Shirley - I have an Elizabeth STURMAN (b. about 1790-1795 in VA just across the border from Chatham County, North Carolina...don't know the exact county... just the area). She married William TILLMAN about 1817. She could be a brother of your William STURMAN. If we were playing "battleship", that would be close. Re STURMANs in Illinois....I have an A.M. Sturman (born in McLeansboro, Illinois) father of Sarah Jane STURMAN (b. about 1840) who married (Nov 4, 1864 in FCI) John Merritt RICHARDSON (b. Dec 15, 1837 in FCI). 7 children. I know very little about their descendants. Sarah and John are my aunt and uncle. Any connections? - Tom Wilson Boca Raton, FL