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- Genealogies of Virginia Families Vol. I, page 670 notes he is a son
birth not recorded in the Carr Book "Doddridge's Family Expositor"
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Prince George's County, St. John's and Prince George Parishes Maryland State Census 1776
Overton Carr, 25: 30: 30: 22: 25: 19: 15: 7: 4: 4: 1 (Overton was born between 1746-1751)
Ann, 30: 34: 24: 30: 2
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Prince George's County MD Will Book Liber T No. #1; 1803-1808;
Folio 579 OVERTON CARR 08/07/1804 09/21/1804
Being Sick .."
Bequeaths to:
1. Ann Carr --wife "the best woman I ever knew or I believe that Ever Lived"
-to have for her natural life all the rest and residue of the estate
2. Eleanor Carr --daughter
Elizabeth Carr --daughter
Overton Carr --son
Jonathan Boucher Carr --son
-after widow's decease, the remainder of the estate is to be divided among them
3. Samuel Carr --who married testator's daughter Eleanor
-whereas testator has assigned to him several bonds to the amount of $400-500.00 and whereas Samuel engaged with testator' to return and pay to testator the amount of the bonds assigned, it is therefore testator's desire that the amounts of the bonds aforesaid and that in such event testator's daughter Eleanor shall share equally
with the division of the estate, that the amount of the bonds not paid then she shall have no portion of the estate but the whole shall be divided between testator's other three children
4. Negroes
-whereas testator has at times emancipated a number of his Negroes and whereas he may not have complied with strict legal form, then in all cases that every Negro emancipated or intended to be emancipated shall to ail interests and purposes be free at the times and with the terms specified by testator's executor
-whereas testator has purchased a number of Negroes which are now in his possession he desires that executor to free them legally
5. Dabney Carr --son-in-law
-named executer along w/testator's son-in-law Samuel and son Jonathan Boucher Carr
-executors instructed to sill the 'land purchase from Nicholas Lowe and also 6 lots in the City of Washington and the moneys applied to the payment of testator's debts Witnesses: William Baker
Nancy Baker
C. F. Brown
Then came: William Baker
Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1784-1789;
Folio 226 JOHN ALLEN HODGKIN 09/08/1785 10/28/1785
"being weak in Body • .."
Bequeaths to:
1. Susannah Hodgkin --wife
-to have 1 black cow
-named executrix along w/ testator's son John and to have the household estate to be applied to the support and maintenance of testator's children
2, John Hodgkin --son
Basil Hodgkin --son
-testator desires that his debts are collected and the amount of 20 pounds be applied
for the education of testator's above named sons
-John to have 1 small black mare
3. Susannah Hodgkin --daughter
-to have 1 red pied cow marked
4. Overton Carr
-named guardian and trustee to testator's children
Witnesses: George Bean, Thomas Long (mark), H. Berkley
Then came: George Bayne and Thomas Long
Note: the testator signed the will with his mark
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1784-1789;
Folio 253 GILBERT SIMPSON 08/21/1787 09/25/1787
"being very weak & low , Bequeaths to:
1. Joseph Simpson -son
-to have all of testator's land
--to take care of and provide for testator's youngest daughters until they come of age or at the their marriage
2. Susanna (Simpson) -daughter
Linny (Simpson ?) --daughter
Cloe (Simpson?) --daughter
-to have the whole of testator's personal estate to be divided among them as they arrive at the age of 16
3, Libby (Simpson 7) -daughter
Mary Ann (Simpson ?) --daughter
Sally (Simpson ?) --daughter
-each to have 1 shilling
4. Robert Phelps --friend
-named executor along w/ testator's son Joseph
Witnesses: Overton Carr, Jonathan Ridgway (mark) John Simpson
Then came the three above named subscribers to the will Note: the testator signed the will with his mark
not proved as daughter. susannah not married in 1772
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1790-1796;
Folio 294 SUSANNAH TRUEMAN HAWKINS of Bew Plains 04/06/1790 05/ 17/1790
"being in perfect sound and disposing mind & memory
Bequeaths to:
