Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File for John Starr, Connecticut
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE                                                                            NUMBER
Conn.                             Starr, John                                   Dis-
                                                                                       No papers.
CONTENTS
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Navy Bl'dg
R 1841 - 51
DUDLEY A. WHITE
15TH DISTRICT OHIO
COMMITTEES:
BARRIED AND CURRENCY
INVALID PENSIONS
CENSUS
CONGRESSIONAL

Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
February 26, 1937.

U. S. Veterans Administration,
Revolutionary War Section,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:
We are quite anxious to obtain a copy
of the claim of John Starr, who was given 1,000 acres
of land in Franklin County, Ohio, as a result of the
wounds he received in the terrible fight at Ft. Gris-
wold, and below we are quoting his service in the
Battle of Groton Heights:

"JOHN STARR, born January 16, 1743, was a
brother of Lieutenant William. Had just returned
from Nova Scotia, which he had been
compelled to leave on account of his loyalty
to the United Colonies; and in support of his
love for them he entered the fort as a volun-
teer, where he received a wound which disabled
his right arm for life. He afterward moved to
Ohio, near Columbus, where he died in 1824."
We hope it will be possible to comply
with this request and you may be sure that a favorable
reply will be deeply appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
Dudley A White
P.S. The above quotation is from the Battle of Groton
Heights by Charles Allyn. Will you please send also
abstract of his pension, if this is not covered by the
above request
DAW
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RUSSELL WOOD STARR, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGION
SIS PACIFIC ILECTRIC BLDG.
SIXTH AND MAIN STREETS
LOS ANGELES
                                                        August 15, 1934.

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
In a History of the Starr Family by Burgis Pratt Starr, published in
Hartford, Connecticut in 1879, there appears on page 21, the following:
"COLUMBUS, O. Family - 27 John Starr, son of Thomas 22, Thomas
20, Samuel 19, Thomas 7, Dr. Comfort 1, b. Jan. 16, Bap. Mch. 6,
1743, at Groton, Ct. He went to Nova Scotia to settle but on the
opening of the war of the Revolution, espousing the cause of the
colonists against the Crown of England, was compelled to flee
from the Province without his family, and returned to his native
place; his family afterward arrived. He immediately volunteered
in the service of his country, and in the terrible fight at Fort
Griswold, was wounded by a musket ball through the left elbow,
losing the use of his arm. The Government gave him a pension for
life and 1,000 acres of land in Franklin Co. O. within and adjoining
the present city of Columbus, to which he decided to emi-
grate."
John Starr 27, is the father of John Starr 28, who in turn was the
father of Dr. Calvin Starr 33, who was my grandfather. I am much interested
in confirming the record of John Starr's service in the American Revolution in order to qualify as a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.
I shall appreciate very much receiving a copy of whatever record you
may have in this case and will be glad to forward a check for any expense attached to obtaining same.
Very truly yours,
Russell Wood Starr
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Hillsboro. O.  Feb. 18 - 1924
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Will you kindly give me a
copy of the revolutionary pension cer-
tificate of-
John Starr private in Connecticut
Militia, placed on pension roll
Sept. 26th 1788, under act of
and Com. Sept 6 1787
Congress June 7 1785 - April 24,
1816.
He was a resident of Franklin
County, Ohio. His name appears
on a tablet placed by the Colum-
bus Chapter Daughters of the American
Revolution in Memorial
Hall in Columbus O.
This information is wanted to
help complete an application for
membership in the society of D.A.R.
yours very truly
Mrs. P. B. Quest
335 W. Walmel St.

PENSION
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OFFICE
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                                                                       March 2, 1937.
Honorable Dudley A. White
House of Representatives                                     BA-J/ILL
Washington, D. C.                                                John Starr

My dear Mr. White:
Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the record of John Starr who was born January 16, 1743,
was wounded at Fort Griswold, moved later to Ohio, near Columbus,
received 1000 acres of land in Franklin County, Ohio, and died in
1824 in that state.
There is no claim for land on file which was made
to the United States based upon service of that John Starr.
The records of this office show that in the Report
of the Secretary of War, printed in 1835 in regard to the Pension
Establishment of the United States, the name John Starr (appears) is borne on
a list of Invalid Pensioner of Franklin County, Ohio. It is shown
that John Starr served as a private in the Connecticut troops in
the War of the Revolution, that he was pensioned under the Act of
June 7, 1785, on account of disability incurred in service; the
nature of said disability is not shown and there are no papers on
file in this office in regard to him in consequence of the destruction
of papers when the War Office was burned in 1800 and 1814. His
pension was increased under the Act of June 24, 1816 from $40 to 64
per annum, which increase was made automatically without a new appli-
cation. At the time he received his pension, the soldier was a
resident of Franklin County, Ohio. He died August 10, 1834.
The grant of land of 1000 acres does not pertain to
the records of this office. It is suggested that information might
be obtained from the Commissioner, General Land Office, this city.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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                                                                                  September 8, 1934.

                                                                                  BA-J/ILL
Dr. Russell Wood Starr                                              John Starr
613 Pacific Electric Building
Los Angeles, California.

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of John Starr, your ancestor.
The records of this office show that in the Report of the
Secretary of War, printed in 1835, in regard to the pension establishment
of the United States, the name John Starr appears on a list
of invalid pensioners of Franklin County, Ohio. It is shown that
John Starr served as a private in the Connecticut troops in the War
of the Revolution; that he was pensioned under the Act of June 7,
1785, on account of disability incurred in the service the nature of
said disability is not shown and there are no papers on file in this
office in regard to him in consequence of the destruction of papers
when the War Office was burned in 1800 and 1814. His pension was
increased under the Act of June 24, 1816, from $40 per annum to $64
per annum; this increase was automatically made without submitting a
new application. At the time he received his pension, he was a
resident of Franklin County, Ohio. The soldier died August 10, 1824.
The land to which you refer was not granted by the United
States.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator
NOTE --
Dr.
S. of W. shows pension began Sept. 6, 1781, which it is believed is
an error; too early, so we used only the Act.
MHF/ILL

Schiel Judd - Rev- Shows the name of John Starr-
was wounded at Girton - 1781 - recvd money by
Act of Assembly of Conn - 1782 -
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
                                                                                     March 19, 1924.

Mrs. P. B. Zuik,
335 W. Walnut St.,
Hillsboro, Ohio.

Madam:
I have to advise you it appears that John Starr, a
private in the Connecticut Militia, War of the Revolution,
was pensioned at $40 per annum from September 6, 1781, under
Act of June 7, 1785. His pension was increased to $64 per
annum from April 24, 1816, and he died August 10, 1824. He
was a resident of Franklin County, Ohio, after the Revolu-
tion. There is no further data on file as to the soldier
and no data as to family, as papers filed before 1814 were
destroyed when the British burned Washington in that year
and the increase of his pension in 1816 did not require the
filing of any further papers by the soldier.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.