Bolling Starke
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Bolling Starke (September 21, 1733 – January 25, 1788) was a member of the House of Burgesses in 1761 and 1770. He was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, a delegate of the Convention of 1776. Thomas Jefferson appointed him to be an auditor in 1781. He was on the Governor's Council.
Bolling Starke was the son of Mary Bolling (born 1708) and Dr. Richard Starke, who moved within Virginia to Prince George County from York County.[1] Starke's parents were married in 1727. His father died in 1755.[1] Starke was born September 21, 1733, in Petersburg, Virginia.[2] His siblings were William and Robert.[1]
