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Joseph Starnes Jr. (1755 - 1840)

Joseph Starnes Jr.
Born in Augusta, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 16 Aug 1796 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 85 in Burke, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Joseph Starnes, the eldest son of Joseph Starnes and Katherine Carlock, was born in SW Virginia, near the North Carolina border. In April 1779, he escaped from the Indians though his uncle and brother-in-law didn't. He was a scout for the American troops during the Revolutionary War and fought at the Battle of King's Mountain. He later moved to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and then to Burke County. He died about 1840.

Burial

Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Bethlehem, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA [1]

Probate

Name: Joseph Starnes Also Known As Name: Additional Name: Event Type: Probate Event Year: 1840 Event Place: Burke, North Carolina, United States Number of Names with File: 1 File Name: Joseph Starnes GS Film Number: 001977109 Digital Folder Number: 005274810 First Image Number: 01721 Last Image Number: 01735 Number of Images: 15 Citing this Record: [2]

  • Fact: Residence (1830) Burke, North Carolina, United States

Sources

  1. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 August 2020), memorial page for Joseph Starnes (1755–1839), Find A Grave: Memorial #8617744, citing Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Bethlehem, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by MWJ (contributor 47466153) .
  2. "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1LM-SBM : 20 November 2015), Joseph Starnes, 1840; citing Burke, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,977,109.

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Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Starnes-304 created through the import of Keller-Freeland-Ferris Family .ged on Feb 27, 2012 by Elizabeth Tapia. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Elizabeth and others.
  • WikiTree profile Starnes-307 created through the import of Keller-Freeland-Ferris Family .ged on Feb 27, 2012 by Elizabeth Tapia. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Elizabeth and others.
  • WikiTree profile Starnes-212 created through the import of Harrington _ McLaurin .ged on Aug 1, 2011 by Linda Griffin. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Linda and others






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Starnes-304 and Starnes-212 appear to represent the same person because: Same find a grave on both profiles. Parents on Starnes-212 match up with find a grave and family search.
posted by Teresa Downey

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