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John Kerr (Carr) 1703–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 MAR 1703

Birth Location: Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND

Death Date: 12 SEP 1777

Death Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Father: James America)

Mother: Martha Kerr

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The story of John Kerr (Carr) began in 1703 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND. In 1767, John Kerr (Carr) established residence. John Kerr (Carr) passed away in 1777 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Kerr (Carr) began in 1703 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND.
  • In 1767, John Kerr (Carr) established residence.
  • John Kerr (Carr) passed away in 1777 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.

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John (Carr)'s Ancestors

Self
John (Carr)
1703–1777
Birth Place: Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND
Parents
James Kerr (Immigrant to America)
1680–1770
Campbelton, Argylshire, Western, Scotland
Martha Kerr
1685–1771
Scotland
Grandparents
John (Kerr) (Scotland)
1666–1688
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Smith
1668–1696
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Col (Joseph Matthaus BALL Owner of Epping Forest Plantation, House of Burgess member, GF of Pres George Washington 62) yrs
1649–1711
En
Mary Johnson
1665–1743
VA
Great-Grandparents
John Kerr
1630–1686
Jonet Myllar
1637–1686
John Smith
1643–1695
Issobell Steward
1646–1672
William Ball
1618–1680
Hannah Patriot"
1614–1695
John Bennet
1624–1670
Mary Berry
1628–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Kerr
1603–1657
Catherine Simsone
1603–1630
Andrew Millar
1609–1680
Jonat (Greenleys)
1609–1637
Robert Smith
1620–1706
James Steward
1608–1681
Elspet Mayne
1610–
William Ball
1573–1647
Dorathy Ball
1601–
Bennet
1603–1668
Agnes Bennett
1607–1660
Edward BENNETT
1584–1646
Samuel Bennett
1586–1674

John (Carr)'s Timeline

3 Records

1703
27 MAR 1703
Birth of John Kerr (Carr) in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND
Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND
1767
1767
Age 64
John Kerr (Carr) resided here
None
1777
12 SEP 1777
Age 74
Death of John Kerr (Carr) in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 MAR 1703
    Event Place: Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 95
    [2] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., Deaths

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1767
    Record Source: New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, Calendar of the N.Y. Colonial Manuscripts indorsed Land Papers - Extracts; Publication Place: Albany; Publisher: Weed, Parsons & Co.; Publication Year: 1864; Page Number: 445

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Page Number: 71

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Place: PA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Alphabetical Index to Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District Court and Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York, 1824-1941; Microfilm Serial: M1676; Microfilm Roll

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1777
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1671-1868; Author: Charleston County (South Carolina). Probate Judge; Probate Place: Charleston, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1671-1868; Author: Charleston County (South Carolina). Probate Judge; Probate Place: Charleston, South Carolina

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