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Caleb Carr, born in 1624, came to America in 1635 with his elder
brother, Robert, in the ship "Elizabeth and Ann", from London, England, and
settled in Newport, R.I. He married (first) Mercy, born i n 1631, who died
in 1675, and (second) Sarah, widow of John Pinner, and daughter of Jeremiah
and Frances (Latham) Clarke. Mr. Carr was commissioner in 1654, 1658, 1659,
1660, 1661 and 1662; was made a freeman in 1655; was deputy , with the
exception from 1664 to 1690, and assistant the greater part of the time
between 1679 and 1691. He was governor in 1695, the year i n which he died.
Governor Carr bought at different times beginning with 1658 , large interest
in Conanicut and Dutch Islands. The Carrs as a family becam e conspicuous in
the development of Jamestown, and their fortunes have been more or less
identified with that town and Newport from their settlement to the present
time. The children of Governor Carr were: Nicholas, Mercy , Caleb, Samuel,
Mercy (2), John, Edward (all born to the first marriage) , Frances, Sarah,
James and Elizabeth.

Birth	9 Dec 1616	London, England
Marriage	Ca 1653	Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island - Mercy Vaughn
Death	17 Dec 1695	Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island

Spouse	Mercy Vaughn (1630 - 1675)
Child	Caleb Carr (1657 - 1700)

Father	Benjamin Carr (1592 - 1635)
Mother	Martha Hardington (1593 - 1635)
Sibling	Robert Carr (1614 - 1681)