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Thomas C Sterling 1680–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 10, 1680

Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: July 14, 1740

Death Location: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth Cochrane

Spouse(s): Edith Sterling

Children(s): Rebecca Sterling

Thomas C Sterling was born in 1680 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of William Sterling Sr And Elizabeth Cochrane. Thomas C Sterling married Edith Matherley Sterling, and had children including Rebecca Boyce Sterling. Thomas C Sterling passed away in 1740 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • Thomas C Sterling was born in 1680 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of William Sterling Sr And Elizabeth Cochrane.
  • Thomas C Sterling married Edith Matherley Sterling, and had children including Rebecca Boyce Sterling.
  • Thomas C Sterling passed away in 1740 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr.
1650–1730
Birth Location: Coleraine Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Elizabeth Cochrane
1650–1747
Birth Location: Leck, Macosquin Parish, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
EC

Spouses(s)

Edith Sterling
1681–1750
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Rebecca Sterling
1706–1790
Birth Location: Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia
RS

Thomas Sterling's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Sterling
1680–1740
Birth Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
William Sterling Sr.
1650–1730
Coleraine Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Cochrane
1650–1747
Leck, Macosquin Parish, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
John Sterling
1633–1699
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Marioun Clark
1609–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Sterling's Descendants

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Thomas (C) Sterling (Jan 10, 1680–July 14, 1740) m. Edith (Matherley) Sterling (14 Dec 1681–14 Mar 1750)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Boyce) Sterling 1706–1790 m. John (M Gary) Sr 1703–1790
    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

Thomas Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1680
Jan 10, 1680
Birth of Thomas C Sterling in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1740
July 14, 1740
Age 60
Death of Thomas C Sterling in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 10, 1680
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 14, 1740
    Event Place: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey
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