Background
Sterling, James was born in 1701 in Dowrass, Ireland. Son of James Sterling.
Sterling, James was born in 1701 in Dowrass, Ireland. Son of James Sterling.
Graduate Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1720, Master of Arts, 1733.
At least 1 child, Rebecca. Became a playwright; ordained priest Anglican Church, 1733. Came to American, 1737.
Rector All Hallows Parish. Anne Arundel County, Maryland., also St. Ann’s, Annapolis, Maryland., 1737-1740. Rector St. Paul’s, Kent County, Maryland., 1740-1763.
Returned briefly to Great Britain, 1752. Collector of customs Chester, Maryland., 1752-1763. Author: (plays) Rival Generals, 1722, Parricide, 1736.
(poetry) The Loves of Hero and Leander (translated from Musaeus), 1728, Poetical Works of Review James Sterling, 1734. An Epistle to the Honorary Arthur Dobbs, 1748.
Married 3 times; married second, Rebecca Holt, September 19, 1743.