John Sterrett

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Father*Cairns Sterrett b. 1721, d. 1798
Mother*Maria Mayes
     John Sterrett was the son of Cairns Sterrett and Maria Mayes. John Sterrett married an unknown person. He 10. John Sterrett (of Cairns2, Benjamin1).
Born May 5, 1760; died March 16, 1811, Shippensburg, Franklin County. Married April 5, 1785, Myrtilla Irwin, born
March 26, 1765; died January 19, 1824; daughter of Joseph and Violette (Porter) Irwin of Franklin County.

Children:

i. Andrew, b. Jan. 8, 1787; d. about 1823, in California; m.
Elizabeth McPheren.
ii. Ruhamah, b. Aug. 21, 1788; d. Dec. 4, 1830, at Greencastle,
Pa; m. Dr. Heatherington.
+19. iii. Joseph Irwin, b. May 17, 1790; d. (???); m. June 21, 1814,
Rachel Hogg; b. Jan. 6, 1793; d. Oct. 23, 1822.
+20. iv. Benjamin Franklin, b. March 28, 1792; d. Aug. 15, 1865;
m. Nancy M. Hogg.
+21. v. William Porter, b. Jan. 20, 1794; d. Feb. 22, 1857; m.
Nancy Day.
vi. James Irwin, b. Feb. 18, 1796; d. Jan. 16, 1828; m. Jane
Armstrong.
vii. John, b. Jan. 25, 1798; d. March 7, 1800.
+22. viii. Maria Mayes, b. March 17, 1800; d. July 14, 1836; m.
Smith Agnew.
+23. ix. John Adams, b. Dec. 15, 1801; d. April 4, 1872; m. three
times.
+24. x. Nathan McDowell, b. May 12, 1804; d. May 3, 1866; m.
Marie Bruno.
+25. xi. Myrtilla, b. July 6, 1807; d. Sept. 9, 1876; m. Stewart Steel.