Walter Carr
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Walter Carr (abt. 1633 - abt. 1699)

Walter Carr aka Carre
Born about in Englandmap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1670 in Anne Arundel Co., Marylandmap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 66 in Anne Arundel, Province of Marylandmap
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Biography

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Walter Carr was a Maryland colonist.

Origin

Walter Carr arrived in Maryland sometime before 1658 when he entered a claim for land under the conditions for plantation in the province at the time. There are four entries in the index where he enters claims dated 1658, 1662, 1665 and 1667.[1] This may indicate he traveled out of Maryland and claimed land each time he returned. Walter was mentioned in the 1663 will of James Billingsley (abt.1635-bef.1663) who calls him brother. Billingsly also mentions a brother named Thomas, 3 cousins living in Rapahanock, Virginia and his wife Susanna. [2]

Events

Walter was a tobacco planter settled in the Herring Run area of Anne Arundel County. He appears in provincial records often as the plaintiff in law suits against other planters. In 1676 he entered a suit in court against John Russell whom he claimed owed him 21,938 pounds of tobacco and won the case. [3] In a court case of 27 FEB 1685 Walter Carr, of Anne Arundel County, gave his age as fifty-two years and upwards when providing a deposition to the Council of Maryland about a court case between Robert Franklin, the high sheriff of Anne Arundel Co. (deceased) and Col. Thomas Taylor. Carr testified that Franklin owed Taylor 20,000 pounds of tobacco. [4]

In 1678 the name Walter Carr is listed among others receiving a payment of 120 pounds of tobacco from the Provincial Assembly. His name is among many other residents of Maryland all listed by county with the amounts paid. These payments were to repay citizens who had contributed funds to the colony for an expedition against the Nanticoke Indians. [5]

Property

Although there are several records of claims for land in the name of Walter Carr, there is no evidence he actually patented any land. He apparently assigned his claims to other colonists. The courthouse in Annapolis burned down in 1703 destroying the land records so early land records for that county are missing. Some land owners took advantage of a court held after a new courthouse was built to bring in their deeds and have them rerecorded. From these deeds we learn that on 10 FEB 1678 Robert Franklin, gent. of AA Co. conveyed to Walter Carr, planter of AA Co. for the sum of 4,000 pounds of good tobacco in cask, part of a tract located on Beaverdam Branch containing 227 acres. [6]. On 7 SEP 1687 Walter conveyed 100 acres of his 227 acres on Beaverdam Branch to Edward Talbott[7]

Marriage & Children

Walter is mentioned in the will of Thomas Daborne with a rather negative comment at the end: If ye it shall not be law ye Walter Carr shall have nothing to do with any of my personal estate. Walter Carr & Juliantha Daborne were the parents of five children:

Walter Carr b. abt.1670
John Carr b. abt. 1671
Richard Carr b. abt. 1673
Susanna Carr b. abt. 1669
Thomas Carr b. abt 1675[8]

Death

Walter Carr died intestate sometime around SEP 1699 when an inventory of his estate was taken and valued at £45.03.00 plus 500 lbs. of tobacco. [9]

Sources

  1. Gibb, Dr. Carson. “The New Early Settlers of Maryland” [earlysettlers.msa.maryland.gov
  2. Testamentary Proceedings Liber ID folio 181 Maryland Archives
  3. Archives of Maryland Vol. 66 pg. 163
  4. Archives of Maryland Vol. 17, pg. 447
  5. Archives of Maryland Vol.7 pgs. 87-96
  6. Anne Arundel Land Records Liber WH 4/220.
  7. Anne Arundel Land Records WH 4/251
  8. Maryland Colonial Wills Book 4 Liber G folio 32 [1]
  9. Barnes, Robert W. “Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759” Baltimore, MD: Clearfield 1989
  • Note: Will of James Billingsley CV bequests: brother Walter Carr, brother Thomas Billingsley, 3 cousins in Rapahanock and wife Susannah. Testamentary Proceedings Liber 1D/182
  • Walter and Juliatha are mentioned in this article about Quaker Families. The title is: Richard "the Quaker" Henderson Biographical Info. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/21996504?h=08f180 (note: I am not an ancestry member and was able to access this)




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Carr-10749 and Carr-267 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, similar birth date & death date
posted by Seely (Kenny) Foley
Bob, thanks for adding this information. If you don't mind I'd like to reformat your data to Wikitree guidelines.
posted by Seely (Kenny) Foley

Rejected matches › Walter Corry (abt.1635-1699)