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Governor Caleb Carr

Governor Caleb Carr

Male 1616 - 1695  (79 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has no ancestors but 59 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Caleb Carr 
    Prefix Governor 
    Birth 9 Dec 1616  London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Dec 1695  Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Initiatory (LDS) 3 Nov 1882  SGEOR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID L6LN-RDY 
    Burial Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Jamestown #1, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I176982  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Family 1 Ann Easton,   b. 1631, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1651, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1650  Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F43342  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2024 

    Family 2 Mercy Vaughan,   b. 1630   d. 21 Sep 1675, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1654  Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Nicholas Carr,   b. 22 Oct 1654, Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1709, Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     2. Mercy Carr,   b. 3 Apr 1656, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Caleb Carr,   b. 23 Aug 1657, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1700, Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
     4. Samuel Carr,   b. 15 Dec 1658, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1694, Jericho, Nassau, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     5. Marcy Carr,   b. 1 Jan 1661, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1717, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     6. John Carr,   b. 22 Oct 1664, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1714, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     7. Edward Carr,   b. 1666, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1711, Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
     8. Son Carr,   b. 1667, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1667, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     9. Son Carr,   b. 1669, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1669, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F43269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2024 

    Family 3 Sarah Clarke,   b. 1651, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1706, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 21 Dec 1675  Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Francis Carr,   b. 16 Dec 1676, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1717, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     2. James Carr,   b. 21 Oct 1678, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1701, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
     3. Sarah Carr,   b. 19 Sep 1680, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1765, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     4. Elizabeth Carr,   b. 22 Dec 1682, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1709, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
    Family ID F43343  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Dec 1616 - London, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1650 - Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1654 - Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Dec 1675 - Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Dec 1695 - Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 3 Nov 1882 - SGEOR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Jamestown #1, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • He was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantatio n s, serving a very short term prior to his death by drowning. In 1635 , a t the age of 11, he sailed from England on the ship Elizabeth and An n wit h his older brother Robert. Carr's name appears on a list of Newpor t free men in 1655, and he began serving in a civil capacity the year pri or whe n he became a commissioner. He served in this capacity for a tota l of si x years between 1654 and 1662, and then served as deputy for 12 y ears fro m 1664 to 1690. During the years when he wasn't serving as deput y, he wa s an assistant, serving in this role for a total of ten years.[1 ] From 16 77 to 1678 he was the justice of the General Quarter Session an d Inferio r Court of Common Pleas.

      Between 1658 and 1663 Carr purchased several large tracts of land on Con a nicut Island (later becoming Jamestown), and following his death he wil le d this property to his sons. He owned a boat, and in 1671 he was pai d fou r pounds for services rendered with the craft.[1] In 1676 he bough t the s ervices of an Indian captive, for which he paid 12 bushels of Ind ian corn .

      Carr became governor of the colony in 1695, and in this capacity he wro t e to Governor Fletcher of New York in answer to a request for 48 men fr o m Rhode Island to assist in the defense of New York. He agreed to eith e r send the men, or some comparable assistance. Carr drowned late in 16 9 5 and was buried in a family cemetery in Newport. He was succeeded as g ov ernor by Walter Clarke.

      Carr had 11 children, seven by his first wife and four by his second, mo s t of whom grew to maturity and married. His second wife, Sarah, was a d au ghter of former colonial President Jeremy Clarke and his wife Frances.



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