Individual Details

The Rev. Shubal was a Presbyterian but embraced the Baptist principles in 1751 at Tolland in CT. He first went to Opeckon in VA, and then on to Sandy Creek, NC on 14 Nov 1755. In less than a year the Sandy Creek church grew from the original 16 members to 606 members. He died there at Sandy Creek.

HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST, George Washington Paschal, Vol I 1663-1805, NC Baptist State Convention, 1930.
The "sixteen souls" that came to Sandy Creek were Starnes - the parents [also a Shubal & his wife Rebecca] , Shubal the Rev., Ebenezer & Peter, his brothers. Daniel Marshall & his wife Martha. Enos Stimson & wife Elizabeth Stearns. Jonathan Polk & wife Rebecca Stearns. Martha, Elizabeth, Rebecca all sisters of the Rev. Shubal. Peter was married to Hannah Stimson, a sister to Enos & they were 1st cousins of the Starnes. There was one other couple that has no familial relationship known. They were basically middle aged couples with grown or nearly grown children. Those known to go on to the South Carolina backcountry were Ebenezer, Peter, Daniel Marshall & Enos Stimson.

GUILFORD COUNTY NC WILL ABSTRACTS 1771-1841; Irene B. Webster, 1979
p.53 Will Book A; p.327
Shubal Stearns. 24 Oct 1771; prb Feb 1772
Brother Isaac Stearns - my wearing clothes. Wife Sarah - all my estate during her life. Bos & Sisters: Peter Starns, Isaac Starns, Ebenezer Starns, Rebeccah Polk, Elisabeth Stimson, Martha Marshall - to divide estate after wife's death. Exec: Seymore York, Tidmore Land. Wit: Thomas Swift, Jeremiah York, Sarah Cunerod.

Birth	28 Jan 1706	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Marriage	6 Mar 1727	Sarah Johnson
Death	20 Nov 1771	Sandy Creek, Guilford County, North Carolina

Spouse	Sarah Johnson ( - )
Child	Hepsibah Starnes (1729 - 1731)

Father	Shubael Stearns II (1683 - )
Mother	Rebecca Lariferd (1684 - )
Sibling	Rebecca Stearns (1707 - )
Sibling	Peter Starnes (1710 - 1791)
Sibling	Isaac Starnes (1713 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth Stearns (1715 - )
Sibling	Hannah Stearns (1718 - )
Sibling	Sarah Stearns (1720 - )
Sibling	Ebenezer Starnes (1722 - 1790)
Sibling	Mary Stearns (1724 - )
Sibling	Martha Stearns (1726 - )