In 1773 James Carr, an innholder, bought nineteen acres of land north of E. Main St. in the village, part of the land that was originally distributed to William Holdridge by the town of Haverhill soon after the town was established in 1640. The land had been in the possesion of first, Zachariah Davis, and then, Dr. Simeon Brown. It did not include the strip along the river, ie, the river side of River Rd., which had a few houses on it at the time. In 1774 James sold the 19 acres to his son Francis including a ‘dwelling house’ (deed 134/23, see Deeds below). The deed included a cutout for a small piece of land owned by Ephraim Elliott. From that deed as well as some early census data, the speculation is that the dwelling house that James Carr transferred to his son was on the site of the Johnson Tavern. Francis later sold a small piece of land along E Main to his brother Samuel, who probably built the house still standing at 38 E. Main St.
In the late 1700’s James’ sons Francis Carr (1751-1821) and Samuel Carr (b 1760-1-) and Daniel Carr (1765-1799 ) were involved with other land deals in or near the village. Daniel Carr bought land behind the Countess house on the south side of E. Main St. in 1795.
Francis Carr married into the Elliott family by marrying Mary Elliott, daughter of Ephraim and Mary Wingate Elliot. Ephraim Elliott owned land in the village on the north side of E. Main St. Samuel Carr married Sarah Carr, their first cousin. Abigail Carr married William Lovejoy Abbott and later Elias Weld, both of whom owned land in the village. Hannah and Judith both married Wingates. Hannah lived in Haverhill with her family and is in the 1790 Haverhill census. See Elliot, Wingate, Abbott, family pages, and 38 E. Main St. and Johnson Tavern.
Francis Carr was a Massachusetts state representative and a US Congressman. He had a son, James Carr, born in 1777, who was also a congressman. Another son, Joshua Wingate Carr, became mayor of Bangor, Maine (part of Massachusetts at the time). By 1804 the family had moved to Orrington, Maine (now Brewer Village).
Another Carr line descends from Charles Carr of Salisbury, MA, died 1810. Several of his grandchildren through his son Joseph settled in the village and worked as shoemakers in the 1800’s. This Carr family had a long association with the Ramsey family.
This Robert Carr line is unattached to the other Carr lines:
Jeames Carr
Robert Carr/ Robbart Care Born 5 Jan in Potterne, Wiltshire, England m Ann Taylor married 14 Aug 1726 in Earl Stoke, Wiltshire, England Died 1768. They had:
William Carr Born in Chapelry Of Bratton, Westbury, Wiltshire, England Husband of Grace Pill — married 29 Jun 1755 in Bratton, Wiltshire
George Carr b 28 Dec 1735 Edington, Wiltshire, England to Robert and Anne.
Catherine Carr b 16 Jan 1726 (chr) Potterne, Wiltshire, England to Robert and Anne.
James Carr Born in Edington, Wiltshire, England. Died 1786 England
There is a Robert Carr b 1744/5 in Salisbury, MA shown here as son of Robert of Potterne, England and Ann Taylor, but it is more likely that he is son of Robert Carr (William, George) born that year in Salisbury, MA where his father Robert Sr. lived. There is no evidence one way or another that he immigrated from England without his family. See below.
Carr ancestry: [ Carr family records]
Three Carr brothers from England of unknown parents had descendants who were early settlers in New England: Benjamin, William, and George, all born in the 1590’s. A fourth brother James born in 1601 ran away from home and was eventually lost at sea. Benjamin Carr was born in London, England, Aug. 18, 1592. He married Martha Hardington, in London, Sept. 2, 1613. Benjamin and his wife Martha both died in London, but their four sons made the trip to America. Their sons Robert and Caleb went to live with their uncle William, who had already come over and settled in Rhode Island. Their son Richard b 1621 immigrated in 1635 on the ship Abigail with his brother Andrew. He went to live with his uncle George, ending up in Salisbury, Mass. Andrew eventually went to sea, possibly with his uncle James. William b 1597 m Susan Rothchild in 1619, had their only son George in 1620, and sailed on the Fortune with Capt. Roger Williams to Plymouth, Mass. arriving Nov 7, 1621. There is a story that many people do not believe that says that, with an Indian guide, they trekked through the wilderness for 48 days to arrive at the future Bristol, Rhode Island in July of 1622. Their descendants for the most part settled in Rhode Island. George b abt 1599 was an early settler of Salisbury, Mass. The Masssachusetts Carrs, George and his nephew Richard, are described below. Unfortunately we have very little information on Richard.
Richard Carr (Benjamin) b 5 Jan 1621 in London, England resided Hampton NH and later Salisbury, MA. He died May 17, 1689. He is distinct from Capt. Richard Carr, son of George. Some sources say he had a child Samuel Carr abt 1680 who married Sarah Haley, but it is more likely that it was Capt. Richard Carr who had Samuel, see below. He had children:
Elizabeth Carr
George Carr (1599/1615 England -1682 Salisbury, MA) m1 Lucinda Devenport in England and m(2) Elizabeth Dexter ( some sources say Elizabeth Oliver) abt 1639 in Salisbury, MA. He and Lucinda immigrated in 1620 and lived with the Pilgrims, but it is disputed whether he was a passenger on the Mayflower. Lucinda died the first winter in Plymouth. He removed to Ipswich and then finally to Salisbury, MA. He was a shipwright and a blacksmith. He was granted the island in the Merrimack where he was residing, Carr’s Island, to live on and perform shipbuilding.The island remained in the family for generations. They ran a ferrying business there. He might be son of [Sir] William Carr b 1542 London and Mary Ann Clifford b 1565. William Carr is son of [Sir]John Kerr b: 17 JUN 1500 in Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland
Marriage 1 Lucinda DEVENPORT in England
Marriage 2 Elizabeth Dexter b 1623 Great Bowden, England d 1691 Carr’s Island, Salisbury, MA (disputed here: Elizabeth Oliver b: in Boston,Mass c: 24 APR 1624 in St.Stephens, London, England but elsewhere the same source has Elizabeth Dexter also.)
