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Carr of Columbia County
Thomas Carr, Revolutionary War Soldier, his LWT dated 10 January 1820, probated 18 November 1820 in Columbia County. His second wife was Fanny Lowe, widow, whom he married in Columbia County on 3 May 1813. To his beloved wife, Fanny, he left the estate known as Gardensville and the mansion house; 450 acres; plantation tools, furniture, carriages, horses, and his gold watch, which at her death was to go to the children of her son, Thomas Lowe. Thomas Carr appears to have taken up a land grant in Greene County, according to a deed headed Richmond County, Georgia dated 7/17/1785 of William Brown of Richmond County and his wife, Anne, to Thomas Carr of Augusta, for 5 shillings and 250 pds., 750 acres in Washington County bounded South by the College Lands and East by the Wilkes County Line on Falling Creek. On May 15, 1793, Thomas Carr and Frances, his wife, sold this land to Frederick Sims of Augusta, merchant, for 210 pds. Sterling money, 750 acres of land adjoining the Wilkes County line and the College Line in Greene Co. on Falling Creek, which land was originally granted to William Brown on 1/17/1785, adjoining the Wilkes County line and the College Line. The location of this land today would be in the vicinity of Penfield, in Greene County. Issue:
- William Anthony Carr was left the plantation called Alexandria where his father died, which consisted of two acres granted to John Lee, 3 acres granted to Thomas Carr, and two acres in the name of Anderson Crawford, on the waters of Germany Creek.
- Dabney Carr.
- Susan Carr married Colonel Nicholas Ware. Issue: Susan Ware.
- Selina Carr married Colonel Ignatius Few in Columbia County on 11 August 1811.
Columbia County Deeds 2 July 1796. Thomas Carr to Richard Matthews, Jr., the son of Richard Matthews, Sr. and his wife, Catharine, for 20 pounds, 100 acres adjoining lands of William Lindsey and being part of 830 acre tract granted to the said Thomas Carr on 27 October 1794.
25 February 1796. Thomas Carr to Samuel Maines for $70.00, 100 acres of land bounded by Davis, Robertson, Holliday and John Cassel, on the waters of Germany Creek.
2 January 1800. Thomas Carr, attorney, to Seaborn Jones of Augusta, attorney, for five dollars, 1320 acres on the Trading Road, adjoining Danelly and others, being the late property of Richard Call, deceased. Also, another tract of land on Boggy Gut Creek, property of Call, deceased, lately seized on suit of John Ray against the Call estate and sold at auction by Walter Drane, Sheriff and purchased by said Carr.
Sources: Columbia County Wills & Marriages; Greene Co. Deed Book 2, pp. 23-25; Greene County Deed Book 1, pp. 1-3; Greene County Deed Book 1, pp. 493.