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Dorcus Orr

Female 1795 - 1837  (42 years)

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  • Name Dorcus Orr  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 1795  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Will 17 Jun 1824  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Mentioned in Step-father's will 
    Will 14 Dec 1827  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Mentioned in Mother's Will 
    Death 1837 
    Person ID I17522  MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_daughter Rebecca Montgomery
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father William Orr,   b. 1740, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1797, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rebecca Montgomery,   b. 1742, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1827, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1776  Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1577  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph C Johnston,   b. 1790, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 11 Oct 1815  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • Bondsman Elias Alexander
    Children 
    >1. Mary Ann Johnston,   b. 1818, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1876, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F6297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1795 - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Oct 1815 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Step-father's will - 17 Jun 1824 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Mother's Will - 14 Dec 1827 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S650] Richter, Diane, Old Mecklenburg Genealogical Society Quarterly, (Name: Name: Old Mecklenurg Genealogical Society; Location: Charlotte,Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Date: 2002;;), Article Entitled Orr Family Records.

    2. [S671] Ferguson, Herman White, Will Abstracts 1791-1868, (Name: Ferguson, Herman White; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1993;), "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, *Will Abstracts 1791-1868 BooksA-J, *Tax Lists, 17978, 1798, 1799, 1806 & 1807" book located at Charlotte Public Library, ISBN 0-9620770-2-X.
      After son James died in 1833, Joseph added a codicil to his will

    3. [S334] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2007;;), Database online. Data Source: .
      Record for Dorcas Orr

    4. [S334] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2007;;), Database online. Data Source: County Court Records - FHL #0546461-0546466.
      Record for Dorcas Orr



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