Married ABT 1639 in Salisbury,Essex,MA
Children of George Carr and Elizabeth:
Elizabeth Carr birth b: 21 APR 1642 in Salisbury,Essex,MA d 1692 Boston, MA m John Woodmansy, married 1 May 1662. Died in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
George W. Carr birth b: 15 APR 1644 in Salisbury,Essex,MA m Anna ( Cotton )Johnson, d of Rev. Seaborn Cotton and Dorothy Cotton of Hampton, NH, b 1661, Anna m1 William Johnson. George and Anna married 8 Nov 1677 in Amesbury, Massachusetts. George died in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay.
Dorothy Carr Born in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay m John Freese married 1696 (to 29 Jun 1716) in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, also married Fawne Clements, Achelaus Adams. Died in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Anna Carr 1681 Hampton, NH – 1724 Amesbury, MA m Robert Beadle married 11 Nov 1702 in Amesbury, Massachusetts
Martha Beadle m Young
Judith Beadle m Rideout
John Beadle
Richard Carr Born in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Richard Carr (1) birth b: 15 MAR 1646 in Salisbury,Essex,MA. Died young (1649). See Richard Carr (2)
William Carr b: 15 MAR 1648 in Salisbury,Essex,MA m Elizabeth Pike (1650-1715) d of Maj. Robert Pike and Sarah, married 20 Aug 1672 in Salisbury, MA. Died in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay. Elizabeth may have also m Richard Orne. Deed 14/243 signed in 1701 William sells (or gifts) to Sanders his son 24 acres of Ox Common in Haverhill. He says in the deed that he is formerly of Salisbury but now resides in Taunton in New Bristol county. Land was originally purchased in 1674. Elizabeth and William both died in Salisbury in 1715, so maybe they had moved back to Salisbury? Children Mary Carr; Sarah Carr; Silvanus Carr; William Carr; Sanders Carr, Sr.; and Robert Carr
Sanders Carr b 13 May 1674 m Mary Purinton in 1704, Salisbury, MA. Died 1721.
John Carr b 21 Aug 1721 to Sanders and Mary . Compare to possible second wife of his cousin John, son of Sanders’ brother Robert. He m Mary Shepard 1741 . Mary b 1 Jan 1718 (chr) to Israel/Isreli Shephard and Mary True (b 1695/6 d of William and Ellener True). John and Mary had:
Mary Carr b 4 Apr 1746 to John and Mary Carr. Salisbury, MA m Jul 1761 Israel True (Image of document looks like 1763). Israel b 1735 Salisbury to Winthrop and Dorothy True.
Dorothy True b 1 Jan 1762
John Carr b 16 Dec 1742 to John and Mary, Salisbury. m Ruth bef 1764 Salisbury.
Betty Carr b 17 Jul 1749 to John and Mary, Amesbury.
Hezekiah Carr s of Sanders and Mary, (1714 Salisbury, MA – 1814 York, ME) Some sources say he m Mary Winch, but it was his brother Ezekial who did. Apparently he moved to Maine after 1747. He married Nanne/Nancy/Nanny Merrill (1715 Salisbury – 1753 Arundel or Kennebunkport, York, ME) abt 1734. Nanne Merrill is d of John Merrill b 1674 Newbury, MA. and Mary Merrill. She is mother of Sanders Carr, Jr.; Ezekiel Carr; Nanne Carr; George Carr; Martha Carr; Robert Carr and Sarah Carr
Sanders Carr, Jr b August 27, 1734 Salisbury d 1809 Raymond, NH. m Sarah Page.
Robert Carr b 11 Aug 1744/5 Salisbury, MA, died 1783 Salisbury, MA. Married Dorothy Allen in 1769. Resided in Salisbury 1800 and 1810. Compare to Robert Carr b 31 Jan 1744/5 s of Robert and Hannah.
Benjamin Carr b 1790 Salisbury, MA to Robert and Dolly, probably m Sarah Shaw 1815. Died 1850 of consumption, 60 yrs old.
William Carr b 2 Feb 1677 or 4 Mar 1679 m Ruth Brown in 1708. Several deeds among the children. e.g. 115/26
William Carr b 1709 married Abigail Easman in 1735/6 in Salisbury.(or possibly this was William s of Samuel and Mary b 1717 but birth of Sarah calls him Junior)
Sarah Carr b 1744 to William Carr Jun. and Abigail.
Samuel Carr b 24 Sep 1719 Salisbury, MA m Orpha Saunders in 1752 in Haverhill, MA. Orpha is d of John Saunder and Lydia Dustin. Orpha died 1805, a widow. Samuel d intestate 1793 Salisbury. Probate 4737. Estate deemed insolvent due to debts.
Robert Carr b 28 Sep 1685 m1 Susannah French 4 Dec 1712. She died in 1729. He m2 Hannah Elliott b 1702, married in Amesbury in 1730. He died 1752 Probate 4736 in 1761. Will written 1752. Leaves 1/3 estate to Hannah.
Sylvanus/Salvenus Carr b 1715 of Susanna French, m Sarah Elliott in 1738. (Wife Sarah is mentioned in will). He died 1770. He received land in father’s will. Salvenas probate 4741 dated 1771. He names as executors son Edmond and widow Sarah, will written 1766. Compare to Sylvanus s of Sylvanus.
Sarah Carr b 6 Jul 1753 m Amos Pettingill in 1773? Bequeathed feather bed and money in father’s will.
Edmond Carr b 2 Oct 1746 to Salvenas and Sarah m Meriam Joy in 1773. Received two thirds of estate in father’s will. Probably died 30 May 1775.
Edman/Edmond Carr b 24 Mar 1775 to Edman and Meriam died 14 Mar 1807 age 32. buried True Cenetery.
Dudley Carr b 22 Jan 1748 to Salvenas and Sarah Received one third of estate in father’s will. His own probate is 4716, bequeaths to brother Edmond, sister Sarah and mother Sarah. Will dated 1772. Presumably unmarried or wife has died.
Hannah Carr b 25 Aug 1759 to Salvenas and Sarah. received feather bed and money in will. She died 1772.
