BRINTON FILM
Pages from this LDS Film #000362 of research done during the
1940's by Francis D. Brinton on the descendants of John and Mary
Starr--the Quaker Starrs of PA--were sent by Lillie Harris August
1994. The following is a "rough" transcription--bold face print
ing is mine -- Linda Sparks Starr.
Silas Starr of Newton County Georgia, Son of Henry & Mary Starr
of Maryland and afterwards of middle Georgia was born in Maryland
7th NOV 1782. In his early boyhood he removed with his parents
to Georgia and on 4 DEC 1806 married Elizabeth Pinkston who was
born on 10 AUG 1780 and Deceased 3 MAY 1856. Silas deceased on
17 DEC 1857. He was one of the Earliest settlers in north
central part of Georgia in the village of Starrsville, a settle
ment of about one hundred inhabitants was named in his honor.
The following obituary notice appeared in a methodist journal of
the time will fully set forth his character in the estimate in
which he was held by his "associates. [page 290]
Note: She was the "widow" of John PINKSTON, son of Shadrack
d.1795; I believe she was a KAIN, others say LAWSON. LSS]
Obituary "from a Methodist Journal
Silas Starr was born in Maryland the 7th Nov 1782, and died in
Newton County, Georgia 17th DEC 1857. Blessed with a fine con
stitution and leading a temperate and virtuous life, he survived
the alloted period of three-score years-and-ten; and after rais
ing up a family of children "in the admonition of the Lord", more
than half of whom predeceased him to the home of the blest--he
gradually sunk under the accumulated weight of years and calmly
fell asleep in Jesus. In all the relationships of life he was a
model man. Although endowed with faculties which by culture
would have rendered him distinguished, he chose in accordance
with his unobtrusive nature to pass quietly through the world,
serving his generation "by the will of God." He was conservative
in his feelings, but firm in his disapprobation of all vice and
error, whether in church or State. As a citizen he was an orna
ment to the community in which he lived; and the influence that
he exerted for good order, by his virtuous precept and "ex
ample, will be felt for many days to come. He enjoyed the
highest esteem and confidence of his neighbors, as well as of all
who knew him and al- [page 291]
ways reciprocated their kindness with the utmost delight. He
ever lent a listening ear to the "of the needy, and ex
tended a helping hand to supply their wants. And the unfortunate
"or county never besought his charities in vain. In
the vigor of manhood he gave his heart to God and joined the M.
E. Church. His Christian career was characterized "for his piety, like "deepened and widened as it ad vanced, until it became fathomless as the ocean. He was faithful
in the discharge of his duties, and punctual in his attendance
upon all the ministrations of the sanctuary, until entirely dis
abled by disease. He was liberal in his support of the ministry
as well as of all the great enterprises of the church, and his
house was the preacher's home. He lived the life of a christian
and died "the death of the righteous." His virtues will "all eulogy and be a rich legacy to his posterity." J.K. L.
[page 292]
The children of Silas and Elizabeth (Pinkston) Starr were as fol
lows:
1. Mary born 11 JUN 1808, died 17 Mch 1845 married George W.
Leak of Newton Co. Georgia and left three children, James, Wil
liam B. and Benjamin A. Leak. James died before the civil war
and both the latter lost their lives in the Confederate Service.
They were both unmarried.
2 John K. born 16 (?)Nov 1809 died 13 NOV 1843 married Mary
(?)Lunslain of Covington, GA, left no issue.
3 Eliza born 1 Sept 1811 died 9 JUN 1886 married George W. Leak
of Newton Co. Ga and had two sons, John K. Leak and Silas Wesley
Leak. The former was a talented methodist preacher and President
of Andrew Female College at Cuthbert, Ga. He married Alice Cul
lar Abban died in 1862 without issue. The latter son was a suc
cessful medical practitioner removed to Panola Co. Texas. He
married (?)Veslons Boring and died about 1870 leavng no issue.
4 Harriet A. born 7 Jany 1814 maried Major. A. M. Ramsay of Wal
ton Co. Ga died 1881 resided in Sunnyside GA. They had one son
Augustus M. unmarried when was killed at Sharpsburg, MD 1862.
