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About Sgt John Sr Stiles, Sr.
John Stiles Sr.
- Born 1 Feb 1757 in Virginia, British Colonial America
- Died 17 Sep 1833 in Sylva, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
- Son of John Benjamin Stiles and Unknown (Halijohn) Stiles.
- Husband of Sarah (Unknown) Stiles — married about 1774 [location unknown]
- Husband of Lucy (Beasley) Stiles — married 27 Jan 1820 in Waynesville, NCmap
John served in the Continental Army as a Sergeant during the American Revolution.
Sgt. John Stiles was born February 1, 1757, to Benjamin Stiles and Halijohn, a Cherokee Indian and died September 17, 1833. He married twice: first to Sarah Huntress in 1774, in GA, and second to Lucy Beasley in 1820. John and Sarah had several children: William, James, who married Mary Cabe, Thomas, who married Jane Cabe, Benjamin, infant dau., John,Jr., Charles, who married Kesiah McConnell, Margaret, married William Buchanan. John enlisted in the Continental Line in Savannah, GA on March 4, 1776. He served with Captian John Green's Sixth Company under Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Habersham of the Georgia Battalion. He was discharged April 4, 1777 with the rank of sergeant. They were in Burke, Lincoln and Buncombe Counties between 1780's and 1790's. In the 1798 he bought land in the Scotts Creek area in Sylva, NC which was Haywood County at that time. In 1818 Sarah Stiles died and was buried in Dills Cemetery. John married Lucy Beasley, a widow with three children. His son Charles, a Methodist minister, performed the ceremony. John was granted a pension in January,1832, after testifing in court that he had fought in the Continental Line during the Revolutionary War. Then in May, 1833 he dictated his last will and testament and four months later on September 17, 1833 he died and was buried beside his first wife, Sarah, in Dills Cemetery, Sylva, NC.
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Sgt. John Stiles was born February 1, 1757, to Benjamin Stiles and Halijohn, a Cherokee Indian and died September 17, 1833.
He married twice: first to Sarah Huntress in 1774, in GA, and second to Lucy Beasley in 1820.
John and Sarah had several children: William, James, who married Mary Cabe, Thomas, who married Jane Cabe, Benjamin, infant dau., John,Jr., Charles, who married Kesiah McConnell, Margaret, married William Buchanan.
John enlisted in the Continental Line in Savannah, GA on March 4, 1776. He served with Captian John Green's Sixth Company under Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Habersham of the Georgia Battalion. He was discharged April 4, 1777 with the rank of sergeant.
They were in Burke, Lincoln and Buncombe Counties between 1780's and 1790's. In the 1798 he bought land in the Scotts Creek area in Sylva, NC which was Haywood County at that time.
In 1818 Sarah Stiles died and was buried in Dills Cemetery.
John married Lucy Beasley, a widow with three children. His son Charles, a Methodist minister, performed the ceremony.
John was granted a pension in January,1832, after testifing in court that he had fought in the Continental Line during the Revolutionary War. Then in May, 1833 he dictated his last will and testament and four months later on September 17, 1833 he died and was buried beside his first wife, Sarah, in Dills Cemetery, Sylva, NC.
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The Life Summary of John
When John Stiles was born on 1 February 1757, in Anson, North Carolina, British Colonial America, his father, Benjamin Stiles Sr., was 25 and his mother, Cherokee Halijohn, was 24. He married Sarah Huntress in 1774, in Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States in 1810 and Haywood, North Carolina, United States in 1820. He registered for military service in 1833. He died on 17 September 1833, in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Beta, Jackson, North Carolina, United States. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LKKS-BKN
John Stiles, who died over 180 years ago, September 17, 1833 in Sylva, Macon County. John, who is the 3rd great grandfather of Oliver Stiles, 4th Great Grandfather of Ernest Stiles, Sr., was born 1 Feb 1757 in Lincoln County, NC., the son of Benjamin Stiles, an immigrant from England. His mother was probably an Indian named Halijohn.
John enlisted in the Continental Line in Savannah, Georgia , March 4, 1776, during the Revolutionary War. He served 16 months in Capt. John Green’s Sixth Battalion. He was discharged April 4, 1777 at the rank of Sergeant.
He married Sarah Stiles (last name unconfirmed) in 1774, probably in Georgia. We document 11 children, the first being born in 1775, the last in 1800.
John owned land in Burke County in 1780. In 1790 he is listed on the census in Lincoln County. In 1798, he purchased both sides of Scott Creek in then Buncombe County, now known as Sylva, NC. In 1800 he is listed in Buncombe County, probably still today's Sylva. It appears he farmed for 35 years along the Scotts Creek, in now Jackson County, NC.
After Sarah died in 1818, John married again to Lucy Beasley, a 43 year old widow with 3 children. They are documented as being married in Haywood County, now Jackson County, NC. His son, Charles, a Methodist minister, performed the ceremony. John & Lucy were charter members of Scotts Creek Baptist Church, which still exists in Sylva, NC.
In 1832, he was granted a pension of $8 a month for his service during the Revolutionary War. His second wife, Lucy received a Revolutionary War pension and 160 acres of bounty land. Copies of some of these related documents are posted with this memorial.
John left a will, signed and sealed on May 13, 1833. He is buried in Dills Cemetery, in Sylva, Jackson County, NC, next to his first wife, Sarah. Their graves lie atop a small hill amidst the beautiful mountains of Western NC.
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Sgt John Sr Stiles, Sr.'s Timeline
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February 1, 1757
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Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
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| 1775 |
July 1775
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North Carolina, United States
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1776
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Haywood, Waynesville, NC
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1777
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North Carolina, USA
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1778
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NC
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1780
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Lincoln County, NC, United States
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1783
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Lincoln Cty, North Carolina
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1783
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Cherokee, North Carolina
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1787
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North Carolina, United States
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