Bolling Starke

Brief Life History of Bolling

When Bolling Starke was born on 20 September 1733, in Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Capt. William Starke, was 42 and his mother, Mary Ann Bolling, was 25. He married Elizabeth Belfield in 1753, in Prince George, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 25 January 1788, in Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Bolling Starke
1733–1788
Elizabeth Belfield
1732–1810
Marriage: 1753
Elizabeth Starke
1755–1800
Belfield Stark
1766–
Burwell Starke

Sources (4)

  • Bolling Starkes, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
  • Bolling Stark, "Find A Grave Index"
  • 1792 Henrico book 2 page 246 Mixed probate records, 1781-1904; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TC-X9YB-4

World Events (4)

1758 · Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

Name Meaning

German and Dutch: nickname for a strong, bold person, from Middle High German stark(e), Middle Dutch starck(e), staerk(e) ‘strong, brave’.

English: variant of Stark .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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