Three daughters. (1) Ophalia who is deceased (2) Georgia (3)
Virginia, all unmarried. [page 293]
5 Silas Henry born 3 OCT 1815 married 12 SEP 1857 Ann June/Jane
Dabney for his family see further
6 Eugenia C. born 10 AUG 1817 married William G. Leak of Pike
Co. Georiga who was killed in the battle of Atlanta July 22,
1864. They had two sons and two daughters. The oldest James
Rufus was killed while gallently carrying the colors of the 7th
Regiment, Georgia at Malvern Hill, VA. The second son William
Cofey Leak now (1881) lives at Social Circle, Georgia & is a mer
chant. Their daughter Lizzie K. married M. (?)Bouphonsia & lives
in Rockdale Co. GA where they now (1881) reside.
7 Euphemia Crawford born 10 FEB 1820 died 22 JUN 1847, unmarried
8 Emily born 10 DEC 1821 died 18 DEC 1821
9 Lilly (?) Barnst born 11 APR 1823 married Lemon M. Brown of
Newton Co. GA where they now reside. They have three/two sons &
three daughters. The eldest son Dr. Henry A. Brown unmarried is
a practitioner of medicine in Jasper Co. Ga. Lorenzo A. Brown
unmarried lives in Lynchburg, VA where he general passenger agent
for the Baltimore & Ohio R R. One daughter Mollie is deceased
and two single daughters Susie and Hennie C. reside with their
parents. [page 294]
Silas Henry Starr, 2nd Son of Silas & Elizabeth (Pinkston) Starr
of Starrsville, Georgia was born in Wilkes Co. GA 3 OCT 1815 and
when about five years old removed with his parents to Starrsville
where he has since resided. Before the civil war he was a mer
chant and farmer, but has since devoted himself to the latter
business. One 12 SEP 1837 he married Ann Jane Dabney who was
born 12 SEP 1807. [The note, written in another handwriting,
errs--"2nd son of Henry and Mary".]
Their children are
1. Silas Henry Jr. born 25 AUG 1838 married 18 JUN 1868 Fannie
A. Tarver in Jefferson, Texas. They have two daughters. 1.
Alice Kate born in Jefferson, Texas 28 NOV 1870. 2 Clara Hor
tense born at Starrsville, GA 29 JUL 1872, died Sept 1873. His
wife Fannie (?)Ahanny deceased 3 NOV 1873, he married on 8 Jany
1880 Fannie M. Butner of Powder Springs, Cobb Co. GA. Silas
Henry Starr Jr. enlisted in 1861 with Third GA Regiment which was
the first to march from GA to VA. He served with credit and He
was promoted to Captain and Ordinance Officer of Wright's old GA
Brigade, which at the close of the war Gen. Sorrell's Brigade,
Mahone's Division, A.P. Hill's Corps, Army of Northern VA. [page
295]
Family of Silas H. Starr Continued
2 Tyre Adolphus born 19 DEC 1842. He served in the confederate
army with credit and was 1st Lieut. 42nd Georgia Regiment, Jos.
E. Johnston's Army. He is now a merchant.
3 Mary E. born 16 OCT 1843 died 29 Jany 1877, maried 7 Sept 1865
to Grant D. Heard. They had two daughters: 1. Cora Lee born 20
March 1868 and 2 Anne Lizzie born 27 March 1877
4 Leonessies A. born 7 OCT 1850. He is a farmer and conducts
altho "saw mill and a cotton gin at Starrsville, Newton
Co., Georgia [page 296]
Asa Starr of Son of Henry and Mary Starr of
Maryland afterwards of middle Georgia was born
He had one son Richard C. who married Martha J. Phelps. He had
one Son and four daughters, viz (1) Rosa who is deceased. She
married "Brown. (2) Angie E. who married 1st "McMeshnise of Jasper Co. GA and 2nd Thomas Goodman of the Same where they now reside and have five (sic) (3) Virginia married
James Kirkpatrick & has deceased (4) Joseph A. married Mattie El
liott of Newton Co. Geo. & lives near Starrsville (5) Lilly
married "Jones of Jasper Co. GA where they now (1881) reside
Richard C. Starr died in the Confederate Service and his widow
resides with her son Joseph at near Starrsville.