John Carr b. Aug. 23, 1713. m1 xx His second wife was Mary Shephard/Shepard whom he married Jan. 7, 1741. He died before 1752. He had Joseph, Lydia and Susannah by his first wife. Father’s will left money to John’s children named: Josiah, Lydia, Susannah, No other children mentioned.
Joseph Carr Born 21 Mar 1717 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony m Sarah Smith married 23 Jul 1741 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Married Hannah Little in 1746. Maybe m Martha Sanborn. He received money in father’s will.
Benjamin Carr Born 14 Jan 1748 in Epping, Rockingham, New Hampshire m Abigail Prescott 1 Jan 1775 b 1748 Brentwood, NH d abt 1808 Readfield, ME
Joseph Carr b 10 Sep 1775 Readfield, ME
Hannah Carr b 1777 Readfield
Aaron b 1779 Readfield
Samuel b 1784 Readfield
Benjamin
Jonah b 1790 Readfield
Mary Carr Born about 28 Oct 1769 m William Bryant married 21 Oct 1797 in Georgetown, Lincoln, Massachusetts. She died 10 Jul 1842 in Union, Knox, Maine
Aaron Bryant
Benjamin M. Carr Born 5 or 15 Mar 1718/19 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay to Robert and Susannah m Sarah Collins married 3 Apr 1750 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay. Died 21 Sep 1806 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. He received money in father’s will. Children born Salisbury:
Benjamin Carr b 11 Mar 1751, Salisbury, MA. possibly m Sarah Fowler 06 Feb 1804 since he is called Benjamin Carr Jun.
John Carr b 6 May 1760 to Benjamin and Sarah, Salisbury, MA
Joannah Carr Born 24 May 1721 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Wife of Jeremiah (Poore) Poor — married 3 Nov 1742 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay. She received money in father’s will.
Nathan Carr b. June 14, 1728. married Elizabeth Maxfield, in Salisbury, Nov. 21, 1753. He received land in father’s will, land that father had bought from his daughters Joanna and Martha who had inherited from their grandfather French.
Jacob Carr, b. Dec. 11, 1754, in Salisbury, MA
Nathan Carr, b. July 25, 1756 in Salisbury, MA
Joanna Carr, b. July 1, 1758in Salisbury, MA
Battee Carr, b. June 27, 1760, in Haverhill, Mass.
Susanna Carr, b. May 13, 1762, in Haverhill, Mass.
Nanny/Nanne/Naomi/Namy Carr Born 5 Mar 1732/3 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, probably to Hannah. Received money in father’s will.. Wife of David Dow — married Jan 1753 (to about 1756) in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. Also Wife of Joseph Dow — married about 1756. Died Apr 1821 in Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Israel Dow Born 10 Oct 1761 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Susanna Carr b 1731 by Hannah. Received money in father’s will. m Michael Machsfield.
Robert Carr(1) b 1734 by Hannah d 1742.
Betty Carr b 1737 by Hannah. Received money in father’s will.
Mary Carr b 1739 by Hannah. Received money in father’s will.
Robert Carr(2) b 1744/5 by Hannah. Received land in father’s will. Died 17 Sep 1803 in Franklin (county), North Carolina mMary Council b 1745.
Robert C. Carr b 1779 d abt 1850
Eliot/Ellet Carr b 5 Jul 1742 to Robert and Hannah m1 Hannah m2 Joanna. ( Family Search shows another son b same date 1741 but original document reads 5 Jul 1742). Received land in father’s will.
Sylvanus Carr b 15 June 1688 (chr) Salisbury, MA Died 3 Dec 1770 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Mary Carr Born before 3 Jul 1692 in Salisbury, MA, d 27 June 1744 in Salisbury, MA m Stephen Merrill married 20 Jul 1710 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.
Sarah Carr b 13 Aug 1681 Salisbury, MA m William Huxley married 30 Dec 1700 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Died 27 Jun 1744 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Anne Carr female b 1 Jan 1736 Newbury, MA to Bradbury and Anne. m Samuel Brown in 1759 in Newbury. Ten children.
Molly Carr b 1746/7 m John Prescott in 1766. They had ten children.
Judith b 1752 Chester, NH
Parker Carr b 29 May 1750 Chester, NH m abt 1769 Chester, NH Judith Preston b abt 1752 Beverly MA; she died 1837 Waterford, VT. Children born Chester, NH:
Bradbury Carr b 6 May 1770 Chester, NH, died 8 Nov 1826
Parker Carr b 1771 Chester, NH -d 1848
Peter Carr b 1773 Chester, NH -d 1845
Benjamin Carr b 1775 Chester, NH
Mary Carr 1777 Chester, NH – 1851
David Daniel Carr 1780-1861 m 1810 Hulduh Leavitt in Sanbornton, NH
Lois Carr
Judith Carr 1782 – 1853 m John Parker Hooker b 1771 as his second wife. Four children
John P. Carr 1784 – 1847
Nancy Carr 1786-1865
Mehitable Carr 1789-1841
Ruth Carr b 1792
Sarah Carr 1792-1876
Hannah Carr 1795 – 1889
Jane Carr b January 03, 1715 Newbury, MA. m Andrew Pearce
Mary Carr b February 24, 1717 d April 1783 Salem, NH
Caleb Moody Carr b 1720 Newbury, MA m 1750 Mary Marshall in Newbury, MA
Mary (Molly) Carr 6 Oct 1751(chr) Ipswich, MA m Samuel Brown b 1752 Newbury?
Joshua (Josiah?) Carr b 1732 York, ME m Joanna (Gehanna) Hamor 7 Feb 1751 in Kennebunkport, ME. Joshua Carr was a captain in the militia and a principal leader in the town. Purportedly owned the farm of Ebenezer Perkins.
Winthrop Carr b 1718 York, ME m Rebecca Davis in Haverhill, MA 9 Feb 1738. Rebecca is d of Samuel Davis Jr (Samuel/Deborah Barnes) and Katherine Hastings, see Davis family page.
