Aaron STARK

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Name:
Aaron and his wife removed to the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania following their marriage about 1772, and were living there at the time of the Wyoming Massacre which occurred July 3, 1778. His wife urged him to run to his old home in Dutchess County, NY, to escape the fury of the savages, but rather he chose to stay and take his chance. The family fled to the fort and the father went forth to defend his loved ones from the cruel foe. After the troops broke and ran, Aaron and his son of the same name also fled and hid themselves in the driftwood along the river. The father was discovered by the savages and taken out and cruelly murdered before the eyes of his son. After the massacre, his widow eventually found her way back to Dutchess County, NY, taking her five children with her. Aaron Stark's name appears on the Wyoming monument as a victim of that day's tragedy.

Family/Spouse: Margaret ?. Margaret died about 1814. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Was one of the first purchasers of land in the Wyoming Valley from the connecticut Susquehanna Land Company.
• Baptism: 19 Jun 1698
• Death: 1776, Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania

Christopher married Joanna WALWORTH on 01 Apr 1722 in Groton, New London, Connecticut. Joanna (daughter of William WALWORTH and Mary Abigail SEATON) was born in Oct 1699 in Groton, New London Co.,Connecticut; died in 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Christopher Stark was one of the names mentioned in the deed of his father to the Baptist Church. The map of the Fanning Land in Groton shows that Christopher was owner of sixty acres of land on Fort Hill in 1742. The Westmoreland records show that on May 7, 1754, Christopher Stark, of Groton, paid five pounds for one whole share in the Susquehanna Purchase, which, on Jan. 25, 1768, he conveyed to his sons, Aaron, James and William. This deed was made in Beckman Precinct, Dutchess county, New York. His interest in the first Baptist Church was deeded to Pastor Wightman on Dec. 20, 1769, and witnessed by james Stark and Daniel Stark. From the above we infer that Christopher Stark emigrated from Groton, Conn., to Dutchess County, NY between 1750 and 1768. He again removed to Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, in 1772, where he died 1777.