Samuel (Sturges) Sturgis (1712 - 1763)

Born Mar 1712 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Sturges — married 1 Nov 1737 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Ann (Burr) Sturges — married 17 Jan 1740 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 30 Aug 1763 at age 51 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Samuel Sturges born about 1712, son of Peter, married first 1 Nov 1737 to Elizabeth Sturges [dau of David (which David ?) bapt 5 March 1720/1 died 9 Feb 1738/9 age 17-11-9].

Samuel married second 17 Jan 1739/40 to Ann Burr, dau of Andrew b 6 Feb 1719/20 d 17 apr 1775 in 56 yr.

Child of Samuel & Elizabeth:

1. Mary b 19 Jan 1738/9 d 24 Jan 1738/9

Children of Samuel & Ann:

1. Jonathan
2. Andrew
3. Mary
4. Samuel
5. David
6. John

Grad. Yale Coll. 1732

Surveyor, Fairfield County, May 1740.

Capt., 2d Col., Fairfield, Oct. 1748.

"He settled in his native place as a merchant. He was appointed, in May, 1740, to the position of County Surveyor, and held that office for twelve and a half years. He was commissioned as Captain in the Militia in 1748." (Dexter)

In May 1743, he made a petition to the Hartford Assembly, regarding his wife and her father and grandfather's estate, and that the estate had not been settled, and he wished the Assembly to hear and adjust the accounts.^[1]

Burial

Old Burying Ground, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut^[2]

Probate

His will is dated 23 July 1763 and proved on 20 September 1763 in Fairfield.^[3]

His inventory was completed on 6 May 1765.^[4]

Additional inventory was taken on 24 March 1767.^[5]

Distribution of the real estate was recorded on 27 March 1767 to the widow, Hannah, Jonathan, Andrew, Samuel, and David.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Hoadly, Charles J., "The Public Record of the Colony of Connecticut, October 1735-October 1743", Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, 1874, Page 543 & 569. (https://www.cga.ct.gov/hco/books/The_Public_Records_of_the_Colony_of_Connecticut_1735-1743.pdf)
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9075416/samuel-sturgis : accessed 16 April 2022), memorial page for Capt Samuel Sturgis (Mar 1712–30 Aug 1763), Find A Grave: Memorial #9075416 citing Old Burying Ground, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568) .
3. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 13-14, 1753-1764”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-YBP3 : 14 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627296, image 532, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 14, 1761-1763, Page 461-462.
4. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 15-16, 1764-1775”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y939-T  : 15 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627304, image 53-55, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 15, 1764-1767, Page 82-86.
5. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 15-16, 1764-1775”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y93D-X : 17 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627304, image 225-226, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 15, 1764-1767, Page 414-415.
6. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 15-16, 1764-1775”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y936-9  : 17 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627304, image 228-230, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 15, 1764-1767, Page 419-423.

See Also:

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1930) Vol. 2, Page 925.
• Perry, Kate E. The Old Burying Ground of Fairfield, Conn. (American Pub. Co., Hartford, Conn., 1882) Page 107
• NEHGR: Brief Memoirs and Notices of Prince's Subscribers, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1856) Vol. 10, Page 150
• The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (NYGBS, 1919) Vol. 50, Page 230
• Bailey, Frederic William. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800 (Bureau of American Ancestry, New Haven, Connecticut, 1904) Book 6, Page 34: Fairfield.
  • Samuel Sturgis & Ann Burr, Jan. 17, 1739.
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Fairfield, Page 107. Marriage record to Ann Burr.
• Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn., 1885) Vol. 1, Page 464-65.