The Sterling Genealogy, Volume 1Grafton Press, 1909 |
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Abigail acres of land Anna Archibald Archibald Stirling Atwell bapt born bought Bridgeport buried Cadder Capt captain Caroline Charles child Children Church Cone Conn County Daniel Sterling dated daughter David died Ditto Edward eldest Eliza Elizabeth Sterling England Fairfield farmer father Glorat Haddam Hannah Harriet Haverhill Hawley heir Henry Hist issue Jacob James Stirling Jane John Stirling Joseph Sterling July July 16 July 25 June June 12 June 30 lived London Lord Lucy Lydia Lyme Margaret marriage married Marvin Mary Sterling mill Parish Penn Perkins Pharsalia Phebe Records removed resided Richard River Robert Robert Stirling Samuel Sterling Sarah second marriage Sept settled Sill Sir John South Woodstock Starlin Starling STERLING brother Sterling City STERLING sister Sterlinge Stirling of Keir Stratford Striveling Strivelyn Thomas town widow wife William Sterling Wilton
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Page 340 - My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him : For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Page 278 - Testament; that is to Say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it, and my Body I recommend...
Page 278 - Therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament.
Page 259 - Sterling, for valuable considerations, do by these presents freely and willingly give, yield up and surrender all my right of Dowry and power of thirds of...
Page 280 - Smedley to be my executors of this my last will and testament. AND lastly I do hereby revoke...
Page 278 - Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I Give Demise and Dispose of the same in the following manner and form IMPRIMIS I Give and Bequeath unto my son John Travis one shilling.
Page 61 - The Stirlings of Keir, and their family papers. Edinburgh, 1858. ports, illus. pi. sq. 8°. ARZ RIDDELL (John). Comment in refutation of pretensions advanced for the first time, and statements in a recent work, " The Stirlings of Keir and their family papers,
Page 57 - He must have therefore been a very unlikely suitor to a "young widow" in 1517; but Mr Fraser, in narrating this treacherous assault, says, " In justification, so far, of Sir John Stirling's conduct to Squire Meldrum, it is not too much to suppose that the lady of Gleneagles and Luke Stirling may have been engaged to be married at the time that the Squire made his fatal appearance at Gleneagles Castle, and overcame the heart and virtue of the lady by his fame and superior address.
Page 401 - Vice-President several terms, and was a member of the Board of Directors at the time of his death. He contributed a number of valuable historical papers which are published in the Society's collections, among which may be named : "Echoes from the American Revolution," Some African Folk Lore," "How a Woman's Wit Saved California," "Some Aboriginal Alphabets
Page 266 - Constable or Constables of Andover Greeting. " Wee Comand you to Warn and give Notice unto Allen Toothaker, Ralph ffarnum junr, John ffarnum son of Ralph ffarnum senr, Benjamin Abbot and his wife, Andrew Foster, Phebe Chandler daughter of William Chandler, Samuel Holt senr, Samuel Preston junr, that they and every one of them be and personally appear at...