1. Peggy Hawkins --daughter
George Frazer Hawkins --son
Susannah Greenfield Hawkins --daughter
-to have all he rents and arrearages from any of testatrix's tenants to be divided among. them
-to have all the crop that was made at Bew Plains in the year 1789 and also the crop that will be made this year —after the overseer has had his share and after supporting the stock and the people and paying for necessary: utensils—to be divided equally between them,
-to have all the money which testatrix has on hand and which is due from Mr. Mundall or others and to be divided equally among them first paying what is due from the estate of testatrix's late husband and also funeral expenses
-Peggy and Susannah to divide all the household furniture between them and all the household furniture which is "unwilled" as purchased from late husband's estate
-Peggy to have Negro woman '`Kate" and her child "Sandy"
-Susannah to have "Kate's" children "Judson" "Henny""Charlotte''
-George to have Negroes: "Bett" her children "Robbin" "Tom" "Lett" "Sylvia" and "Lucy"
-George to have 1 bed and old mare "Caroline" and her 2 colts and also another mare called "Davis" and her colt
2. Mr. Charles Alexander --of Fairfax County, Virginia
-testatrix's trustee and friend is to receive all the papers which testatrix is possessed of relating to late husband's estate and to settle the same and also to settle husband's affairs with Mr. Overton Carr- who has been the acting administrator
Witnesses: William Baker, Overton Carr, Mary Bayly
Then came.: Overton Carr
Note: the testatrix signed the will in her own hand
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1774-1780 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber CC 2 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 662. At the request of Garland Carr the following Deed was recorded September 7, 1779
Indenture made September 6, 1779; Jonathan Boucher late of PGCo but now of the County of Middlesex in the Kingdom of Great Britain in consideration of 8520 pounds Maryland currency paid by Garland Carr of Louisa County, Virginia have made over to him all the lands devised to John Addison by the last will and testament of his father Col. John Addison, deceased by the direction of the said will laid off by Henry Rozer and Thomas Addison, brother to the said Col. John Addison, deceased the whole containing 1000 acres as appears by an instrument of writing executed by the said Rozer and Addison and recorded in Liber TT, folio 577 & 578 and since sold conveyed and made over by John Addison by deed of sale bearing date June 21, 1773 to Samuel Hanson, Thomas Addison & Jonathan Boucher; also a tract containing 72 ½ acres and beginning at a bounded sycamore standing in a tract called "Locust Thickett" and sold and conveyed by Thomas Addison to John Addison by deed dated June 21, 1773 and conveyed by him on the same date to Samuel Hanson, Thomas Addison & Jonathan Boucher [and bounded by "Irvin" late the property of John Tolson, deceased]; likewise the following Negroes; Jack, Patience, Tom, Little Jack, Ned, Billy, George, Ambrose, Cecelia, Euridice, Ned, Mary, Jacob, Phill, Jerry, Kate, Bess, Harry, Nan, Jenny, Louisa, Jem, Lucy, Bobadil, Will, Butter, Marry, Jack, Kinsy, Isaac, Beck, Romulus and Remus; also the whole stock of horses, black cattle, sheep and hogs now on the said plantation. Signed Jonathan Boucher by Overton Carr his attorney in the presence of and acknowledged before David Craufurd, Frank Leeke
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1785-1787 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber HH [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 465. At the request of Overton Carr the following Deed was recorded August 14, 1787
Indenture made August 14, 1787; Thomas Wilcoxon, Jr. and Mary Wilcoxon his wife of Fairfax County, Virginia in consideration of 5 shillings sterling money of Great Britain paid by Overton Carr has assigned tracts "Dear Park" and "Wilcoxons Underwood" lying on Hanson's [Hensons] Branch in PGCo; also the grist mill now in possession of John Hawkins Lowe together with all the tools, irons, timbers of every kind, cogs, rounds, hogsheads, barrels and so forth also everything belonging or in any manner appertaining to the fulling mill. Signed Thomas Wilcoxon, Jr., Mary Dent Wilcoxon (and relinquished her right of dower) in the presence of and acknowledged before Fielder Bowie, John Smith Brookes
