Jane (Taylor) Starbuck (1758 - 1834)

Born 24 Nov 1758 in Frederick, Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of William Starbuck — married 4 May 1776 in Guilford , North Carolina

Descendants

Died 31 Jul 1834 at age 75 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States

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Genealogically Defined

Biography

Jane was a Friend (Quaker)

Early Life

Jane was born to Thomas Taylor and Mary Stuart on November 24, 1758. Her birthdate was recorded in the family bible of her husband William Starbuck. The Starbuck-Simmons family bible has been photographed and transcribed and is maintained by the Randolph County, Indiana Historical Society.^[1] Evidence for her relationship to her mother and father is found in their wills. Jane is named as "Jean Starbuck" in her mother's will which was probated on February 21, 1806 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Her husband William Starbuck was named as "son-in-law" and named Executor of her estate.^[2] Jane is only mentioned as a "daughter" and not by name in her father's will which was probated in 1802 in Guilford, North Carolina. Her husband William Starbuck was named as "son-in-law" and an Executor of the estate.^[3]

Hopewell Meeting House.

Jane was likely born in Frederick County, Virginia. Her grandfather, Simeon Taylor received a certificate for removal to the friends meeting house at Hopewell in Frederick County, Virginia in 1738. He was the first clerk of the Hopewell Meeting House. Her father Thomas was about six years old at the time his family moved from Pennsylvania to Virginia.^[4]

Jane had brothers and sisters named Nathan, Simeon, Thomas, Alexander, John, Ruth, Lydia, Phebe, Esther and Anna that were named in her parents wills.^[2][3]

In 1764 her grandfather Simeon presented a certificate of removal for himself, his wife and son John at the New Garden Meeting House in Guilford, North Carolina. Jane's father Thomas is not mentioned in the record.^[5] The monthly meeting records of New Garden include Jeane and her brother and sisters. No mention of her parents are found in the records thus far.^[6] Her father received a land grant for 47 acres in the "waters of the Haw" on June 1, 1797. The land was adjacent to John Taylor and William Starbuck.^[7]

Family Life

Friends Meeting House at New Garden.

A considerable number of Nantucket Friends settled in the New Garden area and established the subordinate settlements of Centre and Deep River.^[8]

Jane married William Starbuck of Nantucket on May 1, 1776 at the New Garden Meeting House in Guilford County, North Carolina.^[9] The entry in the record reads:

"Whereas William Starbuck of Guilford County in North Carolina & Jeane Taylor daughter of Thos. Taylor of the same place having declared their intention of marriage with each other before several monthly meetings of the people called Quakers held at New Garden in the county as according to the good order used among them & nothing appearing to obstruct were left to their liberty to accomplish their marriage according to good order on the 1st day of 5 mo 1776 which they did at New Garden meeting in the presence of many witnesses 12 of whose names are inserted here: Ann Jessop, Prudence Williams, Sarah Hunt, Judith Bunker, Martha Dillon, Phebe Taylor, John Unthank, William Coffin, John Macy, Enoch Macy, Jesse Dillon, Samuel Coffin."

Memorial Record of Northeastern Indiana includes the following anecdote about William Starbuck and William and Jane's son Edward:^[10]

"[Edward Starbuck] removed in 1817 to Wayne county, Indiana being one of the early pioneers of that place...His father William Starbuck, was born on Nantucket island, and for years he was noted as the captain of one of the whaling vessels of that port. On one occasion he introduced himself to General Washington, saying: "I am Wiliam Starbuck, captain of the Nantucket whaler, and this is my son Edward." That son, in his old age, would speak with pride of his recollection of that interesting event."

Additional evidence as to whether or not William was a captain of a Nantucket whaler and if the introduction to General Washington actually occurred will require additional research to collaborate.

Her husband appears in the records in the County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions begun and held for the County Aforesaid the third Monday in August, (20) AD 1781. When he was appointed as "William Starbuck is appointed overseer of the road on the room of William Dillon." in the court session. ^[11] At the time of her marriage to William, the American Revolution was dawning. The Quaker community of New Garden, also known as “Friends”, played a central role in the Battles of New Garden and Guilford Courthouse. The Quakers belief that every human contained the inner light of God allowed the Friends to put aside any personal grievances and help those in need. Following this belief, the New Garden Friends cared for 250 wounded British and American soldiers in the Meeting House and in individual homes.^[12]

Jane and William had eleven children, two sons and nine daughters, born to them in New Garden, North Carolina.^[13][14]

1. Edward b. 17 May 1777
2. Mary b. 8 Oct 1778 m. Daniel Dwiggins
3. Abigail b. 18 Jul 1780 m. John Simmons
4. Phebe b. 10 Apr 1782 m. Zacharias Coffin
5. Rhoda b. 19 Feb 1784 m. John Gurley
6. Damaris b. 1 Dec 1785 m. Daniel Fisher
7. William b. 7 Mar 1788
8. Jane b. 17 Apr 1792 m. Elihu Coffin
9. Sally b. 4 Aug 1794 m. Samuel Dwiggins
10. Lydia b. 13 Oct 1796 m. Frederick Dean
11. Ann b. 23 Aug 1792 m. William Gardner

