STARBUCK Family
Extracted From
The History Of Nantucket, County, Island And Town :
Including Genealogies Of First Settlers
Starbuck, Alexander,
Boston: C.E. Goodspeed & Co., 1924.
[Transcribed by Coralynn Brown]
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EDWARD STARBUCK Nathaniel Barney says of Edward Starbuck "He was a man of great firmness and his influence among the Indians was so great that if at any time suspicion or alarm arose among the early settlers he was always in requisition to explain the apparent causes thereof and suggest a palliation for their rude and inexplicable action, which served to allay the fears of the more timid. His wife's name was Katharine Reynolds. He died 4th 12 mo. 1690, aged 86." There seems to be no record regarding his wife, but as the early records of births, marriages and deaths kept by William Worth seem to be quite complete and her name does not appear in them the presumption is that she died before the family removed to Nantucket. That he was well esteemed among the Indians as mentioned by Mr. Barney is evidenced by the deeding of Coatue to him by Wannackmamack and Nicanoos "of our free and voluntary willes." Tradition says that Edward Starbnek was a man of commanding presence. It is stated that the spring following his coming to Nantucket with Thomas Macy, he returned to Dover and vicinity and persuaded several to accompany him back to Nantucket. Various incidents in his life have already been related. When he came to the Island he occupied a house which he built at Maddeket. His house lot as laid out was about 1000 feet square, extending northward from the head of Hummock Pond to Maxey's Pond. Children of EDWARD STARBUCK and KATHERINE REYNOLDS:
ii Dorcas, born _____: married William Gayer. iii Sarah, born _____; married—first William Story: second, Joseph Austin: third. Humphrey Varney as his second wife. iv Abigail, born _____; married Peter Coffin, son of Tristram and Dionis. v Esther, born _____; was Humphrey Varney's first wife. vi Jethro, one son, was killed May 27, 1663, at the age of twelve years by the overturning of a cart. Edward Starbuck died 4th 12 mo. 1690 aged 86 years. NATHANIEL [2] (Edward [1]) son of Edward and Katherine born 1635; married (1662) Mary Coffin, daughter of Tristram and Dionis; [At the time of his death Nathaniel Starbuck was doubtless one of the wealthiest, if not individually the wealthiest men on the Island. He owned three full share of land, having purchased a share of Stephen Greenleaf. His wife was one of the ablest women who ever lived on Nantucket and her advice and influence were noteworthy factors in the conduct of affairs. She was the leading spirit in the organization of the Society of Friends.] He died 6th 6 mo. 1719. She died 13th 9 mo. 1717. Their children were:
ii Elizabeth, born 9th 9 mo. 1665; married—first (August 15, 1682) Peter Coffin, son of Peter and Abigail; second, Nathaniel Barnard, son of Nathaniel and Mary. iii Nathaniel, born 8th 9 mo. 1668 ; married (November 20. 1690) Dinah Coffin, daughter of James and Mary: died January 29, 1753. iv Jethro, born December 14, 1671; married (December 6. 1694) Dorcas Gayer, daughter of William and Dorcas: died August 12. 1770. Barnabas, born ___, 1673 died 21st 9 mo. 1732: unmarried. vi Eunice, born April 10, 1674: married (_____) George Gardner, son of John and Priscilla; died 12th 7 mo. 1766. vii Priscilla, born ___, 1676; married John Coleman, son of John; died March 14. 1762. viii Hephzibah, born April 2, 1680; married (_____ ) Thomas Hathaway of Dartmouth; died 7th 2 mo. 1740. ix Ann, born _____; unmarried. x Paul, born _____: unmarried. NATHANIEL [3] (Nathaniel [2] Edward [1]) born August 9, 1668, married (November 20, 1690) Dinah Coffin, daughter of James and Mary. He died 9th 2 mo. 1753; she died 1st 8 mo. 1750. Their children were:
iii Priscilla, born 25th 8 mo. 1696; died 1 mo. 1728; married (6th 10 mo. 1717) Shubael Coffin, son of Stephen Jr. and Experience. iv Elizabeth, born 27th 9 mo. 1695; died 9th 2 mo. 1770: married (12th 9 mo. 1717 ) George Hussey, son of Stephen and Martha. v Hephzibah, born 8th 9 mo. 1700; died 31st 12 mo. 1764; married (8th 9 mo. 1723) Silvanus Hussey son of Stephen and Martha. vi Abigail, born 28th, 6 mo. 1704; died 31st, 12 mo. 1777: married—first (18th 9 mo. 1723) Thomas Howes, son of Thomas and Abigail; second (7th, 7 mo. 1741) John Way. vii Benjamin, born 16th 7 mo. 1707; died 3 mo 1731, lost at sea; married (31st 10 mo. 1730) Dinah Coffin daughter of Experience (widow). He died 16th 2 mo. 1731. viii Tristram, born 18th 6 mo. 1709; died 29th 11 mo. 1789; married (10th 12 mo. 1729) Deborah Coffin. daughter of Samuel and Miriam. ix Ruth, born 24th 12 mo. 1714-15; died 5th 10 mo. 1772: married (3d 12 mo. 1731-2) John Russell, son of Daniel and Deborah. x Anna, born 12th 9 mo. 1716; died 18th 12 mo. 1785: married (10th 11 mo. 1733-4) Peter Barnard, son of Nathaniel and Judith. JETHRO [3] (Nathaniel [2] Edward [1] ) born December 14, 1671: died August 12, 1770; is said to have attained the greatest age of anyone who ever lived on Nantucket; married (December 6, 1694) Dorcas Gayer, daughter of William. She died 11th, 10 mo. 1747. Their children were:
ii William, born 22d 5 mo. 1699; died 17th 10 mo. 1760: married first (9th 10 mo. 1720) Anna Folger, daughter of Peter and Judith; second (28th 8 mo. 1751) Lydia Coleman, daughter of Jeremiah and Sarah. iii Eunice, born 4th 12 mo. 1701-2; died 9th 10 mo. 1745; married (2d 2 mo. 1724) Daniel Pinkham, son of Richard. iv Lydia, born 15th 7 mo. 1704; died 2d 4 mo. 1751: married ( 31st 1 mo. 1722 ) Benjamin Barney of Rhode Island. v Thomas, born 12th, 10 mo. 1706; died 5th, 7 mo. 1777: married (2d, 10 mo. 1726) Rachel Allen. daughter of Edward and Ann. vi Dorcas, born 13th. 2 mo. 1710; died 10 mo. 1710. vii Jemima, born 2d 5 mo. 1712; removed from the Island 27th 4 mo. 1761; married (31st 8 mo. 1728) Silvanus Allen, son of Edward and Ann. viii Mary, born 8th 7 mo. 1715; died 24th 10 mo. 1780: married (26th. 12 mo. 1731 ) Richard Mitchell. son of Richard and Elizabeth. PAUL [4] ( Nathaniel [3] Nathaniel [2] Edward [1] ) born 29th 8 mo. 1694: died 20th 5 mo. 1759; married Ann Tebbets; she died 29th 7 mo. 1736. Their children were:
ii Hephzibah, born 22d 7 mo. 1721; removed from the Island 25th 5 mo. 1743; married (26th 12. mo. 1738-39) Jonathan Hussey, son of Silvanus And Abiel. iii Joseph, born 26th 6 mo. [There are occasionally slight discrepancies between the Records of the Friends Society and those of the Town Clerk. The Town Records give Joseph's birth as 26th, 6 mo. 1723 and the Friends Records give the 5 mo.] 1723; died 24th 10 mo. 1760; married (4th 8 mo. 1744) Ruth Macy, daughter of Richard and Deborah. iv John, born 16th 2 mo. 1725; lost at sea 1755; married Abigail Calef, widow of Peter and daughter of Nathaniel Woodbury. v Samuel, born 15th 1 mo. 1727; removed from Island 19th 3 mo. 1795; married (1st 12 mo. 1749) Abigail Barney, daughter of Benjamin and Lydia. vi Abigail, born 10th 12 mo. 1728; married William Hussey, son of Silvanus and Abiel. vii Elizabeth, born 26th 12 mo. 1730-31; married (29th 9 mo. 1750) Tristram Coffin, son of Tristram and Mary. viii Mary, born 2d 8 mo. 1734; removed from the Island 27th 2 mo. 1800 ; married ( 8th 11 mo. 1753) Richard Coffin, son of Richard and Ruth. [The record states that she also married Isaac Kelley.] She died in 1807. ix Anna, born 22d 7 mo. 1736; removed from the Island 29th, 10 mo. 1770: married first, Reuben Pinkham son of Theophilus: second Thomas Smith.