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1787-1789 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber HH 2 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 28. At the request of James Hawkins the following Deed was recorded December 13, 1787
Indenture made October 15, 1787; Overton Carr in consideration of 2000 pounds current money paid by James Hawkins has sold 400 acres being part of "Madducks Folly", "Locust Thickett", Hunters Kindness", "St. John's" and "Radfords Chance" and beginning at a large ditch or gully and the beginning of a south course for a dividing line between William Bayne and Overton Carr where a stone is now fixed in the 3rd line of the part of Hunters Kindness", "St. John's" and "Radfords Chance" and bounded by "Saturday's Work" and the Main Run of Hanson [Henson] Branch. Signed Overton Carr in the presence of and acknowledged before Fielder Bowie, Rinaldo Johnson and at the same time Ann Carr w/o Overton Carr relinquished her right of dower
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Contributed by Shirley Middleton Moller
Charles County Land Records N #4 128
At the request of Overton Carr the following Deed was Recorded this 20th day of July Anno Domini 1793
This Indenture made this 20th day of July Seventeen hundred & ninety three Between Basil Beall of Charles County & State of Maryland of the one part & Ann Tarvin of Prince Georges County & State aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that the said Basil Beall for and in consideration of the sum of five Shillings to him in hand paid by the Ann Tarvin the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge & himself therewith to be fully satisfied contented & paid hath bargained sold Aliened enfeeoffed confirmed & made over & by these presents doth bargain sell Alien enfeeof confirm and make over unto the said Ann Tarvin her Heirs & Assigns all that tract or parcel of Land Lying in Charles County which the said Basil Beall purchased of a certain George Tarvin containing One Hundred Acres more or Less as will appear by having reference to the Records of Charles County To have and to hold the said Land & premises with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any manner appertaining to the only proper use & behoof of her the said Ann Tarvin her heirs & Assigns for ever In Witness whereof the said Basil Beall hath hereunto set his hand & seal the day & year above written Signed Sealed & Delivered in the presence of Henry Barnes James Freeman Basil Beall
On the back of the aforegoin Deed was thus written to wit
Charles County Sst: 20th Jul 1793 came Basil Beall before us two of the Magestrates of The County aforesaid & Acknowledged the Land & premises within mentioned to be the right title & Estate of the within mentioned Anne Tarvin her heirs & Assigns for ever agreeable to the Act of Assembly in such case made and Provided
Henry Barnes
James Freeman
Received of Ann Tarvin the consideration money within mentioned
Beasil Ball
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Charles County Land Records 1790-1792; Liber K#4; Page 62. Jan 20, 1790 from William Baker of Prince Georges County, Gentleman, and Susannah Wilkinson Baker (heretofore Susannah Wilkinson Greenfield), his wife, to Overton Carr of the same county, Gentleman, for 3000 £, all the several tracts of land lying in St. Mary's County and CC which were the property of Nathaniel Trueman Greenfield, late of St. Mary's County, and which lands were conveyed by deed and also willed by sd Nathaniel Truman Greenfield about Nov, 1783, unto his sister, Susannah Wilkinson Greenfield, now the afd Susannah Wilkinson Baker, and also a certain piece of land called Catch as Catch can, which was bought of the state of Maryland by John Moran and assigned to the afd Susannah Wilkinson Baker, lying in CC, and adjoining her other lands in CC. Signed - Wm Baker, Susanna W Baker. Wit - David Crawford, John Smith Brookes. This deed was acknowledged in Prince Georges County before JPs David Crawford & John Smith Brookes. Certified by John R. Magruder, Clk Prince Georges County Court. Recorded May 13, 1790.