John Carr (1684-1753) m(1) Jane, m(2) Elisabeth Chase (b 1693 Newbury, MA to Ensign Moses Chase and Ann Follinsbee (Thomas 1637-40 England). See Chase, Moses family.) m 1708 in Newbury, MA. Elisabeth died April 04, 1764 in Newbury. Elisabeth potentially also married Benjamin Rogers and James Carr. John Carr Probate 4728 testate, will 1753. Children:
John Carr (b 4 JUN 1711) m Elizabeth abt 1729 m2 Anne Moody (1714 – 1758) in 1738 Newbury, MA. Anne is d of Samuel Moody and Sarah Knight. Died Newbury. Received land in father’s will.
Miriam Carr b 1731 to Elizabeth d 1799 m Josiah Worcester 1748 and Curtis Chute in 1754
John Carr b 16 May 1739 Newbury, MA to Anne, d 1825 m Ruth Morse (1736-1819) 5 May 1762/3 Newbury, MA. Ruth is d of Samuel Morse and Abigail Perley, see Morse family page. Ruth’s sister Hannah Morse Campbell m Lt Abel Chase (Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Aquila) Seven children:
Abigail Carr b 11 Mar 1764 m Ezekial Robinson in 1786. Five Children. Died Fremont, NH.
Moody Carr b 12 May 1766 Newbury, MA m Ruth Wilson in 1791 m2 Mary?
John Carr b 13 May 1768 m Betsey Brown in Newbury, MA in 1795/6
Jeremiah Carr b 5 March 1770
Ruth Carr b 11 May 1772
Perley Carr b 1774 d 1800
Samuel Carr b 5 Aug 1775
Samuel Carr (6 Dec 1740 Newbury -1810) m Emma/Emme Chase in 1762, d of Thomas Chase and Emma Kent. Probate 4738 (will written in 1810) gives land to Josiah, Samuel, John, Robert, money to daughters and William. Called Major. Owned 60 1/4 acres in Newbury, other properties. Will witnessed by Enos Bartlett and Elias Weld.
Josiah Carr b 9 Sep 1765 Newbury m Ann Danforth in 1792
Samuel Carr b 23 Jan 1770 Newbury, MA m Elizabeth Chase (Moses Chase/mary Ordway) in 1797. Died 1851 Probate 34677 testate. Will written 1850. Six surviving children. Left money to grandchildren: Gustavus A.and Mary Ellen Bailey, Sarah Elizabeth Waugh, Harriet Carr, and George and Arthur Dow.
Daniel Carr (John/Elizabeth chase) (13 JUL 1734 Newbury – 1822 Haverhill nh) m 1757 in Newbury, MA his first cousin Betty Chase (~1735, Ma – ~1780) potentially Elisabeth, d. Joseph and Mary, May 7, 1738) marries 2) Elesebeth Chase, d. Moses Chase, 3d and Judeth Bartlett, Sept. 19, 1741 (1741 – 1819 Haverhill, NH) in 1772. The second wife is first cousin once removed as her grandfather (Moses/Judith Bartlett, Moses/Elizabeth Wells) is the brother of his mother (Elizabeth Chase/John Carr). Daniel is twin of sister Anne. Received land in father’s will.
Sarah Carr b: 31 JAN 1763 in Newbury, MA (Essex Co) marries Samuel Carr (James, John, James 1650, George) her first cousin
Elizabeth Carr b: 27 NOV 1758 d: 1759
Elizabeth Carr b: 11 JUN 1760
Anna Carr (08 AUG 1767 in Newbury – xx) marries Stephen Bailey (1764 – 1831) in 1787. Son of Stephen Bailey and Sarah Philips.
Daniel Carr b: 28 JUL/JAN 1773 (two records with different months) in Newbury, MA (Essex Co) to Daniel and Elizabeth Chase Carr m Elisabeth Worth 19 Nov 1795 Newbury. Elizabeth b 1768 Newbury, MA -1836 N Haverhill, NH. Daniel died 10 Nov 1852 N Haverhill, NH.
Melinda Carr b 1796 m Hiram Carr in 1820
Daniel Carr 1798-1879 m 1823 Rhoda Bagley. 7 children b N Haverhill, NH.
Frederick Carr 1799-1833 m Elizabeth Bagley 1821.
Laura Carr 1801-1871 m Ebenezer Burbeck in 1823. Four children.
Samuel Carr 1803-1889 m Elizabeth Brewster 1829, six children.
Edmund b 1804 N Haverhill, NH
Elizabeth b 1806 N Haverhill, NH
Nancy Carr 1809-1835 m Graham Keyser 1830.
John Carr 19 Mar 1775 (chr) in Newbury, MA to Daniel and Betty Carr m Hannah Worth 1800 in Newbury, MA d 1859 N Haverhill, NH. Twelve children b in N Haverhill, NH. In census for 1850 Haverhill, NH.
Moses Carr b: 03 JUL 1777 in Newbury, MA (Essex Co) to Daniel and Elizabeth Carr m Abigail Noyes in 1800 Newbury
Daniel Carr 1801-1887
John b 1802
Moses b 1807
Judith Carr b: 20 AUG 1779 in Newbury, MA (Essex Co)
Ann Carr (b 13 JUL 1734) twin of Daniel. Received money in father’s will.
Elizabeth Carr (3) 9 Sep 1738 (chr) Received money in father’s will.
Capt. James Carr, (10 Oct 1727 Newbury-1809 Hallowell, Me)(John, James 1650, George) m Sarah Follinsbee 5 Oct 1749. He owned property in Rocks Village where his sons Francis and Samuel lived. Received land in father’s will adjoining some he had already deeded to him. Probate 4725 intestate 1812. Sarah is(Francis/Judith Moody, Thomas Jr. 1671-4/Abigail Bond, Thomas Sr. 1637-40 England) in 1749 . She was a very intelligent woman and was much beloved by all who knew her.
Abigail Carr, born May 21, 1770, Haverhill, married William Lovejoy Abbott and then Elias Weld after William dies at age 34.They moved to Hallowell, Me., and after a few years to New York city, where she died when about 73 years old. She had no children.