Silas H. Starr of Starrsville Georgia "of
the southern members of the family. As far as I know the Starr
famly are "for their uprightness and fair dealing with
their fellow men. They are good citizens (?)beloved and conserva-
tive in their "both in "& religion. They belong to
the Jefferson school of Democracy. The large majority of them
are methodists though a few belong to other denominations. [p297]
Joshua Starr of Wilkes Co. Georgia, Son of Henry Starr of
Maryland who removed to middle Georgia. Joshua resided in Wilkes
County Ga where he raised a family of perhaps five sons who each
have families around them. Joshua Starr is described by his
[page 298]
John Starr the oldest of this name in America probably settled on
lands in Maryland near the Susquehanna which he had purchased of
Lord Baltimore. He disappeared from "on June about
1718 and does again appear as of that locality until 1736 when he
was subpeoned as witness as before stated. It is probable that
"was John "a Indian until
1753 he had a son Henry perhaps others who was born in Maryland
and settled in the South. [page 269]
The children of John (1707 in Ireland) and Mary Brown Starr were
probably as follows
1 Sarah born about 1730
2 John born probably 1731 who died in Philadelphia 9 mo 24,
1755. ["Possible father John Henry Starr" written in aside, prob-
ably by Lille Harris]
3 Moses born probably c1732
4 Jeremiah born probably c1734. See further on.
5 James born probably in 1736 See further on.
It is believed that John Starr married a second wife in America
"6 Alexander born probably 1738 See further
7 Thomas born about 1745 See further on
8 Arthur born about 1744 See further on
John Starr married his third wife Rebecca Cassey by (?)descends
from "State of Pennsylvania ates NOV 27, 1762 and had
"three sons and five daughters
9 William born 2 June 1764 See further on
10 Moses
11 John
12 Rebecca
13 Martha
14 Mary
15 Ann
[page 168]
(?)"Mrs Bathsheba Ogletree died in Atlanta Georgia June 2, 1881.
She was born January 1810 in Wilkes County, GA married to Samuel
Ogletree in 1825. There is no record of the time of her conver
sion, but it was early in life. She was the daughter of the Rev.
Joshua Starr and sister of the late Rev. J. W. Starr of the
Alabama Conference. Sister Ogletree, true to the faith of her
fathers, manifested the same attachment to methodism so charac
teristic of the large family of that rank. She was left a widow
some" years ago, with a large family, now in
Straightened circumstances; but nobly did she battle with adverse
winds and waves. With the assistance of her son J. P. Ogletree,
then quite a youth, she succeeded at obtaining a home of her own,
raising her children free from embarrassment, highly respected,
loving and dutiful to their mother, and advancing to manhood and
womanhood within the sacred pales of the church. Many have done
nobly and sister Ogletree was not the least among them. She out
lived nearly all the members of her father's family. The soil of
Texas and Alabama contains the sacred dust of two of her brothers
who died in the tineracy, leaving behind them the "of good
names and of grand [page 301]
Evangelical work. The piety of our deceased sister was uniform
hers was an every day religion--not "but like the con
stant shining light brightening on to the perfect day. She
walked with God, carried all her sorrows to Him and from Him a
present help in trouble. She was "that her "any peace and death Everlasting "J. B. C. Quillian
[page 302]
Henry of Starr of Maryland "highly probable son of Joshua the
first of that name, and removed from Maryland and thence to
middle Georgia with his family. His grandson Dr. Elijah Fletcher
Starr of Nacooches, White Co. GA states that he had six or seven
sons Joshua, Benjamin, Silas, Elijah, Samuel, John and proably
Caleb [note asks "what happened to Asa?] none of whom were living
in 1872.
Samuel Starr of Lumpkin GA states that his grandfather John Starr
of Beech Island related that when he left Maryland he had there
five brothers and two sisters. The descendants of this family
now in the South are described as all strictly honest and good
citizens. [page 284]
John Starr of Beech Island S. Carolina was probable brother of
Henry Starr of Maryland and was born in Maryland about 1740.
Having been apprentice to a saddler by whom he was badly treated
he absented to South Carolina where he "for a time & thence
went to Beech Island, Edgefield, bordering with Savannah river in
the west was part of South Carolina. Here he married in July
1775 and died 7 Jany 1821. He was boat wright and farmer. Our
informant thinks that John brothers William and Henry Starr. His
"or a son of John of County Cowan and afterwards of Berks
and Chester co. Penn has not been proved. His 1st wife was Mary
Hiles. After her death he married a 2nd wife. The children of
John Starr of Beech Island were
George b. 13 July 1783 d. 4 April 1834 m. 7 Mch 1811 Eliza Brown
John b. 29 Mch 1788 d. 25 Mch 1859 m. Elizabeth McDade
Henry b. 20 Aug 1793 d. 15 July 1856 m. 30 Nov 1825 Susannah W.
Bevins [page 285]
George Starr of Beech Island S. Carolina, son of John Starr of
Beech island S. C. was born at Beech island S. C. 13 July 1785 at
the latter place on 7 March 1811 he maried Eliza (born 31 Mch
1794) daughter of Gussias and Minty (Wise) Brown. He died 4
Paril 1834 and his widow resided in 1883 at Williston Creek S. C.
