ID: I20150
Name: John KERR
Given Name: John
Surname: Kerr
Sex: M
_UID: 0DE492BCCC47405A82D962DD56B2DD980357
Change Date: 19 Feb 2011
Note:

From Jim Veregge's notes:
This entry from Orange County, Virginia establishes the importation of John Kerr and his family into Orange (Later Augusta) County, Virginia:

County Court Records of Orange Co. Va. Order Book #2 1739 to 1741. Importations pg. 138
"John Carr made oath that he imported himself, Lucy his wife, his
children Jane, William, Barbara, Lucy & Martha Carr & Margaret Gilasby &
Mathew Gilasby at his own charge into the colony, & that this is the first
time of proving their rights in order to obtain land." March 27th. 1740.
Found at the Va. Historical Society in Richmond, Va. on 6 / 7/ 2000.

In 1740, John Kerr was listed as a member of John McDowell's Militia Co. (see Kegley's Virginia Frontier, pg. 140.) The company also included Ephraim McDowell and John Allison. Note that this McDowell family married into the family of Michael Woods of Albemarle County, VA, whose son Archibald with his family settled in the Long Cane settlement by the Kerr's in the 1760's.


From Bill Lindsey's notes:
Per a 17 Nov. 1755 vestry order, lands of Cap. Wm. Christian's company in Augusta Co. and parish were processioned, with Wm. Karr on the list (Vestry Bk. 139; Chalkley 2, 440). John and Andrew Carr were processioned at the same time, evidently in the same company (ibid., 147; Chalkley 2, 440). The procession list suggests the latter lived side by side. Note that another procession list in 1755, by Samuel Given, shows AK living beside James and John.

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Jim Veregge -

8 AUGUST 1759 John Kerr of Rowan Co NC to James Hamilton, on Middle River at mouth ofChristian’s Creek between Long Meadow Run and Christian’s Creek. James Kerr, wit and 17 MARCH 1764 George Skillern and Elisabeth to James Kerr, £1.10, 1 acre, 3 roods, 10 perches, in fork of Christian's Creek and Middle River of Shanandore, part of 180 acres patented to John Kerr, 5th September, 1749, and by John to James Hamilton, and conveyed to George, on Christian's Creek. Teste: Jno. Anderson, Robert Wilson, William Kerr. Delivered: James Kerr, 10th June, 1771.

CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800

Page 638.--17th March, 1764. George Skillern and Elisabeth to James Kerr , £1.10, 1 acre, 3 roods, 10 perches, in fork of Christian's Creek and Middle River of Shanandore, part of 180 acres patented to John Kerr, 5th September, 1749, and by John to James Hamilton, and conveyed to George, on Christian's Creek. Teste: Jno. Anderson, Robert Wilson, William Kerr. Delivered: James Kerr, 10th June, 1771.

Page 267.--19th May, 1761. John Ker and Lucie ( ) to Hugh Botkin, £13.10, 174 acres on a draft of North River of Shanando; cor. Robert McMahan. Teste: John Botkin, William Kerr, William ( ) Mathers, John Reburn. Delivered: John Botkin, 5th June, 1762.

Page 270.--19th May, 1761. Same to Willam Mathers, £10, 112 acres, part of a survey of 275 acres surveyed for John Kerr in Beverley Manor on a branch of Middle River; Manor line. Teste: William and Jes. Kerr, John Hind. Delivered: Henry King per order of Wm. Mathers, 29th December, 1774.

Page 353.--20th May, 1761. John Kerr and Lucie ( ) to John Allison, £2, 10 acres on east side Shanandoe betwixt land of said Ker and Allison, part of 400 acres; Andrew Ker's line. Teste: Andrew Russell, Edward Rutledge, William Ker. Delivered: John Allison, February, 1768.

He sold 459 acres in 1762. Did he still have the 451 acres remaining? See next note. MAM]

NOVEMBER 16, 1763.
(342) 451 acres of John Kerr's land added to tithables. [Is the a different John Kerr? MAM]
190 acres of Wm. Kerr's land added to tithables.
375 acres of Saml. Hind's land added to tithables.
112 acres of Wm. Mather's land added to tithables.

Page 331.--18th May, 1768. John Kerr and Lucy ( ) and William Kerr and Martha ( ) to James Laird, £50, 124 acres on Middle River of Shanando, 100 of which is part of 400 joining Beverley Manor and patented to said John 30th July, 1742, the other 24 acres patented to said William 2d June, 1760, joining the former tract; corner John Allison. Teste: Edward
Rutledge, Alexander Walker, Wm. ( ) Mathers. Delivered: James Laird, February, 1770.

