STURGIS: Sixth Generation

173. JOHN⁶ STURGIS (VI) (JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, JOHN³, JOHN², JOHN¹) was born 1800. JOHN died 1865 in Worcester Co., MD.

He married four times. He married ELIZABETH TEAGUE in Worcester Co., MD, 1822. ELIZABETH was the daughter of JACOB TEAGUE and ZIPPORAH RACKLIFF. He married FANNY DUNCAN in Worcester Co., MD, 1826. FANNY was born 1806. FANNY was the daughter of THOMAS DUNCAN and FRANCES "FANNY" MARSHALL*. FANNY died before 1831. He married ESTHER DUER in Worcester Co., MD, 1831. ESTHER was the daughter of JOSHUA DUER. ESTHER died before 1839. He married CHARLOTTE DUNCAN in Worcester Co., MD, 1839. CHARLOTTE was born 1815. CHARLOTTE was the daughter of THOMAS DUNCAN and FRANCES "FANNY" MARSHALL*. CHARLOTTE died before 1860. Charlotte is not present for the 1860 census and not mentioned in John's will. John was named as John of John in the will of Major Mumford. He was called John of John in 1842. The 1850 census shown his step-sons, John James Taylor, living in his household. (John's wife, Esther was married first to James Taylor.) He appears in the 1860 census at Snow Hill. He made a will dated August 23, 1864, where he named his children: Charlotte E.I., Alice H., Esther May, Nancy S., Amanda F., John P., Irving S. and James B. (TT#8/403)

JOHN STURGIS (VI) and ESTHER DUER had the following children:

child 233 i. ESTHER⁷ STURGIS was born 1832. She married GEORGE S. MAY in Worcester Co., MD, November 11, 1856.