Joseph Carr

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Bef 1793, Virginia

Notes:

Car, Guillaume (Joseph of Jamaca (Hugo & Marguerite Halfan) m24 Feb 1794 Ane Wit, a widow.

SWLA Father Hebert books
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Notes taken from a Rootsweb tree:

Subj: Fwd: Roberds, Myra L.
Date: 3/20/99 10:02:40 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: LoisFaye2@aol.com
To: Pat Noble

Pat,

I got this in reply to my posting about Myra Roberds that married a Carr. I have corresponded again with Jan and she asked if I would forward this email to you. If you are intrested in more of her line, she said feel free to write.

Also, about the Carr book I mentioned, well the author is in her 80's and even tho I am in her line, I had tp beg and plead to even get a copy for myself. She even knew me years ago when I was a child and my picture is in the book, so I do not think at this time she would let them go. I did offer to buy all she had left for sale, but that scared her, so only one could I get. I will be posting information from the book to the Carr maillist, from time to time.

Lois Kennedy
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Forwarded Message:
Subj: Re: Roberds, Myra L.
Date: 3/20/99 2:00:28 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: erlabri@home.com (Jan Garland)
To: LoisFaye2@aol.com
Hi

I'm researching the Carr family, but I'm not sure if it's the same one.
I'll give you my data, and you can take it from there. Who knows, when you get one generation further back you might find a connection.

Hugo Carr b. @1722 in England, moved to Jamaica, where he married Marguaerite Halfan on 11/4/1747 in Kingston Jamaica. I don't know if he was an adult when he arrived in Jamaica or if he arrived with his parents. I have no death date for either.

They had at least one child, and I assume more: Joseph Carr, b. 8/6/1752 (I figure he was the second or third child). When he was a young adult, he moved to VA, again I don't know if he was with his parents or not.
Still later, he moved to Louisiana Territory, where he d. <1801. He married Nancy White b. <1768 in NC (I have this line also, if you ever need it) 2/24/1794 in St. Martin's Parish LA. They had at least two kids: William 2/22/1795, and Maria Lucinda (Lucy) b. 4/16/1797 (my line).

William Carr m. Nancy Lee 8/16/1816, for some reason I don't have the location... Anyway, they had Nancy, Levi, Mariah, Melissa, Rachel, John, Sarah, Mary Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Matilda, Serena, Alzena, Lucy Ann, and Sophia. And still they found time for farming!! It appears that all but Sophia lived long enough to marry and I have all their spouses names, if you ever need them. (Sorry, no Roberds, several Moors and Clubbs though)

Nancy d. abt 1849, and William lived til 3/17/1874.

Since my line didn't carry the Carr name, I won't bore you with it,unless you think it will help.

Jefferson Co., where William died, is real close to Liberty Co. and Lucy Carr m. James McLaughlin and they lived in the Galveston area, or Chambers Co.,(moved to Bastrop Co. a few years before he died, James and Lucy had divorced yrs earlier) also nearby, so maybe there were other siblings in the area.

Good luck, hope this helps!
Jan Garland

LoisFaye2@aol.com wrote:
>
>
> I am looking for the sister of my greatgrandmother, (Rosalea Roberds Carr).
> This lady was Myra L. Roberds Carr, having married the brother, James Daniel (Jim) Carr, of her sister's husband, Jolly J. Carr.
>
> Myra L. Roberds
> b February 9 1885
> m James Daniel Carr Jan 13 1901 in Madisonville, Tx
> d Aug 30 1966
>
> To the best of my memories she also had 2 brothers or maybe more, Alonzo
> 'Uncle Lon' and the other I only knew as 'Uncle Jim'. The brothers lived in
> Liberty Co., Tx in or near Cleveland. Uncle Lon lived on the Trinity River
> near Romayor Texas.
>
> If there is anyone out there researching this family Please Please contact
> me, as I really need help with this family.
>
> Lois in Alvin, Brazoria Co., Tx
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Subj: [CARR-L] Carrs of VA
Date: 11/17/1999 1:51:04 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: erlabri@home.com (Jan Garland)
To: CARR-L@rootsweb.com

Hi

Looking for info about the Joseph Carr family. Joseph b. 8/6/1752 in
Jamaica to parents Hugo Carr of England (d. Jamaica) and Marguerite
Halfan (also b. England d. Jamaica).

Joseph Carr moved from Jamaica to VA, year unknown, and then to LA bef.
1794 when he married Nancy White of NC at St. Martin Parish. They had at
least two children, William and Marie Lucinda in LA.

Would like to know more about Joseph and Nancy as well as Hugo and
Marguerite and their parents in England and their other children.

