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John William Sterling 1638–1701 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1638

Birth Location: Crisfield Little, Somerset, Maryland, America

Death Date: May 12, 1701

Death Location: Apes Hole, Somerset, Maryland

Father: Thomas Sterling

Mother: Joane Glascock

Spouse(s): Alice Bassett

Children(s): John II

John William Sterling was born in 1638 in Crisfield Little, Somerset, Maryland, America, the child of Thomas William Ward Sterling And Joane Sara Glascock. John William Sterling married Alice Bassett, and had children including John Sterling Starlin Ii. John William Sterling passed away in 1701 in Apes Hole, Somerset, Maryland.

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Biography

  • John William Sterling was born in 1638 in Crisfield Little, Somerset, Maryland, America, the child of Thomas William Ward Sterling And Joane Sara Glascock.
  • John William Sterling married Alice Bassett, and had children including John Sterling Starlin Ii.
  • John William Sterling passed away in 1701 in Apes Hole, Somerset, Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sterling's Ancestors

Self
John Sterling
1638–1701
Birth Place: Crisfield Little, Somerset, Maryland, America
Parents
Thomas William Ward Sterling
1603–1650
Stock, Essex, England
Joane (Sara) Glascock
1603–1653
Good Easter, Stock, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
WILLIAM STARLINGE\STERLING
1557–1623
Stock, Essex, England
Agnes ((Palmer) Sterling) *
1560–1609
England
Thomas Glascock
1575–1625
England
Great-Grandparents
John Sterling
1535–1620
John Palmer
1536–1591
Elizabeth Greene
1541–1575
Mary Barber
1550–1637
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William (13GGF)
1530–1593

John Sterling's Descendants

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John (William) Sterling (1638–May 12, 1701) m. Alice Bassett (1646–1687)
  1. 1. John (STERLING\STARLIN) II 1676–1741 m. Mary (Ann) Martin 1687–1748
    1. 1. Henry Sterling 1714–1784 m. Grace MOORE 1718–1755
      1. 1. Isom (Isaac) STERLING 1745– m. Ann Aultman 1730–
        1. 1. Ann (Aultman) Sterling* 1760–1800 m. Captain (Isaac) Dyches 1755–1807
    2. 2. John Sterling 1700–
    3. 3. Aaron Sterling 1720–1795
    4. 4. Joseph Sterling 1720–1771
    5. 5. Rachel Sterling 1707–1771
    6. 6. Martha Sterling 1725–1741
    7. 7. Mary (A) Sterling 1700–1763

John Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1638
1638
Birth of John William Sterling in Crisfield Little, Somerset, Maryland, America
Crisfield Little, Somerset, Maryland, America
1701
May 12, 1701
Age 63
Death of John William Sterling in Apes Hole, Somerset, Maryland
Apes Hole, Somerset, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Crisfield Little, Somerset, Maryland, America
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 12, 1701
    Event Place: Apes Hole, Somerset, Maryland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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