Person:William Carr (39)

TITLE: Captain, Gentleman OCCUPATION: Shipping, Justice, Spotsylvania Co., VA BURIAL: Carr family cemetery (8 unmarked graves: E. Rte. 721, 2.5 mi. SE Rte.612);

                address: Chiswell Mine Rd., near the N. Anna River, Spotsylvania Co., VA

Note:

Spotsylvania Co. Bk of Wills B, f. 497-499. Will William Carr, Gent....to my loving wife...land I now live on...Spots. Co...which I bought of Thomas Ship & part of John Quarles w/5 acres which I pat....also ...profits of my water mill...son Thomas Carr...land and mill lent to my wife after her death...son William Carr...land, Louisa Co....dau. Ann Carr...300 acres of land I formerly give to Nicholas Crenshaw...dau. Elizabeth...350 acres land...dau. Phebee...remainder of my land adj. dau. Elizabeths land...son Walter Chiles Carr...land, Louisa Co...son Charles Brooks Carr...remainder of land on the James River...name...Cabbin...250 acres...dau. Agness Brooks Carr, remainderof land in Spots. Co...300 acres...son-in-law Mordecai Hord...land...200 acres...son Charles sett of surveyors Instruments...son William choice of horse or mare after my wife has chose one...Exors. bind my sons to some trade or handecraft as soon as they shall have sufficient learning...daus Susanna, Sarah & Mary each 1 cow & calf. 1760, p. 3...rest of estate to be equally div. bet. my wife and children: Wm, Ann, Elizabeth, Charles Brooks Carr, Agness Brooks Carr, Walter Chiles Carr, Phebe and Thomas...if children die before 21 or marry their share...to be sold by exec. and money div. between wife and living children...WifeSusannah and friends Edw. Herndon & Jos. Brock...exers.s/ 2 Aug 1760 Wm. Carr (Seal). Final settlement of William's estate was 30 June 1779, pp 55-6, Spotsylvania Co. order book, 1770-1774. 14 June 1762 paid Mr. Zach. Lewis for his advice abt. Walter Chiles Ex...10.0 pounds. 16 Dec 1762 paid Robert Carter Nicholas his fee in the suit re: Carr estate...5.0.0 13 Oct 1762 cash received of Fendall Sutherland in part of your share of Walter Chiles personal estate...50.3.3.# Dec 1770 cash rec's of F. Sutherland for bal. ov your part of said Chiles est...32.1.6. Albemarle Co. Deed Bk 5, 1768-1772, part I, p. 70. Indenture between John Walker of Albemarle Co. and the church wardens and vestrymen of the parish of Fredericksville in the same co. selling them 2 acres of land where the Bellvoir Church is located. Deed 9 Mar 1769. List of Vestrymen include Thos. Walker, Mosias Jones, Isaac Davis, William Barksdale, Thos. Carr, Nicholas Lewis,Nicholas Meriwether, (?) Rodes, Mordecai Hord, Thos. Jefferson, & Wm. Sims. Attachment listing all land grants for the Carrs bet. 1695-1741. It shows Maj. Thos. Carr pat. over 24,000 acres bet. 1714-1737 in 4 counties. Wm Carr pat. 4400acres 1737-1740 a few mi. n. of Charlottesville and just n. of the Major's land there.