BENJAMIN [4] (Nathaniel [3] Nathaniel [2] Edward [1]) born 16th. 7 mo. 1707: was lost at sea 3 mo. 1731: married (31st, 10 mo. 1730) Dinah Coffin, who removed from the Island 30th. 5 mo. 1785. They had but one child:
ii Thaddeus, married Mary Brock. daughter of and Elizabeth. (transcriber's note, if they had but one child, why are there two mentioned here?) TRISTRAM [ 1] (Nathaniel [3] Nathaniel [2] Edward [1]) born 18th, 6 mo. 1709; died 29th. 11 mo. 1789; married (10th, 12 mo. 1729) Deborah Coffin. daughter of Samuel and Miriam. who died 9th. 6 mo. 1789. Their children were:
ii Zaccheus, born 1st. 2 mo. 1733; died 9th 1 mo. 1766; did not marry. iii Mary, born 30th. 4 mo. 1735; removed from the Island 3 mo. 1781: married first. (24th, 2 mo. 1755) Thomas Macy. son of Joseph and Hannah; second, (26th. 2 mo. 1767) Abishai Gardner. son of Robert and Jedidah. [Mary was married again (1st, 3 mo. 1781) to James Mitchell, son of Richard and Elizabeth.] iv Lydia, born 30th. 4 mo. 1735: died 30th. 1 mo. 1809 (hard to read); married--first. Joseph Clasby. son of William and Abiel: second, Eliphalet Gardner, son of James and Susanna. v Deborah, born 19th. 1 mo. 1739: died 13th, 10 mo. 1781: married (10th. 11 mo. 1757) Job Coggeshall. son of Caleb and Mercy. WILLIAM [4] (Jethro [3] Nathaniel [2] Edward [1]) born 22d, 5 mo. 1699: died 17th. 10 mo. 1760: married--first ( 9th. 10 mo. 1720) Anna Folger. daughter of Peter and Judith: who died 6th. 9 mo. 1748: second. (28th. 8 mo. 1751) Lydia Coleman, daughter of Jeremiah and Sarah. Their children were:
i Nathaniel, born 16th. 8 mo. 1722; lost at sea 1755. ii Eunice, born 7th. 6 mo. 1728: died 26th, 4 mo. 1750: married (3d. 11 mo. 1744) Stephen Barnard, son of Ebenezer and Mary. iii Jethro, born 29th. 1 mo. 1732; died 13th. 5 mo. 1806: married—first (27th, 2 mo. 1755) Anna Upham. daughter of Jonathan and Ruth. He married. second. (7th, 6 mo. 1770) Ann Coffin, daughter of Jonathan and Hephzibah Hussey. iv Judith, born 10th, 8 mo. 1734; removed from the Island 29th. 9 mo. 1774; married (6th, 12 mo. 1753) Joseph Worth, son of Joseph and Lydia. v Mary, born 15th. 7 mo. 1738; removed from the Island 29th. 9 mo. 1774; married (8th, 12 mo. 1757) Joseph Macy, son of Joseph and Hannah. By his second wife: vi Anna, born probably in 1752. THOMAS [4] (Jethro [3] Nathaniel [2] Edward [1]) born 12th, 10 mo. 1706; died 5th, 2 mo. 1777: married (2d, 10 mo. 1726) Rachel Allen, daughter of Edward and Ann; she died 31st, 5 mo. 1789. Their children were:
ii William, born 27th, 2 mo. 1732; died 3d, 6 mo. 1812; married (10th, 5 mo. 1753) Mary Folger, daughter of Daniel and Abigail. iii Rachel, born 20th, 4 mo. 1735; died 29th. 8 mo. 1775 married (7th, 2 mo. 1754) Paul Gardner, son of Solomon and Anna. iv Elizabeth, born 13th. 4 mo. 1738: died 24th. 9 mo. 1821; married (13th, 1 mo. 1757) Walter Folger. son of Barzillai and Phebe. v Thomas, born 22d, 8 mo. 1742: died 13th. 12 mo. 1830: married (10th, 12 mo. 1761) Dinah Trot. daughter of Benjamin and Priscilla. vi Gayer, born 9th. 9 mo. 1744; removed from the Island 28th, 3 mo. 1774; married Rachel Folger, daughter of Peter and Christian. vii Hezekiah, born 10th. 2 mo. 1749; removed from the Island 29th, 8 mo. 1785. He married—first. Mary Thurston of Rhode Island; second, Judith Macy. He had no children. EDWARD [5] (Paul [4] Nathaniel [3] Nathaniel [2] Edward [1]) born 28th, 11 mo. 1719; died 11th. 12 mo. 1798; married ( 7th. 11 mo. 1742) Damaris Worth, daughter of William and Mary; she died 1st, 10 mo. 1780. Their children were:
