When Richard Stark was born about 1735, in York, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Capt. William Starke, was 45 and his mother, Mary Ann Bolling, was 28. He married Elizabeth about 1755, in York, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died before 30 July 1772, in Williamsburg, York, Virginia, British Colonial America.
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Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: nickname from Middle English stark ‘strong, sturdy; harsh, severe’ (Old English stearc).
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a strong, bold person, from Middle High German stark(e), German stark ‘strong, brave’.
Czech and Slovak (Štark): of German origin (see 2 above).
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