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Bill,
Somehow I have a 7th child of Dabney Carr and Martha Jefferson listed as
Ellen Carr who married a Newsom. Is this a mistake? I lost my source for
that fact.
Devin Carr Lindsey
> Judge Dabney Carr (born 27 Apr 1773 at "Spring Forest", Goochland Co.,
> Virginia) was the youngest of the six children of Dabney Carr (26 Oct
1743 -
> 17 May 1773) and his wife Martha (Jefferson) Carr (26 May 1746 - 3 Sep
1811).
>
The Ark. Family Historian 1968 Vol
The Carr Family
[These notes copied from Ford Barr Hanna's notes owned by his
daughters. Most of this was compiled by Mrs. Annette Wilson Smith,
assisted by her husband, Capt M. O. Smith, USA. Copied 16 feb 1968,
by Jo Whitmore Dildy, Box 155, Nashville, Ark. 71852]
Thomas Carr, born ca 1651 is the first of the Carr family we have any
knowledge of in America. He settled in VA. and received many grants of
land, among them one for 546 acres in St. john's Parish and another in
King and Queen county, 24 Apr 1701. He was the sheriff of King William
Co in 1708 and 1709. He was alive in 1724; we have no records of the
date of his death. He had a son named Thomas Carr.
Major Thomas Carr of Bear Castle, Caroline County, was born in 1678 and
died 29 May 1737. He also had various grants, one of which was for
25,000 acres in the counties of Louisa and Albermarie in VA. He
married Mary Dabney of King William Co. in 1704 and had issue: John,
b.1706; William, b 1707; Thomas, b 1709; and Sarah, b 1714.
John Carr was born 25 June 1706, died June 1778. He named his county
seat 'Bear castle', probably after his father's place. It was
situated in Louisa Co, VA. He was married to Mary Garland and second
to Barbar Overton. His children: Thomas b 1737; James b 1740;
Dabney b 1743; Samuel b 1745; Elizabeth b 1747; John died
young; Overton b 1752; John b 1753; Garland b 1754; Mary b
1756; and Sarah b 1758.
Dabney b 26 Oct 1743 married Martha Jefferson, a sister of Thomas
Jefferson.
Thomas Carr, son of major Carr and brother of John Carr, was born in
VA. in 1709. His children were: Thomas b 15 may 1742; William
b 1745; McCager Carr b 1748; and Gideon Carr b 1752.
Thomas Carr was born in VA., probably in Albermarle Co. He married
Ann Sanders, 27 Jan 1770. She was born 6 Feb 1750, died 10 Sept
1826. He died in Tennessee, 5 May 1821. Their children were:
Thomas, Gideon, Eliza, John, Walter, Nancy, Richerdson, Betty,
Susan, Sarah, Polly and Lucy.
Thomas Carr was born in Albermarle Co, VA in 1771. He married Mary
Harpole, who was born on the ocean in 1792. They were married 2 May
1811. He died 12 May 1858 and she on 24 June 1868. Their children
were:
1. John Harpole Carr b: 16 Apr 1812 md: Miss Nea
2. Elizabeth Dice Carr b: 8 Aug 1814 md: George Washington
Stuart (Stuart genealogy on the following pages and I will not copy
those today....if interested in copies....e-mail
pakennedy(a)uswest.net)
3. Martha Brown Carr b: 8 feb 1817 md: Mr. Hamil
4. Thomas H. Carr b: 4 mar 1822
5. Sarah Ann Carr b: 26 Jan 1826 md: John Houston
6. Cassandra Hill Carr b: in Tenn 5 or 13 June 1830
md: Baenjamin Russey, who lived one year afterward,
md/second: June 1858 to Jacob manly Sims.
A. Josephine Russey B. Mary Catherine Sims C. Nettie
Sims D. John Thomas Sims E. Edgar manly Sims genealogy
===== is then written ----
An extract from a letter written by Sally Ann Carr (md: Houston)
dau of Thomas carr, to her nephew, Richard Carr, Donaldville,
GA. on 22 sept 1889.
"Leop, Clay County, Texas. Thomas was Father's and Grandfather's
name. Your Grandpa Carr and Grandma Carr came from Wilson
County, Tenn. in 1817. Your Grandpa Carr was born in Albermarie
County, VA. Your Grandma was born on the ocean but was raised in
Tenn. Your Grandpa Carr with several other men built a keel boat and
brought their families down the Ohio into Mississippi, from
Mississippi to Red River, up the Red River to Lo Pararie where they
landed, sold their boat, scattered over southern Arkansas, which was
then wilderness. They could get all the land they wanted by simply
filing for it. Most of the company got rice in the course of time."
