He came to this country with his Father & brother, John, in l635 on the ship "Planter". He was one of the first settlers in Concord, Mass., where he was alloted l3 acres for a homestead. Later on he acquired l37 additional acres on the E. Bedford Road within the present limits of Bedford, Mass. He was admitted Freeman May 22, l650, Concord, the same day as his Father.
Concord, Massachusetts : births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850, author: unknown, 1895, 503 pgs.
CONCORD DEATH THE DAYES MONTHES AND YEARES as followeth
John sonn of Nathaniell and Mary Ball the 27th (5) month: 1649
Nathaniell the sonne of Nath: and Mary Ball the 23 (9) month: 1649
John sone of Nathaniell Balle and Mary his wife borne 15 August 1660
Nathanell son of Nathanell Balle and Mary his wife borne 3 July 63
Hanna daughter of Nathaniell Ball & Mary his wife borne 22 Jenr 1665
Mary wife of Nathaniell Ball died 14: day Feb: 1669
Nathanll Ball ye husband of Margery his wife dyed January ye 14th 1705/6
Margery Ball Relict Widow to ye late Nathanll Ball dyed Aprill ye 18th 1709
NEW ENGLAND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, Vol. 92, p. 368, 369, Hosea Starr Ballou, "Dr. Thomas Starr,Surgeon in the Pequot War"
They were on the records of Charlestown, Mass. Bay Colony as early as l64l. Her husband's occupation was saddler.
On the morning of l0 Aug. 1711 he and son, Samuel, Jr., took a team of horses out of Northampton to a meadow to get a load of grain. They were soon ambushed by 3 Indians. When the towns people rushed to their aid they found young Samuel dead and the father gone. Samuel, Sr. had been wounded and taken prisoner. He was taken to Canada, but later, he somehow returned home. He walked into Northampton on a Sabbath and entered the meeting house to the surprise and joy of the entire congregation, who received him as one risen from the dead. Later he said that after his capture, the Indians took him to the top of the hill overlooking Northampton. He took a last look at his beloved town and home, with feelings he could not describe. 8 children by his first wife and 4 by his second wife, & 26 grandchildren.
Sources:
SEARCH FOR THE PASSENGERS OF THE MARY AND JOHN, VOL. l
HISTORY AND GENEALOGIES OF ANCIENT WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
HISTORY OF THE STRONG FAMILY
It is very possible he was a weaver since his Father & sons were. Tax lists show him to be the most prosperous member of his family.
Sources:
NEW ENGLAND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, VOL. 66
He was an Alderman & later on a Sheriff of London.
Source:
GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF THE BARNUM FAMILY
Burgis Pratt Starr, A HISTORY OF THE STARR FAMILY
May l7, l637 he was appointed chirurgeon to the forces sent against the Pequots. There is a description of his house in Duxbury. He had land in Yarmouth, Mass. He also lived in Scituate & Charlestown, Mass. where in l654 he was clerk of the Writs. At his death he had 8 minor children, his youngest, Josiah, being l year old.
Clarence Almon Torrey, NEW ENGLAND MARRIAGES PRIOR TO l700; Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., l985; p. 703
His wife's name is Rachel, but there is no last name given.
James Savage, A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., l969, pp. l69-l7l
He had a small income as a surgeon. Neither he nor his wife belonged to the church.
GENEALOGICAL REGISTER OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND, pp. 272, 273
GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES, pp. 25, 409, 476,480, 486, 488
Cutter, CONNECTICUT FAMILIES GENEALOGY, Vol. l, p. 99
He was fined for speaking against the Court.
Mary Louise Marshall Hutton, SEVENTEENTH CENTURY COLONIAL ANCESTORS, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., l987, p. 238
Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, RECORDS OF PLYMOUTH COLONY: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS, BURIALS, AND OTHER RECORDS l633-l689,
Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., l979Lucius R. Paige, LIST OF FREEMEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, l630-l69l, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., l978
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS LINEAGE BOOKS, Vol. X, XI, XIII, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX
NEW ENGLAND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, Vol. 89, 90, 9l, 92,93, 94, 95, 96, Hosea Starr Ballou, "Dr. Thomas Starr, Surgeon in the Pequot War";
He was a surgeon with Captain Patrick's company in the Pequot War. Dr.Thomas Starr with his Father moved from Newtowne (Cambridge) to Duxbury in Mayor June l638. He also lived in Scituate for a while. It is thought he lived with his Father in Duxbury. There is a description of his house in Duxbury in Vol. 90, pg. l56.
Sept. l, l640, he moved from Duxbury to Yarmouth, Ma. He was one of the first proprietors of Yarmouth. Probably because of local competition for medical practice, Dr. Thomas Starr then moved to Charlestowne, Mass. Dr. Thomas Starr's medical practice was chiefly in the families of relatives & affluent friends. He served as Clerk of the Writs in Charlestowne & there is acopy of his signature in Vol. 90, pg. 273.
He died at the age of 43, leaving a "desolate" widow with 8 children, the youngest a newborn. The GeneralCourt in Boston granted his wife 400 acres of land. A grant was never accorded or received by her. However, their grandchildren petitioned & got the land. He was a dissident in the church & neither he nor his Father were church members in the New World. He was also fined while in Newtowne for speaking against the orders of the Court. The fine was discounted, & went towards his wages as Surgeon in the Pequot War.