Robert Orr

1749 - 1808  (58 years)

• Name	Robert Orr
  Alt. Birth	10 Oct 1749
  Born	11 Oct 1749
  	he was born at sea enroute to America.
  Gender	Male
  1800 Census	1800
  	____, Buncombe Co., NC, p. 182, 01101-22210-01
  Died	8 Oct 1808
  Buried	Aft 8 Oct 1808	Orr Cemetery - Little River, Transylvania County, North Carolina
  	D. Oct 8, 1808 Age 58 yrs 11 mos 28 days Rev. War marker
  Alt. Death	14 Dec 1810
  Person ID	I15013	DNA Family 1 Genealogies
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2011

  
  

  Family	Ann Hogshead,   b. 4 Sep 1752, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland ,   d. 12 Feb 1841  (Age 88 years)
  Married	17 Jan 1772
  Children	1. Elizabeth Orr,   b. 28 Jan 1773,   d. Unknown   2. John Orr,   b. 15 Oct 1775, Buncombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 6 Apr 1849, Henderson County, North Carolina  (Age 73 years)   3. Rachel Orr,   b. 21 Jan 1777,   d. Unknown   4. Ann Orr,   b. 30 Apr 1779,   d. Unknown   5. Robert Orr,   b. 26 Mar 1781, North Carolina ,   d. 1866, Gilmer County, Georgia  (Age 84 years)   6. Janet "Janette" "Jeanette" Orr,   b. 9 Aug 1785, Buncombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 16 Nov 1845, Henderson County, North Carolina  (Age 60 years)   7. Mary Orr,   b. 25 Jan 1788,   d. 9 Nov 1871  (Age 83 years)   8. William F. Orr,   b. 18 Dec 1790,   d. 1 Oct 1844, Henderson County, North Carolina  (Age 53 years)   9. Sarah Orr,   b. 28 Apr 1793, North Carolina ,   d. 8 May 1883  (Age 90 years)   10. Martha Ann Orr,   b. 21 Jun 1796, Buncombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 1 Feb 1884, Transylvania County, North Carolina  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	4 May 2006
  Family ID	F3837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - Aft 8 Oct 1808 - Orr Cemetery - Little River, Transylvania County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Family names and dates taken from the Ephriam Orr Bible, records kept by Henrietta Orr Shipman, and from the family tree prepared by Miss Hattie Orr in 1924. Robert Orr was born October 10, 1749 at sea on his parent's voyage from Ireland to Pennsylvania. His parents, John Orr and wife Rachel ____, settled initially in Lancaster County, PA before migrating to Old Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina about 1752. On January 17, 1772, Robert Orr married Ann Hogshead (b. February 12, 1749, d. February 12, 1841), daughter of Walter Hogshead who devised his will in Mecklenburg Co., NC on Sept. 15, 1766. Robert Orr performed military service in the militia during the Revolutionary War, at which time he and his family were residing in Lincoln and old Tryon County. As early as 1795, Orr and his family had migrated westward, and were living in Old Buncombe County. Orr began acquiring substantial land holdings on Crab Tree Creek in present day Henderson Coutny, North Carolina and on Little River in present day Transylvania County, North Carolina. Robert Orr died October 8, 1808 and is buried together with his wife in the Orr Family Cemetery, Hart Road, Little River, North Carolina. According to the Buncombe County, North Carolina Minutes, Robert Orr had a will, which was submitted for probate on January 3 1809. (from Mark Valsame).