Sturgill, James Sr.
| Birth Name | James Sturgill, Sr. 1 |
| Gender | male |
Events
| Birth | 1781; Grayson County, VA |
| Death | Jul 9, 1855 |
| Burial | South Fork Old Cemetery,Alleghany Co. NC |
Parents
| Father | Francis Sturgill, Sr. | b. 1755 | d. 1807 |
| Mother | Rebecca Hash | b. 1758 | d. 1841 |
| Siblings | John Sturgill | b. 1779 | d. 1865 |
| Francis Sturgill, Jr | b. Sep 22, 1782 | d. Aug 13, 1846 | |
| William Sturgill | b. 1784 | d. 1855 | |
| Joel Sturgill | b. Mar 20, 1786 | d. 1878 | |
| David Sturgill | b. 1788 | d. 1841 | |
| Rebecca Sturgill | b. Mar 1, 1791 | d. Jan 1, 1829 | |
| Lydia Sturgill | b. Feb 25, 1778 | d. Jun 15, 1861 | |
| Jane Sturgill | b. 1793 | ||
| Ann Sturgill | b. 1795 | d. 1813 | |
| Elizabeth Sturgill | b. Oct 24, 1799 | d. Jul 11, 1881 | |
| Nancy Sturgill | b. Jan 15, 1803 | d. Nov 30, 1894 | |
Families
| Wife | Mary Herring | b. Oct 15, 1783 | d. Sep 4, 1864 |
| Marriage | 1802; Wilkes County, NC | ||
| Children | Francis Sturgill, Jr | b. 1804 | d. 1845 |
| Daniel Sturgill | b. 1805 | d. 1865 | |
| Joshua Sturgill | b. Aug 1, 1808 | d. Apr 2, 1892 | |
| David Sturgill | b. Jul 10, 1810 | d. Sep 15, 1891 | |
| Elijah Sturgill | b. 1812 | ||
| John Sturgill | b. Nov 15, 1813 | d. Aug 17, 1882 | |
| James Sturgill, Jr | b. May 28, 1816 | d. Jul 22, 1901 | |
| Sarah Sturgill | b. 1819 | ||
| Rebecca Sturgill | b. Jul 11, 1820 | d. Feb 15, 1892 | |
| Nancy Sturgill | b. 1825 | ||
| Joseph King Sturgill | b. 1829 | d. Oct 27, 1864 | |
Narrative
James Sturgill Sr. and his wife Mary Herring first settled on a farm at the forks of New River which he bought from Marshal Davis in 1803. In 1812 he bought a farm in Wise Co. VA but it is doubtful that he ever lived there as census records show all his children born in NC. He sold this farm to his brother John in 1816 and bought a farm 1817 from Joshua Cox located on Jones Branch and the south fork of New River. In the census of 1830 he is shown in both Ashe Co NC and Scott Co VA but he could only have been there for a short time as he was back in Ashe Co in 1834. James and Mary both lived out their lives on the South fork farm and are buried in the old South Fork Church cemetery on Kings Creek. - p.49
It is family tradition that a son of James settled in KY but it is questionable whether or not Elijah was his son. The tradition may have originated from the fact that his son Daniel was apparently in KY for a time and returned to NC. - p. 49
Source References
| 1. | A Branch of the Sturgill Family: Vol 1 Descendants of Francis Sturgill Sr & Rebecca Hash Page: pg 43,49 Confidence: Normal |
| 2. | A Branch of the Sturgill Family: Vol 1 Descendants of Francis Sturgill Sr & Rebecca Hash Page: pg 49 Confidence: Normal |
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