John Carr Sr.
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John Carr Sr. (1737 - 1818)

John Carr Sr.
Born in South Carolinamap [uncertain]
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1760 in South Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 81 in Knob Creek, Washington, Tennesseemap
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Biography

1776 Project
John Carr Sr. served with 3rd South Carolina Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

John Carr was born 10 January 1737 to Robert Carr (1710-1780). His parents and siblings are unknown at this time. 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.[1]

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.

Knob Creek, Washington, Tennessee was one of the earliest settlements in what is now East Tennessee. Names of some of the earliest settlers were John McMahan, Nicolas Fain, Joseph Young, Charles Duncan, John Callahan, Pharoah Cobb Qilliam McBee, Peter Range, Isaac Hammer, John Miller, Joseph Bowman, William and Peter Reeves, Henry Bashor, Bill Melvin Michael Krouse, and John Carr. Some of these men fought in the Revolutionary War and received land grants. They have left their mark as some of their houses and a mill still stand today.

Knob Creek was a self-sufficient community with grist and flour mills a foundry, blacksmith shops, stores, a stage coach road and inn, post offices, schools, and churches. In the center of the community was the Knob Creek Brethren Church. Nearby was the Oak Hill School. The Knob Creek Brethren Church was the first Brethren church in the state of Tennessee, being established in 1799.

He 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.

Sources

  1. Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC, Data provided by the website Carolana.

An American Family History - William Carr This outline should guide the profile development.

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. Children mentioned in his will: John, James, Richard, William Hannah, Louisa, Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth, Isbelle.

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].

See Also

Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Author: Hatcher, Patricia Law Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

'Carr Family Stories: Robert Carr, b. 1710; m. Mary Williams in 1735. From the personal notes of direct descendant Mrs. homer Kitzmiller, Route 9, Jonesboro, TN., 37659 dated 14 Feb 1967 and made available in photo record form thru: [www.Ancestry.com].

Research Notes

Disputed Origins:

Carr name confusion: This profile's Carr family has been inadvertently confused with the following Carr family from England: North American Family Histories, 1500-2000; pg., 52; IV. Thomas Carr who was born in England about 1679 and married Mary Dabney (b. 22 Jan 1680). Thomas died in Virginia 7 Sep 1748. Thomas had two brother's John and Robert. All were believed to have come from the borderland between England and Scotland.

Thomas Carr, gentleman, had a grant of Land from the King consisting of 25,000 acres in the counties of Louisa and Albermarle in Virginia. Brother Robert Carr settled in another part of the colony and third brother John died without issue.

Robert Carr settled in Nansemond county, Virginia where he died in 1773. Robert married Mary Williams in 1735 and fathered the following children: Joshua (b.1736); Mathew (b.1738); Robert (b.1740); Titus (b.1743) Mary; Elizabeth; Lydia; Martha.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to the following Ancestry.com members 'EmilyE29'; 'Irwells50'; 'PatHouse99'; Jackieday2005' for the additional information about the Knob Creek community and the Washington County, Tennessee land purchases and burial location of both John and wife Louisa.

Thank you to Kena Nicholson for creating WikiTree profile Carr-2720 through the import of KP1.ged on Nov 11, 2013.

Editor: Johnson-43462 another direct ancestor of John and Louisa Carr of Knob Creek, Washington, Tennessee.





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Carr-5198 and Carr-2720 appear to represent the same person because: Except for a minor discrepancy in the day of the date of birth, appears to be a clear duplicate.
posted by A. (Garcia) Banks