The Sterling genealogy

WILLIAM STERLING OF HAVERHILL, MASS. 267
29 Abigail Farnum, b. May 3, 1692; m. Jan. 6, 1714, James
Abbott, b. in Andover, Feb. 12, 1695. They removed
to Concord, N. H., in 1737. She d. Dec. 27, 1787.
30 William Farnum, b. Aug. 5, 1693.
31 Nathaniel Farnum, b. July 25, 1695.
32 Barachias Farnum, b. Mar. 16, 1697; m. in Reading,
Mass., Jan. 1, 1723, Hephizibah Harnden, b. in
Reading in 1705, dau. of John and Susanna Harnden.
They had one child, Rachel Farnum, b.
1726.
in Andover,
33 Benjamin Farnum, b. Mar. 14, 1699.
34 Joseph (or Josiah) Farnum, b. Feb. 4, 1701 ; m. at Dover,
N. H., Aug. 31, 1720, Elizabeth Husse. (Hoyt's
Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury ; the Essex
Inst. Hist. Register ; the Essex Antiquarian ; Savage's
Gene.
Gene.)
Diet., N. E. H. G. Reg. and the Farnham
12 CAPTAIN DANIEL STARLING (brother of the above), b.
in Haverhill, Mass., Sept. 19, 1673; 1st: " Capt. Daniel Starling
was Married to Mary Ely the Relict of M? Richard Ely of Lyme
Deceased the 6th Day of June A. D. 1699. She was b. in
1666, the dau. of Lieut. Reinold and Sarah Marvin. 1 She is buried
1 Roger Mervyn of St. Stephen's Parish, Ipswich, County Suffolk, England, b.
as early as 1430, d. "the Sunday after the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. 1475," i. e., Sept. 10, 1475. He was survived by his wife Matilda.
His will, made and proved Sept. 10, 1475 ; recorded at Ipswich. The only known
child of Roger and Matilda Marvin was:
John, b. about 1453 or earlier. His eldest son was John (?), b. about 1480;
had several children of whom
Rynalde is supposedly the second son, b. about 1514, of "Ramsey, yeoman,"
who owned considerable property in the parish. Rynalde or Reinold m. Johan
who survived him and was made sole executrix of his will, dated Dec. 22, 1554. He
was survived by six children of w T hom
Edward was probably the second. He was b. about 1550 or earlier. He inherited
from his father a house and lands in Wrabness and possessed at his death a house and
land in Wis adjoining the former and other parcels of land and houses in various par-
ishes. He removed to Great Bentley, County of Essex, previous to June, 1 593. He in
Margaret , who survived him. He d. at Great Bentley, between Nov. 13, 1615,
the date of his will, and Jan. 17, 161G, the date said will was proved, and is buried in
St. Mary's churchyard, in that parish. He was survived by eight children, of whom
Reinold, bapt. at' Great Bentley, June 7, 1593, was the sixth. He resided in his
native parish until shortly before he sailed for New England, as we find him charged
with the "Ship Money Tax" in 1G37, and he appears in Hartford, Conn., in 1688. I te
m. about 1617, Mary or Marie , who accompanied him to New England, where she