Person:John Starr (29)

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During the Civil War in England around 1650, he was a Captain in the Parliament Army when Cromwell conquered Ireland. After the war, Capt. starr Settled in Ulster and isthe ancestor of the Starrs of Chester Co. PA. GEN: Resided at Old Castle, County Heath, Ireland GEN: During the Civil was in England around 1650 he was a captain in the Parliament army when Cromwell conquered Ireland. After the GEN: war Capt. Starr settled in Ulster and is the ancestor of the Starrs of Chester Co, Pa. Only one son's name has been GEN: preserved, John Starr.

From: [email protected] (V. Starr) To: [email protected], [email protected] > Excellent news. > My father and aunt visited the Chester County PA historical society Friday > and unearthed a file of records about the Starr family history going waaaay > back. I believe these records were set down on paper by one of our forward > thinking ancestors in the early 1700s. My dad said this paper was crumbling. > > I'll try to relay this chronologically. > First, there was John Starr the First. Or, for simplicity's sake John Starr > I. Probably born between 1485 and 1500. He lived in the very small town of > Beer, which is about one mile south of Seaton, in Devonshire, England. Beer > (or Beere as it was spelled at the time) is described today as a small > fishing village, once a harbor for pirates. > > His eldest son, John Starr II, purchased "The Manor of Beere" in the year > 1550. If we suppose he was between 20 and 40 when he bought it, we have an > estimated birthdate of between 1510 to 1530. > > Next, came John Starr III, who obtained a share of the manor estate. John > III had several sons, one of whom was named William Starr. > > William Starr's 5th son was named John Starr IV and he died in 1646, buried > in the Parish Church of Beere. > > John Starr IV's son was Captain John Cannan Starr with whom we were already > familiar. > > Before the weekend is out, I plan to attatch this new information to my > webpage along with a downloaded map of Beere. > If you'd like to check it out: > http://www.angelfire.com/pa/cyberstarr/index.html > > There were some other tidbits that may be of interest. > Captain John Cannan's son John did journey to America, but returned to > Ireland and died there. As we know, most of his children seem to have > emigrated to this area of Pennsylvania where I live now. > > I also have many birth, marriage, and death dates of Starrs mostly between > 1715 and 1850. If you have anything you'd like confirmed, let me know and > I'll look it up. I will also update my GEDCOM file and make it available to > anyone who wants it. > > Finally, there exists a book: "Starr: The Quakers From Ireland." I don't > know about you, but it sounds like they're talking about US! It was > published years ago by a nice lady in Indiana. My dad called her and said > she sounded pretty old. There were only 100 copies of the book made YEARS > ago, and we can't order any more from her. But, it is apparantly on > microfilm through the Church of the LDS, and I plan to track it down and copy > every page! Hmm. at 50 cents a page, I hope it isn't too thick. > > Well, it's been a big day. Hope you all find this interesting. I'm gonna > get us tracked back to Adam if it kills me! > > -Victor J. Starr

In 1649, Captain John Starr accompanied the forces of William of Orange into Ireland to put down Catholic revolts there. The subjugation of the Irish was bloody and complete. Many ranking officers like Captain Starr were given land grants in Ireland and settled there. Captain Starr settled in county Meath around the town of Oldcastle, and became a Quaker. He married an English woman named Mary, and their son John also married in Oldcastle to a Mary Thompson in 1673 and produced 9 children (six sons and three daughters). Four of these sons emigrated to America between 1712 and 1717. James was first and was among the earliest settlers of Phoenixville, PA, which today has a street named "Starr Rd." in the middle of town. The other brothers all settled nearby in Chester County, Berks County, and Wilmington, DE.. They were all Quakers and can be found in the records from many of the oldest meeting houses in the region.

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Ancestral File (TM) - Ver 4.13, PEDIGREE CHART from FHL Salt Lake City, shows "John STARR (Capt.), Born: Abt 1615/1625, England, Bur.:Coot Hill Castle, County Meath, Ulster, Ire.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} A15301.FTW.

   Date of Import: Jul 10, 2003

2. ↑ J. Smith Futhey. History Of Chester County Pennsylvania. download Nov.2008.. (www.pa-roots.com/chester/biographies/starr.htm: 1881)
   729. accessed 21 November 2008.
3. ↑ In 1649, Captain John Starr accompanied the forces of William of Orange into Ireland to put down Catholic revolts there. The subjugation of the Irish was bloody and complete. Many ranking officers like Captain Starr were given land grants in Ireland and settled there. Captain Starr settled in county Meath around the town of Oldcastle, and became a Quaker. He married an English woman named Mary.
4. ↑ During the Civil War in England around 1650, he was a Captain in the Parliament Army when Cromwell conquered Ireland.