Mary (Dale) Orr (abt. 1740 - abt. 1826)

Born about 1740 in Harford County, Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of James Orr — married about 1761 in Baltimore, Maryland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1826 at about age 86 in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Wife of James ORR, b. in Northern Ireland in ca 1835 died on his farm "Orrsburg" in 1815. James and Mary DALE were married in .. Mary died on the family farm "Orrsburg" in 1826.

James and Mary Dale ORR moved from the east cost to Fayette Co., Pa in the mid 1780s. James and Mary have at least 7 children, 5 of whom moved West to Licking Co., or nearby, beginning in 1804. The "relationship manager's" 3rd. Great Grandfahter, Robert Orr, was one of those children. The others were James [Jr.], Elizabeth, Jane, and George, all born btw 1770-1795. The fourth son, John Dale ORR, moved to what is now West Virginia.

Mary's father was John DALE born 1710 in Dublin, Ireland and died on 2 APR 1778 in Hartford, Maryland He was an early settlers of Upper Node Forest, Hartford County, Maryland (Baltimore area today).

Here is the will of John DALE: Hartford Co., Md. Wills Liber AJ#2, Vol. 144 (WK 828-829) Hall of Records, Annapolis, Md. In the name of God Amen. I John Dale of Hartford County in the State of Maryland being weak in Body but Sound and perfect mind and memory blessed be God do this Day make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner following viz- - First I give to my loving wife Mary Dale all the Estate that I may Die Seized of for and during her natural life or widowhood. She yielding and paying yearly and every year the Sum of five pounds to my Daughter Mary Orr. Secondly I give and Bequeath to my Grandson John Dale Orr the Sum of fifty pounds Common money at the Death or marriage of my wife Mary. Thirdly I give unto the Children of Mary Orr who Shall Survive their Mother one hundred pounds to be equally Divided between them Share and Share alike. Fourthly I give unto my Grandson Richard Colegate Dale my Negro Ben and forty punds Common money at the Death or marriage of my wife. Fifthly I give unto my Grand Daughter Nancy Dale my two female Negroes Dinah and Pricilla and forty pounds Common money at the Death or marriage of my wife. Sixthly I give to my loving Brother William one Suit of Clioaths and ten pounds Common money. Seventhly I give to my Nephew Joseph Demster one Suit of Cloaths and ten pounds Common money. Eighthly and all the remainder and residue of my Estate I give unto the Children of my Daughter Mary Orr to be equally Divided between the Survivours of their Mother Share and Share alike. And Lastly I make ordain and appoint my true and trusty friend James Clendinen to Execute this my last will and Testament and he is hereby appointed Sole Executor. In witness where of I the said John Dale hath to this my last will and Testament set my hand and Seal this Second Day of April 1778. In presents of us- - John Dale (SEAL) James Amos Senr. Joshua Amos Hannah Amos James Clendinen the within named Executor proves this to be the will and Testament of John Dale the Testator and that he knows of no other. 1778 July 4th came James Amos Senr. and Joshua Amos Son of James and made oath on the Holy Evengils that they did see John Dale the Testator herein named Sign and Seal this will and that they heard him publish pronounce the Same to be his last will and Testament and he was to the best of their apprehention at the time of Sound and Disposing mind memory and understanding and that they subscribed their names to this present writing in the presence and at the request of the Testator herein named and in the presence of each other and in the presence of Hannah Amos who subscribed her name as a witness at the Same time. Certified by J. Geo. Bradford, Regr. of wills for Hartford County

Burial

Orrsburg Homestead, Redstone, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

Find A Grave Memorial # 58925162

Burial: Orrsburg Homestead, Redstone, Fayette County, Pennsylvania^[1]

According to the Find-a-Grave information provided by Bert Waits, Mary died on their homestead in Redstone, Fayette County, Pennsylvania ca. 1826 and is buried there.^[1]

Her father was John Dale (b. 1710, Dublin, Ireland; d. 2 Apr 1778, Hartford Maryland). He and his wife died in Maryland, so the birthplace of his children would also be Harford County, Maryland. His last will and testament is contained in her memorial on Find-a-Grave. It contains her name as well as the names of a number of other descendants.^[1]

Mary was born around 1743 in the Maryland colony to John Dale and Mary Ellen Jones. She and her husband William Orr had over a dozen children over the space of twenty years. She passed away in 1826.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Mary Dale Orr, Find-a-Grave memorial# 58925162 ; entered by Bert Waits (deceased) on 20 Sept 2010 : accessed by J. Ricketts on 11 Jan 2015. NOTE: There is a lot of information on this memorial; however, unfortunately, the manager passed away, and source references were not included. Additionally, the manager's website is no longer available.

See also:

• FamilySearch #LCX2-NLF

• Laube, Betty Jean Clark and Arthur Halstead. 1994. A few of the ancestors of Bert Robinson Orr of Bowling Green Township, Licking County, Ohio : a family history dedicated to Bert Robinson Orr, one of our eight grandparents. Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Hal & B.J. Laube. 929.273 Or7
• "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8991-MZSZ?cc=1999196&wc=9PM6-FM3%3A268497501%2C268534301 : 3 July 2014), Fayette > Orphans' Court records 1783-1844 vol 1-3 > image 114 of 695; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV29-R2YN : 13 September 2020), Mary Dale Orr, ; Burial, Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Orrsburg Homestead Cemetery; citing record ID 58925162, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.