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Rebecca Boyce Sterling 1706–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1706

Birth Location: Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia

Death Date: 19 Nov 1790

Death Location: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey

Father: Thomas Sterling

Mother: Edith Sterling

Spouse(s): John Sr

Children(s): THOMAS SR

Rebecca Boyce Sterling was born in 1706 in Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia, the child of Thomas C Sterling And Edith Matherley Sterling. Rebecca Boyce Sterling married John M Gary Sr, and had children including Thomas Gray Sr. Rebecca Boyce Sterling passed away in 1790 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Boyce Sterling was born in 1706 in Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia, the child of Thomas C Sterling And Edith Matherley Sterling.
  • Rebecca Boyce Sterling married John M Gary Sr, and had children including Thomas Gray Sr.
  • Rebecca Boyce Sterling passed away in 1790 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

John Sr
1703–1790
Birth Location: Westopher Parish, Garyville, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

THOMAS SR
1727–1796
Birth Location: Westopher Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
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Rebecca Sterling's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Sterling
1706–1790
Birth Place: Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia
Parents
Thomas C Sterling
1680–1740
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Edith (Matherley) Sterling
1681–1750
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Sterling) Sr.
1650–1730
Coleraine Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Cochrane
1650–1747
Leck, Macosquin Parish, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Sterling
1633–1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marioun Clark
1609–

Rebecca Sterling's Descendants

1.
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Rebecca (Boyce) Sterling (11 Mar 1706–19 Nov 1790) m. John (M Gary) Sr (22 Aug 1703–18 Nov 1790)
  1. 1. THOMAS (GRAY) SR 1727–1796 m. URIAH (Rebecca Newman (m. Gary) 1757) 1733–1796
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Nancy) Gary... 1759–1799 m. Rev. (Providence) Williams 1749–1818
      1. 1. Rebecca Williams 1786–1850 m. Thomas Cole 1783–1823
        1. 1. James (Young) Cole 1810–1896 m. Rhoda ("Rhudy") Corbin 1812–1890

Rebecca Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1706
11 Mar 1706
Birth of Rebecca Boyce Sterling in Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia
Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia
1790
19 Nov 1790
Age 84
Death of Rebecca Boyce Sterling in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1706
    Event Place: Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia

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