Thanks to all who responded to this. I'm researching Jacob Starr (1755? - 1833) from Lincoln Co. I don't know what area he lived in. (I could probably figure it out from the deeds, but I'm not very familiar with the landscape in Lincoln Co.) I recently received information that he may be connected to Guilford County Starrs and their records were in the Brick Reformed Church there, so I thought perhaps I would find church records for Jacob in Lincoln. The census records for Jacob indicate that he had more than the 3 children listed in his will, sons John, Jacob, and Phillip and his wife was still living in the 1830 census, but I don't have his wife's name. The following is from another Starr researcher in Indiana - I have not proven Jacob's parents yet, but I suspect Johannes & Elizabeth (Yoakum) Starr, last found in New Hanover, PA. John Jacob Starr of Guilford Co, NC, and Casper Starr of Rowan & Surry Cos, NC, are proven brothers. Jacob Starr of Lincoln Co, NC, is much younger, and I feel he is a nephew of the other two. I am presently collecting material to write a book on our German Starrs. I wrote one in 1982 on the descendants of John Jacob Starr. This new book will include the descendants of John Jacob Starr, Casper Starr and an older brother, Johannes (John) Starr. On the Frys you have dug out of Lincoln Co, NC, - they are sons of Johann Nicholas Fry JR, who died 11 Jan 1784 in Lincoln County. Johann Nicholas Fry SR was on the 1738 ships passenger list of the Queen Elizabeth with Johannes Starr SR, that I mentioned earlier. Of the other Indiana Starrs you have found living around Philip Starr and his sons, many are descended of the Abraham Starr there. Abraham is a son of Jacob Starr of Bourbon Co, KY. Abraham followed Philip Starr to Lawrence Co, IN, and one report says he lived with Philip for a short time. The relationship has yet to be determined. Any assistance will be gratefully appreciated! Anita On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:24:20 -0700 Agnes <agnesec@cableone.net> writes: > Yes, there were such churches - mostly called "Reformed" but not > always, do > you have a name of some folks or a place in the county, many of us > have > records we can check for you. Germans tended to cluster or to go to > whatever > church was handy, like everyone else did. > Agnes C. > > > On 4/3/04 3:00 PM, "CATAWBA-WEST-D-request@rootsweb.com" > <CATAWBA-WEST-D-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > From: ladyfriendly@juno.com > > Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:24:08 -0500 > > To: CATAWBA-WEST-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CATAWBA-WEST] German church records > > > > Does anyone know if there were German churches and if there are > any early > > church records for Lincoln and/or Catawba counties? > > > > Thanks! > > Anita > > > > > ==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== > ==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== > Sharing info on the region West of the Catawba River, NC > For further info, see http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/ > Our thanks to RootsWeb for hosting this list and web page > > >