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Comment by Linda Steele Winter on February 19, 2010 at 2:08pm

Hi, I am brand new to this site. My great great grandfather's mother was Elizabeth Kerr. She was married to James Steele. Her father was Archibald Ker and her mother was Elizabeth Hyslop. She was born in Kirkconnell, Scotland. That's about all the info I have on them except her 2 children's info.

Comment by Kathy Kerr on December 5, 2009 at 12:42pm

John, we had the Kerr YDNA done on my husband at the Clan Gathering in Edinburgh this August. It was interesting how many ties to Irvine came up, but research showed a long association between clan Kerr and the Irvines in the past (mutual defense, maybe?). I'll look up your website and see about posting his YDNA results.

Comment by Kathy Kerr on December 5, 2009 at 12:39pm

Hi Renee! We've traced that our Andrew Jackson Kerr was the son of Joseph Perry Kerr who was born in 1828 in Fairfield SC and died in 1912 in lufkin, TX. His father was William Joseph Kerr, who was born in 1790 in Scotland, we think in Ayrshire. Perhaps your William was actually the grandfather, in which cse we're directly related. We also think we know who William Joseph's father was, but we're not sure at this time - records past 1790 aren't as easy to come by. They appear to have fled Scotland for Ireland due to religious persecution.

Comment by Renee Kerr on December 5, 2009 at 11:43am

Hi Kathy
I have a Andrew Jackson Kerr whose father was William - no other info

Comment by John Carr on December 5, 2009 at 11:35am

As a follow up to the two posts below, Family Tree DNA has reduced the price on several DNA tests through the end of 2009. I recommend you order your test kit today so you won't miss the opportunity to learn about your Kerr family history due to procrastination or just forgetting about this great opportunity while it lasts. DNA tests make a good Christmas gift as well, add it to your list or order one for another family history researcher. If the small cost of these tests is still too high, encourage your family and friends to help you out. More information and the form to order a test for men and women with the Kerr surname can be found at
http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Carr

Comment by John Carr on December 5, 2009 at 11:22am

If using DNA to extend your family tree interests you, many companies that test DNA for genealogy can be found through the internet. I have used several companies over the years. The company that has consistently provided the most reliable results and the best service is Family Tree DNA. I am the volunteer administrator of the Carr Surname Group at Family Tree DNA and would love to assist you with any questions you may have. My involvement is purely for Carr family history research, I have no financial ties with any DNA test company. I have found over the last 40 years of researching my family history that helping others often results in my learning about my family as well, thus assisting others has become a normal part of my family history research.

Comment by John Carr on December 5, 2009 at 11:14am

I only know my Kerr ancestry back to my great grandfather John James Carr who emigrated to the US from Ireland in 1833. Based on records I have located, John James had a sister, Margaret Kerr who married James Watson in New York City circa 1850. Appreciate hearing from anyone who thinks they can connect to this family.

I am also doing Y chromosome DNA testing to see if DNA can establish a link where the paper records appear to have been lost. The Y chromosome passes from father to son, virtually unchanged, so every living male has the almost the exact same DNA signature as his direct paternal line ancestor several hundred years ago.

The Carr Family DNA Genealogy Project accepts YDNA haplotypes from any source and uses that information along with established family histories to establish the common ancestry among Carr, Kerr and Karr paternal lines. A phonetic variations of Carr are included because families often changed the spelling of the name over the generations.

You can see that many Carr family paternal line haplotypes have already been established on the project websites.

http://www.carr-genealogy.com/

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/carr/

Comment by Pamela Lopez on December 4, 2009 at 12:41pm

I do have a question, if anyone has information please notify me at Pamelajolopez@comcast.net.... The Christmas house or Palmer home in Williamsburg, VA was owned by an Alexander Kerr in the 1730's. This home is directly adjacent to the Capitol. Is this Alexander Kerr the one that is on the line of Frank P. Kerr? I am running into a brick wall because some sources state that he is the one that came over on the ship to avoid execution from involvement in the Jacobite rebellion, while other sources state that this Alexander Kerr never married and had no children. Any insight would be welcomed and deeply appreciated.

Comment by Pamela Lopez on December 4, 2009 at 12:35pm

we are from the Frank P. Kerr & Elizabeth (Queen) Maddox line of Kerrs. Their son George Kerr married Lucy Hill, who had Dewey George Kerr who then married my grandmother Winnie Lansford from Americus, GA, they had 5 children 2 boys (both died at early ages) then 3 daughters, Dorothy Kerr, Elaine Kerr and my mother Betty Ann Kerr...

Comment by Kathy Kerr on October 16, 2009 at 5:14pm

My husband, Champ Rhymes Kerr, is descended from Jack Charles Kerr, son of Jack Bryan Kerr, son Charles Champ Kerr, son of Andrew Jackson Kerr. All of the above except Andrew Jackson were from Texas, Andrew Jackson may have ended up there, we're not sure of his birth place. Any help from there would be appreciated!

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