Willam Carr (1744 - 1832)

Born 1744 in Augusta, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Denton) Carr — married 1792 in York, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 1832 at about age 88 in Benton County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

The Life Summary of William Hartin Carr:<bbr> When William Carr was born on 7 May 1744, in Augusta, Virginia, United States. He married Elizabeth Denton in October 1792, in York, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 24 August 1835, in Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States.

William was born in 1744. He passed away in 1832.
He was born in the State of Virginia in Augusta County says he was born on the 7th day of May in the year 1744 He moved from York district to Jackson County now Hall County where he has resided ever since accept two or three years he has resided in DeKalb County in the State of Georgia;

Pension Application of William Carr
R1719
Elizabeth (widow)
State of Georgia
County of Hall
On this 25th day of August eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me Joseph Dunagan one of the Justices of the Inferior Court in and for said County William Carr a Resident of the State of Georgia County of Hall aged eighty eight on the seventh day of May next who being first duly sworn according to law, doth by his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as a volunteer.

About the first of August in the year 1776 as a first Lieutenant under the command of Col. Neal by whom he was commissioned first Lieutenant. His captain was William Byers General Williamson had the command at that time. He did not quit the service until the war was ended. The first Battle he was in was on the 19th day of September in the year 1776 with the Cherokee Indians at a place called the Black Hole he was then a first Lieutenant commanded by Cols Neal and Watson under General Rutherford

He fought with the Cherokees at Black Hole where he stayed for a time with his Wounded Brother with the North Carolina Troops in the State of Georgia thence he returned back to York District in South Carolina to his own home where he stayed only five days till he was ordered to march to Charleston,

Deponent states that his residence was in York SC, all the time of the war

There the British & Tories done him much injury in that they took from him five head of horse at one time killed all his cattle of every description burned up all his fencing and barn and destroyed all his grain.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Joseph Dunagan, J.I.C. William Carr his mark [fn p. 8] Georgia Hall County Personally appeared before me John Hames , who being duly sworn saith that he was in the Revolutionary War with William Carr the applicant in the foregoing Declaration Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 22nd August 1832 John Nichols J.I.C John Hames his mark Georgia Hall County

[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $320 per annum commencing March 4, 1831, for 2 years service as a lieutenant in the SC militia. This file bears the "R" designation because the veteran's widow or her heirs initiated an application but evidently did not complete it.]

Sources

• Pension Application of William Carr R1719
• https://revwarapps.org/r1719.pdf
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GSB6-286/william-hartin-carr-1744-1835