Edward Starbuck

Edward Starbuck brought his family to the new World in about 1635. He settled in Dover, New Hampshire where he became a leading citizen. The town and land records are replete with his name and signature. There are a number of DEED records that are signed by Edward and Katherine Starbuck. Edward eventually became disenchanted with the religious life in Dover, joining the Anabaptist movement he looked for a location where he could make a new beginning. Moving to Nantucket he is honored by several large monuments as being a founder of the colony. There are any number of well-documented genealogies for his family, which include his children Nathaniel, Dorcus, Sarah, Abigail, Ester and Jethro.------ Nathaniel married Mary Coffin. The Starbuck and Coffin families became very intertwined. We find a number of DEEDS with Nathanial’s name on them.--------- Dorcus married William Gayer a shipbuilder. Their home was a landmark on Nantucket for many years. ----------- Abigail married Peter Coffin. There are a number of DEEDS between Edward and, “sonne in law Peter Coffin”. On one of the DEEDS we find a mentions of his wife , “Abigail Coffin wife of ye said Peter Coffin”. ---------- Sarah Starbuck took as her first husband Joseph Austin. There is a DEED in the records where Edward Starbuck writes, “To my son in law Joseph Austin”. Joseph Austin picked Peter Coffin to ADMINISTER his will. In the will Joseph refers to Peter Coffin as, ”my brother” actually meaning , my brother in law. On Joseph Austin’s death Sarah took as her second Husband Humphrey Varney. In the same deed that Edward names Joseph Austin as a son in law he also names Humphrey Varney as a son in law nothing that he was giving the land he had previous given to Austin to Humphrey. In the companion DEED Humphrey Varney sells the property to his son in law William Brockstone. The deed is signed by Humphrey and Sarah Varney. Humphrey in his will leaves one-third of his estate to, “Unto Sarah by dearly beloved wife”--------- Esther Starbuck, according to many family traditions, was the first wife of Humphrey Varney. There is no documentary evidence to prove or disprove the assertion.--------- Jethro Starbuck born May 27 1651 was killed in an accident involving a cart May 27, 1663.---------Note; There is a lingering tradition of a marriage between Sarah Starbuck and William Storey. That story evolved out of a clerical mistake by the town clerks in Dover, New Hampshire. We will take up that debate in a latter post.---- Click on images to enlarge.----- Reference the Samuel Griffin Genealogy Blog.