Month: September 2026

Samuel Kerr (1741-1781?): Confusion About When (and Where and How) He Died

September 19, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “Captains McCall, Kerr, Baskin & Carruthers, Col Pickens, Anderson, Williamson,McDowell, Shelby, Cleveland, Clarke and Greene” I ended my previous posting stating that the next posting would take a look at the rather thorny question of exactly when and where Samuel Kerr (1741-1781), husband of Mary Calhoun, died during the Revolution, a question elicited … More Samuel Kerr (1741-1781?): Confusion About When (and Where and How) He Died

Sorting Samuel Kerrs in the Long Cane Settlement of the South Carolina Upcountry, 1760s-1770s

September 16, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “The back parts of this Province will ſoon be better ſettled than ever, abundance of people coming daily from the northward” I ended my penultimate posting saying, “In my next posting, I’ll discuss the problem of determining what became of Samuel Kerr elder and wife Margaret Pickens after they acquired land on the … More Sorting Samuel Kerrs in the Long Cane Settlement of the South Carolina Upcountry, 1760s-1770s

When One William Is Not the Other: Problems Identifying Samuel Kerr, Husband of Mary Calhoun, Created by Confusion of Two Different William Kerrs

September 10, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “I have lived in Abbeville District on the same farm where I now live ever since the year 1762” I ended my previous posting stating, In my next posting, I’ll discuss the problem of determining what became of Samuel Kerr elder and wife Margaret Pickens after they acquired land on the northwest fork … More When One William Is Not the Other: Problems Identifying Samuel Kerr, Husband of Mary Calhoun, Created by Confusion of Two Different William Kerrs

Nailing Down the Identity of the Samuel Kerr Who Married Mary, Daughter of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jane/Jean Ewing

September 6, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “All my right of dower to the land I got by Samuel Kerr” My initial posting in this new series following my Kerr family line back from Samuel Kerr who married Mary, daughter of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jane/Jean Ewing, about 1764 in the Long Cane settlement in Granville (later Abbeville) County, South Carolina, … More Nailing Down the Identity of the Samuel Kerr Who Married Mary, Daughter of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jane/Jean Ewing

A Kerr Family of Ulster, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina: Launching a Study of a New Family Line

September 2, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “Samuel Kerr a Chd. Bapd. named Samuel” With this posting, I’m launching a new series in which I’ll be climbing up my ancestral lines on a line I haven’t yet explored in detail. When I inaugurated this blog back in 2018, my primary goal was to take my over forty years of genealogical … More A Kerr Family of Ulster, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina: Launching a Study of a New Family Line