Thanks
Jan Garland
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From: Nancy Royce
To: nroyce@verizon.net
Sent: Wed, 14 May 2008 11:55 am
Subject: Carr Family

I am a descendant of Hugh Carr who left a will in Kingston Jamaica in the 1750's. In this will he names his brother Joseph Carr, nephew William Carr, and neice Rachel Carr all of Bucks Co. Pennsylvania. I am looking for other interested researchers willing to pool our research to see if we can find these Pennsylvania relatives. With this information I think it might be possible for us to continue tracing this line back into England/Ireland or whereever they were from. I have a lot of information on the family ties of Joseph Carr who married Nancy White in La. including Lees, Hanks, Hargraves, Gwaltney, White, Davenport, Moore, etc. that I am willing to share.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Nancy Carr Royce
Dickinson, Texas

REPLY: You can see all of my resources on this line in my Rootsweb WorldConnect database.

Just to be clear since there are so many common names here: I have a Hugo Carr born in England circa 1722 who married Marguaerite Halfan, lived in Jamaica, and had a son Joseph who married Nancy White. Are you suggesting that this is the Hugh who wrote a will in Jamaica, the one with a brother Joseph in Bucks Co PA? Any idea why he wrote a will so young?

You might want to look at Joseph Kerr m Elizabeth McKane. They married in Philadelphia but ended up in Mecklenburg, NC. Seems to me the Kerrs of Mecklenburg were linked to the Caribbean and pirates, etc. Right time frame, etc.

There's a Jonathan Carr b abt 1725 who married Deborah Robinson and had an extensive Carr line in Bucks Co. Note that Bucks Co was the home of the Fallsington Monthly Meeting of Friends. I've done some digging in that area and don't have a Joseph Carr who meshes with your info.

Pat Noble
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From: NANCY ROYCE
To: patnoble@aol.com
Cc: Jackie Pace
Sent: Wed, 14 May 2008 5:33 pm
Subject: RE: Carr Family

Hi Pat,

Thank you for your response.

Yes, Hugh Carr who married Marguerite Halfar is the one who left the will in Jamaica, along with christening records for Joseph. My line is Joseph and Nancy White Carr, William and Nancy Lee Carr, Levi and Manerva Moor Carr, Frank and Mary Elizabeth Ladd Carr, Cornelius and Anna Lutherer Carr.

Hugh Carr was in Spanish Town, Kingston Jamaica prior to 1747. On 4 Nov 1747 he married Margaret Siddons Foster, widow of Edward Foster, mariner. Hugh and Margaret had one son Joseph Carr born 6 August 1752. Hugh Carr made his will on 13 June 1758 naming son Joseph Carr to have two negro boy slaves for benefit until he is 21, Ambrose Turner who lives with me to have 5 pounds current money and opportunity to purchase the business within 12 months time, and remainder of estate to be equally divided between Joseph and Margaret Carr and in case of their deaths to go to ?my loving niece Rachel Carr and my loving nephew William Carr, daughter and son of my loving brother Joseph Carr of the county of Bucks in the province of Penn.? Margaret married again on 10 Tune 1759 to Ambrose Turner.

Margaret Siddons Foster Carr Turner died 1 June 1777 and Ambrose Turner died 23 June 1770.

From my reading on families in the Bucks Co. area, there seems to have been a great deal of shipping carried on between this area and Jamaica. If memory serves Joseph Richardson of Philadelphia was involved in shipping to and from the islands. Hugh Carr names Joseph Richardson and Thomas Bond, friends, to be guardian for his son.

I?ve done some looking in Bucks Co. and can?t find Joseph, William and Rachel to fit the time frame.

The following 1998 query on Rootsweb is interesting since this person connects Joseph Richardson with Samuel?? ?In 1682 Samuel Richardson, a Quaker of Philadelphia Co, PA, transferred into the Merion Friends meeting from Spanish Town Friends Meeting Port Royale, Jamaica. He was a friend of PENN. As a bricklayer and contractor, he helped build Philadelphia which made him quite wealthy. He was in Philadelphia during the earthquake that sunk the city into the port.?

Any clues are appreciated.

Nancy

REPLY: I found a genealogy at Ancestry showing a Joseph Kerr, Sr, of Chester Co PA, with wife Elizabeth, with children Elizabeth, Joseph, Jr, Rachel, and William. It's indeed the Joseph Kerr who died in Mecklenburg NC.

If you have Ancestry, this is the link.
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?pid=-1923686880&tid=1545525&s src=








http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pnoble66&id=I18573


Residence:
said to have left Jamaica as a young man and lived for a while in Virginia before moving south to Louisiana. Dates unknown.

