Francis Sturgill
1755 - 1807 (52 years)
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Name Francis Sturgill - Francis was a son of James Sturgill and Ann (Calloway) Sturgill. [1]
Born 1755 Orange County, Virginia 
[1, 2] Gender Male _MILT Revolutionary War. Died 1807 Ashe County, North Carolina [1, 2] Buried Old Sturgill Cemetery, Piney Creek, Alleghany County, North Carolina [1] Person ID I1781 Robinson Last Modified 29 Jan 2025
Family Rebecca Hash, b. Abt 1758, d. 1841, Alleghany County, North Carolina (Age 83 years) Married 1776 Virginia [3] Children 1. Lydia Sturgill, b. 25 Feb 1778, Grayson County, Virginia, , d. 15 Jun 1861, Piney Creek, Alleghany County, North Carolina (Age 83 years)2. John W. Sturgill, b. 1779, Ashe County, North Carolina , d. 1865, Wise County, Virginia (Age 86 years)3. James Sturgill, Sr., b. 1781, Grayson County, Virginia , d. 7 Sep 1855, Alleghany County, North Carolina (Age 74 years)4. Francis R. Sturgill, Jr., b. 22 Sep 1782, Ashe County, North Carolina , d. 13 Aug 1846, Ashe County, North Carolina (Age 63 years)5. William Glen Sturgill, b. 1784, Ashe County, North Carolina , d. 1838, Arkansas (Age 54 years)6. Joel Cass Sturgill, b. 20 Mar 1786, Grayson, Ashe County, North Carolina , d. 15 May 1878, Canton, Scott County, Virginia (Age 92 years)7. David Sturgill, b. 1788, Ashe County, North Carolina , d. 1870, Alleghany County, North Carolina (Age 82 years)8. Rebecca Sturgill, b. 1 Mar 1791, Ashe County, North Carolina , d. 1 Jan 1829, Alleghany County, North Carolina (Age 37 years)9. Jane Sturgill, b. 1793, Grayson County, Virginia , d. 14 Aug 1848, Gallia County, Ohio (Age 55 years)10. Ann Sturgill, b. 1795, d. 1813 (Age 18 years) 11. Elizabeth Sturgill, b. 24 Oct 1799, Ashe County, North Carolina , d. 11 Jul 1881, Alleghany County, North Carolina (Age 81 years)12. Nancy Sturgill, b. 15 Jan 1803, Alleghany County, North Carolina , d. 10 Nov 1894, Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia, (Age 91 years)Last Modified 24 Jan 2025 Family ID F744 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 1755 - Orange County, Virginia 
Married - 1776 - Virginia 
Died - 1807 - Ashe County, North Carolina 
Buried - - Old Sturgill Cemetery, Piney Creek, Alleghany County, North Carolina = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Headstones Francis and Rebecca Hash Sturgill 
Sturgill, Francis
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Notes - Note on Find a Grave:
Francis (Stodgil-) Sturgill is the son of James Sturgill and Ann Calloway. He was born 1755 in Orange (now Greene) Co. VA. He died 1807 in Alleghany County, North Carolina. Burial in Sturgill Cemetery, near Grassy Creek, Alleghany Co. NC. He married Rebecca Hash in 1776 in Grayson County, VA. She is the daughter of John Hash and Rebecca Anderson. She was born Bet. 1758–1760 in Montgomery County, VA. She died 1841 in Helton Creek, Alleghany County, NC. Burial in Sturgill Cemetery, near Grassy Creek, Alleghany Co. NC.
He was granted 100 a of land in present Grayson Co in 1782 and in 1798 he obtained 500 acres more on two land warrents which were probably for his military service during the Revolutionary War. In 1798 he received three grants from the state of NC which covered the land on New River claimed by his father James. In 1802 he sold the 500 acres in VA and moved up the river to live with and take care of his father who died the following year and was buried in the family cemetery on this farm. Francis and Rebecca were also buried in this cemetery as were two daughters.
Grayson County Courthouse showing Francis Sturgill. Revolutionary War Marker
[1] - The Sturgill Family in America: A preliminary history. David Andrew Sturgill, 1960.
Pages 9-10
Children of James Stodgill-Sturgill and Ann of Orange Co. Va.
Second child listed is:
Francis Sturgill, Born in Orange Co. Va. About 1755. Moved to Grayson Co. Va. with his father’s family about 1770. Married Rebecca Hash, daughter of John Hash and Rebecca Anderson, about 1776. Enlisted in the Volunteer Militia of Mont. Co. Va in 1777. Served in Capt. Enoch Osborn’s Company (brother-in-law) Probably participated in battle of Kings Mountain. Died in Ashe Co. N.C. Dec. 1807. Buried in the old Sturgill cemetery about three miles S.W. of Mouth of Wilson, Va.
[4] - The Sturgill Family in America: A preliminary history. David Andrew Sturgill, 1960.
Pages 20
NOTE: The family of Francis Sturgill Sr. and his wife, Rebecca Hash, has been established beyond doubt from official records and known relationships between their descendants. The writer has personally interviewed about fifteen of their great grand children six of who were still living.
When Francis died in 180? he was known to be living on the New River farm shown in Ashe Co. Deeds as the "Wells place". This farm was in five tracts, tho of which had been purchased from Zacharia Wells. The other three tracts were granted to Francis by the State on grants # 3,4, and 5 in Ashe Se This farm is known locally as the McMillan farm or as the BIG ROCK farm since it lies directly across New River from a cliff of this name.
After the death of his father, Francis Jr. started buying out the shares of his brothers and sisters since there was no will, It is doubtful if Francis Jr. lived on this farm after he marries since the census records from 1810-30 show Rebecca as head of the family and lists only her younger daughters. In 1858 Francis Jr. sold this farm and the adjoining farm, where he probably lived, to Taliaferro Witcher and then moved to Helton Creek. Rebecca is shown living with him in 1840 so she was probably buried in the Sturgill cemetery on Felton creek when she died in 1842.
In Ashe Co. Deed book "C", Page 259, dated 1828, William Jones and his wife Jane deeded their share of the estate of Francis Sturgill Sr. to Francis Sturgill Jr. and James Sturgill, his brothers. This deed states that their share was 1/11th of the estate thus indicating that there were 11 children. Deeds from the other ten children were fount but some of them were difficult to trace, James deed his share to William Weaver Jr. (bro-in-law) who in turn deeded it to Rebecca Sturgill, (mother-in-law) who then deeded it to Francis Jr. some of the heirs made two deeds to the estate. Timothy Perkins also deeded to Francis Jr. a claim to this same estate but no explanation for his claim was found unless he had married a daughter who died before her father. Perkins was buried in the Sturgill cometary on Helton creek.
[4] - The Sturgill Family in America: A preliminary history. David Andrew Sturgill, 1960.
Page 27b
Note: 78 known grandchildren of Francis Sturgill Sr. and Rebecca Hash. The last of these was Rebecca Doughton who died in 1934 making the total life span of their grandchildren 154 years from the birth of their first grandson in 1800. Six great grandchildren known to the writer are still living.
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- Note on Find a Grave:
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Sources - [S3] Find a Grave.
- [S29] Sons of the American Revolution membership application.
- [S23] Marriage record.
- [S38] The Sturgill Family in America: A preliminary history, David Andrew Sturgill, 1960, (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/416250-the-sturgill-family-in-america-a-preliminary-history?offset=1).
- [S3] Find a Grave.