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Caleb Carr, of Newport, Rhode Island, Axd His Descendants CALEB CARR, OF NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, AXD HIS DESCENDANTS. i. CALEB CARR was born in England, in 1624. He sailed to America on the ship Elizabeth & Ann, from London, in 1635, and settled at Newport, Rhode Island. He married Mercy , who was born 1631, and who died on September 21, 1675. After the death of Mercy, he married, second, Sarah, widow of John Pinner, and daughter of Jeremiah Clarke and his wife, Frances Latham. Sarah was born in 1651, and died in 1706. Caleb died December 17, 1695. He was made Freeman in 1655, was Commis­ sioner in 1654-58-60-61-62, General Treasurer in 1661- 62, Deputy in 1664-65-67-68-69-70-71-72-74-78-79-90, Assistant 1679-80-81-82-83-84-85-86-90-91, and Justice of the General Quarter Session and Inferior Court of Common Pleas in 1687-88. He was an owner of much land, having pur­ chased real estate in the year 1658-59-61-62-63, and in 1676 he purchased an Indian slave, captured by some -ettlers at Providence, paying for him twelve bushels of Indian corn. In 1695 he was Governor of the Colony, and met his death in that year by drowning. His will was dated March 8, 1694, and was proved January 6, [696. Issue (by first wife) : 2. Nicholas Carr, born Oct. 22, 1654: died Feb. 17, 1709. 3. Mercy Carr, born April 6, 1656; died young 4. Caleb Carr, born Aug. 27,, 1657; died Oct. 10, 1700. 5. Samuel Carr, born Dec. 15, 1658; died 1694. 6. Mercy Carr, born Jan. 1, 1661; died 1717; married Thomas Paine. No issue. 7. John Carr, died 1714. 8. Edward Carr, born 1667; died Oct. 14, 1711. Issue (by second wife) : 9. Francis Carr, born after 1677; married, June 18, 1700, Damaris Arnold, who was born May 19, 1684, and had a daughter, Sarah. 10. James Carr. 11. Sarah Carr, born 1682; died Feb. 8, 1765; married Jan. 10, 1705, John Himmet, who was born 1680, and died Mar. 20, 1773. Issue: John, Mary and Thomas, born 1705- 11-12. 12. Elizabeth Carr, married May 28, 1701, John. son of John and Sarah Godfrey, and had Mary, John, Caleb and Elizabeth, born 1702-04-06-09. 2. NICHOLAS CARR, eldest son of Caleb Carr, No. 1, was of Jamestown, R. I. His wife was Rebecca, daughter of Joseph and Jane Nicholson. He held many offires, as follows: Freeman 1679, Ensign 1680, Deputy 1680-85-96-99, Overseer of the Poor 1687, Grand Juror 1687, Deputy Warden 1690, Lieutenant 1692, Warden 1704. His will was dated January 10, 1709, and was proved March 12, 1709. Issue: 13. Nicholas Carr, born Sept. 19. 1679. 14. Joseph Carr, born March 17, 1682. 15. Benjamin Carr, born July 7, 1683. 16. Alargaret Carr, born Oct. 22, 1684. 17. Jane Carr, born Aug. 3, 1686. 18. Caleb Carr, born Mar. 27, 1688. \<). Mercy Carr, born April 20, 1690. 20. Robert Carr. 21. Rebecca Carr, born A lay 12, 1692. 22. Ann Carr, born 1694. 23. Thomas Carr, born Jan. 5, 1696. 24. Benjamin Carr, born Nov. 21, 1697. 4. CALEB CARR, second son of Caleb Carr, No. 1, was of Jamestown, R. I. He was Deputy in 1684. His wife's name was Deborah, but her surname is not recorded. Deborah died in 1700. Caleb's will was dated July 5, 1700, and was proved November 6 of the same year. Issue: 2^. John Carr, born Jan. 4, 1681. 26. A child, born Sept. 16, 1682. 2j. Mercy Carr, born Oct. 7, 1683. 28. Benjamin Carr, born Oct. 31, 1685. 29. Daniel Carr, born Nov. 15, 1687. 30. Peleg Carr, born March 14, 1690. 31. Deborah Carr. ^2. Robey Carr. ^^. Rachel Carr. 34. Sayles Carr, born November 24. 1696. 5. SAMUEL CARR, third son of Caleb Carr, No. 1, was of Newport, R. I. Issue: 35. Job Carr. born October 31, 1689. 7. JOHN CARR. fourth son of Caleb Carr. No. 1, was of Newport, R. I. His wife, Waite, daughter of Peter Easton and his wife Ann Coggeshall, was born Nov. 5, 1668. and died in August, 1725. He •vas Deputy in 1705. His business from 1700 to 1707 was that of Ferryman, he and Thomas Winterton, of Jamestown, having secured the rights to same in 1700 by petition. In August, 1709, he was granted the privilege of the ferry for seven years more, but died before The term expired. 3 . Issue: 3H. Samuel Carr. 36. Caleb Carr. T,J. Ann Carr. T,S. John Carr, born Nov. 27,, 1691. 