84. Outten5 Sturgis (Thomas4, Richard3, John2, John1) birth date unknown. Outten died after 1795. He married Mary (wife of Outten Sturgis) befire 1787. He was known as Outten of Thomas. The 1783 Tax List shows him with tract "Shaftsbury," 1M, 3F. He served as a Private, Worcester Militia, Snow Hill Battaltion, Capt. Samuel Smyley's Compan, 1777; Private, Worcester Militia, Wicomico Battalion, Capt. Samuel Smuley's Company, 1st Class, July 15, 1780. He took the Oath of Allegiance in Worcester County in 1778 before the Honorable John Selby. (Henry C. Peden, Revolutionary Patriots of Worcester & Somerset Cos.) Outten Sturgis and Mary(wife of Outten Sturgis) had the following child: 157 i. John6 Sturgis. By consent of his father, Outten Sturgis of Thomas, he was bound out to Richard M. Richardson in 1795 to learn the trade of a seaman. (David V. Heise, Worcester County, MD Orphans Court Proceedings 1777-1800, p. 213)
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