This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sterling, Tiffany, Tewksbury, Belcher, Oakley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ScB.2ACE/140.175.346.2 Message Board Post: 1. JAMES WILLIAM3 STERLING (THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born March 1791 in Cornwall, Litchfield, Ct, and died June 13, 1864 in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa. He married ELIZABETH TEWKSBURY January 1813 in Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Pa, daughter of JACOB TEWKSBURY and MARY REED. She was born January 04, 1795 in Vermont, and died June 03, 1877 in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa. Children of JAMES STERLING and ELIZABETH TEWKSBURY are: 2. i. MARY L.4 STERLING, b. April 21, 1814; d. October 19, 1889. 3. ii. ALBERT G. STERLING, b. December 16, 1815, Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa; d. November 07, 1890, Auburn, Susquehanna Co., Pa.. 4. iii. HANNAH E. STERLING, b. May 15, 1817, Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa. 5. iv. JAMES STERLING, b. January 15, 1819, Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa; d. January 31, 1875, Susquehanna Co., Pa. 6. v. PAULINA STERLING, b. April 05, 1821, Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa; d. May 20, 1891. 7. vi. GEORGE WALKER STERLING, b. July 20, 1823, Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa; d. November 02, 1903, Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa. vii. WILLIAM ENOCH STERLING, b. April 30, 1825, Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa; m. MARY LANGSTAFF, March 23, 1847. 8. viii. WILLIAM PENN STERLING, b. January 21, 1827, Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa. 9. ix. THOMAS S. STERLING, b. January 10, 1830; d. May 22, 1862. x. STEPHEN SMITH STERLING, b. September 30, 1831, Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa; d. October 23, 1875; m. PRUDENCE MARIA VAN HOUSEN; b. Abt. 1836; d. April 30, 1860. 10. xi. DANIEL NORTON STERLING, b. March 10, 1832, Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa. Generation No. 2 2. MARY L.4 STERLING (JAMES WILLIAM3, THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born April 21, 1814, and died October 19, 1889. She married MICHAEL BELCHER February 01, 1835. He was born June 27, 1806, and died July 27, 1889. Children of MARY STERLING and MICHAEL BELCHER are: i. SOPHIE M.5 BELCHER, b. April 03, 1836; d. December 17, 1898; m. ANDREW J. ARCHIBALD, November 28, 1866. ii. ELLEN MARIA BELCHER, b. April 16, 1839. iii. JAMES STERLING BELCHER, b. August 05, 1841; d. 1911; m. ELLA S. MILLARD; b. 1852; d. 1923. iv. WILLIAM EMMET BELCHER, b. April 01, 1849. v. EDWIN WEISS BELCHER, b. February 01, 1855; d. March 03, 1880. 3. ALBERT G.4 STERLING (JAMES WILLIAM3, THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born December 16, 1815 in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa, and died November 07, 1890 in Auburn, Susquehanna Co., Pa.. He married CLARRISSA GAY October 31, 1836, daughter of GEORGE GAY and ALPHIA BLACKMORE. She was born August 06, 1811, and died January 20, 1896. Children of ALBERT STERLING and CLARRISSA GAY are: i. AHIRA5 STERLING, b. January 28, 1838, Auburn, Susquehanna Co., Pa.; d. June 28, 1909; m. POLLY OLDS, January 06, 1851, Iowa. ii. ISADORE STERLING, b. March 06, 1841, Auburn, Susquehanna Co., Pa.; d. August 1904. iii. GEORGE E. STERLING, b. February 24, 1845, Auburn, Susquehanna Co., Pa.; d. June 17, 1927, East Maine, Broome Co., NY; m. BERTHA LAVINIA MAGEE; b. Abt. 1847, Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pa.; d. August 13, 1931, Maine, Broome Co., NY. iv. JOHN W. STERLING, b. March 16, 1848, Auburn, Susquehanna Co., Pa.; d. April 06, 1922; m. LIZZIE BEEBE, October 15, 1881; b. Abt. 1857; d. November 04, 1937. v. WARREN E. STERLING, b. June 23, 1850, Auburn, Susquehanna Co., Pa.; d. October 1926, Fairdale, Pa.; m. MATILDA HYDE, June 16, 1881; b. 1861; d. 1951. vi. WILLIAM MURRAY STERLING, b. November 03, 1852, Auburn, Susquehanna Co., Pa.; m. MARY ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY, Abt. 1879. 4. HANNAH E.4 STERLING (JAMES WILLIAM3, THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born May 15, 1817 in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa. She married NATHAN LATHROP. Children of HANNAH STERLING and NATHAN LATHROP are: i. PAULINA5 LATHROP, m. (1) RICHARD KENT; m. (2) CHARLES BOUGHTON. ii. JUDSON LATHROP. 