John Sturdivant was born 1630 in Wales, and died 1684 in Virginia. He married Sarah Hallem 1655 in Charles City Co., Virginia, daughter of Robert Hallem and Ann. She was born 1633 in Virginia, and died Bef. January 05, 1689/90 in Charles City Co., Virginia.
Children of John Sturdivant and Sarah Hallem are:
1. Joanna Sturdivant, born 1656 in Virginia; died 1740 in Prince George Co., Virginia. She married William Bobbitt 1673; born 1649 in Glamorgenshire, Wales; died Bef. 1703 in Richmond Co., Virginia.
2. Daniel Sturdivant, born 1661.
3. Chichester Sturdivant, born 1665.
4. Matthew Sturdivant, born 1670; died May 19, 1728 in Surry Co., Virginia. He married Sarah.
John Sturdivant was an Indian Trader and was in some sort of partnership with
Governor William Byrd. In a letter dated 20 Apr 1684, Byrd wrote:
"Old Sturdivant, his son, Millner, Shipy, Womacke and Hugh Cassell were
all killed by the Indians in their returne from the westward, about 30
miles beyond Ochanechee, what prejudice it is to mee you may guesse,
they having (had they come well in) made a very advantagious journey."
Letters of administration on the estates of John Milner, Thomas Shippy,
Richard Womeck (and John Davis) were granted to their widows at the same
Henrico County Court Aug. 1, 1684.
The Occaneechee Trail or Path led from Fort Henry (Petersburg) through
Occaneechee Town (near present Clarksville, Mecklenburg County), close
to the Forks of the Dan and Roanoke rivers 20 miles west of what would
be present Person County NC.
There was a John STURDIVANT in Gloucester, York and Henrico Counties early-on. His wife is identified in several records as Sarah HALLEM, daughter of Robert HALLAM of Henrico and his wife Ann. Sarah had been married first to Samuel WOODWARD and had a son, Samuel WOODWARD, by the first marriage. Samuel, Jr. became a mariner,shipping out of a Maryland port.
On Jun 8, 1673, John STURDIVANT patented 3528 acres on the south side of the Appamatox River, on the second Branch of the Blackwater. Sturdivant had been in the area already as shown in the patent of Michael Hill for 220 acres on 15 Oct 1670 on the South side of the Appomattox adj. John STURDIVANT and Walter BROOKS.
In April, 1680 in Henrico County, John STURDIVANT and Sarah, his wife, of Charles City County to Samuel WOODWARD a tract of land at Turkey Island patented by the relict of Robert HALLOM and granted to her, the daughter and heir of Robert HALLEM and her two sisters the whole tract containing 1,000 acres.
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