This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stiles Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jdJBAEB/705.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I would like to apologize for my response to your question as it was appropriate. And Bob C. is correct in supporting you for your question and replying as he did to my response to your question. I was totally out of line for my reply. Regarding your question " Did your father's family originate in New Jersey?" The answer would be no. I am not related to any Stiles family. Was your William Stiles in the military and possibly aboard the USS Serpens? Regards Francis M. Stuart [email protected]