Sturgills in America

Sturgill, Francis Jr

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Francis Sturgill Jr. and his wife Phoebe Weaver made their first home on a farm on the south side of New River at the forks. All of their children were born on this farm. Census and other records show that they lived there until 1830 when his family is shown in the census of Ashe Co. NC and that of Scott Co. Va. In 1832 he was granted land on the waters of the Little Sandy river in ? Co. KY and apparently moved there. He is not shown in any Ashe Co. NC records again until 1838 when he bought the remaining shares of his fathers estate known as the "Wells place", which he sold to T. Witcher in 1840. In 1839 he bought a plantation of 2500 acres on Helton Creek from William Perkins and moved there after he sold the original Sturgill homestead to Witcher. He founded the village of Sturgills in Ashe Co. Francis and Phoebe are both buried in the Zion Hill cemetery on Helton Creek. (formerly known as the Sturgill cemetery)" -p. 50

NOTE: In an interview with Isom Sturgill, son of Joshua, he stated that his grandfather had raised a niece. (indicated by census of 1820-30) Who later married a Price. This would have been Lydia Perkins daughter of Ann Sturgill and Timothy Perkins. He was an old man when they married.

In 1838 when the other heirs of Francis Sturgill Sr. sold their claim to the slaves to Francis Sturgill and James Sturgill jointly the bill of sale was signed by Lydia PRICE who could have been none other than the daughter of Ann Sturgill and Timothy Perkins.

There is some question about the identity of Elizabeth. She is not shown in the family of Francis in the 1840 census and she is not named in his will. She may have been an illegitimate daughter or a granddaughter. -p. 50

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