William Orr, (Xfer)
1771 - 1861 (89 years)-
Name William Orr [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Suffix (Xfer) Birth 22 Aug 1771 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Gender Male Residence Between 1784 and 1914 Jackson County, Georgia, USA Military Service 22 Aug 1813 Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA 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 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 [7] Residence 1850 Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA [4] Residence 1860 Talladega County, Alabama, USA [5] Northern Division Death 2 Jul 1861 Talladega County, Alabama, USA [1, 2, 3, 6] Person ID I20989 MontyHistNotes_2014 Last Modified 8 Oct 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 [2] Family ID F3529 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah M Anderson, b. 8 Mar 1784, South Carolina, USA d. 26 Sep 1859, Talladega County, Alabama, USA (Age 75 years) Marriage 31 Dec 1805 South Carolina, USA [1, 2] Family ID F3528 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Oct 2025
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Birth - 22 Aug 1771 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
Residence - Between 1784 and 1914 - Jackson County, Georgia, USA 
Marriage - 31 Dec 1805 - South Carolina, USA 
Military 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 Military 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 Residence - 1830 - Jackson County, Georgia, USA 
Residence - 1850 - Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA 
Residence - Northern Division - 1860 - Talladega County, Alabama, USA Death - 2 Jul 1861 - Talladega County, Alabama, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [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.
- [S1101] DAR Ancestor A084209, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), James Orr.
- [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 - [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 - [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 - [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 - [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
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8058&h=1845410&indiv=try
- [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.