John STERLING

Abt 1760 - Aft 1830  (~ 71 years)

• Name	John STERLING  [1, 2]
  Born	Abt 1760	Ballylanders, Limerick, Munster, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aft 1830  [1]
  Person ID	I15356	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2008

  
  

  Family	Rebecca PITTS,   b. Abt 1765, , Newberry, South Carolina, USA ,   d. Bef 1820, , Newberry, South Carolina, USA  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Children	1. John STERLING, Jr,   b. 11 Jan 1804, , Newberry, South Carolina, USA ,   d. 5 Jun 1865, , Newberry, South Carolina, USA  (Age 61 years)   2. Martha STERLING,   b. Abt 1799,   d. Deceased
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2008
  Family ID	F5931	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  From records maintained and recovered, we have determined that John was married to Rebecca Pitts. This was his only marriage, and it produced nine births resulting in eight recorded children. We have the date of only one such birth, that of our direct ancestor, John Jr. It is recorded as 1-11-1804 in Newberry District, South Carolina. (Newberry District became the present county in 1818.) There is some debate as to exactly when John Sr. arrived in South Carolina, and whether in fact he brought his family with him, or sired it after arrival; although we cannot be certain, records seem to indicate the latter. It would seem that in fact his children were born in, or near, Newberry, SC, as a bond for guardianship of minor children was executed in 1820. This would indicate that Rebecca Pitts had died just prior. This guardianship bond listed as minor children: William, John Jr., Henry, Sarah, and Mary. The three not listed were: James, Elizabeth, and Martha. It would seem that they were older children, and may in fact have arrived with John Sr. and his wife from Ireland. This can only be surmised as the other dates of birth are not recorded. Of Rebecca Pitts, we know little except that her father is recorded on the bond as one Henry Pitts. John Sr. arrived in South Carolina with four brothers; they are recorded as James, Seth, Ephraim, and Harry, the last two names being somewhat in question. It is not recorded as to where the other brothers settled. The only other facts we have of John's children is that Martha married a Hosea Johnston, and bore him one child: Ezekiah Eastlin Johnston. The census of 1830 shows John Sr., between the ages of 70 and 80, living alone in Newberry, and a Henry Sterling, age 20 to 30, along with one female, age 15 to 20, living in a separate household. We can believe the female to be Henry's young wife. His listed age would indicate John's birth in Ireland to be between 1750 and 1760. [Doyle Chamber's site]

  
  

• Sources

  [S764] Bell, Cricket, (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:3109690). [S247] Chambers-Sterling-Cagle-Kuykendall-Satterfield families, Chambers, Doyle, (http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=doyle1 http://www.geocities.com/doyle1.geo/).