ii William, born 29th, 12 mo. 1748; removed from the Island 26th. 10 mo. 1772; married in North Carolina. iii Matthew, born 1 mo. 1750; removed from the Island 27th, 4 me. 1795; married--first, (10th, 12 mo. 1772) Rose Barnard, daughter of Shubael and Susanna; second. (28th, 11 mo. 1776) Lydia Barney. daughter of Benjamin and Jemima; third. ( 9th. 10 mo. 1806) Anna Swain. daughter of Richard and Anna: fourth, Anna Macy. daughter of Enoch and Anna. Matthew's family formed a part of the large emigration from Nantucket to North Carolina from 1770 to 1790, which eventually extended through East Tennessee to the middle West. iv Mary, born 1Sth, 8 mo. 1756: married (November 16. 1776) John Cartwright, son of Hezekiah and Abigail. v Edward, born 2d, 11 mo. 1759; married (2d, 9 mo. 1784) Lydia Macy, daughter of Francis and Judith. JOSEPH [5] (Paul [4] Nathaniel [3] Nathaniel [2] Edward [1] ) born 26th, 5 mo. 1723: died 24th. 10 mo. 1760; married (4th 8 mo. 1744) Ruth Macy, daughter of Richard and Deborah, who died 8th. 9 mo. 1760. Their children were:
ii Hephzibah, born 6th. 7 mo. 1749; removed from the Island 25th, 4 mo. 1771; married (29th, 1 mo. 1767) Libni Coffin, son of William and Priscilla. iii Phebe, horn 18th, 4 mo. 1752; removed from the Island 7th, 5 mo. 1772; married (1st. 12 mo. 1768) Eliho Bunker, son of Samuel and Priscilla. iv Joseph, born ___, 1755 ; died ___, 1756. SAMUEL [5] ( Paul [4] Nathaniel [3] Nathaniel [2] Edward [1]) born 15th, 1 mo. 1727; married (1st. 12 mo. 1749) Abigail Barney, daughter of Benjamin and Lydia. He removed with his family to Milford Haven, Wales, in 1795. Their children were:
ii Samuel, born 29th, 9 mo. 1762; married (27th. 11 mo. 1783) Lucretia Folger, daughter of Timothy and Abiel. [Samuel Jr. removed to Milford Haven, Wales, after the Revolutionary War and there established a whale fishery which was for awhile very successful.] CHRISTOPHER [5] (Tristram [4] Nathaniel [3] Nathaniel [2] Edward [1]) born 21st. 1 mo. 1731: died 29th. 9 mo. 1815; married (12th, 10 mo. 1751) Mary Barnard. daughter of Benjamin and Judith. who was born 18th, 8 mo. 1729 and died 6th. 4 mo. 1817. Their children were:
ii Benjamin, born 16th. 2 mo. 1755; died 27th. 7 mo. 1772. iii Zaccheus, born 29th, 6 mo. 1757; married (October 7. 1780) Sarah Wendell, daughter of John and Sarah. [had no children.] iv Christopher, born 25th, 1 mo. 1760: died 15th, 5 mo. 1762. v John, born 25th, 10 mo. 1761; died 7 mo. 1781. [Was taken prisoner of war by the British while on his way to Turk's Island during the Revolution for a cargo of salt, carried to Portsmouth, England, where he died of small pox in Fortune jail. Zaacheus, Barnabas Starbuck and John Yeomans were also taken prisoners of war in another vessel and all three died in Halifax jail.] vi Mary, born 3d, 2 mo. 1764; died 6th. 11 mo. 1765. vii Tristram, born 13th, 5 mo. 1767; married (2d, 12 mo. 1790) Miriam Joy. daughter of David and Phebe. viii Judith, born 15th, 10 mo. 1769: married (25th, 2 mo. 1790) Zaccheus Macy, son of Richard and Miriam. ix Nathaniel, born 6th. 3 mo. 1772; did not marry: died 26th. 11 mo. 1854. JETHRO [5] (William [4] Jethro [3] Nathaniel [2] Edward [1]) born 29th, 1 mo. 1732; died 13th, 5 mo. 1806; married—first (27th. 2 mo. 1755) Anna Upham, daughter of Jonathan and Ruth, who died 28th, 3 mo. 1769; second. (7th, 6 mo. 1770) Ann Coffin, daughter of Jonathan and Hephzibah Hussey, who died 28th. 5 mo. 1814. Their children were:
