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Rebecca Boyce Sterling 1706–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 11, 1706

Birth Location: Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia

Death Date: November 19, 1790

Death Location: South Carolina

Father: Thomas Sterling

Mother: Edith Matherley

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Gary

Rebecca Boyce Sterling was born in 1706 in Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia, the child of Thomas Sterling And Edith Matherley. Rebecca Boyce Sterling had children including John Gary. Rebecca Boyce Sterling passed away in 1790 in South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Boyce Sterling was born in 1706 in Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia, the child of Thomas Sterling And Edith Matherley.
  • Rebecca Boyce Sterling had children including John Gary.
  • Rebecca Boyce Sterling passed away in 1790 in South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rebecca Sterling's Ancestors

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

Rebecca Sterling's Descendants

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Rebecca (Boyce) Sterling (Mar 11, 1706–November 19, 1790)
  1. 1. John Gary 1725–1804 m. Elizabeth 1730–1756
    1. 1. Thomas Garey 1752–1826 m. Mary (Anne) Reeder 1753–1824
      1. 1. Mary Reeder 1771–1857
        1. 1. Matilda Felton 1800–1884 m. Gideon Herring 1798–1870

Rebecca Sterling's Timeline

4 Records

1706
Mar 11, 1706
Birth of Rebecca Boyce Sterling in Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia
Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia
1722
1722
Age 16
Rebecca Boyce Sterling was married in Westophar Parish, Prince George, Prince George County, Virginia
Westophar Parish, Prince George, Prince George County, Virginia
1725
Before 1725
Age 19
Rebecca Boyce Sterling was married in Prince George, Virginia, United States
Prince George, Virginia, United States
1790
November 19, 1790
Age 84
Death of Rebecca Boyce Sterling in South Carolina
South Carolina

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Westophar Parish, Prince George, Prince George County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Before 1725
    Event Place: Prince George, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 19, 1790
    Event Place: South Carolina

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