Colonel
Thomas
B.
Carr
Born in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland
Son of John Carr Jr.
and Elizabeth (Cross) Carr or Kerr
Brother of
Mary Carr [half], Moses Carr [half], Elizabeth Ann (Carr) Ashcraft [half], John Carr [half], Abigail Carr Kerr [half], Catherine (Carr) Robinett [half], Elijah Carr [half], Elisha Carr SR [half] and Rachel (Carr) White [half]
Husband of
Hannah (Coombs) Carr
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Absalom Carr, Elizabeth (Carr) Bowell, Nancy (Carr) Parr, John Carr, Joseph Carr, Rebecca (Carr) Athon and Elisha Carr
Died
at age 67
in Charlestown Township, Clark, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jun 2014
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Biography
- From papers of Edson I Carr Circa 1894: (no sources given)
- MAJ . THOMAS CARR born in Maryland , June 23, 1755, married Hannah Combs , in Pennsylvania , where they lived a number of years . She was born July 15, 1766. They moved to Indiana territory in 1806 with a family of eight children . He was a delegate to the convention at Corydon which framed the state constitution. He died at his home on Silver Creek, Clark Co., Ind., Oct. 26, 1822.
- Their eleven children were ,
- 1. Absalom Carr , b. Sept . 12, 1786.
- 2. Elizabeth Carr , b. Aug. 28. 1788, d. 1869.
- 3. Nancy Carr , b . March 20, 1791, d. June 5, 1830.
- 4. John Carr , b. April 6, 1793.
- 5. Joseph Carr , b. Feb. 7, 1796.
- 6. Hannah Carr , b. Sept. 4, 1798, d. 1871.
- 7. Thomas Carr , b . April 4, 1801.
- 8. Rachel Carr , b. Sept . 23, 1803, d. July 20, 1835.
- 9. Jefferson Carr , b. Oct. 14, 1806, d. Jan. 1, 1861.
- 10. Rebecca Carr , b. June 16, 1810, d, June 10, 1857.
- 11. Elisha Carr , b . Feb. 2, 1813, d. Sept. 9, 1836.
- See profile with sources at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/L718-YC9
Sources
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
- Find a Grave (accessed 13 August 2020), memorial page for Capt Thomas B. Carr Sr. (23 Jun 1755–26 Oct 1822), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42686207/thomas-b-carr Silver Creek Cemetery, Sellersburg, Clark County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Janet (contributor 46810695) .
- Military History
- Census records
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Michael (Smith) Britting 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch RF676360 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member DBritting2459
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~1.56%
Margery Wilson :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Kelly O'Hair :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kellytohair
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~0.78%
R O’Hair :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Dave Davis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A161960 [compare], Ancestry member Postadavis
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Categories: Silver Creek Cemetery, Sellersburg, Indiana
MAJ . THOMAS CARR born in Maryland , June 23, 1755, married Hannah Combs , in Pennsylvania , where they lived a number of years . She was born July 15, 1766. They moved to Indiana territory in 1806 with a family of eight children . He was a delegate to the convention at Corydon which framed the state constitution . He died at his home on Silver Creek, Clark Co., Ind., Oct. 26, 1822. Their children were , 1. Absalom Carr , b. Sept . 12, 1786. 2. Elizabeth Carr , b. Aug. 28. 1788, d. 1869. 3. Nancy Carr , b . March 20, 1791, d. June 5, 1830. 4. John Carr , b. April 6, 1793. 5. Joseph Carr , b. Feb. 7, 1796. 6. Hannah Carr , b. Sept. 4, 1798, d. 1871. 7. Thomas Carr , b . April 4, 1801. 8. Rachel Carr , b. Sept . 23, 1803, d. July 20, 1835. 9. Jefferson Carr , b. Oct. 14, 1806, d. Jan. 1, 1861. 10. Rebecca Carr , b. June 16, 1810, d, June 10, 1857. 11. Elisha Carr , b . Feb. 2, 1813, d. Sept. 9, 1836.
Also, not sure why the https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Carr-13302 match was rejected completely, the Rebecca child may belong to this Thomas?
Just observations