Hugh Orr (1715 - 1798)

Born 2 Jan 1715 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Husband of Mary (Bass) Orr — married 4 Aug 1742 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 6 Dec 1798 at age 83 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Hugh /Orr/

Given Name: Hugh

Surname: Orr^[2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 02 JAN 1715^[4]

Birth:

Date: 13 JAN 1716/17

Place: Lochwinnoch, , , Scotland^[5]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 02 JAN 1715

Death

Death:

Date: 06 DEC 1798

Place: East Parish of, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Note: of Mortification of sore on shoulder^[6][7]

Immigration

Immigration:

Date: 1737^[8]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Lot A245, Central Cemetery, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts^[9]

Event

Event:

Type: Gravestone

Note: In memory of the Hon. HUGH ORR Esq who was born at Loch Winioch, in Scotland on the 13th of Jan 1717 and in the year 1737 removed to America and soon after settled in **where he died on the 6th day Dec 1798 in the 82d year of his age.^[10]

Marriage

Husband: Hugh Orr

Wife: Mary Bass

Child: Bethiah Orr

Marriage:

Date: 04 AUG 1742

Place: East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts^[11][12]

Publications: Hugh Orr (1717-98), born in Lochwinnoch, inventor of a machine for dressing flax, took a patriotic part in the war of the Revolution by casting guns and shot for the Continental Army, besides doing much to encourage rope-making and spinning. His son, Robert, invented an improved method of making scythes and was the first manufacturer of iron shovels in New England.

By GEORGE FRASER BLACK, PH.D. With a Foreword By JOHN FOORD Published by The Scottish Section of "America's Making" New York, 1921

862501 Orr, Hugh 1715-1798 Dictionary of American Biography. Volumes 1-20. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928-1936. (DcAmB) Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in American History." Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Revised Edition. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967. (WhAm HS) Who Was Who in the American Revolution. New York: Facts on File, 1993. (WhAmRev)

862502 Orr, Hugh 1717-1798 Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Six volumes. Edited by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1888-1889. Reprint. Detroit: Gale Research, 1968. (ApCAB) The Dictionary of National Biography. The Concise Dictionary. Part 1, From the beginnings to 1900. London: Oxford University Press, 1953. Contains abstracts of the biographies found in "The Dictionary of National Biography" (21 volumes, New York: Macmillan Co.; London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1908). (DcNaB) Drake's Dictionary of American Biography. Including men of the time, containing nearly 10,000 notices of persons of both sexes, of native and foreign birth, who have been remarkable, or prominently connected with the arts, sciences, literature, politics, or history, of the American continent. By Francis S. Drake. Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1872. Reprint. Detroit: Gale Research, 1974. (Drake) The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Volume 2. New York: James T. White & Co., 1891. Reprint. Volumes 1-50. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms, 1967-1971. Use the Index to locate biographies. (NatCAB 2)

Probate

Hugh Orr of Bridgewater, Esqr., did intestate and on 27 December 1798, Nahum Mitchell of Bridgewater was granted the administration of his estate.^[13]

His inventory was taken on 5 March 1799 in Bridgewater. ^[14]

In 1799, his widow Mary received her dower.^[15]

In 1803, an account of his estate by Nahum Mitchell was recorded which included cash collected, real estate sold, property to the widow, appraisers, debts paid, a gown for the widow, supplies to the widow, and administration fees.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ Orr-2060 was created by Richard Damon through the import of Damon-10.ged on May 21, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S51 Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
3. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: ... Hugh Orr. He was born in Lochwinnoch, Scotland 13 Jan 1717 (OS) and died here in East Parish of Bridgewater MA 6 Dec 1798 at age 82. Birth date is listed on his gravestone, death is listed in East Bridgewater vital records. His parents were Robert & Margaret Orr. His wife was Mary Bass born 21Mar 1724 (Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16:462,) died 27 Jul 1804 (Vital Records and Church Records)
4. ↑ Source: #S51 Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
5. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: Gravestone
6. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: (E)Bwtr 82d yr VR:375
7. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: Church Records
8. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: Gravestone
9. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: ch rec.
10. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: Gravestone
11. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: 1st Parish rec VR2:271
12. ↑ Source: #S51 Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-V46Q : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1793-1804 vol 34-35 > image 101 of 545; State Archives, Boston.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-XCDM : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1796-1802 vol 36-37 > image 296-297 of 636; State Archives, Boston.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-XHTF : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1796-1802 vol 36-37 > image 434 of 636; State Archives, Boston.
16. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-XXGT : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1801-1813 vol 38-39 > image 225-227 of 544; State Archives, Boston.

• Source: S17 Title: Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, Subject: Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Abbreviation: Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Author: Alexander, Margaret Orr Nutter Publication: 14 Dec 2000 Repository: #I2 No REPO record found with id I2.
• Source: S51 Title: Winslow Johnson Damon Family Tree, Record Type: Ancestral Chart Abbreviation: Winslow Johnson Damon Tree Author: Edward Kennan Damon Note: A tree mostly built from previous works handed down in the family Repository: #I2
• Mayflower Families Through Five Generations (Vol. 16, Pt. 1: Family of John Alden), "Alden Silver Book," Book by Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford, 2002 edition, Page 462
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 January 2021), memorial page for Hugh Orr (13 Jan 1717–6 Dec 1798), Find a Grave Memorial no. 40946857, citing Central Cemetery, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Stuart Strout Woodside Skolfield (contributor 46954007) . https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40946857/hugh-orr