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     Merrick Starr was born on 17 July 1717 at New Garden Twp., Chester Co., PA. He was the son of Moses Starr and Deborah King. Merrick Starr married Phoebe Pearson, daughter of Lawrence Pearson and Ester Massey, in October 1743 at Chester Co., PA. Merrick Starr died on 5 May 1793 at Loyalsock Creek, Lycoming Co., PA, at age 75.

     Note: In the year 1785 Merrick married his first cousin, contrary to Friend's principles, for which breach of discipline they were both disowned the same year by the Monthly Meeting. A minute was located in Exter Meeting records, stating that in the year 1812, Merrick and Ann Starr made acknowledgements "for marring contrary to the good order of Friends" from within the limits of Short Creek Monthly Meeting in Ohio; and as a result they were both accepted and reinstated as members. Merrick Starr was born on 20 November 1754. He was the son of Merrick Starr and Phoebe Pearson. Merrick Starr married Ann Pearson, daughter of (?) Pearson, in 1785.

     Merrick Starr was born on 4 November 1795 at Williamsport, Lycoming Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Moses Starr and Martha Clark. Merrick Starr married Ann Updegraff, daughter of Nathan Updegraff and Ann Lupton, on 31 March 1824 at Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson Co., OH, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Genealogy of Berks; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH 170 (ancestry.com.) Merrick Starr lived on 25 July 1850 at Worthington, Franklin Co., OH, shoemaker.¹ He died on 26 December 1851 at age 56. He was buried in December 1851 at Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine Co., IA, Findagrave #160963988.

     Michael Starr was born in January 1854 at Beaver Twp., Noble Co., OH.^1,2 He was the son of John Wesley Starr and Christina Bowersock.¹ Michael Starr married Rachel (?) circa 1879 at Noble Co. (probably), OH.

     Michael J. Starr was born circa 1861 at Noble Co. (probably), OH.¹ He was the son of James Starr and Ann Maria McDaniel.¹ Michael J. Starr died in January 1888 at Pike Co., OH, suicide by gunshot, per 14 JAN 1888 Waverly newspaper article.

     Mildred Eda Starr was born on 8 January 1895 at Benton Co., OR. She was the daughter of Miles Turner Starr and Martha Hawley.

     Miles Starr was born in October 1887 at Washington.¹ He was the son of Martin Luther Starr and Amelia Desgranges.¹ Miles Starr married Estella Shaw on 24 October 1909 at Spokane, Spokane Co., WA.

     Miles Turner Starr married Martha Hawley. Miles Turner Starr was born on 17 November 1850 at Diamond Springs, El Dorado Co., CA.¹ He was the son of Noah Asbury Starr and Susan Ann Turner. Miles Turner Starr died in 1928 at Benton Co., OR.

     Miles Turner Starr was born on 20 January 1884 at Benton Co., OR. He was the son of Miles Turner Starr and Martha Hawley.

     Millard Fillmore Starr was born on 7 January 1858. He was the son of Isaiah J. Starr and Margaret J. Brackin. Millard Fillmore Starr died on 18 July 1858.

     Millie L. Starr was born in February 1880 at Noble Co. (probably), OH.¹ She was the daughter of John Wesley Starr and Martha A. Kackley.¹

     Milton Clark Starr was born on 3 November 1832 at Belmont Co., OH. He was the son of Moses Starr and Elizabeth G. Calhoun. Milton Clark Starr died in July 1915 at Benton Co., OR, at age 82 Did not marry.

     Milton Lees Starr was born on 20 November 1837 at Ohio. He died in 1916.

     Mina M. Starr was born in April 1886 at Noble Co. (probably), OH.¹ She was the daughter of John Wesley Starr and Martha A. Kackley.¹

     Minerva Starr was born on 14 October 1828 at Camp Creek Twp., Pike Co., OH. She was the daughter of Henry C. Starr and Sarah Ann Lewis. Minerva Starr married Stephen Loy, son of Jacob Loy and Mary Frank, on 17 December 1846 at Pike Co., OH. Minerva Starr married John F. Aills on 29 July 1878 at Pike Co., OH. Minerva Starr died on 9 January 1900 at Clarke Co. (probably), IA, at age 71. She was buried in January 1900 at Murray Cemetery, Clarke Co., IA.