Joseph married Nancy* Ann White on 24 Feb 1794 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Nancy* (daughter of John* White and Sarah Davenport "Sally"* Gambill) was born about 1770 in North Carolina; died about 1834 in Duncan Woods, Orange Co, Texas (maybe). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Car, Guillaume (Joseph of Jamaca (Hugo & Marguerite Halfan) m24 Feb 1794 Ane Wit, a widow.


When Nancy White married Joseph Carr, she brought three children from her first marriage.

The following was translated from French and must be one of the earliest pre-nuptial agreements ever written. It is dated February 24, 1794 and concerns the marriage of Joseph Carr and Nancy White.

At the army post of Atakupas, on the twenty-fourth day of the month of February of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, before us Don Francisco Cajo y Luogo, lieutenant in the permanent regiment of Louisiana and civil and military commander of the said place, in the presence of two witnesses to help us in the absence of a notary public, there being none in this territory, have appeared on the one hand Mr. Joseph Carr, native of Jamaica, of age and legitimate son of Hugo Carr and Marguerite Halfas, and the widow Ann (Nancy) Wit (White), or age and legitimate daughter of Jean (John) Wit (White) and Sara (Sarah) Cambel, native of Carolina, thus authorized by consent of the said father, on the other hand. And the said parties, of their own free will and choice, and in the best possible form, also in presence of their witnesses, that in on the side of the bridegroom, Mr. Louis Dantilly Bertin and Antoine Martinez, and on the side of the bride, Mr. Guillaume White and Mr. Jesse White, her brothers, - also present and residing at this place; being intent on taking each other by law, by name and by the sacrament of marriage according to the Protestant rite, both contracting parties make the following solemn agreements and covenants.

The community property of the said husband and wife will be drawn up according to the law and customs of Spain ; even though this territory would change dominion or that the parties would go and reside in other lands with their customs.

The said husband and wife are not responsible for each other?s debts incurred before the marriage. If there are any, they will be settled by the one who will have contracted them and from his or her property.

In case of legal separation each party will take back that which he or she will have brought into the marriage. If there has been an increase it will be divided by common consent.

The said husband and wife take each other and their estate duties, real estate and personal estate, which are to befall them or to be forfeited by them. The husband with the property of one thousand (illegible) in bank notes which belong to him, according to the knowledge of his friends. As to the property of the said bride it consist in an amount of two hundred and seventy-five pintos and two great reals as her half of her community property with Mr. David Herman (Harman), her first husband, which is indicated in the deeds of apportionment dated the second day of the month of November of the year one thousand seven hundred ninety-two. And because of the good and sincere affection that said husband and wife have for each other, they decide and consent this day that incase of death without legitimate child of this marriage, the surviving one of the two and his heirs will possess in perpetuity the estate of the deceased, with the clause and condition that if the survivor marries again that agreement will be cancelled and that the estate of the deceased will go to the blood line after an inventory made by the authority of this army post who, without any opposition from anyone, will have the right to bring the estate of the first deceased back to the blood line, for the profit of his heirs, renouncing anything contrary to this disposition.

Written and agreed in the commander?s residence, in good faith, with the consent of said parties, parents and friends, which parties and parents, having signed after us, here above mentioned commander, as also Mr. Ramon de Cordoval and Charles Potier, legal witnesses to this matrimonial contract.

Francisco Cajo y Luongo Joseph Carr
Nancy White William White
John White Ramon de Cordoval
Louis Dantilly Bertin Antonio Martinez

http://www.lynnwright.com/JamesMcLaughinFamily.htm

1. William Carr was born on 10 Feb 1795 in Louisiana; was christened on 17 Jul 1800 in St. Martin Catholic Ch, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; died on 17 Mar 1874; was buried in Burrell Cem, Taylor Bayou, Labelle/Fannett, Jefferson Co, Texas.
2. Marie Lucinda Carr was born on 16 Apr 1797 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; died after 1850 in Liberty Co (probably), Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Bef 1747, Spanish Town, Kingston, Jamaica
• Will: 13 Jun 1758, Kingston, Jamaica

Notes:

Will:
Hugh Carr made his will on 13 June 1758 naming son Joseph Carr to have two negro boy slaves for benefit until he is 21, Ambrose Turner who lives with me to have 5 pounds current money and opportunity to purchase the business within 12 months time, and remainder of estate to be equally divided between Joseph and Margaret Carr and in case of their deaths to go to "my loving niece Rachel Carr and my loving nephew William Carr, daughter and son of my loving brother Joseph Carr of the county of Bucks in the province of Penn."
Hugh Carr names Joseph Richardson and Thomas Bond, friends, to be guardian for his son

Hugh married Marguerite Halfan on 4 Nov 1747 in Kingston, Jamaica. Marguerite was born about 1720 in England; died on 1 Jun 1777 in Kingston, Jamaica. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
her name also shown as Margaret Siddons Foster, widow of Edward Foster, mariner.