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CARR, Major Thomas Jr.

CARR, Major Thomas Jr.[1]

Male 1678 - 1738  (60 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 97 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name CARR, Thomas  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Prefix Major 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 1678  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Appointed 1714  King William County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    a Justice 
    Land 17 Jul 1718  King William County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    received in a land grant for 600 acres approximately 3 miles above the Pamunkey River falls, 
    Appointed Between 1722 and 1723  King William County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Sherriff 
    Land 1725  Bear Castle, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    on the North Anna River and Elk Creek, with a home which was named Bear Castle, on 1000 acres which he patented 
    Address:
    "Bear Castle"
    Bear Castle Drive
    Louisa County, Virginia
    USA 
    • This was inherited by his son, Col. John Carr Sr. This location is on the southwest side of Lake Anna, in Louisa County which was formed from Hanover County in 1742.
    Appointed 1728  Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    one of the first Justices 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 81399605 
    Land 1737  King William County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    totaling 5,000 acres along the north fork of the Rivanna River 
    • This is in present day Albemarle County. Most of this land was given to his son, Col. John Carr Sr.
    Death 29 May 1738  Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 6, 9] 
    Will Probated 14 Jul 1738  Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 7] 
    • It was signed on 29 May 1735.
    Age 60 years 
    Burial Topping Castle Cemetery, Houstons Corner, Caroline, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Address:
    Topping Castle Cemetery
    Houstons Corner, Virginia
    USA 
    Person ID I3352  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2025 

    Father CARR, Thomas Sr.,   b. 13 Mar 1645/46, Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1711, King William County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother GARLAND, Lucy Mary,   b. 1654, Boston, The Colony of Massachusetts Bay, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1745, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Family ID F2276  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family DABNEY, Mary,   b. 22 Jan 1687/88, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1748, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 20 Sep 1704  [2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 26 years and 9 months - She : 16 years and 8 months. 
    Children 
       1. Male CARR, Thomas III,   b. 25 Nov 1705   d. 1743 (Age 37 years)
    +  2. Male CARR, Col. John Sr.,   b. 25 Dec 1706, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1778, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
       3. Male CARR, William,   b. Abt 1709   d. Yes, date unknown
    +  4. Female CARR, Agnes,   b. 1712   d. Apr 1777, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    +  5. Female CARR, Sarah,   b. 14 Nov 1714   d. 1772 (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F1323  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jun 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1678 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - a Justice - 1714 - King William County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - received in a land grant for 600 acres approximately 3 miles above the Pamunkey River falls, - 17 Jul 1718 - King William County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - Sherriff - Between 1722 and 1723 - King William County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - on the North Anna River and Elk Creek, with a home which was named Bear Castle, on 1000 acres which he patented,Address:
    "Bear Castle"
    Bear Castle Drive
    Louisa County, Virginia
    USA - 1725 - Bear Castle, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - one of the first Justices - 1728 - Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - totaling 5,000 acres along the north fork of the Rivanna River - 1737 - King William County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 May 1738 - Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill Probated - 14 Jul 1738 - Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Topping Castle Cemetery
    Houstons Corner, Virginia
    USA - - Topping Castle Cemetery, Houstons Corner, Caroline, Virginia, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 12 Mar 2021, Col. Wilson Miles Cary, "Carr Family," Vol. 8, No. 2, October, 1899; digital images, JSTOR (https://www.jstor.org/ : accessed 12 March 2021).
      Williama & Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 2      		 Wm. & Mary Quarterly, Series 1, Vol. 8, No. 2, p 106


    2. [S1436] Edison I. Carr, Book - Carr Family Records (Ancestry), (Rockton, Illinois: Herald Printing House, 1894.), 22 Mar 2021, p 51.
      Carr Family Records      		 Carr Family Records


    3. [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


    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. [S1434] Louisa County [VA] Historical Society, Book - Old Home Places - Louisa County, VA, (N.p.: Tabby House, 2016.), 6 Mar 2021, p 96.

    6. [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


    7. [S552] Malcolm H. Harris M.D., Book - History of Louisa County, VA, (Richmond, Virginia: The Dietz Press, 1936.), 30 May 2014, 296.

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

    9. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 30 Apr 2021, accessed 30 April 2021<, Major Thomas Carr II, Memorial #81399605.

    10. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 25 Aug 2013, Charles William Dabney, "The Origin of the Dabney Family of Virginia," April 1937, 121-143; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 25 Aug 2013).
      Origin of the Dabney Family of VA      		 Origin of the Dabney Family of VA


    11. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 25 Aug 2013, Charles William Dabney, "Notes & Queries: Dabney Correction," April 1938, 161; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 25 Aug 2013).
      Dabney Corrections      		 Dabney Corrections


    12. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 15 Mar 2021, accessed 15 March 2021<, Mary Dabney Carr, Memorial #81399930.

    13. [S1515] Facebook - Hanover County, Virginia Genealogy, 18 Jun 2022, Anne Baker, "Dabney Family," >, 17 February 2019 to 5 March 2020 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/466034350136179 : accessed 27 May 2020).
      Facebook - Dabney Family - Anne Baker      		 Facebook - Dabney Family - Anne Baker



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