Benjamin STERRETT

                   Notes for John A. STERRETT
according to Pat
Listed in History of Lancaster County and his issues are from this history.  He was not listed in the Sterrett Genealogy.  He was in Donegal Twp. in 1720 and was sherriff in 1744.
                  

                   Notes for SAMUEL STERRETT:
Family from Notes & Querries of Pennsylvania.  He was listed in the Sterrett Genealogy as "the possible son of Benjamin".  His will was probated 15 Mar 1776 in Lancaster County.  His issues are from the Sterrett Genealogy Book.
                  

                   Notes from Rich Cunningham-- concerning James Sterrett
b. 1705 in Scotland
d. 1761, Springfield, Chester, PA
buried, Middle Octoro Church, Lancaster Co., PA

James died without children and left his share of Benjamin's land to his brother Cains Sterrett

The Sterrett genealogy does not mention James birth/death dates.
I don't know where I got the dates.  A deed of transfer (March 26, 1759) suggests James is already dead  The dates are thus suspect. -- BOB, June 2000
                  

                   Notes for Robert STERRETT:
from T. Woods Sterrett
There is no actual proof that he was Benjamin's son.
Said to have been born in Scotland, died in what was then Lancaster, now Dauphin, PA in April 1977.
He is thought to have been a son of Benjamin Sterrett
The traditional story of his life is that as a young boy, he fled with his parents, borthers and two sisters from Scotland to the north of Ireland to evade those opposed to their religious beliefs.  In Donegal Co., Ireland.
He married Mary Ramsey, said to have been born about 1707.  Mary Sterrett, listed as 80 years of age is given among the members of the Big Spring Church in Cumberland Valley, in 1789.  They emigrated to American about 1730, settling in what was then Chester, later Lancaster, and now Daughin County on Swarta Creek..

On the 4th day of Feb., 1755, the Proprietors of Pennsylvania granted him a warrant for one hundred and fifty acres of land in Lower Paxtang Township, now Daughin Co., upon which e resided until his death, April 1777.  He left a will which is recorded in Lancaster County, Book C., Page 46, wherein he names is wife and the following children:  William, said to have been 3 years old when his father came to America, md. Jane Morrow.
    James
Agnes
Mary
David
Robert

Note the above dates for William would suggest that William was born about 1726-27.  I have Agnes as born in Pennsylvania in 1730, but William as born in Scotland in 1724 making the emigration date 1727-28.  But.. I have Benjamin arriving as early as 1722.  --Bob Sterrett
                  

                   Notes for Cairns STERRETT:
Cairns and his wife were early settlers of Montgomeryh Twp., Franklin, PA.  His will is probated 1798 in Franklin County.  He paid taxes in 1782 on 300 acres.