Elizabeth Dice Carr, daughter of Thomas carr and Mary Harpole,
married George washington Stuart. A partial history of the Stuart
family is also included in this issue.
re-copied....by......Pat Kennedy pakennedy(a)uswest.net 27
Jan 2001
Judge Dabney Carr (born 27 Apr 1773 at "Spring Forest", Goochland Co.,
Virginia) was the youngest of the six children of Dabney Carr (26 Oct 1743 -
17 May 1773) and his wife Martha (Jefferson) Carr (26 May 1746 - 3 Sep 1811).
Young Dabney, made fatherless in infancy, was reared not only by his widowed
mother with the help of her brother, Thomas Jefferson, but also with the help
of Dabney's brother, Overton Carr (d. 1804), who lived in Prince George's
Co., Maryland. In fact, Dabney married his first cousin, Overton's daughter,
Elizabeth "Betsy" Carr (b. 1 Jan 1780, Pr. George's Co., Maryland).
Dabney Carr, after practicing law in Virginia for some years, was appointed
in 1811 Circuit Judge by the Governor and Council of Virginia, but his
appointment was not confirmed in the Assembly the following year despite good
performance. A new chancery district was immedately created in Winchester,
and he filled the position of Chancellor there.
He was appointed to the bench of the Virginia Court of Appeals (the highest
court of Virginia) in 1821, and served with distinction in that position
until his death in 1837.
The remains of Judge Carr and his widow, Elizabeth (Carr) Carr, are interred
in Shockoe Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Incidentally, four of Judge Carr's
grandsons died in the Civil War as members of Virginia Volunteer regiments.
Bill Carr
Jenkintown, PA
James Overton Carr, the writer of the letter to Thomas Jefferson about hogs,
was the son of Garland Carr (1754-1838), an Albemarle Co., Virginia planter,
and his wife Mary (Winston) Carr (1763-1796). James O Carr was born 6 Oct
1793 and died in 1863, Albemarle Co., Virginia
Bill Carr
Jenkintown, PA
Samuel Carr was the middle son of Dabney Carr (1743-1773) and his wife Martha
(Jefferson) Carr. Saumel, born in Goochland Co. on 9 Oct 1771, inherited the
Albemarle Co. plantation "Dunlora" from his childless uncle, Samuel Carr of
Louisa Co. He married, 28 Apr 1795 in Prince George's Co., Maryland, his
first cousin, Eleanor Boucher "Nelly" Carr (daughter of his late father's
brother, Overton Carr). She died in 1815. He married second, Maria Watson
Dabney on 1 Dec 1818 in Albemarle Co.
He had children by both marriages. Samuel was an officer in the War of 1812,
and later served in the Virginia Legislature. He died in Charleston,
Virginia (later West Virginia) in 1855 while living with his eldest living
son, Jame Lawrence Carr. Samuel's remains are buried at Monticello Graveyard.
Bill Carr
Jenkintown, PA
To Pat Kennedy ref. Ensley:
There is large amount of information on the Easleys of Halifax County,
Virginia in the book "History of Halifax County" by Wirt Carrington. The
given names total close to 100 names with many references on each name.
There is a will for Daniel EASLEY Jan. 12, 1786, listing wife Elizabeth, son
Daniel, Jr., son, Isaac; daughters Ann EASLEY, Mary Ann PARKER, Phoebe ADAMS:
grandson, Robert EASLEY, son of John EASLEY; granddaughter, Elizabeth EASLEY,
daughter of John EASLEY. Executors; Isaac EASLEY, Daniel EASLEY, Jr., Daniel
PARKER and Hawkins LANDRUM. Witnesses; Charles OLD, Robert CHAPPELL, Daniel
EASLEY, Samuel LANDRUM.
There seems to be another will of Sept 22, 1810 of Isaac EASLEY, listing wife
Judith; sons, Isaac and John, "tract of land on Dan River, where Samuel
EASLEY now lives"; to my son, William EASLEY, land I bought from Tom EASLEY,
north side of the road leading from Meadsville to Halifax C. H.; daughter
Polly; wife, Judith, to support the young children, Nancy, Judith, Martha,
Daniel, Phoebe and Betsy until they are able to support themselves.
