Without further evidence tying the emigrant to a specific Thomas Carr in England, his origins remain unknown.Ī prior version of this profile gave "1666" or "1625-1755" as the date of emigration based on entries for Thomas Carr in the Ancestry database "U.S. It is also possible that the Thomas Carr who emigrated was not baptized or that his baptismal record is not indexed in these databases. A similar search in the FamilySearch database "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" yields at least a dozen possible baptized males named Thomas Carr. A search of the Ancestry database "All Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873" for a Thomas Carr baptized between 1640-1650 yields at least 6 baptized in Yorkshire alone. There does not appear to be any evidence establishing that this Thomas, son of Francis Carre who was baptized at Wath-upon-Carre in March 1646/7, was the same person as the Thomas Carr who appears in King William County, Virginia, beginning in 1701. In addition, a prior version gave a birth date of 13 March 1647 based on the baptismal record of "Thomas the sonne of ffrancis Carre of Brampton" who was baptized on 13 March 1646/7 at Wath-upon-Dearne in Yorkshire. Given the absence of any source supporting this connection, those parents have been detached.
It is possible that he was born earlier.Ī prior version of this profile, without source, attached Robert Carr and Margaret Rutherford as his parents. The birth date estimate of "before 1655" is based on the DOB of son Thomas in 1678, which is based on a family bible record and the fact that he was a community leader in King William County by 1701. Thomas Carr reportedly died in King William County, Colony of Virginia, on 1 November 1711. The name of his wife is unknown, but they had at least two children: Thomas Carr was appointed a Justice of the Court for King William County as early as 1702, and High Sheriff in 1708-9. John's Parish in Pamunkey Neck, King William County, Virginia, for the transportation of 11 persons into the colony. The first clear record of his presence in America was the grant to him of a Virginia land patent dated 25 April 1701 for 546 acres in St. He emigrated from England to Virginia before 1701, possibly many years earlier. Thomas Carr was probably born in England before 1650.
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