John Orr
1776 - 1854 (77 years)-
Name John Orr [1, 2, 3] Birth 26 Sep 1776 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
[2, 3] Gender Male Will 26 Aug 1853 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [1] LW&T Burial 1854 Mint Hill, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA [2] - Philadelphia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Death 13 Feb 1854 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [2, 3] Person ID I13723 MontyHistNotes_2014 Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
Father James Whistling Orr, b. 24 Jun 1743, Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 17 Mar 1829, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 85 years) Relationship natural Mother Sarah McConnell, b. 1747, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 29 Mar 1783, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 36 years) Relationship natural Marriage 5 Sep 1770 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [4] Family ID F3529 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Kerr, b. 29 Jul 1778 d. 11 Nov 1838, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 60 years) Marriage 18 Feb 1802 North Carolina, USA [3] Children > 1. Sarah McConnell Orr, b. 22 Dec 1802, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 6 Jul 1840, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA (Age 37 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 2. Caroline Martha Orr, b. 22 Dec 1805, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 20 Sep 1846, North Carolina, USA (Age 40 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 3. John Karr Orr, b. 13 Sep 1810, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 4 Feb 1846, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA (Age 35 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 4. James Jefferson Orr, b. 9 Mar 1813, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 23 Oct 1883, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 5. Elizabeth Orr, b. 6 Oct 1815, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. Aft 1866 (Age > 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 6. Louisa B Orr, b. 12 Mar 1819, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 1863 (Age 43 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 7. Jane S Orr, b. 30 May 1822 d. Feb 1907, Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, USA (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F5744 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - 26 Sep 1776 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
Marriage - 18 Feb 1802 - North Carolina, USA Will - LW&T - 26 Aug 1853 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
Burial - 1854 - Mint Hill, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Death - 13 Feb 1854 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S671] Ferguson, Herman White, Will Abstracts 1791-1868, (Name: Ferguson, Herman White; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1993;), "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, *Will Abstracts 1791-1868 BooksA-J, *Tax Lists, 17978, 1798, 1799, 1806 & 1807" book located at Charlotte Public Library, ISBN 0-9620770-2-X.
After son James died in 1833, Joseph added a codicil to his will - [S1830] Philadephia Presbyterian Church Cemetery, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Mint Hill, Mecklenburg, North Carolina,USA;;).
- [S3088] Smith, Mrs Roy, Records of the Families of Orr, Black, McCall, and Stewart, (Name: Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society; Location: Charlote, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 2013;), Volume 31 Number 4.
- [S1101] DAR Ancestor A084209, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), James Orr.
- [S671] Ferguson, Herman White, Will Abstracts 1791-1868, (Name: Ferguson, Herman White; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1993;), "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, *Will Abstracts 1791-1868 BooksA-J, *Tax Lists, 17978, 1798, 1799, 1806 & 1807" book located at Charlotte Public Library, ISBN 0-9620770-2-X.