FIFTH GENERATION

6. William Sr. STILES was born on 26 Mar 1769 in Mecklenburg Co., VA. He died on 2 Jun 1836 in Fort Bend, TX. William Stiles lived in Oglethrope County, Georgia for several years, but it appears that they mvoed to Barron County, Kentucky, in 1787; and William Stiles, Jr. was born there, accdording to the Chronicles of Oklahoma, vol XVIII, March 1940, No.
1. William Stiles moved from Barron County about 1816-8 and lived at the mouth of Mulberry Creek on the Arkansas River in Arknasas and in May, 1819 was camped at doaksville, Ark. at the mouth of Kiamichi River and crossed the river to Texas in
1823. John Stiles was also born in Barron County, Kentucky and located in

Doksville, Indian Territory in 1818.



Name State County Location Page Year Age Sex Age Ranges Census Type

Stiles, Hetty TX TEXAS TERR. AUSTINS COLONY 1826

Stiles, William TX TEXAS TERR. AUSTINS COLONY 1826



Henry Jones' father-in-law, William Stiles, Sr., was born in

Mecklenburg County, Virginia on March 26, 1769. Hetty Vinson was

born on July 4, 1769. Hetty Vinson's father was Jesse Vinson,

who died on January 12, 1801. Her mother was Esther Vinson, born

on April 11, 1721, and died on January 1, 1820--aged 98 years, 9

Following the route taken by Long's Expedition two year's

previous, the family headed south in 1819 toward the Red River.

The journey was very difficult over the Ozark Mountains along the

Poteau River. Thomas Nuttall left Fort Smith on May 16, 1819

along with a company of soldiers led by Major Bradford, also

bound for the confluence of the Kiamicha and Red Rivers. Nuttall

recorded the rocky ridges they had to pass and marveled that the

Stiles family had crossed the mountains with their loaded wagon

and family that included Stiles' mother-in-law, Hetty Vinson, who

was blind and 98 years of age. Upon arriving at the Red River,

William Stiles settled west of the Kiamicha River on the edge of

a prairie surrounded by wooded hills, about four miles from the

future site of Fort Towson, Oklahoma. The family probably

consisted of the following: Esther Vinson (age 98), William

Stiles (50), Hetty Stiles (49), Richard Stiles (26), John Stiles

(22), William Stiles, Jr. (20), Nancy Stiles (14), Sally Stiles

(12), and Hetty Stiles (11).





months, 1 day old.



William and Hetty Stiles were married in Elbert County,

Georgia on May 24, 1792, and may have also lived in Oglethorpe

County Georgia prior to their move to Barren County, Kentucky

before 1797--where John Stiles was born. William Stiles moved

from Barron County about 1816/18 and lived at the mouth of

Mulberry Creek on the Arkansas River, northeast of Fort Smith.

The family lived briefly at the mouth of Mulberry Creek, but were

forced to leave this property when it was ceded to the Cherokee

Indians. An 1819 petition from the Missouri Territorial

Legislature sought relief for Stiles and the other settlers

uprooted from the public land they occupied.



Name State County Location Page Year Age Sex Age Ranges Census Type

Stiles, Hetty TX BASTROP CO. AUSTIN,MEXICO TERR. 1826

Stiles, William TX BASTROP CO. AUSTIN,MEXICO TERR. 1826

He was married to Esther Hetty VINSON (daughter of Jesse VINSON and Esther) on 24 May 1792 in Elbert Co., GA. Esther Hetty VINSON was born on 4 Jul 1769 in Elbert Co., GA. She died on 13 Dec 1840 in Clairborne Parhish, LA. After the death of William, Hetty

went to live with her daughter, Elizabeth Stiles Frame, in Clairborne Parish, LA. Deat date from Mary S. Wilson. Mary has her birth date as 4 Feb 1769 William Sr. STILES and Esther Hetty VINSON had the following children:

+7 i. Richard STILES.
+8 ii. Elizabeth STILES.
+9 iii. John William STILES.
+10 iv. William Jr. STILES.
11 v. Solomon STILES was born on 8 Aug 1802 in Barron Co., KY. He died on 30 Mar 1806 in Barron Co., KY.
+12 vi. Nancy STILES.
+13 vii. Hettie Letitia STILES.

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