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William Sterling 1639 – 1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1639

Birth Location: London, London, England

Death Date: 22 January 1719

Death Location: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: William Sterling

Mother: Sarah Watson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sawtelle

Children(s): Sarah Sterling

William Sterling was born in 1639 in London, London, England, the child of William Ralph Sterling and Sarah Watson. William Sterling married Elizabeth Short Sawtelle, and had children including Sarah Stickley Sterling. William Sterling passed away in 1719 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Sterling was born in 1639 in London, London, England, the child of William Ralph Sterling and Sarah Watson.
  • William Sterling married Elizabeth Short Sawtelle, and had children including Sarah Stickley Sterling.
  • William Sterling passed away in 1719 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sterling
1611 – 1639
Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Sarah Watson
1611 – 1643
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Sawtelle
1638 – 1675
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Sarah Sterling
1669 – 1732
Birth Location: Haverhill, Mass
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William Sterling's Ancestors

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William Sterling
1639 – 1719
Birth Place: London, London, England
Parents
William Ralph Sterling
1611 – 1639
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Sarah Watson
1611 – 1643
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Sir (James of Keir Sterling) lll**
1589 – 1660
Keir, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Catherine) Elder
1593 – 1641
London, England
Richard Watson
1576 – 1652
London, London, England
Ann\Agnes Whitbred
1583 – 1654
White Notley, Essex
Great-Grandparents
Sir Stirling
1561 – 1630
Lady Hume
1563 – 1624
John Elder
1570 –
Thomsyn Barke
1572 –
John Watson
1550 – 1588
Ann Ashby
1550 – 1637
John Whitbread
1554 – 1626
Joanne Vaughan
1560 – 1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Castle
1552 – 1616
Jean Gleneagles
1554 – 1597
Arthur ELDER
1543 – 1572
Jane Wright
1545 –
Thomas Whitbread
1520 – 1599
Agnes Hunt*
1532 – 1612
Agnes Hunt
1535 – 1612

William Sterling's Descendants

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William Sterling (4 May 1639 – 22 January 1719) m. Elizabeth (Short) Sawtelle (1 May 1638 – 6 Feb 1675)
  1. 1. Sarah (Stickley) Sterling (4 May 1669 – 13 April 1732)
    1. 1. Ralph Farnham (25 May 1689 – 16 May 1759)
      1. 1. Paul Farnum (20 Apr 1730 – 12 Apr 1820) m. Elizabeth ((Dore)) Door (1718 – 1772)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Farnam (1760 – 6 Jun 1830) m. Simeon Morgan (May 25, 1760 – 28 Feb 1838)

William Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1639
4 May 1639
Birth of William Sterling in London, London, England
London, London, England
1719
22 January 1719
Age 80
Death of William Sterling in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1639
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1719
    Event Place: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
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