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Molly Stark, nee Elizabeth Page, (February 16, 1737 - 1814) was the wife of American Revolutionary War general John Stark.
She was born in Haverhill, New Hampshire, and was the daughter of the first postmaster of New Hampshire, John Page and his wife Elizabeth. She married General Stark on August 20, 1758 together they had eleven children.
Stark gained historical notoriety due to husband's battle call of "There are your enemies, the Red Coats and the Tories. They are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow!" before engaging with the British and Hessian armies. Stark is also known for her success as a nurse to her husband's troops during a smallpox epidemic and for opening their home as a hospital during the war.
Stark is honored through Vermont and New Hampshire with many businesses, streets, parks that bear her name. Also named for her is the "Molly Stark Trail", a byway otherwise known as Route 9, which bisects southern Vermont and is thought to be the route used by General Stark on his victory march home from the Battle of Bennington.