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The town of Danbury, Fairfield Co., Conn., was burned by the British Sunday morning, Apl. 27, 1777, and in the conflagration the town, church, and family records were consumed. The probate records alone were saved, having been removed to New Fairfield. The General Assembly of Conn. in 1792 granted to the sufferers a large tract of land in Huron Co., O., thus partially relieving the material loss; but the loss of those valuable records is irreparable. Also many families, having lost their all in the destruction of the town, left Danbury, with no venerable family Bible and records to take with them, and thus separated from old homes, old friends, and old associations, they soon lost the family traditions, the stories, and the unwritten records handed down from generation to generation. which are of inestimable value in working up and confirming family history. Hence the great difficulty encountered from the very beginning in collecting and preparing the history of this branch of the family, more especially of the first 84 years, of which there is nothing authentic but the few meager items preserved in the probate records. The names of all who died without descendants, and doubtless many others, will be for ever unknown, but the following records, while perfect accuracy is not claimed, can surely be relied upon, in the main, having been most carefully studied out and confirmed by documentary evidence or other proof satisfactory to the compiler. S pg 267














Starr, Abigail , b. 1726 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 6 Aug 1785 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

[daughter of Lieut. Benjamin Starr, b. 1683]

Abigail, d. Aug. 6, 1785, m. Feb. 2, 1747. Thaddeus, son of Thomas and Abigail {Hoyt) Benedict, b. Nov. 1, 1728. d. Jan. 20, 1805, Danbury.

Benedict children

Thaddeus, b. Apl. 14, 1740, d. 1799.—Abigail, b. Apl. 29, 175-, m. Eliakim Starr [600].—Jesse, b. June 11, 175-.—Eliakim, b. Sept. 26, 1753, d. Aug. 22, 1832.—Mary, b. and d. Oct., 175-.—Peter, b. Dec. 11, 175-, d. Oct. 2. 1835—Molly, b. Feb. 19, 1761, m. Christopher Avery Babcock.—Deborah, b. Apl. 19, 1762, d. Apl. 30. 1828, m. Sept. 14, 1786. Samuel Wildman.—Elihu, b. Aug. 1. 1766, d. Aug. 28, 1819.—Eliphalet. b. Nov. 1, 1768. d. Oct. 19. 1827.—Elizabeth, b. Mch. 3, 1771. d. 1779.—Amos, b. May 14, 1774, d. Feb. 27, 1845.—Benedict Genealogy. S pg 284-5
Starr, Abigail , b. 25 Apr 1731 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 10 Jul 1814 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
[daughter of Jonathan, b. Aug. 19, 1705]
Abigail, b. Apl. 25, 1731, bap. May 2, in Groton, d. July 10, 1814, unm'd. S pg 87
Starr, Abigail , b. 1740 - Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 21 Nov 1767 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

[daughter of Lieut. Samuel Starr, b. abt. 1700]

Abigail, d. Nov. 27, 1767, in her 26th year. She m. Oct., 1759, her cousin, Col. Eli Mygatt [415 A]

MYGATT Children

Noadiah, b. Feb. 15, 1700; lived in New Milford; m. Clarissa Lynes, and d. Dec. 17, 1844; 7 children.
Amirilles, b. May, d. Sep. 1762.
Comfort Starr, b. Aug. 23, 1763, m. (1st) Oct. 26, 1783, Lucy Knapp; m. (2d) Mch. 20, 1805. Mrs. Eleanor Stiles; removed to Caufield, O., where he d. Oct. 17. 1823; 15 children.
Philo, b. Dec. 24, 1765; lived in Danbury; d. Mch., 1842; m. Mch. 15, 1787, Betty Boughton. who d. Apl. 7, 1815; 2 children. S pg 427
Starr, Abigail 
, b. 24 Nov 1763 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, d. 5 Jan 1840 - Newark, Cal, Vermont, United States
[daughter of Capt. Comfort Starr, b. Aug. 10, 1731]
b. Nov. 24, 1703, bap. July 10, 1708. She m. James Ball, b. Apl. 15, 1754, in Northboro, Mass.; lived in Guilford, Marlboro, and Newark, Vt. S pg 479
Starr, Abigail , b. 2 Feb 1789 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 8 May 1816 -
[daughter of Jonathan, b. Sep. 19, 1742]
Abigail, b. Feb. 2, 1789, d. May 8, 1816. She m. Mch. 11, 1812, Dr. Archibald, son of Archibald and Mary {Schenek) fiercer, of New Jersey, b. Dec. 1, 1788; graduated at Princeton Coll.; a physician; settled in New London; d. Oct. 3, 1850; both members of St. James' church. S pg 87-9
Starr, Abijah , b. 1744 - d. 29 May 1839 -
ABIJAH STARR,—son of Josiah 588, Josiah 587, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1.—b. about 1744; was living in Danbury in 1784. Having buried his wife Rebekah, of whom nothing more is known, he soon after removed from his native town, for Dec 27, 1787, he was in Fredericksburg, N. Y.; in 1796 in Franklin; and afterward bought a farm in Patterson, Putnam Co., N. Y., where he spent the rest of his life, and d. May 29, 1839, ae. 95.—He m. for his 2d wife Mrs. Mindwell {Brush) Smith, who d. May 1, 1840, ge. 88. They both united with the Pres. church Dec. 6. 1803, and were buried in the old churchyard at Patterson.

Children

594 ABIJAH, b. —

A Elizabeth, b. May 5, 1782, d. Nov. 5, 1836, at Carmel, N. Y. She m. James Holmes, who d., age. 33, at Monticello, N. Y., and had Julia. William, and James Starr. After his death she m. Judah Kelley of C.

B Ezra, d. May 6, 1812, age. 28.

597 Eli, b. about 1785.

C Josiah, b. June 20, 1787; a farmer in Pawlings, Dutchess Co., N. Y.; a soldier in the war of 1812; d. Feb. 3, 1876; m. in his old age Caroline McNickle, b. in Ireland.

Children

D Josiah Starr, b. Dec. 8, 1857.

E Martha Starr, b. July 19, 18623.

F Lydia M. Starr, b. Jan. 31, 1868.

G Rebecca, d. at her sister's in Ithaca, N. Y., unm'd.

H Deborah, b. Oct. 4, 1792, d. Oct. 8, 1861. She m. March, 1824, Charles, son of Stephen and Hannah {Delevau) Hayt, b. Feb. 22, 1793; res. Ithaca, N. Y., where he d. Nov. 29, 1865.

HAYT CHILDREN.

Sarah Amelia, b. Aug. 1, 1825, m. Mch. 10, 1853, Luther Lewis Hare; res. I.; 2 daughters.—Ann Cornelia, b. Jan. 26, 1829, m. Feb. 26, 1852, William Sausman; res. Almond, N. Y. ;2 sons. Maria Rhoda, b. Oct. 30, 1834; res. I. —Augusta Frances, b. July 10, 1836.She m. Dec. 29, 1865, John W. Lanning, and d. Dec. 19, 1872, in I. S pg 391-2
Starr, Abijah 
, b. 1800 - d. abt 1824 -

ABIJAH STARR.—son of Abijah 593,—went from Patterson, N. Y., where his father lived, about 1816; settled at Ithaca; a sur- veyor; m. HANNAH WATTS, and d. about 1824.

CHILDREN

595 William Russell, b. Aug. 4, 1807.

596 Ezra, b. Dec. 4, 1818.

A Mary Ellen, m. Peter Sausman. She has been dead many years; left a daughter, who m. ___ Atwater in I. S pg 392
Starre, Agnes , b. 1558 - New Romney, Kent, England, d. 2 Mar 1640 -
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Name: Agnes Starr
Birth Date: 1558
Birth City: New Romney
Birth County: Kent
Birth Country: England
Parents: Thomas Starr, Agnes
Other Information: Notes
Starr, Albert , b. 4 Nov 1821 - Lawrenceville, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States, d. 1865 -

ALBERT STARR, son of Richard 163, b. Nov. 4, 1821, in Lawrenceville, Pa.; a farmer; went to Mich., thence to Licking, Texas Co., Mo , and is now an influential citizen of the town, and prominent in all public affairs.

He m. in Wheatland, Mich., July 3, J 849, MARY, dau. of Hiram and Nancy {Griswold) HATFIELD, b. Nov. 3, 1827, near Elmira. N. Y.

Children

+ Volney, b. Mch. 23, 1850, d. Apl. 3, 1853.
+ Albert, b. June 1, 1852, d. Mch. 10, 1853.
A Morris Seelye, b. Oct. 20, 1854.
B Jonas Hatfield, b. Sept. 15, 1856.
C Frank, b. Mch. 11, 1858.
D Rollin Thomas, b. June 14, 1800.
E Fremont, b. Feb. 0, 1863. S pg 116
Starr, Allerton , b. 6 Jan 1675 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, d. 1677 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States


[son of + Benjamin Starr, b 1647-8]

Allerton, b. Jan. 6, 1676-7, d. the next year. S pg 5

Starr, Ammarillus , b. 19 Jan 1766 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 7 Feb 1832 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Amarillus, b. Jan. 19, 1766, d. Feb. 7, 1832, the wid. of Ephraim Washburn, who d. Feb. 15, 1805, a;. 46 v., 3 m. ; two children, d. young. S pg 463-4
Starr, Anna , b. 1763 - Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States -

[daughter of John, b. 1733]
Anna, m. Daniel Boughton. She d. before 1795, leaving a dau., Annis, who m. Stephen Gray, Jun., of Reading. S pg 306
Starr, Anna Morgan , b. 24 Feb 1831 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 1876 -
ANNA MORGAN STARR, dau. of Jonathan 119, b. Feb. 24, 1831. in
N. L. ; m. in New York, Oct. 24, 1848, Maj. Gen'l JOHN, son of Thomas
and Margaret (Jordan) NEWTON, b. Aug. 24, 1823, in Norfolk, Va.,
an officer of the engineer corps, U. S. Army. He planned and executed
the great work of removing the obstructions in the channel at Hell Gate,
N. Y., which, after seven years of labor of tunneling into the rock, was
successfully accomplished by one grand explosion Sept. 24, 1876, when at a given signal the spark was applied to the mine by his little daughter Mary, two years old; res. Brooklyn, N. Y.

NEWTON CHILDREN

John Virginius, b. Aug. 30, 1849, in N. L.; d. Aug. 28, 1850 —Margaret, b. Oct. 11, 1851, in Norfolk; d. Oct. 2, 1852.—Virginius M., b. Dec. 8, 1852, in Detroit, Mich.—John Thomas, b. Oct. 1, 1855, in Fort Bahancas, Fla.—Augustine M., b. Aug. 15, 1857, in Fort Banancas, Fla.—Anna Maria, b. Sept. 30, 1859, in Fort Delaware, Del.; d. Apl. 23, 1861.—Francis Julian, b. Jan. 20, 1861, iu Fort Delaware, Del.; d. Apl. 26, 1863.—Victor M., b. Nov. 8, 1866, in Brooklyn.—Thomas M. A., b. Nov. 23, 1868, in Brooklyn.—Francis Borgia, b. Oct. 10, 1870, iu Brooklyn; d. May 7, 1873.—Mary, b. Apl. 13, 1874, in Brooklyn. S pg 90
Starr, Benjamin , b. 16 Feb 1647 - Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA, d. bef 30 Apr 1678 - New Haven, New Haven Co., CT
"CHAPTER L OLD BURIAL GROUNDS The first place of burial chosen by our ancestors was that on the Wooster Street of to day and we find here in good preservation a number of old headstones Here also is the grave of Lieut Benjamin Starr Died Nov 29 1754 in his 71 year This was the second son of Josiah born in 1683 who married Eunice youngest child of Thomas and Rebecca Ketcham Taylor D pg 505

BENJAMIN STARR, son of Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, b. Feb. 6, 1647-8, at Yarmouth, Mass., a tailor, lived in New Haven, Conn., where he d. previous to Api. 30, 167S, for on that day the inventory of his estate was taken "of cloths, fustians, tailor's articles, &c. amounting to £163, 5, 6d." He m. Dec. '22, 1675, ELIZABETH, dau. of Isaac ALLERTON, Jr., of N. H., b. Sept. 27, 1653. She m. again [see 6].

CHILD. + Allerton, b. Jan. 6, 1676-7, d. the next year. S pg 5

American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) about Benjamin Starr
Name: Benjamin Starr
Birth Date: 1650
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Volume: 167
Page Number: 119
Reference: A genealogical dict. of the first settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692. By James Savage. Boston. 1861. (4v.) v.1: 39 Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941. ( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 20 Nov 1916, 2997 13 May 1918, 7707 26 Feb 1919, 2997 28 Jul 1930, 2389
Starr, Benjamin , b. 19 Aug 1667 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, d. 1668 -
E Benjamin, b. Aug. 19, 1667. Did he die young? or, does part of the record of No. 16 belong to him? [son of John Starr, son of Dr. Comfort Starr] S pg 8
Starr, Benjamin (Lieutenant Benjamin Starr), b. 1683 - Hempstead, Long Island, Queens Co., NY, d. 29 Nov 1754 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Lieut. BENJAMIN STARR,—son of Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, —lived in Danbury; in 1733 was Selectman; the same year was Lieut, in the militia; resigned Oct. 13, 1738, but the title ever after clung to him. These simple items from the State records give only an intimation of the position he occupied, and deepen the regret at the irreparable loss to our family history in the destruction of the town records by the British.

In a day-book still in existence, under date of Jan. 15, 1753, is a charge to Lieut. Benj. Starr " for weaving a coverlid,'' and balanced by "James two days threshing." If James was a son, he d. before his father, who was buried in the old yard. The stone bears the following inscription: " Lieut. Benjamin Starr Died Nov. 29, 1754, in his 71 year." The following regarding the division of his estate is from the probate records: "Jan. 20, 1755. Whereas our late honored Father, Benjamin Starr, late of Danbury, decd dying intestate, hath left property among us, the children and only heirs of our decd Parent, and our Mother Eunice, wid. of our decd Father, hath acquitted to us all her right of dower except & and being all of legal capacity to act for ourselves, and being mindful of a brotherly agreement among ourselves, have agreed and divided the estate as follows," etc. Signed by one son and four daughters, all the children of said deceased.

He m. EUNICE, youngest child of Thomas and Rebekah {Ketcham) TAYLOR. Her father was one of the first settlers of D.

CHILDREN.

416 David, b. Dec. 7. 1724, O. S.

A Elizabeth, d. Oct. 4, 1777, in Danbury. She m. (1st) about 1732, Joseph, son of Joseph and Elizabeth {Stepheus) Mygatt, b. 1720; lived in Danbury, and d. Apl., 1749.

MYGATT CHILDREN.

Elizabeth, d. about 1703; the wife of David Hoyt of D. ; 4 children.

Thomas, m. Christian Fairchild; removed to Amenia, N. Y., and d. Oct., 1799; 12 children.

Rebecca, m. Rev. Joseph Peck, a minister at New Fairfield, where she d. He d. May 18, 1791, je. 57, at Bethel; 3 children.

Sarah, m. Col. Josiah Starr [r)89].

Eli, b. Jan. 25, 1742, O. S., m. (1st) Abigail Starr [650 B]: 4 children; (2d) July 6, 1709, Phebe Judson; 3 children; (3d) Mch. 20, 1784, Mrs. Mary, wid. of Miles Boughton, and dau. of Theophilus and Mary (Starr) Benedict [44S A]: 3 children. He was an honored citizen of Danbury, holding official positions for more than 25 years in town, county, and State; d. suddenly Oct. 26, 1807. at New Haven, while a member of the General Assembly.

Abigail, b. May 6, 1744, m. John Taylor of D., and d. Dec. 25. 1787; her funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Joseph Peck, her brother-in-law;3 children.hcna Warner, who d. June 16, 1815, the wife of Dr. D. N. Carrington of D. ; 4 children. Joseph, b. May, 1749, m. May 15, 1771, Elizabeth Richmond; removed to Whitehall, N. Y., and d. about 1825; 3 children.
She m. (2d) Sept.. 1751 (2d wife), Daniel Church, b. Apl. 18, 1707. in Stoniugton, Ct. Mygatt Genealogy.

B Eunice was not living Apl. 15, 1767. She m. Samuel Gregory, who, after her death, m. Mrs. Rachel, widow of Jonathan Starr [489].

GREGORY CHILDREN BY EUNICE.

Beulah, b. May 22, 1745, m. Caleb Starr [701].

Eunice, b., m. July 6, 1763, Capt. Noble Benedict.

C Deborah, m. (1st) Thomas Trucsdell; Nov. 27, 1756. he wills all his property to his wife, and d. before Feb. 23, 1757, when the will was proved. She m. (2d) John, probably son of John and ] Mary Trowbridge, who in 1777 was in British captivity in New York. By her will, dated May 20, 1803, she gives the use of her house to her husband, then to Urania Dobbs. her niece.

D Abigail, d. Aug. 6, 1785, m. Feb. 2, 1747. Thaddeus, son of Thomas and Abigail {Hoyt) Benedict, b. Nov. 1, 1728. d. Jan. 20, 1805, Danbury.

Benedict children.

Thaddeus, b. Apl. 14, 1740, d. 1799.—Abigail, b. Apl. 29, 175-, m. Eliakim Starr [600].—Jesse, b. June 11, 175-.—Eliakim, b. Sept. 26, 1753, d. Aug. 22, 1832.—Mary, b. and d. Oct., 17.5-.—Peter, b. Dec. 11, 17.5-, d. Oct. 2. 1835.—Molly, b. Feb. 19, 1761, m. Christopher Avery Babcock.—Deborah, b. Apl. 19, 1762, d. Apl. 30. 1828, m. Sept. 14, 1786. Samuel Wildman.—Elihu, b. Aug. 1. 1766, d. Aug. 28, 1819.—Eliphalet. b. Nov. 1, 1768. d. Oct. 19. 1827.—Elizabeth, b. Mch. 3, 1771. d. 1779.—Amos, b. May 14, 1774, d. Feb. 27, IdAii.—Benedict Genealogy. S pg 284-5



Starr, Betsey 
2 Jan 1770 - New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
27 Jul 1849 - New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States


Starr, Betsey , b. Sep 1766 - New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 1810 - New Lisbon, Otsego, New York, United States
[daughter of John, d. 27 Jan, 1776]

Betsey, b. Sept., 1760. She m. Joseph Nearing, b. Oct., 1763; lived in Brookfield; about 1795 removed to Pittsfleld, Otsego Co., N. Y., where he d. Feb., 1849.

NEARING CHILDREN

Hannah, b. Oct. 3, 1782, d. Sept. 6, 1803.—John Starr, b. March,
1784. d. April 1, 1810.—Samuel, b. Nov. 27, 1785, d. April 19.
1851.—Alfred, b. Sept. 2, 1787. m. Betsey Starr [451 C].—Elizabeth,
b. Sept. 3, 1789, d.Jan. 4, 1815.—Edna, b. Nov. 27, 1791,
d. April 10, 1875.—Ira, b. Nov. 27. 1793, d. Nov. 13, 1806.—
Joseph, b. March 22, 1796, d. Nov. 10, 1874.—Eliud, b. June,
1798. d. Aug. IS, 1850.—Raney. b. June 3, 1800, d. Sept. 7, 1865.
—Sylvester, b. Nov. 13, 1804. S pg 306
Starr, Beulah , b. 8 Sep 1772 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 30 Apr 1779 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
[daughter of Caleb, b. 1739]

+ Beulah, b. Sept. 8, 1772, d. Apl. 30, 1779. S pg 463
Starr, Caleb , b. Feb 1739 - Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 20 Sep 1800 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
CALEB STARR,—son of Samuel 650, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. Feb., 1739, in Ridgebury Society, Ridgefield, Ct. ; settled in Danbury ; a shoemaker and farmer. He lived on the east side of the main street, corner of Horse Island lane, now Liberty St., the homestead of his wife's grandfather, Benj. Starr, and now in the possession of his grandson, Chas, F. Starr; d. Sept. 20, 1800; buried with his wife in Epis. churchyard. He m. June, 1765, BEULAH, dau. of Samuel and Eunice {Starr) GREGORY. [415 B], b. May 22, 1745, d. July 14, 1819.

Children

A Amarillus, b. Jan. 19, 1766, d. Feb. 7, 1832, the wid. of Ephraim Washburn, who d. Feb. 15, 1805, a;. 46 v., 3 m. ; two children, d. young.

702 Friend, b. Apl. 5, 1767.

B Polly, b. Dec. 30, 1768, d. Feb. 6, 1840, m. Nov. 8, 1786, Eliakim, eldest son of Abijah Peck, d. May 13, 1849, se. 85. They lived in Danbury; buried in the Epis. cemetery.

PECK Children

Charles, b. Sept. 4, 1787.—Beulah, b. Oct. 15, 1789.—Sarah, b. Mch. 21, 1792, d. June 2, 1852.—Starr, b. Apl. 2, 1795, d. Apl. 22, 1826, at Brooklyn, N. Y.—Amarillus, b. Nov. 26, 1797, d. Feb. 20, 1837, wife of Alfred Gregory.—George, b. Aug. 11, 1800.—Rachel, d. Aug. 30, 1841, ae. 34.—Mary, d. Jan. 15, 1815, ae. 10 mo., 27 dys.—Stephen; living in Danbury.

C Lucy, b. Dec. 10, 1770, m. Feb. 12. 1804, and d. July 14 of the same year. Her husband, Ezra Gregory, d. June 10, 1850, a?. 85 y. , 9 mo.

+ Beulah, b. Sept. 8, 1772, d. Apl. 30, 1779.

D Caleb, b. Sept. 13, 1774; a merchant in his native town of Danbury; d. Dec. 17, 1807; buried in the Epis. cem. ; m. Huldah, dau. of Hezekiah and Abigail Booth, who d. Apl. 11, 1853, se. 78.

A daughter,

E Caroline Amanda Starr, m. in 1856, Leary, and d. Apl. 8, 1864, age 59.

704 Ebenezer Dibble, b. Feb. 29, 1776.

+ Stephen, b. Jan. 28, 1778, d. Dec. 16, 1779.

F Stephen, b. Feb. 7, 1780, d. Oct. 6, 1810, unm'd.

707 Eli, b. May 17, 1781.

G Walter, b. May 20, 1783, d. [May 26. 1813, unm'd.

H Samuel Gregory, b. July 19, 1785; a merchant at Augusta, Ga., where he d. Oct., 1827; m. 1816, Maria, dau. of Ebenezer Russell and Hannah (Judson) White, b. Mch. 18, 1789, d. Nov. 1, 1817, at A. ; no children. S pg 463-4
Starr, Caleb , b. 13 Sep 1774 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 17 Dec 1807 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

[son of Caleb, b. 1739]

Caleb, b. Sept. 13, 1774; a merchant in his native town of Danbury; d. Dec. 17, 1807; buried in the Epis. cem. ; m. Huldah, dau. of Hezekiah and Abigail Booth, who d. Apl. 11, 1853, age 78.

A daughter,

E Caroline Amanda Starr, m. in 1856, Leary, and d. Apl. 8, 1864, x. 59. S pg 464
Starr, Catherine , b. 1560 - New Romney, Kent, England
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Name: Catherine Starr
Birth Date: 1560
Birth City: New Romney
Birth County: Kent
Birth Country: England
Parents: Thomas Starr, Agnes
Other Information: Notes

Starr, Catherine 
, b. 18 Feb 1723 - d. 18 Apr 1734 -
[daughter of Jonathan, b. 1673]

+ Catharine, b. Feb. 18, 1724-5, d. Apl. 18, 1734." It is the tradition in the family that this was the first burial in the Starr cemetery. She has no gravestone. S pg 43-4
Starr, Catharine Lucretia , b. 10 Jan 1871 - d. 31 Jul 1871 -
[daughter of Jared, b. 1835]

+ Catharine Lucretia, b. Jan. 10, 1871, d. July 31, 1871 S pg 90

Starr, Chandler , b. 11 Jan 1791 - Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 1829 - Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

CHANDLER STARR,—son of Rev. Peter 710, Samuel 650, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. Jan. 11, 1791, at Warren, Ct. ; prepared for college, but circumstances changed his plans, and he went to Albany as clerk in his brother Philemon's store,
and in 1813 became a partner. He was a member of the city council, and in 1828-29 represented Albany in the N. Y. Legislature. During these years he held divers positions of trust in business enterprises, also engaged in the organization of the
"Athenaeum," the Merchants Exchange, and the Canal Bank. In 1830 he removed to New York, and three years after was elected director of the Washington Ins. Co., the first incorporated fire company in the State. In 1834 he was delegate to the convention that nominated Wm. H. Seward for Governor, and his speech on that occasion was published by order of the convention, and extensively circulated. The same is true of his address in 1837, at the Merchants' Exchange in N. Y., and on several other public occasions. In 1840 he was nominated by the Gov. of N. Y., and confirmed by the Senate, as Rank Commissioner, which responsible and highly honorable position he held until 1844; was trustee of the "House of Refuse." In 1843 he removed to Brooklvn, and during his residence there was President of the B. Bible Soc; manager of the Am. Bible Soc. which he held during life; President of the New England Soc. and of the Athenaeum. He was one of the founders of the Second Pres. church of Albany; an active member of Dr. Mason's church in N. Y., and of the Pilgrim church (Cong.), in Brooklyn. In 1856 he retired from business, became a resident of Norwalk, Ct., thence to Stamford, where he d. July 15, 1876. He was a Christian gentleman, whose path was ever directed by the light of Divine grace; a man of more than ordinary attainments: of logical mind, sound judgment, and practical wisdom; a fine speaker, and possessed in an unusual degree the power of presenting his own convictions with clearness and force to others. He always had a fondness for politics: was a warm personal friend of DeWitt Clinton, and an advocate of his
canal policy.

He m. Aug. 23, 1813, HANNAH, dau. of Rev. Samuel and Elizabeth (Van Veclan) SMITH, b. Nov. 20, 1795, at Connecticut Farms, N. J.; d. Dec. 29, 1866.

CHILDREN

718 Henry, b. June 14, 1814.

719 Melancthon, b. Apl. 14, 1816.

A Elizabeth, b. Mch. 31, 1818, m. July 17, 1849, Lebbeus Baldwin.
son of Silas and Phebe (Dodd) Ward, b. Apl, 7, 1801. in Morris Co..
N. J. ; by profession a civil engineer; residence Morristown, N. J. ; no children.

+ William, b. Apl. 17, 18-30, d. Dec. 28, 1824.

B Sarah Anna, b. 3[ch. 19, 1822, m. Charles Jones Starr [711 A].

+ Walter, b. Sept. 16, 1823, d. Mch. 4, 1824.

C Mary, b. Oct. 15, 1825, m. Mch. 1, 1849. John Calvin, son of Eli
and Susan (Morris) Barnes, b. Aug. 15, 1823, in New Haven, Ct.
now a "publisher and bookseller," in New York; res. Brooklyn.

BARNES CHILDREN

Carrie Starr, b. Dec. 26, 1849, d. Dec. 4, 1857.—Charles Wiilett,
b. Oct. 20, 1851.—Elizabeth Ward, b. July 5, 1855, d. Jan. 31,
1857.—Thomas Rhoads, b. Jan. 25, 1857.—Mary Storrs, b. July
25, 1861.—Sarah Adeline Swartwout, b. Apl. 25, 1865.—Alfred
Street, b. Jan. 12, 1868.

+ Infant, b. Sept. 16, d. 21, 1827.

D Caroline, b. Jan. 28, 1829, m. Oct. 1, 1862, Rev. John Harrington,
son of John and Maria {Heald) Edwards, b. Sept. 21, 1834, at
Acton, Mass. ; grad. at Beloit College, 1858, and N. Y. Union
Theol. Sem., 1862; ordained pastor of Cong, church. West Lebanon,
N. H., Feb. 3, 1863; removed 1871 to Tidioute, Pa., as pastor
of Pres. church; in June, 1873, went to Europe for his health;
returned Dec, 1875.

EDWARDS children

Chandler Starr, b. Nov. 13, 1863.—John Harrington, b. Dec. 26,
1866.

721 Walter Smith, b. Sept. 5, 1831. S pg 473-4
Starr, Charles , b. 28 Oct 1783 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 17 Jul 1817 - Habana, Ciego de Avila, Cuba

[son of Jared, b. 14 Jan 1748]

Charles, b. Oct. 28, 1783 ; went out as supercargo to the West Indies; established a business there, and d. shortly after of yellow fever,
at Havana, Cuba, July, 1817. S pg 92

Starr, Dr. Comfort 
, b. bef 6 Jul 1589 in Cranbrook, Kent Co., England, d. 2 Jan 1658 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA
Dr. Comfort Starr had two brothers and two sisters: A. JEHOSAPHAT, lived in Ashford, Eng. B. JOYFULL, lived in Ashford, Eng. C. SURETRUST, lived in Charlestown, Mass D. Constant, lived in Charlestown, Mass E. [THOMAS STARR, yeoman of Canterbury, Eng , wife Susan, and one child, sailed from Sandwich in I637 for New England. he d. before Mch. 2, 1640-1, in Boston, for on that day his wife was granted administration on his estate. Savage calls him brother of Dr. Comfort, he came from the same county, it is true, and may have been a connection; but had he been a brother, surely Jehosaphat (A.) would have remembered his widow and child in his will, wherein he made bequests to all his friends and relations in New England.] S pg i-iiDR.



COMFORT STARR. . . went to the seaport of Sandwich:

"Comfort Starr of Ashford chirurgeon Three children and Three servants, embarked thomselves; in the good ship called the Hercules of Sandwich. . . therein transported from Sandwich to the Plantation called New England in America . . . As the name of his wife does not appear on the above list, it is reasonable to suppose that the Doctor, with his three boys, the oldest about 18 years of age, came on in advance, and that she, with the younger children, followed subsequently; that there is no record of the fact is not surprising, for the Act requiring the registration of emigrants in England was in force only a short time, and it is well known that but few of the great number who sailed from there were ever registered at all. It is certain that all the family came to New England sooner or later, although one daughter, Hannah, did not come until after her father's death in 1660.

After his arrival in New England. Dr. Comfort made his residence at New Towne (Cambridge), in the practice of his profession, and his name frequently appears on the records there. His first land purchase was the following:

The Doctor . . . coming was evidently appreciated, for the General Court of Plymouth Colony gave him the following privilege:

July 3, 1638.— Liberty is granted to Mr. Starr to cutt hey this yeare at . . . or els vpon the hey ground graunted to Captaine Standish and William Alden, and to build a house there if he please to winter his cattle, and the Captaine and Mr. Alden will pay him for it what it is worth when he hath donn wth yt."

The following interesting items connected with our ancestor are from Ply. Col. Rec.
"Aug. 3, l640.— Willm Godden the .servant of Mr. Comfort Starr, for is wrongfull complaint against his Mr is censured to sitt in the stocks and to have XXs for his service for the tyme past."

" Sept. 27, 1642.— he was deputy from Duxbury to the General Court, to puide forces against the Indians for an offensiue and defensive Warr."

In 1643 his name appears in the list of males in Duxbury between the ages of 16 and 60 able to bear arms.

The Doctor, probably finding Duxbury too small a place for extensive practice, or for other reasons, disposed of his land there and removed to the larger town of Boston.

The following suit, before the General Court of Plymnouth Colony, is worthy of pre.servation in full, not, however, that the example of our worthy ancestor in going to law should be followed by any of his descendants — far from it — but to show the interesting particulars of the information, and the justice of his claims, and to wonder that so much could have been done for so small a price, and — he got his case,

"Oct 6 1657.— Mr Comfort Starr complained again.st John Williams Sen. in an action of the case to the damage of £40, and is for severall journeys, attendance, phiscikc, and surgery, care and skill in the applying of medcens externally, all which was don on the wife of the said J .W. att his request, his wife being gieiuiously afflicted with a desparate. dangerouse sore on her left thy or hipp, which had been.some years in breeding or growing, for which the sd C. S. hath required paiment. and hath not paiment made him. The Jury find for the plaintife fourteen pounds, beside what hee hath receiued, and the cost of the suite. The charges came to 10s. Judgement granted according to the verdict." S pg iv-vi
Starr, Rev. Comfort , b. 25 Oct 1626 - Ashford, Kent, England, d. 30 Oct 1711 - Lewes, Sussex, England
. . . May 10, 1650. He returned to England in 1650, and his father bequeathed him his house and land at Ashford, in 1650; he was a minister of the gospel at Carlisle, in Cumberland, in 1659, whence he was ejected by the act of Uniformity in 1662, afterward performed laborious service in several places in the county of Kent, was at Sandhurtz in 1663, and at last was pastor of a (church at Lewes, Sussex, where he d. Oct. 30, 1711, in the 87th year of his age. From the parish records of "All Saints," Lewes, Sussex, England, "Nov 2 1711 was buried Mr Comffert Starr Independent Preacher."
"Aprill y 11th 1712 was buried Mrs Starr ye Widdow of Mr Comfortte Starr of this parish."
Search for their monuments has been made in the church-yard. but without success; nothing further is known. S pg 2
Starr, Comfort , b. 7 Jun 1644 - Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, d. 18 Oct 1693 - Boston, Suffolk Co., MA

165 Comfort, b. 1644, at Scituate; founder of Middletown Branch.

COMFORT STARR son of Dr. Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1. the founder of this branch of the Starr family, was b. in 1644 in Scituate, Mass.; m. in Boston, MARAH,* dau. of Joseph and Barbara WELD, who was bp. Aug. 2. 1646. at Roxbury;
admitted to the First church in Boston 5 d.. 1 mo., 1671, and two weeks after on the 19th, her son Comfort, and on the 3l d., 19 mo., of the same year her dau. Mary were bap. They soon after went to New London. Ct.. where his brother Samuel was living. intending to settle there, but did not long remain, as it appears for Mch., 1674-5. One percell of land was recorded to him and to hs heires forever in Middletown, county of Hartford in the Colony of Conictecutt." This original home.stead of the family in Mid. was on the south corner of what is now High and Cross Sts and remained in the possession of his descendants until 1810. His name frequently appears on the records of the town; was elected to several local offices. and in 1679 was one of the 64 subscribers to purchase "a belle to be handed up in the meeting
house."

. . . He d. Oct. I8, 1693, without a will. The inventory of his
estate, containing the ages of his children at that time, is on the Probate records at Hartford.
•The apostle Elliot says: "The cause of the bitter name Marah is that the father, Joseph Weld is now in great affliction by a sore on his tongue. He died shortly after her birth, of a cancer.

CHILDREN

169 COMFORT, bap. 19 day, 1 mo., 1671, in Boston.

166 Mary, bap. 31 day, 10 mo., 1671, in Boston.

167 Hannah, b. Mch. 24. 1673-4, bap. 29 day, 1 mo., 1674, in Mid.

197 Joseph b. Sept. 23, 1676.

353 Benjamin, b. Apl. 15. bap. 20, 1679.

168 Rachel, b. Dec. 23, bap. 2o, 1681.

A Thomas, b. and bap. Sept. 7, 1684. Did be die young? Is he the ancestor of the Northampton family? See Appendix B.

+ Daniel, b. June 16, bap. July 7, 16S9, d. Mch. 10, 1693-4. S pg 117-8
Starr, Comfort , b. 14 February 1661 - Boston, Suffolk, MA, d. 9 January 1729 - Dedham, Norfolk, MA

COMFORT STARR,—son of John 10, Dr. Comfort 1.—founder of this branch of the family, was b. Feb. 4, 1661-2, in Boston. His good aunt Mary (his mother's sister), widow of Eleazer Lusher, of Dedham. having no children of her own, made him. the residuary legatee of her estate by will dated Jan. S, 1672-3: '• I give my now dwelling-house, orchard, homelot, &c to be delivered unto him at the age of 21 years, . . . and do earnestly request them (executors) to take especial care that he may in Dedham be trained up, under good government, and if it may be. taught some good trade," &c., . . . ''and shall have the whole remainder of my estate."

The provisions of the will were doubtless carried out, for he settled in Dedham, and was one of the prominent and wealthy citizens of the town, his name frequently appearing on the records as holding several important offices therein, and Deacon of the church; d. June 9, 1729.

He m. 9 mo, 14 day, 1683, MARY, dau. of Simon, Jr., and Mary {Whipple) STONE, of Watertown. Mass., b. Jan. 6, 1664-5; d. Apl 20, 1735.

CHILDREN

A Mary, b. Nov. 23. 1685 (bap. Feb. 20. 1G80-7, at Watertown) She m. Apl. 27 1704, William, son of John and Alice Eaton, b. 6 mo., 1677; lived at Dedham.

