 1658 - 1752 (93 years)
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| Name |
John STURTEVANT |
| Birth |
4 Sep 1658 |
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
17677 |
| Reference Number |
22567 |
| Reference Number |
60 |
| WWW |
https://www.WikiTree.com/wiki/Sturtevant-2 |
| Death |
4 Feb 1752 |
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Person ID |
I121 |
Gummer |
| Last Modified |
1 Aug 2024 |
| Father |
Samuel STURTEVANT, Sr., b. 1625, Kent, England d. 16 Oct 1669, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay (Age 44 years) |
| Mother |
Hannah UNKNOWN, b. Abt 1625, England d. 12 Sep 1716, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 91 years) |
| Marriage |
1644 |
Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| Family ID |
F31 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Mary Goodale SMITH, b. 18 Apr 1658 d. 1 Mar 1718 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage |
12 Jul 1711 |
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Family ID |
F203 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
1 Aug 2024 |
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| Notes |
- == Biography ==John Sturtevant was born to [[Sturtevant-3|Samuel Sturtevant]] and [[Lee-42|Ann Lee]] on 4 Sep 1658 at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the twin brother of Hannah Sturtevant
[Robert H. Sturtevant, Descendants of Samuel Sturtevant (1986 Edition), 2-6.]John first married Hannah Winslow about 1685. After her death in 1709 he married Mary (Smith) Haskell, widow of Mark Haskell, on 12 Jul 1711.
In 1749, his daughter Hannah Cotton and his grandson Theophilus Cotton petitioned the probate court to declare him non-compos mentis. He was very aged and unable to care for himself. His inventory was taken on 19 April 1749.["Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-NFKJ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1748-1750 and 1841-1848 vol 11-11B > image 139-140 of 642; State Archives, Boston.] Theophilus Cotton of Plymouth was appointed his guardian.["Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-NN2K : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1748-1750 and 1841-1848 vol 11-11B > image 179 of 642; State Archives, Boston.]
In 1750, his guardian presented an account of his estate.["Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-FF99 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1749-1752 and 1848-1853 vol 12-12C > image 17 of 596; State Archives, Boston.]
John is buried at Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA[Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 25 April 2020), memorial page for John Sturtevant (6 Sep 1658–4 Feb 1752), Find a Grave Memorial no. 13903819, citing Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Michael Kruse (contributor 46579594) .[[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13903819 Link]]]
== Sources ==
* Americana Illustrated (American Historical Magazine) . The American Historical Society, Inc. ;80 East Eleventh Street, New York Publication: Volume XXI, No.3, page 444. Note: Available as part of a bound volume of the magazines at Bangor Public Library Address: Harlow Street Bangor, Maine 04401* Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/14012/662/253537764
==Acknowledgements==
Thanks to [[Haskell-326 | Carey Haskell]] for creating this profile.
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