The Cochrane & Allied Families

Cochranes from Scotland to Colonial Virginia (c 1760), to Kentucky (1811), to Kansas (1859) and beyond. Allied families to the United States from England, Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland.

CARR, Col. John Sr. and GARLAND, Mary Family


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  • CARR, Col. John Sr. Male
    CARR, Col. John Sr.

    Birth  25 Dec 1706  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  17 Jun 1778  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Topping Castle Cemetery, Houstons Corner, Caroline, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage     
    Other Spouse  OVERTON, Barbara Ann | F1322 
    Marriage  27 Dec 1737  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  
    Father  CARR, Major Thomas Jr. | F1323 Group Sheet 
    Mother  DABNEY, Mary | F1323 Group Sheet 

    GARLAND, Mary Female
    GARLAND, Mary

    Birth  1710  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  10 Mar 1735/36  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Father   
    Mother   

    CARR, Thomas Male
    CARR, Thomas

    Birth  25 Nov 1735   
    Death  Yes, date unknown   
    Burial     

  • Notes  Married:
    • Some sources say John Carr's first wife was Mary Dabney, not Mary Garland.

  • Sources 
    1. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 19 Feb 2014, C. G. Broadhead, "Genealogy - The Carr Family," Oct 1895, Vol. 3, No. 2, p 208-17; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 19 Feb 2014).
      VA Magazine of History & Biography, Vol. 3, p 208-17
      VA Magazine of History & Biography, Vol. 3, p 208-17


    2. [S495] John H. Gwathmey, Book - Twelve Virginia Counties, (1937; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogy Publishing Company, 2006.), 7 Aug 2013, Albemarle County: 329.

    3. [S1436] Edison I. Carr, Book - Carr Family Records (Ancestry), (Rockton, Illinois: Herald Printing House, 1894.), 22 Mar 2021, p 72-73.
      Carr Family Records
      Carr Family Records


    4. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 11 Mar 2021, W. G. Standard, "Library of Dabney Carr, 1773, with a Notice of the Carr Family," Oct 1894, Vol. 2, No. 2, p 221-228; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 11 March 2021).
      VA Magazine of History & Biography, Vol. 2, p 221-228
      VA Magazine of History & Biography, Vol. 2, p 221-228


    5. [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 14 May 2021, Col. Wilaon Miles Cary, "Carr Family," Series 1, Vol. 8, No. 2, Oct. 1899, 106-108; digital images, Jstor (https://www.jstor.org/ : accessed 14 May 2021).
      Williama & Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 2
      Williama & Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 2


    6. [S1567] Internet - Wikitree, (https://www.wikitree.com/), 23 Nov 2025, accessed 23 November 2025), Ann (Shepard) Garland; Shepard-4666.


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