Tag: Samuel Carr

Samuel Kerr (1715-1725 — aft. 1762): Augusta County, Virginia, Records and My Case for His Wife Margaret as a Daughter of William Pickens

October 1, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “John Pickins made an oath that he imported himself Margaret Eleanor Margaret ye younger Gabriel Pickins Wm Baskins from Ireland into Philadelphia & from thence unto this Colony” In my postings about a branch of the Kerr family of Augusta County, Virginia, that moved to the Long Cane settlement in what would become … More Samuel Kerr (1715-1725 — aft. 1762): Augusta County, Virginia, Records and My Case for His Wife Margaret as a Daughter of William Pickens

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