Descendants of Richard Rafferty

Descendants of Thomas Rafferty

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS1 RAFFERTY was born 1733 in Ireland.

Children of THOMAS RAFFERTY are:
i. THOMAS2 RAFFERTY, b. 1752; d. 1825, Simpson, Kentucky; m. MARTHA UNKNOWN.
ii. WILLIAM RAFFERTY, b. 1753.
iii. JOHN RAFFERTY, b. 1754; d. 1825, Kentucky; m. SARAH UNKNOWN.
2. iv. RICHARD RAFFERTY, b. 1756, Augusta Co., VA.
3. v. JAMES RAFFERTY, b. 1757, Augusta Co VA?; d. 1776.

Generation No. 2

2. RICHARD2 RAFFERTY (THOMAS1) was born 1756 in Augusta Co., VA.

Child of RICHARD RAFFERTY is:
4. i. WILLIAM3 RAFFERTY, b. April 07, 1784, lived in Augusta Co. VA > Smith Co. or Dekalb TN.

3. JAMES2 RAFFERTY (THOMAS1) was born 1757 in Augusta Co VA?, and died 1776.

Notes for JAMES RAFFERTY:
James died in the Revolutionary War in 1777, leaving a widow and young son, possibly 2, Charles E. Raffety's book says that James and his mother later moved with Thomas (Jr. or the 2nd or whatever he was, at any rate Thomas Rafferty's oldest son, Thomas), first settling in Green County, Ky., then James went into Daviess County, Ky. buying land in 1832 from James & Dolly Madison, the land was located on Panther Creek outside of Owensboro, Ky. 425 acres.

Children of JAMES RAFFERTY are:
i. ELIJAH3 RAFFERTY.
ii. BENJAMIN B. RAFFERTY.

Generation No. 3

4. WILLIAM3 RAFFERTY (RICHARD2, THOMAS1) was born April 07, 1784 in lived in Augusta Co. VA > Smith Co. or Dekalb TN. He married PEGGY STEARMAN April 25, 1803.

Notes for WILLIAM RAFFERTY:
There is a William Rafferty in Smith Co. by 1813. May be same as Wm Rafferty in Augusta Co. VA Oder Book No. XXIV, Oct. 18, 1796, ordered bound to Wm. Martin to learn trade of breeches maker. He was 12 on April 7.
There is also a William Martin in the 1820 Smith Co. TN Census that may have been the same as the above. It certainly looks as if could afford to have someone bound to him.
Ln#1214 Martin, William
2 males under 10
2 males 10-16
1 male over 45
2 females over 45
8 in agriculture
6 Slave Males under 14
2 Slave Males 14-26
1 Slave Male 26-45
2 Slave Males over 45
4 Slave Females under 14
1 Slave Female 14-26
3 Slave Females 26-45

1820 Smith Co. TN Census
83 LN1677 Raffety, William 1 male under 10
   1 male 10-16
   1 male 26-45
   3 females under 10
   1 female 26-45
   1 of the above in Agriculture

1830 Smith Co. TN Census
William Rafferty
1 male 10-15
1 male 30-40
1 female 5-10
2 females 10-15
1 female 15-20
1 female 40-50

Notes for PEGGY STEARMAN:
source Ancestry.com

Children of WILLIAM RAFFERTY and PEGGY STEARMAN are:
i. MARY JANE4 RAFFERTY, b. May 13, 1811; m. RYLEIGH R. LEAGUE.
5. ii. NANCY RAFFERTY, b. January 04, 1815, TN; d. December 28, 1904, Delakb County, TN.

Generation No. 4

5. NANCY4 RAFFERTY (WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, THOMAS1) was born January 04, 1815 in TN, and died December 28, 1904 in Delakb County, TN. She married CHARLES STARNES Abt. 1835, son of ANDREW STARNES and CATHERINE SHERRILL. He was born April 06, 1814 in Smith, now DeKalb Co., TN, and died February 18, 1893 in Dekalb Co, TN.

Notes for CHARLES STARNES:
Buried in Mount Holly Cemetery outside of Smithville, Dekalb County TN
Coming from Smithville pull into the first dirve of the Cemetery, park in the curve, exit to the right and walk toward the fench row, turn right and walk back toward the main highway, you will see Starnes tombstones, go past Nepthali Brock's stone. The first stone you will see is Jeramiah Moreland Starnes and his wife Mary Ann STOKES (they are on the same stone one on each side), next will be Charles and Nancy Rafferty (they are also on the same stone one on each side) Next will be Catherine Sherrill Starnes and Andrew. Catherine's has a small stone that is level with the ground with no metal plate anymore, Charles stone is gone.

