Samuel STARR

Male Abt 1641 - 1688  (47 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Samuel STARR was born about 1641 in Duxbury or Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died on 02 Feb 1687/88 in New London, Connecticut; was buried in Colchester Burying Ground, Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut.

    Notes:

    Samuel 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. He lived on the Old Buttonwood corner.

    Samuel married Hannah BREWSTER on 23 Dec 1664 in New London, Connecticut. Hannah (daughter of Jonathan BREWSTER and Lucretia OLDHAM) was born on 03 Nov 1641 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; died in Dec 1711 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried in Avery-Morgan Cemetery, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Thomas STARR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Sep 1668 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; was christened on 11 Jun 1671.
    2. 3. Capt. Jonathan STARR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Feb 1673/74 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 6 Aug 1767; was buried in Starr Cemetery, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas STARR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born on 27 Sep 1668 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; was christened on 11 Jun 1671.

    Thomas married Mary MORGAN on 1 Jan 1695 in Groton, Connecticut. Mary (daughter of Capt James MORGAN and Mary VINE) was born on 20 Mar 1670 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 14 Sep 1765 in Stonington, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Rachel STARR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1705 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 05 Feb 1791 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut.

  2. 3.  Capt. Jonathan STARR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born on 23 Feb 1673/74 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 6 Aug 1767; was buried in Starr Cemetery, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Thomas and Jonathan Starr married sisters, Mary and Elizabeth Morgan, daughters of Capt. James Morgan. Samuel, the oldest son of Jonathan, removed to Norwich, and is the founder of the Norwich family of Starrs. Jonathan, the second son, was the ancestor of the present Jonathan Starr, Esq., of New London, and of the late Capt. Jared Starr. Richard, another brother of this family, removed to Hinsdale, Mass., and was one of the fathers of that new settlement, and a founder of its infant church.

    The descendants of Jonathan Starr have been remarkable for longevity,?eight of his children lived to be eighty, and most of them over eighty-five years of age. One of his daughters, Mrs. Turner, was one hundred years and seven months old. In the family of his son Jonathan, the father, mother, and four children averaged ninety years of age.


    Title: History of New London county, Connecticut: with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men
    Editor: Duane Hamilton Hurd
    Publisher: J. W. Lewis & co., 1882
    Page 826
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    Captain Jonathan Starr son of Samuel Starr was born at New London February 23, 1673/74 and was a prominent man of his native town He was constable deputy to the general assembly I712-14 member of the governor's council I711-12, 13-16 sergeant of the militia 1712 ensign 1715 lieutenant and captain I716-27

    Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut: A ..., Volume 2
    By William Richard Cutter, Edward Henry Clement, Samuel Hart, Mary Kingsbury Talcott, Frederick Bostwick, Ezra S. Stearns

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    American Marriages Before 1699 American Marriages Before 1699
    Name: Jonathan Starr
    Spouse: Elizabeth Morgan
    Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1699
    Marriage Place: New London, Conn.

    Source Information:

    Ancestry.com. American Marriages Before 1699 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
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    Jonathan married Elizabeth MORGAN on 12 Jan 1698. Elizabeth (daughter of Capt James MORGAN and Mary VINE) was born on 9 Sep 1678 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut; died on 18 Sep 1763 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; was buried in Starr Cemetery, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rachel STARR Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 15 Sep 1705 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 05 Feb 1791 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut.

    Rachel married Daniel DENISON on 14 Nov 1726 in New London, Connecticut. Daniel (son of George DENISON and Mary WETHERELL) was born on 27 Jun 1703 in New London, Connecticut; died on 02 Feb 1748 in New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Phebe DENISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jun 1741; died on 28 Dec 1818.
    2. 6. Thomas DENISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Nov 1732 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died on 19 Mar 1818.
    3. 7. James DENISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1746 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 24 Dec 1778 in During the American Revolution.
    4. 8. Daniel DENISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Dec 1730 in New London, New London Co., Conn.; died on 17 Mar 1793.
    5. 9. Hannah DENISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 02 Jan 1738/9 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 21 Jul 1816.
    6. 10. Elizabeth DENISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1748 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 01 Dec 1822.
    7. 11. Ann DENISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 08 Sep 1743 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died in Nov 1767.
    8. 12. Samuel DENISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Nov 1736 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died in 1767.
    9. 13. Rachel DENISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1734 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 06 May 1815 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    10. 14. Mary DENISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Aug 1728 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA.

