George Carr 
George was born on August 15th, 1599 in London, England. George's father was William Carr and his mother was Mary Ann Clifford. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Carr and Janet Kirkcaldy. He had four brothers named Benjamin, William, James and Richard. He was the third oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 82 on April 4th, 1682 in Salisbury, Essex, MA. He was buried in April 1682 in Salisbury, Essex, MA.General Notes
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Arrived in New England in 1632 and settled in Ipswich. Some source s
state George arrived on the Mayflower, this has proven to be untrue based
on a hoax in the 1800's. George was granted an island in the Merrimac
River for home and business purposes called "Carr's Island". The island
was locate d in Cloechester (Salisbury), MA and was home to the Carr's for
a number of g enerations. Owning the island gave the Carr's a monopoly on
the ferry busine ss across the river. The large house on Carr's Island
was destroyed by fire ion May 9, 1797. Two of the family were drowned
while attending to the ferry
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1460 in Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.~ 1472 in Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland d.1543 in Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.17 Jun 1500 in Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland d.~ 1562 in Scotland
- b.~ 1450 in Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland d.1504
- b.~ 1483 in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1458 in Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland d.1541
- b.~ 1525 in Ferniehirst Castle, Scotland d.1598
- b.~ 1431 in Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.~ 1471 in Scotland d.18 Jul 1526 in Melrose, Scotland
- b.~ 1447 in Ochiltree Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
- b.1510 in Scotland
- b.~ 1460 in Cramstoun, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.~ 1488 in Cramstoun-RIddell, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.16 May 1552 in Ferniehirst Castle, Scotland d. in London, England
- b.< 1490 in Grange, Scotland d.1556
- b.1520 in Grange, Scotland d.03 Aug 1573 in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
- b.~ 1537 in Grange, Scotland d.~ 1572 in London, England
- b.15 Aug 1599 in London, England d.04 Apr 1682 in Salisbury, Essex, MA
- b.~ 1570 in England d. in London, England
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George and Lucinda were married in a religious ceremony before 1620.
Family Notes
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George and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony in 1640 in Salisbury, MA. They had six sons and four daughters, named George, Richard, William, James, John, Richard, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah and Ann.
Family Notes
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Children
Elizabeth Carr
Elizabeth was born on April 21st, 1642 in Salisbury, MA. She died at the age of 23 in 1665 in Boston, MA.
George Carr
George was born on April 15th, 1644 in Salisbury, Essex Co, MA. He died after 1697 in Portsmouth, NH.
Richard Carr
Richard was born on March 15th, 1646 in Salisbury, Essex Co, MA. He died at the age of 3 on April 24th, 1649 in Salisbury, Essex Co, MA.
William Carr
William was born on March 15th, 1648 in Salisbury, MA. He died after 1715 in Salisbury, MA.
James Carr
James was born on April 28th, 1650 in Salisbury, MA. He died at the age of 76 on August 5th, 1726 in Salisbury, MA.
Mary Carr
Mary was born on February 29th, 1652 in Salisbury, MA. She died at the age of 36 on October 28th, 1688 in Killingworth, CT.
John Carr
John was born on November 14th, 1656 in Salisbury, MA. He died at the age of 32 on September 26th, 1689 in Salisbury, MA.
Richard Carr
Richard was born on April 2nd, 1659 in Salisbury, MA. He died at the age of 68 on September 11th, 1727 in Essex, MA.
Ann Carr
Ann was born on June 15th, 1661 in Salisbury, MA. She died at the age of 37 on June 8th, 1699 in Salem, Essex, MA.
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