Sample Orr

- Bef 1792

• Name	Sample Orr  [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Will	18 May 1779	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  	Mentioned in Father's Will
  Death	Bef 1792
  	Not mentioned in Mother's Will
  Notes	Probably not the father of William Gillespie Orr
  Person ID	I17507	MontyHistNotes_2014
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Nathan Orr,   b. 1720   d. 1779, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mildredge _____,   b. 1720   d. 1792, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	> 1. William Gillespie Orr,   b. 1797, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 1857, Avinger, Cass, Texas, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Will - Mentioned in Father's Will - 18 May 1779 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S390] Holman, Susan, Email from Susan Holman Re: Sample Orr, (Name: Name: genealogy.com; Location: www.genealogy.com; Date: 8 May 2010;;), Response from Susan on Genealogy surname forum. [S544] Wills of Three Orrs, (Name: Location: Genforum; Date: 20 Dec 1999;;), Wills of James, Nathan, and Robert Orr; posted on Genforum by NancyOrr http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.orr/100.242/mb.ashx. [S650] Richter, Diane, Old Mecklenburg Genealogical Society Quarterly, (Name: Name: Old Mecklenurg Genealogical Society; Location: Charlotte,Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Date: 2002;;), Article Entitled Orr Family Records. [S382] Marler, Kathleen, Residents of Mecklenburg County North Carolina, (Name: Name: Clearfield; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 2005;;), Lists deed and other transaction information between 1762-1790, ISBN-13: 978-0-8063-5285-5 ISBN-10: 0-8063-5285-X. William Orr items: Page 265 Cathey Items: Pages 64-65 Clark Itmes: 67-69