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Charles County Land Records 1790-1792; Liber K#4; Page 64. Jan 21, 1790 from Overton Carr of Prince Georges County, Gentleman, to William Baker of sd county, Gentleman, for 3000 £, all the several tracts of land in St. Mary's County and CC which were the property of Nathaniel Trueman Greenfield, late of St. Mary's County, which lands were conveyed by deed and also willed by sd Nathaniel Trueman Greenfield about Nov, 1783, to his sister, Susannah Wilkinson Greenfield, and also a parcel of land called Catch as Catch Can, which was bought of the state of Maryland by John Moran and assigned to the afd [sic] Susannah Wilkinson Baker, lying in CC, and adjoining her other lands in CC, Signed - Overton Carr. Wit - David Crawford, John Smith
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1790-1791 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber JJ 2 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 275. At the request of Overton Carr the following Manumission was recorded September 29, 1790
I do by these presents emancipate and set free Negroes; Cooper, Jack, Cuped, George, Eddick and Patience. As witness my hand and seal this September 29, 1790, Overton Carr in the presence of John Smith Brookes
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1790-1791 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber JJ 2 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 530. At the request of Thomas Jenkins the following Deed was recorded June 1, 1791
Indenture made June 1, 1791; William Pearce [Peerce], planter of Frederick County, Maryland in consideration of 109 pounds paid by Thomas Jenkins, planter of PGCo has sold part of a tract called "Hop Yard" containing 54 acres and lying near the Eastern Branch of Potomack River and adjoining Mr. Jonathan Slater and Overton Carr's land and whereon Peter Howard now lives. Signed William Peerce in the presence of and acknowledged before David Cramphin, Samuel Hepburn
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1790-1791 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber JJ 2 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 537. At the request of George Walker the following Deed was recorded July 28, 1791
Indenture made June 10, 1791; Overton Carr, Gentleman of PGCo in consideration of 10140 pounds current specie of Maryland paid by George Walker, merchant of George Town on Potamack has sold part of a tract called "Hop Yard" being on the northside of the Eastern Branch of Potomack River and within the lines of the Federal District which he bought of Ozborn Sprigg and James White containing by plot of John Oakley, surveyor of PGCo 358 acres and bounded by Jonathan Slaters land. Signed Overton Carr in the presence of and acknowledged before Wm Baker, Joseph N. Baynes and at the same time Ann Carr w/o Overton Carr relinquished her right of dower
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1791-1793 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber JRM 1 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 48. At the request of Overton Carr the following Deed was recorded October 21, 1791
Indenture made June 6, 1791; Osborn Sprigg in consideration of 1224 pounds current money paid by Overton Carr has sold part of a tract called "Hop Yard" containing 204 acres which the late Col. Barton Lucas died seized of; provided that in case any suit should hereafter commence either in law or equity against Overton Carr or part of the said tract then he to be only entitled to recover from Osborn Sprigg at the rate of 6 pounds current money per acre. Signed Osborn Sprigg in the presence of and acknowledged before Wm Baker, Richard T. Lowndes and at the same time Sarah Sprigg w/o Osborn Sprigg relinquished her right of dower
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Charles County Land Records 1790-1792; Liber K#4; Page 458. Mar 28, 1792 from Walter Hanson Harrison of CC. to Overton Carr of Prince Georges County, for 1400 £4 tracts or part of tracts of land in CC: Richards pleasure, containing about 300 acres; and one other tract of land called Carpenters square, containing about 200 acres; also one other tract or part of a tract of land called Holly Spring, laid out for 150 acres but now containing about 102 acres; also, part of a tract of land called Meek's park, containing about 24 acres; also, a tract of land called the Enlargement, containing about 69 acres in CC. Signed - Walter Hanson Harrison. Wit - Henry Barnes*, James Freeman*. Recorded Jul 30, 1792.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1751 - 1804 (~ 58 years)