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 1751 - 1849 (98 years)
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| Name |
James Starrett |
| Title |
Lt. |
| Birth |
1751 |
Cecil County/MD  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1849 |
Habersham County/GA |
| Burial |
Habersham County/GA |
| Person ID |
I224 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
5 Feb 2015 |
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| Notes |
- James Starrett was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Captain Wilson's Company, Colonel Saxton's NC Reg't. In NC, he served as a light horseman in Captain Daniel Gillispie's Co. and with Col. John Gillispie. He participated in scouting parties against the British where his served under Col. Preston and under the leadership of Gen. Nahaniel Green. He settled in Pendleton District, SC where most of his children were born and where his brother Benjamin lived.
NC Archives and US Govt Pension Division
- Settled in Franklin County and later (1818) Habersham County. James served as JP, Farmer, Surveyor
- Married Nancy Cooper (b: 1759, d: 1849-50)
Had children: Benjamin, Preston, John, Mary, Verlinda, Elizabeth, Ruth, and?.
- James Starrett was originally denied a pension because he could not prove length of service.
His length of service was proven but never imbursed by the Govt.
Pension R10084; filed 1833 in GA
- Grave marked 15 Nov 2014 by the Joseph Habersham and Samuel Elbert Chapters GA Society SAR
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