Louvisa (Isbell) Carr (1743 - 1808)

Born 21 Nov 1743 in South Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of John Carr Sr. — married about 1760 in South Carolina

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1808 at age 64 in Washington, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Lovisa Isbell was born 21 November 1742 at her parents home in Charleston County, South Carolina, USA. She was the daughter of Zachariah Isbell from Isbell Spring, King William County, Virginia.

John and his wife Louisa Isbell Carr had a total of 16 children, many died in infancy. Noted in his Will probated 1818 are their children:

• John Carr, Jr.
• James
• Richard
• William
• Hannah
• Louisa
• Sarah
• Mary
• Elizabeth
• Isbelle

John Carr served in the US Revolutionary War in South Carolina, enlisting in 8th Company of Rangers, Captain Thomas Woodward's Company. He also served in the Third Regiment of South Carolina under Colonel William Thompson as a horseman under marion. In addition, he served ninety days in the militia during 1782.

Washington County, Tennessee Deed Books record that in 1788 John Carr bought the first of three tracts of land in the Knob Creek community: He initially purchased a 132 acre land grant from William McBee, then another 100 acres adjoining the first 132 acres from John Callahan and 1796 a final 100 acres on the West Branch of Knob Creek purchased from Benjamin Shaw. Their first home, originally the McBee dwelling, was built over a spring to give the family access to water during Indian attacks. Here he lived as a farmer and planter.

Louvisa died 16 Apr 1808 Jonesborough, the capital city of Washington County, Tennessee, USA.

Her husband John never remarried and passed in 1818. His gravestone reads: John Carr, January 10, 1737 to June 11, 1818 South Carolina Pvt in Colonel William Thompson's Regiment,

John and Louisa were buried on their own land under a tall pine tree from which the home got its name, 'Lone Pine'. The property passed to their son, William Carr, later was sold to a Krouse and in 1853 to James Crumley.

Washington County is Tennessee's oldest county, having been established in 1777 when the state was still part of North Carolina. It is rooted in the Watauga settlements, which were established in the early 1770s in the vicinity of what is now Elizabethton, in adjacent Carter County. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1776, the Wataugans organized the "Washington District," which was governed by a committee of safety. North Carolina initially refused to recognize the settlements as legal, but finally agreed to annex the district after the settlers thwarted an invasion by hostile Cherokees. The settlements were governed as the Washington District, which originally included all of what is now Tennessee. The district was reorganized as Washington County in 1777.

Sources

Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution: John Carr, b. 10 Jan 1737, Virginia; d. 11 Jun 1818; m. Louise isbell.

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Tennessee Census, 1810-91 Author: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

1830 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Author: National Cemetery Administration Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Tennessee Wills and Probate Records, 1727-2008: John Carr Sr. Probate: Jul 1818 at Washington County, Tennessee, USA. Item description: Will Books, Vol 102, 1779-1889.

The HISTORY OF KNOB CREEK COMMUNITY by George and Margaret Holley from "Washington County Historical Association Speeches, 1987-1988". Record image made available through: [www.Ancestry.com].

Acknowledgements Thank you to Kena Nicholson for creating WikiTree profile Isbell-180 through the import of KP1.ged on Nov 11, 2013.

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