Daniel Carr(James, John, James 1650, George) at Amesbury 28 Aug 1764 or Haverhill, 17 Sep 1765 married Sarah Hoyt, daughter of Mathias Hoyt, of Amesbury, in 1785. She was born in Amesbury, in April, 1765, and died in Hallowell, Me., Jan. 13, 1856. He settled in Haverhill,Mass., and followed the sea, commencing when about 18 years of age, in the employ’ of Moses Brown, of Newburyport, Mass.,in the West India trade. In 1792, in connection with his broth- er Francis and others, he built a vessel and traded between Newburyport and Bangor, Me. He died of fever in the prime of life, Feb. 3, 1799. [rootsweb}
Ruth A. Carr, m. Col. Andrew Marston, of Hallowell.
Abigail Carr, d. when about 4 years old.
Francis Carr (James,John, James 1650, George)(6 Dec 1751 Newbury or Haverhill, MA – 6 Oct 1821 Bangor, Maine), married Mary Elliott (18 Jan 1756 – 25 Jun 1819 b. Amesbury(d. of Ephraim and Mary (Wingate) Elliott) (d. of Mary Wingate (d. Paine and Mary Balch, brother of Joseph Wingate) and Ephraim Elliott). He resided in Haverhill many years, trading and building vessels. Expanded below.
Hannah Carr, at Kingstown, NH born 8 Mar 1754. marries Joshua Wingate b 1746 Amesbury in xx. Joshua is son of Paine and Mary Wingate and brother of Senator Paine Wingate. Hannah and Joshua lived in Haverhill, Mass., many years. In 1796 they settled in Hallowell, Me., where he did considerable business in trading and shipbuilding. Their children were,
Sally Wingate (24 JUN 1782 m. Wm. H. Page, of Hallowell, Me
James Carr, (James, John, James, George) b at Amesbury, Sept. 13, 1762/3. He married Miss Decker, of Wiscasset, Me. He followed the sea and was master of a large ship from Wiscasset for several years. He died at sea when about 40 years old. May have also m Mary Carr, d of James Carr b. 1728 (Richard, Capt. Richard, George) and Mary Greeley.
Judith Carr, at Kingstown, NH, Oct. 1, 1759 married Joseph Wingate, of Amesbury, Mass. In 1796 he sold his farm and moved to Hallowell, Me., where he bought a farm and continued at that business the remainder of his life. Their children were,
Judith Wingate b: 22 APR 1782 in Amesbury, MA d 24 Jul 1820, m. Nathan Moody,25 Sep 1805 in Hallowell
Joseph Wingate Carr b 1755 (est). Corporal in service at Newbury, 1775. Capt Gerrish’s company, Little’s regiment.
Major Samuel Carr . Samuel Carr(James,John, James 1650, George) (4 Oct 1760/1 Haverhill – 31 Aug 1833 Hallowell, ME) married 1) Sarah Carr (31Jan 1763 Newbury – 15 May 1817 Hallowell) (Daniel/Betty Chase, John 1684/Elizabeth) on 2 Nov 1784 in Newbury. She was his first cousin as James and Daniel are brothers. Married 2) Sarah Green (1763-x) in 1784. Samuel was the likely builder of 38 E. Main St. He had military service in 1787 and is listed in the Haverhill census for 1790.
Samuel Carr b 19 May 1786.
Joshua Carr b 17 Oct 1787 in Haverhill, MA. Res Hallowell,ME 1840, 1850, m Olive Pillsbury of ME. Hallowell, ME census 1850 at age 63 with wife Olive age 47, children Samuel, Octavia Snow, Mary J., and Charles.
Joshua Carr b 27 Dec 1834 Hallowell, ME m Adelaide Webster 14 Oct 1865 in Wellington, Lorain County, Ohio, d Hamburg, NY 1919. they had Elizabeth and Mary Frances.
Sarah Carr, at Newbury, Feb. 28, 1750. Sarah N., dies Apr. 20, 1836.
Moses Carr, b. 1772/3 Amesbury, MA ,married Miss Stephens, of Hallowell, Me. Married Mehitable Stevens in 1792 in Winthrop ME. He went to Ohio in 1814 with his eldest son with the intention of purchasing land, but they were taken sick and neither lived to return home. Their children were,
Mary Carr birth b: 29 FEB 1651/2 in Salisbury, Essex, MA d 1688 Killingsworth, Hartford County, New England. Married Rev. James Bailey of Newbury, MA Sept 17, 1672. They had Mary Bailey in 1673. Note that family search wrongly cites this as a birth of a daughter of unknown name born to Mary Carr July 6, 1773. The original document clearly records both the marriage in 1672 and the birth in 1673.
John Carr b: 14 NOV 1656 in Salisbury,Essex,MA Died 25 DEC 1689.
Capt. Richard Carr(2) b: 2 APR 1659 in Salisbury,Essex,MA. He died 11 Sep 1727 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. His marriages are in dispute. He may have married Mary Sears (his brother James also married her) or Elizabeth –. Less disputed is that he married Dorothy Boyce in xx who died in 1694, and Mrs. Sarah(Mayer) Healey (1661 Maine -1726/7 Salisbury, MA) in 1702, and possibly Sarah Greeley in 1727. Discussing Sarah Mayer Haley Carr: “After six years of widowhood, she married, as his second wife, Capt. Richard Carr (George) of Amesbury and Salisbury on February 26, 1701/2” . Re Richard: On 9 Sep 1692, along with Zerubbabel Endicott, he testified against Mary Bradbury, accusing her of exercising witchcraft thirteen years earlier by appearing as a “blue boar” and darting about the legs of George Carr‘s horse, causing it to stumble. Richard Died 11 Sep 1727 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. Probate 4733 in 1727, intestate.
Samuel Carr b June 16, 1686 in Newbury or Amesbury, MA to Richard and Dorothy, d abt 1731 possibly Sheepscott, ME. m Sarah (Haley) Carr — married 17 Jun 1709 or 24 Aug 1709 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. Sarah died in 1710. She is possibly d of Samuel’s step-mother Sarah Haley. Samuel married Mary Brown in xx.
