Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


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Gov. Caleb Carr and Mercy Vaughan ???




Husband Gov. Caleb Carr 1

           Born: 9 Dec 1616 - London, England 1
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         Father: Benjamin Carr (1592-      ) 1
         Mother: Martha Hardington (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Sarah Clarke (1651-1706) 2



Wife Mercy Vaughan ??? 2

           Born: Abt 1631
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           Died: 21 Sep 1675 2
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Children
1 M Nicholas Carr 2

           Born: 22 Oct 1654 2
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2 F Mercy Carr 2

           Born: 6 Apr 1656 2
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           Died: while young
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3 M Caleb Carr 2

           Born: 23 Aug 1657 2
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4 M Samuel Carr 2

           Born: 15 Dec 1659 2
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5 F Mary Carr 2

           Born: 1 Jan 1661 2
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6 M John Carr 2

           Born: Abt 1664 - Newport, Newport Co, RI
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           Died: 1714 2
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         Spouse: Waite Easton (1668-1725) 2


7 M Edward Carr 2

           Born: Abt 1666
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General Notes: Husband - Gov. Caleb Carr


He came to America with his brother Robert on the ship, "Elizabeth Ann," which sailed from London, May 9, 1635. He and his brother settled in Newport, Rhode Island, in about the year 1640. He held many offices of honor and accumulated considerable property. He was general treasurer in 1661-62; was justice of the general quarterly session and inferior court of common pleas, 1687-88; and was governor of the colony in 1695, holding this office when he was drowned on December 17 of that year. He was a Quaker.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1084.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1085.


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