EATON CHILDREN

Mary, b. Dec. 3, 1700.—Josiah, b. Apl. 4. 1711.—Sarah, b. Aug. 24, 1713.—Jere, b. Mch. 4, 1715-10.—Abiel (a dau.), b. Aug. 11, 1718.

B Abiah, b. Feb. 8, 1G88 (bap. a.s Lydia. June 17. at Watertown). She m. Jonathan, son of John and Alice Eaton, b. Sept. 3, 1681. at D. In 1703 he bought land and settled in Killingly, Ct., where Jan. 28. 1730 he was one of the members at the formation of the church in the North Society (Thompson) and was chosen Deacon; d. 1748.

C Hannah, b. Jan. 13, 1690 bp. July 6 at Watertown). She m. Nov. 3, 1730. (2d wife) Dr. John Sabin, of Norwich, Ct.

D Sarah, b. Feb. 13, 1691-2; m. Samuel Mors, a blacksmith of Medfield, Mass., and left children. She was not living July 7, 1729

+ Josiah, b. Sept. 4, 1693, d. Nov. 26, 1693.

E Susannah, b. Nov. 24, 1694; m. Jan. 6 1718, Samuel Dana, a blacksmith; lived at Pomfret, Ct., where, in 1723. he signed a petition about a school-house; in 1724 was lister; in 1729 he subscribed £10 for a public library.

723 Comfort, b. Aug. 9, 1696.

F Judith, b. Sept. 2, 1698, m. Apl. 11, 1728, John Mors, of Medfield Mass.

+ Martha b. Oct. 5, 1700 (d. Dec. 13, 1700), Ruth, b. Oct. 5, 1700 (d. Sep. 20, 1737 unm'd.)

H Elizabeth, b. Oct. 2, 1702, m. Aug. 27, 1724. Isaac, son of Jonathan and Elizabeth {Williams) Hyde, b. Nov. 11, 1700, at Newton, Mass.; a husbandman; lived in Canterbury, Ct.

764 Jonathan, b. Dec. 8, 1704.

I Martha, b. Apl. 27, 1708. m. Jan. 5, 1736, Joseph Dean: was a blacksmith at Dedham in 1737. S pg 477-8
Starr, Comfort 
, b. 9 Aug 1696 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, d. 13 Feb 1775 - Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States

COMFORT STARR,_son of Comfort 722, John 10, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. Aug. 9, 1690, town record (July 13 1697, family rec), and was living at Dedham in 1720, but must have left there soon after, for in 1723 he bought 1,000 acres of land in the North parish of Killingly. Ct., part of which he sold, reserving to himself what became his homestead, located a little west of what is known as Brandy Hill, now in the town of Thompson. Ct. Records of the church. 1728: "Comfort Starr and others worked on the new meeting-house." . . . He appears to have been a prominent man in both town and church affairs, as his name is frequent on the records; the deeds call him a husbandman. A fine, curious desk, belonging to him perhaps even to his grandfather with many of his original deeds, are in the possession of his descendants; d. Feb. 13, 1775. Of his first wife, ELIZABETH, who d. Mch. 4, 1742, nothing more is known. He m. (2d) Nov. 3 1763, MRS. SARAH KNAPP. of Killingly.

Children by first wife

724 Comfort, b. Aug. 10, bap. 15, 1731.

+ Isaac, b. June 24, bap. July 1, d. July 22, 1733.

A Elizabeth, b. Sept. 13, bap. 15, 1734, m. Feb. 4, 1779, Joseph Prince, of Thompson.

+ Isaac, b. Oct. 25, 1736, bap. June 19, '37, d. Oct., 1741.

+ Frances, bap. and d. Dec. 3, 1737 or 8.

B Josiah, bap. Aug. 3, 1740. probably d. young.

C Sally. m. Jesse Woodward, of Thompson.

752 Ebenezer, b. Feb. 24, bap. 28,. 1741-2. S pg 478-9
Starr, Comfort 
, b. 20 Oct 1706 - Danbury, Fairfield Co., CT, d. 11 May 1763 - Danbury, Fairfield Co., CT

IMG_1615


[son of Joseph, b. Sep 23, 1676]
Comfort Starr, b. Oct. 20, bap. 21, 1722, since which no record or trace of him is found. S pg 135
In 1763 Comfort Starr left 800 for the support of a perpetual school in the centre of the town to be under the direction of the selectmen and civil authority according to the following clause in his will of date May 12th Item I give and bequeath the sum of Eight Hundred Pounds money out of my estate to and for the use of a Publick Scool to be kept in the first or old Society in Danbury to be Paid to a Committee within two years next after my Decease to be appointed by the sd Town of Danbury for that purpose and to be by the sd Committee for the Time being and their successors in said office under the Direction and Inspection of the Civil authority and Select men of sd Town of Danbury for the Time being Improved for the only use and benefitt of one Certain Scool in Such Part of the sd Society as they shall think Proper to Effix the sd Seal to be Constantly kept by a Learned and Skil full Scoolmaster well able to instruct children and youth in the various branches of Good Literature and in the English Greek and Lattain Languages and in vulgar arithmetick and to be paid his wages out of the Interest of the sd Eight Hundred Pounds by the sd Committee and if there should be more than sufficient to Defray the wages of such Scoolmaster at any Time of the Interest of sd money as aforesaid then and in that case my Will is that the said over Plus shall improved towards Building and Repairing the Scool House in which sd Scool shall be kept and my Will is still further that only the Interest of sd Eight Hundred Pounds be improved for the Purpose aforesd and that the Princaple be always Kept Good and that the Interest thereof be Improved for the only use aforesd In manner aforesd for Ever Provided always that in Case the said Town of Danbury fail or Neglect to Improve the Same for the purpose af oresd at any Time or Times unless out of pure necessity it so happen at any Time that such master as aforesd for a short space of Time cannot be had and obtained or be reasonably absent then and in case of such Neglect the sd Legasey shall be wholly and absolutely forfeited to my Natural Heirs in Lawf ull Perportion to be Devided between them and to be to them and their heirs for Ever And furthermore I do hereby fully Impower my sd Executors to make sail of any of my Lands not herein Expressly bequeathed for the Payment of any of my Debts or any of the Legasies mentioned in this my last Will and Testament The executors were his wife Hannah Captain John Starr and Daniel Starr all of Danbury The witnesses were Deacon Joseph Peck Thaddeus Benedict and Eli Mygatt This was called the school of higher order and was first held in a small building in the rear of the present jail After a few years this building was taken down and a new one erected on the opposite corner which was known as the Danbury Academy and existed until 1867 D pg 338-9

CHAPTER L OLD BURIAL GROUNDS The first place of burial chosen by our ancestors was that on the Wooster Street of to day and we find here in good preservation a number of old headstones The grave of Comfort Starr the youngest son of Josiah is near his fathers and is marked by a large nearly square slab of blue slate finely finished and ornamented The clear cut inscription tells us that Here lyes Buried the body of Comfort Starr Esqr who departed this life May 11 1763 se 56 years 6 m 21 days His wife Hannah died in 1791 when she was called Mrs Hannah Pierce wid of Comfort Starr A son Nathan is buried beside his father and this inscription is upon his tomb stone Here lyes interred ye body of Nathan Starr Batchelor of Arts only child of Mr Comfort Starr marchant and Mrs Hannah his wife who departed this life much lamented June 9 1752 se 19 yrs 9 mos 3 dys The Orb Is set in Dust The Star doth ever shine The Orb this tomb shall burst In beauty all divine And in it shall the Star forever move In one eternal round of flaming love Comfort Starr was one of the prominent and influential men of his day and the school fund which he left to Danbury and the beautiful baptismal bowl his gift to the First Church are proofs of his interest in the town and keep his memory bright Near the southern boundary and midway of the enclosure is buried Judah Gregory one of the first settlers of the town No stone marks his grave but the fact of his burial in this spot has been handed down from father to son in the family D pg 505

Comfort Starr Esq who died May 11th 1763 in the fifty seventh year of his age left to the town a donation of 800 lawful money for the support of a perpetual school in the centre of the town to be under the direction of the civil authority and selectmen the instructor to be capable of teaching reading writing arithmetic and the Latin and Greek languages In the general wreck of paper currency during the Revolutionary War the fund depreciated to the sum of 488 12s 9d which now remains In April this school was converted into a School of Higher Order agreeably to an act of Assembly passed May 1798 D p42

Comfort Starr was one of the prominent and influential men of his day and the school fund which he left to Danbury and the beautiful baptismal bowl his gift to the First Church are proofs of his interest in the town and keep his memory bright D p506
Starr, Comfort , b. 10 Aug 1731 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, d. 30 Nov 1812 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Comfort Starr House

Capt. Comfort STARR,—son of Comfort 723, Comfort 722. John 10, Dr. Comfort
—1, b. Aug. 10, 1731, in Thompson, Conn. About 1771 he sold his farm in that town, intending to emigrate and buy another elsewhere. In the meantime his continental money, that he had received in payment, depreciated so that it became almost worthless; and, thus reduced, he went to Vermont, where, 1773, he was in command of a company that went to break up an English Court then in sessional Westminster. April 17, 1777, he bought a tract of land for £330 in Guilford, Windham Co., Vt., and soon after brought his family from Conn, and settled there in 1780; was Captain in the militia; d. Nov. 30, 1812, the father of the Vermont Starr family. He m. JUDITH COOPER of Thompson, where she was admitted to the church June 26, 1768, and had all her children bap. there, except the youngest. She d. Sept. 15, 1815.

CHILDREN

A Parley, b. Oct. 14. 1755, bap. July 10, 1708: lived in Richmond. Vt. owned a farm, saw, and grist-mill, which he sold on credit. The purchaser disposed of it, pocketed the money, and fled. He went in pursuit to Beach Ridge, N. Y., where he sickened and d. about 1817, unm'd.

B Sarah, b. Nov. 28, 1700, bap. July 10, 1708, d. Aug. 20, 1805, wife of Jabez, son of Aaron Franklin; a farmer in Guilford, Vt., who d. Feb. 20, 1829.

FRANKLIN CHILDREN

Jabez, b. Oct. 15, 1795.—Samuel, b. Sept. 15, 1801.—Comfort; Luther; Nabby: Anna; Sarah.

C Abigail, b. Nov. 24, 1703, bap. July 10, 1708. She m. James Ball, b. Apl. 15, 1754, in Northboro, Mass. ; lived in Guilford, Marlboro, and Newark, Vt.

BALL CHILDREN

James Bradley, b. July 28, 1781. at G.—Peres, b. Sept. 15, 1783, d. Feb. 14, 1785, at G.—Parley, b. Apl. 20, 1780, at M.—Hannah, b. Mch. 28, 1788, at M.—Ebenezer, b. Oct. 21, 1791, at M.—Sarah, b. Dec. 19, 1793, at G.—Abigail, b. May 24, 1795, at G.—Arad, b. Dec. 16, 1797, at G.—Arnold, b. July 13, 1799, at X.—Lucius, b. May 14, 1803, at N.—Louisa, b. Sept. 17, 1800, at N.

725 Comfort, b. May 30, 1706, bap. July 10, 1768.

D Judith, b. Nov. 27, bap. Dec. 11, 1708, d. Nov. 27, 1815; unm'd.

E Mary, b. May 27, bap. July 14, 1771, m. James, son of Philip Franklin, b. Dec. 25, 1771, in R. I.; a farmer; lived in Townshend and Newfane, Vt. He and his wife d. at the same time, Feb. 26, 1860.

FRANKLIN CHILDREN

James, b. Aug. 17, 1795.—Mary, b. Mch. 23, 1801.—Philip, b. Mch. 26, 1803, d. July 13. 1845.—Eri, b. Sept. 22. 1809.

733 Timothy, b. Dec. 22, 1773, bap. July 31, 1774.

F Martha, b. May 28, bap. Aug. 11, 1776, d. Oct. 9, 1839. She m. Dec. 3, 1795, Asahel Ballou, son of Benjamin, b. Jan. 18. 1771, at Richmond, N. H.; a farmer; lived at West Halifax, Vt. ; d. Mch. 20, 1851.

BALLOU CHILDREN

Hosea, b. Oct. 18, 1796; a celebrated Universalist minister, and the first President of Tuft College; d. May 27, 1861, at Medford, Mass.

Asahel, b. Aug. 20, 1799; farmer; d. June 10, 1850.

Parley, b. Jan. 4, 1802; farmer in Greenfield, Mass.

Levi, b. May 10, 1800; a Universalist minister; d. Oct. 24, 1865, at Orange, Mass.

William Starr, b. Sept. 17. 1808; Universalist minister; d. Aug. 30, 1865, at Peoria, Ill.

Reuben, b. Jul 25, 1812, d. Oct. 15. 1813. Martin, b. Jul 25, 1812, now a lawyer in Ill.

Alvin, b. Jan 11, 1816, a lawyer now in Ill.

Almon, b. Jan 11, 1816, a farmer on the homestead at West Halifax, VT.

747 Ephraim, b. May 11, 1780 S pg 479-80

Starr, Comfort , b. 1742 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 24 Aug 1776 -
COMFORT STARR,—son of John 449, John 448, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1—born and lived in Danbury, near if not within the present limits of Brookfield; d. Aug. 24, 1776, age. 34. Administration was granted on his estate, Nov. 15, to his father. John, and his wife's father, Josiah; amount of inventory, £305. 3s. 9d. of real, and £326, 17s. of personal property; distribution made Apl. 14, 1788, among his children. He m. REBECCA, dau. of Capt. Josiah and Deborah [Benedict) STARR [58S]. There is no record of her death, but a tradition in the family says that Comfort Starr, his wife, and one child died of dysentery about the same time during the Revolutionary war.

CHILDREN

+ Lucy, d. Aug. 6, 1775, ae. —, and -

+ Comfort, d. Dec. 26, 1774, in his 8th year; from stones in the old
cemetery. The age of Lucy cannot be deciphered.

471 Ethel, b. Feb. 4. 1769.

480 Peter, b. Aug. 19, 1771.

473 Comfort, b. June 3, 1776. S pg 317
Starr, Comfort 
, b. 1762 - d. 26 Dec 1774 -
[son of Comfort, b. 1742]

+ Comfort, d. Dec. 26, 1774, in his 8th year; from stones in the old
cemetery. The age of Lucy cannot be deciphered. S pg 317
Starr, Comfort , b. 30 May 1766 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, d. 1800 - Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
COMFORT STARR,—son of Comfort 724, Comfort 723, Comfort 722, John 10. Dr. Comfort 1,—b. May 30, 1 766, in Thompson, Conn.; was young when the family went to Guilford, Vt.; in 1795 he bought a farm and settled in Colchester, Vt., where he d. about 1800; Baptist.— He m. HANNAH, dau. of David and Mary THURBER. of G. After his death she m. Rev. Richard Lee, a Baptist minister, and d. July 7, 1844, ae. 86, in Milton.

CHILDREN

A Olive, b. Dec. 4, 1786, d. June 6, 1840. She m. Aug. 12, 1801. Eber, son of Benjamin and Mary {Crandall) Coon, b. Aug. 16. 1779, in R. I. ; a farmer and tanner; lived in Colchester, Vt. ; d. July 13, 1843.

Coon children

Benjamin H., b. July 5, 1805; res. Russell, N. Y.—Eber Lovel, b. May 27, 1807; res. Milton, Vt.—Eliza, b. Mch. 28, 1809, d. Oct. 8, 1828.—Jemima, b. Apl. 20, 1811, m. (1st) March. 1832, George Farand, who d. in Ohio; she m. (2d) 1845, William S. Hyde; res. Iowa.-Olive, b. July 13, 1813, d. Nov. 22, 18-58. She m. Jan. 1, 1831, David Hardy.-Ross D., b. Nov. 10, 1815, d. June 8, 1870. —Thaddeus Comfort, b. May 30, 1817, d. Feb. 20, 1850.—Mary Damaris, b. June 28, 1819, d. Aug. 30, 1834.—Freeman Heman, b. Mch. 7, 1822; enlisted Aug. 11, 1862, in Co. K, 32d Reg't Wis.
Vols. ; discharged July 24, 1863; lives in Fall River, Wis. ; farmer and mason. He m. Dec. 24, 1846, Cordelia M. Russell, b. May 31, 1830, at Stowe, Vt. ; 6 children, 2 living.—Adeline Clarissa, b. Jan. 1, 1827.

B Comfort, b. about 1787, m. Olive Reed; settled in Cavendish, Vt. and had a large family. His wife and all but three children d. in C. ; sold his farm about 1837; m. again; lived at Cambridgeport, Andover, and Mount Tabor, Vt. , where he d. about 1846. The names and residence of his descendants and all further particulars are unknown.

726 Parley, b. May 9, 1789.

C Eliza, b. about 1790, d. Oct. 26, 1826. age 36. She m. Elias, son of Benjamin and Mary {Crandall) Coon, of R. I.; a drover and farmer; lived in Milton, Vt. ; m. again, and d. July 29, 1855. age 67, in Essex, Vt.

Coon children

Emily, b. Jan. 6, 1811, d. Nov. 9, 1863. She m. Dec. 20, 1826, Beriah Howard, of R. I. ; farmer in Westford, Vt. ; 13 children. —Buell, b. Mch. 13, 1813.

D Mary, d. Jan. 25, 1861, ae. 67. She m. Henry, son of Job Austin; a farmer, in Milton, Vt., who d. Dec. 25, 1863.

AUSTIN CHILDREN

Mary, b. Oct. 25, 1810, d. 1806.—Henry W.. b. Jan. 23. 1815.— Edmund E., d. July 18, 1858.—Adoniram, b. Feb. 15, 1826; res. Winooski, Vt.—Jane R., b. Aug. 5, 1829; m. Heman Davis: res. Milton, Vt.—Cornelia, b. Apl., 1833.

729 Lovel, b. Apl. 26, 1797. S pg 480-81
Starr, Comfort 
, b. 3 Jun 1776 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 6 Jul 1848 - Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
COMFORT STARR,—son of Comfort 470, John 449, John 418, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. June 3, 1776, at Danbury, Ct.; a hatter; lived in Patterson, and South East, N. Y., until June, 1817, when he emigrated to Ohio; made the journey in a two horse wagon, was four weeks on the way, and settled in Canfield, Mahoning Co., where he bought land, built a house and shop, made hats, and worked the farm; an honored, respected, and beloved citizen, a wise counsellor, a man of peace, a warm friend, reproving the wayward, and encouraging the faithful; the young people of the village always called him Uncle Comfort. He was constable for 21 years, and acting justice for two years; a devout Christian, a member, steward, and class-leader in the Meth. church, where his seat was rarely vacant, and daily he gathered his family about him, read the Bible, and prayed earnestly for a blessing upon his
children—those prayers have been answered. He d. July 6, 1848, in
peace with God and man. He m. Oct. 27, 1796, ABIGAIL, dau. of Eleazer and Keziah {Starr) BARNUM [394 C], b. Dec. 2, 1776, at D.; an excellent mother; for more than 50 years a member of the Meth. church; d. Oct. 23, 1857.

CHILDREN

474 Ethel, b. Sept. 11, 1797.

A Peggy b. Sept. 25, 1799, d. Mch. 29, 1873. She m. (1st) Jan. 1, 1820 Edmund J., son of James and Polly {Chapman) Benton, of Salisbury, Ct., b. Aug. 20, 1797; went West when a young man; tanner, currier, and farmer in Canfield. O.; d. Apl. 13, 1839. She m. (2d) Sherman Rice, a farmer; d. in Kent, O. She had no children.

B Caroline, b. Feb. 11, 1802, d. May 23, 1875. She m. June 5, 1817, William H., son of Andrew and Sarah Husted; a hatter; d. in Danbury, Ct. After his death she m. Simon Aldrich; a farmer in Fowler, O.; both members of the Meth. church.

HUSTED CHILDREN

Harriet b Aug. 28, 1818.-Comfort Starr, b. Sept. 18. 1820, d. Aug 6, 1842.-John E., b. Feb. 10, 1822, d. Aug. 28. 1825.-Abigail b. Jan. 29, 1824, d. May 31, 1835.-Henry E., b. Oct. 15, 1827.-Edmond J., b. June 11, 1833.-Hoyt L., b. Sept. 21. 1835.—Susan, b. Oct. 7, 1838, d. Sept. 17, 1839.

476 Leander. b. Mch. 6, 1804.

C Clarinda, b. Dec. 23. 1806, d. June 10, 1836. She m. Dec. 25. 1826,
James Hayes, d. July 10, 1839, at their home in New Lisbon, O.

HAYES CHILDREN

Elizabeth, b. Dec. 20, 1827, d. June 12. 1855. She m. 1845, John Fusleman; lived in Wis.-Mary, b. and d. -Caroline, b. Sept 22, 1832, m. June 3, 1849, Abram Hawhn of Youngstown, O.— Sarah, m. (1st) ___Berry; m. again, and lives in Wis.

D Polly, m. George King, and had Miles. Margaret, Mary Ann, Leander, George, Edward, and William Starr.

477 Gilbert, b. July 20, 1811.

E Sally, b. Jan. 10, 1815, d. Sept. 17, 1858. She m. (1st) William Hayes of New Lisbon, O., and had a son, William Hayes. She m. (2d) Oct. 11, 1844, Peter, son of Walker and Mabel {Squiers) Sanford, b. Nov. 10, 1815; res. Kent, O.

SANFORD CHILDREN

Emma, b. Feb. 22, d. 24, 1845.—Aurilla M., b. May 25, 1847, d. Oct.—Sarah, b. Feb. 20, d. 27, 1849.—Comfort R., b. Jan. 12, 1851; res. Newburgh, O.—Mary, b. Feb. 18, 1856.

478 George, b. Sept. 21, 1816.

479 William, b. July 18, 1818. S pg 318-20
Starr, Comfort , b. 1787 - Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States, d. 1846 - Mount Tabor, Rutland, Vermont, United States
[son of Comfort, b. 1766]

B Comfort, b. about 1787, m. Olive Reed; settled in Cavendish, Vt. and had a large family. His wife and all but three children d. in C. ; sold his farm about 1837; m. again; lived at Cambridgeport, Andover, and Mount Tabor, Vt. , where he d. about 1846. The names and residence of his descendants and all further particulars are unknown. S pg 481
Starr, Comfort , - d. 16 Jul 1825 -
[son of Ethel, b. Feb 4, 1769]

Comfort, b. May 13, 1791 ; served in the war of 1812, in the cavalry, with the rank of Major; d. unm'd July 16, 1825. S pg 317-8
Starr, Comfort 
Starr, Constant 
, b. 23 Dec 1610 - Cranbrook, Kent, England, d. 22 Apr 1669 - Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
CONSTANT STARR, sister of Dr. Comfort, b. in Eng, d. Apl. 22, 1609, in Chariestown, Mass. In her will "she remembers brother Joye Starr, sister Suretrust Rouse, cousin {nephew) John Starr, sen., sister Ann Farmer, cousin {niece) Mercy Swett, cousin {nephew) Simon Eire, cousin {niece) Elizabeth wife of John Ferniside. and Elizabeth wife of Joshua Edmunds." She m. JOHN :M0RLEY, who in 1645 was a freeman in Braintree, Mass. ; removed to Charlestown, where they were both received into the church Aug. :29, 1658. He d. Jan. 24, 1661, leaving by will all his estate in New England and in Cheshunt, Co. Hert., Old Eng. , to his widow. S pg iii
Starr, Constant , b. 1652 - Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, d. 5 Oct 1654 - Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA

[daughter of Dr. Thomas]

Constant, b. 1652, d. Oct. 5, 1654, Charleston. S pg 5
Starr, Daniel , b. Aug 1724 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d.27 Apr 1777 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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The next headstone recalls to memory the long ago spring day when war in its crimson panoply of flame ran riot through the streets of Danbury for it reads In Memory of Maj Daniel Starr who died April 26th 1777 aged 33 years and 6 months D p 508

In 1757 Jonathan Starr of Danbury volunteered as a soldier for the relief of Fort William Henry and Major Daniel Starr born 1724 was in the expedition of 1757 for the relief of Fort William Henry D p 17

Major DANIEL STARR,—son of Josiah 587, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. 1724; was a merchant in Danbury, and lived, as history tells us, in a "valuable" house on the west side of the main street, on the spot now occupied by the residence of David F. Nichols, Esq. This house, where Gen. Washington was once entertained, was the first one burned by the enemy on their raid into Danbury, and in it were consumed the bodies of four men, who from its windows had fired upon the British soldiers, then fled, were pursued, shot down, their bodies thrown into the house, which was then set on fire. Major Starr was one of the distinguished and wealthy men of the town; selectman for several successive years; sometime treasurer, and for 16 years committee of the First Society, and frequently appointed on special, important service; in 1772 the ringing of the bell was let to him for 30 shillings, the next year he took the job for 25 shillings. He was in the expedition of 1757 for the relief of Fort William Henry; afterward joined the (Continental army; commissioned Major; and lost his life Apl. 27, 1777, the morning after the destruction of his house. The particulars of his death are only known from family tradition, which says that while mounting his horse to go out to meet the enemy, the horse jumped, the Major was thrown and instantly killed. Another version is, that while on his horse he was shot, fell, and died immediately.

The following memorial of his son Ezra to the General Assembly is interesting, not alone for the historical facts narrated, but as showing somewhat the pleasant character of the family, especially of Ezra, who was anxious to carry out his dec'd father's wishes, although at his own pecuniary loss,—a noble example worthy of imitation.

It was dated Oct. 10, 1781, "Shewing That his father, Major Daniel Starr, being called forth in the defence of his country to New York, in the month of August. 1776, while there did make his last will and testament by which he disposed of his estate in the following manner [giving a copy of the will]. Upon his return from N. Y. he informed his wife and children in what manner he had ordered his estate to be settled by sd. will, very different from the disposition made thereof by a former will which was then in the house, gave them the perusal of the same, and had the satisfaction of seeing them well pleased therewith. In the month of April following, the British troops made an inroad into Danbury, at which time your memorialist's Father unhappily lost his life, his dwelling house and almost every thing therein were consumed to ashes; he endeavoured to save the valuable writings belonging to his father, but in that time of great distraction and confusion they were hastily collected together and hurried off: sometime after this melancholy catastrophe, in examining the papers thus saved, found the former will above mentioned, but never able to find the last, although he had seen it sundry times, and not long before the house was burnt, so he must conclude it was bunit with the house, and although sd. will is much in favor of your memorialist,yet as he verily thinks it was not that by which his honored father meant to have his estate settled, he has not yet proceeded toany settlement Wherefore your memorialist humbly prays your Honors to take the above case into your wise consideration, and order and decree the sd. Estate to be distributed as follows which is according to the directions and provisions of the lost will."

"We, the subscribers, the widow and daughters of Maj. Daniel Starr, dec'd, do hereby certify that the material facts stated in the foregoing memorial are just and true, and do therefore join with the memorialist in requesting the Hon. General Assembly that the prayer thereof may be granted. Signed, Rachel Starr, Rachel Starr, Jr.. Rebecca Starr." The petition was granted, and estate settled accordingly.

The inv. amounted to £10,080, 5s. of real, £6,271, 12s. of personal estate. Among the Fire Lands awarded the estate for losses by the burning of Danbury was "Bull's Island,'' Sandusky Bay, 0. ; this descended to his grandson, Henry L. Whiting, who sold it about 1822 for $25. It is now called Johnson's Island, and was the prison for captured rebels in the civil war. A silver tankard and milk-pitcher, once belonging to Maj. Daniel, are now in the possession of Mr. Whiting's daughter. A marble slab marks the Maj.'s grave in the old cem. His widow RACHEL d. Nov. 9. 1810, ae. 84, leaving the memory of "an excellent woman." 

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Children
A Daniel. The gravestone in the old cem. in Danbury records his death Nov. 22, 1772. age 24 yrs. and 10 mo. His father administered on his est. Oct. 4, 1774. He m. Abigail Dibble. Their daughter—

B Abigail Starr, b. Jan. 18, 1768, d. Aug. 17, 184o. She m. Dec. 3, 1786, Col. William, son of Rev. Nathaniel and Tamar Taylor, b. Mch. 20, 1764; farmer; res. New Milford; d. Feb. 24, 1841.

TAYLOR Children

Daniel Starr, b. Feb. 6, 1788, d. Sept. 4, 1807.—William H.. b. Aug. 11, 1790, d. Oct. 15, 1818.—Rebecca M., b. Aug. 1, 1792. d. Apl. 2, 1868.—Lawrence, b. May 14, 1798, d. Jan. 19, 1857.— George, b. Aug. 24, 1802; now a physician in New Milford.

C Eli, d. Mch. 15, 1774, age 23 yrs. 7 mos. His widow Mary m. Eliphalet Barnum, who d. Feb. 2, 1803, in his 53d year. She d. July 2, 1799, in her 49th year,—all buried in the old cem; no Starr children.

616 Ezra, b. Aug. 9, 1753.

D Rachel, b. May 8, 1759, d. July 7, 1815. at Herkimer, N. Y. She m. May 18, 1783, Lieut. Frederick Jones Whiting, b. July 5, 1759, d. Oct. 7, 1804, at Danbury. He belonged to the " Order of Cincinnatus." His certiticate of membership is in existence, signed by Gen'ls Knox and Washington. Lossing's Field Book says: " This Order was founded at Baron Steuben's Headquarters, near Peekskill, at the Verplanck house, several officers being present, among them Lieut. Whiting."

WHITING Children

Henry Starr, b. Mch. 20, 1785, d. Aug. 10, 1824, at Herkimer. N. Y. ; m. May 15, 1808, Sallie Canfield, of New Milford. Children,—Harriet Rebeckah, m. Burt.—Rachel Maria, m. ___Tilden.—Sarah, m. Rev. John S. Avery; res. Cleveland, O.; six children. Frederick Augustus, b. Feb. 24, 1788. d. Nov. 27, 1825, at H.; m. Hannah Barnum. of D. ; no children.

E Rebekah, b. Feb. 18, 1702, d. July 15, 1807. She m. May 12, 1782, Oliver Lawrence, b. Feb. 18, 1759, d. Dec. 16, 1808; res. Danbury. Their son, Daniel Starr Lawrence, b. Mch. 31, 1783, d. Mch. 23, 1784. S pg 405-8

Starr, David , b. 7 Dec 1724 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 11 Feb 1810 - Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
DAVID STARR,—son of Benjamin 415, Josiah :?91, Thomas 7. Dr. Comfort 1,—b. Dec. 7, 1724, O. S., in Danbury; witnessed his brother-in-law Joseph Mygatt's will in 1748; a soldier in the expedition sent to the relief of Fort William Henry, in 1757. He was conspicuous in the religious controversy that was carried on in the First church and society, respecting the minister and his doctrinal belief, from 1762 until the formation of a new church in 1770; was one of the seceders, and a member of the new society. Dec. 8, 1772, he bought a tract of land in the western part of the town of Reading, a few miles south of Danbury, on the now turnpike road leading to Norwalk; thither he removed; d. Feb. 11, 1810, buried in the yard, one and one-half miles south of his house; no gravestone has been found.

He m. July 15. 1747. O. S., ABIGAIL BEEBE. She was b. May 30, 1721, O. S., d. Feb. 7, 1806, age. 84 yrs., 7 mo., 27 dys.

CHILDREN

+ David, b. July 5, 1748, O. S., d. Aug. 30, 1748.

A Abigail, b. March 4, 1750, O. S.; m. Nov. 21, 1773 (2d wife), Ezekiel Sanford, of Reading.

SANFORD CHILDREN

Molly, b. Aug. 16, 1774.—Rebekah, b. Nov. 10, 1776.—Ezekiel, b. Sept. 11, 1778.—Abigail, b. Nov. 10, 1779.—Clarissa, b. Feb. 23, 1786.

B Amy, b. April 8, 1752, O. S., d. Sept. 7, 1806, at Warwick, Orange Co., N.Y., the wife of Isaac Hoyt.

417 David, b. Dec. 2, 1755, N. S. S pg 285-6
Starr, Deborah 
, b. 1720 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 20 May 1803 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
[daughter of Benjamin, d. 29 Nov 1754]

C Deborah, m. (1st) Thomas Truesdell; Nov. 27, 1756. he wills all his property to his wife, and d. before Feb. 23, 1757, when the will was proved. She m. (2d) John, probably son of John and Mary Trowbridge, who in 1777 was in British captivity in New York. By her will, dated May 20, 1803, she gives the use of her house to her husband, then to Urania Dobbs. her niece. S pg 285

Starr, Deborah  
 b. 15 May 1749 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 1750 -
[daughter of Richard, b. 14 May 1718]

C Deborah, b. May 15, 1749, bap. May 9. 1748(?) in Groton. S pg 111
Starr, Deborah , b. 4 Oct 1792 - d. 8 Oct 1861 - Ithaca, New York, USA
[daughter of Abijah, b. abt. 1744]

H Deborah, b. Oct. 4, 1792, d. Oct. 8, 1861. She m. March, 1824, Charles, son of Stephen and Hannah {Delevan) Hayt, b. Feb. 22, 1793; res. Ithaca, N. Y., where he d. Nov. 29, 1865.

HAYT CHILDREN

Sarah Amelia, b. Aug. 1, 1825, m. Mch. 10, 1853, Luther Lewis Hare; res. I.; 2 daughters.—Ann Cornelia, b. Jan. 26, 1829, m. Feb. 26, 1852, William Sausman; res. Almond, N. Y. ; 2 sons. —Maria Rhoda, b. Oct. 30, 1834; res. I.—Augusta Frances, b. July 10, 1836. She m. Dec. 29, 1865, John W. Lanning, and d. Dec. 19, 1872, in I. S pg 392
Starr, Dora , b. abt 1862 - Iowa -
[daughter of Elias Wallace, b. 18 Mar 1822]

D Dora, b. Oct. 7. 1862. S pg 485
Starr, Ebenezer , b. 24 Feb 1742 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, d. 13 Oct 1804 -

EBENEZER STARR,—son of Comfort 723, Comfort 722, John 10, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. Feb. 24, bap. 28, 1741-2, in Thompson, Ct.; owned a farm, and kept a tavern on the main road from Thompson to Douglass, near the State line; a large man of 325 lbs.
weight; was accidentally struck in the abdomen by one of his neighbors causing almost instant death, Oct. 13, 1804: Quaker. He m. (1st) Dec. 21, 1767, SARAH PORTER, of Killingly. After her death he m. (2d) Feb. 18, 1773, MARY, dau. of Robert and Mary STEVENS, of Dudley, Mass. She d. Oct. 8, 1823, ae. 72 yrs., 5 mo., 20 days.

Children

A Elizabeth, b. Apl. 10. 1769. She m. (Ist) Israel Comstock; (2d) Nathaniel Jacobs; removed to Ill, where they died.

753 Eli, b. Feb. 6, 1774.

754 Darius, b. Aug. 30, 1775.

758 Isaac, b. May 23, 1777.

760 Ebenezer, b. Aug. 3, 1780.

B Sarah b. Sept. 25, 1783; a member of the Cong, church; d. Feb. 28, 1857 She m. (1st) Feb. 17, 1805, Abijah, son of John and Wealthy (Keizer) Fuller; a cooper; bom and lived in "Hanover Society" Lisbon, Ct. ; d. Sept. 33, 1816.

Fuller children

Ebenezer Starr, b. June 1, 1806, d. June 15, 1841.

Wealthy Eliza, b, Feb. 4, 1808, d. May 8, 1808.

Sarah Adaline, b. June 30, 1811. m. May 3, 1840. Ziba, son of David Lamb, b. July 24. 1814; a farmer in Charleton. Mass. ; d. Sept 18 1853 ; three children living.

Friendship Field, b. Aug. 4, 1813, m. Nov. 33. 1838, Ebenezer. son of David Lamb. b. Jan. 25, 1812; a farmer; d. May 18, 1844: one child.

John Abijah, b. July 21, 1815, d. Dec. 29. 1815.

After the death of her husband she removed to Charleton, Mass. and m. (2d) May, 1826 (2d wife), David, son of David and Judith {Fitts) Lamb; a farmer of that town; b. in Oxford, Mass.; d. Aug. 30, 1867. A singular connection occurs in this family. A widow with two daughters married a widower with two sons, and afterward the two daughters married the two sons.

C Mary, b. Mch. 9, 1785, d. Mch. 7, 1858. She m. Jonas Huse, son of John and Sarah {Huse) Wilson, of Thompson, Ct., a shoemaker and farmer, d. July 12, 1841. m. 57 yrs., 2 mos., 13 dys.

Wilson Children BAP. IN CONG. CHURCH, Nov. 1, 1816.

