Judson Sturges (1747 - 1782)

Born 21 Feb 1747 in Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Squire) Sturges — married 7 Dec 1777 in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1782 at age 35 in Long Island Sound, New York, United States

Biography

son of Samuel and Abigail Sturges.

m. Dec. 7, 1777 Abigail Squire.

Children: Thomas, Nancy, Henry Judson, Harriet and Abigail.

During the revolutionary war, he was killed in an encounter with tories on Long Island Sound. (Cutter)

His will is dated 9 December 1782 and proved on 7 January 1783, and neglected to be recorded until 1793. His inventory was taken on 14 March 1783 and recorded on 18 June 1793.^[1]

In 1816, his estate set out to his widow was distributed to Thomas Sturges, Nancy, wife of Sturges Thorp, Harriet, wife of Arthur Callum, and Abigail, wife of Stephen Barlow.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 24-25, 1787-1798”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-BFZ5  : 16 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627289, image 374-375, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 25, 1792-1798, Pages 126-128.
2. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 26-27, 1795-1819”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y4FS : 20 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627303, image 59-60, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 26, 1795-1819, Pages 101-102.

• Buckingham, Ebenezer Solomon Sturges And His Descendants A Memoir And A Genealogy (The Grafton Press, 1907) Page 17.
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1930) Vol. 2, Page 922, 930.

• Page 929: "He d. with a wound received in fighting aboard a whale boat, Capt. Brewster, against Capt. Hoyt, 10 Dec. 1782 (Perry Diary)

• Schenck, Elizabeth Hubbell. The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut (J.J. Little & Co., Astor Place, New York, 1904) Vol. 2, "The First Extant Parish Record of Christ's Church, Fairfield, Record of Baptisms."

• Page 494: "Feb. 28, 1748 Judson, son of Samuel and Abigail Sturges."
• Page 507: "April 13, 1783 Thomas, Nancy, Henry Judson, Harriet and Abigail, children of Judson and Abigail Sturges."
• Page 510: "May 20, 1787 Cloe, a negro child, offered by Mrs. Abigail, the widow of Judson Sturges."

• Fairfield County, Connecticut, Genealogy and History, Westport, CT, Marriage Records: Congregational churches in old Fairfield, located at Green's Farms (in Westport) was organized in 1715.

• "Judson Sturges m. Abigail Squire, Dec. 7, 1777."

• Smith, Clifford Neal. Federal Land Series (American Library Association, 1972-)

• Page 156: May 10, 1792. Fairfield, Connecticut. Sufferer:

• Solomon Sturges 319£
• Seth Sturges 1£
• Joseph Sturges's heirs 340£
• Jonathan Sturges 748£
• Hezekiah Sturges 532£
• Samuel Sturges 235£
• Ebenezer Sturges 89£
• Judson Sturges 89£

• Perry, Kate E. The Old Burying Ground of Fairfield, Conn. (American Pub. Co., Hartford, Conn., 1882)

• Page 140: "In Memory of Mr. Judson Sturges, who departed this life Decr. 12 A. D. 1782 aged 34 years. and of his son Henry J. Sturges, who died at Kingston Jamaica Decr. 25th A. D. 1793 aged 13 years."

• Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1911) Vol. 1, Page 298: See (VI) Caleb for a description of the attack that killed Judson Sturges.
• Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 Fairfield Probate Records, Vol. 24-25 1787-1798. Page 126, image 374: Judson Sturges of Fairfield, Last Will and Testament dated Dec. 9, 1782.

• wife Abigail
• Thomas, eldest son
• other children: Henry, Nancy, Harriet

• Find A Grave: Memorial #9075356