He followed the business of a farmer. The children of George and
Eliza Starr were
1 Henry b. "1812 married 1st "2nd "Walker,
3rd Elizabeth, widow of "Chibby and daughter of "Lance and had issue by the last (1) Sarah Jane m. Ludson Holman
(2) Victoria married Durant, son of F. Wiley & Elizabeth Gliver
of Beech Island (3 Lavissia married Wiley, son of W. E. Glunk
(4) Franklin m. Emma d. of Hardy & "(Whitney) Walls of Wil
lis "S. C. & have issue one child (5) Henry Patrick.
Henry Starr their father is a farmer living near Blackville,
Barnwell D. M S. C.
2 John b. 16 Oct 1816 & died aged six years
3 Mary Hiles b. 20 Feb 1819 married 1st Willis, son of William &
Lydia (Kennedy) "[page 286]
George Starr's Family continued
born 17 Mch 1811 & died 18 July 1844 in Aiken S. C. Mary Hiles
married 2nd Joseph Hightower, son of Martin & Lucinda (Perkins)
Brickholder who was born 4 OCT 1826 at Aiken S. C. Issue by the
first marriage 1. Lydia Ann b. 24 OCT 1837 2. George Edward b.
10 AUG 1839 3. Gadsden. Issue by the Second marriage 4.
Joseph Sebasian 5 Ringold
4 Henry b. 10 April 1820 married Keziah Fox of Beech island
issue 4 chn removed to Florida & not known (since the war)
5 Frances Cornelia b. 15 DEC 1826 married Isaac, son of Jacoby &
Elizabeth (Reeder) Cock who died Dec 1865, age 48 years. They
resided at Shaw's Creek, Aiken Co. S. C. Their children were 1.
George died 2 Tahula died. 3 Elizabeth 4 Camillia 5 Susan
Cober and 6 Edward
6 Sarah Ardis b. 10 Feb 1826 and died 20 Aug 1838 at Edgefield
S. C. married 14 Nov 1846 married Lawrence, son of "& Har
riet Refer. issue 1 Charles Sept 6, 1847 2 Mary C. b. June
1848 at Edgefield Sc married 18 Dec 1867 George Moseley lives
near White Pom. S. C. & have four children
7 George b. 11 OCT 1829 died [page 287]
John Starr of Augusta Georgia, son of John Starr & Mary Hiles
Starr of Beech Island SC was born 29 March 1788. He married
Elizabeth d. of John and Elizabeth (Brown) McDade of Richmond Co.
GA and died 25 March 1850. He was turnkey of the jail at Augusta
for nineteen years to the time of his death.
Their children were
1 Leonidas b. Sept 1818 and died young
2 Sarah Elinora 6. 30 June 1820 married 5 April 1838 Peter Den
nis, son of Peter and Susanna (Aldrich) Rowlett who was born 25
Dec 1812 at Augusta Ga. Issue 1 John David b. 1 June 1839 and
died young 2 Susanna Luther b. 26 Mary 1840 married Joseph D.
Mathewson of Augusta Ga and had issue Lucy Ellan b. 15 Oct 1841
who married Peter Buncum of Augusta Ga 3 Albert Merton b. 4 Feb
1845 died 12 Jan 1866 4 Bertha Haywood b. 8 Sept 1850 died
young 6. Herman Benjamin b. 12 May 1852 7 William Edward b. 2
May 1858 died young 8 Eugene Ford b. 26 Sept 1859 [page 288]
Henry Starr of Lumpkin, Stewart Co. GA, son of John and Mary
Hiles Starr of Beech Island S.C. was born 20 May 1795. He
married 30 Nov 1805 Susanna W. Barnes of Beech island who was
born 4 Nov 1800 and died 15 Nov 1863. Henry Starr removed to
Lumpkin in 1834 and died there 15 july 1836.
Their children were
1 William R. b. 24 Nov 1816 married Feb 1841 Mildred Mathis and
had issue eleven children the oldest Thomas was killed in the war
of rebellion
2 Samuel (?) b. 27 Sep 1818 Living in Lumpkin 1872 unmarried
3 Mary Ann b. 19 April 1820 died 6 March 1870 married 1840 Ed
ward Voorhees issue four children 1. Antoinette married "(?)Bhast "children 2 R. W. married & had two children 3.
Wht & 4 ? (sic question mark)
4 Susannah B. b. 2 Aug 1827 married W. G. Conley had issue 5
children & were living in Cuthbert Ga in 1872 [page 289]
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