Sylvia, b. Aug. 15, 1806.—Laura Waldo, d. .—Elizabeth Prince, b. Mch. 10, 1811.—Lydia Starr, d. , and Hannah, d.___ Jonas Huse, bap. Mch. 5, 1819.—Mary Sophronia, bap. Nov. 2, 1821.—Sarah, bap. Jan. 30, 1824, d.___.—John Lafayette.

D Comfort, b. Jan. 2, 1788; a cooper, unm'd; d. Sept. 10. 1804, in Thompson.

E John Hathaway, b. Apl. 22, 1790; went to Virginia in the shoe business; was burned out, and wrote in 1832-3 that he was coming home, and it is supposed died somewhere on the way.

+ Silvia, d. Apl. 18, 1795, in her 2d year. S pg 499-500

Starr, Ebenezer Dibble , b. 29 Feb 1776 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 20 Oct 1816 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
EBENEZER DIBBLE STARR,—son of Caleb 701, Samuel 650, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. Feb. 29, 1776, in Danbury; always resided in his native town; d. Oct. 20, 1816; Episcopal. He m. BETSEY, daughter of Jonathan and Dorcas ANDREWS, b. June 10, 1785. d. Nov. 11, 1870.

CHILDREN

A Lucy, b. Sept. 14, 1805, d. Sept. 15, 1829, m. Col. Thomas Mygatt, son of Ezra and Mary {Mygatt) Gregory, b. May 6, 1801; lived in Danbury; d. Apl. 3, 1866; an infant, lived 12 days.

705 Julia Ann, b. May 28, 1807.

+ Augustus, d. Oct. 16. 1810, age 1 y. 18 dys.

+ Augustus, d. May 10, 1820, age 8 y., 7 m.. 16 dys.

706 Samuel Gregory, b. July, 1816.

+ Ebenezer Dibble, d. Sept. 3, 1822, age 5 y., 4 m., 14 dys. S pg 466
Starr, Ebenezer D 
, b. Jan 1817 - d. 3 Sep 1822 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
[son of Ebenezer Dibble, b. 29 Feb, 1776]

+ Ebenezer Dibble, d. Sept. 3, 1822, age 5 y., 4 m., 14 dys. S pg 466
Starr, Edmund , b. 14 Jun 1864 - d. 1865 -
[son of Jared, b. 15 Jan 1835]

D Edmund, b. June 14, 1864. S pg 90
Starr, Edward , b. 19 Mar 1745 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 1746 -
[son of Jonathan, b. 19 Aug 1705]

+ Edward, b. Mch. 19, 1745-6, in Norwich; d. young. S pg 87
Starr, Edward  - Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States -
EDWARD STARR,—son of John 450, John 449, John 448. Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. in Brookfield; settled at Reading Ridge, Ct.; a saddler; d. Feb. 4, 1844, ae. 82 yrs. 9 mos. 9 days; Episcopal. He m. (1st) ABIGAIL, dau. of Capt. Comfort and Anna HOYT, b. Mch. 15, 1764, d. Feb. 11, 1821; m. (2d) Dec 9, 1824, ABIGAIL, wid. of Thomas N. Couch, and dau. of Theopholus and Ann {Couch) STEBBINS, b. Nov. 17, 1766, d. Sept. 1, 1825.

Children

A Annis, b. Mch. 25, 1785, d. Sept. 2, 1817, unm'd.

B Clara, b. Nov. 7, 1787. She m. Rev. Sturges Gilbert, b. Dec. 7 1781, at Weston, Ct.; an Episcopal minister. She d. soon after in R., and he m. her sister

C Uraine, b. July 16, 1791, d. Apl. 27, 1820. at Woodbury, Ct. A dau., Clara Gilbert, d. Feb. 6. 1819, ae. 5 w. and 2 days. A son, d. in infancy. He m. again, and d. at Cherry Valley. N. Y.

D John Beach, b. Apl. 25, 1795; a teacher by profession, taught in New York, Newtown, L. I., and other places; in 1832 settled in Norwalk, Ct., where he d. Jan. 14, 1847; warden of Epis. church. He m. Oct. 7, 1818, Abby, dau. of Peter and Abigail {Keeler) Sanford, b. Feb. 24, 1707, at R.; no children.

E Fidelia, b. Jan. 28, 1800, d. Aug. 17, 1833. She m. Mch. 21, 1824, Charles, son of Aaron and Urana (Starr) Morehouse [450 D], b. Dec. 13, 1802, at R. ; living at Newtown, Ct.; carpenter.

MOREHOUSE CHILDREN

Julia, d. age 3 or 4 years. —Cornelius Starr, b. Jan. 2, 1830, m. Eliza Kimball; res. New Haven.—Fidelia Starr, b. Aug. 2, 1833, m. Edward C. Beecher; res. New Haven.

455 Edward, b. Mch. 25, 1804.

456 Samuel, b. Aug. 1, 1807. S pg 309-10
Eleazer Starr, b. 1631 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, d. 27 Sep 1712 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
ELEAZER STARR, son of John 10, Dr. Comfort 1, I find no record of his birth. His name first appears Sept. 20, 1664, when a cooper, with consent of wife Mary, he mortgages his dwelling-house in Boston. In 1696 his father "John Starr, sen., sells land bounded E. on the land of my son Eleazer.'' In 1704 he administers on his father's estate, and is then called a housewright. He d. Sept. 27, 1712, in Boston.

He was m. twice; in 1664 his wife was Mary Winsor, in his " History of Duxbury," says they had

A Margaret, b. Nov. 16, 1663.

His second wife, Martha, d. Jan. 1, 1717-18, in B.

CHILDREN BY WIFE MARTHA.

B ABIGAIL., b. Nov. 26, 1681.

C Eleazer, in 1722 was "a joyner in Boston," m. , June 1, 1709, Ruth, dau. of Caleb Lincoln of Hingham. She was admitted to the First Church of B. May 7, 1712, and had son Caleb, bap. 1716 and a child d. Nov. 23. 1716; another d. Mch. 13, 1717-18.

12 Joseph, b. Aug. 26, 1687.

16 BENJAMIN, b. Mch. 7. 1691-2, bap. Mch. 13, at the Old South Church.

17 DANIEL, bap. Feb. l694-5. at the Old South Church.

D Samuel, bap. 1699-1700, at the Old South Church, m. by Rev. Chs. Chauncey, June 5, 1730, Sarah Mitchell. S pg 9
Eli Starr, d. Mch. 15, 1774
[son of Major Daniel Starr, b. 1724]
Eli, d. Mch. 15, 1774, age 23 yrs. 7 rnos. His widow Mary m. Eliphalet Barnum, who d. Feb. 2, 1803, in his 53d year. She d. July 2, 1799, in her 49th year,—all buried in the old cem; no Starr children. S pg 407
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Starr, Eli , b. 17 May 1781 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States -
Capt. ELI STARR,—son of Caleb 701. Snmuel 650. Josiah 391,—b. May 17, 1781. in Danbury; farmer; Capt. in the militia: county jailor for six years; the later years of his life he spent in Bethel; d. Jan. 4, 1870; Episcopal.—He m. (1st) Nov. 13, 1804. LUCY, dau. of ___ and Lucy {Backus) LYON, b. Oct. 17, 1785, d. Sept. 16. 1814; m. (2d) Mch. 30, 1815, SARAH, wid. of Eliakim Andrews, and dau. of Wm. and Sarah {Lyon) Wright, b. Nov. 23, 1789, d. Feb. 1, 1869.

CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE

A Susan M., b. Sept. 5, 1806, d. ___. She m. Jan. 15. 1832, George Warren. After his death she m. William Bedient ; res. Danbury.

B Henry Lyon, b. Sept. 16, 1809, d. Oct. 5, 1825.

+ Caleb Walter, b. Sept. 3, 1812, d. Nov. 18, 1814.

Children by second wife

C Eliakim Benedict, b. May 30, 1816; an engraver; lived in Newark, N. J.; m. Sarah ___, and d. Dec. 5, 1865, while on a visit at Bethel; no children.

D Sarah Maria, b. Nov. 30, 1817, d. Aug. 2, 1836, unm'd.

708 William Wright, b. Aug. 13, 1819.

E Amaryllis, b. May 11, 1821, m. Mch. 28, 1849, (2d wife) Henry Northrop, son of John and Abigail {Taylor) Scribner, b. Oct. 1, 1824, in New York; hatter by trade, farmer by practice; res. Danbury.

Scribner children

Henry Starr, b. Aug. 14, 1855, d. Apl. 17, 1861.—Maria Bell, b. Mch. 24. 1858.

709 George Eli, b. Aug. 28, 1824.

F Isabella, b. June 10, 1830, d. Oct. 22, 1876 S pg 467
Starr, Elias Wallace 
, b. 18 Mar 1822 - Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, d. 27 Aug 1906 - Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, United States
ELIAS WALLACE STARR,—son of Lovel 729,—b. March 18, 1822, in Milton, Vt.; went to Pierrepont, N. Y., where he married; thence in 1857 to Red Rock. Iowa; attorney-at-law: Justice of the Peace; Baptist; m. Sept. 6, 1S48, CELINDA. dau.
of Russel and Clarissa {Baron) FULLER, b. July 18, 1831, Antwerp, N. Y.

Children

731 Larne Francois, b. June 10, 1849.

A Luana Almena, b. March 21, 1851, d. May 7. 1875. She m. Feb. 7, 1871, John Clinton Morris, son of John. b. in Randolph Co., lnd.; mason at Red Rock, la.

Morris Children

Lewa, b. Nov. 29, 1872.—John Wallace, b. Oct. 11, 1874.

B Hubert, b. Oct. 16, 1853.

+ Parley, b. Sept. 8, 1855. d. Oct. 10, 1856.

C Hattie, b. May 31, 1859.

D Dora, b. Oct. 7. 1862.

E Patience, b. May 3, 1866.

F Jennie, b. Oct. 25, 1868. S pg 485
Starr, Elijah , b. 3 Feb 1756 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 1796 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
ELIJAH STARR, son of Richard 155, Jonathan 55, Samuel 19, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, b. Feb. 3, 1756, in Groton. Tradition says he lived in Stonington, Ct., and from there started for the Genesee country, N. Y., with his wife's brother, Wm. Hewitt,
and their families, in sleighs; arriving at Yates Co., N. Y., the snow disappeared, and they stopped for several months with the religions community established there by Jemima Wilkinson and her followers. (She was a Shaker fanatic; founded a sect in
Yates Co. about 1789.) Afterward went on to Geneseo, where they remained for some time. He was a carpenter by trade; leaving his family with her brother in G.; went -in pursuit of work to Detroit, Mich., where he fell from a scaffolding, receiving injuries from which he d. 1796-1798.

He m. REBECCA, dau. of Abijah and Mary HEWITT, b. June 21, 1758; after her husband's death, she went to Genoa, thence to Newfield, N. Y., where she d. May, 1841.

CHILDREN

A Elizabeth, d. at Moscow. N. Y. She m. Horatio Jones, of Geneseo, N. Y., who d. in 1836, age 73, and 9 months. "In 1779, at the age of 16, he enlisted as a volunteer in a force against the Indians; was taken prisoner by the ' Senecas,' on a branch of the Juniata river, carried to the Genesee valley, went through the ceremony of running the gauntlet, was adopted into an Indian family, and for five years remained captive. After the treaty of 1784 he was appointed interpreter for the ' Six Nations' by Gen. Washington, which position he held for more than 40 years." They had 12 children-Charles.—Hester, b. .July 8. 1809; d. March 6, 1802; m. Judge Robert Flint; res. Fond du Lac, Wis.—Mary-Ann, and others.

157 Mary, b. April 1, 1782.

160 Thomas, b. 1783.

158 Nancy, b ___.

161 WlLLIAM, b.___.

159 Sarah, b. July I8, 1784.

163 Richard, b. May 8, 1794.

B Stephen—was a sailor. On one voyage the ship was taken by pirates, the crew bound and left helpless on board ; were rescued after days of intense suffering. He d., unm'd. in the West Indies. S pg 111-112
Starr, Elisha , b. 6 Mar 1740 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 1742 -
[son of Richard, b. 14 May 1718]

A Elisha, b. Mch. 6, 1741-2, bap. Apl. 18, in Groton. S pg 110-111
Starr, Eliza , b. 1790 - Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States, d. 26 Oct 1826 - Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
[daughter of Comfort, b. 30 May 1766]

C Eliza, b. about 1790, d. Oct. 26, 1826. age 36. She m. Elias, son of Benjamin and Mary {Crandall) Coon, of R. I.; a drover and farmer; lived in Milton, Vt. ; m. again, and d. July 29, 1855. age 67, in Essex, Vt.

Coon children

Emily, b. Jan. 6, 1811, d. Nov. 9, 1863. She m. Dec. 20, 1826, Beriah Howard, of R. I. ; farmer in Westford, Vt. ; 13 children. —Buell, b. Mch. 13, 1813. S pg 480-1
Starr, Elizabeth , b. 3 Jun 1622 - Ashford, Kent, England, d. 4 Jun 1704 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
[daughter of Dr. Comfort, b. bef. 1589]


I give unto my said sonne John Starr and unto my daughter Elizabeth Ferniside, it, equally to be devide betweene them, and they having so devided then my mynde is, yt my . . . Sonne John shall devide his share into three parts, and one third pt. of it, shalbe given unto his Children, unto every one of his children an equall share, my mynde and will also is, yt my daughter Elizabeth Ferniside share, shallbe likewise devided into three parts, and one third pt shallbe distributed and given unto her children, every one of her children, to have an equall portion or share of yt her third pt. ...Item, I give unto my daughter, Elizabeth Ferniside all my Right. and title, of ye Land wherevpon her now dwelling house is built, and also the land adjoyneing therevnto, from ye highway before theire house, downe backward unto ye mill pond; S pg viii
Starr, Elizabeth 
, b. abt 1646 - Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, d. 6 Mar 1682 -
[daughter of Dr. Thomas, b. 31 Dec. 1615]

A Elizabeth, b. 1646. On the records of Queens county. Long Island, N. Y., is the marriage, March 6, 1666-7. of Elizabeth Starr and John Treadwell, of Hempstead; it is presumed that it. was this Elizabeth, for her brother Josiah first settled there, but there is no other evidence of it. S pg 4-5
Starr, Elizabeth , b. 19 Aug 1701 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 24 Jan 1779 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States

ELIZABETH STARR, dau. of Jonathan 55, b. Aug. 19, 1701, in New London; d. Jan. 24, 1779. She m. (1st) JOSEPH TURNER, of Scituate, of whom nothing more is known, and had

A SON

Joseph Turner, who, March 13, 1738-9, was a minor under ten years of age; and his grandfather, Capt. Jonathan Starr, was appointed guardian. In 1747 he was brought to New London, from Jamaica, "very sick"; arrived, the 9th, and d. Sept. 19, 1747. His mother and stepfather administered on his estate the Nov. following, and he is called late of Norwich, dec'd.

She m. (2d) Dec. 34, 1735, JOHN .lEFFREY (Jafray); lived at Groton; d. Feb. 8, 1764, in his 70th year; stone in Starr burial ground.

JEFFREY CHILDREN

Anne, b. Oct. 14. 1736.—Edward, b. Nov., 1738; bap., Dec. 31, in G.; d. Nov. 16, 1820, in his 88th year. —Elizabeth, bap. July 26, 1741. She m. (3d) Dec. 10, 1764, DANIEL, son of William and Sarah (Chandler) COIT (his 3d wife), b. Oct. 25, 1698, in New London, where he spent a long life of public usefulness and honor, tilling important offices for many years, discharging the duties and trusts with diligence and fidelity; d. July 19, 1773." S pg 84-85

Starr, Elizabeth , b. 2 Oct 1702 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, d. 3 May 1724 - Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
[daughter of Comfort, b. 14 Feb 1661]


H Elizabeth, b. Oct. 2, 1702, m. Aug. 27, 1724. Isaac, son of Jonathan and Elizabeth {Williams) Hyde, b. Nov. 11, 1700, at Newton, Mass.; a husbandman; lived in Canterbury, Ct. S pg 477-8
Starr, Elizabeth , b. 1714 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 4 Oct 1777 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

[daughter of Lieut. Benjamin, b. 1683]

A Elizabeth, d. Oct. 4, 1777, in Danbury. She m. (1st) about 1732, Joseph, son of Joseph and Elizabeth {Stepheus) Mygatt, b. 1720; lived in Danbury, and d. Apl., 1749.

MYGATT CHILDREN

Elizabeth, d. about 1703; the wife of David Hoyt of D. ; 4 children.

Thomas, m. Christian Fairchild; removed to Amenia, N. Y., and d. Oct., 1799; 12 children.

Rebecca, m. Rev. Joseph Peck, a minister at New Fairfield, where she d. He d. May 18, 1791, je. 57, at Bethel; 3 children.

Sarah, m. Col. Josiah Starr [r)89].

Eli, b. Jan. 25, 1742, O. S., m. (1st) Abigail Starr [650 B]: 4 children; (2d) July 6, 1709, Phebe Judson; 3 children; (3d) Mch. 20, 1784, Mrs. Mary, wid. of Miles Boughton, and dau. of Theophilus and Mary (Starr) Benedict [44S A]: 3 children. He was an honored citizen of Danbury, holding official positions for more than 25 years in town, county, and State; d. suddenly Oct. 26, 1807. at New Haven, while a member of the General Assembly.

Abigail, b. May 6, 1744, m. John Taylor of D., and d. Dec. 25. 1787; her funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Joseph Peck, her brother-in-law;3 children.hcna Warner, who d. June 16, 1815, the wife of Dr. D. N. Carrington of D. ; 4 children. Joseph, b. May, 1749, m. May 15, 1771, Elizabeth Richmond; removed to Whitehall, N. Y., and d. about 1825; 3 children.

She m. (2d) Sept. 1751 (2d wife), Daniel Church, b. Apl. 18, 1707. in Stonington, Ct. Mygatt Genealogy. S pg 284-5
Starr, Elizabeth 
, b. 13 Jul 1729 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 12 Mar 1788 - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

[daughter of Jonathan, b. 19 Aug 1705]

A Elizabeth, b. July 13, 1729, bap. Sept. 7, in Groton, d. of the smallpox Mch. 12, 1778. She m. Nov. 10, 1757, Ichabod, son of Jeremiah and Abigail (Butler) Wetmore, b. Aug. 17, 1734, in Middletown. In early life he followed the sea; became master of a merchant vessel; afterward settled in his native town; was highly esteemed for excellence and integrity of character; d. May 27, 1807.

A SON

Ichabod Wetmore, b. Feb. 12. 1759; grad. at Yale Coll., 1778, d. unm'd Aug. 9, 1785, at Mid. S pg 86-7
Starr, Elizabeth 
, b. 13 Sep 1734 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States -
[daughter of Comfort, b. 9 Aug 1696]

A Elizabeth, b. Sept. 13, bap. 15, 1734, m. Feb. 4, 1779, Joseph Prince, of Thompson. S pg 478-9

Starr, Elizabeth , b. - Massachusetts, United States, d. 16 Jul 1745 - Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
[daughter of Jehosephat, b. 12 Jan 1649]

B Elizabeth, d. July 16, 1745, in her 59th year, at Mid. ; she m. (1st) ___ Browel, and lived at Newport, R. I.: m. (2d) Dec. 23, 1714, (2d wife) Capt. Thomas Ward of Middletown, Conn., where he d. July 2, 1728, ae. 68. S pg 6

Starr, Elizabeth , b. 1779 - d. 4 Mar 1844 - Moscow, New York, United States
[daughter of Elisha, b. 3 Feb 1756]

A Elizabeth, d. at Moscow. N. Y. She m. Horatio Jones, of Geneseo, N. Y., who d. in 1836, age 73, and 9 months. "In 1779, at the age of 16, he enlisted as a volunteer in a force against the Indians; was taken prisoner by the ' Senecas,' on a branch of the Juniata river, carried to the Genesee valley, went through the ceremony of running the gauntlet, was adopted into an Indian family, and for five years remained captive. After the treaty of 1784 he was appointed interpreter for the ' Six Nations' by Gen. Washington, which position he held for more than 40 years." They had 12 children-Charles.—Hester, b. .July 8. 1809; d. March 6, 1802; m. Judge Robert Flint; res. Fond du Lac, Wis.—Mary-Ann, and others. S pg 111-2
Starr, Elizabeth 
, b. 5 May 1782 - d. 5 Nov 1836 - Carmel, New York, USA
[daughter of Abijah, b. 1744]

A Elizabeth, b. May 5, 1782, d. Nov. 5, 1836, at Carmel, N. Y. She m. James Holmes, who d., age. 33, at Monticello, N. Y., and had Julia. William, and James Starr. After his death she m. Judah Kelley of C. S pg 391-2
Starr, Elizabeth , b. 24 Sep 1783 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 14 Sep 1870 -

[daughter of Jonathan, b. 19 Sep 1742]

B Elizabeth, b. Sept. 24, 1783; a member of St. James' church of N. L.; d. Sept. 14, 1870, m. Nov. 16, 1803, Capt. John, son of Abner and Sarah {Champlin) Griffing, of Lyme; a sea captain; lived many years in N. L. ; removed to Lyme, Ct.; d. Nov. 18, 1851, age 83.

Griffing children

John, b. Oct. 28, 1804.—Elizabeth Starr, b. Mch. 15, 1807, m. Marcus A. Starr [374].—Jonathan Starr, b. June 27, 1809.-Christopher, b. June 4, 1812, d. Sept. 11, 1813.—Christopher, b. June 4, 1814, d. Oct. 18, 1842.—Archibald Mercer, b. Sept. 18, 1816.— Sarah Champlin, b. July 14, 1819, m. Oct. 31, 1843, Silvanus Griswold.—Ellen, b. Feb. 18, 1822, m. Sept. 15, 1868, Benajah Bill.—Rebecca Mercer, b. Sept. 34, 1825. S pg 87-9
Starr, Elizabeth , b. 23 Mar 1787 - Connecticut -, d. 23 Aug 1873 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

[daughter of Nathan, b. 17 Jul 1751]

C Elizabeth, b. Mch. 23. 1787, d. Aug. 23, 1873. She m. Aug. 4, 1806, Philip, son of David Nichols, of Greenfield Hill, Conn., b. Dec. 2, 1786, d. Jan. 10, 1813.

NICHOLS CHILDREN

Sally Maria, b. Apl. 24, 1808, m. Starr, son of Abel Hoyt.

David Philip, b. July 7, 1810; a prominent citizen of Danbury, honored and distinguished in the State, having filled the office of State Treasurer, and other important positions. His residence occupies the spot where the house of Maj. Daniel Starr stood, that was burned by the British and he killed [615].

Elizabeth, b. Mch. 1, 1813. d. Sept. 25, 1813. S pg 395-6
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Starr, Elizabeth , b. 20 Jun 1791 - d. 20 Oct 1861 -

[daughter of Jared, b. 14 Jan 1748]

E Elizabeth, b. June 20, 1791; m. Gilbert Saltonstall, of N. L.; had Harriet, Mary, Gurdon, Geo., Gilbert. S pg 91-2

Starr, Elsie Gertrude , b. 20 Feb 1874 - d. 1875 -
[daughter of Jared, b. 15 Jan 1835]

F Elsie Gertrude, b. Feb. 20, 1874. S pg 90
Starr, Emeline , b. 30 Apr 1870 - Cass, Cass, Iowa, United States -
[daughter of Larne Francois, b. 10 Jun 1849]

A Emeline. April 29, 1870. S pg 485-6
Starr, Emma Hall , b. 24 Dec 1861 - d. 10 Feb 1890 -
[daughter of Jared, b. 15 Jan 1835]

C Emma Hall, b. Dec. 24, 1861. S pg 90
Starr, Ephraim 
, b. 11 May 1780 - Guilford, Windham, Connecticut, United States, d. 29 Dec 1862 - Illinois, United States
EPHRAIM STARR.—son of Comfort 724, Comfort 723, Comfort 722, John 10, Dr. Comfort 1, b. May 11. 1780, in Guilford, Vt.; after living a while at Halifax and Readsboro, removed to South Onondaga, N. Y, about 1819: thence to Mich, in 1843, and to Ill. in 1860; a wheelwright and mechanic: served in the war of 1812; d. Dec. 20, 1862.—He m. (1st) HANNAH GORE. b. Sept., 1782; after her death, m. (2d) in So. O. DORCAS, dau. of John EGGLESTON; she d. Oct. 17, 1825, in O.

Children by wife HANNAH

A Sally, b. Dec. 19, 1802, at G.; a member of Meth. church.: d. Nov. 7, 1849. She m. Jan. 6, 1822, David, son of Stephen and Lois {Chaffee) Wilcox, b. Oct. 20, 1797, in Ashford, Ct. ; lived in Onondaga, N. Y., until 1834; then removed to Oswego Falls; a farmer, now retired, and engaged in bee culture.

WILCOX CHILDREN

Milo, b. Dec. 23, 1822.—George Washington, b. Aug. 26. 1824, d. Nov. 7, 1847.—William Franklin, b. Aug. 22, 1826.—Stephen, b. July 21. 1.828.—Lyman Emmet, b. 31ch. 5, 1831. d. Feb. 8, lb34. —James Lawrence, b. Oct. 20, 1835. —Cyrus Cummings, b. Dec. 19, 1838.—Sarah Sophronia, b. May 10, 1842, d. Feb. 8, 1843.— David Lyman, b. Nov. 2, 1844.—Hattie Almira, b. ___26, 1847, d. Sept. 18, 1852.

748 Lyman, b. June 28, 1804.

B Sophia, b. Feb. 5, 1807, in G.; m. (1st) Jan. 3, 1830. Moses, son of Jacob and Hannah {Pool) Amidon, b. Dec. 20. 1808, in O.; a farmer in So. Onondaga, N.Y.; d. Oct. 13, 1836.

Amidon children

Hannah, b. Oct. 6, 1831. m. Nov. 5. 1858. Willard Stewart, a farmer in Lysander, N.Y.

Edson Danforth, b. Aug. 14, 1834; went to Mich, in 1855; m. July 21, 1857, Electa Tracy; 3 children. He enlisted Oct. 19, 1861, for two years, in Co. B, 13th Reg't Mich. Vols.; re-enlisted Jan. 17, 1864; was under Gen. Grant at Chattanooga. etc., in Sherman's march to the sea, and at the surrender of Gen. Johnston in N. C, that ended the fighting; discharged Aug. 6, 1865.

Philoma, b. Nov. 1, 1836. d. Sept. 13, 1809.

She m. (2d) Sept. 3, 1851, Daniel, son of Gideon and Lucinda (Barker) Day, b. Nov. 16, 1802; a farmer at So. Onondaga; d. Mch. 3, 1875.

C Lucy, b. July 20. 1810, in G.; m. Mch. 28, 1830, Gilbert P., son of Elijah and Polly (Lyon) Pinckney, b. Feb. 24, 1801, in Westchester Co., N. Y.; farmer; res. So. Onondaga, N. Y.

PINCKNEY Children

Martha Helen, b. May 25, 1834, d. July 11, 1837.—Marietta Helen, b. June 28, 1838.—Dempster Micajah, b. July 4, 1845, m. Mch. 18, 1800, Electa Parsons; one child.

D Martha Marietta, b. Sept. 28, 1812, in H.; m. Feb. 5, 1839, Abel, son of Asahel and Sarah Amidon; a carpenter in Syracuse, N.Y. no children.

751 Darius Comfort, b. May 22, 1815.

E Polly Almira, b. Feb. 14, 1818, at R.

BY SECOND WIFE

F Charles, b. Mch. 29, 1824; went to Oregon in 1852; now a farmer in Astoria. S pg 496-7
Starr, Ethel 
, b. 4 Feb 1769 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 3 Dec 1861 - Ohio, United States
ETHEL STARR,—son of Comfort 470, John 449, John 448. Josiah 391, Thomas 7. Dr. Comfort 1,—b. Feb. 4, 1769. in Danbury, Ct. He disposed of his inheritance there, and Nov. 19, 1804, bought a house and land in Newtown, Ct.. which he sold Mch. 16, 1808, and in May following emigrated to Ohio, bought a farm in Boardman Tp., Mahoning Co., and cleared it up, enduring all the privations and trials of a new country. The dear old man lived to see the wilderness melt away, and the rude log cabin give a prominent man and warden m the Epis. church, conducting the service in the absence of a clergyman, and ever faithful in all his religious duties, in the church and family. He m. Nov. 15, 1788, SARAH, dau. of John and Hannah (Knapp) CORNWALL, b. Nov. 13, 1767, in Danbury; d. May 16, 1855.

CHILDREN

472 Russell, b. Oct. 28, 1789.

A Comfort, b. May 13, 1791 ; served in the war of 1812, in the cavalry, with the rank of Major; d. unm'd July 16, 1825.

+ Rebecca, b. June 27, 1793, d. June 18, 1795.

B Rebecca, b. July 29, 1796, d. Jan. 30, 1878. She m. Aug. 15, 1832, John Chalnor Greeville, of Derbyshire. Eng. After his death she m. Dec. 25, 1844, Harry Augustus Mills; no children; res. Wadsworth, O.

C Sarah, b. July 19, 1803, m. Feb. 6, 1822, Stanley Closson, son of David and Sally (Closson) Lockwood, b. Mch. 4, 1800, at Bridgewater, Ct.; res. Cuyahoga Falls, O.; he d. June 10, 1864.

LOCKWOOD CHILDREN

Jerusha Rebecca, b. Mch. 30, 1823, m. Wm. W., son of Elisha and Polly Whittlesey; res. Washington, D.C.—Henry Starr, b. Jan. 6, 1825, d. May 4, 1830.—Sarah, b. Apl. 4, 1835, d. Nov. 19, 1876, m. Dr. Walter Mead, son of Noyes B. and Thalia Prentice, who d. in Washington, D. C—Henry Closson, b. Feb. 27, 1835, m. (1st) Louisa Holloway; m. (2d) Augusta, dau. of Grant and Ada Turner; res. Cleveland, O. S pg 317-8

Starr, Eunice , b. 1717 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 1767 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
[daughter of Lieut. Benjamin, b. 1683]

B Eunice was not living Apl. 15, 1767. She m. Samuel Gregory, who, after her death, m. Mrs. Rachel, widow of Jonathan Starr [489]. S pg 284-5
Starr, Ezra , b. 5 May 1782 - d. abt 1784 - Carmel, New York, USA
[son of Abijah, b. 1744]

B Ezra, d. May 6, 1812, age. 28. S pg 391-2
Starr, Frances , b. 22 Oct 1726 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, d. 3 Dec 1737 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States

[daughter of Comfort, b. 9 Aug 1696]

+ Frances, bap. and d. Dec. 3, 1737 or 8. S pg 478-9

Starr, Francis Henry 
, b. 10 Aug 1793 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 3 Apr 1836 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
[son of Jared, b. 14 Jan 1748]

F Francis Henry, b. Aug. 10, 1793, d. unm'd, Apl. 3, 1836, in N. L.

G Nancy, b. Jan. 11, 1796, d. Dec. 29, 1869; m. Hughmar Field, of Ala., and had Henrietta; m. Philip Robinson Wilkins of New York. S pg 91-2

Starr, Frederick Augustus 
24 Apr 1842
15 Mar 1872 - New York City, New York, United States

Starr, Frederick William 
, b. 10 Mar 1868 - d. 1869 -
[son of Jared, b. 15 Jan 1835]

E Frederick William, b. Mch. 10, 1868. S pg 90
Starr, Friend , b. 5 Apr 1767 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 10 Sep 1838 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
FRIEND STARR,—son of Caleb 701, Samuel 650, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1—b. Apl. 5, 1767; became a prominent and honored citizen of his native town of Danbury, which he represented at seven sessions of the General Assembly of Conn., and was High Sheriff of Fairfield Co. for some 18 consecutive years. He lived on the east side of Main st., the home of his parents, which "for love and affection" they deeded to him Aug. 1, 1795; d. Sept. 10, 1838: buried in the old Epis, cemetery. He m. Sept. 15, 1797, ESTHER, dau. of Hezekiah and Abigail BOOTH, of Newton, Ct.; b. Oct. 16. 1777; d. Oct. 14, 1853.

CHILDREN

A Mary Booth, b. Aug. 7, 1808, d. June 27, 1834. She m. (1st) Aug. 8, 1826, David Harris, son of Elias and Hannah {Hoyt) Boughton. who d. June 5, 1829, age 28, at Charlestown. S. C. She m. (2d) Sept. 24, 1832, David Mead, son of Platt Benedict, who d. Jan. 16, 1843, age 41 y. 5 mo., in Danbury. A daughter, Mary Boughton Benedict, d. July 3, 1834, ae. 9 mo.

703 Charles Friend, b. Mch. 30, 1812. S pg 464-5
Starr, George , b. 14 Jun 1787 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 4 Aug 1869 - New York, United States
[son of Jared, b. 14 Jan 1748]

D George, b. June 14, 1787; was in business in N. L. until the financial troubles following the war of 1812, when he went South; was a cotton broker in Tuscaloosa, Ala.; then a wholesale grocer in Mobile; afterward in the cotton press business in New York, where he d. Aug. 4, 1869, unmade. S pg 91-2
Starr, George , b. 2 Feb 1788 - Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 19 Jul 1862 - Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

GEORGE STARR,—son of Rev. Peter 710, Samuel 650. Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. Feb. 2. 1788, at Warren; remained in his native town, which he represented at live .sessions of the General Assembly of Ct.; farmer; Congregational; d. July 19, 1862.—He m. Nov. 9, 1809, LORAIN, dau. of Buell and Eunice (Peck) CARTER, of W., b. Feb. 28, 1791, at Kent, Ct.. d. Oct. 24, 1865.

CHILDREN

715 Francis Robbins, b. Sept. 25, 1813.

+ Sarah Robbins, b. Mch. 18, 1817, d. May 8, 1825.

A Evelyn, b. Aug. 7, 1822, d. July 11, 1863, at Shekomeko. N. Y. She m. Oct. 20, 1852, Dr. Charles Braman, son of Rev. Charles White, D.D., Pres't of Wabash Coll. He is a practicing physician in New Orleans; no children.

B Sarah Robbins, b. June 15, 1826. m. Mch. 15, 1854, Isaac Smith, son of Abraham and Martha {Oakley) Bockee, b. Mch. 8, 1825, at Shekomeko, N. Y.; farmer; res. Owosso, Mich.

BOCKEE children

Catharine, b. Dec. 20, 1854—Carrie Humphrey, b. Feb. 2, d. Oct. 1, 1857.—Robbins Starr, b. June 26, 1859.—Martha Oakley, b. Nov. 11, I860.—Evelyn Starr, b. May 15, 1863.-Anna Battell, b. Dec. 26, 1868.

C Caroline, b. July 8, 1811, d. May 2, 1853. She m. Sept. 23, 1835, Hosea Dayton, son of Lorin and Rhoda {Case) Humphrey, b. Aug. 3, 1809, at Canton, Ct.; grad. at Amherst Coll.; practiced law; elected Prof, in Wabash Coll.; res. Crawfordsville, Ind. d. Sept. 18, 1845.

HUMPHREY Children

Henry, b. June 19, 1836; res. Mankato, Minn.

George Starr, b. Dec. 3, 1837; res. New Preston, Ct.

Frank Warren, b. Apl. 17, 1839; enlisted Sept. 2, 1802. in Co. G, 101st Reg't Ill. Vols.; wounded on the gunboat "Switzerland" at the siege of Vicksburgh; d. June 7, 1863; buried at Young's Point, La.

Russell Austin, b. Aug. 11, 1841; farmer in Warren, Ct.

Flora, b. Sept. 4, 1843, d. May 23, 1863, at New Orleans, while on a visit to her aunt.

Hosea Dayton, b. Jan. 18, 1840; res. New Britain, Ct. S pg 471-2
Starr, Hannah , b. 22 Jul 1632 - Ashford, Kent, , England, d. 19 Nov 1674 - Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
HANNAH STARR, dau. of Dr. Comfort 1, bap. July 22. 1632. in St. Mary's church, Ashford, Eng.. where she was living in Apl., l659, when her fathers will was made, by which he gives her "my silver guilt double salt celler, etc.," .she afterward came to New England, and d. Nov. 19. 1674, " buried in the orchard," at Portsmouth, N. H. On the flat slab that covers her grave is the following inscription:

Here lies Burried ye Body of

Mrs Hannah Cutt

Late wife of Mr John Cutt

aged 42 years

who departed this life on the —

Day of November 1674. S pg 2

Starr, Hannah , b. 1686 - Hempstead, Long Island, Queens Co., NY, d. Jul 1780 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

A Hannah (?), the name is somewhat uncertain. She m. ___ Dibble, and had 2 sons at least,

Weakfield Dibble, d. Sept. 1759, leaving a wid., Abigail, and 4 children, Ezra, Abigail, Rebekah, and Hannah Starr.

