Elizabeth Barber, the daughter of George and Margaret Watkins Barber, was born about 1779 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
Elizabeth Barber married Joseph Gill Stiles, 13 March 1799, in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Joseph Gill Stiles was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia ca. 1779, the son of John Stiles, Revolutionary soldier from Virginia and his wife Agnes Franklin.
John and Elizabeth Stiles had four daughters42 born to them before Elizabeth died in 1805, at the age of 25. She is buried at the side of her husband in Jones County, Georgia. (her tombstone says she was 25 when she died. My book and an earlier book published by the DAR incorrectly stated that she was 35 when she died)
1. Sarah Stiles, born 22 December 1799, Oglethorpe County, Georgia,
married Nickolas Summers, 18 April 1818, in Jones County, Georgia.
Bev Barney appears to be descended from this marriage. Here
are links to her files on Stiles and Summers. I have a
hard time following GEDCOM files for some reason. The URL for her
page is http://www.barney.org/family/index.html
2. Nancy Stiles, born 9 September 1801, Oglethorpe County, Georgia,
married Henry Johnson 3 December 1818 in Jones County, Georgia.
3. Agnes Stiles, born 15 June 1803, Oglethorpe County, Georgia,
married John Martin 23 December 1819, Jones County, Georiga. Agnes
died 27 May 1857.
4. Margaret (Peggy) Stiles, born 15 July 1805, Oglethorpe County,
Georgia, married James Roberts, 28 February 1822, Jones County, Ga.
After Elizabeth (Barber) Stiles died, Joseph G. Stiles married Sarah
Watkins Davis 9 July 1807 in Oglethorpe County, Geogia.
5. Elizabeth Stiles, born 31 March 1808, Jones County, Georgia,
married Joohn Vincent (Vinson) 23 December 1824, Jones Co. Ga.
6. Cynthia Stiles, born 21 January 1810, Jones County, Georgia.
7. Margery P. Stiles, born 5 August 1814, married Col. Nathan Hawkins.
She died 21 April 1856.
8. Mary A. Stiles, born 10 January 1817, married Gabrial Roberts,
19 May 1841.
9. Joseph Stiles, born 21 June 1819, Jones Co. Ga. married Martha
Stripling, 16 January 1844, Jones Co. Ga.
10. Amanda M. Stiles, born 16 January 1822, Jones County, Georgia.
11. John Stiles, born 2 July 1825, never married.
Sarah Watkins Davis Stiles died 5 February 1842, and Joseph G. Stiles
married for the third time, Mrs. Mary Glover, 7 April 1843.
12. Louisa M. Stiles, born 31 October 1843, married John Davis.
(A descendant of this marriage, Mrs. Horace L. McSwain of Macon,
Georgia, wrote an excellent book on the descendants of Joseph Gill
Stiles. It was published in 1975)
13. Nickolas H. Stiles, born 19 November 1846.
Joseph Gill Stiles was well known in Jones County, his home was a stage stop between Milledgville and Fort Hawkins. He died 18 February 1858. Mrs. Mary Stiles died 24 December 1865 and is buried near her husband.
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1850 Census, Jones County, Georgia
126
Joseph Summers w m 24 farmer $1,000 Georgia
Anna Summers w f 38 "
Jessee Summers w m 8 "
179
Sarah Summers w f 50 $ 600 Georgia
Nicholas Summers w m 19 "
Margery Summers w f 14 "
Amanda Summers w f 10 "
William Hudson w m 8 "
It appears that Sarah Stiles Summers, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Barber) Stiles, and her husband Nickolas had the following children.
1. daughter, born 1820-1824, married ____Hudson.
A. Willam Hudson, born 1842, Jones County, Georgia.
2. Joseph Summers, born 1826, Jones County, Georgia, was possibly the
second husband of Anna and may have adopt her son.
A. Jessee Summers, born 1842, Jones County, Geogia.
3. Nickolas Summers Jr. born 1831, Jones Co. Ga.
4. Margery Summers, born 1836, Jones Co. Ga.
5. Amanda Summers, born 1840, Jones Co. Ga.
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