BRINTON.asc 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 of __ _______ 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 by __ _____ _____, 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 respectory __ _____ ___ 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 _____eight 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) Buckholder ___ _____ [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]