Elisha Dibble. S pg 268-9
Starr, Hannah 
, b. 13 Jan 1690 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States 13 Sep 1757 -
[daughter of Comfort Starr, b. 1661-2]

C Hannah, b. Jan. 13, 1690 bap. July 6 at Watertown). She m. Nov. 3, 1730. (2d wife) Dr. John Sabin, of Norwich, Ct. S pg 477
Starr, Hannah , b. 10 Dec 1710 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 1795 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States


HANNAH STARR, dau. of Jonathan 55, b. Dec. 10, 1710, in G. She united with the church, at Groton in 173-, and d. at the age of 85. Family tradition claims that she first m. ___ CHILDS; but not the slightest evidence can be found on church, town, or probate records.

She m. (2d) JOHN MILLS, of whom nothing is known. Their children were bap. in the church at G.

MILLS CHILDREN

Hannah, bap. Oct. 14, 1733; m. Oct. 19, 1755, Philip Warner, and had three children—one, Hannah Warner, became the celebrated Mother Bailey of Revolutionary memory, who, when the soldiers wanted wadding for their guns, took off her red flannel petticoat and gave them. —James, bap. Dec. 14, 1735—John, bap. April 23, 1738.—Joseph, bap. Nov. 9, 1741.—Sarah, bap. Sept. 11, 1743. —Edward, bap. April 5, 1747. —Jonathan, bap. March 19, 1748. S pg 477

Starr, Hannah , b. 12 Jul 1783 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, d. 25 Jan 1864

[daughter of Nathan, b. 17 Jul 1751]

B Hannah, b. July 12, 1783, d. Jan. 25, 1864. She m. Oct. 14, 1804, Levi, son of Levi and Hannah {Hurlburt) Benedict, of Hinesburg, Vt., b. Mch. 18, 1783; res. Danbury; d. July 8, 1865. S pg 395-6
Starr, Hannah Polly , b. 29 Dec 1818 - Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, d. 30 Mar 1865 - Georgia, Franklin, Vermont, United States
[daughter of Lovel, b. 1797]

A Hannah Polly, b. Dec. 29, 1818, at M., d. March 30, 1865, at G. She m. March 25, 1838, Samuel Henry, son of Arad and Matilda {Barney) Nichols, b. at Halifax, Vt.; lived also in Cummington, Mass., and Guilford, Vt., where he d. Aug. 19, 1861; carriage maker.

Nichols children

Jane Rosette, b. March 20, 1839, at C, d. Feb. 5, 1849, at H.—Alfonso Starr, b. Dec. 23, 1840, at C—Daughter, b. Nov. 15, d. 16, 1842, at C—Hannah Matilda, b. June 6, 1844, at H., d. May 24, 1875, at G.—Frances Luretta, b. Jan. 8, 1847, at H.—Lovel Lafayette, b. Feb. 26, 1849, at H.—Albert Oliver, b. March 9, 1851, d. Nov. 22, 1851, at H.—Herbert Leslie, b. Sept. 7, 1852, at H.—Albion Wesley, b. Jan. 8, 1855, at H.—Jemima Ella, b. Jan. 14, 1857, at H.—Frank Henry, b. Aug. 3, 1859, at H., d. March 6, 1860, at G. S pg 484
Starr, Harriet Rosevelt , b. 7 Nov 1832 - d. 1860 -
[daughter of Jonathan, b. 1781]

B Harriet Rosevelt, b. Nov. 7, 1832, m. Dee. 5, 1854, Charles William, son of Nathaniel and Sarah {Smith) Wattles [117 D], and great-grandson of Jonathan and Mary Seabury Starr, b. Oct. 13, 1823, in Alexandria, Va. where they now reside; counsellor

Wattles children

Harriet Starr.—Charles Seabury.—Nathaniel.—Robert. S pg 82
Starr, Harriet Wildman , b. 6 May 1833 - d. 11 Aug 1869 -
[daughter of Nathan, b. 1805]

A Harriet Wildman, b. May 6, 1833, d. Aug. 11, 1869. She m. Nov. 6, 1854, William Frederick Barry, b. Apl. 2, 1831, in New York, where he d. Oct. 5, 1871.

BARRY CHILDREN

Anna Rebecca, b. Dec. 22, 1855. Samuel Frederick, b. Jan. 20. 1858. -Howard Starr, b. May 3, 1860, d. Feb. 22, 1862. -Harriet Louise, b. Julv 17, 1862.—Ellsworth Maltby, b. Aug. 8, 1864. S pg 396
Starr, Hattie 
, b. abt 1859 - Iowa d. 9 Nov 1893 -
[daughter of Elias Wallace, b. 18 Mar 1822]

C Hattie, b. May 31, 1859. S pg 485
Starr, Henry , b. 22 Dec 1788 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 20 Sep 1789 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
[son of Jared, b. 1748]

+ Henry, b. Dec. 22, 1788, d. Sept. 20, 1789. S pg 91-2
Starr, Hubert O , b. 16 Oct 1853 - Pierrepont, St Lawrence, New York, United States, d. 26 Sep 1879 - Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, United States
[son of Elias Wallace, b. 18 Mar 1822]

B Hubert, b. Oct. 16, 1853. S pg 485
Starr, Isaac , b. 24 Jun 1733 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States -

[son of Comfort, b. 1696]

+ Isaac, b. June 24, bap. July 1, d. July 22, 1733. S pg 478-9
Starr, Isaac , b. 25 Oct 1736 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, d. Oct 1741 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States

[son of Comfort, b. 1696]

+ Isaac, b. Oct. 25, 1736, bap. June 19, '37, d. Oct., 1741. S pg 478-9

Starr, Isabella , b. 12 Sep 1850 - d. 24 Jul 1858 -
[daughter of Richard Starr, b. 8 May 1794]

+ ISABELLA, b. Sept. 12, 1850, d. July 24, 1858. S pg 517
STARR, James , b. 1740 - Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 16 Mar 1820 - Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
JAMES STARR,—son of John 449, John 448, Josiah 391 Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, —born and always lived in Brookfield; farmer; d. Mch. 16, 1820, in his 80th year; m. HANNAH GRAY, who d. Feb. 13, 1826, in her 82d year.

CHILDREN

468 Eliud, b. 1775.

A Betsey, m. Oliver Clark; lived in B. Children—Laura, m. ___Blackman.—Rebecca, m. ___Sanford. James Starr, b. May 1795. d. Aug. 7, 1866.—Levi lives in Norwalk; m. (1st) ___ Stevens; m. (2d) ___Clark.

B Sarah, d. June 17, 1864, ae. 82 y., 7 m., 3 d.; m. Elijah Sturdevant, who d. Sept. 25, 1853, ag. 78 y., 8 m., 23 d. ; res. B. Children- Edwin S., d. Apl. 16, 1842, ae. 37 y., 11 m., 16 d.—Elijah.— Hiram. —Flora, m. D. F. Barnes.

C Hannah (twin with Sarah), m. Hezekiah Hull; lived in Danbury and had Eliza, m. Hinman Stewart. S pg 316
Starr, Jane Emily , b. 16 Dec 1836 - Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, d. 7 Jun 1899 - Octavia, Butler, Nebraska, United States
[daughter of Lovel, b. 1797]

C Jane Emily, b. Dec. 10, 1836, at C.; m. May 20, 1854, at R., William, son of Reuben and Lucy (Rood) Butler, b. March 22, 1833, in Burlington, Vt.; a farmer in Schuyler, Colfax Co., Neb.

BUTLER CHILDREN

Warren P., b. March 17, 1855.—Lafayette, b. Feb. 15. 1857.—Betsey Ann, b. Dec. 17, 1858.—William R.. b. June 29 1800.— Mary Alice, b. Sept. 1, 1802.—Helen A., b. Sept. 20, 1804.—Winfield Scott, b. June 10, 1806.—Harry Wentworth, b. April 15, 1868.—Sherman Ewell, b. Dec. 25, 1869.—Lydia May. b. Nov. 12. 1874. S pg 484
Starr, Jared , b. 14 Jan 1748 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 26 Oct 1838, New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
Capt. Jared STARR, son of Jonathan 117, Jonathan 55, Samuel 19, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, b. Jan. 14, 1748. He early engaged in commerce with the West Indies, and commanded his own vessels. After his second marriage he retired from the sea and went into the mercantile business with his brother in New London. He was a successful merchant, an honored citizen, member of St. James church, and warden for many years. He was in the naval service of the U. S. during and after the war; d. Oct. 26, 1838.

He m. (1st) Jan. 30, 1768, (town rec. Jan. 25) MARY COOK of Long Island, where she d. Sept. 11, 1772 (town rec. Sept. 8, 1771); m. (2d) Sept. 11, 1780, ABIGAIL, dau. of Dr. Robert and Elizabeth {Hazard) HAZARD, of South Kingston. R. I., b. Aug. 29, 1754, d. Feb. 12, 1804; m. (3d) Mch. 5, 1805, Mrs. ESTHER, sister of his 2d wife and wid. of Ezekiel NILES, of R. I., b. July 26, 1756, d. Apl. 22, 1831.

Children by wife MARY

A Jared, b.Nov. 1, 1768; a young man of great promise; was master of the brig Martha; sailed for England in 1793. The vessel was never heard from; supposed lost in a terrible gale in Nov. of that year.

CHILDREN BY WIFE ABIGAIL.

125 Mary, b. July 1. 1781.

B Robert Hazard, b. Aug. 11, 1782; went out as supercargo in one of his father's vessels to South America, and d. of yellow fever at Demarara, Jan. 21, 1808.

C Charles, b. Oct. 28, 1783; went out as supercargo to the West Indies established a business there, and d. shortly after of yellow fever, at Havana, Cuba, July, 1817.

D George, b. June 14, 1787; was in business in N. L. until the financial troubles following the war of 1812, when he went South; was a cotton broker in Tuscaloosa, Ala.; then a wholesale grocer in Mobile; afterward in the cotton press business in New York, where he d. Aug. 4, 1869, unmade.

+ Henry, b. Dec. 22, 1788, d. Sept. 20, 1789. + Nancy, b. July 5, 1790, d. July 11, 1790.

E Elizabeth, b. June 20, 1791; m. Gilbert Saltonstall, of N. L.; had Harriet, Mary, Gurdon, Geo., Gilbert.

F Francis Henry, b. Aug. 10, 1793, d. unm'd, Apl. 3, 1836, in N. L.

G Nancy, b. Jan. 11, 1796, d. Dec. 29, 1869; m. Hughmar Field, of Ala., and had Henrietta; m. Philip Robinson Wilkins of New York. S pg 91-2
Starr, Jared , b. 1 Nov 1768 - Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States, d. 1839 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
[son of Jared, b. 1748]

A Jared, b. Nov. 1, 1768; a young man of great promise; was master of the brig Martha; sailed for England in 1793. The vessel was never heard from; supposed lost in a terrible gale in Nov. of that year. S pg 91-2
Jared Starr, b. 15 Jan 1835 - New London, Connecticut, United States
JARED STARR, son of Jonathan 119, Jonathan 118, Jonathan 117, Jonathan 55, Samuel 19, Dr. Comfort 1, b. Jan. 15, 1835, in New London; graduated at Trinity College in 1856; resided in Hartford until 1859, when he bought a farm in Newington, Conn., and settled there; in 1866 represented the town in the State Legislature; senior warden in Grace church.

He m. in Christ church, Hartford, Oct. 1, 1857, EMMA RANSOM, dau. of Jesse and Emma (Ransom) HALL, of Portland, Conn., b.Feb. 8, 1834.

CHILDREN
A Jonathan, b. Aug. 9, 1858.
B Jesse Hall, b. Aug. 11, 1860.
C Emma Hall, b. Dec. 24, 1861.
+ Jared, b. May 8, 1863, d. Aug. 16, 1863.
D Edmund, b. June 14, 1864.
+ Robert, b. Sept. 11, 1866, d. Nov. 30, 1866.
E Frederick William, b. Mch. 10, 1868.
+ Catharine Lucretia, b. Jan. 10, 1871, d. July 31, 1871
F Elsie Gertrude, b. Feb. 20, 1874. S pg 90
Starr, Jared , b. 8 May 1863 - d. 16 Aug 1863 -
[son of Jared, b. 1835]

+ Jared, b. May 8, 1863, d. Aug. 16, 1863. S pg 90
Starr, Jehosephat 
, b. bef 1589, d. 1660
JEHOSAPHAT STARR, brother of Dr. Comfort, left a will, dated Feb. 2. 1659. recorded in Canterbury, Eng., in which he says: " I give my wife Mary all my lands, barns, etc., situate in the Parish of Willesborough in Kent, now in the occupation of Edward Watson, also 32 acres of land in Ashford in the occupation of John King, also 32 acres of land in the Parish of Ruckinge near Romney Marshes, anil after her death to go to my dear brother Comfort Starr of Boston, and after his death to be equally divided between .Syinuel, Comfort, Elizabeth, Benjamin. Jehosaphat, John [probably Josiah], and William, children of Thomas Starr, and Elizabeth, Judith, and Liddia, children of John Starr." Also legacies " to John, Elizabeth Ferniside. .Mary Maynard, and Comfort of Carlisle, Eng., sons and daugluers of Comfort Starr, and his grandchild Symon Eire &c." "To my brother Joyfull Starr all my land at Appledore." Also bequests "to my sister Constant, the wife of John Morley of New England, to my sister Suretrust, the wife of Faithfull Rouse of Charlestown in New England, to my three servants, &c." S pg ii
Starr, Jehosephat , b. 12 Jan 1649 - Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA -
JEHOSAPHAT STARR, son of Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1. b. Jan. 12, 1649-50, at Yarmouth, Mass. There is no record whatever of him after the above date of birth; what became of him is therefore unknown, but that he married and had three children is altogether probable from the following records, showing a brother and two sisters who were heirs of Rachel, wid. of Dr. Thomas Starr. Now as all the other heirs are known and identified, these must be the children of Jehosaphat, being the only one whose family is not recorded.

CHILDREN

A Jehosaphat. Hartford Probate records: "July 2 1717 Whereas Jehosaphat Starr sometimes of Newport RI died at sea there is estate of the decd within the county of Hartford. . . and informed by Joseph Starr [his cousin] of Middletown that he has in his hands considerable of the estate of the decd &c Letters of administration were given to said Joseph Starr."

" July 20 1717 Inv of sd estate taken at Mid, Coat, Hat, ps Fustian, quadrant, trunk, Glass, nutmeg, 1 big Book, 6 small books, 2 books. Scale and Divider, grator, o razors, hone, pr of buckle.*, 4 glass bottles, 3 glass cases of bottles, 40 earthen cups & platters, Tea pot, Chest, Negro boy £40, whole amount £60, 9, 2."

"Nov. 29, 1717 Distributed to Capt Thos Ward in right of his wife Elizabeth, and to Hannah Greenfield both sisters of sd deceased."

B Elizabeth, d. July 16, 1745, in her 59th year, at Mid. ; she m. (1st) ___ Browel, and lived at Newport, R. I.: m. (2d) Dec. 23, 1714, (2d wife) Capt. Thomas Ward of Middletown, Conn., where he d. July 2, 1728, ae. 68.

C Hannah, m. Archibald Greenheld; lived at Newport. R. I., in 1717. and at Lyme, Conn., in 1784; and had James (perhaps (other children), who m. Jan. 25, 1740-1, Elizabeth Raymond of New London.

The following deeds on the Worcester Co., Mass., records, confirm the above relationship. They are dated Nov. 5, 1 733, and Nov. 12, 1734, when Archibald Greenfield, with his wife Hannah of Lyme, and her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Ward (widow of Capt. Thomas Ward), ofMiddletown. descendants of the widow of Thos. Starr, late of Charlestown, decd., release all right in grant of land made to said widow, etc. S pg 6

Starr, Jennie , b. abt 1868 - Iowa, d. 19 Apr 1938 - Monroe, Jasper, Iowa, United States
[daughter of Elias Wallace, b. 18 Mar 1822]

F Jennie, b. Oct. 25, 1868. S pg 485

Starr, Jered 
15 Jan 1835 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
1877


Starr, Jesse Hall 
, b. 11 Aug 1860 - Newington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, d. 1861 -
[son of Jared, b. 1835]

B Jesse Hall, b. Aug. 11, 1860. S pg 90
Starr, John , b. 25 Oct 1626 - Ashford, Kent, England, d. 30 Oct 1711 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
JOHN STARR, son of Dr. Comfort I. born in England, probably was one of the three children who came with his father in the "Hercules" to New England. His name first appears on the Plymouth Colony records in the list of males in Duxbury between 16 and 60 years of age able to bear arms. In 1645 he, with others, petition for land in Bridgewater, a part of Puxbury extending westward. June 7. 1652, he was one of the "Grand Enquest," whatever that may have been. In 1653 and the three years following, was on the grand jury of the Colony; and in 1649-50 was surveyor of highways. But the most interesting record of him, and one of the few precious relics of our family, and the oldest in existence, being now 224 years old, is the original deed, signed by John Starr, witnessed by Capt. Myles Standish, disposing of his house and lands in Duxbury, it being the same property bought by his father in 1638 of Jonathan Brewster. This ancient deed, well preserved, framed and under glass, can be seen hanging in "Pilgrim Hall,"Plymouth, Mass. It is dated Aug. 28, 1655, and reads:

"Bee it knowne unto all men by these presents that I John Star of Duxboro doe hereby acknouledg to have absolutely barganed with and sould unto Christopher Wadsworth of Duxboro . . . For and in consideration of one horse coult at prise six pound tenn shillings wch I have received together with to be paid in Beefe, Pork, Butter Cheese,&c at current price. — to be paid in Boston, possession given next Millkmas day &c."

He removed to Boston, and lived neighbor to his father "in the northerly part of the town near Charlestown ferry on the highway toward the water grist mill," and was the executor of his father's will in 1660. He was called carpenter and housewright, and his name frequently appears on the records in the purchase and sale of real estate in Boston. He became unfortunate in business, so that at his death the equity of his mortgaged property would not pay the debts, and his son Eleazer appointed Jan. II, 1703—4, administrator on the estate, sold May 8, 1704, by permission of the court, the homestead, "bounded west on the street leading to the ferry for £50.''

In the administrator's account, rendered Feb. 24. 170 4-5, are thefollowing items: Two Coffin.s.. 22s, Graves, Bells, and Palls, 21s, 6d.; Sugar, 3s. 6d.; two Gravestones, £1 6s; Wine for both burials, 3s. 4d. There is no record of his death or that of his wife, but from the above, it is evident they both d. in the winter of 1703-4.

He m. MARTHA, dau. of George and Judith BUNKER of Charlestown; her father owned the memorable Hill that bears his name — for ever sacred in the annals of American Independence.

CHILDREN

A Elizabeth, was living Feb. 3, 1659.

B JUDITH, was living Feb. 2, 1659.

C LYDIA, adopted by her Uncle Eleazer Lusher of Dedham, and d. Aug. 6, 1744, age. 92. She m. Nathaniel, son of John and Joanna Gay, b. Jan. 11, 1643; lived in Dedham; d. Feb. 20, 1712.

GAY CHILDREN

Benjamin, b. May 3. 1675, d. Aug. 1, 1075. — Nathaniel, b. Apl. 17, 1676, d. May 1. 1676.— Mary. I). Mch. 30. 1677.— Lydia, b. Aug. 12, 1679.— Nathaniel, b. Aug. 2, 1682, d. May 25, 1750.— Lusher, h. Sept. 26, 1785, d. Oct. 18. 1769.— Joanna, b. Sept. 3, 1688.— Benjamin, b. Apl. 20, 1691.— Abigail, b. Feb. 15, 1694.— Ebenezer. b. Aug. 15, 1696. d. Mch. 18. 1787.

11 Eleazer, — named for his Uncle Eleazer Lusher.

722 CoMfORT, b. Feb. 4, 1661-2; founder of the Dedham Branch.

D John, b. Dec, 1664, m. :Mch. 20, 1706, Abigail, dau. of William and Elizabeth Day, b. Dec. 29, 1683. at Boston. A child d. Mch. 31, 1712. In 1701 he is called "an impotent man."

E Benjamin, b. Aug. 19, 1667. Did he die young? or, does part of the record of No. I6 belting to him? S pg 7-9
Starr, John 
, b. 7 Dec 1664 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, d. 1710 -
[son of John, b. 25 Oct, 1826]

D John, b. Dec, 1664, m. :Mch. 20, 1706, Abigail, dau. of William and Elizabeth Day, b. Dec. 29, 1683. at Boston. A child d. Mch. 31, 1712. In 1701 he is called "an impotent man." S pg 7-9
Starr, John , b. 1684 - Hempstead, Long Island, Queens Co., NY, d. 27 Jul 1739 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
CHAPTER L OLD BURIAL GROUNDS The first place of burial chosen by our ancestors was that on the Wooster Street of to day and we find here in good preservation a number of old headstones John the third son died July 27th 1739 aged 55 and is buried with his kindred in the ancient burial place in Danbury D p 505
Capt. JOHN STARR,—son of Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, —b. in 1684, probably on Long Island; was young when his parents settled in Danbury. He owned a large tract of land in the Beaver Brook district, where he lived, in the northeast portion of the town. A large part of this land lay within the present limits of the town of Brookfield (Incorporated in 1788.) and remains in the possession of his descendants until this day. It is evident he was a man of wealth and prominence in Danbury, for in 1731, '33, '34, and '35 he was sent as Deputy to the General Court, —a position of honor in those days,and the record shows that he left a large property to one, at least, of his daughters. He was chosen May 10, 1723, Lieut., and May 14, 1733, Captain of the North company or "train band," and Oct. 9, 1739, the company was warned to meet to fill the office made vacant by the recent decease of Capt. John Starr. He d. July 27, 1739, age 55; buried with his kindred in the ancient burial place in Danbury. He left no will. Administration on his estate was granted to his sons, John and Jonathan, Sept. 18, 1739; inventory taken Sept. 23 by his brothers, Benjamin and Josiah, and Nov. 20 Josiah was appointed guardian to his son Eleazer, he being under age for choosing one. There being no will, and the town records destroyed, no trace is left of even the name of his wife.
Children

449 John, b. 1711.

489 Jonathan, b ___.

A Mary, b. Dec, 1714. d. May 15. 1796. She m. Theophilus, son of Daniel and Rebecca {Taylor) Benedict, who d. Dec. 4, 1786, in his 75th year, in Ridgebury.

BENEDICT CHILDREN

Theophilus-, d. July 31, 1810, in his 72d year, in R., leaving widow
Molly.—Lois, b. July, 1740: m. (1st) Dec 3, 1761, Miles Boughton(?) (2d) Benj. Wildman {?)—Mary, b. June 20, 1744, d. May 29, 1831. She m. (1st) Miles Boughton; (2d) Mch. 20, 1784, (3d wife) Col. Eli Mygatt [415 A]; three children. —Rachel, b. Aug. 4, 1746, m. May 22, 1764, Joshua Hoyt.—See Benedict Gen.

B Sarah, d. Jan. 9, 1768. She m. Isaac, son of Thomas Hoyt, b. Apr. 16, 1710. He was in religion a "Sandemanian," a sect not in sympathy with the patriots, and when the British burned the town he went away with them to Long Island; returned in 1778, and d. Jan. 23, 1783. His property was confiscated to the State. The children petitioned the General Assembly, setting forth at length that their dec'd mother was wealthy; that they had been loyal, and asked that at least the title of the widow's third, and what she received from her uncle Comfort Starr's estate, be given them. This petition was granted, and his second wife, formerly Widow Mary Platt, who claimed to have been a good Whig also was given her thirds of the estate.

HOYT Children

Sarah, b. March 10, 1739, d. April 30, 1807. She m. March 23, 1757, Dr. John Wood, b. Jan. 22, 1739, d. May 26, 1801.—Rachel, m. Abijah Peck.—Deborah, m. Joseph Gregory.—Hannah, m. Joseph Benedict, Jr.

C Rachel, d. July 3, 1741. She m. June 10, 1739. Daniel Taylor, who after her death m. June 1, 1742, Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Samuel Boughton, and d. Sept. 23, 1791, in his 77th year. A daughter—

Hannah Taylor, b. Jan. 21, 1741, d. Feb. 1, 1741.

558 Eleazer, b. S pg 303-5
Starr, John , b. 1711 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 25 Feb 1788 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
JOHN STARR,—son of John 448, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1.—He was a large land-holder, living in what is now Brookfield, then a part of Danbury. The homestead was on the farm at the foot of "Huckleberry Hill," about a mile from the present district school-house. May, 1744, he was chosen ensign, and soon after captain of the 2d Co. or "train band." All able- bodied men were in the militia. During the later years of his life he divided his land by deed among his children and grandchildren, so that the inventory of his estate after his death amounted to only £142 13s. 7d. His will, dated "Feb. 17, 1785, directs that, my son John's (dec'd) heirs shall have £60 less than their proportion in consideration of my being administrator on his (John) estate, of which a large amount was lost by the burning of the town, which 1 was obliged to pay"; and that "his son Comfort's children shall have £60 more, in consideration of the sd. Comfort not having a dwelling-house in his lifetime." He d. Feb. 25, 1788, in his 77th year, and was buried in the old cemetery at Danbury. He m. SARAH, dau. of Joseph and Sarah TAYLOR, who d. Jan., 1797, age. 90.

Children

450 John, b. 1733.

460 Joseph, b. 1737.

467 James, b. 1740.

470 Comfort, b. 1742.

A Sarah; no record of her birth or death. She m. Jachin, .son of Capt. John and Rachel (Starr) Benedict [391 B], who lived in Bethel, and d. Oct. 21, 1785. He m. (2d) Aug. 28, 1776, Ann, widow of Samuel Starr [651].

BENEDICT Children

Louisa, d. April 24. 1775, x. 23.—Lucy, m. ___ Wescott.—Eleazer, b. 1758.—Sarah, m. Dec. 7, 1781, Nathan Dibble.—Rue, m. Sept. 20, 1791, Samuel Dibble.—Nahum, b.—Rachel, m. Daniel Barlow. See Benedict Gen.

481 Nathaniel, b. Feb. 12, 1746. S pg 305-6

Starr, John 
abt 1903 - California
-


Starr, John 
, b. 1733 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, d. 27 Jan 1776 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
JOHN STARR,—son of John 449, John 448, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort I;—lived in Brookfield; d. Jan. 27, 1776, ae. 43; buried in the Episcopal churchyard in Danbury, by the side of his first wife Annis, who d. Oct. 5, 1771, age 37. His second wife, REBEKAH, after his death m. Samuel Wildman. Administration was taken on the estate of John Starr March 12, 1776, by his father. Inventory of real estate £668 4s.; of movables £426 5s. 1d.; distribution made May 2, 1776.

Children

451 John, b. Jan. 27, 1760.

454 Edward, b. April 25, 1761.

A Anna, m. Daniel Boughton. She d. before 1795, leaving a dau., Annis, who m. Stephen Gray, Jun. , of Reading.

+ Samuel, d. in infancy.

B Sarah, m. Amos Hoyt; divorced, and m. ___Adams; lived in
New York.

C Betsey, b. Sept., 1760. She m. Joseph Nearing, b. Oct., 1763; lived in Brookfield; about 1795 removed to Pittsfleld, Otsego Co., N. Y., where he d. Feb., 1849.

NEARING CHILDREN

Hannah, b. Oct. 3, 1782, d. Sept. 6, 1803.—John Starr, b. March, 1784. d. April 1, 1810.—Samuel, b. Nov. 27, 1785, d. April 19. 1851.—Alfred, b. Sept. 2, 1787. m. Betsey Starr [451 C].—Elizabeth, b. Sept. 3, 1789, d. Jan. 4, 1815.—Edna, b. Nov. 27, 1791, d. April 10, 1875.—Ira, b. Nov. 27. 1793, d. Nov. 13, 1806.— Joseph, b. March 22, 1796, d. Nov. 10, 1874.—Eliud, b. June, 1798. d. Aug. IS, 1850.—Raney. b. June 3, 1800, d. Sept. 7, 1865. —Sylvester, b. Nov. 13, 1804.

D Urana, b. Nov. 4, 1768, d. May 2. 1830. She m. Aaron, son of Gershom and Hannah (Sanford) Morehouse, b. June 2, 1759, in Reading; farmer; Deputy Sheriff from 1788 to 1818; resided in his native town; d. Dec. 3. 1833.

MOREHOUSE CHILDREN

Starr Hill, b. Jan. 29, 1788, d. in R.—Flora, b. Nov. 19. 1789; twice m. ; d. in Newtown.—Betsey, b. Jan. 11, 1793, d. Oct. 4, 1871 unm'd.—Anna b. May 13. 1795, m. Nathan Sherman, and d. in Monroe.—William, b. April 25, 1797, d. May 2. 1861; unm'd.— Myra, b. Sept. 6, 1800. m. Alonzo Northrop; res. Newtown.— Charles, b. Dec. 13. 1802, m. Fidelia Starr [454 E].—Amelia, b Sept. 26. 1805, m. twice; is now the wid. of J. Adams, of Monroe, Ct.—George, b. March 2, 1812; res. Orange, N. J. S pg 306
Starr, John , b. 27 Jan 1760 - Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 23 Jun 1842 - Liberty, Sullivan, New York, United States
JOHN STARR,—son of Johu 450, John 449, John 448, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. Jan. 27, 1760, in Brookfield; a hatter; removed in 1803 to Ulster Co., N. Y.; thence March 20, 1814, to Liberty, Sull. Co., where he bought a farm that he worked until his death, June 23, 1842; Episcopal He m., 1784, ABIGAIL BRADLEY, by whom he had one dau. After her death he m. Nov. 24, 1793, CHLOE, dau. of Jeremiah SANFORD, b. May 30, 1767, at Reading, Ct. ; d. Oct. 10, 1841.

CHILDREN

A Anna, b. Sept. 29, 178G; was living Jan., 1878. She m. Sept. 15, 1803, Frederick, sou of Frederick and Mary {Kendall) Koons, b. Nov 16, 1782, in Montgomery Co., Pa.; an auger maker; res. Ulster Co., N. Y. ; d. Dec. 5, 1872.

KOONS CHILDREN

Sarah, b. April 26, 1805, d. Jan. 5, 1805. She m. Jan. 24, 1823, Thomas Lawrence, who d. Dec. 10, 1848; eight children.—Starr, b. Aug. 23, 1807, d. May 5, 1831; m. March 8, 1S2T. Phebe Anderson who d. Sept., 1847; two daughters.—Elizabeth, b. Nov. 14, 1810, d. April 11, 1811.—Patty, b. May 11, 1815, m. March 10, 1831, John Davis; seven children.

B Patty, b. Sept. 8, 1794, d. July 21, 1833. She m. Jan. 28, 1816, Bradley, son of Jonathan and Lois {Gilbert) Robertson, b. March 26, 1792, at Brookfield; settled at Robertsonville, Sull. Co.. N. Y. After the death of his wife he m. again, and d. Feb. 28, 1869.

ROBERTSON Children

Eli b May 20, 1817.-Sanford, b. Feb. 8, 1820.—Chloe, b. July 29.
1822 -Bradley, b. March 24, and d. May 3, 1825. -Julia, b. June
23, 1826, d. Sept. 27, l848.-Eliza, b. Feb. 16, 1829, d. April 14,
1848.—Harriet, b. Dec. 31, 1831.

C Betsey, b. June 21, 1797, d. July 7, 1858. She m. her cousin Alfred,
son of Joseph and Betsey {Starr) Nearing [450 C], b. Sept. 2, 1.87, in B.; farmer; settled at Cochecton Centre, Sull. Co.. N. Y.; d. Dec 2 1864

Nearing children

Sally b. Dec. 24, I818.-Annis, b. Mch. 2, 1821, d. Oct., 1878, m. ___ Keesler.-Orrin, b. Mch. 19. 1823.-John, b. Sept. 26. 182o, d. Sept. 22, 1826.-Chloe, b. Sept. 80. 1827, d.___.-Raney, b. Apl. 3, 1832.-Sylvester, b. Mch. 23. 1839.

D Esther, b. July 14, 1800, a woman of overmuch sorrow. She had
two husbands, both died, and two sons died in the late war. The last affliction broke the poor mother's heart. She became deranged and while in that condition drowned herself in a pond near her home Jan. 10. 1865. She m. (lst) 1833. Joseph W. Canfield, a shoemaker; settled at Bethel, Sull. Co., N. Y. ; d. 1853. She afterward m. Cornelius, son of William Conklin; a cooper, who lived and d. in Bethel.

CANFIELD CHILDREN

Esther, b. May 16, 1834.—Edwin, b. Jan. 27, 1837; enlisted May 1, 1861, in Co. G, 28th Reg't N. Y. Vols. ; d. Oct. 23, 1861, of typhoid fever.—Anson, b. June 15, 1839.—Joseph, b. Feb. 2, 1842; enlisted July 17. 1861, in Co. E, 56th Reg't N. Y. Vols: discharged on account of sickness Apl. 21, 1862, and d. May 28, 1862, of quick consumption.

452 John, b. Mch. 20, 1805.

E Eli, b. Sept. 3, 1810, d. Feb. 2, 1834, unm'd. S pg 307-8
STARR, Jonathan , b. 23 Feb 1673 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 26 Aug 1747 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
Capt. JONATHAN STARR, son of Samuel 19. Thomas 7. Dr. Comfort 1, b. Feb. 23, 1673-4, in New London, and, with his brother, settled on the eastern bank of the Thames liver, now in the town of Groton. (See page 15.) He became an extensive landholder, and his name frequently appears on the records as a buyer and seller of lands. He was prominent in all public affairs; at the first town meeting, held in 1705, was elected constable; in 1712, '13, and '14, Deputy to the "General Court"; in 1711, '12. '13, and '16, member of the Governor's Council; in 1712 was called "Sarjeant"; in 1715 commissioned Ensign; in 1716, Lieut, and in 1727 resigned as Capt. in the militia. Nov. 5, 1799, he owned the covenant in the First church of N. L., and had his oldest son Samuel bap., and Sept. 21, 1701, Elizabeth, his dau.: Feb. 19, 1802-3, his wife was received to full communion. As this is the last record of the family in the N. L. church, it is probable they soon after removed their relation to the church in Groton. organized in 1705. Its early records disappeared in the terrible scenes of blood and fire through which the people were called to pass on the day of the Fort Griswold massacre; enough remains to show that he was active in the Groton church, and was one of the committee for many years. He left a large landed property, and his personal estate alone amounted to £822 O8s. 9d. including a negro man called Simon at £200. A time-worn stone marks his grave in the Starr Burial Ground; d. Aug. 26, 1747. He m. Jan. 12. 1698-9, ELIZABETH, dau. of Capt, James and Mary (Vine) MORGAN, of G. (Capt. M. came from Wales, Mary Vine from Eng.), b. Sept. 9, 1678. After the death of her husband she m. Sept. 20, 1749, Dea. Thomas Adgate, of Norwich (his 2d wife), and d. Sept. &, 1763. Buried by her first husband.

CHILDREN

56 Samuel,, b. Nov. 5 (28?). 1699.

114 Elizabeth. b. Aug. 19, 1701.

117 Jonathan, b. Aug. l9, 1705

A Lucy. b. July 18. 1708; Nov. 22. 1727. she was a number of the church In Groton. in full communion; d. Mch. 16. 1809. age 100 yr*. and 8 mos.; she m. Hawkins Turner, by whom she had 9 children —Lucretia. Dorothy, Hawkins. Starr, Lucy, Grace. Betty. Catharine, and Molly.

115 Hannah. b. Dec. 10, 1710.

126 Joseph, b. July 17. 1713.

127 Vine, b. Jan. 19, 1716. 155 Richard, b. May 14. 1718.

116 Mary, b. Aug. 30. 1722.

+ Catharine, b. Feb. 18, 1724-5, d. Apl. 18, 1734." It is the tradition in the family that this was the first burial in the Starr cemetery. She has no gravestone. S pg 43-4

Starr, Jonathan , b. 16 Feb 1702 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 6 May 1751 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
JONATHAN STARR, son of Comfort 160, b. Feb. 16, 1702, in G.; a tailor by trade. Jan. 19, 1731-2, his father gave him one and one-quarter acres of land on Crooked Lane, opposite the homestead, on which he built the fine, large, square, high, hip-rooted house now standing on State st. Jan. 9, 1732-3, he deeded it to his father; July 25, 1734, bought land in Brimfield, Mass., which he sells May 14, 1735, calling himself of Cambridge, Mass; Oct 11 1753, while a resident of Stonington, Ct., executes a deed to his father of land in G. The diary of Joshua Hempstead of New London, reads, "July 2, 1754, Jona'. Starr, of Guilford, is come to make me a coat and jacket." He d. Sept. 4, 1765, at North Guilford.

