James Kerr (1682-7 – 1770): Augusta County, Virginia, Years, 1730-1770

Or, Subtitled: “Tradition and history show that he [William Beverley] spent two nights with Justice James Kerr in the new log house (then only four years old), presumably the nights of Aug. 11 and 12, 1736” This posting continues a previous one that discusses the pre-Virginia life of James Kerr, insofar as anything is known … More James Kerr (1682-7 – 1770): Augusta County, Virginia, Years, 1730-1770

James Kerr (1682-7 – 1770): Murky, Misty Beginnings in Ireland and Pennsylvania — To 1730

Or, Subtitled: “This summer we have had 12 or 13 sayle of ships from the North of Ireland with a swarm of people.” In this posting, I’m moving the focus of my series about the Kerr family back another generation, from Samuel Kerr (1715-1725 — aft. 1762), who moved from Augusta County, Virginia, to the … More James Kerr (1682-7 – 1770): Murky, Misty Beginnings in Ireland and Pennsylvania — To 1730

Notes about David Montgomery (1714-1791) of Albemarle and Amherst Counties, Virginia, and Wilkes County, Georgia

Or, Subtitled: “I David Montgomery Cooper weak in Body but Sound In Judgment Do bequath to My wife Elizabeth all my Parsonry property During her Naterl life” Preliminary Remarks My protracted absence from this blog is due to a month-long trip I made to visit friends in Germany and travel with them to their vacation … More Notes about David Montgomery (1714-1791) of Albemarle and Amherst Counties, Virginia, and Wilkes County, Georgia