On 3 Dec 1730 Desire married Solomon MacFarland (17740) , son of Purthe MacFarland (ca 1640-2 Dec 1721) & Patience Russell (6448) (ca 1647-22 Mar 1723/4), in Plympton, MA.265 Born on 8 Nov 1691 in Hingham, MA.

On 15 Jun 1737 Lemuel married Deborah Bryant (32667) , daughter of David Bryant (52688) (17 Aug 1684-21 Jan 1731) & Hannah Stover (15442) (ca 1670-6 Apr 1736), in Halifax, MA. Born on 28 Jul 1717 in Scituate, MA. Deborah died in Halifax, MA, on 29 Oct 1803; she was 86.

Children of Lemuel and Deborah (Bryant) Sturtevant, born at Halifax:
    i. Desire Sturtevant, b. 9 Aug 1738, bp. 26 Aug 1739;
    ii. Mary Sturtevant, b. 16 Feb 1740, bp. 15 Mar 1740;
    iii. Jesse Sturtevant, b. 6 Feb 1743, d. ca. 1818/9 in Maine;
    iv. Else Sturtevant, b. 31 Mar 1745, bp. 12 May 1745;
    v. Deborah Sturtevant, b. 30 Sep 1748, bp. 4 Oct 1747, d. 23 Dec 1842 at Middleboro, m. at Halifax 16 Nov 1770 William Thomson (b. 15 Feb 1748 at Middleboro);
    vi. Lemuel Sturtevant, b. 9 Dec 1750, bp. 29 Nov 1756, d. 13 Nov 1859 at Barton, VT;
    vii. Samuel Sturtevant, b. 11 Jan 1752, d. 16 Mar 1839;
    viii. Luce Sturtevant, b. 1 Apr 1754 ;
    ix. Jacob Sturtevant, b. ca.1758; and
    x. Barze Sturtevant, b. 16 Nov 1763.