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Rebecca Boyce Sterling 1706–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 March 1706

Birth Location: Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 19 November 1790

Death Location: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA

Father: Thomas Sterling

Mother: Edith Sterling

Spouse(s): John Gary

Children(s): Charles Gary

Rebecca Boyce Sterling was born in 1706 in Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas C Sterling And Edith Matherley Sterling. Rebecca Boyce Sterling married John M Gary, and had children including Charles Gary. Rebecca Boyce Sterling passed away in 1790 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Boyce Sterling was born in 1706 in Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas C Sterling And Edith Matherley Sterling.
  • Rebecca Boyce Sterling married John M Gary, and had children including Charles Gary.
  • Rebecca Boyce Sterling passed away in 1790 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sterling
1680–1740
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
TS
Edith Sterling
1681–1750
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

John Gary
1703–1790
Birth Location: Garysville, Prince George County, Virginia, USA
JG

Children(s)

Charles Gary
1733–1808
Birth Location: Garysville, Prince George, Virginia, Colonial America
CG

Rebecca Sterling's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Sterling
1706–1790
Birth Place: Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas C Sterling
1680–1740
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Edith (Matherley) Sterling
1681–1750
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Sterling) Sr
1650–1730
Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Cochrane
1650–1747
Leck, Macosquin Parish, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Chrystiane Forbes
1633–1703
David Cochran
1628–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Forbes
1620–1675
Jeane Cockburne
1618–1655

Rebecca Sterling's Descendants

1.
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Rebecca (Boyce) Sterling (11 March 1706–19 November 1790) m. John (M) Gary (22 Aug 1703–18 Nov 1790)
  1. 1. Charles Gary 1733–1808 m. Patience (Ida) West 1737–1798
    1. 1. William (Bailey) Gary 1766–1800 m. Elizabeth (Jones\Gary\Whitmore) DNA 1770–1837
      1. 1. William (Whitten) GARY 1790–1856 m. Rutha Gordon 1791–1868
        1. 1. James (Henry) Gary 1813–1875

Rebecca Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1706
11 March 1706
Birth of Rebecca Boyce Sterling in Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1790
19 November 1790
Age 84
Death of Rebecca Boyce Sterling in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 March 1706
    Event Place: Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 November 1790
    Event Place: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
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