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Elizabeth Stiles (Frye)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Probably Basing, Hampshire, England
Death: circa 1678 (34-43)
Boxford, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Frye, of Andover and Ann Frye
Wife of Robert Stiles, of Rowley
Mother of John Stiles; Elizabeth Buswell; Sarah Stiles (died young); Eunice Willis; Abigail Hyde and 5 others
Sister of Mary Stratton; Deacon John Frye; Benjamin Frye; Sarah Frye; Captain James Frye and 2 others

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About Elizabeth Stiles


Biography

Elizabeth Frye of Andover, daughter of John Frye and his wife Anna, was born 1637 in England. She was the wife of Robert Stiles of Rowley Village, Massachusetts. It is not certain when she died; "The Stiles Family" book has her children born after 1673 by a second wife, Elizabeth but the History of Boxford does not separate them.


  • FRYE, Elizabeth
  • b. ABT 1637 England
  • d. 1678 Boxford, Essex, Mass.
  • Parents:
  • Father: FRYE, John
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 4 OCT 1660 Andover, Essex, Mass.
  • Spouse: STILES, Robert
  • b. ABT 1637 England
  • d. 20 JUL 1690
  • Children:
    • STILES, John
    • STILES, Elizabeth
    • STILES, Eunice b. 31 JAN 1663/4 Rowley, Essex, Mass.
    • STILES, Sarah b. 31 JAN 1663/4 Rowley, Essex, Mass.
    • STILES, Ebenezer
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_b01.htm#63

Family

According to Stiles:

Children of Robert Stiles and Elizabeth Fry, born in Rowley, Massachusetts:

  1. John, b. 30 Jan. 1661; also recorded as 30 June 1661[3]John was made a freeman October, 1690; m. Deliverance Town of Topsfield, 24 Nov., 1685, who d. 16 May, 1700, and by whom he had several children; lived in Boxford, south side of Fish Brook.
  2. Elizabeth, b 15 March 1662[4] . John Buswell, 8 July 1700.
  3. Eunice/Unice, b. 31 Jan 1664; a twin {note: twin to Sarah}[5]
  4. Sarah, b. 31 Jan 1664; a twin {note: twin to Eunice}[6] d. 1 Feb. 1664.
  5. Abigail, b 15 Feb. 1666. or 14 Feb 1666[7]
  6. Ebenezer, b. 20 Feb 1669[8]; m Dorothy Dalton, 23 July 1701, and d. 3 June, 1746; lived in Andover and Middleton.
  7. Sarah, b. 20 Oct., 1672.[9]

Children of Robert Stiles and Elizabeth (unknown), born in Rowley, Massachusetts:

  1. Robert, b 15 Nov., 1675 [10]; m. Ruth Bridges, 10 Nov. 1699.
  2. Timothy, b. 1 Oct. 1678[11]; m Hannah, dau. of Ephraim and Hannah Foster of Andover, 5 March 1701-02; d. 7 Dec. 1751
  3. Samuel, b. 21 May 1682; m. Elizabeth Cary, 2 May 1703; lived in Boxford, and had children.[12]

Notes

Robert Stiles was married (by Bradstreet) October 4, 1660,[4] to Elizabeth (dau. of John and Anna) Frye, of Andover, Massachusetts,* who was born in England in 1637 see footnote, pp. 16, 17). According to Boxford records, Robert Stiles had a second wife also named Elizabeth, who survived him. He died July 30, 1690 Perle's History of Boxford, p. 28). This date is probably correct, but it does not tally with a record furnished us by Mr. Perley himself. To his widow Elizabeth was granted, one month after his death, the administration of his estate [Hist. Boxford, p. 28). She was admitted to the church February 21, 1703 Boxford Records). She must have been the person referred to in the following from the town records: "Mch. 2, 1696-7, a new road laid out to Widow Stiles' new field Hist. Boxford, p. 133). In 1702, Widow Stiles was admitted to full communion. Boxford Records.; [3]


  • Names & Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com (Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont)
  • Text: ...Yorkshire to Rowley, 1639, probably child or servant. (Page 13. ) He was married Oct. 4. 1660 (by Governor Bradstreet), to Elizabeth (daughter of John and Anna) Frye, born. England, 1637. He had, as second wife, Elizabeth. He died Boxford, July 30, ...
  • Birth: 1637 - England
  • Marriage: Oct 4 1660
  • Parents: John, Anna Frye
  • Husband: Robert Stiles
  • Newspaper: The Boston Transcript
  • Publication: Apr 20 1932 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  • Article summary: Robert Stiles' genealogy, including his marriage to Elizabeth Frye and possible connection to Rev. Ezekiel Rogers.

References

  1. Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 6 2018, 0:04:45 UTC
  2. https://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/stiles.html
  3. WikiTree contributors, "Elizabeth (Frye) Stiles (abt.1637-aft.1691)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Frye-630 : accessed 16 January 2025).
  4. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/L7FZ-ZX8 Note: Perley's History of Boxford MA; all in possession of compiler Note: (Samuel) child of 2nd marriage to Elizabeth -- ?
  5. https://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/stiles.html
  6. "The Stiles family in America : genealogies of the Massachusetts family, descendants of Robert Stiles of Rowley, Mass. 1659-1891, and the Dover, N. H., family, descendants of William Stiles of Dover, N. H. 1702-1891" https://archive.org/details/stilesfamilyinam00guil/page/n25
  7. "History of Boxford" pp. 27-28. https://archive.org/details/historyofboxford00perl/page/26 (flip to p 28 to see next 5 children)
  8. Guild, Mary A. The Stiles Family in America, Genealogies of the Massachusetts Family and the Dover N.H. Family. Albany, NY. Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers, 1892. Page 286. https://archive.org/details/stilesfamilyinam00guil/page/286/mode/2u...
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Elizabeth Stiles's Timeline

1639
October 29, 1639
Probably Basing, Hampshire, England
1661
June 30, 1661
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1662
March 15, 1662
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1664
January 31, 1664
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
January 31, 1664
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1665
February 15, 1665
Rowley Village, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
1669
February 20, 1669
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1672
October 20, 1672
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
1675
November 15, 1675
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America