigrants: A Comprehensive Listing Compiled from English Public Records of Those Who Took Ship to the Americas for Political, Religious, and Economic Reasons; of Those Who Were Deported for Vagrancy, Roguery, or Non-Conformity; and of Those Who Were Sold to Labour in the New Colonies. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1607-1660. 1988. 600p. ::: New England; Year: 1635; Page Number: 127. Name: Francis Stiles Year: 1635 Age: 35 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1600 Place: New England Source Publication Code: 1219.4 Primary Immigrant: Stiles, Francis
::: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 129 ::: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?f=sse&db=pili354&h=708421&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt * Torrey, Clarence Almon.''[[Space:Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700|Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700]]'' With a revised Introduction by Gary Boyd Roberts Prepared for Publication by Elizabeth P. Bentley Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Seventh Printing 2004. Baltimore, MD, USA* Hinman, Royal Ralph. ''Genealogy of the Puritans'' (Hartford, Connecticut: Printed by E. Gleason, 1846)* Bradford, Mildred. ''Moses S. Curtis Descendants and Ancestors'' (Baltimore, Md: Gateway Press, 2000) Page 162.* [http://churches-and-cemeteries.com/pages/211182.html Stiles Memorial Cemetery], [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Stiles+Memorial+Cemetery/@41.501494,-73.211843,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x138f929f257ff146 Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut]* [http://www.stilesfamilyofamerica.org/ Stiles Family of America And Affiliated Families]-a family group, originating in 1935, resource for inquiries about genealogy relating to Stileses, and possessing electronic file to over 310,000 people and thousands of relationships. Genetic DNA research also addressed here.* Savage, James. ''[[Space:A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England|A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England]]'' (Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1862) Pages 193-6* Orcutt, Samuel. ''[[Space:A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut|A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut]]'' (New Haven, Conn. : Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1886)* ''[[Space:The Blue Laws|The Blue Laws]]'' (Case, Tiffany & Co., Hartford, 1838)::: [https://archive.org/stream/bluelawsofnewhav00hinm#page/74/mode/1up Page 74]: "At a court at Hartford, March 2, 1637. It is ordered that Mr. Francis Stiles shall teach George Chappel, Thomas Coop, and Thomas Barber, his servants, in the trade of a carpenter,..."::: [https://archive.org/stream/bluelawsofnewhav00hinm#page/90/mode/1up Page 90]: "Edward Hopkins, vs. Francis stiles, in behalf of John Woodcock, in an action for breach of Covenant..."* Find A Grave Memorial #[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44859496 44859496]* [[Space:NEHGR|The New England Historical & Genealogical Register]] (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1860) Vol. 14, [https://books.google.com/books?id=RLk-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA302 Page 302]* Blaydes, Frederic. ''[[Space:Genealogia Bedfordiensis|Genealogia Bedfordiensis]]'' (Chiswick Press, London, 1890) [https://archive.org/details/cu31924029784638/page/n222/mode/1up Page 203].

=== Footnotes ===

Birth	Bef 1 Aug 1602	Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England
Birth	1 Aug 1602	Millbrook, Bedfordshire, England
Marriage	1628	England - Sarah Mary Birdseye
Arrival	1635	Age: 35 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Marriage	1638	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA - Sarah Mary Birdseye
Death	1653	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death	1653	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death	2 Mar 1653	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death	2 Mar 1653	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death	2 Mar 1653	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death	2 Mar 1653	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death	2 Mar 1653	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death	Aft 2 Mar 1654	Stratford, Fairfield Co, Connecticut
Death	Aft 2 Mar 1654	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Death	1660	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death	4 Jun 1662	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage		Sarah Unknown
Marriage		Joan UNKNOWN
Marriage		Massachusetts, USA -
Marriage		Sarah Mary Birdseye
Reference No		357060
Reference No		372711
Reference No		60

Spouse	Sarah Mary Birdseye (1600 - 1682)
Child	Mary Stiles (1640 - 1712)
Child	Hannah Sarah Stiles (1631 - 1677)
Child	Samuel Stiles (1643 - )
Child	Benjamin Stiles (1651 - 1711)
Child	Unknown Stiles (1638 - )
Child	Thomas Stiles (1663 - 1683)

Spouse	Joan UNKNOWN ( - 1682)
Child	Ephraim Stiles (1645 - 1714)

Spouse	Joan UNKNOWN ( - 1682)
Child	Ephraim Stiles (1645 - 1714)

Spouse

Sarah Unknown (1600 - 1682)

Father	Thomas Stiles (1550 - 1614)
Mother	Maria Joan Mapley (1554 - 1614)
Sibling	Marie Stiles (1591 - 1671)
Sibling	Henry Stiles (1593 - 1651)
Sibling	John Stiles (1595 - 1662)
Sibling	Christopher Stiles (1600 - 1600)
Sibling	Joane Jane Stiles (1604 - 1674)
Sibling	Elizabeth Stiles (1607 - 1607)
Sibling	Thomas Stiles (1612 - 1673)

Father	Thomas Stiles (1550 - 1614)
Mother	Maria Stiles (1563 - 1614)
Sibling	John Stiles (1595 - 1662)
Sibling	Elizabeth Stiles (1607 - 1607)
Sibling	Marie Stiles (1591 - 1671)
Sibling	Christopher Stiles (1600 - 1600)
Sibling	Thomas Stiles (1612 - 1673)
Sibling	Joane "Jane, Joan" Stiles (1604 - )
Sibling	Henry Stiles (1593 - 1651)

Father	Thomas Stiles (1550 - 1614)
Mother	Mary Unknown (1563 - 1615)
Sibling	John Stiles (1595 - 1662)
Sibling	Marie Stiles (1591 - 1671)
Sibling	Henry Stiles (1593 - 1651)
Sibling	Christopher Stiles (1600 - 1600)
Sibling	Joane "Jane, Joan" Stiles (1604 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth Stiles (1607 - 1607)
Sibling	Thomas Stiles (1612 - 1673)