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James Whistling Orr

Male 1743 - 1829  (85 years)

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  • Name James Whistling Orr  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Birth 24 Jun 1743  Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    DAR Number A084209  [4] 
    Military Abt 1778  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8] 
    Residence 1790  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 9] 
    District 15 
    Residence 1800  Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1810  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Capt Hoods 
    Residence 1820  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 17 Mar 1829  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Person ID I24055  MontyHistNotes_2014
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father Charles Orr,   b. 1700, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1788, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Jean Andrew,   b. 1700, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F3530  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah McConnell,   b. 1747, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1783, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage 5 Sep 1770  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    >1. William Orr, (Xfer),   b. 22 Aug 1771, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1861, Talladega County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Matthew Orr,   b. 24 Feb 1773, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1850, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. James Orr,   b. 26 Sep 1774, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1867, Jackson County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. John Orr,   b. 26 Sep 1776, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1854, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Thomas Orr,   b. 23 Apr 1778, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Isaac Orr,   b. 29 Nov 1779, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3529  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Family 2 Margaret Jane Lemmond,   b. 6 Sep 1758, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1829, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jun 1785  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Robert Orr,   b. 30 Jul 1786, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Sarah Ann Orr,   b. 6 Sep 1788, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1840, Kershaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Elizabeth Orr,   b. 17 Jan 1791, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1863, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Susannah Orr,   b. 20 Oct 1793, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1857, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Joseph Lemmond Orr,   b. 27 Oct 1796, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1839, Morgan County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Silas Gilbright Orr,   b. 22 Oct 1799, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1885, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Jun 1743 - Antrim, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Sep 1770 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Abt 1778 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Jun 1785 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - District 15 - 1790 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1800 - Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Capt Hoods - 1810 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1820 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Mar 1829 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S382] Marler, Kathleen, Residents of Mecklenburg County North Carolina, (Name: Name: Clearfield; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 2005;;), Lists deed and other transaction information between 1762-1790, ISBN-13: 978-0-8063-5285-5 ISBN-10: 0-8063-5285-X.
      William Orr items: Page 265
      Cathey Items: Pages 64-65
      Clark Itmes: 67-69

    2. [S552] Johnson, Donna J, Orr Family Website Information, (Name: Location: Rootsweb; Date: Ongoing;;), Website set up by Donna J Johnson which describes her relationship toJames 'Whistling' Orr http://tarheelborn.homestead.com/orrindex.html.

    3. [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.

    4. [S1101] DAR Ancestor A084209, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), James Orr.

    5. [S2358] Johnson, Donna Gene Joy, Tarheel Born and Bred, (Name: Location:http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=ccuzins;id=23;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oocities.org%2Fpawcreek.geo%2F;;), http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=ccuzins;id=23;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oocities.org%2Fpawcreek.geo%2F.

    6. [S3088] Smith, Mrs Roy, Records of the Families of Orr, Black, McCall, and Stewart, (Name: Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society; Location: Charlote, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 2013;), Volume 31 Number 4.

    7. [S3031] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1790; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 376; Image: 546; Family History Library Film: 0568147.
      Record for James (whistling) Orr
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1790usfedcen&h=180763&indiv=try

    8. [S215] American Revolutionary War, (Name: Date: 1775-1783;;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War.

    9. [S560] Ray, Worth S, The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors, (Name: Name: Clearfield;; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 2007;), Pages 357-376 US Federal Census of 1790 District 15, 13: 978-0-8063-0286=7.
      Reference Book with Historical Facts about Mecklenburg, NC
      a.k.a. The Lost Tribes of North Carolina



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