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John Kerr 1710–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: 12 Apr 1788

Death Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Father: David Kerr

Mother: Jean Boyd

Spouse(s): Jean Wright

Children(s): George Kerr, Lucy Kerr, Barbara Kerr, John Jr., William KERR, Isabella Kerr, Henry Kerr, Andrew Kerr, Robert Kerr, John Kerr, Joseph Kerr, Nancy Kerr, Letitia Kerr, Martha Kerr, Mary Kerr, William Kerr, Jane Kerr, James Kerr

In 1710, John Kerr entered the world in Antrim, Antrim, Ireland, born to David Kerr And Jean Boyd. John Kerr married Elizth Mckane, Jean Wright, and had children including Andrew Kerr, Barbara Kerr, George Arthur Kerr, Henry Kerr, Isabella Kerr, James Kerr, Jane Kerr, John Kerr Jr, John Kerr, Joseph Kerr, Letitia Kerr, Lucy Kerr, Martha Kerr, Mary Kerr, Nancy Kerr, Robert Kerr, William Kerr. John Kerr passed away in 1788 in Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1710, John Kerr entered the world in Antrim, Antrim, Ireland, born to David Kerr And Jean Boyd.
  • John Kerr married Elizth Mckane, Jean Wright, and had children including Andrew Kerr, Barbara Kerr, George Arthur Kerr, Henry Kerr, Isabella Kerr, James Kerr, Jane Kerr, John Kerr Jr, John Kerr, Joseph Kerr, Letitia Kerr, Lucy Kerr, Martha Kerr, Mary Kerr, Nancy Kerr, Robert Kerr, William Kerr.
  • John Kerr passed away in 1788 in Pennsylvania, USA.

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John Kerr's Ancestors

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John Kerr
1710–1788
Birth Place: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Parents
David Kerr
1670–1725
Greenock, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Jean Boyd
1670–1741
Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
David (Kier) (Kerr)
1645–1728
Greenock, Scotland, Scotland
Salina (Mungo) Stirling
1645–1700
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
John (Robert) Boyd
1635–1705
Mary Duvall
1660–1722
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kerr's Descendants

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John Kerr (1710–12 Apr 1788) m. Jean Wright (1719–13 April 1810)
  1. 1. George (Arthur) Kerr 1748–1790 m. Sarah Walker 1752–1790
    1. 1. Mary Kerr* 1778–1821 m. Alexander Mcclintock 1775–1848
      1. 1. Margaret (McClintock Dyer) Romine* 1807–1871 m. Joseph Dyer 1799–1840 m. George (Washington) Romine 1805–1848
        1. 1. Jane (Dyer) Combs 1827–1913 m. James (Parker) Combs* 1822–1900
      2. 2. Harriet (McClintock) Wise 1815–1862
      3. 3. Catherine McClintock 1800–1869
      4. 4. James McClintock 1802–1865
      5. 5. Alexander (J McClintock) 3rd 1803–1848
      6. 6. William McClintock 1819–
      7. 7. John (Walker) McClintock 1817–1887
      8. 8. Mary Mcclintock 1809–1812
      9. 9. Alexander McClintock 1813–1888
      10. 10. William McClintock 1816–1894
      11. 11. Andrew (Jackson) McClintock 1803–1855
      12. 12. James McClintock 1815–1894
      13. 13. Sarah McClintock 1805–
      14. 14. George (Kerr) McClintock 1811–1876
      15. 15. Jane McClintock 1799–
    2. 2. John Kerr 1774–1839
    3. 3. George Kerr 1783–
    4. 4. Robert Kerr 1776–
    5. 5. Sarah Kerr 1786–
    6. 6. Jane Kerr 1781–1834
  2. 2. Lucy Kerr 1736–1767
  3. 3. Barbara Kerr 1733–
  4. 4. John (Kerr) Jr. 1746–1803
  5. 5. William KERR 1743–1795
  6. 6. Isabella Kerr 1740–1816
  7. 7. Henry Kerr 1750–1770
  8. 8. Andrew Kerr 1755–1842
  9. 9. Robert Kerr 1755–1792
  10. 10. John Kerr 1740–1816
  11. 11. Joseph Kerr –1795
  12. 12. Nancy Kerr –1794
  13. 13. Letitia Kerr 1742–
  14. 14. Martha Kerr 1738–
  15. 15. Mary Kerr 1749–
  16. 16. William Kerr 1731–1793
  17. 17. Jane Kerr 1730–1781
  18. 18. James Kerr 1734–1816

John Kerr's Timeline

3 Records

1710
1710
Birth of John Kerr in Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
1733
2 Feb 1733
Age 23
John Kerr was married in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1788
12 Apr 1788
Age 78
Death of John Kerr in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1733
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Compiled Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1788
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA

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