Hey Peggy, Could you give me some of the info that proved James was Martha's brother, I don't have a thing. Ya got me concerned! This genealogy is enough to cause sleepless nights. Is the C. Starr....Comfort ? Thanks, Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: Porter <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 10:18 AM Subject: Re: [WVMINGO] Isaac Brewer, James Starr and Sallie Roark > Martha was James sister He was only 14 when Martha was born check the > census for the age difference when this was proved I lost 14 ancestors from > my chart I sure hated to loose them especialy Emil Millard as far as we > know James did not have children the ones in the census are brother John's > we have James, John, & Martha as brothers & sisters on James last > marriage he gave his parents as C Starr & E Scantling I have never found > the surname Scantling eny where outher on his marriage did find Coon Starr > in Tazewell Co VA could be their father we know they did come from Tazewell > CO VA Peggy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: wboatr <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 12:05 AM > Subject: [WVMINGO] Isaac Brewer, James Starr and Sallie Roark > > > > The 1850 Census of Logan Co. has Isaac Jr. in household #452 and I have 5 > children for him, there were probably more. Anthony,Matilda, Aaron, Mark > Allen and Isaac. Sarah (Sallie) Roark, 1768 - 1861 (notice the age - died > at 93 !!!) had 3 marriages, John Deskins, Isaac Brewer and Emile Millard. > > > > Sallie was daughter of Timothy James Roark, 1740 Stokes Co., NC, 1811 > Grayson Co. and Rachel ? . Their were 8 children of this union. Timothy > James was son of Timothy O'Roark (possibly Ireland) 1700 - April 1769 > Frederick, VA, and Sarah. There were 14 children of this union. > > > > Timothy James had a will probated June 15, 1811. He was on the 1782 > Montgomery Co. Tax List and the 1802 Tazewell Tax List. > > > > I descend from Sallie through John Deskins and Rebecca Holt, and Sallie > and Emile Millard through dau. Rachael Millard and James Starr - 1798. In > Ragland's History of Logan Co., he it says that James had no children, but I > have Martha 1812 - 1814 married Andrew Dempsey, my and Peggy's ancestors, > > James Jr. and Rebecca 1816. If anyone has info on James and Rebecca, > would appreciate having it. > > > > James Starr was in the 1850 Census of Logan with Joseph A. Dempsey in > household, he was his grandson, son of Martha Starr and Andrew Dempsey. > > > > Diane Shortridge Reed > > > > > > > > >