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Samuel Carr Sr. (1722 - 1796)

Samuel Carr Sr.
Born in Newport, Newport, Rhode Islandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 6 Jun 1745 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Islandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 74 in Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Islandmap
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Biography

Samuel was born in 1722. He was the son of Samuel Carr and Mary Greene. He married Damaris Carr of Jamestown in 1745. The birth records indicate their children were all born in Newport, but they were living in Jamestown at the time of 1774 census. Samuel passed away in Jamestown in 1796.

Research Notes

Edson Carr's book on the Carr family lists the children

Damaris b. Aug 4 1747 d. Aug 1747
Mary b. Nov 25 1749
Hannah b. Nov 26 1751
Comfort b. Jan 10 1754
Samuel b. Sep 26 1756
Ebenezer b. Sep 26 1760
Abigail b. Aug 22 1766

Samuel appears as head of household in the 1774 census of Rhode Island[1]. The age/sex distribution of the household and inferred attributions are

  • two men over 16: Samuel and son Samuel
  • one boy under 16: son Ebenezer
  • two women over 16: Damaris and perhaps an older daughter, most likely Comfort
  • one girl under 16: daughter Abigail
  • five Blacks: unknown

Sources

  1. 1774 Census
  • "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8KG-KJB : 6 December 2014), Samuel Carr and Damarias Carr, 06 Jun 1745; citing Newport,Newport,Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270.
  • Find A Grave [1]
  • Carr, Edson Irving, The Carr Family Records: Embacing [sic] the Record of the First Families who Settled in America and their Descendants, with Many Branches who Came to this Country at a Later Date.




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