Abigail Carr

Abigail married John Hull Abt 1774. John died Bef 18 Sep 1807. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Robert's will mentions "my Father, Job Carr." Robert & Mary are buried next to his parents, Job & Mehitabel.

Information on Robert and his family came from Francis Richmond Sears' "The Carr Ancestry of Richmond Carr of Portsmouth, RI" found in "Genealogies of RI Families, Vol I" pp. 108 - 123; also on Family Tree Maker CD 108.

Robert married Mary Wood 18 May 1749, Newport, RI. Mary (daughter of Peleg Wood and Rebecca Coggeshall) was born 1726, Newport, RI; died 1 Apr 1790; was buried , Common Burial Ground, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Job's will dated 25 Feb 1746, proved 2 July 1753, mentions his eldest son Robert, youngest son Job, his "well-beloved wife " Mehitabell, and nephews Caleb -- son of brother Robert, and Caleb -- son of brother Caleb (these are our ancestors). Among other provisions, Job gives freedom to his "Negro man, Jack," along with three whole suits of apparel. All his Negro servants are to be set free after the decease of his wife, son Job, and his descendants. He also provided for relief of the poor of the church in Newport to which he belonged. The executors were Joseph Sanford, shopkeeper; Elisha Shearman, mariner; and Gardner Thurston, cooper.

Job married Mehitabel Sherman Abt 1712. Mehitabel (daughter of Benjamin SHEARMAN and Hannah MOWRY) was born 4 Mar 1687/88; died 3 Nov 1751, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

She was a daughter of Benjamin and sister of Joseph, two of our Sherman ancestors. Her husband was son of Caleb and brother to Caleb, two of our Carr ancestors.

Peleg — Rebecca Coggeshall. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

For a record of this marriage, see "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" by Clarence Almond Torrey, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD., 1985, pp. 136-137

Some online sites have this Caleb as being the one born in August 1657. Various sites have that other Caleb as being either the son of Robert or the son of his brother Caleb, who was the governor. Also, Francis Richmond Sears has this Caleb's estimated year of birth as 1650, but 1644 seems more likely when the whole family group is analyzed. We know from his father's will that Caleb was the eldest.

Caleb's will of 1688 mentions his wife "Phillip," eldest son Caleb, other sons William, Robert, Job, and daughters Mary & "Phillip," both under 18. Also mentioned are cousin Nicholas Carr, "father" Major John Greene, and brother-in-law Peter Greene.

Caleb married Phillip\Phillippe GREENE Abt 1676, Rhode Island. Phillip\Phillippe (daughter of John GREENE, Jr. and Anne ALMY) was born 7 Oct 1658, Portsmouth, RI; died Between 1690 and 1706. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Her name was written as "Phillip," but nowadays is usually written as "Phillippa" or even "Phillis." According to information on given names at a Rootsweb site, Phillip/Philip was a popular name for both males & females in the time from 1450 - 1650, although it declined in popularity after the reign of Mary Tudor (1553-1558), when Philip II of Spain, her militant Roman Catholic husband, was perceived as the enemy. The name became very rare in the 1600s, unless, of course, it was passed down as a family name as in this lineage.

Benjamin married Hannah MOWRY 3 Dec 1674, Portsmouth, RI. Hannah (daughter of Roger MOWRY and Mary JOHNSON) was born 28 Sep 1656, Providence, RI; died Bef 1718, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]