     Minerva Retta Starr was also known as "Minnie". She was born on 5 December 1868 at Canton, Lewis Co., MO.¹ She was the daughter of Nehemiah Davis Starr and Henrietta Hadley. Minerva Retta Starr married Louis Zahn on 5 December 1889 at Canton, Lewis Co., MO. Minerva Retta Starr died on 10 January 1931 at Woodward, Woodward Co., OK, at age 62. She was buried in January 1931 at Fargo Cemetery, Fargo, Ellis Co., OK, Findagrave #78802451.

     Minshall Starr was born on 8 August 1824. He was the son of James Starr and Sarah Griswold. Minshall Starr died on 28 September 1824.

     Monte Starr was born on 4 June 1904 at Wells Co., IN. He was the son of Benjamin Franklin Starr and Ada Shadle. Monte Starr died on 19 November 1936 at age 32.

     Mordecai Starr was born on 12 May 1796 at Roaring Creek, Northumberland Co., PA. He was the son of James Starr and Sarah Kinsler. Mordecai Starr died on 29 December 1874 at Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 78.

     Note: Moses Starr, son of James and Rachel Laybourne Starr, was born 21 Dec 1720 in London Grove Twp. Chester Co., PA. He removed at the age of eleven with his parents in 1731 to Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. He lived on the Starr farm in the Manavon tract, became a miller, and operated a mill with his brother James Starr but sold the business in 1748 to Samuel Jones and Jacob Hilderbrand.

The Quaker records show that Moses and his brother Samuel were admonished for "disunity" ----- perhaps not attending church ---- and on September 20, 1754, they were read out of Quaker Meeting. They became Methodists. Moses and his first wife had difficulties and parted. Quaker records in Chester Co., PA tell of his first marriage and difficulties.

Moses Starr was married first in a Quaker Meeting in Chester Co. to Sarah Davis, born in 1718. Some sources say they were married in 1745 at East Town, PA. Supposedly there are Quaker records of this first marriage and of a disagreement between Moses Starr, his wife and her father. The marriage must have been dissolved. Later there are Quaker records showing Moses and a brother were dismissed in 1754 and by 1755 Moses was no longer a member of the Quaker Meeting. This must have been when he went to New Jersey and married his second wife, Margaret Quattelbaum, probably around 1755/56.

It is not certain where in New Jersey Moses and Margaret lived. Some think he lived in Somerset Co., however, there was a Moses Starr on a list of travern owners in Hunterdon Co., N.J. It is believed that most of their children were probably born in Bridgewater Twp., Somerset Co., Cumberland Co., or Hunterdon Co., N.J.

Moses Starr then moved to central Pennsylvania near Honey Grove and a gap in the Tuscorora Mountains (Juniata County), where he bought land. There are a few tax records for Moses Starr. They sold their land in 1794. Their son John Starr, then living in Hampshire Co., Virginia (now West Virginia.) was a witness to the deed. It is not known what happened to Moses and Margaret Starr. They probably went to Hampshire County to live as most of their children had moved there.

Moses and Margaret Quattelbaum Starr were the parents of nine children.

Moses Starr was born on 21 December 1720 at London Grove Twp., Chester Co., PA. He was the son of James Starr and Rachel June Laybourne. Moses Starr married Sarah Davis on 26 April 1745 at Radnor Meeting, Chester Co., PA. Moses Starr was Quaker, until he and his brother James were "read out" of Quaker Meeting in 1754. He married Anna Margarethe Quattelbaum, daughter of Peter Quattelbaum and Anna Maria Barbara Von Der Hutte, in 1755 at New Jersey (probably). Moses Starr died after 1794 at Hampshire Co. (probably), VA (now WV).

     Note: Moses Starr and his wife, Deborah (King) Starr, from Old Castle, County Meath, Ireland, took up land in the Maiden Creek Valley about 1730 or 1731. The Indian name of the stream was Ontelaunee, meaning "The little maid of the big mother", the Schuylkill river being the big mother. The English settlers translated it into Maiden Creek. Maiden Creek is 10 mile north of Reading, Pennsylvania.