5. JAMES4 STERLING (JAMES WILLIAM3, THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born January 15, 1819 in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa, and died January 31, 1875 in Susquehanna Co., Pa. He married (1) SOPHIA REASE June 12, 1842, daughter of JOSEPH REASE and MARY (UNKNOWN). She was born February 15, 1820, and died July 19, 1854. He married (2) AMANDA YOUNGS January 15, 1855. She was born 1833 in Orange County, NY, and died 1914. Children of JAMES STERLING and SOPHIA REASE are: i. MARY ELIZABETH5 STERLING, b. May 27, 1844; m. SAMUEL MCKEEVER; b. Abt. 1839, Otsego, County, NY. ii. JAMES M. STERLING, b. December 10, 1851, Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Pa; d. October 28, 1877, Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Pa. iii. SAMUEL T. STERLING, b. June 28, 1854, Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Pa; d. September 17, 1854, Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Pa. Children of JAMES STERLING and AMANDA YOUNGS are: iv. FRANK M.5 STERLING, b. July 09, 1859, Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Pa; m. JULIA MCKEEVER, November 24, 1880; b. 1859, Otsego Co, NY; d. 1920. v. EMMA M. STERLING, b. October 18, 1864, Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania; d. 1945, Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania; m. CHARLES HERBERT TIFFANY, 1882; b. 1858, Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania; d. 1906, Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. 6. PAULINA4 STERLING (JAMES WILLIAM3, THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born April 05, 1821 in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa, and died May 20, 1891. She married THOMAS MELBOURN OAKLEY March 15, 1842, son of THOMAS OAKLEY and CLARISSA OTIS. He was born Abt. 1823, and died February 29, 1904. Children of PAULINA STERLING and THOMAS OAKLEY are: i. EMERY THOMAS5 OAKLEY, b. Abt. 1847, of New Milford twp, Susquehanna, Co. Pa; m. LAURA ANN TIFFANY; b. June 02, 1842. ii. EDWIN J. OAKLEY, b. Abt. 1843; d. February 24, 1845. iii. MARY HELLEN OAKLEY, b. Abt. 1844; m. FERNANDO AMERICUS TIFFANY; b. February 04, 1845, of Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa; d. Abt. 1916. iv. IRVING WALTER OAKLEY, b. 1849, of Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pa; d. 1932; m. ALMEDA WATROUS; b. 1847; d. 1913. v. CYNTHIA OAKLEY, b. November 28, 1851, Brooklyn Twp., Suquehanna Co., Pa.; m. UNKNOWN BALL. vi. LOUESA D. OAKLEY, b. Abt. 1856; d. March 03, 1881. vii. JOSEPH D. OAKLEY, b. Abt. 1860. 7. GEORGE WALKER4 STERLING (JAMES WILLIAM3, THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born July 20, 1823 in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa, and died November 02, 1903 in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa. He married LUCY GRACE GARLAND June 20, 1850 in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa, daughter of THOMAS GARLAND and JUDITH TEWKSBURY. She was born May 20, 1832, and died 1919. Children of GEORGE STERLING and LUCY GARLAND are: i. FRANCES ELIZABETH5 STERLING, b. November 28, 1851; d. 1933; m. BENJAMIN T. CASE; b. Abt. 1849; d. February 01, 1901. ii. HELEN GRACE STERLING, b. December 15, 1852, Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Pa; d. 1948; m. EDWIN S. ELDRIDGE; b. 1852; d. 1915. iii. WILLIS G. STERLING, b. Abt. 1856; d. May 01, 1864. iv. HERBERT GREENWOOD, b. 1864; d. 1894; Adopted child. 8. WILLIAM PENN4 STERLING (JAMES WILLIAM3, THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born January 21, 1827 in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa. He married CAROLINE C. ROBINSON October 22, 1850 in Brooklyn, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. She was born August 11, 1826 in Meshoppen, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and died November 14, 1899 in Sumner, Bremer, Iowa. Children of WILLIAM STERLING and CAROLINE ROBINSON are: i. ELIZABETH MARY5 STERLING, b. April 23, 1852. ii. JAMES WILLAM STERLING, b. August 17, 1864; d. March 25, 1865. iii. CATHERINE CORNELIA STERLING, b. May 22, 1866. iv. JOHN GILMAN STERLING, b. February 01, 1869, Buck Creek, Iowa; d. February 20, 1930, Minneapolis, Mn; m. MILLIE FRANCES JANE HARRIS, April 11, 1894, Clarkesville, Iowa; b. February 10, 1873, Clarkesville, Iowa; d. September 03, 1940, Hugo, Colorado. 9. THOMAS S.4 STERLING (JAMES WILLIAM3, THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born January 10, 1830, and died May 22, 1862. He married (1) MARIA L. MERRITT. She was born Abt. 1829, and died June 24, 1856. He married (2) EUNICE SQUIERS. Children of THOMAS STERLING and MARIA MERRITT are: i. JAVAN L.5 STERLING, b. December 16, 1852, Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Pa; d. April 03, 1927, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa.; m. SARAH E. WATROUS, October 11, 1877, Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Pa; b. 1854; d. January 22, 1914. ii. LILIAN STERLING, b. Abt. 1855; d. February 08, 1856. Child of THOMAS STERLING and EUNICE SQUIERS is: iii. LILY5 STERLING, m. UNKNOWN HAWLEY. 10. DANIEL NORTON4 STERLING (JAMES WILLIAM3, THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born March 10, 1832 in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pa. He married MARY MURRAY November 25, 1855. Children of DANIEL STERLING and MARY MURRAY are: i. CHARLES ANDREW5 STERLING, b. September 25, 1856. ii. GEORGE GALUSHA STERLING, b. March 12, 1859. iii. ANNA BELLE STERLING, b. November 19, 1861. iv. RICHARD DANIEL STERLING, b. May 02, 1871. v. AMANDA ELLEN STERLING, b. July 16, 1879.