Richard Carr Born about 2 Jan 1694 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, to Capt. Richard and Dorothy Boyce. He was drowned March 4, 1733-4, at 9 o’clock, pm. in Newbury, m1 Mrs. Lydia Judith (Stephens) Coffin (born in Newbury July 21, 1691 (Stephen/Tristam/Tristam), in Newbury, Essex Mass., Nov 18 1715. Lydia died about 1720. He m2 Sarah Bailey Chase 13 Jun 1720 in Newbury, Sarah’s first husband was Benjamin Chase m 20 May 1718. Sarah was born 11 Feb 1691/92, the daughter of Isaac Bailey and Sarah Emery. Sarah died 1736. Children Elizabeth Carr, Sarah (Carr) Ordway and Mary (Carr) Straw.
Elizabeth Carr Born 28 Jun 1723 in Salisbury, Wife of Nathan Rogers — married 24 Oct 1744 in South Hampton, NH. She died 16 Feb 1801.
Sarah Carr b 21 Jul 1725 in Salisbury, Essex, MA m Joshua French in 1739 and John Ordway in 1742. Died 3 May 1812 in E. Kingston, Rockingham, NH
Mary Carr Born about 6 Jul 1730 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts to Sarah Bailey Carr, m Jonathan Straw. Died about 24 Aug 1825 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire.
Sarah Straw Born about 28 Jun 1750 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire m Stephen Hoyt, Jr. Died about 7 Oct 1821 in Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Mary Hoyt m Merrill
Martha Hoyt m Presby
Jonathan Hoyt
Elizabeth Straw Born 22 Dec 1752 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire m William Davis Colby Died 26 Feb 1840 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire.
Mary Colby m Smith
James Carr b 1728 Amesbury/Salisbury to Richard and Sarah , m Mary (some sources say Hannah) Greeley (1733/7 -1798) in 1756. Died 1812 Newburyport, MA. Buried Belleville Cemetery, Newburyport. Probate 4725 dated 1812 Salisbury intestate.
Richard Carr III b 13 Mar 1725 (chr) probably b 1724, (see his sister Sarah) in Salisbury to Richard and Sarah, m Sarah Couch 1746 Newbury. died 1801 Amesbury
John Carr b 19 Jan 1752 Newbury m Elizabeth Little 1774 Newbury
John Carr b 1778 Newburyport , a stageman, m 1801 Hannah Whitmore He died 1815. Hannah widow Guardianship #4730 in 1815 of their 4 children:
John Carr b 1802
Lydia Giddings Carr b 1804
Joseph Flagg Carr b 1805 d 1887
Henry Southwick Carr b 1807
Joseph Carr twin of Benjamin, b 13 Mar 1756 Salisbury to Richard and Sarah
Benjamin Carr, twin of Joseph, b 13 Mar 1756 Salisbury to Richard and Sarah
William Carr 1775-1776 Newbury to Richard Jun and Hannah, (probably Joanna)
William Carr (2) b 10 Sep 1784 Newbury
Daniel Carr b 29 Jun 1789 Newbury
James Carr Born 30 Nov 1702 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts to Sarah Mayer. Presumed died young.
James Carr b 1684 Amesbury, MA,, twin of John, to Richard and Dorothy.
John Carr b 1684 Amesbury, MA, twin of James. to Richard and Dorothy. Died 1689 in Salisbury, MA
John Carr(2) Born Aug 1706 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts to Sarah Mayer. m Elizabeth? and possibly m Mary Purinton 1736 Amesbury, Died after 1731. Children possibly:
James Carr b 1734 to John and Elizabeth; m Anne Poor in 1759/60 in Newbury,MA.
James Carr Jr. b 1766 Newburyport, MA m Hannah/Love Merrill in 1796
Much of the information here is from source [93] and this
Francis Carr (James 1727,John, James 1650, George) : born 1751, died 1821 married Mary Elliott. An important figure in the mercantile business, he was member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, (1791-95, 1801-03, 1806-08) and served in the Massachusetts State Senate, (1809-11). In 1812, he was elected as a Republican to the Twelfth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Barzillai Gannett, serving until 1813. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his mercantile pursuits until his death at age Antr69 and was the father of Congressman James Carr. (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith). He is buried in Mt Hope Cemetery in Bangor, Maine. He served in the military in 1775, from Haverhill. They moved to Bangor (part of Mass) in 1804. [93]
Francis Carr and his family owned the corner lot at E. Main St. and River Rd. and lived in a house that is no longer standing. This became the site of the laterJohnson tavern. His brother Samuel lived next door, see below.
Francis Carr and Mary (Elliott), married in 1772:
Sophia Carr (June 10, 1787 – 3Jan 1873), m. John Barker, in Orrington, Jan. 31, 1805
Abigail Carr, (Jan. 10, 1785 – Dec 1875), m. Capt. George Barker, June 5, 1809
Charlotte Carr, Feb. 13, 1790. Charlotte, d. Francis, Esq. and Mary, died Sept. 22, 1795. a. 5 y. GR5
Elisabeth Carr Mar. 2, 1782. m. first Robert Long, July, 1802; m. second, Thomas A. Hill; pub. Feb. 28, 1813. Children: Elizabeth A., b. Aug. 10, 1814; m. John A. Poor; Jane S., b. July 30, 1816; m. Moses L. Appleton
Francies Carr Jr., (Jan. 17, 1793 – Sept 1821)
James Carr Sept. 9, 1777 (was a congressman representing Massachusetts, then still including Maine). Died Aug 24, 1818. married to Betsey Stelle Jarvis
Francis James b. Surry, ME 8 Dec 1805,
Leonard Carr who m. Laura Snow born Maine, res. Batavia, Illinois, and Sarah.[Francis’ probate]. He also had Mary who drowned at the same time that he did, see below.
Joseph Carr at Amesbury, (Nov. 14, 1773 – 2 Oct 1849). marries Almira Barker Carr (26 Nov 1789 – 13 Feb 1859 Bangor, ME. Almira buried Mt Hope cemetery, Bangor.)
