Spurlins of New Hampshire
A New England Spurlin family lived in Madbury, Dover, Pittsfield and Epsom, New Hampshire, from the 18th century. Several members served in the Civil War, among them Charles Spurlin of Pittsfield in the 7th New Hampshire Volunteers and Charles F. Spurlin of Dover in the 11th New Hampshire Infantry.
Sourcing: mixed 5 genealogy · 1 book · 2 government
Early family
WikiTree has a cluster of New Hampshire Spurlin profiles. They include a Thomas Spurlin born about 1750, and Robert Spurlin (about 1779–1860), who was born and died in Madbury, Strafford County.[1][2] Benjamin Spurlin, whom WikiTree gives as born about 1790 in Madbury, lived in Pittsfield, Merrimack County, by 1850 and died there about 1870.[3] An Eliza Spurlin born in 1832 in Epsom, New Hampshire, died in 1910 in Dayton, Ohio.[4] This northern family appears separate from the southern Spurlins who came from Virginia, although the Spurlin/Spurling DNA project has not published a lineage group for it.
Civil War service
Charles Spurlin of Pittsfield
History of Pittsfield, N.H., in the Great Rebellion (1893) profiles Charles Spurlin, "a son of Benjamin and Sarah (Green) Spurlin," born in Pittsfield on 7 November 1837.[5] He was a laborer who enlisted in Company G, 7th New Hampshire Volunteers, on 23 November 1861. He served three years, "taking part in all of its marches," and was in nearly every engagement the regiment fought.[5] He caught smallpox in the service, which affected his eyes for almost a year. He was mustered out on 22 December 1864 and in 1893 was living at Epsom.[5] The book also tells a local story in which Spurlin quieted a mocking storekeeper with a riddle about pancakes and potatoes.[5]
The same book records that Hazen Willey married "Miss Eliza Spurlin of this town" on 28 September 1849. He enlisted in the same company and regiment, was badly wounded in the assault on Fort Wagner on 18 July 1863, and died as a prisoner in Charleston.[5]
Charles F. Spurlin of Dover
The National Park Service's Soldiers and Sailors index lists a Charles F. Spurlin in Company K of the 11th New Hampshire Infantry, entering as a private and leaving as first sergeant.[6] A Find a Grave memorial for Charles F. Spurlin (3 January 1843 – 19 October 1916) gives Dover as the place of his birth and death and records his burial in Pine Hill Cemetery there. Its biography says he served in Company K of the 11th from 15 August 1862 to 30 May 1865, and it names his parents as Thomas Spurlin Jr. and Lucy Ann Seavey.[7] His birth year, parents and regiment differ from those of Charles Spurlin of Pittsfield, so the two were different men.[7][5]
Hanson Spurlin
The same index lists a Hanson Spurlin in Littlefield's Company of the Strafford Guards, a 60-day militia unit raised in 1864.[8] See Spurlins in the Civil War.
See also
- Spurlins in the American Civil War · History strong
Spurlins served on both sides of the Civil War. They included Confederates from North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee and Union soldiers from New Hampshire, Iowa, Indiana and Tennessee. This roundup collects service-index records, rosters, pension, pardon and soldiers' home records, and county-history accounts. - Benjamin Spurling of the Cranberry Isles · History mixed
Benjamin Spurling (1752–1836) was a New Hampshire-born sea captain and Revolutionary War militia corporal. He is described as the first permanent settler of Great Cranberry Island, Maine, founded a long line of Spurlings there, and is buried in the family's Revolutionary War cemetery above Spurling Cove. - Early Spurlin and Spurling families in America · Genealogy mixed
Spurlin and Spurling families appear in colonial Virginia and North Carolina in the 18th century and moved west and south into Indiana, Alabama and Texas during the 19th century. Their European origins are still debated. - Spurlin family lines by state · Genealogy weak
A state-by-state guide to the main Spurlin and Spurling family lines in the United States, from colonial Virginia and North Carolina to Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Texas and Indiana, with the sources behind each link.
References
- ↑ Thomas Spurlin (b. abt. 1750) (Spurlin-24) — WikiTree Genealogy
- ↑ Robert Spurlin (1779–1860) (Spurlin-26) — WikiTree Genealogy
- ↑ Benjamin Spurlin (1790–1870) (Spurlin-20) — WikiTree Genealogy
- ↑ Eliza Spurlin (1832–1910) (Spurlin-19) — WikiTree Genealogy
- ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ History of Pittsfield, N.H., in the Great Rebellion (1893) — Internet Archive Book
- ↑ Spurlin, Charles F. — 11th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry, Co. K — Soldiers and Sailors Database, National Park Service — private to first sergeant; alternate name Charles F. Sperling Government
- ↑ ↑ Charles F Spurlin (1843–1916) — Find a Grave Memorial 147469779 — Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, Strafford County Genealogy
- ↑ Spurlin, Hanson — Littlefield's Company, Strafford Guards, New Hampshire Militia (60 days, 1864) — Soldiers and Sailors Database, National Park Service Government
Last reviewed 2026-09-24.