He m. ABIGAIL, dau. of Matthew Cadwell, of t.. U., now Madison; b. April 28, 1698; d. Feb. 6, 1746.

CHILDREN

A Abigail, b. 1728; d. Oct. 10, 1751, in East G.

B Comfort, b. 1731; d. Aug. 25, 1751, in North G.

+ Timothy, d. Sept. 20, 1752, in his 12th year.

C Lucy, tradition says, was a beautiful woman—the record, that she had four husbands. She m. (1st) Simeon, son of Jonathan and Abigail {Munger) Dudley, of E. G., b. Feb. 6, 1726; d. Aug. 9,v1753, at sea.

Dudley children

Lucy, b. Feb. 1, 1745 or 8; m. David Hoyt; rem'd to Vt. —Simeon, b. Sept. 1, 1750: d. March 17, 1736; m. Lydia Munger; res. E. G. —Abigail, b. Dec. 30, 1752; d. Oct. 28, 1840; m. Aug. 10, 1772, Jared Willard; res. E. G.

She m. (2d) Nathan, son of Recompense and Phcbe {Gooodale) Meigs, b. Nov. 5, 1732, who d. 1769-70, leaving one son. Nathan Meigs, b. Feb. 1, 1758; drowned in Ct. river. May 7, 1810; m. Mary Parmelee, who d. Dec. 12, 1843, age 84, in G. ; 4 children.

She m. (3d) Thomas, son of Thomas and Watchful Bevan (Bevens ?).

BEVAN children

Timothy, b. Nov. 25, 1760. —Henry, b. June 2, 1763. —Lyman, b. Jan. 8, 1766.—Thomas, b. Aug. 28, 1768.—Lois, b. Nov. 13, 1770.

She m. (4th) Mr. Wilcox, and d. his widow Dec. 28, 1816, at East Guilford. S pg 123-4
Starr, Jonathan , b. 19 Aug 1705 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 18 Feb 1795 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
JONATHAN STARR, son of Jonathan 55, Samuel 19, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, b. Aug. 19, 1705, in Groton; Sept. 7, 1729, himself and wife were admitted to full communion in the Cong, church. After living in G. until after 1742. they went to Norwich, where their son Edward was born; thence to New London, which became their permanent home. He bought, "Jan. 4, 1759, a certain piece of land, with good mansion house thereon standing, in the Town Platt of New London, bounded southerly on the cove, easterly on the river, &c., being lately the house of Benjamin Starr, Esq." This house is standing on Coit St., modernized and remodeled. It cannot now be located by the above boundaries, for by the filling up of the cove, and other changes, it is quite a distance from the water. He d. Feb. 18, 1795.

He m. Oct. 10, 1728, MARY, dau. of John and Elizabeth {Alden) SEABURY, b. Nov. 11, 1708, O. S., d. Nov. 13, 1807. She was the granddaughter of John Alden, who came over in the "Mayflower," and sister of the Rev. Samuel Seabury, the first Episcopal Bishop of Conn. They both became communicants of St. James' Epis. church in N. L., of which her brother, the Bishop, was rector.

Children

A Elizabeth, b. July 13, 1729, bap. Sept. 7, in Groton, d. of the smallpox Mch. 12, 1778. She m. Nov. 10, 1757, Ichabod, son of Jeremiah and Abigail (Butler) Wetmore, b. Aug. 17, 1734, in Middletown. In early life he followed the sea; became master of a merchant vessel; afterward settled in his native town; was highly esteemed for excellence and integrity of character; d. May 27, 1807.

A SON

Ichabod Wetmore, b. Feb. 12. 1759; grad. at Yale Coll., 1778, d. unm'd Aug. 9, 1785, at Mid.


B Abigail, b. Apl. 25, 1731, bap. May 2, in Groton, d. July 10, 1814, unm'd.

+ Jonathan, bap. Aug. 12, 1733, in Groton, d. soon.

C Mary, b. Sept. 3, 1737, bap. Sept. 11, 1733, in Groton, d. Feb. 28, 1824, unm'd.

D Sarah, b. Apl. 4, 1740, d. Apl. 15, 1826. She m. Capt. William, son of William and Abigail (Denison) Wattles of Norwich, CT, a sea captain; d. at sea in 1787, while in command of a privateer; res. Norwich.

118 Jonathan, b. Sept. 19, 1742.

+ Edward, b. Mch. 19, 1745-6, in Norwich; d. young.

124 Jared, b. Jan. 14, 1748.

E Rebecca, b. July 24, 1750, d. Jan. 1, 1843, m. in Middletown, June
9, 1776, Capt. Henry Truman, son of Daniel, of N. L., where he was bap. Nov. 20, 1747. He was captain of a vessel sailing to the West Indies; in the latter part of life he left the sea and engaged in the mercantile and shipping business in New London, d. July 9, 1812 ; both members of St. James' church.

TRUMAN CHILDREN

Rebekah, b. June 2, 1777, d. Mch. 22, 1816, m. Francis Hazard.—Elizabeth, b. Apl. 16, 1782, d. June 27, 1783. S pg 86-7
Starr, Jonathan , b. 12 Aug 1733 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 1733 -

[son of Jonathan, b. 19 Aug, 1705]

+ Jonathan, bap. Aug. 12, 1733, in Groton, d. soon. S pg 87

Starr, Jonathan 
, b. 19 Sep 1742 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 9 Feb 1838 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
JONATHAN STARR, son of Jonathan 117, Jonathan 55, Samuel 19, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, b. Sept. 19, town rec. (fam. rec, Sept. 30), 1742, at Black Point, Lyme; settled in New London; res. and store on Bank St., now occupied by his grandson, of the same name. He was in the West India trade, and when the town was burned by the British, Sept. 6, 1781, his shop was con-sumed; warden of St. James' church: d. Feb. 9, 1838. The family Bible records "That his body was taken to St. James' church on Sunday, 11th of Feb., in the afternoon, and an appropriate discourse delivered by Rev. Robt A. Hallam from Job 5 chap. 26 verse, and in consequence of the weather it was left in the church in front of the Altar, where he had so often knelt and loved to be, until the next afternoon, when it was committed with proper services and due solemnity to its mother earth, near the spot where lie the remains of his wife, father, mother, and sisters."

He m. (1st) Oct. 18, 1770, SARAH, dau. of Amos HALLAM. She was bap. Oct. 27, 1751, in N. L.. d. Mch. 2, 1775.; age. 23 yrs. and 8 mos.; m. (2d) Jan. 20, 1780, ELIZABETH, dau. of Pardon and Elizabeth {Harris) TABOR, b. Mch. 4, 1748, in N. L., d. Apl. 9, 1831.

CHILD BY FIRST WIFE.

+ Jonathan, b. Aug. 13, 1773, d. Sept. 15, 1775.

CHILDREN BY WIFE ELIZABETH.

119 Jonathan, b. Apl. 7, 1781.

A Sarah, b. June 10, 1782, d. Dec. 6, 1814. She m. Oct. 16, 1805, Jirah Isham of Colchester, Ct.; lawyer; settled in New London; both members of St. James' church.

Isham Children

Lucretia, b. July 24, 1806, m. July 24, 1837, Lewis D. Allen of N. L.—Mary Starr, b. Apl. 7, 1808, m. Oct. 28, 1820, John Dickinson of N. L.—Sarah Elizabeth, b. July 5, 1810, d. May 24, 1812. —Sarah Elizabeth, b. Aug. 25, 1812, m. Dec. 13, 1832, Edwin Rose of Long Island; Lieut. U. S. Army; one daughter.

B Elizabeth, b. Sept. 24, 1783; a member of St. James' church of N. L.; d. Sept. 14, 1870, m. Nov. 16, 1803, Capt. John, son of Abner and Sarah {Champlin) Griffing, of Lyme; a sea captain; lived many years in N. L. ; removed to Lyme, Ct.; d. Nov. 18, 1851, age 83.

Griffing Children

John, b. Oct. 28, 1804.—Elizabeth Starr, b. Mch. 15, 1807, m. Marcus A. Starr [374].—Jonathan Starr, b. June 27, 1809.-Christopher, b. June 4, 1812, d. Sept. 11, 1813.—Christopher, b. June 4, 1814, d. Oct. 18, 1842.—Archibald Mercer, b. Sept. 18, 1816.— Sarah Champlin, b. July 14, 1819, m. Oct. 31, 1843, Silvanus Griswold.—Ellen, b. Feb. 18, 1822, m. Sept. 15, 1868, Benajah Bill.—Rebecca Mercer, b. Sept. 34, 1825.

+ Rebecca, b. Aug. 23, 1785. d. Aug. 31, 1785.

Rebecca, b. Nov. 7, 1786, d. Sept. 19, 1865. She m. Nov. 21, 1815, Peter Schenck, son of Archibald and Mary (Schenck) Mercer, of New Jersey, b. June 14, 1776; a merchant in New London; d. Apl. 1, 1833; both members of St. James' church.

Mercer Children

Peter Augustus, b. Feb. 13, 1817.—Abigail Starr, b. Sept. 23,
1818, m. John French.—Margaret Nesbit, b. July 21, 1820, d. Oct. 28, 1821.—Frederick Tudor, b. Mch. 27, 1822.—Margaret Rebecca, b. Sept. 16, 1824, m. Francis Winthrop.-Sarah Hallam, d. Nov. 16, 1837; twin with Elizabeth Tabor, b. Sept. 19, 1827, m. ___ Bidwell.

D Abigail, b. Feb. 2, 1789, d. May 8, 1816. She m. Mch. 11, 1812, Dr. Archibald, son of Archibald and Mary {Schenck) Mercer, of New Jersey, b. Dec. 1, 1788; graduated at Princeton Coll.; a physician; settled in New London; d. Oct. 3, 1850; both members of St. James' church.

Mercer Children

Charlotte Frelinghuysen, b. Apl. 25, 1813, m. June 27, 1831, Dr. James Morgan, son of William, of London, Eng.; a dau., Mary, b. Oct. 19, 1834.— Sarah Isham, b. Apl. 24, 1815, m. June 18, 1833, George Starr, son of Francis and Rebecca {Truman) Hazard [117 E]; a dau., Charlotte Morgan, b. Mch. 4, 1834. S pg 87-9
Starr, Jonathan , b. 12 Aug 1772 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 15 Sep 1775 - New London
[son of Jonathan, b. 19 Sep, 1742]

+ Jonathan, b. Aug. 13, 1773, d. Sept. 15, 1775. S pg 87-9
Starr, Jonathan , b. 7 Apr 1781 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 31 Aug 1852 -
JONATHAN STARR, son of Jonathan 118, Jonathan 117, Jonathan 55, Samuel 19, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, b. Apl 7, 1781; occupied the old homestead; carried on the business of merchant and lumber dealer in the store and office of his father on Bank street, New London; a highly respected and honored citizen; for 22 years president of the Union Bank; warden of St. James church; d. Aug. 31, 1852.

He m. (1st) in St. James church, N. L., May 30, 1822, ANNA MORGAN, dau. of William, of London, Eng. She d. of consumption June 26, 1825, age 27 yrs., 1 mo., 10 days; m. (2d) in St. Paul's church, Paterson, N. J., Sept. 10, 1828, CATHARINE LUMA, dau. of Peter Sythoff, of N. J. She d. Apl. 23, 1873, 8B. 77 yrs., 11 mo., 29 days.

CHILDREN BY WIFE ANNA

A Lucretia Williams, b. Mch. 27, 1823, m. Sept. 27. 1843, William E. Imlay, of Hartford; res. New York.

BY WIFE CATHARINE

120 Jonathan, b. Sept. 6, 1829.

121 Anna Morgan, b. Feb. 24, 1831.

B Harriet Rosevelt, b. Nov. 7, 1832, m. Dee. 5, 1854, Charles William, son of Nathaniel and Sarah {Smith) Wattles [117 D], and great-grandson of Jonathan and Mary Seabury Starr, b. Oct. 13, 1823, in Alexandria, Va. where they now reside; counsellor at law

Wattles Children

Harriet Starr.—Charles Seabury.—Nathaniel.—Robert.

122 Jared, b. Jan. 15, 1835.

123 Peter Sythoff, b. Nov. 18, 1839. S pg 89
Starr, Jonathan , b. 6 Sep 1829 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 1874 -
JONATHAN STARR, son of Jonathan 119, Jonathan 118, Jonathan 117, Jonathan 55, Samuel 19, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort I, b. Sept. 6, 1829, in New London; occupies the old home on Bank street; carries on the lumber business in the same office, with the same name and the same old sign used by his father and grandfather before him.

He was m. in the First church of Norwich by Rev. Dr. Arms, Oct. 11, 1870, to ELIZABETH HANNAH, dau. of Erastus WATERS, of N.; no children. S pg 89-90
Starr, Jonathan , b. 9 Aug 1858 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, d. 6 Aug 1917 -
[son of Jared, b. 15 Jan 1835]

A Jonathan, b. Aug. 9, 1858. S pg 90
Starr, Joseph , b. 17 Jul 1713 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 13 Oct 1795 -
JOSEPH STARR, son of Jonathan 55, b. July 17, 1713, in Groton. His father, in his will, March 24, 1746-7, gives him "all my Long Hill farm, where he (Joseph) now lives." He had no children, for by deed, May 24, 1790, he gives all his estate to his wife (including "my three negro servants—Phillis Betty Primus, Brunette Brister, and Zilpah"); "excepting desk, sword, silver-headed cane, white chest, etc., etc., as these are given to other friends by bill of sale"; d. Oct. 13, 1795; buried in the Starr em. On the stone that marks his grave are the lines :

"The sweet remembrance of the just Shall flourish when they sleep in dust."

He m. ELIZABETH, dau. of Dea. James and Elizabeth (Smith) AVERY, of Groton, b. Jan. 13, 1725; d. June 1, 1826, age 100 yrs., 4 mos. and 18 days. She was admitted to the church May 24, 1747. In her will she makes "bequest to my friend Brunette—a negro woman—her son Alpheus, her brother Primus, if they shall be free at the time of my decease." S pg 93

Starr, Joshua , d. 1785 -
[son of Capt. Josiah Starr, b. abt 1693]


A Joshua, b. ___ His wife Mary d. first. His will, dated Sept. 21, 1785, proved Jan. 2, 1785, shows his own death to have occurred between those dates. He was blind the latter part of his life, and by will "gives Rebecca and Hannah Starr, daughters of my brother Joseph Starr, in order to requite them for leading me about while I have been in a disabled state at my brother's house, 20 shillings, the balance to his brothers." No children. S pg 388
Starr, Josiah, b. 1 Sep 1657 - Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, d. 4 Jan 1715 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
The first settlers having purchased their lands of the Indian owners became proprietors of the town The town was surveyed in February 1693 by John Platt and Samuel Hayes of Nor walk. The survey bill declares the length to be eight miles from north to south and the breadth six miles from east to west At the session of the General Assembly in May 1702 a patent was granted giving town privileges to the inhabitants and proprietors of Danbury. The patentees named are James Beebe Thomas Taylor Samuel Benedict James Benedict John Hoyt and Josiah Starr. In this act the boundaries were fixed according to the former survey. The first justice of the peace who was appointed was Mr James Beebe The first town clerk was Mr Josiah Starr. . . . The second justice of the peace was Mr Josiah Starr He held the office but a short period. He died January 4th 1715 aged 57 D p27

CHAPTER L OLD BURIAL GROUNDS The first place of burial chosen by our ancestors was that on the Wooster Street of to day and we find here in good preservation a number of old headstones At a town meeting held December 22d 1784 the Question was put whether the Town will appoint a commissioner to purchase a highway of Major Starr up deer hill on the north side of the burying ground and passed in the affirmative Until the opening of this highway it is probable that the entrance was on Main then Town Street and that the little burial ground was surrounded on three sides by green meadows Here at the eastern end of the enclosure we find an upright slab of gray granite with the inscription nearly obliterated which marks the grave of Josiah Starr born September 1st 1657 in Charlestown Mass and died in Danbury January 4th 1715 16 He was the founder of the Danbury branch of the Starr family and came here in 1693 His wife Rebekah died July 15th 1739 aged 74 years and is buried beside her husband D p 505

Capt. JOSIAH STARR,—the youngest son of Dr. Thomas 7,—Dr. Comfort 1, and the founder of the Danbury Branch, b. Sept. 1, 1657, in Charleston, Mass., was three years old when his father died, leaving him, without paternal counsel, to make his own way in the world. Many of his descendants have followed his esam- pie in this respect, few have been more successful. The first record of him after his birth is at the age of 21, on Long Island, where he petitions Feb. 17, 1678-9, for a grant of 100 acres of land in Hempstead. Now as his sister married in H. some 10 years before, it seems quite probable that their widowed mother had removed, with the younger members of her family, to Long Island, thinking, perhaps, to better their condition, for great inducements were held out to settlers there, and many families did emigrate thither from eastern Mass. and Conn. Itisevident that his riches, or his farm stock at least, did not increase rapidly, for in "An account of the vallvation of the estates of thee inhabbitants of ye towne of Hampstead on Long Island is as followeth, Oct. 11, 1683, Josias Starr, heads 01, oxen 04, cowes 05, two year oulds 02, year oulds 04, hoggs 01, horses and majors 02." But for some reason it appears he was not contented to remain in Hempstead, for in 1693, in company with several of his neighbors, they cross L. I. Sound, travel back some 25 miles into the country, and locate at Danbury, Conn., soon after the first settlement of that town.
Josiah Starr was one of the seven Patentees named in the grant, made in 1702, giving town privileges to Danbury, and was elected the first Town Clerk, the second Justice of the Peace, afterward surveyor, etc.; in 1710 commis.sioned Lieut., and in 1713 Captain of the first company or " tram band "; for three years was Justice of Fairfield Co.; in 1702 elected Deputy to the "General Court," a position of great honor and distinction, to which he was annually chosen as long as he lived.

Thus he appears to have been one of the leading and prominent citizens of the town, and a large landholder therein. He d. Jan. 4, 1715-16; was buried in the ancient burial-place in the rear of the present Court-House. An upright slab of gray native granite marks the sunken grave, the inscription nearly obliterated by the storms of more than 160 years, and is the oldest gravestone erected to the memory of a Starr in New England.

Feb. 3, 1715-16, administration was taken on his estate by wife Rebekah and son Thomas; inventory £982 16?. 3d.; was distributed to the widow, six sons, and two daughters, according to law the eldest son receiving a double portion. He was probably married on Long Island. There is no record, however, of it. His wife REBEKAH d. July 15, 1739, as. 74; buried by her husband.

Children

393 Thomas, b.

415 BENJAMIN, b. 1683.

448 JOHN, b. 1684-

A Hannah (?), the name is somewhat uncertain. She m. ___ Dibble, and had 2 sons at least,

Weakfield Dibble, d. Sept.. 1759, leaving a wid., Abigail, and 4 children, Ezra, Abigail, Rebekah, and Hannah Starr.

Elisha Dibble.

B Rachel, b. 1690, d. Feb., 1765. She m. Capt. John, son of James and Sarah {Gregory) Benedict. b. Oct., 1C89, d. Feb., 1771, in D.

BENEDICT CHILDREN.

John, b. 1717.

Josiah

James. —

Joseph, d. Dec. 25, 1815, a\ 87.

Jachin, b, 1727 [449 A].

Sarah m. Crofut

Rebekah, m. Matthew Crofut

—Phebe, m. Dec. 9, 1742, Samuel Benedict.—

Rachel, m. Ebenezer Benedict— —See Benedict Genealogy.

587 Josiah, b. 1693.

650 Samuel, b. 1700.

392 COMFORT, b. Oct. 20, 1706. S pg 268-9

Inventory of the estate of Captain Josiah Starr of Danbury was made July 3d 1715 16 by John Cornwall and John Gregory He had property at Pocono by Ensign Knap prop near Benjamin Stevens prop next Thos Hoit prop at Pocono next Abraham Wildman propy at Grassy Plain by John Benedick prop bought of James Crofoot prop bought of Samuel Beebe prop bought of Thos Picket prop bought of Thos Taylor prop next Benedick prop7 next Daniel Taylor He left widow Rebeckah six sons and two daughters D p 14
Starr, Josiah 
 , b. 4 Sep 1693 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, d. 28 Nov 1693 - Massachusetts, United States

[son of Comfort, b. 14 Feb 1661]

+ Josiah, b. Sept. 4, 1693, d. Nov. 26, 1693. S pg 477-8
Starr, Josiah , b. 1693 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 12 Dec 1778 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Capt. JOSIAH STARR,—son of Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,— was born about 1693. May 14, 1739, he presented the following memorial to the General Assembly of the Colony of Conn: "Josiah Starr, of Danbury, Humbly Sheweth, That he purchased a Right of land in the Southern Township, bounded west on the Housatonic river, Apl. 29, 1738. and gave bonds for £189, '58. therefor to the Government, payable in two years, etc. . . In August last, when most of the fruits of the year were gathered in, his barn, that was 40 feet in length and 30 feet in breadth, and competely filled with wheat, oats, and hay, was set on fire by the lightning and entirely consumed, saving a few shocks of wheat and a little hay in the bottom of the mow,—saved by industriously quenching the fire: and also his dwelling house that stood near to sd barn, notwithstanding all the industry that could be used, was at the same time burnt and entirely consumed to ashes, with a considerable part of his household goods, by which adverse Providence ... he lost to the value of £800; .... that he has six sons that will probably want land to work upon, but are young and not able yet to settle sd right of land, nor is he able,
by reason of sd adverse Providence, to settle the same, nor to pay sd purchase money, .... prays them to commiserate his circumstances, by the extension of time, or in some other way relieve him, . . . he giving Bonds with sufficient security." The petition was granted, and he was allowed four years longer time for payment, and for entering upon said land, building, fencing, and clearing it.

He became a prominent and wealthy citizen of Danbury; lived on the east side of the main street, next south of his brother Benjamin's homestead, which was bounded on the north by Horse Island lane. In 1741 he, with his brothers Samuel and Comfort, took a State loan of £275. The General Assembly of Conn. appointed him, in 1748, on a committee to locate a meeting-house in Reading; commissioned him, May 12, 1741, ensign; Oct. 8, 1743, lieut., and Oct. 6, 1746, captain of the 1st Co. or -'train band" (resigned in 1752); "July, 1745, to be Capt. of one of the Co's now to be raised and sent to Cape Breton to reinforce the troops there;" " May, 1746, to be Capt. of the 5th Co. in the reg't to be raised in the expedition against Canada; " in 1746 and 1752 was Deputy to the General Court. He was moderator of the meetings of the First Society; one of the committee for years; frequently on special committees,—about the minister's salary, seating the meeting-house, etc. Full of honors and full of years, he "d. Dec, 1778, in his 85th year; *' thus reads the gravestone erected to his memory in 1790, in the ancient cemetery in Danbury.

His first wife, REBEKAH, d. July, 1757, in her 68th year, from a gravestone erected in 1790. He m. (2d) Mrs. REBEKAH, widow of John BOUGHTON. She was a widow Whitneys.when Boughton married her. She had five children by her first two husbands, and one by her last. She d. between Aug. 21, when her will was made, and Nov. 7, 1775, when it was proved,

CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE

588 Josiah, b. about 1717.

604 THOMAS, b. about 1720.

615 Daniel, b. in 1724.

620 Joseph, b. about 1726.

A Joshua, b. . His wife Mary d. first. His will, dated Sept. 21, 1785, proved Jan. 2, 1T8G, shows his own death to have occurred between those dates. He was blind the latter part of his life, and by will "gives Rebecca and Hannah Starr, daughters of my brother Joseph Starr, in order to requite them for leading me about while I have been in a disabled state at my brother's house, 20 shillings, the balance to his brothers." No children.

B Comfort, b. , d. young, as his name does not appear in a distribution made in 1767, or afterward.

BY SECOND WIFE

646 Levi, b. Apl. 9, 1759. S pg 386-8

We find in the records of the Starr family that Captain Josiah Starr born 1693 was appointed by the General Assembly of Connecticut in July 1745 to be captain of one of the companies now to be raised and sent to Cape Breton to reinforce the troops there and in May 1746 he was appointed to be captain of the Fifth Company in the regiment to be raised in the expedition against Canada He died in Danbury in 1778 full of honors and full of years D p17

CHAPTER L OLD BURIAL GROUNDS The first place of burial chosen by our ancestors was that on the Wooster Street of to day and we find here in good preservation a number of old headstones Josiah the fourth son was born about 1693 and a gravestone erected to his memory in 1790 in this old ground reads that he died December 1778 in his eighty fifth year D p505
Starr, Josiah , b. 1717 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 10 Mar 1795 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
We find Josiah Starr son of the Josiah previously mentioned was appointed in 1755 second lieutenant of the Fifth Company to be raised to go against Crown Point D p17
Capt. JOSIAH STARR,—son of Josiah 587, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. about 1717; lived in ''Grassy Plain,'' Danbury; part of this district is now in the town of Bethel. He belonged to the "train-band," as was required of all able-bodied men in those days, when protection and defense were necessary, and military titles were an honorable distinction; was commissioned Ensign in 1754: Lieut. Oct., 1756, and Aug., 1755, appointed 2d Lieut, of the 5th Co. to be raised to go against Crown Point. In 1769 he was one of a committee chosen by the society about schools, also respecting a minister; in 1779 about repairs on the meeting-house; in 1783 to view and examine the new meetinghouse; and in 1786 he subscribed £20 toward a permanent fund for the support of the gospel. The gravestone in the old burying ground reads:

"Capt Josiah Starr died March 10. 1795. in his 78th year. He was grandson to Josiah Starr, Esq., who. with seven other families, began the settlement of this town in 1693."

His will, dated Feb. 9, 1788, gives his wife "my negro man Jim; my side saddle, &c." Inventory: £1,510 Us. 6d. of real, and £286.85. 2d. of personal estate; distribution made Mch. 31, 1796.— He m. (1st) HANNAH, dau. of Joseph and Hannah GREGORY. The gravestone reads: "Hannah consort of Capt Josiah Starr ye 2d died Dec 1740 m her 23d year Erected 1790.'' He m. (2d) DEBORAH, dau. of Daniel and Rebekah BENEDICT, who d. July 25, 1802, age. 80.

SON BY FIRST WIFE.

589 Josiah, b. about 1740; founder of New Milford family.

CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE

593 Abijah, b. about 1744.

600 ELIAKIM, b. about 1749.

60l Nathan, b. June 24, 1752.

A Rebecca, m. Comfort Starr [470].

B Rachel, d. May 25, 1821, age. 63. She m. :May 8, 1777, David, son of David and Deborah {Knapp) Boughton, d. June 18, 1819, age. 67, in Danbury. A son,

Knapp Bougbton, b. Oct. 31, 1777, d. Mch. .3 1834, in D.

C Deborah, d. Sept. 12, 1832, age. 71 ; unm'd. S pg 388-9
Starr, Josiah 
, b. 1740 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 15 Oct 1813 - New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Col. JOSIAH STARR,—son of Josiah 588, Josiah .587, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. about 1740. His mother died the same year; her father, Joseph Gregory, by will dated Mch. 30. 1750, gives this grandson. Josiah Starr, £30 if he lives to be 21 years of age, which he did, and soon after went to New Milford, Litchfield Co., Conn., and Apl. 11, 1763, was admitted a freeman of the corporation; in 1764 he bought a place in the village, where he resided until his death, and that yet remains in the possession of his descendants. He was a prominent man in the town, which he represented in the General Assembly of the State for 18 sessions, between 1771-1S02. He served in the War of the Revolution, and was keeper of the military stores in Danbury. In "May, 1776, was appointed Capt. in one of the Reg'ts being raised for the defence of this and other United Colonies"; June, 1776. appointed Lieut. -Col. of 2d Battalion now to be raised, and his commission, dated Jan. 9, 1777, signed by John Hancock, is in the possession of his grandson, Wm. J. Starr of N. M. He went north; was at the siege of St. John's, and on his return received a commission as Colonel Aug. 10, 1780; was at Monmouth, Germantown, and with the army during that terrible winter of suffering when it was short of supphes. He d. Oct. 15, 1813, age 73.—He m. SARAH, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth {Starr) MYGATT [415 A]. She d. Sept*. 19, 1805, age 65.

Children

A HANNAH, b. about 1760, d. Dec. 1, 1781. She m. Jan. 28, 1780, Nicholas Shelton Masters; a lawyer; res. New Milford; d. Sept. 12, 1796. A son, William Starr Masters, b. Feb. 9, 1781, d. Feb. 9, 1804

590 Eli, b. Mcb. 10. 1763.

B Betsey, b. Jan. 2, 1770, d. July 27, 1849. She m. Sept. 25, 1787, Ithamir, son of Samuel and Elizabeth {Judson) Canfield, b. Feb. 29, 1704, at New Milford; a merchant and farmer in his native town; d. Apl. 11, 1848.

CANFIELD Children

Samuel, b. Nov. 12, 1789, m. Maria Taylor, and d. June 22, 1824, at N. M.

Betsey, b. Feb. 8. 1792, m. Walter Booth, and d. June 23, 1864, at N. M.

Royal Ithamir, b. Apl. 3, 1794, m. (1st) Lucretia Harmon of Burlington, Vt., who d. Sept. 24, 1857; m. (2d) Jane Harmon of Potsdam, N. Y., who d. May 19, 1864, and he d. Feb. 3, 1871 at N. M.

C Daniel, b. May 4, 1777, d. May 1, 1826, unm'd. S pg 389-90
Josiah Starr, b. 3 Aug 1740 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, d. - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States
[son of Comfort Starr, b. 1696]

B Josiah, bap. Aug. 3, 1740. probably d. young-. S pg 479
Starr, Josiah , b. 20 Jun 1787 - d. 3 Feb 1876 - Carmel, New York, USA

[son of Abijah, b. 1744]

C Josiah, b. June 20, 1787; a farmer in Pawlings, Dutchess Co., N. Y.; a soldier in the war of 1812; d. Feb. 3, 1876; m. in his old age Caroline McNickle, b. in Ireland.

Children

D Josiah Starr, b. Dec. 8, 1857.

E Martha Starr, b. July 19, 18623.

F Lydia M. Starr, b. Jan. 31, 1868. S pg 392
Starr, Joyfull , b. 6 Mar 1606 - Cranbrook, Kent, England, d. 7 Dec 1681 - Ashford, Kent, England
JOYFULL STARR, brother of Dr. Comfort, lived in Ashford. His wife Margaret d. July 24, I636; afterward bad wife Martha, and as the parish records of St. Mary show, had children; John, d. Aug. 18, 1635,—Jehosaphat, bap. Aug. 26, 1632, d. June 23, 1635,— Thomas and Elizabeth, bap. Nov. 16, 1634,— Joseph, bap. Oct. 18, 1640, — Joyfull, bap. Jan. 12, 1642-3; also William Eddy, servant to Joyfull Starr, d. Feb. 25, 1636-7. S pg iii
Starr, Judith 
, b. 1650 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, d. aft 1659 -

[daughter of John, b. 25 Oct. 1626]

B JUDITH, was living Feb. 2, 1659. S pg 7-9

Starr, Judith , b. 27 Nov 1768 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, d. 27 Nov 1815 -
[daughter of Comfort, 10 Aug 1731]

D Judith, b. Nov. 27, bap. Dec. 11, 1708, d. Nov. 27, 1815; unm'd. S pg 479-80
Starr, Julia Ann 
, b. 28 May 1807 - Connecticut, United States, d. 11 Nov 1893 -
JULIA ANN STARR,—dau. of Ebenezer Dibble 704,—b. May 28,
1807; a communicant of St. James (Epis.) church. She has been greatly interested in this work, and kindly rendered every assistance in collecting records of the Danbury family. She m. June 20, 1827, FREDERICK SEYMOUR, son of Hon. Zalmon (M. C.)and Mary (Dibble) WiLDMAN, b. Jan. 20, 1805, in Danbury; is an honored and distinguished citizen of his native town, identified with all its interests, filling many offices of confidence and trust; for more than 30 years president of the Savings Bank, twice represented the town in the General Assembly, one year in the Senate; has been Bank Commissioner, and Treasurer of the State of Conn.

WILDMAN Children

Horatio, b. Apl. 10, 1828.

Lucy Starr, b. Jan. 27, 1830.

Frederick Seymour, b. !Mch. 5, 1832.

Augustus, b. Aug. 11. 1834, d. Dec. 25, 1872.

Thomas Gregory, b. Feb. 15, 1837. S pg 466
Starr, Larne Francois , b. 10 Jun 1849 - Pierrepont, St Lawrence, New York, United States -
LARNE FRANCOIS STARR,—son of Elias Wallace 730.—b. June 10, 1849. at Pierrepont, N. Y.: in 1869 went to Wright Tp.. Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, and settled there; a farmer; m. Dec. 25, 1869, NANCIE IMOGENE. dau. of Simeon and Emeline {Fuller) WRIGHT, b, Sept. 11, 1850, in Ind ; her family were from Sunderland, Mass.

Children

A Emeline. April 29, 1870.

B Zipporah, b. Jan. 11, 1873.

C Simeon Elias, b. July 4, 1874. S pg 485-6
Starr, Levi 
, b. 9 Apr 1759 - d. 3 Sep 1810 - Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
[son of Capt. Josiah Starr, b. abt 1693]

646 Levi, b. Apl. 9, 1759. S pg 388
LEVI STARR—son of Josiah 587. Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort I, b. April 9. 1759 in, in Danbury; kept a store and "Pub-lic House"; a commissary in the Revolution; sheriff in 1798; removed to Reading: d. Sept. 3. 1810, buried in the cemetery bv the First church. He m.Dec. 22, 1779, MABEL, dau. of Col. John and Sarah READ, b. Sept. 7, bap. 23, 1759; d. Aug. 21, 1849. Her father was one of the original proprietors of Reading, and from him the town received its name.

CHILDREN—THREE D. IN INFANCY.

647 George, b. Feb. 15, 1786

+ William, b. Oct. 8, 1787, d. Aug. 11, 1790.

648 Frederick, b. Sept. 8, 1792. S pg 425
Starr, Liddia , b. 22 Mar 1634 - Ashford, Kent, England, d. 10 Jun 1653 - Boston, Rockingham, Massachusetts, United States
LYDIA STARR, dau. of Dr. Comfort 1. bap. March 22. 1634. in Church of St. Mary, Ashford. Eng.; d. 10 d. 6 mo.. 1653; she m. SIMON, son of Dr. SiMON and Martha EIRE. b. in Eng.; came to New England April 15, 1635, at the age of 11, in the " Increase," from London.

They both died near the same time, for on the l9d 6mo 1653, an inventory was presented of the estate of Simon Eire, Jun., and Lydia his wife dec'. and Dr. Comfort Starr, admnr. , was appointed guardian to their

SON,

Simon Eire, b. Aug. 6, 1652, in Boston, to whoru his grandfather made a bequest " for furthering him in Learneing " (see Dr. Comfort's will, page vi). He became a merchant in New Haven, Ct. ; m. July 22, 1679, Mrs. Elizabeth Allerton, widow of his cousin, Benjamin Starr [8], and had two daughters, who secreted in their own home in N. H. the Regicides from their pursuers. S pg 3-4

Starr, Lovel , b. 26 Apr 1797 - Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, d. 26 Jul 1858 - Summit, Marion, Iowa, United States
LOVEL STARR,—son of Comfort 725, Comfort 724, Comfort 723, Comfort 722, John 10, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. April 26, 1797, in Colchester; lived some ten years in Milton, afterward in Georgia, Vt.; then removed to Russell, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., where his second wife died, and he married again; thence to Pierrepont, same Co. ; in the spring of 1854 removed to Summit, Marion Co., Iowa; farmer; Baptist; d. July 26, 1858. He m. (1st) Sept. 15, 1815, POLLY, dau. of Elias and Mary (Coon) CRANDALL. b. Sept. 24, 1799, at Westford, Vt., d. Jan. 4, 1834; m. (2d) Dec. 25, 1835, BETSEY, dau. of Joseph and Betsey COON. She d. Nov. 19, 1841; m. (3d) Feb. 20. 1844, SARAH ANN CRANDALL, sister of his first wife, b. Dec. 14, 1820, d. July 19, 1876.

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE.

