Individual Details
John T. Carr
(10 Jan 1734 - 11 Jun 1818)
History of Washington County, Tennessee, 1988 by Watauga Association of Genealogists, p. 281
John Car (1737-1818) was the third son of Robert Carr and Mary Williams. John married Louvisa Isbell (1743-1806), daughter of Zachariah Isbell and Elizabeth Taylor. John Carr served in the Revolution in SC, enlisting in 1775, 8th Company of Rangers, Cat. Thomas Woodward's Company. He also served in the Third Regiment of SC under Colonel William Thompson. He came to Washington County area and bought the 132 acre land grant (NC) from William McBee in 1789. He bought another 100 acres on Knob Creek, adjoining th efirst 132 acres in 1789 from John Callahan and still another 100 acres on the West Branch of Knob Creek in 1796. Their first home was the McBee home which was built over a spring to give the family access to water during Indian attacks. The second home was built sometime prior to 1852. It was later remodeled and is not occupied by a descendant. John and Louvisa were buried on their own land under a tall pine tree from which the home got its name, "Lone Pine." The property passed to their son, William Carr, later was sold to a Krouse and in 1853 to James Crumley.
John and Louvisa had sixteen children, all born in SC. Several children died in infancy* and their names were given to later born children to preserve the Carr-Isbell family names: Zachariah (1761)*, Elizabeth (1762)*, Sarah (1764)*, Hanah (1765), John (1767)*, John (1769), Louvisa (1770)*, Srah (1772), Susannah (1774)*, Mary (1776)*, James (1779)*, James (1781) a twin to Elizabeth (1781), Richard (1783), William (1785), and Isbell (1787).
John Car (1737-1818) was the third son of Robert Carr and Mary Williams. John married Louvisa Isbell (1743-1806), daughter of Zachariah Isbell and Elizabeth Taylor. John Carr served in the Revolution in SC, enlisting in 1775, 8th Company of Rangers, Cat. Thomas Woodward's Company. He also served in the Third Regiment of SC under Colonel William Thompson. He came to Washington County area and bought the 132 acre land grant (NC) from William McBee in 1789. He bought another 100 acres on Knob Creek, adjoining th efirst 132 acres in 1789 from John Callahan and still another 100 acres on the West Branch of Knob Creek in 1796. Their first home was the McBee home which was built over a spring to give the family access to water during Indian attacks. The second home was built sometime prior to 1852. It was later remodeled and is not occupied by a descendant. John and Louvisa were buried on their own land under a tall pine tree from which the home got its name, "Lone Pine." The property passed to their son, William Carr, later was sold to a Krouse and in 1853 to James Crumley.
John and Louvisa had sixteen children, all born in SC. Several children died in infancy* and their names were given to later born children to preserve the Carr-Isbell family names: Zachariah (1761)*, Elizabeth (1762)*, Sarah (1764)*, Hanah (1765), John (1767)*, John (1769), Louvisa (1770)*, Srah (1772), Susannah (1774)*, Mary (1776)*, James (1779)*, James (1781) a twin to Elizabeth (1781), Richard (1783), William (1785), and Isbell (1787).
Events
| Birth | 10 Jan 1734 | South Carolina | |||
| Marriage | 1760 | South Carolina - Louvisa Isbell | |||
| Death | 11 Jun 1818 | Knob Creek, Washington Co., Tennessee | |||
| Burial | Carr - Crumley - Krouse cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee |  |
Families
| Spouse | Louvisa Isbell (1743 - 1808) |
| Child | Zachariah Carr (1761 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Carr (1762 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Carr (1764 - ) |
| Child | Hannah Carr (1765 - ) |
| Child | John Carr (1767 - ) |
| Child | John Carr (1769 - 1849) |
| Child | Louvisa Carr (1770 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Carr (1772 - 1850) |
| Child | Susannah Carr (1774 - ) |
| Child | Mary Carr (1776 - ) |
| Child | James Carr (1779 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Carr (1781 - ) |
| Child | James Carr (1781 - ) |
| Child | Richard Carr (1783 - 1813) |
| Child | William Carr (1785 - ) |
| Child | Isbell Carr (1787 - ) |
| Father | Robert Carr (1710 - ) |
| Mother | Mary Williams ( - ) |
| Sibling | Robert Carr (1736 - ) |
| Sibling | James King Carr (1739 - 1782) |
| Sibling | Titus Carr (1743 - ) |
| Sibling | William Carr (1745 - ) |
Endnotes
1. cemetery index on usgenweb.