The Sterling genealogy

258 THE STERLING GENEALOGY
which the said Starling am now a building for sd Wentworth
and also was obliged to launch her in February next ensuing
this Date and the said Starling have already sent for bolts and
spikes and can get none which is to my damadg the Sume of
three hundred pounds cash, my timber being in the yard and the
vesell upon the Stocks and my men all hear upon charg and cannot
doe anything for the want of Iron works and I cannot sett
up on an other vesell one of the Stocks by reason of this thorfor
I have by these presents and for this defect drawn up this protest
against my said owner Mr Samuel Wentsworth Merchant
in Boston, a fore sd in Lyme December the 9 day 1706
William Starlin
Signed in presents of
Nathan Andrus
Samuel Watterus
Lyme this 16 day of December 1706 This day Mr.
William Starlin Shipright personally appearing
Declared publickly this a bove written protest to be
his act and deed before me
William Ely Justice of Peec.
In 1709 William's son Daniel acquired an interest in the
water-power generated by a small stream located in the northern
part of the then town of Lyme.
Daniel soon moved to his new location and founded the local-
ity or hamlet, later known as Sterling City ; about six miles
north of the point where William and his family had lived since
leaving Haverhill. In a few years William, having grown old
and feeble, went to live with Daniel and gave him the following
deed of all his property:
August 7th, 1718.
William and Mary Sterling, To all christian people to
whome these presents shall come, greeting, and know that I,
William Sterling of Lyme, f'rwith mentioned, for and in consideration
of my naturall affection, love and good will, which I have
and do bear towards my loving and dutyfull son Daniel Sterling,
of Lyme, aforesaid, and for the past care and comfort that I
have had, and have good grounds to hope I shall have and receive,
from my said loveing son, for my support and comfort in my
old age :
being now and some time past disabled from my labour
in consideration of which and for other weighty reasons, I, the