Robert Stiles

Abt 1634 - 1690  (56 years)

• Name	Robert Stiles
  Birth	Abt 1634	of, Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Jul 1690	Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Person ID	I1976	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Frye,   b. Abt 1637, of Basing, Hampshire, England d. From 1678 to 1680, of Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1660	Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Children	1. John Stiles,   b. 30 Jun 1661, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. From 12 March 1732/1733 to 15 January 1732/1733, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 71 years)   2. Elizabeth Stiles,   b. 15/15 MAR/MAR 1662/1663, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   3. Sarah Stiles,   b. 31/31 JAN/JAN 1664/1665, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 7/07 FEB/FEB 1664/1665, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years)   4. Eunice Stiles,   b. 31/31 JAN/JAN 1664/1665, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   5. Abigail Stiles,   b. 15/15 FEB/FEB 1666/1667, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 29 May 1751, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States (Age 84 years)   6. Ebenezer Stiles,   b. 20/20 FEB/FEB 1669/1670, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 3 Jun 1746, Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 76 years)   7. Sarah Stiles,   b. 24 Oct 1672, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   8. Robert Stiles,   b. 15 Nov 1673, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 25/25 FEB/FEB 1720/1721, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States (Age 47 years)   9. Timothy Stiles,   b. 1 Oct 1678, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 7 Dec 1751, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F1142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth   d. Aft 1703, of Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Marriage	Abt 1681	of Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Children	1. Samuel Stiles,   b. 21 May 1682, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Family ID	F1248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Need to transcribe "The Stiles Family in America : Genealogies of the Massachusetts family : descendants of Robert Stiles of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1659-1891, : and the Dover, New Hampshire family, descendants of William Stiles of Dover, New Hampshire, 1702-1891," which is available on Family Search as a source with Elizabeth Frye. 2. Found the following on the Internet 20 Oct 2009, which needs further research and probably is incorrect: "Looking for confirmation/proof on parentage of Robert Stiles b.(?)1637/m. Eliz Frye. John Stiles and Mary(?) are not the parents. Robert Stiles b.1611-1710 of Dorchester is really Robert Stilemen, who changed the surname to Stiles. He is father of Robert Stiles b.(?)1637 and twin brother to Richard Stileman b.1611 who lived in Salem MA. Robert and Richard b 1611 are twin sons of Robert Stiles and Elizabeth Lawrence of London Eng. who sailed to MA between 1622-1624 with (?)parents or uncle, Elias Stiles, brother to their father. The twins were approx 11 yrs old. Sources for Robert Stiles parents are: Robert Stileman, England Genealogy; Stileman surname in early history books of New England (America); and, New England (America) Law Court Records 1600's." Contributor: Karin Stiles 3. I looked up the "Great Migration" entry for Francis Stiles to see if there is any relationship. There is no mention whatsoever of a Robert Stiles. 4. "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England...," by James Savage, 4 vols., (Boston, 1862), p. 195: "Stiles, Robert, Boxford, m. 4 Oct. 1660, Eliz. d. of John Frye of Andover; was of Rowley 1661, but perhaps rem. to Dorchester, where I find one of this name 1663, yet in my opin. this Dorchester man was older than him of B. possib. but not prob. was s. of John the first; and inscript. on gr. stone is of his d. 2 Nov. 1710, and age, a. 91, that may seem something too high." 5. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 698: "Stiles (Stylles, Stilles). The name is one of those surnames 'which describe the nature or situation of the original bearer's residence' ('Lower's English Surnames,' p. 84), in this case designating a certain person living near a stile (steps or rising path). Thus, by use and in course of time, 'William at (or near) the stile' became William Stile, etc. The word stile is a modernized form of 'Stighle,' the old Saxon word." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per family group sheet archive record submitted by Hazel May Beckstead, 4729 N. Walnut Grove, Rosemead, Calif. References: "His. Homes and Places Middx. Co. Vol 3 p. 945, Stiles Fam. Hist. p. 13 His. Boxford, Mass. p. 27 Early Set. Rowley p 369, New Eng. Reg. Vol 8 p. 226, Vitals Rowley Mass. Vitals Boxford, Mass."