Lydia (Ring) Sturtevant (1710 - 1788)

Born 20 Nov 1710 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Ephraim Sturtevant — married 17 Dec 1732 in Plympton, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1788 at age 77 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Biography

Birth and Early Life

Lydia Ring was born on 20 November 1710 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts to Eleazer Ring (1657-1749) and Mary Shaw (1665-1730).

Siblings

1. Eleazer Ring, Jr. was born and died in 1688 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
2. Andrew Ring (1st of this name in family) was born 1689 and died 1691 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
3. Phebe Ring was born on 26 January 1692 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She married Ichabod Standish (1693-1772) on 26 November 1719 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Phebe died on 15 May 1756 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
4. Samuel Ring was born on 12 March 1694 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married Ruth Silvester (aka Mrs. Ruth Cook) on 28 January 1725 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Samuel died on 8 May 1768 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
5. Andrew Ring was born on 28 March 1696 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Andrew married Zerviah Standish on 20 May 1724 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 17 November 1744 in North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine.
6. Deborah Ring was born on 10 July 1698 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She married John Fuller (1698-1778) on 7 February 1723 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Deborah died on 8 November 1763 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
7. Mary Ring was born on 9 December 1700 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She married Peleg Sampson (1700-1741) on 7 November 1722 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Mary died in 1739 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
8. Jonathan Ring was born on 23 December 1702 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married Sarah Mitchell (1719-1762) on 21 January 1748 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Jonathan died in 1774 in Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
9. Susanna Ring was born on 9 April 1705 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She married Nehemiah Bosworth on 27 January 1725 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Susanna died on 10 September 1728 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
10. Elkanah Ring was born on 19 October 1706 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died after 5 June 1738.
11. Elizabeth Ring born 8 May 1708 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She married James Claghorn (about 1689-1749) on 26 June 1736 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Elizabeth died on 11 November 1768 in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut.

Marriage and Family

Lydia married Ephraim Sturtevant (1704-1787) on 17 December 1732 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Children of the Sturtevant-Ring Marriage

1. Ephraim Sturtevant, Jr. was born on 17 December 1733 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine. He died in December 1757 in Albany, New York.
2. Lydia Sturtevant was born on 23 February 1735 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine.
3. Joseph Sturtevant was born on 8 May 1737 in Yarmouth, Cumberland Maine.
4. John Sturtevant was born on 2 September 1739 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine.
5. Isaac Sturtevant was born on 20 January 1745 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine.
6. Hannah Sturtevant was born on 15 March 1747 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine. She died in September 1755 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine.
7. James Sturtevant was born on 5 March 1750 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine. He died in September 1755 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine.
8. David Sturtevant was born in 1752 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine.
9. Jane Sturtevant was born on 18 March 1753 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine. She died in September 1755 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine.

Death and Burial

Lydia died on 3 March 1788 at the age of 77 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

Sources

• Holbrook, Jay Mack, compiler. Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, Plymouth 1663-1890, Plympton Births, page 167. Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, 1984. Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts.
• Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1992. Volume 2, page 51.
• Shaw, Jonathan A., John Shaw of Plymouth Colony, Purchaser and Canal Builder, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1997) Vol. 151, Page 427.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Ephraim Sturtevant:His name is not spelled as his profile page has it.