Sterling, Babcock, Wilson - Ontario... desc. of Wm. of Lyme
Time to repeat an old message....I am a direct descendant of William of Lyme, CT. (Still searching for his wife's maiden name!!!)
Looking for relatives in the Townsend area. . particularly whether any of my STERLING relatives stayed in the area but also about the BABCOCK family as well as WILSONs.
My GGGgrandfather, Henry Sterling, moved to Wentworth in 1833 where he was a farmer. He moved there (with his father, Isaac Sterling) from Saltfleet where they had lived from 1817 until 1833. Presumably Isaac moved from New England to this area. My Sterling line was in Canada then, having many children, until the latter part of the 1800's.
Henry (b 1795) was married to Abigail MURCH ---- they had 11 children, one of whom was my GGGrandfather, BENSON STERLING (b 1834) ....
Benson married Eliza Ann BABCOCK (presumably from the Wentworth area, b. about 1838) - her father was ELISHA (!?) BABCOCK (@ to LDS records). [One of Bensons brothers, Daniel (1837-1907) was a Captain in the Union army.... settled afterwards in Colorado]
One of their 12 children was my GGF, George Forest Sterling (b 1857) who married Mary Regina WILSON. I believe the WILSON family was from London Ontario area. George and his family moved to Bay City, Michigan in the late 1800's.
Wondering if I still have relatives in the area - particularly interested in the STERLING, BABCOCK and WILSON families. Also - perhaps someone knows of the MURCH family!?
thanks for your time.
Wilson
Wilson Bradley Sterling