All of the children of John became orphans when he died, being born from about 1790. Sterling was born about 1799. He passed away about 1855.
Sources
1830-1850 US Federal Census
Mississippi Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982, Ancestry.com
North Carolina and Tennessee Early Land Records, 1753-1951, Ancestry.com
North Carolina Marriage Records, Ancestry.com
Caswell County, North Carolina Estate Records
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sterling by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sterling: