James Starratt Here is what I was given and you will see what I mean about dates not adding up.
- Luella Marshall, Digby County History/Genealogy researcher
Descendants of James Starratt
Generation No. 1
1. SR. JAMES1 STARRATT1 was born in Scotland2, and died Abt. 1736 in
Falmouth, Cumberland Co., Maine. He married CATHERINE3. She was born in
Ireland4,5.
Notes for SR. JAMES STARRATT:
In the book 'Two Ulster Parishes, Kilrea and Tamlaght ' by J. W. Kernohan
under a section about a minister in Boveedy, Mr. Matthew Clerk, one of the
elders is James Sterrot-- time period is 1701-1706. From the notes of Robert
Starratt as sent to family members in 1979 I have briefly noted the
following ' The Starratts descended from the families of Scottish origin who
had emigrated from Scotland to the north of Ireland during the 17th. century
to escape persecution for their religion. The Sacramental Act of 1704 stated
that all persons holding office must partake of the Sacrament of the Lord's
supper as per the Anglican or Episcopal Church. It also declared that all
marriages had to be preformed by Episcopal clergyman. Any, not performed so,
were brought to court and fined and they were announced to be living in
fortification and their children illegitimate. At the same time cold winters
and insufficient rainfall of 1714-1718 lessened the supply of food. The
schism Act of 1714 allowed only the Anglican catechism taught in schools.
Rents on farms were increased in 1717-1718, sometimes tripled. So sets the
stage for our families emigration to the new world. James, Catherine,
together with their sons; James Jr. and Peter and possibly others were one
of a group of 20-30 families led by the Pres.Mminister James Woodside of
Garvagh, Londonderry, Ireland which sailed in the spring of 1718 aboard the
ship Mc Callum. The ship was first bound for New London, CT but because of a
long and difficult journey the captain, James Law, decided to put into
Boston instead. On Sept. 2, 1718 the group was persuaded by Robert Temple to
proceed to Merry meeting Bay at the mouth of the Androscoggin river. They
settled in the town of Brunswick. At a town meeting on Jan.9, 1719, James
Starrat was one of 5 chosen to oversee the completion of a meeting house.
March 1719, he was chosen selectman. On July 11,1722 Brunswick was destroyed
by Indians and James and family fled to Kittery, Maine where they lodged
with Joseph Curtis. 1723 James Sr. and his wife moved to Londonderry, New
Hampshire and James Jr. to York, Maine. Peter remained in Kittery until
1727. In Dec.30, 1830 James bought land in the second parish of Falmouth and
sold his land in Londonderry, New Hampshire in March 1732. A weaver by trade
he died about 1736 in which year he passed his land on to Peter.'
Steve Anderson sent the following that he received from Dan Wilson from the
Bolton book-----Three Starrets are mentioned in Bolton's book: Benjamin,
James and John. John and Benjamin are listed as among the settlers of
Donegal, Chester Co. Pa. James Sterrett was among the settlers of
Londonderry, N. H.. In 1729 he had a grant of 80 acres[ Bolton P.253] He is
also listed among the first 16 settlers of that town. [Bolton P. 264] The
settlers of Londonderry , N. H. [ originally Nutfield] were among the party
of David Cargill and Rev. James McGregor of Aghadowey Parish, Co. Derry.
These people were believed to have arrived on the ship Robert or William
rather than the Maccallum.
More About SR. JAMES STARRATT:
Occupation: weaver
Children of JAMES STARRATT and CATHERINE are:
2. i. JR. JAMES2 STARRATT, d. 1729, ship lost at sea near Ipswich,
Massachusetts.
ii. MARY STARRATT6, m. JAMES MCCARTNEY6, November 1723, Kittery7.
iii. JOHN STARRATT8, m. MARTHA.
More About JOHN STARRATT:
Probate: 1824, Bradrona, MA
Residence: April 1823, Chester, N. H.
3. iv. PETER STARRATT, b. Bovedy, Parish of Kilrea, Derry, Ireland.
Generation No. 2
2. JR. JAMES2 STARRATT (JAMES1)8 died 1729 in ship lost at sea near Ipswich,
Massachusetts9. He married (1) LOIS CURTIS10, daughter of JOSEPH CURTIS. She
died November 172411. He married (2) ------------------- WOODSIDE.
More About JR. JAMES STARRATT:
Occupation: mariner
Residence: York, Maine
Child of JAMES STARRATT and LOIS CURTIS is:
i. WILLIAM3 STARRATT12, b. October 1724, York, Maine12; d. 1746, Falmouth,
Cumberland Co., Maine.
Child of JAMES STARRATT and ------------------- WOODSIDE is:
ii. MARY3 STARRATT, b. August 1726, York, Maine.
3. PETER2 STARRATT (JAMES1) was born in Bovedy, Parish of Kilrea, Derry,
Ireland13. He married (1) UNKNOWN in Ireland. He married (2) ELEANOR
ARMSTRONG 1742 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine14. She was born in Falmouth,
Cumberland County, Maine.
Notes for PETER STARRATT:
>From the notes of Robert Starratt --- 1727, June 21, Peter was in Kittery
and testified at a Court of General Sessions of the Peace at York, Maine.
While in Falmouth, Peter, a yeoman and husbandman married Eleanor Armstrong.
He was listed as a tax payer in the second Parish of Falmouth in 1743 and
1745 and as being on the Alarm list April 29,1757 . He was chosen at various
town meetings to serve the town of Falmouth in the capacity of Juror on the
jury of Thralls at the inferior Court in Falmouth Oct.,1727. Constable of
the sec. Parish 1745 , Surveyor of Highways 1737-40-50-55. Surveyor of
lumber 1737-1739-43-52-56. In May 1762, Peter sold his land in Falmouth.
By Nov.8th., 1762 he, as well as Joseph Starratt, was listed as among 47
persons admitted to the Township of Granville, Annapolis County, Nova
Scotia, where he was granted 500 acres, Lot 4, on July 4, 1764. The
confirmation Grant of Granville dated Oct.30, 1765 confirmed this grant as
well as grants of 500 acres each to John and Joseph and William.
Census 1770 lists Peter with a family of 4 males, 1 woman and 3 girls, 2
members were listed as Irish birth while the remaining 6 were of American
birth. Peter, son, Joseph was listed separately.
More About PETER STARRATT:
Occupation: Farmer Yeoman, husbandman
Child of PETER STARRATT and UNKNOWN is:
i. JOSEPH3 STARRATT15, b. 1743, Falmouth, Cumberland Co., Maine; m. MARY15,
Abt. 1770, Granville Township, N.S.16.
Notes for JOSEPH STARRATT:
History of The County of Annapolis by W. A. Calnek
Page 198
1770 census--- Joseph and a wife and 2 children. 2 American born and 2
Acadian.
P. 608 -- Joseph owned one of the first schooners built on the basin after
the advent of the Massachusetts colonists.
Granted Lot 53 in Granvill Township
More About JOSEPH STARRATT:
Land Grant: Lot 53, Granville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation: farmer
Children of PETER STARRATT and ELEANOR ARMSTRONG are:
ii. JOHN3 STARRATT, b. February 11, 1745/46, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine17;
d. October 4, 1829, Paradise, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia18; m. HANNAH
BANCROFT19, June 1776, Granville Township, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia20;
b. February 20, 1759, Reading, Massachusetts21; d. May 19, 1846, Wilmot,
Annapolis County, Nova Scotia22.
Notes for JOHN STARRATT:
received a land grant in Granville, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada in
Oct. 1765 of 500 acres, lot 51.
Abstracts From The Court of Probate For Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
1763-1938, compiled by Wayne Walker Page 67 , item no. 179
'Page 107, R: 04 Oct. 1829: LWT of John Starrat of Wilmot, dated 21 May1818,
wife: Hannah. Sons: William, George, John, Jeremiah, Peter, Handley, James,
Samuel and Allen. Daughters: Eleanor Parker,Sarah Whitman, and Hannah Lyman.
Estate FolioS38 [1829] microfilmed after Estate Folio R55 1/2 [1849] '
More About JOHN STARRATT:
Burial: October 1829, Paradise Cemetery, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia23
Notes for HANNAH BANCROFT:
Yarmouth Vanguard----Mrs Hannah Starratt, of Wilmot, died May 19, 1846 ,
aged 87 years
Annapolis Cemetery records has her death as May 19, 1848, age 88
Christian Messenger----May 29, 1846
Wilmot, 10th inst., died Mrs Hannah Starratt, aged 87 years. She was the
oldest inhabitant of this place. She professed religion under the ministry
of the Reverend Henry Alline, and united with the Church on the open
communion plan. About the year 1800 she was baptized by the venerable
Handley Chipman, and united with his church. She left a large family of
children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
More About HANNAH BANCROFT:
Baptism: 1808, By Rev. Handley Chipman24
Burial: May 1846, Paradise Cemetery, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia25
iii. GEORGE STARRATT, b. 1747, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine26; d. April 20,
1820, Paradise, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada27; m. SARAH
BALCOM28,29, 1785, Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada30; b. 1763,
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia31; d. February 5, 1824, Paradise, Annapolis
County, Nova Scotia32.
Notes for GEORGE STARRATT:
They lived on land near present day cemetery in Paradise, Annapolis County,
Nova Scotia
Abstracts From The Court of Probate For Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
1763-1938, compiled by Wayne Walker Page68 , item no.195----Page 132, R: 18
Aug. 1830: LWT of George Starratt of the Township of Wilmot dated 10 March
1817: wife Sarah. 'eldest daughter Elizabeth Charlton', 'second daughter
Mary', 'youngest daughter Ann'.'two youngest sons Benjamin and Joseph', '
eldest son Simeon'. 'my six children, three daughters and three sons'.
Estate Folio S37 [1830]: will was filed for probate on 16 May 1820
More About GEORGE STARRATT:
Burial: April 1820, Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Annapolis County, Nova
Scotia33
Occupation: farmer
More About SARAH BALCOM:
Burial: February 1824, Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Annapolis County, Nova
Scotia34
Individual Note: Reel 10998 Parish of Clements says born 1776
iv. WILLIAM STARRATT, b. 1749, Granville Township, Annapolis County, Nova
Scotia35; d. April 23, 1777, Boston, Massachusetts36.
Notes for WILLIAM STARRATT:
PANS: RG48, reel 53, will of William Starratt dated 22 April, 1777. His will
was made 15 Jan., 1776 in Boston and mentions his parents; Peter and Eleanor
Starratt of Annapolis Co. and brothers John, George at Annapolis Royal. He
was listed as a Marier.
More About WILLIAM STARRATT:
Occupation: marnier
Will: January 15, 1776, Boston US
v. MARY STARRATT, b. 1751, Falmouth, Maine37; d. Bridgetown, Annapolis
County, Nova Scotia37; m. (1) THOMAS SPENCER BROWN, June 1, 1767, Annapolis
County, Nova Scotia38; b. Yorkeshire, England; m. (2) DANIEL WADE39,
December 24, 1776, Granville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia39; b. October
13, 1753, Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Notes for MARY STARRATT:
There is considerable confusion over Mary's death date: Township Book lists
her death date as 21 Aug 1776 (U17). 'Mary WADE wife of Daniel WADE of
Granville died 30 Jan 1777'1 - (this date cannot be accurate - probably
1784).
156. Married 24 Dec 1776, Daniel WADE, AND, Mary STARRATT. See source for
children.
Mary Wade died 30 Jan 1777. He married 2nd in 1785. ('Old' Granville
Township Book,
handwritten copy on microfilm at PAC, p. 61; not included in the other
Granville Township
Book, at Halifax) IGI: 1978 member submission of Township Book entry.
Notes for THOMAS SPENCER BROWN:
>From Wayne W. Walker
W. A. Calnek (1822-1892), in his original manuscript prepared the following
for this family: Tradition says the progenitor of this family was a native
of England, probably of Yorkshire. I have not been able to fix the precise
time of his advent to the province or county, but it could not have long
after the arrival of the Massachusetts immigrants in 1760 for in 1767 he
married a daughter of Peter STARRATT, one of those settlers then living in
Granville. Soon after this event, Mr. BROWN became the owner of a farm
situated about two miles to the eastward of Bridgetown, on which he settled
and reared his family. The farm is still owned in part by one of his great
grandsons. Though the family has not been very prolific it has always
maintained a reputable position in the community of which it formed a unit,
and presents one of the comparatively few instances in which the original
homestead of the progenitor has descended in direct line from father to son
during four successive generations. This fact of itself is sufficient
witness of the thrift industry, economy and perseverance of the family.
Marriage Notes for MARY STARRATT and THOMAS BROWN:
116. Married 1 Jun 1767 in Granville, Thomas BROWN, AND, Mary STARRAT. See
source
for children. ('Old' Granville Township Book, handwritten copy on microfilm
at PAC, pages
28, 360, 366, 372; not included in other Granville Township Book, at
Halifax) IGI: 1989
extraction of Granville Township Book.
More About DANIEL WADE:
Confirmation: November 1782, confirmed in Granville Anglican Church (U3). 40
Marriage Notes for MARY STARRATT and DANIEL WADE:
156. Married 24 Dec 1776, Daniel WADE, AND, Mary STARRATT. See source for
children.
Mary Wade died 30 Jan 1777. He married 2nd in 1785. ('Old' Granville
Township Book,
handwritten copy on microfilm at PAC, p. 61; not included in the other
Granville Township
Book, at Halifax) IGI: 1978 member submission of Township Book entry.
vi. ANNA STARRATT, b. 1753, Falmouth, Cumberland Co., Maine41; m. MR.
ROBINSON.
vii. LOIS STARRATT, b. 1755, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine42; d.
Annapolis County, Nova Scotia43; m. ZACCHEUS PHINNEY43; b. 1751.
More About LOIS STARRATT:
Religion: 1838, listed in Annapolis Methodist circuit
More About ZACCHEUS PHINNEY:
Property 1: September 29, 1775, bought a piece of land from John Hicks
Property 2: August 4, 1809, gave a piece of land to son, James44
Religion: 1824, listed as a member of Annapolis Methodist Church44
viii. ELEANOR STARRATT, b. 1757, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine; m. JOHN
MCGREGOR, 1773, Granville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
Endnotes
1. Robert Starratt Notes.
2. Robert Starratt files
3. Robert Starratt Notes.
4. Robert Starratt files
5. Barbara Elkins.FTW, Date of Import: Jan 25, 2000.
6. Robert Starratt Notes.
7. Robert Starratt files
8. Robert Starratt Notes.
9. Robert Starratt files
10. Robert Starratt Notes.
11. Robert Starratt files
12. Robert Starratt Notes.
13. History of the County of Annapolis by W. A. Calnek.
14. Barry Hall, Family member.
15. Barbara Elkins.FTW, Date of Import: Jan 25, 2000.
16. Robert Starratt files
17. PANS Nellie Fox, MG1: Vol.2357b, #11-20.
18. Paradis Terrestre The History of Paradise, Nova Scotia, P.280.
19. History of the County of Annapolis by W. A. Calnek.
20. David Christopher, N.B., genealogist.
21. History of the County of Annapolis by W. A. Calnek.
22. Christian Messenger, May 29, 1846.
23. History of Paradise
24. Christian Messenger, 29 May, 1846.
25. Paradis Terrestre, The History of the Village of Paradise, Nova Scotia
compiled by the Paradise Women's Institute.
26. History of the County of Annapolis by W. A. Calnek.
27. Wilmot Township Book.
28. Pioneers on the Mountain by Jeanette Dexter.
29. Barbara Elkins.FTW, Date of Import: Jan 25, 2000.
30. Barry Hall Latter Day saints Records
31. Barry Hall, Family member.
32. Paradise History
33. Paradis Terrestre, The History of the Village of Paradise, Nova Scotia
compiled by the Paradise Women's Institute.
34. Wilmot Township Book.
35. History of the County of Annapolis by W. A. Calnek.
36. Abstracts From the Court of Probate Records For Annapolis County, Nova
Scotia, compiled by Wayne W. Walker.
37. International Genealogical Index.
38. Granville Township Book.
39. Barbara Elkins.FTW, Date of Import: Jan 25, 2000.
40. Wayne W. Walker 's CD SHARE.
41. International Genealogical Index.
42. Barry Hall Latter Day saints Records
43. History of the County of Annapolis by W. A. Calnek.
44. Paradis Terrestre, The History of the Village of Paradise, Nova Scotia
compiled by the Paradise Women's Institute. He was born circa 1690 at
Ireland. He died circa 1736 at
Falmouth, Maine, USA.