Moses and Deborah Starr settled along this stream about three miles up stream from where it flows into the river. They were the first white settlers in this section of Berks county. They were soon followed by Francis Parvin who settled three miles to the south of them at what is now Berkley and by Jacob Lightfoot who settled just across the Maiden Creek from them. These were also followed by a number of other families, all English speaking Friends, among them the Huttons, Willits, Wilys, Pearsons, Penroses, Wrights, and Lees.

Moses Starr was the first and for many years the only representative of Berks County in the Provincial Assembly. Moses and Deborah Starr built their house on the west bank of the Maiden Creek and there they raised a large family.

Moses and Deborah Starr's son John, stayed on the home farm and this farm (since called Starr Farm) continued in the hands of his descendants until it was taken over by the city of Reading in 1927 for the new water project.

Now flooded into a lake, the Quaker meeting house and grave yard were moved about 1 mile up the road, with the school house.

Moses and Deborah sailed to America in 1717, settling first at New Garden, Chester County.

Moses and Deborah arrived at Maiden Creek in June 29, 1732 as Members of the Society of Friends.

Issac Starr, Moses' brother, followed to Maiden Creek.

Before a regular meeting house was established at Maiden Creek in 1735, the early Friends met in the home of Mose Starr for their first gatherings.

Moses Starr was called upon to perform in the Preparative Meeting held Feb 24, 1733. Moses and Deborah were very active in the affairs of the business meetings. Frequently they were appointed as representatives to attend the Quarterly Meetings in Philadelphia.

Moses and Deborah were still living in the year 1766, and there is no known record of their deaths.

No will was filed for probate. Birthdate: "8mo, 27, 1692" in Old Style (Quaker) notation
Marr date: "6mo, 2, 1715"

Death date: Participated w/wife in a land transaction in 1766. No further data or probate case.

"History of Chester & Delaware Co, PA" by Gilbert Cope, p570

"History of Chester Co, PA" by J.S. Futhey and G.Cope, p729

"Immigration of Irish Quakers into PA 1689-1750" by Albert C. Myers,
Swarthmore, PA 1902) p328-29

Rec of Kennett Monthly Meeting, Soc. of Friends, Chester Co, PA [FHL #562,992]

"Desc of Moses & Deborah Starr, Early Quaker Settlers of Maiden Creek Valley"
by John E. Eshelman, The Historical Review of Berks Co (Berks Co. Hist. Soc.
Reading, PA) April 1947, Vol XII, No. 3, p67+

Residence: To U.S. with brother Jeremiah in 1717
Settled within limits of New Garden Preparative Mtg., Chester Co. PA
Received at Newark/Kennett MM 10, 7m, 1717
Removed to Maiden Creek, Berks, Co, PA - 1732
Cert received at North Wales/Gwynedd Mtg, Philadelphia Co - 29 Jun 1732
Settled on 551 acre tract along Maiden Creek, 3 mi upstream from entry into the Schuykill River.

Public Service: He was the first representative of Berks Co. in the Provincial Assembly, term 1752-1754.

Moses Starr was born on 27 August 1692 at Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland. He was the son of John Starr and Mary Thompson. Moses Starr married Deborah King, daughter of Merrick King, on 2 June 1715 at Old Castle Meeting, County Meath, Ireland. Moses Starr was Active member of Society of Friends (Quaker.) He died after 1766 at Maiden Creek, Berks Co., PA.

     Moses Starr was born in 1725. He was the son of John Starr and Sarah Martin. Moses Starr married Mary Stewart.

     Moses Starr was born in September 1892 at Wells Co., IN.¹ He was the son of Christopher Columbus Starr and Cenith E. West. Moses Starr lived at Oklahoma.

     Moses Starr was born on 1 December 1851 at Chester Twp., Wells Co., IN. He was the son of Benjamin Webb Starr and Matilda Jane Popejoy. Moses Starr died on 15 January 1870 at Wells Co., IN, at age 18. He was buried in January 1870 at Grove Cemetery, Poneto, Wells Co., IN, Findagrave #28529572.
Note: Did not marry.

