Re: Need info on KERR family in (Beith?) Ayrshire 1675-1725, Lancaster PA c1725/8?
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Re: Need info on KERR family in (Beith?) Ayrshire 1675-1725, Lancaster PA c1725/8?
Ruth Smith 10/09/04
Hi Pat, I have a very strong suspicion that the Margaret Kerr that married Robert Turk is a sister of James Kerr that was the earliest Kerr progenitor in the Orange/Augusta County, Virginia area.According to some researchers, the Kerr and Turk families were very close and apparently migrated from Pennsylvania to Orange/Augusta County, VA together.
I found the following reference some time ago:
http://www.angelfire.lycos.com/doc/general/angelfire_popunder.htmlhttp://www.angelfire.lycos.com/doc/general/angelfire_popunder.html
The Turk family was no group to challenge. As previously mentioned, Robert Turk married Margaret Kerr in Pennsylvania and moved to Augusta County shortly after the James Kerr family arrived. Robert's son and grandson (both named Thomas Turk), appear on as many court files as he did. thomas Turk, the younger, became the father of Hiram Kerr Turk, who with his sons, set off the Slicker War in Benton and Polk Counties during the 1830s and 1840s. The Robertsons, Kerrs and Turks had intermarried for generations. Like James Kerr, William Robertson (whose wife Lettice or Letticia was a Kerr), was also an Augusta County, Justice.
Best Regards,
Jim
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Re: Need info on KERR family in (Beith?) Ayrshire 1675-1725, Lancaster PA c1725/8?
Ruth Smith 10/10/04
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Re: Need info on KERR family in (Beith?) Ayrshire 1675-1725, Lancaster PA c1725/8?
Ruth Smith 10/10/04
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Re: Need info on KERR family in (Beith?) Ayrshire 1675-1725, Lancaster PA c1725/8?
Doug Stewart 10/27/05
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Re: Need info on KERR family in (Beith?) Ayrshire 1675-1725, Lancaster PA c1725/8?