Joseph Carr (Joseph, Francis, James)(25 Sep 1807 – 30 Jan 1889 Bangor, ME. Buried Mt. Hope Cemetery.) s. of Joseph Carr and Almira Barker Carr,m Esther Jackson Hammatt 1816–1885. They had Mary Carr who m a Stilwell She was born 1839 and died 4 Sep 1922. They are both buried in Mt. Hope cemetery.
Mary Carr, d. Capt. Francies and Mary (Eliot), Nov. 29, 1779. Married Josiah Hook Oct. 31, 1799; She died Oct. 16, 1834.
Mary Carr Lee
Josiah Hook [Francis probate].
Joshua Wingate Carr (2 Dec 1796 – 18 Aug 1879), marries Hannah Rollins Pearson Carr (1802 – 1878). Joshua became Mayor of Bangor (1839–1840) and the city’s U.S. Postmaster. Executor of Francis’ probate. Children of Joshua and Hannah:
Robert Cutler b abt 1895, National Security Advisor to Pres. Eisenhower, see Notes below
George Chalmers Cutler b 8 May 1891 Brookline MA
Roger Cutler b abt 1889
John Cutler b abt 1887
Charles Carr line
Charles Carr, grandfather of several Carrs who lived in the village in the 1800’s, is of unknown parentage and birth location. He has not been found in other New England Carr lines, so it is possible he was born in Ireland or England and immigrated. One possibility is Charles Carr b Dublin 30 Mar 1760 to William and Elizabeth Carr. Another is b 10 Jul 1765 London, England to Thomas and Mary Carr or 29 Sep 1771 to Charles Carr at Newcastle upon Tyne, UK or bapt 04 Nov 1773 in Holborn, Middlesex, England to Charles and Elizabeth Carr (non-conformist records index), others. There is a Charles Care from church records in Kinderhook, NY b to Charles Care and Sara Davis 8 April 1764 (chr).
Charles Carr (b xx d Aug 1810 Amesbury, MA) m Martha Wells (1774-1820) on 26 Feb 1795. Martha is d of Joseph and Mary Wells of Amesbury (Salisbury). Joseph b 1748 to Titus and Mary Sawyer Wells of Amesbury. Joseph is (Titus 1705/Mary, Titus abt 1675/Joanna) all of Amesbury. Charles is listed in the census for Salisbury for 1800 and 1810, the year he died. His death would have left Martha with seven children ages 3 months to 14 years. No probate has been located. Martha married Levi Goodwin in 1812 in Salisbury, MA. They had Enoch Goodwin in 1815 and Sarah Goodwin in abt 1818 who m Timothy Goodwin.
Joseph Carr b 3 May 1802 Salisbury, MA m Mary Chase (sister of Adrian Chase), b abt 1813, m Nov. ––, 1831 or 29 Oct 1831 Amesbury, she died 1895. Joseph died 1880, age 77 yrs 11 mos, buried Greenwood Cemetery, Haverhill. Their children Joseph H., Mary, Charles, Emily, and Edward F. Carr as children are listed in the Amesbury census for 1855 living with their parents Joseph and Mary. In 1865 census living with Charles Ramsey with wife Mary age 48, daughters Mary E and Emily, sons Joseph and Edward F. at a location up the hill from the village near the triangle. Haverhill census 1870 Joseph and Mary household includes only Edward, Emma, Mary, age 28. Next door is Charles’ household with wife Mary and daughter Adele, age 6. They are between Wallace Colby and John Osgood.
Charles Harris Carr, s. Joseph Carr and Mary Chase, (Sept. 16, 1843 Haverhill, MA – 1924). Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Haverhill, MA. Married Mary F. Ramsey (1843 – 1925) in 1864, d of Charles C. Ramsey and Hannah Goodwin, and sister of Wm H Ramsey and Byron Ramsey. Lives with Rufus Chase in 1865, 1870 along with W. H. Ramsey and Rosina Ramsey and his wife Mary and daughter Addie between Amos Morse and Charles C and Hannah. Owns and lives at 20 River Road from 1870 until death. In 1880 census Charles is a shoemaker, and his household, located next to Hannah Ramsey, includes daughter Addie, siblings Emily (shoe stitcher) and Edward (shoemaker) and mother Mary. For 20 River Rd. the 1872 map lists C. Carr as the owner and Charles lived in one side and his father Joseph Carr lived in the other. In the 1900 census, Charles H. Carr lives on one side with his wife Mary and his brother Edward is living on the other with his sister Emma. When Charles Carr and Mary Carr pass away in 1924/25, they house goes to their daughter Addie F. Sawyer who remains there until her death.
Addie F. Carr (1864 – aft 1940) marries C. Everett Sawyer (1860 – 1908) in 1884. (Living with Rufus K. Chase in 1865 along with mother and father). In 1910 she is living with her father in law Charles Sawyer in Merrimac as a widow. In 1920 she is living as a lodger with Harry H. Ridge (on Merrimack Street). In 1930 and 1940 she owns and lives at 20 River Road.
Joseph Henry Carr, s. Joseph and Mary (Chase), b at Haverhill, MA, Sept. 22, 1832. Did he die unmarried? Not listed in 1880 census. Was listed in 1855 census age 21 living with parents. Listed in 1910 and 1920 census living with his sister Emily and brother Edward. Next to Charles Getchell on River Road in Rocks Village. (Not to be confused with Joseph Hale Carr b abt 1821, res Bradford m Sarah M, two children Ida Emmeline and Effie M. in 1860 census)
Mary Eliza Carr, d. Joseph Carr and Mary Chase, at Haverhill, MA b Feb. 7, 1837, d 6 Sep, 1916 in Haverhill, buried Hillside. She m in 1881 in Haverhill George W. Adams. b 1815. They are living in Merrimac, MA in 1880 census with their 2 sons and a daughter-in-law Annie S. Adams and granddaughter Ann Maud Adams, age 1.
