Sturgis (Y-DNA)

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Status summary

Completed as of October 10, 2020:

  • Recruiting patrilineal (all male-line) descendants of Edward Sturgis for NGS/WGS testing. Any male who believes they are such a descendant should Read me First

IMPORTANT: Read me First

Biography

For more information see: White, Elizabeth Pearson, John Howland of the Mayflower, Vol. I (daughter Desire), Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, 1990, 2008

First Generation

Edward Sturgis (II) was born Yarmouth 10 Apr 1642, son of Edward Sturgis[1] and Elizabeth Hinkley. He died at Yarmouth 8 Dec 1678. He married before 1665 to Temperance Gorham. They had six children (Yarmouth) before his early death: Joseph, Samuel, James, Edward, Thankful & Fear.

Second Generation (all born Yarmouth)

Joseph Sturgis was born about 1664 and died Yarmouth 16 Mar 1746/7. He married prob. Barnstable about 1693 Hope Taylor and they had at least five children:[2] Jasper (died young), Temperance, Thankful, Hannah & Fear. Thus it appears there are no Y-DNA descendants of Joseph.

Samuel Sturgis was born about 1665[3] and died 12 Jan 1736/7 in Yarmouth. He married there 17 Oct 1700 Mercy Howes. They had eight children: An infant daughter, Sarah (d.y.), John, Samuel, Thomas, Hannah, Prince and Marcy (d.y.)

James Sturgis was born about 1669 and died in Yarmouth 3 Jan 1717/8 in ye 49th year of his age (gravestone). He married abt 1690 Rebecca Thacher. They had eight children: Rebecca (d.y.), Hannah, Bethiah, Temperance (d.y.), Thankful, Elizabeth, James (unmarried) and ?Fear (d.y). Thus there are no Y-DNA descendants of James.

Edward Sturgis (III) was born in 1673 and died there 1 Jun 1738 in his 66th year. He married Yarmouth 25 Nov 1703 Mehitable Hallet and they had eleven children (born Yarmouth): infant son, Abigail, Temperance, Edward, Jonathan (d.y.). Jonathan (d.y.), Jerusha, Mehitable (d.y.), Benjamin (d.y.), Mary and Mehitable.

Third Generation (born Yarmouth)

John Sturgis was born 6 Nov 1704 and died Barnstable 10 Aug 1759. He married twice, first Barnstable 5 Sep 1728 Abigail Allen and second there 9 May 1734 Mehitable DAVIS Hersey Russell. John had eight children by his first wife (Barnstable): Samuel (1729/30 m Olive Allen & Abigail Carpenter), John (1731-1752 unm.), Rebekah (1735), Abigail (1737-1737), Ebenezer (1738/9-1740), Abigail (1740-1740), Hannah (1741/2) and Abigail (1752-1753). By his second wife he had two more children (Barnstable): Sarah (1755) and John (1758-1759). Thus there was only one son (Samuel) who survived to adulthood and married. He had three children, but his only son died young, so no living Y-DNA line.

Samuel Sturgis was born 28 Oct 1706 and died Boston 8 Jul 1767, He married Boston 17 Sep 1734 Lucretia Wendell and they had three children (Boston): Mercy 1735 (not in father's will), Abraham (1736-1736/7) and Lucretia (1737-1737/8). Thus it appears he had no surviving children.

Thomas Sturgis was born 25 Nov 1709 and died there 5 Apr 1739. He married (int. Yarmouth 27 Feb 1735) Rebecca Norton and they had two children (Yarmouth): Prince (1737-1738) and Mercy (1738/9). Thus no surviving Y-DNA descendants.

Prince Sturgis was born 11 Sep 1715 and died aft Jun 1767 (will of brother Samuel). He married Boston 12 Oct 1738 Elizabeth Fayerweather. They only had one child (Boston): Elizabeth (bp 1761).


Edward Sturgis was born 24 Jul 1710 and died there between his will 17 Apr 1762 and its probate 9 Feb 1773. Edward married Yarmouth 4 Mar 1731 Thankful Hedge and they had six children (Yarmouth): Temperance (1731), Elizabeth (1734), James 1735 (not in father's will), Edward (1737), Abigail (1739) and Samuel (1742) (not in father's will).

Fourth Generation

Edward Sturgis (V) (the only male Sturgis of the fourth generation) was born Yarmouth 24 Jul 1710 and died there before 1773.[4] He married Yarmouth 4 Mar 1730/1 Thankful Hedge and they had six children (Yarmouth): Temperance (1731), Elizabeth (1734), James (1735, not in father's will so likely died young), Edward (1737), Abigail (1738/9) and Samuel (1742 not in father's will).

Fifth Generation

Edward Sturgis (VI) was likely the only Y-DNA descendant of this Fifth Generation. He was born Yarmouth 27 Jul 1737 and died likely in Vassalboro, ME sometime after the 1810 Census. He married Yarmouth 28 Jan 1767 Mary Basset and they had eleven children (Yarmouth): Mary "Molly" (1767), Abigail (1770), Thankful (1772-1774), Samuel (1772-1794 unm.), Thankful (1775), James (1777), David (1779), Olive (1780), Jonathan (1782), Lucy (1785) and Heman (1789).


  1. ↑ The elder Edward was granted land at Charlestown in Jan 1634/5, believed to have emigrated in 1634.
  2. ↑ MD 3:248-49
  3. ↑ Marriage record stated he was aged 35
  4. ↑ His will, dated 17 Apr 1762 was probated 9 Feb 1773.

DNA results

Previous Y-DNA testing

Family Tree DNA currently does not list any Y-DNA descendants of Edward Sturgis.

Further needed testing

We need direct male-line descendants of this Sturgis family to WGS/NGS test to discover where this family falls in the Y-DNA tree.

References & External Links

White, Elizabeth Pearson, John Howland of the Mayflower, Vol. I (daughter Desire), Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, 1990, 2008

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