Starratt History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Starratt familyThe surname Starratt was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, where the name is a "local origin from Stairaird (now Stirie) near Stair." 1 Early spellings of the family were very different than today due to their translation from Gaelic into English. "Andreas Starheved resigned the serjandship of Lanark in reign of David. John Sterhede appears in 1493, and Robert Sterhed was witness in Irvine, 1499. James Storrat received a charm 'in breade for ane blaink of ane ill eye,' 1650. " 1 Early History of the Starratt familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Starratt research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1341, 1600, 1656, 1686, 1698, 1703 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Starratt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Starratt Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Stirrett, Stirett, Sterritt, Stirratt, Starratt, Starrat, Starret and many more. Early Notables of the Starratt familyNotable amongst the family at this time was
Migration of the Starratt family to IrelandSome of the Starratt family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the Starratt familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Sterrett who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1768; John Steret arrived in Philadelphia in 1844; Samuel Stirt arrived in Jamaica in 1685; John Sterret arrived in Philadelphia in 1840.
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