Before Jane and William died many of their children had migrated to Wayne County, Indiana.^[15] "North Carolina Friends entered a century-long period of decline during the civil strife that began with the War of the Regulation and continued into the American Revolution. The pacifist Quakers were particularly affected by the military operations and the protracted violence of the internal conflict between the Whigs and Loyalists. The key factor, however, in the diaspora of southern Quakers was their witness against slavery, which began in the late eighteenth century and intensified in the nineteenth century. Quakers organized manumission and African colonization societies and gradually began to advocate abolition of slavery. Levi Coffin of Guilford County was a founder of the Underground Railroad, which enabled thousands of slaves to escape to freedom. The southern community met the Quaker antislavery stance with escalating hostility, precipitating mass migrations of Quakers to the free states of Ohio and Indiana."^[16]

Death

Jane died on July 31, 1834 in Guilford County.^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ "Starbuck - Simmons Family Bible." Family Files Randolph County, Indiana. Accessed January 12, 2019. http://www.ingenweb.org/inrandolph/FamilyFiles/Bible/StarbuckSimmonsBirths.htm. Citing the birth of Jane Taylor on 24 Nov 1758.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Record of Wills, 1771-1943; Index, 1772-1934; Author: North Carolina. County Court (Guilford County); Probate Place: Guilford, North Carolina. Notes: Wills, 1771-1859. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line]. Citing the will of Mary Stewart Taylor image 224 of 797 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/19024397?h=7b9084
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Wills and estate papers (Guilford County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Guilford, North Carolina. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998[database on-line]. CIting will of Thomas Taylor image 224 of 797 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/19024397?h=7b9084
4. ↑ Wayland, John Walter, and John Walter Wayland. Hopewell Friends History, 1734-1934, Frederick County, Virginia. Friends, Society Of, 1936. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015067894199&view=1up&seq=
5. ↑ Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Men's Minutes, 1754-1775; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/19024543?h=1b11a3
6. ↑ Volume: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol· I. Ancestry.com. U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943 [database on-line]. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/19024796?h=c423de
7. ↑ North Carolina Land Grants. Microfilm publication, 770 rolls. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. Certificate Range: 2138-2395, 01-091. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 [database on-line]. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/19025243?h=5cd71e
8. ↑ Hinshaw, Seth B., and Mary Edith Hinshaw. Carolina Quakers: Our Heritage, Our Hope: Tercentenary, 1672-1972. Greensboro, NC: North Carolina Yearly Meeting, 1972. pg. 21
9. ↑ Earlham College; Richmond, Indiana; Quaker Marriage Records; Collection: Miscellaneous Vital Records. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. [database on-line]. Ancestry.com.

   Name: Jane Taylor

   Marriage Date: 4 May 1776

   Marriage Date on Image: 04 Fifth 1776

   Marriage Place: Guilford , North Carolina

   Spouse: William Starbuck

   Spouse Father: Thomas

   Event Type: Marriage

   Monthly Meeting: New London Monthly Meeting

   Meeting State: North Carolina

   Meeting County: Guilford

   https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2189/40784_2421406263_1216-00024/9260610

10. ↑ Lewis Publishing Company. “Memorial Record of Northeastern Indiana.” Google Books, Lewis Publishing Company, books.google.com/books?id=HG43AQAAMAAJ.
11. ↑ “Greensboro, NC.” Greensboro, NC | Home. Accessed February 8, 2020. http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=5580. pg. 57
12. ↑ “Quakers at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed February 9, 2020. https://www.nps.gov/guco/quakers-at-the-battle-of-guilford-courthouse.htm.
13. ↑ Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Men's Minutes, 1783-1800; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2189/40642_290982-00457
14. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-318X : 17 March 2018), William Starbuck, 1839; citing Guilford, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm
15. ↑ Young, Andrew W. “History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time : with Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches : Young, Andrew W. (Andrew White), 1802-1877 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming.” Internet Archive. Cincinnati : R. Clarke & co., print, January 1, 1872. https://archive.org/details/historyofwayneco00inyoun/page/32/mode/2up/search/Starbuck.
16. ↑ “Quakers.” NCpedia. Accessed February 9, 2020. https://www.ncpedia.org/quakers.
17. ↑ Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Women's Minutes, 1815-1876; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2189/40642_290978-00306/3313719

    Name Jean Starbuck

    Death Date 31 Jul 1834

    Death Date on Image 31 Seventh 1834

    Death Place Guilford, North Carolina

    Event Type Death

    Monthly Meeting Dover Monthly Meeting

    Historical Meeting Data Dover Monthly Meeting

    Yearly Meeting North Carolina Yearly Meeting

    Meeting State North Carolina

    Meeting County Guilford