A Hannah Polly, b. Dec. 29, 1818, at M., d. March 30, 1865, at G- She m. March 25, 1838, Samuel Henry, son of Arad and Matilda {Barney) Nichols, b. at Halifax, Vt.; lived also in Cummington, Mass., and Guilford, Vt., where he d. Aug. 19, 1801; carriage maker.

Nichols children

Jane Rosette, b. March 20, 1839, at C, d. Feb. 5, 1849, at H.—Alfonso Starr, b. Dec. 23, 1840, at C—Daughter, b. Nov. 15, d. 16, 1842, at C—Hannah Matilda, b. June 6, 1844, at H., d. May 24, 1875, at G.—Frances Luretta, b. Jan. 8, 1847, at H.—Lovel Lafayette, b. Feb. 26, 1849, at H.—Albert Oliver, b. March 9, 1851, d. Nov. 22, 1851, at H.—Herbert Leslie, b. Sept. 7, 1852, at H.—Albion Wesley, b. Jan. 8, 1855, at H.—Jemima Ella. b. Jan. 14, 1857, at H.—Frank Henry, b. Aug. 3, 1859, at H., d. March 6, 1860, at G.

B Lovel Royal, b. April 11, 1820; a tanner; Baptist; d. unmd, Jan. 18, 1850, at Pierrepont, N. Y.

730 Ellas Wallace, b. March 18, 1822.

Children by second wife

C Jane Emily, b. Dec. 10, 1836, at C.; m. May 20, 1854, at R., William, son of Reuben and Lucy (Rood) Butler, b. March 22, 1833, in Burlington, Vt.; a farmer in Schuyler, Colfax Co., Neb.

BUTLER CHILDREN

Warren P., b. March 17, 1855.—Lafayette, b. Feb. 15. 1857.—Betsey Ann, b. Dec. 17, 1858.—William R.. b. June 29 1800.— Mary Alice, b. Sept. 1, 1802.—Helen A., b. Sept. 20, 1804.—Winfield Scott, b. June 10, 1806.—Harry Wentworth, b. April 15, 1868.—Sherman Ewell, b. Dec. 25, 1869.—Lydia May. b. Nov. 12. 1874.


D Van Ness, b. Dec. 10, 1838; went to Nebraska; enlisted Aug. 12, 1861, in Co. E, 8th Reg't Iowa Vols.; sergeant; d. in camp at Sedalia, Mo., Dec. 12, 1861, of lung fever; unm'd.

E Polly Arvilla, b. Aug. 18, 1841, at C. ; m. Oct. 18, 1850, Oebler P., son of Peter O. and Johanna T. (Wonda) Viersen, b. March 6, 1839, in the kingdom of Holland; farmer; res. Bear Grove, Cass Co., Iowa.

VIERSEN CHILDREN

George, b. July 17, 1860, d. Sept. 21, 1861.—Mary Arvilla, b. Feb. 25, 1863.—Lovel Starr, b. June 12, 1863.—Minnie, b. Feb. 1, d. 29, 1868.—Milton Ernest, b. Jan. 31, 1869.—Edgar Beecher, b. Aug. 2, 1871.— Anna Estelle, b. April 11, 1874.

CHILDREN BY THIRD WIFE

732 Comfort Dexter, b. June 18, 1847.

F Lovel, b. Oct. 1, 1851; living in Schuyler, Neb., unm'd.

G Mila Ann, b. Sept. 31. 1833, d. Dec. 26, 1872. She m. June 12, 1869, Charles K. Stearns, and left two boys. One d. age 2 years; the other six weeks old at her death, was given to her brother Lovel.

H Emma Cynthia,b. March 7, 1855, unm'd, d. Nov. 10, 1877, in
Schuyler, Neb. S pg 484-5
Starr, Lovel Royal , b. 11 Apr 1820 - Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, d. 18 Jan 1850 - Pierrepont, St Lawrence, New York, United States
[son of Lovel, b. 26 Apr 1787]

B Lovel Royal, b. April 11, 1820; a tanner; Baptist; d. unmd, Jan. 18, 1850, at Pierrepont, N. Y. S pg 484
Starr, Luana Almena , b. 21 Mar 1851 - Pierrepont, St Lawrence, New York, United States, d. 7 May 1875 - Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, United States
[daughter of Elias Wallace, b. 18 Mar 1822]

A Luana Almena, b. March 21, 1851, d. May 7. 1875. She m. Feb. 7,
1871, John Clinton Morris, son of John. b. in Randolph Co., lnd.; mason at Red Rock, la. S pg 485
Starr, Lucy 
, b. 18 Jul 1708 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 16 Mar 1809 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States

[daughter of Jonathan, b. 23 Feb 1673]

A Lucy. b. July 18. 1708; Nov. 22. 1727. she was a number of the church In Groton. in full communion; d. Mch. 16. 1809. age 100 yr*. and 8 mos.; she m. Hawkins Turner, by whom she had 9 children —Lucretia. Dorothy, Hawkins. Starr, Lucy, Grace. Betty. Catharine, and Molly. S pg 43-4
Starr, Lucy , b. 1762 - d. 6 Aug 1775 -
[daughter of Comfort, b. 1742]

+ Lucy, d. Aug. 6, 1775, ae. —, and -

+ Comfort, d. Dec. 26, 1774, in his 8th year; from stones in the old cemetery. The age of Lucy cannot be deciphered. S pg 317
Starr, Lucy , b. 10 Dec 1770 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 14 Jul 1804 -

[daughter of Caleb, b. Feb 1739]

C Lucy, b. Dec. 10, 1770, m. Feb. 12. 1804, and d. July 14 of the same year. Her husband, Ezra Gregory, d. June 10, 1850, a?. 85 y. , 9 mo. S pg 463-4
Starr, Lydia , b. 1654 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, d. 6 Aug 1744 - Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States


[daughter of John, b. 25 Oct 1626]

C LYDIA, adopted by her Uncle Eleazer Lusher of Dedham, and d. Aug. 6, 1744, age. 92. She m. Nathaniel, son of John and Joanna Gay, b. Jan. 11, 1643; lived in Dedham; d. Feb. 20, 1712.

GAY CHILDREN

Benjamin, b. May 3. 1675, d. Aug. 1, 1075. — Nathaniel, b. Apl. 17, 1676, d. May 1. 1676.— Mary. I). Mch. 30. 1677.— Lydia, b. Aug. 12, 1679.— Nathaniel, b. Aug. 2, 1682, d. May 25, 1750.— Lusher, h. Sept. 26, 1785, d. Oct. 18. 1769.— Joanna, b. Sept. 3, 1688.— Benjamin, b. Apl. 20, 1691.— Abigail, b. Feb. 15, 1694.— Ebenezer. b. Aug. 15, 1696. d. Mch. 18. 1787. S pg 7-9
Starr, Lydia 
, b. 8 Feb 1687 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, d. 4 Mar 1751 - Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States
[daughter of Comfort Starr, b. 1661-2]

B Abiah, b. Feb. 8, 1688 (bap. as Lydia. June 17. at Watertown). She m. Jonathan, son of John and Alice Eaton, b. Sept. 3, 1681. at D. In 1703 he bought land and settled in Killingly, Ct., where Jan. 28. 1730. he was one of the members at the formation of the church in the North Society (Thompson) and was chosen Deaeon; d. 1748. S pg 477

Starr, Martha 
, b. 28 May 1776 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, d. 9 Oct 1839 - Halifax, Windham, Vermont, United States
F Martha, b. May 28, bap. Aug. 11, 1776, d. Oct. 9, 1839. She m. Dec. 3, 1795, Asahel Ballou, son of Benjamin, b. Jan. 18. 1771, at Richmond, N. H. ; a farmer; lived at West Halifax, Vt. ; d. Mch. 20, 1851.

BALLOU CHILDREN

Hosea, b. Oct. 18, 1796; a celebrated Universalist minister, and the first President of Tuft College; d. May 27, 1861, at Medford, Mass.

Asahel, b. Aug. 20, 1799; farmer; d. June 10, 1850.

Parley, b. Jan. 4, 1802; farmer in Greenfield, Mass.

Levi, b. May 10, 1800; a Universalist minister; d. Oct. 24, 1865, at Orange, Mass.

William Starr, b. Sept. 17. 1808; Universalist minister; d. Aug. 30, 1865, at Peoria, Ill.

Reuben, b. Jul 25, 1812, d. Oct. 15. 1813. Martin, b. Jul 25, 1812, now a lawyer in Ill.

Alvin, b. Jan 11, 1816, a lawyer now in Ill.

Almon, b. Jan 11, 1816, a farmer on the homestead at West Halifax, VT. S pg 479-80
Starr, Mary , b. 16 Apr 1620 - Ashford, Kent, England, England, d. 22 Apr 1659 - Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
MARY STARR, dau. of Dr. Comfort 1, b. in Eng.. was not living Apl. 22, 1659, when her father made his will, containing bequests to her five daughters, she m. at Duxbury, Mass.. Apl. 6, 1640, JOHN MAYNARD. a carpenter employed Mch. 4, l638-9, to build a prison for the colony at Plymouth; in 1640 a grant of land was made him adjoining land of Comfort Starr, in D; in 1643 able to bear arm's, in 1644-5 was juror, also surveyor of highways, freeman, etc., in Duxbury. They must have left there about the time her father did, for in a sale of land Aug. 20, 1647, they are called "of Boston," where administration was taken on his estate Nov. 12, 1659, by his (2d) wife Elizabeth. The name is known of but one of the

FIVE DAUGHTERS,

Lydia Mayniard, she m. Joseph, son of Joseph and Ruth (Starr), Moore of Sudbury, Mass., who was b. Mch. 7, 1658. (Sec Appendix A.) S pg 2
Starr, Mary , b. 23 Nov 1685 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, d. 1751 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
[daughter of Comfort Starr, b. 1661-2]

A :Mary, b. Nov. 23. I685 (bap. Feb. 20. 1686-7, at Watertown.) She m. Apl. 27 1704, William, son of John and Alice Eaton, b. 6 mo., 1677; lived at Dedham.

EATON CHILDREN

Mary, b. Dec. 3, 1700.—Josiah, b. Apl. 4. 1711.—Sarah, b. Aug. 24, 1713.—Jere, b. Mch. 4, 1715-10.—Abiel (a dau.), b. Aug. 11, 1718. S pg 477

Starr, Mary , b. Dec 1714 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 15 May 1796 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States


[daughter of John, b. 1684]

A Mary, b. Dec, 1714. d. May 15. 1796. She m. Theophilus, son of Daniel and Rebecca {Taylor) Benedict, who d. Dec. 4, 1786, in his 75th year, in Ridgebury.

BENEDICT CHILDREN

Theophilus, d. July 31, 1810, in his 72d year, in R., leaving widow
Molly.—Lois, b. July, 1740: m. (1st) Dec 3, 1761, Miles Boughton(?) (2d) Benj. Wildman {?)—Mary, b. June 20, 1744, d. May 29, 1831. She m. (1st) Miles Boughton; (2d) Mch. 20, 1784, (3d wife) Col. Eli Mygatt [415 A]; three children. —Rachel, b. Aug. 4, 1746, m. May 22, 1764, Joshua Hoyt.—See Benedict Gen. S pg 303-5
Starr, Mary , b. 30 Aug 1722 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 19 May 1779 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
MARY STARR, dau. of Jonathan 55, b. Aug. 30, 1722, in G.; d. May 19, 1779: m. April 23, 1741, CHARLES ELDREDGE, b. Nov. 14, 1720;
d. Aug. 21, 1795.

ELDREDGE CHILDREN

Charles, b. Aug. 28, 1743; d. Nov. 20, 1798; m. (1st) Sept. 18, 1761, Rachel Avery, m. (2d) June 21, 1778. Gloriana Havens.

James, b. May 30, 1715: d. March 29, 1811; m. (1st) Lucy Gallup; (2d) Widow Hubbard; res. Brooklyn, Ct.

Mary, b. March 21, 1746-7; d. April 24, 1823; m. Joseph Bell; res. Stonington, Ct.

Zerviah, b. Feb. 7, 1748-9; d. March 13, 1766; m. Phineas Stanton; res. Groton.

Samuel, b. Nov. 27, 1750, d. Feb. 1835, m. (1st) Mary Turner; (2d) Phebe Coaklin; res. Suffield, Conn.

Jonathan, b. Nov. 17, 1753, m. Mary Champlin; lived in Vermont.

Catharine, b. Nov. 7, 1754, m. (1st) Samuel Geer; m. (2d) Daniel Billings;
res. Trenton, N. Y.

Elizabeth, b. Dec. 10, 1758, m. Nathaniel Thompson; res. New York.

Daniel, b. Dec. 34, 1758, d. Nov. 18, 1781, m. Lucy Stanton; res. Stonington, Conn.

Abigail, b. May 11, 1761, d. Oct. 23, 1809, m. Nicol Fosdick; res. New
London.

Joseph, b. Nov. 28, 1763, m. Desire Noyes.

Fanny, b. Apl. 16, 1766, d. Sept. 13, 1810, m. Zabdiel Rogers; res. Stonington, Conn. S pg 85-6
Starr, Mary , b. 3 Sep 1737 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 28 Feb 1824 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
[daughter of Jonathan, b. 19 Aug 1705]

C Mary, b. Sept. 3, 1737, bap. Sept. 11, 1733, in Groton, d. Feb. 28, 1824, unm'd. S pg 86-7
Starr, Mary 
, b. 29 Oct 1759 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 1831 - Genoa, Cayuga, New York, United States
[daughter of Richard, b. 14 May 1718]

E Mary, b. Oct. 29, 1759, d. about 1831. She m. William, son of Abijah and Mary Hewitt, b. June 3, 1749. They removed from Conn., in company with her brother, Elijah Starr; settled in Genoa, N. Y., whore they died.

HEWITT CHILDREN

Nancy, Renette, Robert, Starr, George, Elijah. S pg 110-1
Starr, Mary 
, b. 27 May 1771 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, d. 26 Feb 1860 - Newfane, Windham, Vermont, United States
[daughter of Comfort, b. 10 Aug 1731]

E Mary, b. May 27, bap. July 14, 1771, m. James, son of Philip Franklin, b. Dec. 25, 1771, in R. I.; a farmer; lived in Townshend and Newfane, Vt. He and his wife d. at the same time, Feb. 26, 1860.

FRANKLIN CHILDREN

James, b. Aug. 17, 1795.—Mary, b. Mch. 23, 1801.—Philip, b. Mch. 26, 1803, d. July 13. 1845.—Eri, b. Sept. 22. 1809. S pg 479-80
Starr, Mary , b. 1 Jul 1781 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 16 Sep 1869 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
MARY STARR, dau. of Capt. Jared 124, b. July 1. 1781, in N. L., d. Sept. 16, 18G9, in Hartford. She m. Feb. 14, 1803, Col. SAMUEL, sou of Timothy and Rebecca {Spooner) GREEN, of N. L.. b. Feb. 29, 1768. He learned the printer's trade in his father's office, and at the age of 21 was associated with him in the publishing and printing business, making the paper in their own mill at Lyme. He invented the first ruling machine, a rotary printing press, and published the "Connecticut Gazette" for many years. He commanded a volunteer company at the battle of Stonington, and was ever after called Col. At the age of 70 he retired from active business, and spent his declining years with his children in Hartford and vicinity, where he d. Sept. 6, 1859, and was buried with his fathers at N. L. They were both devoted members of St. James church.

GREEN CHILDREN

Jared Starr, b. May 27, 1804; went to Mobile, Ala.; m. Mch. 1840, Sarah
O'Reilly, dau. of an East India merchant of Dublin, and was cashier of the Mobile Bank for years.

Sarah Elizabeth, b. Dec. 10, 1806, m. Dec. 12, 1839, David McClure Tudor, of South Windsor, Conn.

Robert Starr, b. Dec. 31, 1808, d. Oct. 3, 1829.

Samuel Henry, b. Feb. 28, 1811, m. Aug. 22, 1830, Mary Champlin Denison, of Stonington; res. Providence, R. I.

Charles, b. Oct. 17, 1812, m. Dec. 10, 1840, Sophia H. Tudor, of South
Windsor; entered the U. S. Navy in 1826; was in command of the blockading squadron off the coast of North Carolina during the
war, and now on the retired list as Commodore.

Rebecca Ann, b. Oct. 24, 1815, m. June, 1840, 31. TV. Chapin, a merchant
of Hartford.

Mary Augusta, b. Apl. 20, 1817, m. Sept. 9, 1805, John DeCamp, now
Admiral in the U. S. Navy; she was remarkably lovely in person and character; d. July 20, 1843, in Jefferson barracks, St. Louis, Mo.

George Starr, b. Mch. 4, 1819; a homoeopathic physician in Hartford.

Gilbert Saltonstall. b. Mch. 5, 1821, d. Apl. 6, 1825.

Abby Louisa, b. May 20, 1823, m. Oct. 1, 1840, Dr. Henry C. Preston, of
Hartford, a physician in St. Johns, N. B.

Frederick Percival, b. Aug. 20, 1820; spent many years in Cal.; d. Nov.
11, 1878, at Fairview, N. J. S pg 92-3
Starr, Mary 
, b. 1 Apr 1782 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 11 Apr 1853 -
MARY STARR, dau. of Elijah 156. b. April 1. 1782. She m. (1st) AMOS, son of Henry HEWITT, b. Nov. 14, 1776, in New London, Ct., who d. Dec. 20, 1812, in Genoa, N. Y. After the death of her husband she lived in Buffalo, N. Y., and when it was burned by the British and Indians, in 1814. she fled for her life, with a child in her arms, on foot, for thirty miles, partly in the night time, resting on the way at a lonely cabin, in and around which were its late occupants, lying scalped and murdered. She at length reached a place of safety, and lived many years thereafter to tell the thrilling story of that dreadful experience; d. April 11, 1853.

She m. (2d) RANSOM HARMON, b. Sept. 8, 1777, in Suffield, Conn. lived at Buffalo, N. Y.; removed to Coldwater, Mich.; d. June 14, 1852.

HEWITT CHILDREN

Hiram, b. May 29, 1803; lived with his uncle, William Starr; left at the
age of 21; not heard of since.

Rebecca, d. Aug. 1830, in Sheridan, N. Y. ; m. Ruel Edmonds.

Lurania, b. Nov. 4, 1800; d. unm'd Sept. 2, 1852, at Quincy, Mich.

Teresa, b. Aug. 5, 1808; m. March 10, 1820, William Parker Arnold, a distinguished citizen of Quincy, Mich; children Nancy, b. May 19, 1810; d. 1833; m. 1831, Geo. Bugby, of Royalton, N. Y.

Julia Ann, —Jan. 14, 1813; d. June 27, 1840; m. Anselum Arnold, of Quincy, Mich.; 3 children—1 living.

HARMON CHILDREN

Mary Ann, b. Aug. 5, 1815; d. Oct. 17, 1823.

Louisa, b. May 10, 1817; m. Dr. Wm. Henry Hanchett, who d. Jan. 11, 1875, at Eugene City, Oregon; no children.

Ransom Starr, b. Nov. 11, 1S19; is a farmer in Coldwater, Mich; m. Aug.
22, 1841, Ethelinda Henrietta Adams; children William, b. Aug. 9, 1821; d. May 9, 1823.

Stephen, b. May 20, 1826; went to Cal. in 1&49; m. and settled in Nevada.
S pg 112-3
Starr, Mary 
, b. 1794 - Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, d. 25 Jan 1861 -
[daughter of Comfort, b. 30 May 1766]

D Mary, d. Jan. 25, 1861, ae. 67. She m. Henry, son of Job Austin; a farmer, in Milton, Vt., who d. Dec. 25, 1863.

AUSTIN CHILDREN

Mary, b. Oct. 25, 1810, d. 1806.—Henry W.. b. Jan. 23. 1815.— Edmund E., d. July 18, 1858.—Adoniram, b. Feb. 15, 1826; res. Winooski, Vt.—Jane R., b. Aug. 5, 1829; m. Heman Davis: res. Milton, Vt.—Cornelia, b. Apl., 1833. S pg 480-81
Starr, Mary 
, b. 15 Oct 1825 - Albany, Albany, New York, United States, d. 17 Mar 1895 - 121 East 29th St, New York, United States


[daughter of Chandler, b. 1791]

Mary, b. Oct. 15, 1825, m. Mch. 1, 1849. John Calvin, son of Eli and Susan (Morris) Barnes, b. Aug. 15, 1823, in New Haven, Ct. now a "publisher and bookseller," in New York; res. Brooklyn.

BARNES CHILDREN

Carrie Starr, b. Dec. 26, 1849, d. Dec. 4, 1857.—Charles Willett, b. Oct. 20, 1851.—Elizabeth Ward, b. July 5, 1855, d. Jan. 31, 1857.—Thomas Rhoads, b. Jan. 25, 1857.—Mary Storrs, b. July 25, 1861.—Sarah Adeline Swartwout, b. Apl. 25, 1865.—Alfred Street, b. Jan. 12, 1868. S pg 473-4
Starr, Mary Arvilla , b. 18 Aug 1841 - Colchestser, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, d. Oct 1928 - Pilger, Stanton, Nebraska, United States

E Polly Arvilla, b. Aug. 18, 1841, at C. ; m. Oct. 18, 1850, Oebler P., son of Peter O. and Johanna T. (Wonda) Viersen, b. March 6, 1839, in the kingdom of Holland; farmer; res. Bear Grove, Cass Co., Iowa.

VIERSEN CHILDREN

George, b. July 17, 1860, d. Sept. 21, 1861.—Mary Arvilla, b. Feb. 25, 1863.—Lovel Starr, b. June 12, 1863.—Minnie, b. Feb. 1, d. 29, 1868.—Milton Ernest, b. Jan. 31, 1869.—Edgar Beecher, b. Aug. 2, 1871.— Anna Estelle, b. April 11, 1874. S pg 484-5
Starr, Mary Elizabeth , b. 11 Oct 1839 - New York, Usa City, New York, United States, d. 16 Mar 1893 - New York, Usa City, New York, United States

[daughter of Nathan, b. 1805]

B Mary Elizabeth, b. Oct. 11, 1839, m. Apl. 26, 1805, William Settle. b. Oct. 7, 1834, in Johnstown, N. Y.; is a lawyer in New York city

SETTLE CHILDREN

Edith Starr, b. May 8, 1866, d. June 11. 1870.—Frederick Wildman, b. Apl. 14, 1870.—Aline, b. May 31, 1872. S pg 396-7
Starr, Melancthon , b. 14 Apr 1816 - Albany, Albany, New York, United States, d. 28 Nov 1885 - Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States

MELANCTHON STARR,—son of Chandler 7 1 7,—b. Apl. 14, 1816, at Albany, N.Y. The family removed to New York, and he entered as clerk in a wholesale dry goods house, and m. Dec. 6, 1839, LUCRETIA MARY, dau. of Henry and Lucretia {Manwaring) NEVINS. b. June 26, 1817, at Norwich, Ct.; d. Apl. 26, 1857, at R.; in 1840 removed to Tallahassee, Fla , into the mercantile and cotton factor business. Disgusted with slavery, he returned to New York, and was for three years cashier in a banking house in Wall st. In 1850 he settled in Rockford, Ill., where as merchant and banker, he has since led an active business life Unitarian. He m. (2d) Aug. 5. 1861, ELLEN MARILLA dau. of Cyrus and Marilla {Merritt) TOWNSEND, b. Jan. 13, 1834, at Monterey, Mass.

Children by first wife

720 Henry Nevins, b. Aug. 12, 1840.

A Florida Lucretia, b. Aug. 3, 1842, m. (1st) Feb. 7, 1863, Addison,
son of Rev. Addison and Elizabeth { Weatherby) Brown, b. June 6, 1838, at Brattleboro, Vt.; was Capt. in 4th reg't; promoted Lt. Col. of 5th Reg't Vt. Vols. Exposure at the battle of Winchester. Va., brought on the consumption, of which he d. Mch. 3, 1823, at Harrisburg, Pa.

She m (2d) May 9,c1868, John Pells, son of James and Hester {Marcellus) Manny, b. Mch. 8, 1823, in Amsterdam, N. Y.; an inventor and manufacturer of mowers and reapers in Rockford, Ill.

MANNY CHILDREN

Mary Elizabeth, b. May 31, 1869.—Lucretia, b. Jan. 22, 1S71 d. May 18, 1872.—John Starr, b. Sept. 3, 1872.

B Elizabeth Smith, b. Jan. 5, 1846, m. Aug. 20, 1867, Charles Weatherby, son of Rev. Addison and Elizabeth {Weatherby) Brown, b. Nov. 7, 1840, at Brattleboro. Vt.; now a dry-goods merchant in Rockford, Ill.

BROWN CHILDREN

Melancthon Starr, b. Sept. 19, 1868.—Elizabeth, b. Apl. 4. 1870.

C Chandler, b. Apl. 29, 1851, in Rockford, Ill.; has always lived in the same house where that event took place; is assistant cashier in the "Winnebago Nat. Bank;" Unitarian; m. Jan. 1, 1874, Clara Blanche, dau. of Lt. Col. Edward Fortesque Warrington and Lucy Ann {Dobbyns) Ellis, b. Sept. 26, 1834, at Felicity. O. (Her father, of the l5th Ill. Vols., was killed in the battle of Shiloh, Apl. 6, 1862.)

D David Nevins, b. Oct. 9, 1853.

E Lucretia Mary, b. Apl. 20, 1857. S pg 475

Starr, Mila Ann , b. 30 Sep 1853 - St Lawrence, New York, United States, d. 26 Dec 1872 -

[daughter of Lovel, b. 1797]

G Mila Ann, b. Sept. 31. 1833, d. Dec. 26, 1872. She m. June 12, 1869, Charles K. Stearns, and left two boys. One d. age 2 years; the other six weeks old at her death, was given to her brother Lovel. S pg 484-5

Starr, Morris Seelye , b. 1825 - New York, United States, d. 3 Jul 1854 - Evansport, Defiance, Ohio, United States

[son of Richard, b. 8 May 1794]

B Morris Seelye, b. June 10, 1825; farmer; d. of cholera,, July 3, 1854, at Evansport, O.; unm'd. S pg 517

Starr, Nancy 
, b. 11 Jan 1796 - d. 29 Dec 1869 - New London, Indiana, United States
[daughter of Jared, b. 1748]

G Nancy, b. Jan. 11, 1796, d. Dec. 29, 1869; m. Hughmar Field, of Ala., and had Henrietta; m. Philip Robinson Wilkins of New York. S pg 91-2

[son of Nathan, b. 1751]

Nathan, d. young. S pg 395-6
Starr, Nathan , b. 6 Sept 1732 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 9 Jun 1752 - Danbury CT

A son Nathan is buried beside his father and this inscription is upon his tomb stone

Here lyes interred ye body of Nathan Starr
Batchelor of Arts only child of Mr Comfort Starr marchant and Mrs Hannah his wife who departed this life much lamented June 9 1752 se 19 yrs 9 mos 3 dys
The Orb Is set in Dust
The Star doth ever shine
The Orb this tomb shall burst
In beauty all divine
And in it shall the Star forever move
In one eternal round of flaming love D pg 505


A Nathan, b. Sept. 6, 1732; graduated at Yale Coll. in 1750; d. June 9, 1752; buried by the side of his father. A stone similar in eize and finish . . . S pg 270

Starr, Nathan , b. 17 Jul 1751 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 6 Jan 1813 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
NATHAN STARR,—son of Josiah 588, Josiah 587, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, b. July 17, 1751, as per family record (June 24, 1752, town record); lived in his native town of Danbury; was connected with the First church and society; chosen collector in 1785, and Feb. 25, 1786, subscribed £10 toward a permanent fund for the support of the ministry; d. Jan. 6, 1813, age. 6O y. — 6 mo. 12 days (from his gravestone in the old cemetery).—He m. (1st) May, 1778, MARY, dau. of Eliphalet BARNUM; she d. Oct. 20, 1798, age. 40 y. 6 mo. 8 d.—He m. (2d) May 21, 1801, Mrs. POLLY, wid. of Eldad TENNEY, of Hopkinton, N. H., and dau. of AsAHEL and Mary Botsford, b. Dec. 15, 1766, in Newtown, Ct. After Mr. Starr's death she m, Daniel Comstock, and d. Mch. 6, 1826.

CHILDREN

A Polly, b. Dec. 22, 1780, d. Apl. 22, 1848, unm'd.

B Hannah, b. July 12, 1783, d. Jan. 25, 1864. She m. Oct. 14, 1804, Levi, son of Levi and Hannah {Hurlburt) Benedict, of Hinesburg, Vt., b. Mch. 18, 1783; res. Danbury; d. July 8, 1865.

BENEDICT CHILDREN

Levi Starr, b. Dec. 24, 1805.—Charles, b. Sept. 13, 1810.—Mary, b. Aug. 17, 1813.—Cornelia, b. Dec. 10, 1819, d. June 23, 1839.

Nathan, d. young.

C Elizabeth, b. Mch. 23. 1787, d. Aug. 23, 1873. She m. Aug. 4, 1806, Philip, son of David Nichols, of Greenfield Hill, Conn., b. Dec. 2, 1786, d. Jan. 10, 1813.

NICHOLS CHILDREN

Sally Maria, b. Apl. 24, 1808, m. Starr, son of Abel Hoyt.

David Philip, b. July 7, 1810; a prominent citizen of Danbury, honored and distinguished in the State, having tilled the office of State Treasurer, and other important positions. His residence occupies the spot where the house of Maj. Daniel Starr stood, that was burned by the British and he killed [015].

Elizabeth, b. Mch. 1, 1813. d. Sept. 25, 1813.

CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE

D Mary, b. June 1, 1803, d. Jan. 6, 1827. She m. June 28, 1823, Sam'l Stebbins; no children.

602 Nathan, b. Sept. 30, 1805. S pg 395-6

Starr, Nathan , b. 1805 - Connecticut, United States, d. 1867 - New York, United States
NATHAN STARR,—son of Nathan 601, Josiah 588, Josiah 587, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. Sept. 30, 1805, in Danbury; removed to New York, and was for many years a prominent and successful merchant in that city; in character quiet and unassuming, exceedingly hospitable,—in a word, a Christian gentleman. At the time of his death and for many years previous, was a member of the vestry of St. Bartholomew's church. In 1855 failing health induced him to take a sea voyage, and spend a season in Europe. The benefit was but temporary, he d.Dec. 3. 1856. —He m. (1st) June 23, 1829. MARY, dau. of Zalmox and Mary {Dibble) WILDMAN, b. Sept. 24, 1810, in D., d. Apl. 30, 1842; m. (2d) Feb. 10, 1846, SARAH MARIA, dau. of David and Elizabeth {Hoyt) WOOD (a descendant of Dr. Samuel Wood, one of the first settlers of Danbury). She was b. May 5, 1813, in D.; is living in N. Y.

CHILDREN.
603 Nathan Seymour, b. July 19, 1830. A Harriet Wildman, b. :May 6, 1833, d. Aug. 11, 1869. She m. Nov. 6, 1854, William Frederick Barry, b. Apl. 2, 1831, in New York, where he d. Oct. 5, 1871.

BARRY CHILDREN

Anna Rebecca, b. Dec. 22, 1855. Samuel Frederick, b. Jan. 20. 1858. -Howard Starr, b. May 3, l860, d. Feb. 22, 1862. -Harriet Louise, b. Julv 17, 1862.—Ellsworth Maltby, b. Aug. 8, 1864.

B Mary Elizabeth, b. Oct. 11, 1839, m. Apl. 26, 1805, William Settle. b. Oct. 7, 1834, in Johnstown, N. Y.; is a lawyer in New York city

SETTLE CHILDREN

Edith Starr, b. May 8, 1866, d. June 11. 1870.—Frederick Wildman, b. Apl. 14, 1870.—Aline, b. May 31, 1872.

C Zalmon Wildman, b. June 10, 1836, d. ApL 27, 1857.

D Frederick Augustus, b. Apl. 24, 1842, d. Mch. 15, 1873, in New York, unm'd. S pg 396-7

Starr, Nathan Seymor 
, b. 19 Jul 1830 - Nyc, New York, United States, d. 24 May 1861 -
NATHAN SEYMOUR STARR,—son of Nathan 602,—b. July 19, 1830, in New York; graduated at Yale Coll. in 1849; a merchant in his native city; family residence, Elizabeth, N. J., where he d. May 24, 1861; Episcopal; m. June 3, 1851, CLARA WHITE, dau. of John M. and Amelia P. (White) WARLAND, b. Oct. 8, 1829, at New Haven, Conn.

CHILDREN

A Mary Wildman, b. Jan. 11. 1853.

+Warland, b. Nov. 1, 1854, d. Dec. 18, 1854.

+ Daughter, b. July 6, d. July 30, 1856.

+ Clara WARLAND, b. Aug. 28. 1859, d. Mch. 23, 1860.

B Nathan Seymour, b. Apl. 11, 1861. S pg 397
STARR, Nathaniel , b. 12 Feb 1746 - d. 15 Jan 1828 - Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
NATHANIEL STARR,—son of John 449, John 448, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. Feb. 12, 1746; a farmer in "BeaverBrook,"Danbury. His name frequently appears on the records, in the purchase and sale of lands, and in 1785 he was appointed on a committee, by the First church, about their own land. Tradition says ''he was benevolent, witty, and noted for his eccentricities"; d. Jan. 15, 1828; was buried with his ancestors in the old cemetery. He m. ELIZABETH, dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth TAYLOR, b. Dec. 16, 1745, d. Dec. 28, 1833.

CHILDREN

A Betsey, d. Feb. 3, 1831, ae. 55. She m. Elijah Sanford, of Reading; a saddler; lived in Danbury; d. Dec. 3, 1833, age 65.

SANFORD children

Elias Starr, b. June 2, 1794, d. Jan. 8, 1865.—Frederick B., b. —Lavinia, m. ___Pitman, and d. March 18, 1834.

482 Elias, b. Jan. 12, 1779.

B Hannah, b. March 4, 1781, m. Isaac Baldwin; lived in Danbury, and had Starr, Eliza, Maria; m. Walter Signor. S pg 324

Starr, Olive , b. 4 Dec 1786 - Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States, d. 6 Jun 1840 - Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
A Olive, b. Dec. 4, 1786, d. June 6, 1840. She m. Aug. 12, 1801. Eber, son of Benjamin and Mary {Crandall) Coon, b. Aug. 16. 1779, in R. I. ; a farmer and tanner; lived in Colchester, Vt. ; d. July 13, 1843.

Coon children

Benjamin H., b. July 5, 1805; res. Russell, N. Y.—Eber Lovel, b. May 27, 1807; res. Milton, Vt.—Eliza, b. Mch. 28, 1809, d. Oct. 8, 1828.—Jemima, b. Apl. 20, 1811, m. (1st) March. 1832, George Farand, who d. in Ohio; she m. (2d) 1845, William S. Hyde; res. Iowa.-Olive, b. July 13, 1813, d. Nov. 22, 18-58. She m. Jan. 1, 1831, David Hardy.-Ross D., b. Nov. 10, 1815, d. June 8, 1870. —Thaddeus Comfort, b. May 30, 1817, d. Feb. 20, 1850.—Mary Damaris, b. June 28, 1819, d. Aug. 30, 1834.—Freeman Heman, b. Mch. 7, 1822; enlisted Aug. 11, 1862, in Co. K, 32d Reg't Wis.
Vols. ; discharged July 24, 1863; lives in Fall River, Wis. ; farmer and mason. He m. Dec. 24, 1846, Cordelia M. Russell, b. May 31, 1830, at Stowe, Vt. ; 6 children, 2 living.—Adeline Clarissa, b. Jan. 1, 1827. S pg 480-81
Starr, Parley , b. 14 Oct 1735 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, d. 1817 - Beach Ridge, Niagara, New York, United States

A Parley, b. Oct. 14. 1755, bap. July 10, 1708: lived in Richmond. Vt. owned a farm, saw, and grist-mill, which he sold on credit. The purchaser disposed of it, pocketed the money, and fled. He went in pursuit to Beach Ridge, N. Y., where he sickened and d. about 1817, unm'd. S pg 479-80
Starr, Parley 
, b. 9 May 1789 - Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States, d. 29 Jan 1853 - Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
PARLEY STARR,—son of Comfort 725, Comfort 724, Com- fort 723, Comfort 722, John 10, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. May 9, 1789, in Guilford; a farmer in Colchester; removed to Milton. Vt., where he lived some forty years, and d. Jan. 29, 1853; Campbellite in religion.—he m. JEMIMA, ad. of Benjamin and Mary {Crandall) COON, from Rhode Island.

CHILDREN

A Patty Matilda, b. Feb. 20, 1811, d. Aug. 20, 1831.

