William Orr, (Xfer)

Male 1771 - 1861  (89 years)


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  • Name William Orr  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Suffix (Xfer) 
    Birth 22 Aug 1771  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Residence Between 1784 and 1914  Jackson County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Service 22 Aug 1813  Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Entered service in Georgia Militia Major Frederick Freeman's Squadron - Capt. John Irwin's Volunteer Troop of Light Dragoons in War of 1812- Recorded in National Archive in Washington, DC 
    Military Service 2 Mar 1814  Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Discharged for Capt. John Irwin's company of the Georgia Calvary-Freeman's Squadron - War of 1812 - paid $107.53 for service pay. 
    Residence 1830  Jackson County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1850  Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1860  Talladega County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Northern Division 
    Death 2 Jul 1861  Talladega County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6
    Person ID I20989  MontyHistNotes_2014
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

    Father James Whistling Orr,   b. 24 Jun 1743, Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1829, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah McConnell,   b. 1747, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1783, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 5 Sep 1770  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F3529  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah M Anderson,   b. 8 Mar 1784, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1859, Talladega County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1805  South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F3528  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Aug 1771 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1784 and 1914 - Jackson County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Dec 1805 - South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - Entered service in Georgia Militia Major Frederick Freeman's Squadron - Capt. John Irwin's Volunteer Troop of Light Dragoons in War of 1812- Recorded in National Archive in Washington, DC - 22 Aug 1813 - Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - Discharged for Capt. John Irwin's company of the Georgia Calvary-Freeman's Squadron - War of 1812 - paid $107.53 for service pay. - 2 Mar 1814 - Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Jackson County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Northern Division - 1860 - Talladega County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Jul 1861 - Talladega County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S552] Johnson, Donna J, Orr Family Website Information, (Name: Location: Rootsweb; Date: Ongoing;;), Website set up by Donna J Johnson which describes her relationship toJames 'Whistling' Orr http://tarheelborn.homestead.com/orrindex.html.

    2. [S1101] DAR Ancestor A084209, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), James Orr.

    3. [S1841] Ancestry.com, SAR Application, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls;;), Database online.
      Record for William Craig Orr

    4. [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: Talladega, Talladega,Alabama; Roll: M432_15; Page: 455A; Image: .
      Record for William Orr

    5. [S3624] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Northern Division,Talladega, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 754; Image: 293.
      Record for W Orr

    6. [S1710] Ancestry.com, Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Database online.
      Record for William Orr

    7. [S3044] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1830; Census Place: Jackson, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 18; Page: 326; Family History Library Film: 0007038.
      Record for William Orr
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