Henry STITES
Biography: Hist. and Gen. Record of Families of Old Fairfield by Jacobus. Family: NY Gen. & Bio. Rec. Vol. 28 p. 166. Family: NY Gen. & Bio. Rec. Vol. 107 p. 67. Will: Death date comes from will written 6 Feb 1748/49 and proved 9 May 1749 Family: The American Gen. Vol. 21 p. 119. Family: Film # 482067. Biography: Hist. and Gen. Record of Families of Old Fairfield by Jacobus. Family: NY Gen. & Bio. Rec. Vol. 28 p. 166. Family: NY Gen. & Bio. Rec. Vol. 107 p. 67. Will: Death date comes from will written 6 Feb 1748/49 and proved 9 May 1749 Family: The American Gen. Vol. 21 p. 119. Family: Film # 501016. Wills: Abstracts of Early Wills of Queens Co., NY. Family: Research done by Richard West Stites of Virginia Conflict:In one source a daughter Phebe was alluded to Marriage: "These may certify that on the fifteenth day of February, 1693, then and there camebefore me. Henry Stites and Hannah Garlick, and did each take the other to be man and wife, according to the law of this providence, being lawfully published according to order, as witness their hands the day and year above said: Henry Stites Hannah Garlick Samuel Crowell, Justice Witnesses: John Carman, Jonathan Pine, John Shaw, Jonathan Osborne, Caleb Carman Shamgar Hand, Ruth Dayton, William Harwood, Jacob Spicer Ezekiel Eldredge, Timothy Brandith. (Stevens, p. 48) Family: Dr. Beasley (1857 Ref) wrote: "Henry Stites, ancestor of all in the county of that name, came to the country about or in the year 1691. He located 200 acres of land, including the place now belonging to the heirs of Eli Townsend. He made his mark, yet afterwards acquired the art of writing and was justice of the court for a long series of years, being noted such in 1746. He left a son, Richard at Cape Island, and he a son, John from whom the Lower Township Stites have decended. His son Isiah who died in 1767, and from whom the Stites of the Upper and Part of the Middle Township have decended, lived on the places now occupied by his grandsons, John and Townsend Stites. at Beesley's point. The Middle Township Stites, below the court house are descendants of Benjamin Stites, who was possably a brother of Henry and was in the county in 1705." Stevens p. 55 About this time (1710) Henry Stites purchased the land about the point of Cape May, which was known as Stites' Beach until 1876 when it was called Sea Grove and later Cape May Point. Stevens p. 69 Spouses & Family: did Henry have a wife Elizabeth and by her the child Richard who was born about 1691 in Cape Island, NJ
Family: The Cape May Co., Mag. of Hist. & Gen. Vol. 2 p. 168.
Family: The Cape May Co., Mag. of Hist. & Gen. Vol. 2 p. 158 Family: S.L. Gen. Lib. Film # 482067 Family: The Cape May Co., Mag of Hist. and Gen. Vol. 3 p. 41
Family: Hist. and Gen. Record of Families of Old Fairfield by Jacobus Biography: NY Gen. & Bio. Rec. Vol. 28 p. 166 Will: Will was dated 26 dec 1739 proved 22 May 1740 Death: date comes from will dated that date Family: Film # 6411 Biography: NY Gen. & Bio. Rec. Vol. 107 p. 67 Family: Desc. of Henry and Benjamin Stites, by Verle Delano Vincent. Note: A letter Reed Hawkes received indicated that there was a daughter Mary in the family. This is the only source that indicated her. All it stated was that Hannah Stites (sister of Mary) mar a Elijah Hughes
Family: Research done by Richard West Stites of Virginia Marriage: marriage records come from early marriage records of Trenton, NJ
Death: Death date comes from will dated that day Family: S.L. Gen. Lib.film # 6411 Family: Mayflower Desc. in Cape May NJ 974.998 D2h 1977 Will: Will of John Stites proved 12 aug 1743 He mentions cousin Abisha Conflict: A birth date of 1755 was deleted this would make his father 82 when John was born.
Death: Death occured prior to 21 May 1746 when Abigail Stites was appointed admx. Fellow bondsman, Henry Stites. Witness Cornelius Schillinks (NJCW 5:248) An inventory was filed on 7 May 1746 which included cattle, horses and sheep; appraised by Joseph Savang and Elisha Hand (NJCW) Family: Hist. and Gen. Record Family: Hist and Gen. Record of families of Old Fairfield by Jacobus Family: NY Gen & Bio. Record Vol. 28 p. 166
Family: NY Gen. & Biog. Rec. Vol. 107 p. 66 Will: Will dated 22 Jan 1764 proved 23 may 1768 Will mentioned wife Elizabeth, son Esaiah, son John, Henry and Israel. Daughters Sarah and Hannah. Execs. were son Isaiah, wife and dau. Sarah. Inventory was filed 23 may 1768 (NJCW 13:442) Family: The Cape May Co., Mag. of Hist. and Gen. Vol. 2 p. 28 Family: S.L. Gen. Lib. Film # 482068 Occupation: Sheriff Question: Was Isiah the son of John or Henry??? Family: S.L. Gen. Lib. Film # 482068
He married Hannah Garlick 15 Feb 1693 at Cape May County, New Jersey . Hannah Garlick was born at of East Hampton, Suffolk, New York 3 Mar 1665 daughter of Joshua Garlick and Elizabeth Hardy .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Henry Stites, (Jr.)
born Abt 1694.
Richard Stites
born Abt 1696.
Hannah Stites
born Abt 1698.
Mary Stites
born 24 May 1699.
John Stites
born Abt 1701.
Josiah Stites
born Abt 1703.
Isaiah Stites
born Abt 1705.
Henry Stites died 6 Feb 1748/49 at Cape May County, New Jersey .
Hannah Garlick died 1734 at Cape May, New Jersey .