Executors: Isaac EASLEY, John EASLEY, William LEIGH.
There are 26 marriages that are listed for EASLEY from 1791 to 1799.
I have many documents on the CARRS, this is the family that I am researching,
however, I do not have any other documents for the EASLEYS, other than the
one for Mar 4, 1833 that you have already seen.
>From the list of names that you ask about the families that I find listed in
Carrington's book are EASLEY, CARR/KERR and LOWRY. The LOWRY names are:
Dabney, Frances, Henry, James, Mary, Mildred, Overby, Polly, Richard, Sarah,
and William.
"The History of Halifax County" should be available through Inter-Library
loan. If not if you can be more specific maybe I will be able to help you
more.
The families that I am interested in are: CARR, ABBOTT, DEJARNETT, GLASS,
LIPSCOMB, LIGHT, MARTIN, RIDGWAY, STONE, TUCKER, WALLER, WEATHERFORD .
Julia Carr
jacnva(a)aol.com
Nick:
Judge Dabney Carr was the son of the patriot. He was one of the Carr boys
raised by Thomas Jefferson at Montecello. There are several Letters to the
Samuel and Dabney Jr. , sons of Dabney Carr and Martha Jefferson Carr. Some
are at the Alderman Library at the University of Va. They give great insight
into that which Jefferson thought was important in an education and the
raising of the two boys.
James Carr
The Dabney Carr buried under Jeffersons Tree did not live to see the fruits
of his labor for independence. He died: 16 MAY 1773. I do not know the
Dabney Carr who wrote the letters sent by genealogyresearch(a)prodigy.net
(Genealogy Research Mail), but he is not the one buried at Monticello.
There is a paper written by Elizabeth Dabney Coleman, about 1949. I think it
is titled "The Carrs of Virginia" (anyone?). I have a copy and can sent a
few lines once I locate it.
She has details about Judge Dabney Carr and others.
See the University of Virginia, Alderman Library Stacks, there are several
copies.
James Carr
The following letters were written in 1819. The first is to Dabney Carr
March 11 and the second is from Dabney Carr June 24. It appears that Dabney
was a Judge. Does anyone have anymore information on that?
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Letters to and from Jefferson, 1819 [a machine-readable
transcription]Jefferson, Thomas, and
others. Letters to and from Jefferson, 1819 [a machine-readable
transcription] Electronic Text
Center, University of Virginia Library
Thomas Jefferson to Dabney Carr
Monticello March 11, 1819
Monticello Mar. 11. 19.
Th: Jefferson to judge Carr.
Will you be so good as to have the inclosed advertisement inserted once
in the Winchester
newspaper, and to deduct the cost from your next instalment? Accept thanks
for the nuts which
came safely and assurances of constant affection.
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Letters to and from Jefferson, 1819 [a machine-readable transcription]
Jefferson, Thomas, and
others. Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
Dabney S. Carr to Thomas Jefferson
Baltimore. 24th June. 1819
Baltimore. 24th June. 1819
Dear Sir,
Mr. Hollins being obliged to be absent from the City this evening,
desired me to enclose the
within letter to you; which was delivered to him to day by the two Italians
who were sent you by
Mr. Appleton and arrived this day after a passage of ninety days from
Leghorn in the Brig Strong.
We were unable to get them on board the Steam Boat for Norfolk this morning
owing to their not
having performed Quarantine; and Mr. H. now thinks it best that they should
go on in the Stage,
which they promise to do on Sunday morning. As they are totally unacquainted
with the English
language, he thinks it best I shd. accompany them as far as Washington, from
which place they
will go in the Steam boat to Frederickbg. consigned to Mr. Robt. Patton or
in case of his
<failure> to to Mr. Garrett Minor, either of which gentlemen <can> forward
them to you. An
account of their expen<ses> shall be made out and forwarded so soon as Mr.
Appleton's drafts
come to hand. They should have left this tomorrow morning but that they
wished a little
recreation after so long a voyage; and there is not much danger of their
being induced to remain
here wages of all sorts are very low here at present. Wishing them a safe
arrival at Monticello
where I hope they may find you and yours all well I am dear Sir Yrs. very
respectfy.
Dabney S. Carr
======================================================
Letters to and from Jefferson, 1819 [a machine-readable
transcription]Jefferson, Thomas, and
others. Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
Samuel Carr to Thomas Jefferson
Richmond February 1, 1819
Richmond Febry 1st. 1819.