    Rachel married Ebenezer AVERY on 21 Nov 1759 in New London, Connecticut. Ebenezer (son of James AVERY and Mary GRISWOLD) was born on 29 Mar 1703/4 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; was christened on 9 Jul 1704 in First Church of New London; died on 11 Jul 1780 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; was buried in Morgan Avery Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 5.  Phebe DENISON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rachel3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 22 Jun 1741; died on 28 Dec 1818.

    Phebe married Lieut. Ebenezer AVERY, Jr. on 11 Jun 1761 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut. Ebenezer (son of Ebenezer AVERY and Lucy LATHAM) was born on 07 Mar 1732 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 06 Sep 1781 in Killed at Fort Griswold. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Capt Henry AVERY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Sep 1776 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 1 May 1873 in Salem, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania.
    2. 16. Lucy AVERY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Apr 1766 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 20 Jul 1844 in Collins, Erie Co., New York.

    Phebe married Capt Jonathan FISH after 1790. Jonathan (son of Moses FISH and Martha WILLIAMS) was born in 1723 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 26 Dec 1796. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 6.  Thomas DENISON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rachel3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 4 Nov 1732 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died on 19 Mar 1818.

    Thomas married Katherine STARR on 17 Jan 1759. Katherine was born on 11 Aug 1735 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 14 Mar 1817. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  James DENISON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rachel3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 18 Apr 1746 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 24 Dec 1778 in During the American Revolution.

    James married Esther BROWN on 18 Nov 1767 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. Esther was born about 1749; died on 04 Dec 1774 in Cherry Plain Hill, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Jerusha CHESTER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 8.  Daniel DENISON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rachel3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 16 Dec 1730 in New London, New London Co., Conn.; died on 17 Mar 1793.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: 16 Sep 1730

    Daniel married Katherine AVERY on 01 Jul 1756 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. Katherine (daughter of Ebenezer AVERY and Lucy LATHAM) was born on 09 Jun 1737 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 18 Aug 1825. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Katharine DENISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jul 1757 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 09 Mar 1851.
    2. 18. Daniel DENISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Sep 1758 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 22 Jul 1832.
    3. 19. Ebenezer Avery DENISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jan 1760 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 07 Dec 1843 in Berne, Albany Co., New York.

  5. 9.  Hannah DENISON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rachel3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 02 Jan 1738/9 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 21 Jul 1816.

    Hannah married Henry JEPSON in Jan 1769 in New London, Connecticut. Henry (son of William JEPSON and Margaret SUMNER) was born on 5 Feb 1738; died on 3 Mar 1816. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 10.  Elizabeth DENISON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rachel3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 19 Nov 1748 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 01 Dec 1822.

    Family/Spouse: John BARBER. John was born on 11 Jun 1747 in Southold, New York; died on 22 Mar 1816 in Groton, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 11.  Ann DENISON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rachel3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 08 Sep 1743 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died in Nov 1767.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 30 Oct 1743


  8. 12.  Samuel DENISON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rachel3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 09 Nov 1736 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died in 1767.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 08 May 1737


  9. 13.  Rachel DENISON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rachel3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 20 Sep 1734 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 06 May 1815 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA.

    Rachel married Joseph COPP on 11 Dec 1757 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. Joseph (son of Jonathan COPP, Jr. and Margaret STANTON) was born on 28 Nov 1732 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died in Nov 1815 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 14.  Mary DENISON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rachel3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 19 Aug 1728 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA.

    Mary married James THOMPSON on 17 Apr 1754. James died in 1796. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Mary married Samuel DOUGLAS on 02 Nov 1749 in New London, New London Co.,CT. Samuel died about 1752. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]