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John Carr

Born 1777 in Virginia, United States

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Margaret Peggy (Holsinger) Carr — married 23 Sep 1806 in Rockingham County, Virginia

Descendants

Father of Jacob Carr, John Carr Jr., Joseph Carr, Samuel Carr, Elizabeth Betsy (Carr) Coverston, Frances Carr, Catherine (Carr) Spitzer, Frederick Carr, David Carr and Abraham Carr

Died 12 Nov 1861 at about age 84 in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

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Profile last modified 11 Apr 2024 | Created 16 Sep 2013

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1 Biography
2 Marriage
- 2.1 Burial
3 Sources
- 3.1 Acknowledgments

Biography

When John CARR was born in 1777 in Virginia, his father, John, was 37 and his mother, Sarah, was 27. He married Margaret "Peggy" Rebecca HOLSINGER on September 23, 1806, in Rockingham, Virginia. They had ten children in 21 years. He died on November 12, 1861, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, having lived a long life of 84 years, and was buried in Broadway, Virginia.

Marriage

John Carr in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850

Name John Carr

Gender Male

Marriage Date 23 Sep 1806

Marriage Place Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Spouse Margaret Holsinger

Burial

Linville Creek Church Of The Brethren Cemetery, Virginia, USA

Inscription:

Aged 73y Burial:

Linville Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery

Broadway

Rockingham County

Virginia, USA

Created by: Jen Snoots

Record added: Jan 23, 2009

Find A Grave Memorial# 33168385

Record ID Number: MH:N1723

PRIN MH:I213

Sources

Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33168385/john-carr: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial page for John Carr (1777–12 Nov 1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33168385, citing Linville Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Broadway, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Jen Snoots (contributor 4661415).
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Acknowledgments

Thank you to John Lewis for creating WikiTree profile Carr-2574 through the import of Lewis Family Tree.GED on Sep 11, 2013.

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DNA Connections
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:

~1.56% JD (Coverston) Cowell : 23andMe, GEDmatch BJ168341C1 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BJ168341C1 [compare]
~1.56% Debbie Owen : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HD8840109 [compare], Ancestry member debbie_do_owen + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HD8840109 [compare], FTDNA kit #B452300
~1.56% John Owen : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T927791 [compare], FTDNA kit #20820
~1.56% D Michelson : Autosomal DNA Test