My Dear Sir
Mr Frances Gilmer has informed me that he had taken the liberty of
mentioning Dr. George
Watson of this place to you as a candidate for the Professorship of Anatomy
in the university of
Pensylvania. Should you feel disposed to aid Dr Watson's views I have
enclosed you a list of the
Trustees of that university. From my long acquaintance with Dr Watson & his
family and from the
high Character he has always maintained as a gentleman a man of Talents and
an anatomist I feel
some solicitude for his success. For further information touching the
Doctors qualifications for the
office to which he aspires, I beg leave to refer you to Col. Randolph who is
well acquainted with
him. If upon that enquiry you should be disposed to aid him, a line from you
to some of the
Trustees, best calculated to promote his election would be acceptable. I
congratulate you upon
the success of the University Bill. I think the Legislature might be induced
to make a further
appropriation towards the completion & endowment of it. Some part of the
money appropriated
to the primary schools might be more usefully employed in the attainment of
that object. Genl.
Boyer has mentioned Mr Cosby in high terms as a mechanic. I have taken the
liberty of enclosing
his letter to you. The friends of the university found it necessary to
conciliate the friends of the
Primary Schools by appropriating twenty thousand dollars to them, which
would be much better
employed in the erection & completion of the Buildings of the university. I
am very anxious to be
in Albemarle by the middle of this month not to return -- I expect we shall
be able to get thro' the
Revised Bills by the first of March -- With best wishes for your health &
happiness I remain Dr.
Sir yr. friend & sert.
Samuel Carr
Richardson Carrs I have found unrefferenced:
CARR RICHARDSON BATTALION 3 (WOODFOLK'S) TENNESSEE MIL. SERGEANT
35 602
NAME: Sept. 6Richardson Carr
1802 TEST.: John Allcorn
SURETY: Richardson Carr
NAME: Mily Sawyers
SURETY: Thomas Carr 1848
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1840 RICHARDSON CARR Ashtabula County OH 166 Conneant Township
Federal Population Schedule OH 1840 Federal Census Index OHS4a2175247
1850 RICHARDSON CARR Ashtabula County OH 324 Conneaut Federal
Population Schedule OH 1850 Federal Census Index OHS6a2409061
1850 RICHARDSON CARR Ashtabula County OH 324 Conneaut Federal
Population Schedule OH 1850 Federal Census Index OHS9a7707754
I have a 10" x 31.5" photograph of Battery K 96th C.A.(AA) [Army], taken on
10 Nov 1941 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. There are 97 men in the picture.
G. H. Carr is in the picture. Please note, I have no connection to this
surname. My father was the commander of the company
I would be glad to send a scan of him to interested persons.
I have subbed to this list in order to post this information. I will be
unsubbing within a day or so. Please reply to my email address.
Thanks!
Mariana
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From: "Dougherty, Craig W" <Craig.Dougherty(a)PSS.Boeing.com>
What always catches my eye in Antique stores are the long forgotten
portraits and photos from the turn of the century that have no information
on them and are gems lost to an entire family heritage......I ran across
such an item here in a local store, an old thick album of that era from
Pensylvania.....two distinct photographers filmed this entire family over a
period of years, The only name I could see aside from the photographers on
the pictures was that of a young girl, the name written long ago on the
margin twice in legible cursive penmanship was Bessie Kerr. The many other
photos in this album were of men and woman, who looked very european in
manner of dress.
One of the photographers was a Wm. E. Pearson of Mercer, PA.....I would
like to say 100% I have that information right, but I will venture down to
the store and verify that if any of you reply that you have some interest.
The other photographer and his town I cannot remember and will have to
check that out again as well. Both are in Pennsylvania.
The photo of Bessie shows a girl in the age of 5 to 7. The date of the
photo is after 1889. There is a copyright date for the paper/process on
this photo with that date. I would say this photo was taken in the 1890's.
I would esitmate from this the young girl was born around 1888 to 1893......
Hope this hits the jackpot somehow...could ask the dealer if he knows who
puts these in his shop, if he knows....
Good luck..Craig Dougherty in Kent Washington......
Carol (Gehrs) Mitchell, 134 Schnauzer Lane, Beaver Falls, PA 15010
<carolmit(a)usaor.net> 724-847-4473 FAX (413) 581-2661 [using Legacy
3.0, WP2000, Eudora Pro. Can accept JPG & larger files] "We cannot look
everywhere for information, but we can share it and hope others will do the
same"
I didn't know anyone would really care so much about the name of Thomas
Jefferson's best friend being Thomas Carr. The reason I remember is because
I thought each time that I visited Monticello how ironic it was that the
friend had the same name as my ggf Thomas Carr and if we were related
somehow.
