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Starbuck Family Line (back to New England c.1635)

Edward Starbuck & Catherine (Reynolds?) and their family were Early English Settlers of Dover, New Hampshire and then Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.

Image of an old map of Nantucket Island c.1875.

The idea for the name Starbucks Corporation (coffeehouses) - apparently came from the name of the chief mate “Starbuck” - from Nantucket - in the book “Moby-Dick” (1851) by Herman Melville.


Edward Starbuck & Catherine (Reynolds?) were Early English Settlers of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.

Photo of the Founders Monuments - Forefather’s Cemetery / First Settlers’ Burial Ground - Nantucket Island.

The first monument (erected in 1881) to honour the First English Settlers includes the following wording after the names of the ten Settlers :
Many of the descendants of these worthy sires, have been distinguished for their courage and energy, and left a record for others to emulate.

The second monument (erected in 2009) to honour the wives of the First English Settlers includes the following wording after the names of the ten wives :
These women bore a total of eighty children. Among the the English women laid to rest on this hilltop were the foremothers of many generations of offspring who have peopled the Island since 1659.

Other Images grouped by theme

• Early Emigrants to New England, New York, Vermont and Lower Canada

List (with links) of Emigrants from the 1620's onward - including year of arrival and their country of origin if known.

• Early Voyages to New England (1600's)

Images of the type of sailing vessels used to cross the Atlantic Ocean in the 1600's.

• Founders Monuments & Bridges in New England

Memorial Monuments and Bridges have been erected in memory of the Founders of various early Towns in New England.

• Early Towns & Communities in North America

The early pioneer settlers built the first homesteads, schools, churches, businesses, towns, roads, bridges ...

• Garrison House, Dover, New Hampshire (c. 1675)

An example of an early New England family home that was also used as a Garrison House for protection against attacks from Native American Indian tribes.

• Early Transportation by Stagecoach

As soon as roads were built and well enough developed - horse drawn stagecoaches were used to transport passengers, mail and goods between towns and across regions.

• Notable & Famous Descendants of Early New England Settlers

Early New England Settlers - Edward Starbuck [Dover, N.H. c.1635; then Nantucket Island] & Catherine (Reynolds?) - were ancestors of:

• Rowland Hussey Macy (1822-1877) - Founder of Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.)
• Nathaniel Gorham (1738-1796) - Signer of the the United States Constitution (1787) & President of the Continental Congress (1786)
• Edith Kermit Carow - wife of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States & Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize

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