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Facts and Events
| Name |
James Kerr |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
1745 |
Tinkling Spring, Augusta County, Virginia |
| Alt Birth[3] |
Bef 13 Apr 1746 |
Tinkling Spring, Augusta County, Virginia |
| Baptism[3] |
13 Apr 1746 |
Tinkling Spring Church, Augusta County, Virginia |
| Marriage |
3 May 1773 |
Rowan County, North Carolinato Jane Davidson |
| Death[1] |
16 Jan 1816 |
Iredell County, North Carolina |
| Burial? |
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Centre Cemetery, Iredell County, North Carolina |
James Kerr was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Will Abstract
- July the 25, 1814 [Written].
- James Kerr of Iredell in the State of North Carolina
- Names his beloved wife Jane.. leaves her the third of the same land I now live on during her natural life.
- Names Sally his Daughter, leaves her a third of the stock and four hundred acres of land he bought from J. Patton.
- I also give unto my daughter three Negroes (Viz) Jake, Beck and Mage
- Unto my son Alfred I leavethe remainder of my real and personal property.
- Proven May Term 1816
About James Kerr
James Kerr was baptized by Rev. Craig at Tinkling Springs Church on April 13, 1746.
http://www.censusdiggins.com/goodbye.html
From North Carolina Death Records:
KERR, James Died 16 Jan 1816. Age 78 years. Burial in Centre Cemetery, Iredell Co, NC.
KERR, Jane Died 16 Dec 1831. Consort of James Kerr. Burial in Centre Cemetery, Iredell Co, NC.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yount, Ray A., 10031 Shortest Day Road, NW, La Vale, MD, 21502-6011, (e-mail: alby6@@juno.com). (Gilbreath Falls Family Records, unpublished manuscript).
- Yount, Ray A., 10031 Shortest Day Road, NW, La Vale, MD, 21502-6011, (e-mail: alby6@@juno.com). (Gilbreath Falls Family Records, unpublished manuscript).
this source says James was born in 1743, but 1745 seems more plausable taking his baptism date into account.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wilson, Howard McKnight. The Tinkling Spring, Headwater of Freedom. (Privatetly published by The Tinkiling Spring and Hermitage Presbyterian Churches, pub. Fishersville, Virginia)
pg. 477.
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