Just for the record I don't believe CALAB STARR was a ttreaty signer correct ME if I'm wrong! Neal Shrum ----- Original Message ----- From: "Crystal Burleson" <cburleso@cybertrails.com> To: <STARR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 7:30 PM Subject: Re: Cherokee Starrs > Right on, Adrian! I totally agree. I've done some research recently on the > history of the Cherokee in Virginia (WV, TN, KY, etc.). There were Starrs who > were Cherokee who never left that area as well as many other family names. They > reportedly tried to blend into the general population of the day by dressing and > behaving like the whites, but maintained some traditions and handed down within > their families the knowledge that they were Cherokee. Survival was one reason, > and wanting to remain on their own lands was another. I, too, know that Caleb > Starr had relatives who so far have been unacounted for in our research. Perhaps > one of them was the one that I am looking for. Adam Starr doesn't seem to fit > into any of the other lines mentioned, and the verbal history of being Cherokee > is just too frequent within the various branches of his descendants to ignore it, > although I do think it is very possible that European blood mixed with that > Cherokee along the way--father's side? mother's side? That was also quite common > in the area. Thanks for your input. Crystal > > Adryandav@aol.com wrote: > > > To all - > > > > In response to Linda - > > > > In a 1906 Guion Miller claim, my ggf said that his gm Elizabeth (Moore) > > Browning born 1776 in NC was of Cherokee blood and that her mother was a > > Starr of the "old Starr family". Elizabeth married John Browning who was > > from MD. I am guessing that they married in NC as that is where all their > > children were born. An old map shows the Mississippi River as the western > > boundary of NC, thus including most of today's TN. If I am not mistaken, > > Caleb Starr and his wife the half-Cherokee Nancy Harlan, lived in Easter n TN, > > the Cherokee heartland.. I am also guessing that an earlier generation of > > white men from PA and elsewhere had already reached that area - Ross, Adair, > > Starr, Harlan, McMinn, etc. Parents and/or siblings of Caleb Starr may have > > been among them. Thus, Caleb may not have been the only progenitor of the > > Cherokee Starrs. However he and his sons, being treaty signers, are the best > > known. > > > > Food for thought! > > > > Adrian Davis, adryandav@aol.com > > > > Linda Starr Sparks wrote: > > > > ..... One is the PA Quakers, many of whom ended up in what is now West > > Virginia; another, the Cherokee Starrs, whose founder Caleb may have come > > from the PA Qauker group -- his mother was a Quaker, but his father wasn't, > > he was born in PA. > > > > And then another distinct group, but also 'loose' because we haven't > > found the connection to each other, let alone any of the major groups -- > > the STARRs in Maryland from 1748 through 1810 or so. Included is my Henry > > Starr, b. 1752 in MD d. 1821 in GA. Personally I've tried to connect him to > > the PA Quakers and the Cherokee Starrs without success; I'm now looking at > > the Dr. Comfort line. BUT there are a few other STARR families in Maryland > > who appear late 1770s/1780s, some went to IN, others to Richmond, VA and one > > member of this VA line ended up in GA 1830s I believe. I believe there > > is another MD STARR named John, who moved to SC and became "John Starr of > > Beach Island". > > > > If anyone has any information on the Maryland bunch (any of them) > > please post to the list / me. We need all the help we can get! Linda > > > > Linda Sparks Starr starr81@ix.netcom.com > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lksstarr/............................ >