ii Jethro, born 25th. 9 mo. 1757; married ( 28th, 12 mo. 1780) Elizabeth Starbuck. daughter of William and Mary. iii William, died in infancy. iv Anna, born 15th, 3 mo. 1764; died 11th, 9 mo. 1764. v Obed, born 23d, 7 mo. 1766: died 13th, 4 mo. 1773. vi William, born 20th, 3 mo. 1769: died 18th. 9 mo. 1769. By Ann, his second wife: vii Anna, born 21st, 1 mo. 1773; married (May 2, 1793) Daniel Hussey, son of William and Sarah. viii Paul, born 19th, 11 mo. 1776; married, in England, Ann Patten. ix Jonathan, born 11th, 1 mo. 1781; died 6 mo. 1783. x Phebe, born 8th, 2 mo. 1783; married (May 8. 1806) Isaac Gardner, son of Francis and Anna. SILVANUS [5] (Thomas [4] Jethro [3] Nathaniel [2] Edward [1]) born 16th, 6 mo. 1727; died 9th, 5 mo. 1813; married (16th, 11 mo. 1745) Mary Howes, daughter of Thomas and Abigail. who died 19th, 9 mo. 1826. He was prominent on the Board of Selectmen during the period of the Revolution and for many years was clerk of the Proprietors of Common and Undivided Lands. Their children were:
ii Barnabas, born 14th 5 mo. 1745; died 110, 12 mo. 1781. iii William, born 6th. 9 mo. 1750: died 24th. 12 mo. 1752. iv Abigail, born 5th, 3 mo. 1753; died 15th. 4 mo. 1787: married (November 1, 1771) David Barnard. son of Peter and Anna. v Lydia, born 7th, 12 mo. 1755; married ( October 7, 1775) Elisha Barnard, son of Peter and Anna. vi Hephzibah, born 3d, 7 mo. 1758; removed from the Island 2d. 11 mo. 1809: married (July 11. 1789) David Barnard. vii David. born 10th. 10 mo. 1760; married (25th, 9 mo. 1786) Phebe Cartwright, daughter of James and Love. He is said to have been the first whaleman to bring a cargo of sperm oil from the Pacific Ocean. He was then sailing from Dunkirk. France. viii Uriah, born 18th, 1 mo. 1765; removed from the Island 3d, 10 mo. 1799: married (28th, 12 mo. 1786) Lydia Macy, daughter of Jabez and Rachel. ix Mary, born 26th. 11 mo. 1767: removed from the Island 31st, 5 mo. 1832. x Moses born 19th. 2 mo. 1770. xi Matilda, born 16th. 10 mo. 1772: died in Ohio, 2d, 9 mo. 1829. WILLIAM [5] (Thomas [4] Jethro [3] Nathaniel [2] Edward [1] ) born 27th. 2 mo. 1732; died 3d, 6 mo. 1812; married (10th, 5 mo. 1753) Mary Folger, daughter of Daniel and Abigail. Their children were:
ii William, born 24th, 6 mo. 1756; died 1 mo. 1779. iii Phebe, born 16th, 6 mo. 1758; died 22d, 9 mo. 1759. iv Elizabeth, born 7th, 8 mo. 1760; died 28th, 2 mo. 1780: married (28th. 12 mo. 1780) Jethro Starbuck, son of Jethro and Anna. v Judith, born 10th. 9 mo. 1762: married (29th, 11 mo. 1781) Eliakim Coffin, son of Benjamin and Rebecca. vi Obed, born 3d. 11 mo. 1764; died 18th, 5 mo. 1786. vii Laban, [A child was born 14th, 7 mo. 1769 who lived less than a day.] born 25th, 11 mo. 1766; died 1st, 2 mo. 1787. viii Kimbal, born 22d, 1 mo. 1771: married (7th, 1 mo. 1796) Mary, widow of ____, and daughter of Seth and Susanna Coffin. ix Clarinda, born 3d, 10 mo. 1773; removed from the Island 28th, 9 mo. 1797. x Lydia, born 28th, 10 mo. 1777. xi Elisha, born 3d, 2 mo. 1780; married (1801) Betsey Coffin. |