The second WILLIAM Starr (1757-1823) served during the Revolutionary War as a Lieutenant in the Connecticut Line; but, he was a Quaker when he died in Baltimore 6 June 1823. He received a pension for his war service; his wife, and only heir, was receiving it when she died 26 years later. [Pierce, p. 174] Elsewhere she is identified as Eunice Fisher, daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Dawes). [Starr genforum] He is this compiler’s candidate for the William Starr who presented a petition to the House of Delegates Tuesday 26 November 1805 "praying for an act of insolvency." [MD Archives vol. 0553 p. 9925] The Quaker William Starr lived at the corner of Fell & Market St, Baltimore and was a tailor by trade. His address was given within his mother-in-law’s obituary published in the 27 February 1824 issue ofThe Baltimore Patriot: "Margaret Fischer, long a member of Society of Friends, died last night, age 88. Funeral held at William Starr’s, corner of Fell & Market Street, Fell’s Point." His trade comes from a transcription of the 1796 Baltimore City Directory: "William Starr, taylor, Fell’s Point, 5 George Street." [Thompson and Walker] This compiler identifies this William as the son (born 9 March 1757 Middletown, CT) of Joseph Starr (1698-1781) and Priscilla Roper. Joseph was a tailor by trade and they had a son William. Thus this William belongs to the Dr. Comfort line of Starrs.

Since the above William served with Connecticut troops during the war, it must be another WILLIAM Starr who enlisted as private with the Maryland troops. He appears on the 2 September 1776 to 17 January 1777 muster roll as deserted. [Archives: #168 Records of Md Troops in Continental service, vol. 1] This soldier could be the William who sold Blazing Starr in Montgomery County 1779-1783. Perhaps he is the William Starr mentioned in the 1772 Baltimore County will of Charles Robinson. [AIPC-CD] Any of these Williams could be the one who appears on a June 13, 1771 inventory list for Dr. Reimour Land of Dorchester County, Maryland. [Skinner citing Liber 105, Folios 332-338] Long time researcher Marcia Bignall added: "IF this [1771 inventory list] is anything like the lists the Pinkstons are on, it covers debts incurred over many years so the 1771 date may not be a good measure to go by."

AQUILLA and HANY Starr appear in the Baltimore County Assessor’s Field Book in 1750. [Wright p. 48] Aquilla is a given name found in the PA Irish Quaker line; but, this compiler cannot place this particular Aquilla into that group.

OBEDIAH Starr appears on a 1776 list of militiamen who formed a Baltimore Mechanical Society Company. [Peden] Jason Carpenter filled in a few missing gaps. Obediah gave money to the Revolutionary cause during the war. He was a mahogany sawyer and traveled between Maryland and the British Honduras, Belize, for the wood. The 1796 Baltimore city directory entry reads: Starr, Obadiah, sawyer, Old Town, North Street. [Thompson and Walker.] He married Ruth Boyd 8 Aug 1795. [Barnes citing First Presbyterian records]

During the Revolutionary War JAMES Starr served as a private in Capt. Breffett’s Company of Horse, Col. Armand’s Co. He received a pension for this service in 1818. [Pierce, p. 174] Depositions within his pension papers tell us he resided in Baltimore for 39 years, but died in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland 3 September 1822. In November John P. Sparks and Levin (x) Walters gave oath that James Starr, plaisterer by trade, had died at the home of John P. Sparks. The papers do not say if Sparks had taken in an elderly relative or if he had employed Starr.

"That Cresap was far more than a magistrate in western Maryland can be seen from an examination of various documents for the month of December, 1736; that the Pennsylvanians were right in claiming that he was also a land agent seems beyond contradiction. Note, for instance, the deposition of John Starr. He stated that in September 1736 his cousin Thomas Thompson, had been informed by the Reverend Jacob Henderson that there were lands in western Maryland to be had merely for the settling. Subsequently Henderson had given Thompson, Starr and a friend, William Dounard, letters of introduction to Cresap. Upon arrival at Cresap's the men turned over their letters to him, after which Cresap took them out to view the country round about. Much of this land had already been taken up by Pennsylvania Dutch. The wily Marylander proposed to dispossess these Germans. He promised the three newcomers that deeds could be secured for the land from the governor of Maryland. Shortly thereafter Cresap went down to what Starr called Annapolisk to clear up matters with Governor Ogle. Things were worked out so satisfactorily that Starr returned to his Maryland home near Baltimore where he acquainted various friends of the encouragement offered by Ogle for them to settle the lands -- regardless of the 'Dutchman.'" [Bailey p. 44-5]

25 November 1736 Henry Munday of London Grove [Pennsylvania], sadler, age about 48 deposed: "… about the latter end of September, Thos. Thompson of London Grove, told him of meeting at Wm. Miller's with Rev. Jacob Henderson (his brother-in-law) and Benjamin Tasker, Esq. Of Maryland … Gov. Ogle had agreed to grant these lands to Starr, Thompson, Downard, Thompson's two sons, and these other persons, who are friends or relatives of Starr and Downard, to wit, James Starr, James Henthorn, John Henthorn, Nathaniel Dawson, James Downard, and ? Savor, an Atty. at Law. [Futhey and Pope; also PA Archives] Edward Leet of Marlsborough, yeoman, age about 71 years … He wishing to take up some land, not only for himself, but for eight of his cousins, agreed to go and with him went John Smith, John Henthorn, Hugh Kaine, John Kaine and James Nicholson. " [Ibid] September 1738 Sarah Southby was deposed about a scene she witnessed early that month at the house of Willm Downard. "John Owen ye highe sherife, being there as he heard, to take Charles Higgenbotham, she saw John Star take down a gun, but saw him do no more, and saw John Henthorn knock down a man so yt ye blod run out of his head, and saw James Henthorn and Mary Henthorn strick with sticks, and saw Jean Downard throw scalding broth and a stone at ye high sherife which hit his shoulder, and saw Daniel Oneal strick ye sherife with his fists …" [Ibid]

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