39. Francis Carr. 40. Patience Carr. 8. EDWARD CARR, fifth son of Caleb Carr, No. 1, was of Jamestown, R. I. He married, Oct. 6, 1686. Hannah, daughter of John Stanton and his wife Mary Harndel, who was born Nov. 7, 1670, and died in 1712. He was Freeman in 1698, Deputy 1699-1702- 04-05-06-09, and Clerk of the Assembly in the same vears. Issue: 41. Edward Carr. born Sept. 14, 1689. 42. Hannah Carr, born Oct. 13, 1691. 43. Mary Carr, born Oct. 26, 1693. 44. Mercy Carr, born Feb. 24, 1696. 45. Avis Carr, born May 29, 1698. 46. Patience Carr, born Feb. 14, 1701. James Carr, born Oct. 2\, 1703. 48. Phebe Carr, born Sept. 6, 1706. 49. Sarah Carr, born Dec. 28, 1708. 4 ROBERT CARR. OF NEW TORT, RHODE ISLAND. AXD HIS DESCEXDAXTS. i. ROBERT CARR, brother of Caleb Carr, to whom the previous record relates, arrived in America with his brother in 1635. He was a tailor by trade, and something of a sailor, as his sloop was rented at vari­ ous times by Government officials. Freeman in New­ port, March 16, 1641. He owned considerable land, and in 1677 disposed of part of his real estate for £100. His will was dated April 20, 1681, and was proved ()ct. 4, 1681. I ssue: 2. Caleb Carr, died 1690. 3. Elizabeth Carr, died 1683; married James Brown, who died 1683, and had John Brown, born 1671 ; James and Esek, the latter born March 8, 1679. 4. Mary Carr, married, first, John Hicks; second. Ralph Earle, who was born 1O60, and died 1/57- 5. Robert Carr, died 1704. 6. Esek Carr, died 1744. 7. Margaret Carr. 2. CALEB CARR. eldest son of Robert Carr, \"o. 1, was of Jamestown, R. I. He married Phillipa, daugh­ ter of John Greene and his wife Ann Almy. Phillipa was bom Oct. 7, 1658, and died in 1690. Caleb was Freeman in 1679. His will was dated Jan. 2j, 1688, and proved March 3, 1690. Issue: S. Robert Carr, born fitly 2. 1678; died young. 9. Caleb Carr. born March 21, 1679. 5 io. William Carr, born Oct. 16, 1681. 11. Robert Carr. 12. Job Carr. 13. Marv Carr. 14. Philip Carr, born Dec. 8, 1688. 5. ROR.ERT CARR, second son of Robert Carr, No. 1, was of Newport, R. I. He married Elizabeth, daughter of George Lavvton and his wife Elizabeth Hazard, who died in 1724. He was a merchant. Grand Juryman in 1687, and Assistant in 1698-99-1700-01- 02-03. His will was dated July 8, 1703, and prove-'! Feb. 5, 1704. Issue: 15. Robert Carr. 16. Abigail Carr. 6. ESEK CARR, third son of Robert Carr, No. 1. was of Little Compton, R. I. He married Susanna , and died in 1744. His will was dated May 16, 1739, and proved Nov. 12, 1744. Issue: 17. Mary Carr, born July 14, 1685. 18. Sarah Carr. born March 19, 1689. 19. Elizabeth Carr, born July 29, 1691. 20. Esek Carr, born Aug. 23, 1693. 21. Anna Carr, born Feb. 28, 1696. 22. Martha Carr, born May 29, 1698. 23. Susanna Carr, born Sept. 20, 1700. 24. Margaret Carr, born Jan. 16, 1703. 25. Robert Carr, born Feb. 24, 1706. 26. Thankful Carr. born April 27, 1709. 6 THE CARR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA. i. THOMAS CARR, born 1679, married Mary , who was born in 1688, and died September 7, 1748. Thomas died May 29, 1738. Issue: 2. John Carr, born Dec. 25, 1706. 1 2. JOHN CARR, son of Thomas Carr, No. 1, was of Bear Castle, Louisa County, Virginia. He married, first, Mary Dabney, who died March, 1736; •and second, December 27, 1737, Barbara, daughter of Captain James Overton and his wife Elizabeth. Bar­ bara died in 1794. Issue (by first wife) : 3. Thomas Carr. Issue (by second wife): 4. Mary Carr, married James Minor, and had issue. 5. Dabney Carr, born Oct. 26, 1743. 6. Samuel Carr, a captain in the Continental Navy. 7. Overton Carr. 8. Garland Carr, born July 10, 1754. 9. Elizabeth Carr. Also several children who died in infancy. 5. DABNEY CARR, second son of John Carr, No. 2, married Martha, sister of President Thomas Jefferson, and died May 16, 1773. Issue: 10. Colonel Samuel Carr, of Dunlora. 11. Judge Dabney Carr, born April, 1773: died January 8. 1837. Was Chancellor of the Winchester District from 1811 to 1824, and Judge of the Court of Appeals from 1824 to 1837. 12. Peter Carr. 13. Jane Barbara Carr. 14. Lucy Carr. 1 5. Polly Carr. 7. OVERTON CARR, fourth son of John Carr, No 2, married Mary Addison. Issue: 16. Overton Carr, married Baker. 17. Nelly or Eleanor Boucher Carr, married Col. Sain. Carr, of Dunlora, No. 10. 18. Betty Carr, married Judge Dabney Carr, No. 11, her cousin. 19. Jonathan Boucher Carr, married Barbara Ann Carr, No. 23, his cousin. 8. GARLAND CARR, fifth son of John Carr, No.
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