727 Parley, b. Aug. 20, 1813.

+ Daughter, b. 1815, and d. age. 6 days.

B James Timothy, b. Apl. 11, 1816, at 31.; lived a year in Hartland, several years in "Williston, Vt. , a while in Charlestown, Mass.; Sept. 2, 1856, went West, and settled at Hudson, St. Croix Co., Wis.; broker; Orthodox; m. Sept. 1, 1845, in Somerville, Mass., Esther, dau. of Samuel S. and Esther {Prouty) Benton, b. July 11, 1814, in St. Johnsbury, Vt.; no children.

728 Edwin Comfort, b. Sept. 2, 1820.

C Lucina Betsey, b. Oct. 3, 1822, m. July 22, 1855, Foster Goss Crown, her brother-in-law [E] ; living in Whitingham, Vt.

CROWN CHILDREN

Mary Jane, b. Sept. 11, 1856.—Harriet Augusta. b. Sept. 2, 1858, d. Mch. 11, 1860.—Clarence Starr, b. Dec. 10, 1861, d. July 14, 1864.—Minnie, b. Nov. 18, 1862, d. Jan. 18, 1863.

D Mary E., b. Jan. 22, 1826, m. Jan. 1, 1849, Joseph Wadleigh, son of Joseph and Betsey {Courlis) Morse, of Whitingham, Vt.

MORSE CHILDREN

Marietta E., b. Mch. 18, 1853, d. Aug. 14, 1861. Nettie Clarissa, b. Jan. 26, 1865.

E Hannah Dorcas, b. Feb. 6, 1828, d. July 7, 1854. She m. Oct. 25, 1848, Foster Goss, son of John and Hannah (Corliss) Crown, b. Apl. 11, 1827, at Newbury, Vt.; he m. (2d) her sister [C].

CROWN CHILDREN

Parley Foster, b. Feb. 16, 1850.—James Leslie, b. Feb. 29, 1852. d. Apl. 18, 1854.—Irvin Edwin, b. Dec. 25, 1853, d. Sept. 11, 1860. S pg 481
Starr, Parley 
, b. 8 Sep 1855 - Pierrepont, St Lawrence, New York, United States, d. 10 Oct 1856 - Pierrepont, St Lawrence, New York, United States
[son of Elias Wallace, b. 18 Mar 1822]

+ Parley, b. Sept. 8, 1855. d. Oct. 10, 1856. S pg 485
Starr, Patience , b. abt 1865 - Iowa d. 26 Jan 1926 - Arizona, United States
[daughter of Elias Wallace, b. 18 Mar 1822]

E Patience, b. May 3, 1866. S pg 485
Starr, Rev. Peter , b. Sep 1744 - Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 17 Jul 1829 - Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Rev. Peter STARR,—son of Samuel 650, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. Sept.. 1744. at Ridgefield, parish of Ridgebury. His father died in the Dec. following, and a pious mother cherished alone his infancy, guided his childhood, was the happy instrument of his early hopeful conversion and consecration to the gospel ministry. On his dying bed he remembered her with the most tender affection, and thanked God for her counsel and example. When 16 years of age he entered Yale Coll.; graduated in 1764; taught school for three and one-half years; prosecuted his theological studies under the direction of Rev. Daniel Brinsmade and Rev. Joseph Bellamy, D.D., neighboring pastors; was licensed to preach June 6, 1769. In 1771 he commenced preach- ing in Warren. Litchfield Co., Conn.; accepted a call to settle; ordained Mch. 13, 1772, and continued his faithful pastorate until his death, a period of 57 years. In Mch., 1794, he performed missionary service in Vermont: in 1813 was chosen Fellow of the Corporation of Yale College; resigned in 1818.

His preaching was evangelical and practical. During his ministry 306 were received into the church on profession. In his 65th year he was suddenly stricken with fatal illness, and exclaimed, "Blessed Jesus, to thy hands I commend my departing spirit," but revived, and patiently, calmly waited for two months longer, and d. July 17, 1S29. While lingering, he said, " Whoever preaches my funeral sermon, I wish nothing to be said in eulogy of me, for I die an unworthy sinner. I have always been an unprofitable servant. If I am saved, it will be by sovereign grace through Jesus Christ." They laid him to rest in the village graveyard by the side of a venerated mother, a valued wife, four beloved children, and among the congregation to whom he had ministered.

He m. Dec. 24, 1772. SARAH, dau. of Rev. Philemon and Hannah {Foote) ROBBINS, of Branford, Ct., b. Jan. 11, 1749, d. July 17, 1809, of consumption; m. (2d) Oct. 24, 1810, PHEBE {Warner), wid. of Rev. John STEVENS. She d. Mch. 3, 1832, ae. 74.

CHILDREN

+ Philemon Robbins, b. Jan. 19, 1774, d. Jan. 24, 1784.

+ Abigail, b. Nov. 25, 1775, d. Oct. 30, 1778.

711 Peter b. June 11, 1778.

+ Sarah, b. May 7. 1780. d. Nov. 9, 1783

A Henry, b. Mch. 17, 1783; graduated at Williams Coll.: studied law in Troy, N. Y.; practiced his profession in Ky., Ill.; finally settled at Cincinnati, O. In 1846 was President of the New England See. of that city; d. Aug. 31, 1831, at Burlington. Ia., while on a visit to his brother; Congregational. He m. Nov. 1838, Mrs. Amelia, wid. of James C. Morselle, of Baltimore, Md.. and dau. of James and Jane (Reeder) Ferguson, b. in Cin., d. Apl. 8, 1874, in Stamford, Ct.; no children.

B Philemon Robbins, b. Nov. 6, 1785; a merchant in New York: d., unm'd, July 10, 1840; buried at W.

714 George, b. Feb. 2, 1788.

717 Chandler, b. Jan. 11, 1791.

C William, b. Oct. 5, 1794, d., unm'd, May 16, 1824; buried at W. S pg 469-70
Starr, Peter , b. 19 Aug 1771 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States -
PETER STARR,—son of Comfort 470, John 449, John 448,—Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, b. Aug. 19, 1771, in Danbury; his grandfather gave land at "Beaver Brook" to him and his brothers; he bought out their portion; a farmer; d. May 10, 1850; was buried in the old cemetery at Danbury. He m. Sept. 15, 1791, MARY, dau. of Miles and Lois {Benedict) BOUGHTON [448 A], b. June 26, 1774, d. Nov. 4, 1849.

CHILDREN

A Ezra Miles, b. Feb. 7, 1793; a merchant in his native town, which he represented in the General Assembly in 1852; d. Oct. 4, 18G6; m. Sept. 26, 1820, Harriet, dau. of Zalmon and Mary {Dibble) Wildman, who d. Jan. 26, 1822, ge. 22 y., 2m., 27 d., leaving an infant

+ Harrlet WILDMAN Starr, d. May 10, 1822, se. 8 mos., 22 d.

B Lucy, b. July 18, 1798, d. April 29, 1863. She m. Oct. 29, 1815, Philo
Lyon, d. ___

Lyon children

Henry Beach, b. Aug. 16, 1816, d. March 9, 1841. He m. May 22, 1837, Lydia Disbrow.—Mary, b. Jan. 26, 1821, m. May 19, 1847, Ira Morse.

C Melancthon, b. Dec. 5, 1801, d. Jan. 28, 1832. He m. Esther Bishop, who d. in Ill.; no children. S pg 324
Starr, Peter Sythoff , b. 18 Nov 1839 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 1877 -
Dr. Peter SYTHOFF STARR, son of Jonathan 119, Jonathan 118, Jonathan 117, Jonathan 55, Samuel 19, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, b. Nov. 18, 1839, in New London; graduated at Yale Coll. in 1860; studied medicine at the N. Y. University, and received his degree of M.D. in 1862; was assistant surgeon of the 39th Reg't, Ohio Vols., from 1862 to the close of the war; practiced his profession of homoeopathic physician four years in Chicago; in 1871 removed and settled in Hartford, Conn.; Episcopal.

He m. at South Windsor, May 27, 1868, LOUISE GREEN, ad. of David McClure and Sarah Elizabeth {Green) TUDOR [125], and great granddau. of Jared and Abigail Starr. She was b. July 5, 1844, in South Windsor, Conn.

CHILDREN

A Mary Seabury, b. June 14, 1870, in Chicago.

+ Louis Tudor, b. July 17, 1872, d. Sept. 5, 1872, in H.

B Robert Sythoff, b. Dec. 5, 1874. S pg 91
Starr, Philemon Robbins 
, b. 9 Jan 1774 - Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States -
[son of Rev. Peter, b. 1744]

B Philemon Robbins, b. Nov. 6, 1785; a merchant in New York: d., unm'd, July 10, 1840; buried at W. S pg 469-70
Starr, Polly , b. 30 Dec 1768 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 6 Feb 1840 -

[daughter of Caleb, b. 1739]

B Polly, b. Dec. 30, 1768, d. Feb. 6, 1840, m. Nov. 8, 1786, Eliakim, eldest son of Abijah Peck, d. May 13, 1849, se. 85. They lived in Danbury; buried in the Epis. cemetery.

PECK Children

Charles, b. Sept. 4, 1787.—Beulah, b. Oct. 15, 1789.—Sarah, b. Mch. 21, 1792, d. June 2, 1852.—Starr, b. Apl. 2, 1795, d. Apl. 22, 1826, at Brooklyn, N. Y.—Amarillus, b. Nov. 26, 1797, d. Feb. 20, 1837, wife of Alfred Gregory.—George, b. Aug. 11, 1800.—Rachel, d. Aug. 30, 1841, ae. 34.—Mary, d. Jan. 15, 1815, ae. 10 mo., 27 dys.—Stephen; living in Danbury. S pg 463-4
Starr, Polly , b. 22 Dec 1780 - d. 22 Apr 1848 -

[daughter of Nathan, b. 1751]

A Polly, b. Dec. 22, 1780, d. Apl. 22, 1848, unm'd. S pg 395-6
Starr, Rachael 
, b. 9 Jan 1733 - Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 12 Aug 1831 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

[daughter of Samuel, b. 1700]

A Rachel, d. Aug 12, 1824, age 91. 7 mo. , 3 dys. She m. Feb. 6, 1756, Stephen, son of Capt. Samuel and Naomi (Brush) Jarvis, b. Dec. 25, 1729; lived in Danbury: d. July 19, 1820; buried in Epis. churchyard.

JARVIS CHILDREN

Stephen, b. Nov. 6, 1756, m. May 22, 1783, Amelia Glover; removed to Canada, and d. Apl. 12, 1840, at Toronto; 6 children. Samuel, b. Oct. 20, 1758, m. Dec. 7, 1780, Abigail Sanford lived in Reading, and d. May 23 1839; 8 children.

Mary, b. Nov. 20, 1760, d. Sept. 26, 1845. She m. Dec. 1, 1783, John Ryder, Jr.. of South East, N. Y.; res. Danbury; 9 children.

Rachel, b. Oct. 12, 1762, d. Feb. 27, 1846, m. Sol. Hitchcock.

Abigail, b. Aug. 10, 1764. d. Jan. 22. 1810. She m. Jan. 7, 1783, Francis Knapp; 10 children.

Betsey, b. Aug. 11, 1766, d. May 30, 1813, in N. Y. She m. Sept. 23, 1792, Jedediah Wellman. Jr., of Danvers, Mass.; 5 children.

Eli, b. May 23, 176S. m. Polly Bull, and d. May 14, 1854; 9 children.

Hannah. b. June 14. 1774, d. in infancy. S pg 427-8

Starr, Rachel 
, b. 1675 - Hempstead, Long Island, Queens Co., NY -

[daughter of Josiah, b. 1657]

B Rachel, b. 1690, d. Feb., 1765. She m. Capt. John, son of James and Sarah {Gregory) Benedict. b. Oct., 1C89, d. Feb., 1771, in D.

BENEDICT CHILDREN.

John, b. 1717.

Josiah

James. —

Joseph, d. Dec. 25, 1815, a\ 87.

Jachin, b, 1727 [449 A].

Sarah m. Crofut

Rebekah, m. Matthew Crofut

—Phebe, m. Dec. 9, 1742, Samuel Benedict.—

Rachel, m. Ebenezer Benedict—See Benedict Genealogy. S pg 268-9
Starr, Rachel 
, b. 1690 - Hempstead, Long Island, Queens Co., NY, d. Feb 1765 - Connecticut, United States
[daughter of Capt. Josiah Starr, b. abt 1657]

B Rachel, b. 1090, d. Feb., 1690. She m. Capt. John, son of James and Sarah {Gregory) Benedict. b. Oct., 1689, d. Feb., 1771, in D.

BENEDICT CHILDREN

John, b. 1717.— Josiah— James. —Joseph, d. Dec. 25, 1815, age 87—Jachin, b, 1727 [449 A]. —Sarah m. Crofut —Rebekah, m. Matthew Crofut—Phebe, m. Dec. 9, 1742, Samuel Benedict.—Rachel, m. Ebenezer Benedict—See Benedict Genealogy. S pg 269

Starr, Rachel , b. 1708 - Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States, d. 3 Jul 1741 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

[daughter of John, b. 1684]

C Rachel, d. July 3, 1741. She m. June 10, 1739. Daniel Taylor, who after her death m. June 1, 1742, Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Samuel Boughton, and d. Sept. 23, 1791, in his 77th year. A daughter—

Hannah Taylor, b. Jan. 21, 1741, d. Feb. 1, 1741. S pg 303-5
Starr, Rachel , 1739 - 1744 -
[daughter of Richard, b. 1718]

D Rachel, bap. Feb. 23, 1752 in Groton. S pg 110-1

Starr, Rachel 
8 May 1759
7 Jul 1815

[daughter of Daniel, b. 1724]

D Rachel, b. May 8, 1759, d. July 7, 1815. at Herkimer, N. Y. She m. May 18, 1783, Lieut. Frederick Jones Whiting, b. July 5, 1759, d. Oct. 7, 1804, at Danbury. He belonged to the " Order of Cincinnatus." His certiticate of membership is in existence, signed by Gen'ls Knox and Washington. Lossing's Field Book says: " This Order was founded at Baron Steuben's Headquarters, near Peekskill, at the Verplanck house, several officers being present, among them Lieut. Whiting."

WHITING Children

Henry Starr, b. Mch. 20, 1785, d. Aug. 10, 1824, at Herkimer. N. Y. ; m. May 15, 1808, Sallie Canfield, of New Milford. Children,—Harriet Rebeckah, m. Burt.—Rachel Maria, m. ___Tilden.—Sarah, m. Rev. John S. Avery; res. Cleveland, O.; six children. S pg 405-8



Starr, Rebecca 
, - - Ithaca, New York, USA

[daughter of Abijah, b. 1744]

G Rebecca, d. at her sister's in Ithaca, N. Y., unm'd. S pg 391-2
Starr, Rebecca 
, b. 24 Jul 1750 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 1 Jan 1843 - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

[daughter of Jonathan, b. 1705]

E Rebecca, b. July 24, 1750, d. Jan. 1, 1843, m. in Middletown, June
9, 1776, Capt. Henry Truman, son of Daniel, of N. L., where he was bap. Nov. 20, 1747. He was captain of a vessel sailing to the West Indies; in the latter part of life he left the sea and engaged in the mercantile and shipping business in New London, d. July 9, 1812 ; both members of St. James' church.

TRUMAN CHILDREN

Rebekah, b. June 2, 1777, d. Mch. 22, 1816, m. Francis Hazard.—Elizabeth, b. Apl. 16, 1782, d. June 27, 1783. S pg 86-7
Starr, Rebecca , b. 7 Nov 1786 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 19 Sep 1865 -
[daughter of Jonathan, b. 1742]

Rebecca, b. Nov. 7, 1786, d. Sept. 19, 1865. She m. Nov. 21, 1815, Peter Schenck, son of Archibald and Mary (Schenck) Mercer, of New Jersey, b. June 14, 1776; a merchant in New London; d. Apl. 1, 1833; both members of St. James' church.

Mercer Children

Peter Augustus, b. Feb. 13, 1817.—Abigail Starr, b. Sept. 23,
1818, m. John French.—Margaret Nesbit, b. July 21, 1820, d. Oct. 28, 1821.—Frederick Tudor, b. Mch. 27, 1822.—Margaret Rebecca, b. Sept. 16, 1824, m. Francis Winthrop.-Sarah Hallam, d. Nov. 16, 1837; twin with Elizabeth Tabor, b. Sept. 19, 1827, m. ___ Bidwell. S pg 87-9
Starr, Rebecca , b. 27 Jun 1793 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 18 Jun 1795 -

[daughter of Ethel, b. 1769]

B Rebecca, b. July 29, 1796, d. Jan. 30, 1878. She m. Aug. 15, 1832, John Chalnor Greeville, of Derbyshire. Eng. After his death she m. Dec. 25, 1844, Harry Augustus Mills; no children; res. Wadsworth, O. S pg 317-8

Starr, Richard , b. 14 May 1718 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 25 Feb 1805 - Hinsdale, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
RICHARD STARR, son of Jonathan 55, Samuel 19, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, b. May 14, 1718, in Groton, Conn.; was admitted to the Cong, church May 16, 1736. His name appears on the town and church records down to June 1, 1778, when "he deeds the one-half dwelling house where I now dwell, with all the land I own and improve"; and soon after went to Norwich, where he was living, July 12, 1783, when he gave the deed (recorded May 25, 1790) " for one acre of land for the use of a public burying place in Groton" (see description of ''Starr Burial Ground" following Family 19). Tradition in the family says that he was wealthy, owning Norwich Landing, which he sold for Continental money; that becoming worthless on his hands, he was bankrupt and lost all his property. At all events, he left Conn., and settled among the hills of Berkshire Co., Mass., in the village of Hinsdale, where, greatly beloved and honored, he d. Feb. 25, 1805.

In "A History of Hinsdale," published in 1829, is the following: "In 1781 Richard Starr, a pious and Godly man, came into town from Groton, Ct., and was of great service to the religious interests of the people. As a testimony of respect and grateful remembrance, at the suggestion of the church a subscription was raised, by which a respectable monument is erected at his grave." "In 1795 the Rev. Theodore Hinsdale was instrumental, in connection with Dea. Starr, in gathering and organizing the Cong, church which was formed in Dec. of that year," etc. He was moderator of the first meeting held Jan. 7, 1796, after the organization of the church, and Feb. 19, 1796, was unanimously chosen deacon and was the only one down to 1802.

The name of this eminently pious man is held in fragrant remembrance by the old saints in Israel to the present day. An old lady in 1874 said, "He stopped in a snow storm in the fall of 1804 at her father's house. She remembered his religious conversation and his holy reputation." While Mrs. Mary Seabury, an Episcopalian, wife of his brother, Jonathan Starr of New London, left this tribute: "Brother Richard comes to see us once a year, and I always feel at his departure as if an angel had been visiting us"— Caulkins' History of New London.

He m. Jan. 15, 1740-1, PRISCILLA SMITH. She was admitted to the Cong, church in Groton May 16, 1736. Can find no further record; probably d. before her husband went to Hinsdale, as no stone or record there is found of her. The births of the children are from the town records, the baptisms from the church records of Groton. No trace has been found of the four eldest children; perhaps they died young. The family became scattered after the loss of his property.

CHILDREN

A Elisha, b. Mch. 6, 1741-2, bap. Apl. 18, in Groton.

B Richard, b. June 20, 1745, bap. Aug 4, in Groton.

C Deborah, b. May l5, 1749, bap. May 9. 1748(?). in Groton.

D Rachel, bap. Feb. 23, 1752 in Groton.

156 Elijah, b. Feb. 3, 1756.

E Mary, b. Oct. 29, 1759, d. about 1831. She m. William, son of Abijah and Mary Hewitt, b. June 3, 1749. They removed from Conn., in company with her brother, Elijah Starr; settled in Genoa, N. Y., where they died.

HEWITT CHILDREN

Nancy, Renette, Robert, Starr, George, Elijah. S pg 110-1
Starr, Richard , b. 26 Jun 1745 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 1746 -
[son of Richard, b. 1718]

B Richard, b. June 20, 1745, bap. Aug 4, in Groton. S pg 110-1
Starr, Richard , b. 8 May 1794 - Potter, Yates, New York, United States, d. 28 Mar 1874 - Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
RICHARD STARR, son of Elijah 156, Richard 155, Jonathan 55, Samuel 19, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, b. May 8, 1794, in Geneseo; in early life went to Newfield, N. Y.; in 1844 removed to Jonesville, Hillsdale Co., Mich. ; a tanner and currier; in later life a farmer, dealing in stock; d. Mch. 28, 1874.

He m, (1st) Sept. 7, 1820, NANCY, dau. of James Grinnell and Nancy {Westlake) SEELYE, of Bradford Co., Pa., b. Aug. 28, 1797, d. Apl. 29, 1846; m. (2d) July 22, 1847, NANCY, dau. of Simon and Clarissa {Simons) DRAKE, b. Sept. 15, 1824, in Lester, N. Y.

CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE

164 ALBERT, b. Nov. 4, 1821.

A Volney, b. Aug. 19, 1823. Having a natural taste for reading and study, he acquired an excellent education, and devoted his short life to teaching; d. of cholera, June 13, 1850, at St. Louis; unm'd.

B Morris Seelye, b. June 10, 1825; farmer; d. of cholera,, July 3, 1854, at Evansport, O.; unm'd.

C Rollin Thomas, b. Mch. 21, 1827; farmer on the homestead ; unm'd.

BY SECOND WIFE

+ ISABELLA, b. Sept. 12, 1850, d. July 24, 1858.

D RiCHARD, b. June 16, 1862. S pg 517
Starr, Richard , b. 16 Jun 1862 - Scipio, Michigan, United States, d. 1930 -
[son of Richard, b. 8 May 1794]

D RiCHARD, b. June 16, 1862. S pg 517
Starr, Robert , b. 11 Sep 1866 - d. 30 Nov 1866 -
[son of Jared, b. 1835]

+ Robert, b. Sept. 11, 1866, d. Nov. 30, 1866. S pg 90
Starr, Robert , b. 11 Aug 1783 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 21 Jan 1808 - Demarara
[son of Jared, b. 1748]

B Robert Hazard, b. Aug. 11, 1782; went out as supercargo in one of his father's vessels to South America, and d. of yellow fever at Demarara, Jan. 21, 1808. S pg 91-2

Starr, Robert Hazard 
21 Jan 1808 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
-

Starr, Rollin T , b. 1827 - New York, United States, d. 1828 -
[son of Richard, b. 8 May 1794]

C Rollin Thomas, b. Mch. 21, 1827; farmer on the homestead; unm'd. S pg 517
Starr, Russell , b. 28 Oct 1789 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 12 Dec 1817 - Boardman, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
RUSSELL STARR,—son of Ethel 471,—b. Oct. 28, 1789, at Danbury, Conn.; went with his parents in 1808 to Boardman, 0.; a house builder; served in the war of 1812 in the cavalry; d. in early manhood, of fever, Dec. 12, 1817. He m. Mch. 27, 1817, MARY ANN, dau. of Jedediah and Elizabeth ( Vance) FITCH, b. Dec. 15, 1799, in Conn. She d.Oct.18, 1858, the wife of David Lee-Boy, whom she m. Aug. 8, 1821.

A SON

A RUSSELL FITCH STARR, b. Jan. 29, 1818, at B.; removed in 1863 to Canfield, O.; is engaged in farming and stock raising. He m. Nov. 1, 1843, MARY, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Kline) NEFF, b. Feb. 14, 1823, at Canfield, O.

CHILDREN

B Lois May, b. Feb. 1, 1845, m. Sept. 16, 1863, James Howard Shields; res. Boardman, O.

SHIELDS CHILDREN

Maud Mildred, b. Jan. 27, 1865.—Budd Starr, b. Jan. 9, 1867.—Mary Jane, b. Feb. 3, 1871.—Allora Case, b. Aug. 13, 1873.

C John Cornwall, b. Nov. 3, 1847; unm'd; res. Canfield.

D Henry Neff, b. Sept. 24, 1851; unm'd; res. Canfield.

E Alice Elizabeth, b. June 4, 1858. S pg 318
Starr, Ruth , b. 22 Mar 1634 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, d. 3 Sep 1658 - Massachusetts, United States
Ruth Starr, d. Sept. 3, 16o8. She was m. by Gov. John Endicott at Boston, 21day, 3mo., 16o6, to Joseph Moore. Their son, Joseph Moore, b. May 7, I658, m. Lydia, dau. of John Maynard [4]. S pg 517
Starr, Samuel 
, b. 1 Mar 1628 - Ashford, Kent, England d. 16 Apr 1633 - Ashford, Kent, England

[son of Dr. Comfort, b. 1589]

Imprimis I give vnto Samvell Starr, my large Booke of Martyrs wth y
frame belonging therevnto. S pg vii
Starr, Samuel , b. 1640 - Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, d. 11 Feb 1687 - New London, New London Co., CT
SAMUEL STARR, son of Dr. Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1. the founder of this branch of tlie Statr family, was probably born in Massachusetts. Although no record of his birth has been found, his descent from Dr. Comfort and his parentage are indisputable, from a deed on the records of "Worcester Co., Mass., dated Sept. 28, 1734, signed by his children and grandchildren as heirs of Rachel, the widow of Dr. Thomas Starr of Charlestown, Mass., deceased, thus settling any doubts of his parentage which have heretofore been rased. His grandfather. Dr. Comfort, made the following bequest in his will, dated April 22, 1659: " I give vnto Samuell Starr my large booke of martyrs with ye frame belonging therevnto."

The first mention of his name in New London is of his marriage. Dec. 23, 1664, with HANNAH, daughter of Jonathan and Lucretia BREWSTER, and grand-daughter of Elder William Brewster, who come over in the May Flower. She was born in 1643; Nov. 25, 1691. was in full communion with the First church in New London, where her children were baptized. There is no record of her death.

He was one of the early settlers of New London, and a prominent man in the town, holding the honorable office of County Marshall (High Sheriff) from 1674 to his death. In 1670 he proposed to establish a lorry at Norwich, and lands wore votcil him for the purpose, but probably proving unprofitable, he gave it up and forfeited the grant.

He lived on the old "Buttonwood corner," now corner of Main and State streets. There is no record of his death, but as a grant of land, made to him June 22, 1687,

CHILDREN

A. Samuel, b. Dec. 11, 1665, bap. June 11, 1671 ; was living in 1687; nothing further known of him.

20 Thomas, b. Sept. 27, 16G8, bap. June 11, 1671. B. Comfort, b. Aug. 7, 1671, prob. d. young.

55 Jonathan, b. Feb. 23, 1673-i. "Caulkins' History of N. L." gives another son Benjamin, but there is no authority for it. The Benjamin of New London belonged to the Middletown branch (see 353). S pg 14-5

Starr, Samuel , b. 28 Nov 1699 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 9 Jul 1786 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
SAMUEL STARR, son of Jonathan 55, Samuel 19. Thomas 7. Dr. Comfort 1, b. Nov. 5 [28?], 1699, in New London, m. and settled at Norwich, Conn., on his farm of 200 acres, about one mile west of the present court-house, which was sold out of the family 50 years ago, but to this day bears the name of the Starr farm. He built thereon a spacious house, that stood until since 1850. The records show frequent transactions of his purchase and sale of real estate. In 1730 he was received into the First church, by letter from the church in Groton; his wife was already a member by profession in 1728. In 1784 according to the custom of those days of seating the meeting-house, they were assigned the "first seats " near the pulpit, a position of honor and dignity. He d. July 9, 1786. He m. Sept. 29. 1726. ANN. dau. of Capt. Caleb and Ann (Leffingwell) BUSHNELL of Norwich, b. June 2. 1705, d. Dec. 1796.

CHILDREN

70 Samuel, b. Sept. 2, 1728, founder of the Nova Scotia family.

57 Anna, b. Apl. 25. 1731.

59 Jonathan, b. Apl. 20 (5?), 1733.

58 Catharine, b. Aug. 11, 1735.

A Elizabeth, b. Dec. 2-4, 1738. She united with the 2d Cong, church of N. in 1776, d. Feb. 4, 1821. She m. Capt. Simeon, son of Joseph and Mary{Huntington) Carew, b. Dec. 7, 1731, a respected farmer, merchant, and citizen of Norwich; carried on a pottery, and a coasting trade with Hartford; d. Feb. 5, 1806. Having no children, they adopted her nephew, Simeon Hubbard, who inherited the estate. [See B.]

+ Caleb, b. Oct. 13, 1741, d. Oct. 27, 1741.

84 David, b. Oct. 16, 1712.

B Lucy b. Nov. 12, 1747, d. Jan. 24, 1815. She m. .July 20, 1767, Willard Hubbard, son of Benj., b. Nov. 10, 1737, in Brooklyn, Ct. res. Norwich; d. Feb. 7, 1813.

HUBBARD CHILDREN

Simeon Carew, b. Sept. 10, 1769, d. Mch. 5, 1771.—Simeon, b. Jan. 30. 1771, m. Hannah Davison, who d. July 2, 1803, ae. 34; m. (2d) Betsey Davison: had 4 children; he d. May 19, ISoO. [See A.]—Caroline, b. Dec. 14, 1772, d. Apl. 17, 1790.—Willard, b. Apl. 6, 1775, m. Lois Williams: 10 children: he d. Sept. 20. 1866.—Samuel Starr, b. Apl. 4, 1777, d. Aug. 3, 1815. S pg 44-5
Starr, Samuel , b. 1700 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 24 Dec 1744 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
SAMUEL STARR,—son of Capt. Josiah 391, Thomas 7. Dr. Comfort 1,—b. about 1700 in Danbury. In May, 1726, he petitions the General Assembly for a £5 note to replace a counterfeit one he had taken, which petition was generously granted. He, with his brothers Josiah and Comfort, took a loan from the State, and in 1741 petition for the balance of the notes promised them. He was an extensive landholder in partnership with his brothers, owning land in Danbury, Kent, &c. His will was dated Dec. 4, and he d. Dec. 29, 1744, age 44; buried in the old cemetery in D. A time-worn stone marks the spot. His estate amounted to over £3,000, as by the inventory taken the Feb. following.

He m. ABIGAIL DIBBLE. After his death she m. Joseph Waller, of New Milford. Her son, the Rev. Peter Starr, on his death-bed, said, "I have great" reason to bless God that I had so pious a mother to counsel and warn me. I distinctly recollect how in my tender age she used to sit in her arm chair, and teach and pray"and cry, and all for me." She d. July 24, 1791, age 88; buried in Warren.

CHILDREN

651 Samuel, b. July 28, 1732

A Rachel, d. Aug 12, 1824, age 91. 7 mo. , 3 dys. She m. Feb. 6, 1756,
Stephen, son of Capt. Samuel and Naomi (Brush) Jarvis, b. Dec. 25, 1729; lived in Danbury: d. July 19, 1820; buried in Epis. churchyard.

JARVIS CHILDREN

Stephen, b. Nov. 6, 1756, m. May 22, 1783, Amelia Glover; removed to Canada, and d. Apl. 12, 1840, at Toronto; 6 children. Samuel, b. Oct. 20, 1758, m. Dec. 7, 1780, Abigail Sanford lived in Reading, and d. May 23 1839; 8 children.

Mary, b. Nov. 20, 1760, d. Sept. 26, 1845. She m. Dec. 1, 1783, John Ryder, Jr.. of South East, N. Y.; res. Danbury; 9 children.

Rachel, b. Oct. 12, 1762, d. Feb. 27, 1846, m. Sol. Hitchcock.

Abigail, b. Aug. 10, 1764. d. Jan. 22. 1810. She m. Jan. 7, 1783, Francis Knapp; 10 children.

Betsey, b. Aug. 11, 1766, d. May 30, 1813, in N. Y. She m. Sept. 23, 1792, Jedediah Wellman. Jr., of Danvers, Mass.; 5 children.

Eli, b. May 23, 176S. m. Polly Bull, and d. May 14, 1854; 9 children.

Hannah. b. June 14. 1774, d. in infancy.

692 Silvanus, b. 1736.

701 Caleb, b. Feb., 1739

B Abigail, d. Nov. 27, 1767, in her 26th year. She m. Oct., 1759, her
cousin. Col. Eli Mygatt [415 A]

MYGATT children

Noadiah, b. Feb. 15, 1760; lived in New Milford; m. Clarissa Lynes, and d. Dec. 17, 1844; 7 children.

Amirilles, b. May, d. Sep, 1762.

Comfort Starr, b. Aug. 23, 1763, m. (1st) Oct. 26, 1783, Lucy Knapp; m. (2d) Mch. 20, 1805. Mrs. Eleanor Stiles; removed to Canfield, O., where he d. Oct. 17 1823; 15 children.

Philo, b. Dec. 24, 1765; lived in Danbury; d. Mch., 1842; m. Mch. 15, 1787, Betty Boughton. who d. Apl. 7, 1815; 2 children.

710 Peter, b. Sept., 1744. S pg 427-8
Starr, Samuel , b. 28 Jul 1732 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States 18 Oct 1770 - Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
SAMUEL STARR,—son of Samuel 650, Josiah 391, Thomas 7. Dr. Comfort 1, b. July 28. 17o2: lived in Ridgebury Society, town of Ridgefield. Ct. Its locality will be better understood by the following memorial, signed by himself and two neighbors, presented to the General Assembly, May, 1759: "That we are owners of 256 acres of land adjoining the west line of Danbury; that we live on said land, are obliged to do duty in Ridgefield, it being 10 miles distant, and a very bad road, .o that it is impracticable for us ever to attend divine worship at K.. nor have any benefit of schools there; .... we have ever attended at D., whose meeting-house is but about 4 miles, and there being a school at Mill Plain, a scant miles from us, and the road or way to D. being very good.....pray to be annexed to Danbury." It was not granted. Feb. 16, 1761, he signed a petition fur a new Society at the north end of the town of Ridgefield. to be called Ridgebury. He was attacked of the small pox and fearing he should not recover, sent for his brother-in law, Eli Mygatt, to make his will, to whom, while standing by the fence outside, he—within the house - dictated his wishes.Mr. Mygatt then had it drawn in regular form, agreeable to the directions, and it was properly executed Oct. 10, 1770. Soon after he became delirious, got hold of the document, tore off his name, and otherwise mutilated it. These facts being proved before the General Assembly, they " Resolved that the mutilated paper be declared his last Will and Testament, and ordered the estate settled accordingly." He d. Oct. 18, 1770.

He m. Apl. 1. 1752. ANN. b. Nov. 5. 1731. May 5, 1771, the spring after her husband's death, she joined the church in R. by profession, and had Olive and Samuel bap. Aug. 21, 1 776, she received a letter to the church in Bethel, and m. Aug. 2S, 1776, JACHIN BENEDICT of that village [449 A]. She d. July 24, 1788. at R.

CHILDREN.

652 Noah, b. Mch. 24. 1753.

A Abigail, b. July 22, 1754, d. May, 1813. She m. July 7, 1774, Benajah Hoyt, of Bethel; removed to Ohio about 1800.

B Sarah, b. Mch. 27, 1756, d. Jan. 30, 1819. She m. Nov. 8, 1774, Benjamin Andrus, of Danbury. June 26, 1788, she was the wife
of Elias Taylor, of Warren, Ct.

C Ann, b. Nov. 7, 17o7, d. Oct., 1827. She m. Dec. 7, 1778, Ebenezer
Bailey; lived in Danbury.

BAILEY CHILDREN, as per town records

Clary, b. May 27, 1779.—Lucy, b. Apl. 2, 1782.—Zoe, b. July 13,
1784.—Lydia, b. June 11, 17S8.—Noah Starr, b. July 16, 1790.

667 Peter, b. Nov. 1, 1759.

684 Platt. b. July 29 1761.

D Hannah, b. June 29, 1763, d. Feb., 1828. She m. Nov. 7, 1782, Eleazer Taylor; lived in Ridgebury, and had John, Lucinda, Anna, Abigail, Elizabeth, Salmon, Noah, Starr.

E Eunice, b. Aug., 1765, d. May, 1813. She m. Nov. 7. 1782. Eleazer
Curtis of Kent; removed to Nova Scotia.

F Mary, b. Aug. 1. 1767. m. Oct. 17, 1784. Matthew Barnum. Jr.

BARNUM Children—From Danbury Records

Tirze, b. Sept. 5, 1785.—Molly, b. Nov. 16, 1787.—Luis, b. May 30, 1788.—Platt, b. Nov. 19, 1790-Anna, b. Aug. 26, 1792.

