Person:Benjamin Sterett (1)

Said to have come from Northern Ireland. Sterett Genealogy, by T. Woods Sterett, 1930. Twelve families came from Scotland and Ireland to American between 1694 and 1820. They seem fo have come independently of each other since they came at different times and to different places. They settled innearly all eastern states from Ontario to Georgia, but there seems to be more of them in PA. W. B. Marye of Baltimore, MD: "The name Sterett is not indigenous to Ireland but to Scotland. The earliest record I have found of them was in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the 1490's"

Information on Benjamin Sterrett

Benjamin Sterrett was born Abt. 1670 in Scotland, and died March 1738/39 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He married *Isabelle on Abt. 1700 in Scotland.

Notes for *Benjamin Sterrett:

Family tradition is that Benjamin and Isabelle came to the U.S. sometime around 1730 from Ireland (having lived there after fleeing Scotland to evade those opposed to their religious beliefs. They settled in Chester Co., Pennsylvania near Swatara Creek.

Died intestate, in the county of Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania, in 1739. Letters of administration were granted March 17, 1739, to his widow Isabelle, John Sterrett and Andrew Mayes, sureties. No children mentioned. Family tradition says he was the father of Robert Sterrett of Lancaster and Dauphlin Counties.

In a deed from Cairns Starrett and Mary, his wife, to Abraham and Henry Stricklas, under date of March 26, 1759, found in Book page 32, of Lancaster County records, the following proof of certain of the children of the Family tradition is that Benjamin and Isabelle came to the US sometime around 1730 from Ireland (having lived there fleeing Scotland to evade those opposed to their religious beliefs. They settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania near Swatara Creek.

Children of Benjamin is found:

..."Whereas, Benjamin Starrett, late of the county of Lancaster, - - deceased, in his lifetime became seized in fee of two tracts of land, situate then in the Twpt. of Donegal, but since division of the townships, in the Twpt. of Rapho, in said County, one tract thereof beginning ... Etc. The other tract beginning ... etc. Which said two tracts of land were confirmed to the said Benjamin Starrett by Patent - -entered in the Rolls Office for the City and County of Philadelphia in Patent Book A., Vol. I, p. 136. Benjamin Starrett being so seized thereof, died intestate, and left issue three sons and one daughter,- - John, James and above described lands and premises descended in common as daught, to whom the above named Cairns, the sons, and Mary the wife of John Kennedy, the daughter, to whom the above described lands and premises descended in common as heirs at law. John Kennedy and wife, and John conveyed their undivided interests in the above described lands to their brother Cairns, by deeds, Book D, p.34; Book K, p.31; James Sterrett the other son of the aforesaid Benjamin, likewise since died intestate, and without issue, and his undivided share of above described lands devolved to the above named Cairns Starrett by means whereof he the said Cairns Sterrett became seized in fee of the whole of the lands and premises above described."

This deed conveys these two tracts of land to Abraham and Henry Stricklas.

More about Benjamin Sterrett and Isabelle: Ancestral file number: X3NO-Z7.

More about Benjamin Sterrett and Isabelle: Marriage1:abt1700,,,Scotland

More About *Benjamin Sterrett: Fact 1: 1730, come to the US. Nationality: Scotish.

More About *Benjamin Sterrett and *Isabelle: Marriage: Abt. 1700, Scotland.

Children of *Benjamin Sterrett and *Isabelle are:

+John Sterrett, b. Abt. 1698, Scotland, d. April 05, 1748, Donegal Twp., Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

James Sterrett, b. Abt. 1705, Scotland, d. March 1776, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.

+Robert Sterrett, b. Abt. 1707, Scotland, d. April 1777, Paxtang, Now Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania.

+*Samuel Jackson Sterrett, b. Abt. 1708, Scotland, d. March 1776, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Mary Sterrett, b. 1712, Scotland.

Source: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/u/a/Janice-K-Huang/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0307.html

1.   Jackson Sterett Moorman. Ancestors of Mary Burr Moorman (Harpole), et al. (Louisville, KY, Nov. 15, 1945)
   p. 4, 30 Jul 2006.