The family of Samuel Stiles (ca. 1737-1808) moved to Georgia around 1758 and acquired land around Savannah and Brunswick. A ship's captain from Bermuda, Stiles secured gun powder and ammunition for the colonists during the American Revolution. Joseph Stiles (1758-1838) was the son of Samuel Stiles. William H. Stiles (1808-1865), son of Joseph Stiles, served in Congress from 1843-1845, Charge d'Affairs to the Austrian Court from 1845-1849, and practiced law in Savannah. He later moved the Stiles family to the second family home at Etowah Cliffs in Cass County, Georgia in the 1830s. William H. Stiles Jr., first son of William H. Stiles, lived most of his life at Etowah Cliffs as a plantation owner. His wife, Eliza Clifford Gordon Stiles, was the daughter of William Washington Gordon and Sarah Anderson Stites-Gordon of Savannah. William Bell (fl. 1770s) was the son of Andrew Bell who arrived in Savannah in 1734 as a servant to Patrick Houston. Andrew Bell left Savannah in 1737. Peter Sliterman (fl. 1770s) sided with the King during the American Revolution. As a result his land was confiscated and resold after the war ended. He stayed in Savannah and acted as a surety for Samuel Stiles in 1779 while Stiles was imprisoned for debt.
From the description of Elise White Heald collection of Stiles family papers, 1758-1857. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 227184354