G Olive, b. July 11. 1769, d. Dec. 2, 1833. She m. (1st) Porter: m. (2d) Oct. 30. 1796. Caleb, son of Daniel and Abigail (Smith) Rockwell, b. Oct. 13, 1765, in Ridgefield; removed to western New York; and had—Harriet, Daniel Starr, Ralph, Bryan Titus.

690 Samuel, b. Apl. 1, 1771. S pg 427-8
Starr, Samuel 
, b. 1765 - Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States -
[son of John, b. 1733]

+ Samuel, d. in infancy. S pg 306
Starr, Samuel Gregory , b. 19 Jul 1785 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 1 Oct 1827 - Augusta, Columbia, Georgia, United States
[son of Caleb, b. 1739]

H Samuel Gregory, b. July 19, 1785; a merchant at Augusta, Ga., where he d. Oct., 1827; m. 1816, Maria, dau. of Ebenezer Russell and Hannah (Judson) White, b. Mch. 18, 1789, d. Nov. 1, 1817, at A. ; no children. S pg 463-4
STARR, Sarah , b. 3 Feb 1692 - Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, d. 17 Oct 1722 - Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

[daughter of Comfort, b. 1661]

D Sarah, b. Feb. 13, 1691-2; m. Samuel Mors, a blacksmith of Medfield, Mass., and left children. She was not living July 7, 1729. S pg 477-8
Starr, Sarah 
, b. 1706 - Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States, d. 9 Jan 1768 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

[daughter of John, b. 1684]

B Sarah, d. Jan. 9, 1768. She m. Isaac, son of Thomas Hoyt, b. Apr. 16, 1710. He was in religion a "Sandemanian," a sect not in sympathy with the patriots, and when the British burned the town he went away with them to Long Island; returned in 1778, and d. Jan. 23, 1783. His property was confiscated to the State. The children petitioned the General Assembly, setting forth at length that their dec'd mother was wealthy; that they had been loyal, and asked that at least the title of the widow's third, and what she received from her uncle Comfort Starr's estate, be given them. This petition was granted, and his second wife, formerly Widow Mary Platt, who claimed to have been a good Whig also was given her thirds of the estate.

HOYT Children

Sarah, b. March 10, 1739, d. April 30, 1807. She m. March 23, 1757, Dr. John Wood, b. Jan. 22, 1739, d. May 26, 1801.—Rachel, m. Abijah Peck.—Deborah, m. Joseph Gregory.—Hannah, m. Joseph Benedict, Jr. S pg 303-5
Starr, Sarah Or Sally 
, b. 1 Sep 1728 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States -


[daughter of Comfort, b. 1696]

C Sally. m. Jesse Woodward, of Thompson. S pg 478-9

Starr, Sarah , b. 1730 - Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 27 Aug 1775 -

[daughter of John, b. 1711]

A Sarah; no record of her birth or death. She m. Jachin, .son of Capt. John and Rachel (Starr) Benedict [391 B], who lived in Bethel, and d. Oct. 21, 1785. He m. (2d) Aug. 28, 1776, Ann, widow of Samuel Starr [651].

BENEDICT Children

Louisa, d. April 24. 1775, x. 23.—Lucy, m. ___ Wescott.—Eleazer, b. 1758.—Sarah, m. Dec. 7, 1781, Nathan Dibble.—Rue, m. Sept. 20, 1791, Samuel Dibble.—Nahum, b.—Rachel, m. Daniel Barlow. See Benedict Gen. S pg 305-6
Starr, Sarah , b. 4 Apr 1740 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 16 Apr 1826 - Connecticut, United States

[daughter of Jonathan, b. 1705]

D Sarah, b. Apl. 4, 1740, d. Apl. 15, 1826. She m. Capt. William, son of William and Abigail (Denison) Wattles of Norwich, CT, a sea captain; d. at sea in 1787, while in command of a privateer; res. Norwich. S pg 86-7
Starr, Sarah , b. 28 Nov 1760 - Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States, d. 20 Aug 1805 - Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States
B Sarah, b. Nov. 28, 1700, bap. July 10, 1708, d. Aug. 20, 1805, wife of Jabez, son of Aaron Franklin; a farmer in Guilford, Vt., who d. Feb. 20, 1829.

FRANKLIN CHILDREN

Jabez, b. Oct. 15, 1795.—Samuel, b. Sept. 15, 1801.—Comfort; Luther; Nabby: Anna; Sarah. S pg 479-80
Starr, Sarah , b. 10 Jun 1782 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 6 Dec 1814 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
[daughter of Jonathan, b. 19 Sep 1742]

A Sarah, b. June 10, 1782, d. Dec. 6, 1814. She m. Oct. 16, 1805, Jirah Isham of Colchester, Ct.; lawyer; settled in New London; both members of St. James' church.

Isham Children

Lucretia, b. July 24, 1806, m. July 24, 1837, Lewis D. Allen of N. L.—Mary Starr, b. Apl. 7, 1808, m. Oct. 28, 1820, John Dickinson of N. L.—Sarah Elizabeth, b. July 5, 1810, d. May 24, 1812. —Sarah Elizabeth, b. Aug. 25, 1812, m. Dec. 13, 1832, Edwin Rose of Long Island; Lieut. U. S. Army; one daughter. S pg 87-9
Starr, Sarah , b. 18 Jul 1784 - d. 11 Mar 1852 -
SARAH STARR, dau. of Elijah 156, b. July 18, 1784; d. March 11,
1852. She m. Jan. 3, 1803, DAVID CUTTER, of Brookfield. Mass.. b. July 36, 1783; farmer; supervisor; lived in Genoa, Enfield, and Newfield, N.Y., where he d. July 31, 1863.

CUTTER CHILDREN

Nirum, b. Nov. 7, 1804; d. Nov. 14, 18.59; m. (1st) Rebecca Moss Dennis.
She d. Jan. 4, 1840; m. (2d) July 25, 1841, Susan Van Buskirk
She d. June 19, 1860; 9 children—8 living.

Harriet, b. April 28, 1800; d. May 2, 1807.

Elijah Starr, b. Jan. 28, 1808; d. April 11. 1809.

Emily, b. Jan. 10, 1810; m. Sept. 23, 1830. Charles Eliakim Taylor
originally from Danbury, Ct., now P. M. at Halsey Vallev' N. Y.; 4 children.

Harriet, b. May 21, 1812; m. May 20, 1834, Moses Dennis, a farmer at Halsey Valley, N. Y.; no children living.

Maryette, b. March 25, 1816; m. July 4, 1847, Frederick Vincent Smith living at Coldwater, Mich.; no children.

David, b. May 4, 1817; d. Sept. 7, 1859, at Allen, Mich.; farmer; m. June 15, 1842, Lydia Meachem Gillett; 3 children.

Stephen Starr, b. June 9, 1819; is a physician in Coldwater, Mich.; a distinguished man, actively engaged in the educational interests of the State, highly honored and respected; m. (1st) Feb. 15, 1848, Adaline Asenath Estabrook, b. in East Haddam, Ct. She d. Oct 4, 1855. He m. (2d) Nov. 10, 1858, Georgiana Lucas, b. at New Haven, Ct. ; 4 children—2 living.

Lafayette, b. July 23, 1825; a farmer in Newfield, N. Y.; m. Dec. 17, 1851, Elizabeth Bassett Thatcher; 3 children—one living. S pg 113-4
Starr, Sarah , b. 19 Jul 1803 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 1838 -

[daughter of Ethel, b. 4 Feb 1769]

C Sarah, b. July 19, 1803, m. Feb. 6, 1822, Stanley Closson, son of David and Sally (Closson) Lockwood, b. Mch. 4, 1800, at Bridgewater, Ct.; res. Cuyahoga Falls, O.; he d. June 10, 1864. S pg 317-8

Starr, Simeon Elias , b. 4 Jul 1874 - Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, d. 6 Aug 1946 - Stanislaus, California, United States
[son of Larne Francois, b. 10 Jun 1849]

C Simeon Elias, b. July 4, 1874. S pg 485-6
Starr, Stephen , b. 28 Jan 1778 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 16 Dec 1779 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

[son of Caleb, b. Feb 1739]

+ Stephen, b. Jan. 28, 1778, d. Dec. 16, 1779. S pg 463-4
Starr, Stephen , b. 7 Feb 1780 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States 6 Oct 1810 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
[son of Caleb, b. Feb 1739]

F Stephen, b. Feb. 7, 1780, d. Oct. 6, 1810, unm'd. S pg 463-4
Starr, Suretrust 
, b. 3 Dec 1598 - Cranbrook, Kent, England, d. 8 Jan 1685 - Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
SURETRUST STARR, sister of Dr. Comfort, d. Jan. 8, 1685, age. 86, thereabouts. She m. FAITHFULL ROUSE; they came to Charlestown Mass, were there in 1641. He was made a freeman May 29, 1644; admitted to the church July 1, 1643; his wife joined the year before, and their dau. Mercy in December, 1643. Dr. Comfort in his will. "Apl 22 1659, appoints my beloved brother-in-law Faithfull Rouse supervisor &c." He was a saddler; d. May 18, 1604, at Charlestown. Their dau. Mercy m. ___ Swett. S pg iii
Starr, Susanna , b. 24 Nov 1694 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, d. 10 Apr 1731 - Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States


[daughter of Comfort, b. 1661]
E Susannah, b. Nov. 24, 1694; m. Jan. 6 1718, Samuel Dana, a blacksmith; lived at Pomfret, Ct., where, in 1723. he signed a petition about a school-house; in 1724 was lister; in 1729 he subscribed £10 for a public library. S pg 477-8
Starr, Sylvanus 
, b. 1736 - Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States -

SILVANUS STARR,—son of Samuel 650, Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. about 1736, in Ridgefield, parish of Ridgebury, Ct., where he spent his short life; d. June 21, 1762, age 26. "Feb. 16, 1761, he signed a petition for a new society, to be called Ridgebury." His will, dated June 8, 1762, 13 days before his death, mentions wife Mary, oldest son, Samuel, to whom he gives what was his (Samuel's) mother's; the other two children, Thomas and Mary, when they shall arrive at the age of ten years, &c. He was twice married. His first wife (name unknown) was the dau. of Thomas Hoyt, by whom he had Samuel. Of his second wife it is only known her name was Mary. In the distribution of his est., Mch. 22, 1764, she was then the wife of John Clerk.

CHILD BY FIRST WIFE

693 Samuel, b. Mch. 25, 1755.

CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE

A Thomas, dates unknown; lived and died in Reading; m. Dec. 15, 1789, Elizabeth.Hill.

Children

B Mary Starr, b. July 30, 1793, m. David Judd.

+ Billy Starr, b. Mch. 22, 1797, d. June 1, 1804.

+ Mary, ___"Dec. 2, 1766, Samuel Starr, of Ridgefield; appointed administrator on her estate, deceased, she being less than 10 years
of age." S pg 459
Starr, Theodore 


abt 1908 - California
-

Thomas Starre, b. abt 1528 - New Romney, Kent, England, d. 19 Jan 1594 - New Romney, Kent, , England

Ancestry.com millennium file

Thomas Starr
Spouse: , Agnes
Birth Date: 1530
Birth City: New Rommey
Birth County: Kent
Birth Country: England
Death Date: 19 Jan 1594
Death City: New Romney
Death County: Kent
Death State: Eng
Death Country: England
Children:
Thomas Starr
Agnes Starr
Catherine Starr
Other Information: Notes
Starr, Thomas , b. abt 1565 - New Romney, Kent, England, d. 2 Mar 1639 - Prob Dorcester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Thomas Starr
Spouse: , Susanna
Birth Date: 1565
Birth City: New Romney
Birth County: Kent
Birth Country: England
Death Date: 2 Mar 1640
Death State: New England
Parents: Thomas Starr, Agnes
Children:
Comfort Starr
Other Information: Notes
Starr, Dr. Thomas , b. 31 Dec 1615 - Ashford, Kent, England, d. 26 Nov 1658 - Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dr. THOMAS STARR, son of Dr. Comfort 1, b. in Eng.; when he came to this country is uncertain, but probaijly with his father. From the records of the Colony it appears that "May 17, 1637. He was appointed "chirurgeon" (to the forces sent against the Pequots).

"March 6, 1637-8. He was accused for speaking against the order of Court about swine, and the samed pved that hee said the law was against God's law and hee would not obey it, so hee was comited and er.joyned to acknowledg his fault, and at the Gen'all Court was fined 20' and to give security for his tine or pay the same before releasement."

"March 12, 16o7-8. His fine was moderated to 5' wch is to bee discounted out of his wages for the voyage against the Pecoits. '"

Whereas Mr Thomas Starr, deceased, having left a desolat widdow and eight small children was ye chirurgeon of one of the companjes y' went against the Pequotts in ansr to the request of seuerall genm on ye behalf the court judgeth it meete to grannt fower hundred acres of land to the sajd widow and children and doe hereby impower ye Tresurer and Capt Norton to make sale or otherwise to dispose of the said lands as may best conduce to ye benefit of the widdow and children, as they shall see meete."

There is some difficulty in tracing the history of Dr. Thomas for another Thomas Starr was contemporary (see Appendix A), but there is no question as to his children, for the Colony records give the birth of all but one. The will of his uncle Jehosaphat, in 1659, at Ashford, [A, page ii] confirms the record, and the disposition of the above grant of land settles it beyond dispute. The deeds, dated in 1733-4. recorded at length in the Worcester Co.. Mass., land records, were made by the heirs of widow Rachel Starr, and signed by the children of Samuel, Comfort, Jehosaphat, and Josiah. Benjamin had no heirs, and of Elizabeth (Treadwell) nothing is known of her family.

It is quite evident that Dr. Thomas lived in Duxbury, Scituiate, Yarmouth, and in Charlestown, Mass., where in 1654 he was clerk of the Writs, a householder with small income, and died Oct. 26, 1658.

Of his wife it is only known that her name was Rachel [Harris] and it is probable that she went, after his death, with her younger children to Hempstead, L. I. [in 1658]

CHILDREN

19 Samuel, b. about 1640; founder of New London Branch.

165 Comfort, b. 1644, at Scituate; founder of Middletown Branch.

A Elizabeth, b. 1646. On the records of Queens county. Long Island, N. Y., is the marriage, March 6, 1666-7. of Elizabeth Starr and John Treadwell, of Hempstead; it is presumed that it was this Elizabeth, for her brother Josiah first settled there, but there is no other evidence of it.

8 Benjamin, b. Feb. 6. 1647-8, Yarmouth.

9 Jehosaphat, b. Jan. 12, 1649-.10.

+ Constant, b. 1652, d. Oct. 5, 1654, Charlestown

+ William, b. March 18, 1554-5, d. Dec. 13. 1659, Charlestown.

391 Josiah, b. Sept. 1, 1657; founder of Danbury Branch. S pg 4-5
Starr, Thomas , b. 1681 - Hempstead, Long Island, Queens Co., NY, d. 7 Mar 1734 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

THOMAS STARR,—son of Capt. Josiah 391, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, — lived in Danbury; was Lister in 1723. At the May session of the General Court, in 1726, he was granted, on his own petition, a patent of 100 acres of land between Danbury on the north and Norwalk and Fairfield on the south. He d. before Mch. 7, 1733-4, for on that day his widow, ELIZABETH, (of whom nothing more is known) was appointed admnr. on his estate, and June 6, 1734, guardian of Thomas and Jerusha, children of sd. dec'd. In the inventory presented are the following items: "Half the house; the Picket house and lot; Land at Walnut tree hill, &c." Of his library the following verbatim copy is not only interesting, but from it may be inferred something of the character of the man, whose history was consumed in the flames of D.: "grate Bible, £2.16. small do., 6 s.—Psalm Book, 2 s. —3 bunnians Books, 13 s.1. mr. mathers book, 3 s.—Epplication chatechism, 4 s.— 1. Mr. Colmans books, 2 s. 6 d.—Mr. Williams, 2 s. 6 d.— Apples of gold in pictures of Silver, 2 s. 6 d.—Mr. Guthers work, 5 s.—Mr. Wadsworths work, 2 s.—Thoughts on Religion, 2. s. 6. d.—Milk for Babes, 1 s.—Philip Achtion book, 1 s.—Conscience best friend, 9 d.—Peter Thatcher, 8. d.—Cocker and hodders Arithmetick, 2 s. 6d.—Spelling Book, 6 d."—&c.

CHILDREN

394 Thomas,b ___

A Jerusha, b. April 2G, 1727, d. July 22, 1799, in Canada, with her
children. She m. (1st) Thomas Barnum, of Danbury, a soldier who fell in the French war. She m. (2d) (his 2d wife) Capt. Elisha, son of Thomas and Abigail {Hoyt) Benedict, b. Apl. 2, 1736, a soldier of the Revolution; after the war removed to Canada, and d. Aug. 26, 1708.

BENEDICT CHILDREN BY WIFE JERUSHA

Caleb, b. Sept. 27, 1758, d. about 1800.—Elisha, b. July 5, 17«0.— Ira, b. Jan. 13, 1703.—Elias, b. May 23, 1765.—Felix, b. May 13, 1767.—Benedict Gen.

+ Caleb, d. ___ 25, 1727 (?) [From the gravestone in the old cemetery, the date nearly obliterated.] S pg 270-1
Starr, Thomas , b. 1720 - Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 27 Apr 1806 - Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
THOMAS STARR,— son of Thomas 394, Thomas 393, Josiah 391,Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, — b. Mch. 6, 1748, at Danbuiy; gave a deed there in 1787, but soon after removed, and Feb. 18, 1789, gave another deed, calling himself of Milton, Albany Co., N. Y., where he lived until his son Ezra married, when he sold the farm to Ezra, bought another near Owasco, Cayuga Co., where he resided until his death, Oct. 1, 1835. He and his wife Tabitha were members of the Baptist church in 0. He is described as rather a small man, of delicate features, dark or black eyes; his thick hair perfectly white.

He was married four times,— (1st) SARAH SHORE (or MUZZY?); she d, about 1799-1800; (2d) Mrs. MARY SEELYE, d. 1825-6; (3d) Mrs.TABITHA LEACH, d. about 1330; (4th) Mrs. STODDARD.

CHILDREN BY HIS FIRST WIFE.

396 Ezra, b. Mch. 12, 1770.

400 Epenetus, b. Mch. 24, 1772.

A Hannah, b. 3Ich. 24, 1772, ) at Danbury, d. Feb. 27, 1849. She m. (1st) at Milton, Grant, son of Solomon G. Price, b. in D. ; d. about 1802, at Owasco, N. Y.

PRICE CHILDREN.

Thaddeus.— Thomas.— Annis, b. Mch. 25, 1797, at O. ; m. Au?. 25, 1814, John Biu-e-^s. and d. Oct. 11, 1823, at Batavia, N. Y. She m. (2d) Simri Phelps, b. May 10, 1764, d. Mch. 31, 1800.

B Lois, b. Nov. 10, 1774, d. Mch. 15, 1858, m. Feb. 8, 1795, Eliphalet,

son of James and Hannah (Jones) Hoyt, b. Feb. 12, 1770; res. North Fairfield, Huron Co., O. : d. Aug. 12, 1831.

HOYT CHILDREN.

Sally, b. Sept. 14, 1795.— Silas, d. infancy.— Walter, b. May 18,

1803, d. June 5, 1862.— Alniira, b. Jan. 1, 1807.— Jerusha, b. 1809,

d. Mch. 7, 1829.

C Lucy, d. Feb. 20, 1843, the widow of Abijah Gilbert, who d. Nov. 16, 1834, at their residence, Evans, N. Y. Children, — Gregory,

Laura, Loraine, d. July 14, 1832, a?. 26; Roxy, Rodolphus, Ephraim, Erastus.

411 Noah, b. July 27, 1779.

Thomas Starr, b. 1681 - Hempstead, Long Island, Queens Co., NY - S pg 272-3

Starr, Thomas , b. 1783 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 25 May 1831 -
THOMAS STARR, son of Elijah 156, lived in De Ruyter, Madison Co., N. Y., where the four older children were born. In 1818 he purchased land in the village of Fayetteville, town of Manlius, Onondaga Co., and settled there; carried on the tanning business with John McVicar, under the firm of Starr & McVicar. He was a successful, public-spirited, and enterprising man: d. May 25, 1831, age 48; buried in the cemetery at F.

He m. Mrs. SUSANNA LEGGETT. Her maiden name was Smith, of New Bedford, Mass. She d. July 22, 1855, age 75.

CHILDREN

A Henry, b. Dec. 11, 1808, in De Ruyter. He kept a hotel for a while in Cortlandville, N. Y.; d. March 3, 1843, at F., where he m. Jan. 30, 1833, Hannah Goodrich. She d. Oct. 5 1843 age 30

Children:

+ Maria Hannah Starr, b. Aug. 12, 1836; d. Oct. 10, 1849.

+ Thomas Starr, b. March 19, 1.841; d. Aug. —, young.

+ Emily Starr, b. July 14, 1842; d. Feb. 23, 1843. In the cemetery at Fayetteville sleep the family—father, mother, and three children, side by side.

B Maria, b. June 5, 1811; d. March 10. 1828.

C Elsie, b. Sept. 18, 1813, at D. R, d. Apl. 26, 1841. She m. Oct. 17, 1834, Lorenzo Sherwood, a prominent lawyer at Hamilton, and a member of N.Y. Legislature. After her death he m. again, and settled at Galveston, Tex.. His strong anti-slavery sentiments brought him North at the breaking out of the war; lived in Brooklyn, N. Y., where he d. May 13, 1869, age 59; no children by wife Elsie.

D John, b. Aug. 4, 1815, at De Ruyter; m. Jan. 4. 1838, Catharine Nye; were divorced. He left Fayetteville many years ago and went to Oregon.

E Elijah Francis, b. Sept. S, 1818, in Fayetteville, where he continued to reside; was a R. R. contractor; d. Feb. 8, 1858, and buried at Wilmington, Del. He m. Jan. 4. 1844, Anna, dau. of Roland and Lois {Pratt) Grossman, b. Jan. 37, 1831, in Mexico, N. Y.

A CHILD

F Elsie Sherwood, b. Dec. 21, 1844, d. Apl. 10, 1867. S pg 114-5

Starre, Thomas 
abt 1528 - New Romney, Kent, , England
19 Jan 1594 - New Romney, Kent, , England

Starr, Timothy , b. 22 Dec 1773 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, d. 12 Oct 1830 - Rowe, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

TIMOTHY STARR.—son of Comfort 724, Comfort 723, Comfort 722, John 10, Dr. Comfort 1,—b. Dec. 22. 1773, in Thompson, Ct.; brought up in Guilford. Vt., where, April I8, 1796, his father deeded him his farm, which he carried on, giving special attention to the raising of fine horses and other good stock; a respected citizen, taking an active interest in all public affairs, and a member of the School Board for many years. He was fond of music, and a good singer. One of the sweet memories of that home was the long winter evenings around the old hearth-stone, with music book and tuning-fork, teaching and leading his happy family choir. The music of the spinning-wheel and the rattle of the loom were familiar in the house, while the webs of linen and of wool showed the industry of the good mother, as she wove the marriage outfit for her daughters. In 1835 he sold his farm in Guilford, removed to Rowe, Franklin Co., Mass., and bought another near to the residence of his son, where, with the honor and respect of the entire community, he d. Oct. 12, 1850; Baptist.

He m. (1st) April, 1796, ANNA KINNICUTT, dau. of Paul and Betsey [Kinnicutt) CHASE, b. Sept. 17, 1773, in G., d. May 18, 1803, at the birth of her son Elisha; m. (2d) March, 1805, DAMARIS, dau. of Deacon Samuel and Rhoda [Carpenter) NICHOLS, b. Aug. 18, 1784, in Halifax, Vt., d. Dec. 30, 1857.

CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE

734 Paul, b. Apl. 1, 1797. A Betsey, b. Oct. 11, 1798, m. Apl. 13, 1820, John, son of Peleg and Susannah (Brown) Richmond, b. Aug. 16, 1797, at Barrington, R. I.; a blacksmith in Guilford, and a farmer for ten years in Brattleboro, Vt.; d. Oct. 26, 1874, at G.

RICHMOND CHILDREN

Gilbert, b. Jan. 6, 1821; an enterprising merchant and farmer in
Hinsdale, N. H.; m. Aug. 20, 1851, Catharine Lawton; three children.

Phidutia, b. Jan. 10, 1823, d. in infancy.

Betsey, b. May 31, 1824, m. Oct. 22, 1850, Charles Lawton.

Susan Ann Augusta, b. Nov. 20, 1839, d. Nov. 28, 1868. She m. Aug. 18, 1864, George Thomas, a farmer; one child.

Herbert John, b. Feb. 22, 1844; a miller in Guilford; m. Feb. 21, 1866, Ellen Clisby; one daughter.

740 TIMOTHY, b. June 2, 1801.

741 Elisha, b. May 18, 1803.

CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE

742 Ebenezer, b. Dec. 1. 1805.

B Anna Kinnicutt, b. Jan. 26, 1807, d. Mch. 4, 1850. She m. Barnabus, son of Edward and Betsey (Wells) Thurber. b. Dec. 22, 1805, at Guilford; lived also in Reading and Halifax, Vt.; farmer; both consistent members of the Bap. church from their youth. He m. again, and d. May 3, 1864.

THURBER CHILDREN

Chester Orsemus, b. May 10, 1831, at G.; farmer in Halifax; m. Dec. 7, 1856, Emeline Niles; two children.

Mary Almeda, b. June 6, 1833, at R.; m. Aug. 21, 1856, Smith Collins; no children.

Wells Elmer, b. Dec. 3, 1836, at R.; farmer in Halifax; m. Apl. 16, 1861, Nancy L. Swan; two children.

Orson Timothy (twin), b. July 14, 1838. at G.; farmer in Altoona, Kan.; m. Sept. 17, 1868, Sarah F. Newland; two children.

Austin Edward (twin), b. July 14, 1838, at G.; d. Apl. 20, 1860, at Albion, Iowa; unm'd.

Henry Emerson, b. Apl. 11, 1841; a farmer in Marlboro, Vt. enlisted Oct. 23, 1862, in Co. F, 16th Reg't Vt. Vols. ; wounded in the face at Gettysburg; dis. Apl. 10, 1863; m. Dec. 14, 1864, Sarah B. Ballou; seven children.

Almon Elbridge, b. May 30, 1843; farmer in Liscomb, Iowa: enlisted Oct. 23. 1862. in Co. F. 16th Regt Vt. Vols.: dis. Aug. 10, 1803; m. Mch. 4, 1868, Sarah E. Price: one child living.

Albert Leavitt, b. Jan. 2, 1846; farmer; m. Jan. 2, 1870. Ellen Bascom; no children.

C Damaris Nichols, b. Sept. 16, 1810, m. Oct. 20, 1832, Alonzo, son of Nathan and Jerusha (Fisher) Hatch, b. June 22. 1803. He was an honored and respected citizen of Simcoe, Canada, in the furniture business. At the breaking out of the Canadian rebellion of 1837 he refused to take the oath of allegiance to the British crown; not being a citizen, he wished to remain neutral in the conflict. The excitement was intense; every Yankee was looked upon with suspicion, and he was obliged to wear the red badge in the street to save him from insult and annoyance. The town was filled with soldiers; property depreciated in value, and his business ruined. In this depressed condition of affairs he sold out at a sacrifice, crossed the lake to Laona, N. Y., and commenced business again; after a few years returned to Vt. ; lived at Brattleboro, Bennington, and at Northampton, Mass., where he d. Mch. 11, 1868, of consumption; Deacon, and his wife and children members of the Bap. church.

HATCH CHILDREN

Dyanthia Anna, b. Aug. 16, 1835, in S. ; m. J. A. Church, a sash and blind manufacturer in Brattleboro. —Alonzo Draper, h. Apl. 9, 1838, in S. ; d. Jan. 15, 1859, at Bennington.—Cora Corinthia. b. May 10, 1840, at L.—Albert Judson, b. July 28, 1845, and d. Apl. 10, 1870, at Brattleboro.—George Cornelius, b. Apl. 21, 1852, and d. Apl. 22, 1874, at Brattleboro.

D Mila Ann, b. Feb. 1, 1812, d. Aug. 11, 1874. She m. July 10, 1831, George, son of William and Sally {Whitney) Kelley, b. Mch. 18, 1808, in Brattleboro; a wheelwright; lived in Guilford. Marlboro, and West Brattleboro, Vt., where he d. Oct. 11, 1862; Congregational.

KELLEY CHILDREN

Damaris Starr, b. July 6, 1833, at G.: m. May 7, 1856, William Mather, a farmer in Brattleboro; three children living.—Twin sons, b. Sept. 19, d. 22, 1835.—Jennette Eliza, b. Sept. 14. 1836, at M. m. Nov. 28, 1855, John Ceril Snow; a farmer in Marlboro; three children living.—George Harvey, b. Apl. 5, 1844, at M. ; d. Mch. 7, 1846.

746 Norman, b. Sept. 1, 1813.

E Gratia, b. Oct. 29, 1815, m. Nov. 26. 1840, Aaron Brown, son of
William and Sarah {Brown) Christie, b. Sept. 6, 1810. at Heath, Mass.; a farmer in Shelburne Falls; now in Rowe, Mass.; both members of Cong, church.

CHRISTIE CHILDREN

Helen Mar. b. July 14, 1843, at R.—Martha Jennette. b. Feb. 20,
1846, at R.—Gilbert Aaron, b. May 1, 1849, at H.; a general ins. agent at Northampton; m. Sept. 22, 1874, Lizzie Ularia Turner.—Almon Gilbert, b. Oct. 1, 185'3, d. Apl. 10, 1854. at S. F.—Albert Leslie, b. Oct. 29, 1854. at S. F. : d. Jan. 10, 1871. at R.

F Julia, b. Dec. 20, 1817.

G Mary Almeda, b. June 20, 1821; a successful teacher: of literary accomplishments; a story writer for the papers; has kindly assisted in collecting the records of the family; living at Rowe.

H Dyanthia, b. July 21, 1823; d. Feb. 4, 1837. S pg 486-9

Starr, VanNess , b. 10 Dec 1838 - Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, d. 12 Dec 1861 - Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
[son of Lovel, b. 26 Apr 1797]

D Van Ness, b. Dec. 10, 1838; went to Nebraska; enlisted Aug. 12, 1861, in Co. E, 8th Reg't Iowa Vols.; sergeant; d. in camp at Sedalia, Mo., Dec. 12, 1861, of lung fever; unm'd. S pg 484-5
Starr, Vine , b. 19 Jan 1716 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, d. 1 Jan 1799 - Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
VINE STARR, son of Jonathan 55, Samuel 19, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, b. Jan. 19, 1716, in Groton; where, Nov. 25, 1730, he and his wife were admitted to the church. They lived awhile in Norwich, and two of their children were born there, as appears from the records, but returned to G., for in 1780 the name of Serg't Vine Starr is in the list of soldiers in the reg't of "Artificers "; and the next year his taxes were abated, being one of the sufferers in the destruction of the town by the enemy; d. Jan. 1, 1799. He m. April 14, 1737, MARY, dau. of Nicholas and Jerusha STREET, of Groton,b. Nov. 25, 1716; d. Dec. 18, 1789.

CHILDREN

+ Vine, b. Jan. 10, 1738; d. Feb. 9, 1738.

Vine, b. Feb. 17; bap. March 2, 1739, in G. ; d. July 10, 1747.

133 Nicholas, b. Jan. 10, 1741-2, in Norwich.

128 Nathaniel, b. Jan. 28, 1743-4, in Norwich.

+ Betsey, b. May 19, 1746; bap. June 1, in G. d. Aug. 16, 1747.

A Eunice, b. July 24, 1748, in Norwich. She was greatly beloved and honored by her step-children; d. March 12, 1813. She m. about 1788 (3d wife), Nathan, son of Richard and Elizabeth (Tiffany) Brockway, b. May 10, 1736, in Lyme, Ct. ; a farmer; went to N. Y.; lived in Stephentown; in 1792 removed to Broadalbin, then a wilderness; d. Aug. 11, 1822. She had no children.

+ Comfort, b. July 6, 1751; bap. April 25, 1752, in G.; d. April 29, 1752.

129 Jesse, b. Nov. 30, 1753.

B Vine, b. Feb. 3, 1757 ; a fine singer, and teacher of music ; went to N. Y. State, and d. in 1831, in Seneca Co., alone in the house, leaving no family or history. S pg 93-4
Starr, Volney 
, b. 19 Aug 1823 - d. 12 Jun 1850 - St Louis, Minnesota, United States
[son of Richard, b. 8 May 1794]

A Volney, b. Aug. 19, 1823. Having a natural taste for reading and study, he acquired an excellent education, and devoted his short life to teaching; d. of cholera, June 13, 1850, at St. Louis; unm'd. S pg 517
Starr, Walter , b. 20 May 1783 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 26 May 1813 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

[son of Caleb, b. Feb 1739]

G Walter, b. May 20, 1783, d. [May 26. 1813, unm'd. S pg 463-4
Starr, William , b. 18 Mar 1653 - Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, d. 13 Dec 1659 - Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA

[son of Thomas, b. 31 Dec 1615]

+ William, b. March 18, 1554-5, d. Dec. 13. 1659, Charlestown. S pg 4-5

Starr, William , b. 8 Dec 1788 - Potter, Yates, New York, United States, d. 16 Mar 1827 -
WILLIAM STARR, son of Elijah 156, Richard 155, Jonathan 55, Samuel 19, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, b. Dec. 8, 1788, in Geneseo, N. Y.; soon after his marriage settled in Newfield, Tompkins Co., N. Y.; tanner, currier, fanner; d. Mch. 16, 1827. He m. Oct. 28, 1812, SARAH, dau. of Thomas and Mary {Patrick) WILLIAMS, b. Dec. 10, 1788, near Ft. Edward, N. Y.; d. Aug. 7, 1866.

CHILDREN

A Mary Ann, b. March 19, 1814, d. June 19, 1835, m. Mch. 13, 1834, Gawin Anderson, son of Col. James and Elizabeth {Anden^on) Todd, b. Mch. 13, 1811; a farmer and drover at Newfield. A son, William Starr Todd, b. May 3, 1835, d. Feb. 3, 1803, m. Feb. 10. 1850, Elvira Curry; res. N. ; no children.

B Frances Adaline, b. Jan. 14, 1820, d. Jan. 17, 1853, m. June 29, 1843, William A., son of William and Eleanor {Ammerman) Cox, b. Oct. 27, 1816, in N.; a carriage-maker and farmer. A daughter, Frances Augusta Cox, b. June 17, 1845.
162. Charles Morgan, b. Aug. 8, 1835. S pg 115
Starr, William 
, b. 5 Oct 1794 - Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, d. 16 May 1824 - Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
[son of Rev. Peter, b. Sep 1744]

C William, b. Oct. 5, 1794, d., unm'd, May 16, 1824; buried at W. S pg 469-70

Starr, Zalmon Wildman 

10 Jun 1836
27 Apr 1857


Starr, Zipporah , b. 16 Jan 1872 - Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
[daughter of Larne Francois, b. 10 Jun 1849]

B Zipporah, b. Jan. 11, 1873. S pg 485-6
miscellaneous:

The tannery of Starr & Sanford was at the foot of Liberty Street At the beginning of the century Main Street was called Town Street The Episcopal church stood in the present graveyard on South Street D p121 Starr & Sanford advertise for fifty cords of oak hemlock or birch bark for which cash at $5 a cord will be given at the tan works The boys of the present time would improve this opportunity tunity of laying in a supply of birch bark Their tan works was near the corner of Liberty Street and Railroad Avenue D p134 There were no more buildings until the foot of Liberty Street was reached There where is now Railway Avenue stood the extensive tannery of Starr & Sanford The business of the tanner like that of the fuller has concentrated at prominent centres since that day Then tanneries and fulling shops were distributed throughout the land Danbury having several of each The Starr & Sanford tannery with its vats and bark buildings extended almost to the present railway track D p158

1817 Captain John Foot with one Mr Hodge manufactured hats for the firm of Wildman & Starr employing six or eight men and getting up about six hundred dozen per annum Elias Boughton Abel Hoyt and others carried on hatting in Danbury about this time The hats were then eight or nine ounces in weight The price for making them that is the Russia hat was 92 cents or 5s and 6d Yankee currency The manner in which hats were packed and sent to the market deserves mention Two hats were taken and rolled up together in a paper then put into a linen bag and in this shape to the number of six or eight dozen they were put into a leathern sack they were then ready for transportation to the city by stage D p 219

1803 During this and following years Samuel H Philips George Benedict David Wood William Babcock Ezra Wildman Ebenezer & John I Nichols Boughton & Starr and others carried on hatting in different parts of the township The fashionable hat of this year was six inches deep with two inch brim H p5
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