He should not be confused with a different Aaron Starnes about the same age who lived in Union Co SC.
1760 Aaron b. Guilford Co NC; s/o Ebenezer Stearns and Anna Field
1765 Maryanne Wright born; d/o George Wright of Laurens Co SC whose 1774 will mentioned daughter Maryann Wright
1780 Aaron Starnes on list of Loyalists in Southern Campaign of Revolutionary War; Capt. Private in Joseph Person’s Company, Maj Patrick Cunningham’s Regiment, Little River Militia, 96 Brigade, SC; 102 days pay 14 Jun -13 Dec 1780 [1]
1790 census Laurens Co SC – Aron Sterns with 1 male under 16, 1 male 16+, and 4 females [2]
1800 census Laurens Co SC – Aaron Starnes with 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 45+, 3 females under 10, 3 females 10-15, 1 female 26-44 [3]
2 Jan 1802 Aaron Starnes, Laurens District, bought a negro girl Alice, age 7 for $200 [4]
1810 census Laurens County, SC – Aron Starnes with 2 males under 10, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 45+, 1 female under 10, 2 females 10-15, 2 females 16-25, 2 females 45+, and 5 slaves [5]
1820 census Laurens Co SC – Aaron Starns with 1 male 45+, 2 females 16-25, 1 female 45+, and 8 slaves [6]
1830 census Laurens Co SC – Aaren Stams with 1 male 30-39, 1 male 70-79, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 60-69, and 10 slaves [7]
19 Feb 1833 will of Aaron Starnes, Laurens Co SC - mentioned wife Maryanne Starnes, each of my children (Ann, John Moses, Rebecca, Susan, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah), Lewis Graves (to account for $50), John Starnes (to account for $77), son Moses Starnes (to account for $75) [8]
20 Sep 1836 will sworn to; executor Martin Shaw
1740 census Laurens Co SC – Mary Amma Starnes with 1 female 70-79 and 4 slaves [9]
20 May 1843 will of Mary Ann Starnes, Laurens Co SC - names dec’d dau Ann Sherly, dec’d son John Starnes, Moses Starnes, Rebecca w/o Lewis Graves, Susan w/o Berryman Sherly, Mary w/o William Cobb, Elizabeth w/o Aaron Hill, Sarah w/o Isaac Edings, grson Joel s/o Ann Sherly dec’d, Joel’s sister Mary Berry
1850 census Laurens Co SC – Mary Ann Starnes age 88, b. SC and Lucinda Golding 30 [10]
1858 Death of Maryanne
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