William B. Kerr

First Marriage: Groom: William Kerr Bride: Catey Ross Bond_Date: 10 Nov 1804 Bond #: 000098288 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

ImageNum: 006912 County: Orange Record #: 01 226 Bondsman: James Kerr Witness: Jno Taylor

Second Marriage: Name: William Kerr Spouse: Polly Craftin Marriage Date: 15 Nov 1827 Marriage County: Maury Marriage State: Tennessee

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008

Other information about William Kerr from various sources:

Had 15+ children. 11 by his first wife Kate Ross Kerr who died in William County. Her grave is lost, and 4 by his second wife Mary Gray Crafton Kerr. She is interred here beside him.

This is the text of the Will of William KERR of Maury County Tennessee, January 6, 1853:

I William KERR of the county of Maury and State of Tennessee, being of sound mind and memory and being advanced in life and knowing the certainty of death do make and ordain this as my last will and Testament in manner and form following viz.

First, I give and bequeath to my youngest son Joseph B. KERR the tract of land on which I now reside, together with all my stock of every description, farming utensils, household and kitchen furniture of which I may die possessed with this provision, that my wife Mary KERR shall have the same and her home during her natural life or widowhood for the maintainence of her and my two youngest children Pameila and Joseph B. KERR until they arrive at the age of twenty one years, and at the death or marriage of my wife Mary KERR the whole of it to go to my son Joseph B. KERR, my daughter Pamelia KERR having her support out of it till she arrives at twenty one years of age.

Second, I give and bequeath to my youngest daughter Pamelia KERR two hundred Dollars to be paid to her at my death.

Third, having already given to my son Andrew R. KERR about one hundred dollars, also the same amount viz one hundred dollars to each of the following named children. Eliza WEBB, Alice WARDEN, William N. KERR, James KERR, Thomas B. KERR, Susan PATTERSON and John KERR and to my children Samuel T(L) KERR, Nancy SIMPSON, Louise HOBBS and Sarah LYNN I have given two hundred dollars. It is therefore my will and desire, that at my death if there should be enough money either in my possion (sic.) or owing to me to make up to all of my children above named who have received one hundred dollars the sum of one hundred dollars more in order to make them equal with those who have received two hundred, and should there not be enough that it be equally divided among those who have received one hundred dollars, first paying over to my wife Mary KERR twenty dollars, and after giving off the above sums should any be left it is my will that it be equally divided among all my children then living or should any be dead, among their children, the children of each drawing the share that their parent would have drawn if living viz. Andrew R. KERR, Nancy SIMPSON, Eliza WEBB's children, Alice WARDEN, William N. KERR's daughter, James H. KERR, Thomas B. KERR, Sarah LYNN, Susan PATTERSON, John KERR's son, Louisa HOBBS, Pamelia KERR and Joseph B. KERR.

Fourth, I hereby appoint my son Andrew R. KERR, Executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. In testamony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the 6th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.

Signed, sealed and acknowledged William KERR in the presence of Johathan L. HUNT and Nathaniel H. CRAIG Recorded in Willl Book A Vol 1, Pages 32 & 33, Maury County, TN

Genealogy & will copied from the book "Kerr Family History" by Frank Kerr McDaniel, Dec 7, 1996 by Wayne Austin, with Frank's permission. Frank died not long afterward.

Inscription: SACRED TO the memory of William Kerr Died Dec 2nd 1853 Aged 72 years Princes, this clay must be your bed, In spite of all your towers; The tall, the wise, the reverend's head Must lie as low as ours.

Note: b. 1781 in Orange Co., N.C.; mar. 1st, Kate Ross; stone is now (7/6/2002 shattered) - Original listing at: http://freepages.genealogy. rootsweb.com /~maury/cemetery/shaneindex.htm

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First, I give and bequeath to my youngest son Joseph B. Kerr the tract of land on which I now reside, together with all my stock of every description, farming utensils, household and kitchen furniture of which I may die possessed with this provision, that my wife Mary Kerr shall have the same and her home during her natural life or widowhood for the maintenance of her and my two youngest children Pameila and Joseph B. Kerr until they arrive at the age of twenty one years, and at the death or marriage of my wife Mary Kerr the whole of it to go to my son Joseph B. Kerr, my daughter Pamelia Kerr having her support out of it till she arrives at twenty one years of age.

Second, I give and bequeath to my youngest daughter Pamelia Kerr two hundred dollars to be paid to her at my death.

Third, having already given to my son Andrew R. Kerr about one hundred dollars, also the same amount viz one hundred dollars to each of the following named children. Eliza Webb, Alice Warden, William N. Kerr, James Kerr, Thomas B. Kerr, Susan Patterson and John Kerr and to my children Samuel T. (L) Kerr, Nancy Simpson, Louise Hobbs and Sarah Lynn I have given two hundred dollars. It is therefore my will and desire, that at my death if there should be enough money either in my possession (sic.) or owing to me to make up to all of my children above named who have received one hundred dollars the sum of one hundred dollars more in order to make them equal with those who have received two hundred, and should there not be enough that it be equally divided among those who have received one hundred dollars, first paying over to my wife Mary Kerr twenty dollars, and after giving off the above sums should any be left it is my will that it be equally divided among all my children then living or should any be dead, among their children, the children of each drawing the share that their parent would have drawn if living viz. Andrew R. Kerr, Nancy Simpson, Eliza Webb's children, Alice Warden, William N. Kerr's daughter, James H. Kerr, Thomas B. Kerr, Sarah Lynn, Susan Patterson, John Kerr's son, Louisa Hobbs, Pamelia Kerr and Joseph B. Kerr.

Fourth, I hereby appoint my son Andrew R. Kerr, Executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the 6th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.

Signed, sealed and acknowledged William Kerr in the presence of Johmathan L. Hunt and, Nathaniel H. Craig. Recorded in Will Book A, Vol 1, Pages 32 & 33, Maury County, Tennessee.

Genealogy & will copied from the book "Kerr Family History" by Frank Kerr McDaniel, December 7, 1996 by Wayne Austin, with Frank's permission. Frank died not long afterward.

SOURCE: Find A Grave.com