Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Gov. Caleb Carr and Sarah Clarke




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: Mercy Vaughan ??? (Abt 1631-1675) 2



Wife Sarah Clarke 2

           Born: 1651 2
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           Died: 1706 2
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         Father: Jeremiah Clarke (      -      ) 2
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   Other Spouse: [Unk] Pinner (      -      ) 2


Children
1 M Francis Carr 2

           Born: Abt 1678
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2 M James Carr 2

           Born: Abt 1680
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3 F Sarah Carr 2

           Born: Abt 1682
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4 F Elizabeth Carr 2

           Born: Abt 1684
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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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