Starky Surname History

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Starky family

The surname Starky was first found in Cheshire where they the first ancestor was Geoffry Starky, of Barthington (Barnton), son of Richards Starkie of Stetton. 1 The senior branch of this Cheshire family was resident at Lower Hall in Stretton, and a junior branch held a family seat at Over Hall in that same village.

Early History of the Starky family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Starky research. Another 245 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1465, 1495, 1503, 1523, 1538, 1539, 1543, 1554, 1566, 1576, 1578, 1583, 1628, 1656, 1664, 1665, 1853, 1856 and 1884 are included under the topic Early Starky History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Starky Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Starkey, Starkie, Starky, Starckey, Starckie and others.

Early Notables of the Starky family

Distinguished members of the family include Sir Humphrey Starkey; Thomas Starkey (c.1495-1538), an English political theorist and humanist; John Starkey, was a publisher active in London in the second half of the 17th century; John Starkey (c.1503-1554), of Canterbury, Kent, an English politician, Member of Parliament for Canterbury in 1539; Sir Oliver Starkey (c.1523-1583), an English knight, the only English knight present at the siege of Malta, and the only knight to be buried in the crypt of...
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Migration of the Starky family to Ireland

Some of the Starky family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Starky migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Starky Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Peter Starky, who arrived in Virginia in 1652 2
William Starky, who landed in Virginia in 1652 2

Starky Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hannah Starky, who settled in Maryland in 1772

Starky Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

C. Starky settled in San Francisco, California in 1850

Citations +

Shirley, Evelyn Philip, The Noble and Gentle Men of England; The Arms and Descents. Westminster: John Bower Nichols and Sons, 1866, Print.
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)