hmtl5 Francis R. Sturgill, Jr. b. 22 Sep 1782 Ashe County, North Carolina d. 13 Aug 1846 Ashe County, North Carolina: Robinson Genealogy

Francis R. Sturgill, Jr.

Male 1782 - 1846  (63 years)


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  • Name Francis R. Sturgill 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 22 Sep 1782  Ashe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Aug 1846  Ashe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Sturgills, Ashe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1985  Robinson
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 

    Father Francis Sturgill,   b. 1755, Orange County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1807, Ashe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Hash,   b. Abt 1758,   d. 1841, Alleghany County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 1776  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F744  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Phoebe Weaver,   b. 15 Oct 1783, Weavers Ford, Ashe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1855, Sturgills, Ashe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 1802  [1
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F858  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Sep 1782 - Ashe County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Aug 1846 - Ashe County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Sturgills, Ashe County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Francis Sturgill Jr
      Son of Francis Sturgill, & Rebecca Hash.
      Married Phoebe Weaver

      children:
      Solemon/Solomon D born 1804 d 1856 FaG 50719301
      In David Sturgill's Sturgill Book page 52/54, Solomon D shows as son of Francis Jr.
      It appears that this is wrong.
      Solomon D appears to be son of Francis Jr's brother John

      Joel
      Mary
      John
      Nancy
      Joshua
      Jane
      Rebecca
      dau

      AND
      Francis Jr Sturgill and wife Phoebe Weaver took in Francis Jr's sister Ann Sturgill Perkins's orphan Lydia Perkins. Ann died ca 1813. Lydia is said to have married Mr Price. [1]
    • The Sturgill Family in America: A preliminary history. David Andrew Sturgill, 1960.
      page 20.
      Descendants of Francis Sturgill Sr. and Rebecca Hash
      All children of Francis and Rebecca except Nancy born in Grayson Co. Va.
      3) Francis Sturgill Jr., Born 1762. Died August 1846, Helton, Ashe Co. N.C.
      Married Phoebe Weaver, Daughter of William Weaver Sr. about 1805. Born 10/15/83. Die 6/13/1855. Francis Jr. bought out all the other heirs to his fathers estate and lived on this farm until 1838 when he moved to Helton Creek in Ashe County. Sturgill Post Office was named for him. Both buried in Sturgill cemetery on Helton creek in Ashe Co.
      [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Find a Grave.

    2. [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).

    3. [S23] Marriage record.