Josiah STARR

1657 - 1716  (58 years)

• Name	Josiah STARR  [1]
  	Burgis Pratt Starr in "A History of the Starr Family of New England", identified a daughter of Josiah Starr of Danbury, Connecticut, named Hannah, as the wife of ? Dibble and mother of Weakfield Dibble, who died in September 1759. Although Burgis Starr did not indicate the first name of the Dibble husband, the probate record of Ezra Dibble of Danbury names his son Wakefield Dibble. Buris Starr claimed from Josiah Starr's probate documents that he had children Thomas, Benjamin, John, Hannah ? married to ? Dibble, Rachel married to John Benedict, Josiah, Samuel, and comfort. Even though he commented that Hannah's name was somewhat uncertain, Hannah Starr has been shown as the name of Ezra Dibble's wife since the publication of "History of the Starr Family" in 1879. A reading of Josiah's probate documents revealed that no daughter Hannah was named. Capt. Josiah Starr of Danbury died intestate and his inventory was taken 2 February 1715/16. The Relict Rebeckah Starr and son Thomas were named administrators. John Gregory and John Cornell took the inventory and were directed by the court to distribute the estate. The inventory was valued at L980:18:1 and distributed to the widow, six sons, and two daughters. Rebeckah, the widow, was given her thirds L328.2.6 Benjamin Starr received the double portion L145.2s, as the eldest son. John Starr received L72.11s. Thomas Starr received L72.11s. Rachel Benydick and john Bennydick received L72.11s Josiah Starr received L72.11s. Rebecca Starr received L72.11s. Samuel Starr received L72.11s. Comfort Starr received L72.11s. The first page of the distribution begins with the widow's thirds. On the second page, the first paragraph is part of the widow's thirds. It begins with a scribble that doesn't look like Hannah, but Burgis Starr probably interpreted the name as Hannah. He assumed the distribution for the daughter Rebeckah was for the widow. he should have done the math, to see the section was for the daughter, not the widow. The author made a second error, naming Thomas, who served as executor, as the eldest son, but the double portion distributed to Benjamin indicates he was the eldest. Did Burgis Starr have another reason for calling the Dibble wife "Hannah"? The Danbury records were destroyed, so there is no marriage record, nor birth records for children, and a different wife was named in Ezra Dibble's will. Ezra Dib ble married Elizabeth (Burr) Wheeler, in Stratford, 3 April 1733, but several of the children named in his probate documents were born before their marriage, evidently to a first wife. Guardians were chosen or appointed on 5 December 1739 for Ezra's minor children. Rebecca chose John Benedict of Danbury. Wakefield chose Josiah Starr of Danbury. Comfort Starr of Danbury was appointed for Freelove, and Sammel Starr of Danbury was appointed for Elisha. The Starrs were all sons of Josiah Starr, and john Benedict was Josiah's son-in-law. Wakefield Dibble, Ezra's son, called Comfort Starr his uncle in Wakefield's 1758 will, making it clear that the mother of Ezra Dibble's children was a daughter of Josiah Starr. There is no Hannah Starr, Rachel Starr was married to John Benedict, and therefore Rebecca Starr, daughter of Josiah, must have married Ezra Dibble. [1]
  Birth	1 Sep 1657	Charlestown, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jan 1715/6	Danbury, Connecticut   [1]
  Person ID	I99686	Main Tree
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020

  
  

  Family	Rebeckah ?,   b. Abt 1665   d. 15 Jul 1739 (Age 74 years)
  Children	+ 1. Josiah STARR,   b. Abt 1694   d. Dec 1778 (Age 84 years)   2. Benjamin STARR,   b. Abt 1684   d. 29 Nov 1754 (Age 70 years)  [Birth]   3. John STARR,   b. Abt 1684   d. 27 Jul 1739 (Age 55 years)  [Birth]   4. Thomas STARR   d. Bef 7 Mar 1733/4  [Birth]   5. Rachel STARR,   b. Abt 1700   d. 7 Feb 1775 (Age 75 years)  [Birth] + 6. Rebecca STARR  [Birth]   7. Samuel STARR,   b. Abt 1697   d. 29 Dec 1744 (Age 47 years)  [Birth]   8. Comfort STARR,   b. Abt 20 Oct 1706, Danbury, Connecticut d. 11 May 1763 (Age 56 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F41230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Sep 1657 - Charlestown, Massachusetts Death - 4 Jan 1715/6 - Danbury, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11731] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2020, Vol. 174 Spring.