Person:James Kerr (132)

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James Kerr, Sr., of Orange Co., NC
b.1710 Glasgow, Scotland
d.Bef 17 Nov 1800 Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina
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  1. Elizabeth Kerr1733 -
  2. John Kerr, of Allegheny County, PA1736 - 1826
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Name James Kerr, Sr., of Orange Co., NC
Alt Name James Carr, Sen.
Gender Male
Birth? 1710 Glasgow, Scotland
Marriage Abt 1732 Scotlandto Rowena "Rowen" Speer
Death? Bef 17 Nov 1800 Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina
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    1734 - Migrated from N. Ireland to America with his father-in-law, John Spear, andfamily. Settled in PA. [Ragsdale]
    1748 - Moved to Orange County, NC. Settled on the headwaters of the Eno River.
    [Ragsdale]
    1779 - Paid taxes in Orange County: land, livestock, slaves, 400pds;
    [Original tax record, State Department, Archives & History, Raleigh, NC]

  2.   North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960: [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., ,2016).

    Name James Kerr
    Acres: 160
    Grant No. 230
    Entered: Feb. 5, 1779
    Issue Date 13 Mar 1780
    Entry No. 705
    Residence Place Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Certificate Number Range 4-908
    Description Orange 4-908
    Location: on the waters of Eno.

  3.   North Carolina, United States. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records , 1665-1998: [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).

    Name James Kerr
    Probate Date 1800
    Probate Place Orange, North Carolina, USA
    [Orange North Carolina USA]
    Inferred Death Year 1800
    Inferred Death Place North Carolina, USA
    Item Description Wills, 1663-1978; Estate Papers, 1754-1944

  4.   United States. 1790 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M637).

    Name James Carr [James Kerr]
    Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Orange, North Carolina

  5.   United States. 1800 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M32).

    Name James Carr
    [James Kerr]
    Home in 1800 (City, County, State) Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1
    Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15 3
    Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 [b. 1755 or before]
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1 [b. 1755 or before]
    Number of Household Members Under 16 6
    Number of Household Members Over 25 2
    Number of Household Members 10

  6.   Geneanet Community Trees Index.

    Name James Kerr
    Gender M (Male)
    Birth Date 1710
    Birth Place Edinburgh, Midlothian (Edinburgh), Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Marriage Date 1740
    Marriage Place PA VA, or, North Carolina, USA
    Death Date 17 nov. 1800 (17 Nov 1800)
    Death Place Cedar Grove, Orange (Cedar Grove), North Carolina, USA
    Spouse Rowena Spear

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