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Where did the Scottish Sterling family come from? What is the Scottish Sterling family crest and coat of arms? When did the Sterling family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Sterling family history?
The ancestors of the Sterling family were part of an ancient Scottish tribe called the Picts. They lived in the town of Stirling in the county of the same name. Stirling was a royal residence from 1226.
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Prior to the invention of the printing press in the last hundred years, documents were basically unique. Names were written according to sound, and often appeared differently each time they were recorded. Spelling variations of the name Sterling include Stirling, Sterling, Sturling, Strivelynd and others.First found in Stirlingshire, where they held a family seat at Stirling from very early times, some say, well before the Norman Conquest. The name was anciently spelt Stryvelin, and one of the first references was of Gilbertus de Striuelin who witnessed the donation of Perdeyc by King David to the church of Glasgow in 1136 and Walter de Stryvelin witnessing a deed by Prince Henry, son of King David 1st of Scotland in the same year.
Peter de Striuelin was witness to the donation of the church of Karreden to the abbey of Hollyrood around 1158. Thomas de Stervlen was witness to a charter made by King Alexander II in 1224 and was Archdeacon of Glasgow in 1228. Sir Gilbert de Striuelyng witnessed legal proceedings in Aberdeen around 1250. Sir John Stirling of Moray swore fealty in 1291, and Andreu de Strivelyn and Henry de Strivelyn both swore an oath of allegiance to King Edward I of England during the latter's short conquest of Scotland in 1296. The Stirlings of Keir, where the Clan seat resides, claim to have an unbroken line of chiefs that stretches from 1160 to 1677. Sir Alexander de Strivelyn, the fifth Laird of Cadder died in 1304.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Sterling family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 154 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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The freedom of the North American colonies was enticing, and many Scots left to make the great crossing. It was a long and hard journey, but its reward was a place where there was more land than people and tolerance was far easier to come by. Many of these people came together to fight for a new nation in the American War of Independence, while others remained loyal to the old order as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of Scots in North America have recovered much of this heritage in the 20th century through clan societies and other such organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important and early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Sterling:
Sterling Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- David and John Sterling who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1651
- David Sterling, who landed in America in 1652
- John Sterling, who arrived in America in 1652
- Thomas Sterling settled in Virginia in 1655
- William Sterling settled in Virginia in 1656
Sterling Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Philippe Sterling, who landed in Louisiana in 1719
- Will Sterling settled in Georgia in 1734
- Letitia Sterling settled in New Jersey in 1773
- Robert Sterling settled in Dominica in 1774
Sterling Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Guillermo Sterling, aged 23, landed in Puerto Rico in 1803
- Joseph Sterling, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1807
- Hugh Sterling, who landed in America in 1807
- Robert Sterling, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
- Alexander Sterling, who arrived in Louisiana in 1813
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