Jonathan D. Stark

  General Notes:

[Contributed by Gwen Boyer Bjorkman from her GEDCOM File]

A History of Kentucky Baptists From 1769 to 1885, Including More Than 800 Biographical Sketches, J. H. Spencer, Manuscript Revised and Corrected by Mrs. Burilla B. Spencer, In Two Volumes. Printed For the
Author. 1886. Republished By Church History Research & Archives 1976 Lafayette, Tennessee. Vol. 2, p. 178 [Spencer County]
JONATHAN STARK, like the Dupuys, Holmeses and Hayneses, was of French extraction, and descended from that class of protestants known as Huguenots. The old Huguenot families referred to, were early settlers in several different localities in Kentucky. Jonathan Stark settled in what is now Spencer county.
Here he was baptized into the fellowship of Elk Creek church, in July, 1795. The family with which he was connected, moved to what is now Oldham county, where a church was gathered, perhaps by an old patriarch of the tribe, of the name of Abraham Stark, during the great revival of 1800-3. At this church,
which was named Floyds Fork, but was popularly known as Stark's Meetinghouse, Jonathan Stark was ordained to the ministry, in 1803. He preached in this church, at least nine years, after which he moved
to Indiana.

1809 Clark Co, IN
1820 Scott Co, IN living with son Eli Stark
1830 Rachel a widow Scott Co, IN census
Cemetery record

Also soucred:
From the "Aaron Stark Family Chronicles" Files of Clovis LaFleur, clovisjr@ktc.com. Please give credit to the many researchers who contributed to this file. Thank you!!!

Jonathan married Rachel Devore on 30 Aug 1794 in Shelby, Kentucky. (Rachel Devore was born in 1775 in Ohio, USA ¹.)