John
Kerr
Born in Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Lorn) Kerr
— married
21 Aug 1762 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
William Kerr
Died
at about age 69
in Nottingham Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jan 2024
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Biography
John was born in 1720. He passed away in 1789.
Sources
- "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQR5-12C : 11 December 2014), James Kerr in entry for John Kerr, 22 Sep 1720, Baptism; citing p. 24, St Georges Norwich, Norfolk, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
- "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYLZ-JFK : 12 February 2020), John Ker in entry for Mary Ker, 1747.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~0.39%
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