Florida Family Group Sheet for the William STARLING Family *********************************************** Copyright © John Burnett. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml *********************************************** Submitted by: John Burnett Email address: intoroots@charter.net Husband: William STARLING Birthdate:1808 Birthplace: South Carolina Death date: Bet 1885 & 1900 Place of death: Florida (Most likely St. Johns Co.) Burial: Florida Father: Mother: Marriage date: Circa 1827 Marriage place: Georgia Wife: Sarah (Last Name Unknown) Birthdate:1807 Birthplace: Georgia Death date: Bet 1885 & 1900 Place of death: Florida (Most likely St. Johns Co.) Burial: Florida Father: Mother: CHILDREN Child No. 1: James STARL:ING Sex: Male Birthdate: 1828 Birthplace: Georgia Death date: Unknown Place of death: Florida Burial: Unknown Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Unknown Child No. 2: Benjamin James STARLING Sex: Male Birthdate: 1830 Birthplace: Georgia Death date: 1876 Place of death: Bradford County, Florida Burial: Bradford County, Florida Marriage date: 23 January 1858 Marriage place: St, Johns County, Florida Spouse's name: Julie Ann HARRIS Child No. 3: Elizabeth STARLING Sex: Female Birthdate: 1832 Birthplace: Georgia Death date: Bef. 1910 Place of death: Florida Burial: Florida Marriage date: Marriage place: Florida Spouse's name: John SIMMS Child No. 4: William S. STARLING Sex: Male Birthdate: 1834 Birthplace: Georgia Death date: Bef. 1910 Place of death: Florida Burial: Florida Marriage date: 6 February 1858 Marriage place: St. Johns County, Florida Spouse's name: Annie Elizabeth CURTAIN Child No. 5: Rebecca STARLING Sex: Female Birthdate: 1836 Birthplace: Georgia Death date: Before 1885 Place of death: Florida Burial: Florida Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Unknown Child No. 6: Priscilla STARLING Sex: Female Birthdate: 1840 Birthplace: Georgia Death date: Bet. 1885 and 1910 Place of death: Florida Burial: Florida Marriage date: 13 September 1856 Marriage place: St. Johns County, Florida Spouse's name: Juan Andres \"John\" PELLICER Child No. 7: John Issac STARLING Sex: Male Birthdate: 1842 Birthplace: Georgia Death date: Circa 1865? Place of death: Unknown Burial: Unknown Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Unknown? Child No. 8: Drucilla STARLING Sex: Female Birthdate: 25 July 1845 Birthplace: Georgia Death date: 10 December 1913 Place of death: Clay County, Florida Burial: Sharon Cemetery, Clay County, Florida Marriage date: 1st. Circa 1859, 2nd Circa 1865-1867 Marriage place: Florida Spouse's name: 1st. Mr. KERSEY, 2nd Robert Noel BATTEN ================================================================ Documentation: Research of John Burnett of Reno, NV, Claudia Wright & Sandra Brosky Lee of Jacksonville, Florida. William & Sarah Starling came to Florida circa 1855. This is the time a couple of Land grants are issued in his name. The family came from Camden County, Georgia and settled in St. Johns County, Florida. By 1870 the were in Nassau County with several Pringle children living in their household. It is not known if these children were grandchildren or orphans taken in. By the 1880\'s they were back in the St. Johns County, area. They lived in an area named Orange Mills, which is near the present town of Palatka, Florida. They evidently had died by 1900, since no other reference was found concerning them. William Starling was a justice of the peace and also farmed. The son John Issac Starling is thought to have died in the Civil War. This is not conclusive. This couple still has descendants in North Florida and it is thought that some of their children are buried in St. Johns County, Florida. 1840 & 1850 Census for Camden County, Georgia; 1860 Census for St. Johns County, Florida; 1870 Census for Nassau County, Florida. (Note: This couple is NOT the same William & Sarah Starling written about in the Folks Huxford \"Pioneers of Wiregrass, Georgia.\")