John Carr, Sr. (Heinrich Henry "Roebuck" (Gehr)4, Hans Jacob3 Karr, Hans Jacob2, Hans Nicolas1) was born 1765 in Petersburg Hardy Co. West Va., and died 1842 in Randolph Co. West Va.. He married Abigail Vetch Abt. 1788. She was born 1760, and died 1844.
Notes for John Carr, Sr.:
John Carr, Sr. built his home on the western side of the Dry Fork River. Here he built a large grain mill which remained in operation for over 100 years.
The Carr's of Randolph and Tucker counties are descendants of John Carr, Sr. from Petersburg in Hardy county (now Grant county), John served in the Revolutionary War in John Harness' Rangers, with his brother, Conrad. Like his father, rented a section of Fairfax land. He must have grown tired of renting and yearned to have a place of his own. He found that place on the Dry Fork River. John Carr seemed to have been living on Dry Fork by 1805. The land he settled was just below the mouth of Red Creek where Steve Cooper now lives (1991). Here, by about 1815, he built a grist mill, of which the millrace and the foundation can still be seen.
It appears that John Carr, Sr. moved back and forth between Petersburg and Dry Fork, or kept two homes. On the 1810 and tha1820 census, he has the same enumeration in both Randolph and Hardy counties. About 1788 John married Abigail.
" From Randolph county WV History-Families", 1991, Don Mills, Inc., p49
The above notes are from Lyla C. Howell of Green Bank, WV

Will of John Carr (dated 19 Mar 1861)
In the name of God; Amen, I John Carr being of sound mind and body and disposing memory, do make this to be my last will and testament as follows (that is to say) I desire that my body be decently buried, at the discretion of my executors hereafter named and I direct that all my just debts be paid out of my estate as soon after my decease as may be convenient.
First I give and bequeath unto my son Joab Carr the sum of what he says will compensate him for his trouble for taking care of me and my wife, Abigale, after my son Joab Carr is paid out of my estate, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Abigail and my four children viz. Thos Carr, Jacob Carr, Seymour Carr[,]Benjamin Y. Carr all my estate; and I do hereby nominate and appoint Solomon Bonner to be my executor of this my will and testament, and I do revoke and make void all former wills made by me and do hereby declare these presents to be and contain my last will and testament. In witness whereof, I the said testator John Carr have to this my said will written upon one sheat of paper set my hand and seal this 19th day of March in the year 1861.
John Carr

Witnessed by Enos Carr and Joab Carr.
Probated May 1861.

Following information from Peggy Gilmore:-------------------------------------
John served in the Revolutionary War in John Harness's Rangers with brother Conrad.
He first located near Arthur, now in West Virginia. He could have remarried a second time to Elizabeth? He was located in Randolph County about 1805. He built a grain mill on the west side of Dry Fork River.

More About John Carr and Abigail Vetch:
Marriage: Abt. 17883

Children of John Carr and Abigail Vetch are:
62 i. Catherine Christianna6 Carr, born 1789; died 1859. She met (1) Issac Booth, Gen.; born January 01, 1776; died March 14, 1858. She met (2) (unknown) Bonner.

Notes for Issac Booth, Gen.:
Catherine Carr was the common law wife of Issac

63 ii. Jemima Carr, born 1790 in Hardy County, VA; died Aft. 1870. She married William Bonner, Jr.; born 1776; died 1857.
64 iii. Christina Carr, born July 22, 1790 in Hardy County, VA; died November 26, 1858.
65 iv. Hannah Susan Carr, born 1792 in Hardy County, VA; died 1854. She married Charles Smith; born 1795.
+ 66 v. Abner Carr, born Bet. 1793 - 1802 in Randolph County, VA; died December 06, 1874 in Tucker County, WV.
67 vi. Malinda Carr, born 1794 in Hardy County, VA; died May 1859. She married Edmond H. Jones; born May 13, 1790; died July 19, 1860.
68 vii. James/Jacob Carr, born 1798. He married Ann Hornback.
+ 69 viii. John Carr, Jr., born March 15, 1800 in Hardy county, VA; died April 15, 1861 in Elk, Tucker County, VA.
+ 70 ix. Solomon S. Carr, born 1801 in Hardy County, VA; died September 09, 1866 in Black Fork, Tucker County, WV.
+ 71 x. Eli Carr, born Abt. 1803 in Randolph County, VA; died 1844 in Randolph County, VA.
72 xi. Enoch Carr, born 1805; died 1845.

Notes for Enoch Carr:
Never married, but was active in Real Estate. It is through the settlement of his estate that we can prove his brothers and sisters.

From: "Randolph county West Virginia History-Families"


JOHN CARR, b. Bet. 1755 & 1765, Petersburg, Augusta County, Virginia; d. 1842, Randolph County, Virginia
another source: Birth: 1765 in Petersburg, Augusta, VA
* Death: 1842 in Red Creek, Randolph, WV
66 John Carr.  Born in 1765. John died in 1842; he was 77. Occupation: miller.
According to Miriam Carr Cooper in "Randolph County History and Families," John car built his home on the western side of the Dry Fork River. There he built a large grain mill which remained in operation for over 100 years. In 1788 when John was 23, he married Abigail --?--. 67 Abigail --?--. Abigail's surname is sometimes reported as "Veach," but the researcher who proposed this (Jeff Carr) has recanted. Her correct surname is not known.