James Carr was born on October 21, 1703 in Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island to Edward and Hannah Carr[1]
He was one of nine children born to Edward and Hannah (Stanton) Carr, according to p. 18-19 of "The Carr Book: Sketches of the LIves of Many of the Descendants of Robert and Caleb Carr" by Arthur A. Carr, which can be seen online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062881495;view=1up;seq=7
The book lists the nine children of Edward and Hannah as
Edward Carr b. Sept. 14, 1689
Hannah Carr b. Oct. 13, 1691
Mary Carr b. Oct. 26, 1693
Mercy Carr b. Feb. 24, 1696
Avis Carr b. May 29, 1698
Patience Carr b. Feb. 14, 1701
James Carr b. Oct. 27, 1703
Phebe Carr b. Sept. 6, 1706
Sarah Carr b. Dec. 28, 1708
James Carr married Abigail Cary and had several children:
Damaris Carr b. Nov. 3, 1727
Hannah Carr b. Aug. 30, 1731
Merebah Carr b. Feb. 15, 1734
Phebe Carr b. , 1735
James Carr b. July 15, 1737
Peleg Carr b. Oct. 19, 1741
John Carr b. Dec. 18, 1745
Hannah Carr b. June 13, 1747
Abigail Carr b. Dec. 6, 1749
According to the GEDCOM import that established this profile, James died on April 16, 1791 in Jamestown, Newport Rhode Island, however, the source of this information is uncertain. (The GEDCOM lists the source as #S41 )
Research Notes
James appears in the 1774 census of Rhode Island[2]. The age/sex distribution of his household and inferred attributions are
three men over 16, James and two others
one woman over 16, Abigail
two Indians
one Black
Sources
↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database at FamilySearch.org [1]
"Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87K-2LH : 6 December 2014), Edward Carr in entry for James Carr, 21 Oct 1703; citing JAMESTOWN,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270.
"The Carr Book: Sketches of the LIves of Many of the Descendants of Robert and Caleb Carr Whose Arrival On This Continent in 1635 Began the American Story of Our Family" by Arthur A. Carr Ticonderoga, NY 1947
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