James Kerr and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Porter

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Husband James Kerr ^{1 2}

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           Born: Jan 1733 2
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           Died: 25 Feb 1825 2
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       Marriage:  - Chester Co, PA

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• Ancestry Information: William C. Armstrong, The Kerr Clan of New Jersey (Morrison, IL: The Shawver Publishing Co., 1931).
To read some notes about the early history of this family, click here.

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Wife Elizabeth "Lizzie" Porter ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1746 2
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           Died: 14 Feb 1828 2
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Children

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1 F Margaret Kerr ^{1 3}

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           Born: 16 Feb 1768 3
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         Spouse: James Taylor (      -      ) 1 3

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2 F Rebekah Kerr ³

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           Born: 31 Jan 1770 3
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           Died: 5 Feb 1778 3
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M Joseph Kerr ^{1 3}

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           Born: 22 Jan 1773 3
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4 M James Kerr, Jr. ^{1 3}

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           Born: 12 Sep 1774 3
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         Spouse: Harriet Wilson (      -      ) 3

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5 F Martha Washington Kerr ^{1 4 5}

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           Born: 6 Oct 1776 5
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         Spouse: Alexander Bell (      -      ) 1 4 5

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6 F Hannah Wayne Kerr ^{1 5}

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           Born: 1 May 1779 5
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         Spouse: Thomas McVey (      -      ) 1 5

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7 M David Kerr ^{1 5}

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           Born: 25 Jun 1783 - near Finleyville, Washington Co, PA 5
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           Died: 9 Oct 1865 1 5
         Buried:  - Mingo Creek, Washington Co, PA

         Spouse: Sarah Varner (1787-1850) 1 5
           Marr: 10 Jan 1810 1

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General Notes: Husband - James Kerr

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He was brought to America in 1736, when he was three years old. Thus far nothing has been learned about his father and mother, not even the names they bore; but it is probable these parents brought him from Ireland to America.

He lived in Brandywine in Chester County, Pennsylvania, near a Presbyterian church, the pastor of which was named Carmichael, who baptised all his children. With his wife and six children (little Rebekah had died) he came west and settled near Monongahela, Washington County, arriving in the latter part of December, 1793. He was a mechanic and made plows, which at that time had wooden mould boards. He helped hew the logs for the first Mingo meeting house. We have reason to believe that he was a pretty fair scholar. We know that he was a good penman. He served in the Revolutionary War; he told of the Battle of Brandywine, how the soldiers swore and how his pastor, Rev. Mr. Carmichael, who was present, was shocked and distressed at their profanity at such a time of death and carnage. While he was absent in the army, his wife managed to put in the crops. They had a German neighbor, Hanish; she neighbored with them. Their women did the plowing, and Mrs. Kerr sowed the grain for them in return."

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 579.

2 William C. Armstrong, The Kerr Clan of New Jersey (Morrison, IL: The Shawver Publishing Co., 1931), Pg 186.

3 William C. Armstrong, The Kerr Clan of New Jersey (Morrison, IL: The Shawver Publishing Co., 1931), Pg 188.

4 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1000.

5 William C. Armstrong, The Kerr Clan of New Jersey (Morrison, IL: The Shawver Publishing Co., 1931), Pg 189.