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Gov. Caleb Carr was born 9 December 1616 in London, England to Benjamin Carr (1592-1672) and Martha Hardington (1693-) and died 17 December 1695 Jamestown, Newport County, Rhode Island of unspecified causes. He married Mercy Vaughn (1631-1675) 1653 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island. He married Sarah Clarke (1651-1706) 1676 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island.

Biography[]

Caleb Carr (1616 - 17 December 1695)[1] was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, serving a very short term prior to his death. In 1635, at the age of 19, he sailed from England on the ship Elizabeth and Ann with his older brother Robert.[1] Carr's name appears on a list of Newport freemen in 1655, and he began serving in a civil capacity the year prior when he became a commissioner. He served in this capacity for a total of six years between 1654 and 1662, and then served as deputy for 12 years from 1664 to 1690. During the years when he wasn't serving as deputy, he was an assistant, serving in this role for a total of ten years.[1] From 1677 to 1678 he was the justice of the General Quarter Session and Inferior Court of Common Pleas.

Between 1658 and 1663 Carr purchased several large tracts of land on Conanicut Island (later becoming Jamestown), and following his death he willed this property to his sons.[1] He owned a boat, and in 1671 he was paid four pounds for services rendered with the craft.[1] In 1676 he bought the services of an Indian captive, for which he paid 12 bushels of Indian corn.[1]

Carr became governor of the colony in 1695, and in this capacity he wrote to Governor Fletcher of New York in answer to a request for 48 men from Rhode Island to assist in the defense of New York. He agreed to either send the men, or some comparable assistance.[1] Carr died late in 1695 and was buried in a family cemetery in Newport. He was succeeded as governor by Walter Clarke.

Marriage and Family[]

Carr had 11 children, seven with his first wife, Mercy, and four with his second, Sarah, most of whom grew to maturity and married. His second wife was a daughter of former colonial President Jeremiah Clark (1605-1651) and his wife Frances Latham (1609-1677).



Children


Offspring of Gov. Caleb Carr and Mercy Vaughn (1631-1675)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Infant Carr (1653-)
Nicholas Carr (1654-1709)
Mercy Carr (1656-)
Caleb Carr (1657-1700)
Samuel Carr (1659-1694)
Mary Carr (1661-1717)
John Carr (1664-1725)
Edward Carr (1666-1711)


Offspring of Gov. Caleb Carr and Sarah Clarke (1651-1706)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Francis Carr (1678-1717)
James Carr (1680-1701)
Sarah Carr (1682-1765)
Elizabeth Carr (1684-)



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