William Orr

1740 - 1797  (57 years)

• Name	William Orr  [1]
  Birth	1740	Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Will	9 Apr 1765	Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [3, 4]
  	Witnessed Will of Alexander Craighead
  Fact 1	1769	North Carolina, USA   [5]
  	Witnessed Deed w/Joseph Kennedy fm Thomas Polk
  Fact 1	1778	Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  	Witnessed Deed w/Hez Alexander
  Will	1779	Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [6]
  	Mentioned in Father's Will
  Residence	2 Aug 1790	Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [1, 7]
  	Salisbury, District 4
  Will	23 Aug 1792	Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [8]
  	Mentioned in Mother's Will
  Death	16 Mar 1797	North Carolina, USA   [5, 7, 9, 10]
  	Consumption
  Will	Apr 1797	Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [11]
  	LW&T; Probated by Executors
  Person ID	I59023	Clan Montgomery Society | John Montgomery and Martha Montgomery Mecklenburg NC
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Montgomery,   b. 1742, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Dec 1827, North Carolina, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1776	Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F19499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1740 - Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Will - Witnessed Will of Alexander Craighead - 9 Apr 1765 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Fact 1 - Witnessed Deed w/Joseph Kennedy fm Thomas Polk - 1769 - North Carolina, USA Marriage - 1776 - Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Will - Mentioned in Father's Will - 1779 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Will - Mentioned in Mother's Will - 23 Aug 1792 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Death - 16 Mar 1797 - North Carolina, USA Will - LW&T; Probated by Executors - Apr 1797 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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