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William Sturtevant 1682–1753 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 March 1682

Birth Location: Plymouth Church, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 28 Aug 1753

Death Location: Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Samuel II

Mother: Mary Cornish

Spouse(s): Fear Cushman, Joanna Dunbar

Children(s): Fear Waterman, Deborah Sturtevant, Elizabeth Sturtevant, Hannah Ripley, Isaac Sturtevant, Jesse Sturtevant, Martha Sturtevant, Rebeckah Sturtevant, Samuel Sturtevant, Sarah Sturtevant, Simeon Sturtevant

In 1682, William Sturtevant entered the world in Plymouth Church, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, born to Samuel Sturdevant Ii And Mary Mercy Cornish. William Sturtevant married Fear Cushman, Joanna Dunbar, and had children including Benjamin Sturtevant, Deborah Sturtevant, Elizabeth Sturtevant, Ephraim Sturtevant, Fear Sturtevant Waterman, Hannah Sturtevant Ripley, Isaac Sturtevant, Jesse Fuller Sturtevant, Joanna Sturtevant, John Sturtevant, Joseph Sturtevant, Martha Sturtevant, Mary Sturtevant, Mercy Sturtevant, Rebeckah Sturtevant, Samuel Sturtevant, Sarah Sturtevant, Simeon Sturtevant. William Sturtevant passed away in 1753 in Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1682, William Sturtevant entered the world in Plymouth Church, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, born to Samuel Sturdevant Ii And Mary Mercy Cornish.
  • William Sturtevant married Fear Cushman, Joanna Dunbar, and had children including Benjamin Sturtevant, Deborah Sturtevant, Elizabeth Sturtevant, Ephraim Sturtevant, Fear Sturtevant Waterman, Hannah Sturtevant Ripley, Isaac Sturtevant, Jesse Fuller Sturtevant, Joanna Sturtevant, John Sturtevant, Joseph Sturtevant, Martha Sturtevant, Mary Sturtevant, Mercy Sturtevant, Rebeckah Sturtevant, Samuel Sturtevant, Sarah Sturtevant, Simeon Sturtevant.
  • William Sturtevant passed away in 1753 in Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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William Sturtevant's Ancestors

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William Sturtevant
1682–1753
Birth Place: Plymouth Church, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Sturdevant, II
1654–1736
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA
Mary ((Mercy)) Cornish
1654–1714
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
WILLIAM (BENNETT) CORNISH
1604–1682
Pythouse, Wiltshire, England
Jane Knowles
1619–1693
Lynton, North Devon District, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knowles
–1625
Jane Conant
1584–1584
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Knowles
1560–
Susan Nicholas
1560–1580

William Sturtevant's Descendants

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William Sturtevant (13 March 1682–28 Aug 1753) m. Fear Cushman (10 Mar 1689–13 Jul 1746) m. Joanna Dunbar (3 April 1692–27 March 1756)
  1. 1. Fear (Sturtevant) Waterman 1719–1790 m. Lieut (John) Waterman 1718–1790
    1. 1. Elizabeth Waterman 1744–
    2. 2. Isaac Waterman 1755–
    3. 3. Isaac Waterman 1756–1813
    4. 4. John Waterman 1747–
    5. 5. John Waterman 1749–
    6. 6. William Waterman 1750–
  2. 2. Deborah Sturtevant 1731–1798
  3. 3. Elizabeth Sturtevant 1719–1790
  4. 4. Hannah (Sturtevant) Ripley 1711–1796
  5. 5. Isaac Sturtevant 1707–1750
  6. 6. Jesse (Fuller) Sturtevant 1748–
  7. 7. Martha Sturtevant 1735–
  8. 8. Rebeckah Sturtevant 1715–1715
  9. 9. Samuel Sturtevant 1744–
  10. 10. Sarah Sturtevant 1737–1747
  11. 11. Simeon Sturtevant 1742–

William Sturtevant's Timeline

3 Records

1682
13 March 1682
Birth of William Sturtevant in Plymouth Church, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth Church, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1747
25 January 1747
Age 65
William Sturtevant was married in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1753
28 Aug 1753
Age 71
Death of William Sturtevant in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 March 1682
    Event Place: Plymouth Church, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 January 1747
    Event Place: Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1753
    Event Place: Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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