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Thomas 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: Bessie Mirrilie

Spouse(s): Edith Matherley

Children(s): Rebecca Sterling

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

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr.
1650–1730
Birth Location: Coleraine Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
WS
Bessie Mirrilie
1650–1747
Birth Location: Leck, Macosquin Parish, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
BM

Spouses(s)

Edith Matherley
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
Bessie Mirrilie
1650–1747
Leck, Macosquin Parish, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Johne Stirling
1633–1699
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Marioun Clark
1609–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Sterling's Descendants

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

Thomas Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

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