Washington County, Tennessee,was established in 1777 as Washington County, North Carolina. From 1784 to 1788,it was part of the State of Franklin.
John Carr was born about 1737.
Some researchers believe he is the son of Robert Carr and Mary Williams, but he does not appear on the list of his children.
John married Louvisa Isbell. Louvisa was born in 1743 and was daughter of Zachariah Isbell.
He bought another 100 acres on the West Branch of Knob Creek in 1796.
John and Louvisa's children included:
Zachariah Carr (1761),
Elizabeth Carr (1762),
Sarah Carr (1764, died as an infant),
Hannah Carr Duncan (1765, married Robert Duncan),
John Carr (1767, died as an infant),
John Carr (1769, married Dorcas McCubbins),
Louvisa Carr Humphreys (1770, married George Humphreys),
Sarah Carr (1772, married Jeremiah Denton, son of Joseph Denton),
Susannah Carr (1774),
Mary Carr (1776),
James Carr (1779, died as an infant),
James Carr (1781),
Elizabeth Carr (1781), Richard Carr (1783, married Martha York), William Carr (1785, married Rebecca Jobe), and
Isabell Carr Crabtree(1787, married James Crabtree).
John Carr served in the Revolution in South Carolina. He enlisted in 1775 in the 8th Company of Rangers, Captain Thomas Woodward's Company. He also served in the Third Regiment of South Carolina under Colonel William Thompson.
He came to Washington, Tennessee and bought the 132 acre land grant from William McBee in 1789. He bought another 100 acres on Knob Creek, adjoining his first 132 acres in 1789 from John Callahan.
Louisa died on April 16, 1808 and John followed on April 6, 1818.
East Tennessee is part of Appalachia. At the end of the French and Indian War, colonists began drifting into the area. In 1769, they first settled along the Watauga River. During the Revolution, the Overmountain Men defeated British loyalists at the Battle of Kings Mountain. The State of Franklin was formed in the 1780s, but never admitted to the Union.