Sue
May I please correct Grace, who recently wrote that Thomas Carr was Thomas
Jefferson's best friend? Thomas Carr was unknown to Thomas Jefferson'; she
was probably thinking of Dabney Carr. Dabney Carr (26 Oct 1743-17 May 1773),
son of John Carr (1706-1778) of "Bear Castle", Louisa Co, Virginia, was
schooled with Thomas Jefferson at the "parson's school" in the home of the
Rev. James Maury. Dabney Carr and Thomas Jefferson later became attorneys.
Dabney married Jefferson's sister, Martha. Dabney and Martha had six
children: Jane Barbara, Lucy, Mary (Polly), Peter, Samuel, and Dabney 2nd.
Jefferson and Carr served together in the Virginia House of Burgesses,
Jefferson representing Albemarle Co., and Carr Louisa Co. On 17 May 1773,
Dabney Carr died of "bilious fever"; he was living with his family at his
platation called "Spring Forest" in Goochland Co. at that time. His younges
child, Dabeny, was then only two months old.
Jefferson was the executor of Carr's estate and had the body of his friend
and brother-in-law, Dabney, exhumed from a grave where he had been buried and
reburied him at Montecello, the first member of his family interred there.
To read more about Thomas Jefferson's early life and connections with Dabney
Carr, I recommend Dumas Malone's first of six volumes on Jefferson's life,
entitled Jefferson, the Virginian. It is readily available in paperback.
Bill Carr
Jenkintown, PA
Pat Kennedy here:
RE: Document in the halifax Co, VA, Deed Book 40/575, 4 Mar 1833
I'm researching Carr's/Kerr's of Guilford/Surry Co, NC before 1800.
Most likely they were from VA and what county or which family, I do not
know. Some have thought of the Thomas Jefferson....Carr lines.
(Keeping this brief)
Alice "Aley" -------- [belived surname Carr/Kerr]
md: Samuel Vance b: 1726 - d: 26 may 1789 NC
A "Alee Vance" is head of the household in 1790 Salisbury dist.,
Stokes Co, NC (keep in mind the sounty area changes of that
time....Stokes was created from Surry Co, NC in 1789.)
Their daughter: Sarah Vance b: 25 Nov 1766 NC d: 25 May 1837
Ray Co, MO
md: Abraham Endsley (ca 1756 - 1818
NC)
Abraham and Sarah (Vance) Endsley ---- had a son: Samuel Endsley who
I belive is the Samuel Endsley recored in the md bonds in Rockingham
Co, NC.....as.....
Samuel Endsley md: Polly Whitemore in 1800 in Rockingham Co, NC
I have found no records beyong this on Samuel or Polly (Whitemore)
Endsley. And have many many records on all the other children of
Abraham & Sarah. I live in Oregon so a little hard to research the Nc
and VA records.
As Samuel is a fair name used in the Endsley lines and Allie/Aly/etc
Carr...is a strong name used down into a number of the older
generations.....this is a good show and tell!
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As this Halifax Co., VA Deed......list a Samuel Easley.....makes me
wonder....IS THIS my Samuel Endsley???
The Endsley name is found spelled Easley at times etc......
Would you have any other records of Halifax Co, VA.....listing:
Endsley
Carr/Kerr
Vance
Kirkpatrick
Lowry
Thank You Pat
Sue,
I believe you're talking about Dabney Carr. He and Thomas Jefferson
were good friends, and in-laws, since Dabney married Jefferson's
sister...I believe. Jefferson had Dabney's body brought to Monticello
and buried under a tree that they both loved, and under which they had
many conversations. I have a little more information, and will share
it..........as soon as I can find it!!
PJ
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To: <CARR-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 7:50 AM
Subject: [CARR-L] Thomas Carr
> Just a little food for thought:
>
> Were all of you aware that Thomas Jefferson's best fried was named
Thomas
> Carr and is interred in the same graveyard as Thomas Jefferson at
Monticello?
>
>
> Sue
>
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Just a little food for thought:
Were all of you aware that Thomas Jefferson's best fried was named Thomas
Carr and is interred in the same graveyard as Thomas Jefferson at Monticello?
Sue