     Moses Starr was born on 1 December 1744. He was the son of Isaac Starr and Margaret Lightfoot. Moses Starr died on 11 June 1767 at age 22.

     Moses Starr was born on 24 May 1791 at New Garden MM, Chester Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Jeremiah Starr and Ann Whitson. Moses Starr married Rachel Pennington on 15 August 1816 at Meeting at West Grove, Chester Co., PA. Moses Starr lived on 8 October 1870 at P.O. Philopolis, Baltimore Co., MD, with his daughter Sarah Edward's family.¹ He died on 16 March 1874 at Baltimore Co., MD, at age 82. He was buried in March 1874 at Friends Burying Ground, Gunpowder Monthly Meeting, Baltimore Co., MD.

     Moses Starr was born on 6 January 1842. He was the son of Isaiah J. Starr and Margaret J. Brackin. Moses Starr married Mary Ann Knott on 6 April 1868.

     Moses Starr was born. He was the son of Merrick Starr and Phoebe Pearson. Moses Starr married Martha Clark on 29 April 1790 at Maiden Creek Meeting, Berks Co., PA, 6 sons and 6 daughters.

     Note: Reverend Moses Starr relocated with his family in 1839 to Iowa. He owned land in the Northwest part of of Section 35, Lynn Grove Township, Jasper Co., Iowa, April 24, 1848, when this claim was made. Born in Hampshire County, Virginia (now WV) in 1787, but moved to Ohio when quite young. There he engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1839 they moved to Iowa. In 1853 the Starr family started the long and perilous journey across the plains. Ox and horse teams furnished the motive power. When they reached Dales, Oregon, Moses was taken ill and soon after reaching Clackamas he died. Saddened and bereaved though she was, Elizabeth took his place at the head of the little band and lead them to their destination in Benton County, Oregon. There she took up a Donation land claim of 160 acres. She improved her land and made a home. Her ability as a physician was of unusual order and many a sick room was brightened by her presence. She lived to the age of 79.

from Mabelle Martsching of Corvallis, OR:

“Moses Starr came on the wagon train in 1853, on the same train were Jonas Belknap, Rambos, H. B. Nichols, etc.

“Moses Starr died in Clackamas County, Oregon Territory in the mountains on way to Oregon. His wife Elizabeth Calhoun Starr received a Donation Land Claim in Benton County where she raised her family. She never remarried.

“On April 10, 1854 the first Methodist class was started by Noah Asbury Starr. He was also the first preacher in the area.

“Cornelius Battelle Starr was in the Civil War. He was mustered in Company A First Oregon Infantry at Salem for 9 months, then mustered out at Fort Yamhill.

“Music was always popular with these people. J. Benson Starr chose it for his career. He studied at the school of music at Willamette University, went on the six more years of study in New York, then opened a studio in Los Angeles. ---This was taken from the book, “They Laughed, Too” by Edna A. Mintonye.

“Elizabeth Harris was the mother of the first five children and Elizabeth Calhoun was the mother of the other seven children but she raised all of them.”.

Moses Starr was born on 22 June 1787 at Hampshire Co., VA. He was the son of James Starr and Nancy Reddick. Moses Starr married Elizabeth Harris circa 1806 at Belmont Co., OH. Moses Starr married Elizabeth G. Calhoun, daughter of William Calhoun and Mary Williams, on 1 August 1819 at Belmont Co., OH. Moses Starr died on 24 September 1853 at Benton Co., OR, at age 66. He was buried in September 1853 at Alpine Cemetery, Alpine, Benton Co., OR, Findagrave #30595588.

     Moses Starr was born on 27 January 1817 at Belmont Co., OH. He was the son of Moses Starr and Elizabeth Harris. Moses Starr married Margaret Hodge circa 1838.¹ Moses Starr lived on 3 August 1850 at Spencer Twp., Guernsey Co., OH, farming.¹ He died on 22 December 1890 at Indiana at age 73.