Capt. Jonathan STARR

1674 - 1767  (93 years)

• Name	Jonathan STARR  [2]
  	Thomas and Jonathan Starr married sisters, Mary and Elizabeth Morgan, daughters of Capt. James Morgan. Samuel, the oldest son of Jonathan, removed to Norwich, and is the founder of the Norwich family of Starrs. Jonathan, the second son, was the ancestor of the present Jonathan Starr, Esq., of New London, and of the late Capt. Jared Starr. Richard, another brother of this family, removed to Hinsdale, Mass., and was one of the fathers of that new settlement, and a founder of its infant church. The descendants of Jonathan Starr have been remarkable for longevity,?eight of his children lived to be eighty, and most of them over eighty-five years of age. One of his daughters, Mrs. Turner, was one hundred years and seven months old. In the family of his son Jonathan, the father, mother, and four children averaged ninety years of age. Title: History of New London county, Connecticut: with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men Editor: Duane Hamilton Hurd Publisher: J. W. Lewis & co., 1882 Page 826 ------------------------------------------------- Captain Jonathan Starr son of Samuel Starr was born at New London February 23, 1673/74 and was a prominent man of his native town He was constable deputy to the general assembly I712-14 member of the governor's council I711-12, 13-16 sergeant of the militia 1712 ensign 1715 lieutenant and captain I716-27 Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut: A ..., Volume 2 By William Richard Cutter, Edward Henry Clement, Samuel Hart, Mary Kingsbury Talcott, Frederick Bostwick, Ezra S. Stearns ******************************************* American Marriages Before 1699 American Marriages Before 1699 Name: Jonathan Starr Spouse: Elizabeth Morgan Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1699 Marriage Place: New London, Conn. Source Information: Ancestry.com. American Marriages Before 1699 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: ******************************************* [1]
  Title	Capt.
  Birth	23 Feb 1673/74	Groton, New London Co., Connecticut   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Aug 1767  [1]
  Burial	Starr Cemetery, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut   [1]
  Person ID	I71303	Main Tree
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	Samuel STARR,   b. Abt 1641, Duxbury or Yarmouth, Massachusetts d. 02 Feb 1687/88, New London, Connecticut (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Hannah BREWSTER,   b. 03 Nov 1641, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts d. Dec 1711, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1664	New London, Connecticut   [4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F04624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth MORGAN,   b. 9 Sep 1678, Groton, New London County, Connecticut d. 18 Sep 1763, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	12 Jan 1698  [2, 7]
  Family ID	F28860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Feb 1673/74 - Groton, New London Co., Connecticut Burial - - Starr Cemetery, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Capt. Jonathan Starr Headstone Capt. Jonathan Starr is buried at the Starr Cemetery, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut. Created by: Paula Lewis Picken

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S5304] Nathaniel H. Morgan, "Morgan Genealogy" A History of James Morgan, of New London, Conn. and His Descendants; From 1607-1869, (Hartford: Press of Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1869). [S5306] Burgis Pratt Starr, "A History of the Starr Family", of New England, From the Ancestor, Dr. Comfort Starr of Ashford, County of Kent, England, who emigrated to Boston, Mass., in 1635, (Hartford, Conn.: The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co. Print. 1879). [S03585] Barbara Lambert Merrick/ E. Virginia Hunt, Mayflower Families in Progress: William Brewster of the Mayflower & His Descendants for 4 Generations , (General Society of Mayflower Descentants - Revised 3rd Edition 2000). [S02803] New London Vital Statistics, Vol. 1. [S02658] Mayflower Increasings 2nd Edition by Susan E. Roser. [S03412] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Griswold and Groton.