16 AUGUST 1768
John Carr and Lucy to William McClure, 150 Acres in Beverly Manor on branch of Middle Creek.

page 400 William Kerr vs. John Dixon.--Trespass on land involving title. John Allison appeared as agent for William Kerr and was William's nephew. William Rankin is about to remove to Kentucky, 16th September, 1789. William and James Kerr were sons of John Kerr. Jury finds special verdict; patent to Wm. Kerr 2d June, 1760. William Kerr and Martha, his
wife, 17th May, 1768. Deposition of Elizabeth McClure, 5th August, 1789. She was the daughter of John Kerr. William Allison, son of John Allison, Sr. See some papers of above suit in the papers Samuel Hunter vs. Torbett and Mitchell.

AUGUST, 1793 (D to M). William Kerr vs. John Dixon.--Trespass on land involving title. John Allison appeared as agent for William Kerr and was William's nephew. (note: John Allison m. Lucy2 Kerr (John1))William Rankin is about to remove to Kentucky, 16th September, 1789.

William and James Kerr were sons of John Kerr. Jury finds special verdict; patent to Wm. Kerr 2d June, 1760. William Kerr and Martha, his wife, 17th May, 1768. Deposition of Elizabeth McClure, 5th August, 1789. She was the daughter of John Kerr. William Allison, son of John Allison, Sr. See some papers of above suit in the papers Samuel Hunter vs. Torbett and
Mitchell.

SC Archives:
Date: 8/10/1756
Description: CARR, JOHN, PLAT FOR 150 ACRES IN CRAVEN COUNTY.
Names indexed: CARMICHAEL, JOHN; CARR, JOHN; DE BRAHM, WILLIAM
Locations: CRAVEN COUNTY; LYNCHES CREEK
Document type: PLAT
Birth: ABT 1705
Note:
CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800
AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. XIV.
page 160
(March 1770) (65) John Kerr, eldest son of deceased, qualifies admr. of James
Kerr.
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Death: 1772 in Rowan Co, NC ?
Note:

From Jim Veregge's notes
CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800
AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. XXIV
page 406
Commonwealth vs. John Dixon.--Trespass for cutting down James Kerr's
corner trees 31st May, 1794. John Allison was grandson of John Kerr,
deceased, 1794. This suit involves title to land of James Kerr and John
Dixon in 1792.
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Immigration: 27 MAR 1740 Augusta Co, VA
Note:


http://www.carr-genealogy.com/tree/tree13.html
County Court Records of Orange Co. Va. Order Book #2 1739 to 1741. Importations pg. 138
"John Carr made oath that he imported himself, Lucy his wife, his
children Jane, William, Barbara, Lucy & Martha Carr & Margaret Gilasby &
Mathew Gilasby at his own charge into the colony, & that this is the first
time of proving their rights in order to obtain land." March 27th. 1740.
Found at the Va. Historical Society in Richmond, Va. on 6 / 7/ 2000.
Event: John Kerr was listed as a member of John McDowell's Militia Co. (see Kegley's Virginia Frontier, pg. 140.) Military 1740 1



Father: James KERR b: 1682 in Scotland / Northern Ireland ?
Mother: Martha BALL \ BELL

Marriage 1 Lucy PICKENS b: 1702 in Ireland
Married: 27 MAR 1730 in Chester or Lancaster Co, PA 1
Children
Andrew KERR b: ABT 1727 in PA
William KERR b: ABT 1731 in PA
Jane KERR b: ABT 1732 in PA
James KERR b: ABT 1734 in PA
Barbara KERR b: ABT 1735 in PA
Lucy KERR b: ABT 1736 in PA
Martha KERR b: ABT 1738 in PA
Isabella KERR b: ABT OCT 1740 in Orange Co, Virginia
Elizabeth KERR b: ABT FEB 1743 in Orange Co, Virginia
Letitia KERR b: ABT SEP 1745 in Augusta Co, VA
Margaret KERR b: ABT AUG 1747 in Augusta Co, VA
Mary KERR b: ABT FEB 1749 in Augusta Co, VA

Sources:
Abbrev: Jim Veregge, Descendants of James Kerr
Title: Descendants of James Kerr, Jim Veregge, Cerritos, CA, Apr 9, 1999 http://www.carr-genealogy.com/tree/tree13.html