Lewis D. Adams b abt 1860
Walter O. Adams b abt 1860
Emily Carr b abt 1845 Haverhill, MA. unm? listed as shoesticher in 1880 living with Charles H. (36), Addie (16), Edward (28), and Mary (66).
Edward F. Carr b 1852 to Joseph and Mary Carr Haverhill, MA, unm? Lived in half of 20 River Rd. in 1900 with sister Emily.
Catherine Carr b 13 Sep 1808 Salisbury, MA d 15 Jan 1878, widowed, Married a Grant .
Abigail Carr b 1795 d 1796 Salisbury, MA
Abel Carr b 31 Dec 1796 Salisbury, MA
Hannah Carr b 7 Dec 1806 Salisbury, MA
Mary Carr b 30 Nov 1803 Salisbury, MA
Nancy Carr b 24 Nov 1798 Salisbury, MA
Charles Carr b 13 June 1810 Salisbury, MA (just before his father died on 25 August 1810), died 1884 Boston, MA, married,, a laborer. In 1865 census for Charlestown, MA listed at age 55 living with Thomas and Maria Ramsey, hotel proprietors with other Ramseys in the household. Charles is a lighthouse operator.
James Carr (Francis, James,John, James 1650, George) b 1777:
James attended Phillips Exeter and Byfield Academies, and then went to sea as clerk on the U.S.S. Crescent. He served two years as secretary to the United States Consul at Algiers. He then joined his parents (who had migrated to Bangor, Maine), engaging in mercantile pursuits and serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1806–1811) for the District of Maine.
Carr was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth United States Congress (1815–1817), the second person from Bangor to occupy that office (following his father).
He was drowned in the Ohio River on August 24, 1818. While traveling with his family on a steamboat, his 9-year-old daughter Mary fell overboard just below Louisville, Kentucky, and Carr entered the water in a failed attempt to save her. Neither of their bodies were ever recovered, though a memorial to Carr was erected at Bangor’s Mount Hope Cemetery.[1]
Carr was married to Betsey Stelle Jarvis, who migrated to Illinois along with two brothers following the tragedy on the river. The Carrs remained a prominent mercantile and political family in Bangor despite James’ death (see Francis Carr).
Joshua Wingate Carr b 1796 (Francis, James)
The Carr-Wing House on State Street in Bangor, which Joshua Carr remodeled in the Gothic Revival style in 1844, remains a local architectural landmark. Joshua’s great-grandson Elliott Carr Cutler (b. Bangor, 1888), became a famous surgeon and professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School, while Elliott’s brother Robert Cutler, became the first National Security Advisor under President Dwight Eisenhower. Robert wrote about the Carr-Wing House and his “Great-Uncle Frank” (Francis Wingate Carr) in his autobiography No Time for Rest (1966).
Francis Carr b 1751:
1787-1793: Capt Francis Carr (?? – Burrill Journal) or is this 7 River Road
1793: Francis Carr purchases items from Zebulon Ingersoll as well as “bot to port”
1784-1785 Capt. Francis Carr is listed as a selectman in the Municipal Register (45 pg 224)
1797 – 1799: Francis Carr listed as selectman (45 pg 226)
1801: Francis Carr Esq. listed as selectman (45, pg 226)
1798 census lists three Francis Carr properties in Haverhill Name value other occupants Carr, Francis 180 David Bradbry, Nathaniel Bartlett Carr, Francis 400 William Little, Samuel Bradley Carr, Francis 900
The 1855 census for Amesbury, MA lists Joseph Carr, Mary, and their children Joseph, Mary, Charles , Emily and Edward.
France Carr’s will dated 18, 1821, proved at the December term of court, 1821, names son, Joshua Wingate Carr, as executor, and makes the following bequests : ” To Joseph Carr, one eighth of estate, which is one share.
To dau. Elizabeth Hill, three fourths of one full share.
To dau. Nabby Barker, one full’ share.
To dau. Sophia Barker, three fourths of one share.
To son Francis junior, my sword cane.
To youngest son, Joshua Wingate, two full shares..
To grand-children Francis Carr, Leonard Jarvis Carr, and Sarah Russell Carr, who are the children of my deceased son James Carr, one sixth of one share.
To grand-children Mary Carr Lee and Josiah Hook, children of my daughter Mary Hook, one eighth of a share, equal to one sixty-fourth of my estate.
To each of my grand-children, Robert Long, Francis Carr, John Barker, Joseph Carr, and Mary Carr Barker, I give one fourth of a full share.”
DEEDS
118/277 1763. Wm Morss yeoman to David Nichols cordwainer 4 A beginning at my former bounds on Hav path xx near Swetts ferry then running on said path till comes to Kingstown Rd that leads from Swetts ferry to Kingstown northerly run on said road till comes to a path formerly called Jamaica path, w on said path till comes to the way that was formerly a 12-rod way sw, then on said way to start.
Next deed: 1766:
David Nichols cordwainer to James Carr, same description.
134/22: 1773. Henry Young Brown of Brownfield county of York and Simeon Brown of Hav blacksmith(??) and Ruth Brown of Kingston mantle maker, to James Carr yeoman land near Swetts ferry 19 A, approx. same description as below.
In between here is a deed James to Francis Carr for the 4 acres that might be the triangle of Ames Line Rd,, Merrimack Rd, E Broadway
134/23: 1774. James Carr innholder To Francis Carr of Almsbury, cooper, 19A dwelling house all other buildings bounded by highway west from bound rock to Jamaica path then s on Jam path to road from Kingston to Swetts ferry then on said road e to Ephraim Elliots upon said road then on Elliots n to stake and stones then Elliots s to the road or landing then on landing e to a 2-rod way Swett allowed then on said way n to the way from bound rock to Jam path (start). Note that 2-rod way Swett allowed= present day River Rd., Jamaica Path = Merrimack St., landing = E. Main and River Rd., highway w from bound rock to Jamaica Path = Back Lane, road from Kingston to Swetts Ferry = E. Main.
150/120 Francis and Mary Carr to Samuel Carr of Amesbury Cooper 25 rods (under 7000 sq ft) to bounds on Elliots land and Carrs but also on a publick landing