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Comfort Starr 1589–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 July 1589

Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 January 1659

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: THOMAS Merchant

Mother: SUSAN Starr

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Watts

Children(s): Ruth Starr, Samuel Starr, Judith Starr, John Starr, Thomas Dr, Mary Starr, Elizabeth Starr, Comfort Starr, Hanna Starr, Lydia Eyre

The story of Comfort Starr began in 1589 in Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Comfort Starr married Elizabeth Veritas Mitchell Starr Watts, and had children including Comfort Starr, Elizabeth Starr, Hanna Starr, John Starr, Judith Starr, Lydia Eyre, Mary Starr, Ruth Starr, Samuel Starr, Thomas Starr Dr. Comfort Starr passed away in 1659 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Comfort Starr began in 1589 in Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
  • Comfort Starr married Elizabeth Veritas Mitchell Starr Watts, and had children including Comfort Starr, Elizabeth Starr, Hanna Starr, John Starr, Judith Starr, Lydia Eyre, Mary Starr, Ruth Starr, Samuel Starr, Thomas Starr Dr.
  • Comfort Starr passed away in 1659 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS Merchant
1565–1640
Birth Location: New Romney, Kent, England
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SUSAN Starr
1567–1640
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Watts
1595–1658
Birth Location: Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
EW

Children(s)

Ruth Starr
1634–1658
Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England
RS
Samuel Starr
1628–1633
Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England
SS
Judith Starr
1617–1622
Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England
JS
John Starr
–1711
Birth Location: England
JS
Thomas Dr
1615–1658
Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England
TD
Mary Starr
1620–1659
Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England
MS
Elizabeth Starr
1622–1704
Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England
ES
Comfort Starr
1624–1711
Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England
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Hanna Starr
1632–1674
Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England
HS
Lydia Eyre
1634–1653
Birth Location: Ashford, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
LE

Comfort Starr's Ancestors

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Comfort Starr
1589–1659
Birth Place: Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
THOMAS Starr, Wool Merchant
1565–1640
New Romney, Kent, England
SUSAN (Prudence, Wife of Thomas) Starr
1567–1640
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas\Comfort (Starre) Rev.
1533–1594
New Romney, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Agnes (Sarah Storey Russel) (Starre)
1534–1598
New Romney, Kent, England
John (P Sir Moore of Moorhayes) 1
1536–1606
Moorehays Manor, Cullompton, Devon, England
Lady (Kathrine De La) Pomeroy
1549–1606
Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard shire)
1512–1555
Catherine King
1501–1559
Humphrey DeLaMoore
1505–1537
Lady Pollard-DeLaMoore
1505–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Comfort Starr's Descendants

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Comfort Starr (6 July 1589–2 January 1659) m. Elizabeth (Veritas Mitchell Starr) Watts (17 June 1595–25 June 1658)
  1. 1. Ruth Starr 1634–1658
    1. 1. Ruth Maynard 1655–1695 m. Elias Stileman 1615–1695
      1. 1. Ruth Stileman 1678–1708 m. Richard Tarlton 1640–1706
        1. 1. Richard (Tarleton) Jr 1695–1759 m. Marie-Marguerite Batson 1697–
  2. 2. Samuel Starr 1628–1633
  3. 3. Judith Starr 1617–1622
  4. 4. John Starr –1711
  5. 5. Thomas (Starr) Dr 1615–1658 m. Rachel (Harris) Starr 1615–1660
    1. 1. Samuel Starr 1641–1687
    2. 2. Josiah Starr 1657–1715
    3. 3. Comfort (Starr) I 1644–1693 m. Marah (Mary Weld) Starr 1645–1693
      1. 1. Comfort Starr 1666–1743
      2. 2. Hannah (Starr) Sage 1674–1753 m. John Sage 1668–1751
        1. 1. David Sage 1703–1798
        2. 2. Hannah (Elizabeth Sage Wilcox) Lewis 1694–1750
        3. 3. Comfort Sage 1711–1731
        4. 4. John Sage 1696–1769
        5. 5. Nathaniel Sage 1707–1780
        6. 6. Ebenezer Sage 1709–1753
        7. 7. Jemima (Sage) Riley 1704–1765
        8. 8. Benoni Sage 1703–1733
        9. 9. Prudence (Sage Stow Savage) Goodrich 1713–1807 m. Samuel (Stow) II 1707–1735 m. Joseph Savage 1711–1755
        10. 10. Mary (Sage) Pierson 1699–1771
      3. 3. Joseph Starr 1676–1758
      4. 4. Mary Starr 1685–1747
      5. 5. Rachel Starr 1681–1755
  6. 6. Mary Starr 1620–1659
  7. 7. Elizabeth Starr 1622–1704
  8. 8. Comfort Starr 1624–1711
  9. 9. Hanna Starr 1632–1674
  10. 10. Lydia Eyre 1634–1653 m. Simon Eyre 1623–1653
    1. 1. Simon Eire 1652–

Comfort Starr's Timeline

2 Records

1589
6 July 1589
Birth of Comfort Starr in Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1659
2 January 1659
Age 70
Death of Comfort Starr in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 July 1589
    Event Place: Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1659
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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