1840 census of Smith County, TN:
227   23   Starn Chs    1 male under 5
                                    1 male 20-30
                                    1 female 15-20
                                    1 female 20-30
                                    4 total
                                    1 in agriculture

1850 census of Smith County, TN:
    37 650 650 Starnes        Charles        36   M         Laborer        500       Tennessee               X     X
      38 650 650 Starnes        Nancy          35   F                                  Tennessee
      39 650 650 Starnes        William        14   M                                  Tennessee
      40 650 650 Starnes        Jeramiah       10   M                                  Tennessee
      41 650 650 Starnes        Burket         5    M                                  Tennessee
      42 650 650 Starnes        Manda          4    F                                  Tennessee
      REMARKS: Lists 2 Att School, 1 Read/Write

1860 DeKalb Co. TN Dist. 16 (Wolf Creek)
1610 1598 Charles Starnes       43 M Farmer     1500 1500 TN
          Nancy                 44 F                      TN
          Jeremiah M.           16 M                      TN
          Burket F.             13 M                      TN
          Amanda H.             11 F                      TN
          Miler J.               8 M                      TN
          Thomas J.              5 M                      TN
          Rachel Braswell       40 F Old Maid             TN

Children of NANCY RAFFERTY and CHARLES STARNES are:
i. FERRELL5 STARNES.
ii. WILLIAM H. STARNES, b. 1836, lived inSmith & Dekalb Co. TN.

Notes for WILLIAM H. STARNES:
Pvt. C Co 23rd Inf. CSA ?
Capt. Robert Cantrell's company (C) recruited around Smithville, became a part of the Twenty-Third Regiment of Tennessee Confederate Infantry. Its commander was later elected lieutenant colonel. G. W. Hicks was elected colonel and later Erastus D. Foster. Other promotions were of Lieuts. W. D. Rhinehardt, Lawson W. Lee, and A. P. Cantrell. The company saw service in Virginia and at Shiloh. After fighting at Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, and Missionary Ridge, and going through the Georgia campaign, it was at Franklin and Nashville and surrendered in North Carolina. Capt. John C. New, of Cannon County, writes: "After the Twenty-Third had served about twelve months, it was reorganized. At this time Captain Cantrell was elected lieutenant colonel, but soon resigned. Ras Foster was elected captain of the company, and after serving some time he left and carried many of his men with him. The company was consolidated with mine. Zeb Lee was a member of the company and lost a leg at Chickamauga. His brother, Lieut. Lawson Lee, was killed." Colonel Cantrell was for several years a distinguished circuit judge of Tennessee, residing at Lebanon. He was born November 9, 1823, and died February 9, 1903.

There was also a J. S. Starnes that severed as a private in this same company. Also Bradford Sherrell.

iii. JEREMIAH MORELAND STARNES, b. June 12, 1844, Of, De Kalb & Smith', 'Tennessee , Tennessee; m. MARY ANN STOKES, January 25, 1866, De Kalb, Tennessee.

Notes for JEREMIAH MORELAND STARNES:
Graves #21 (Jerry/Jeremiah), 22 (Mary Ann STOKES), 75 (Andrew), 76 (Catherine SHERRILL), 111 (Chas./Charles) & 112 (Nancy RAFFERTY) in the Mt Holy Reinterment Cemetery near Smithville (Dekalb) Tennessee. The information came from the Nashville District of the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Co. C, 23rd Infantry was the unit the Jeremiah Moreland STARNES was in as a Private when he was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee. Those wounds resulted in a very short time in the Rebel Army. I have documents that show his time in the CSA Army as well as his wounds. Source page 381, Section 1 - Confederate Rosters. "Tennesseans in the Civil War, Part 2, A Military History of Confederate and Union Units with available Rosters of Persons in Two Parts." It was published by the Civil War Commission Centennial Commission, Nashville, Tennessee, 1965.

iv. BURKET FERREL STARNES, b. January 21, 1847, Smith, Tennessee; m. MARINA H. COGGINS, September 26, 1869, De Kalb Co., Tn; b. September 15, 1844, De Kalb Co., Tn (Nc)>; d. December 28, 1892.
6. v. AMANDA HELEN STARNES, b. January 29, 1849, Dekalb Co., TN; d. August 30, 1913, Putnam Co. TN.
7. vi. MILAS J. STARNES, b. May 11, 1853, DeKalb Co., Tn; d. April 03, 1920, Grayson Co., Tx.
vii. THOMAS J. STARNES, b. Abt. 1855.

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1830 Smith Co. TN Census
William Rafferty
1 male 10-15
1 male 30-40
1 female 5-10
2 females 10-15
1 female 15-20
1 female 40-50

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