The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
THE FAMILY OF DABNEY CARR.
Prominent Georgians Who Are De-
scendants from the Great
Virpinian

I'm Hon Thomas E. Watsons Life and
Times OF Thomas Jefferson" writes
William b Collins, in The McDuff1e Prog
ress frequent mention is made of Dabney
Carr, the young and brilliant Virginia
revolutionary patriot. who married Miss
Martha Jefferson. sister of the emil
nent statesman and whose early death
cut short a life that preSaged so much
for his countrys good. As members OF
the Carr family were among the Virginia
emigrants who came to this state after
the revolution, a sketch OF its history VIII
be of interest
THE first of the name In Virginia
was Captain Thomas Carr. gent OF
Joplin castle, who, in 7oi, patented $40
acres of land In ST, John parish. King
William county, for bringing over eleven
persons to the colony lie married Lucy,
daughter of John Garland; was justice
in 1902 and high sheriff in i7oo ana
100 lie was the parent of three chill
dren. Thomas. William and Mary. Major
Thomas Carr married Mary Garland,
and was the father of John Carr married
Mary Dabney) and grand father OF DAB
ney Carr previously mentioned. Mary
Carr married Henry Chiles. The late
Mrs. Emily B. Tubman, of Augusta, was
one of her descendants. CAPTAIN VII
liam Carr was twice married, his Sec
ond wife being Susannah ChiIes.
Thomas, son by his second wife.
and the Youngest of eleven children. was
born in Spottsylvania county. Virginia,
on October Z, 1883 He was a colonel
in the revolutionary war, ard removed to
Georgia in 1874 ile was prominent as &
lawyer and took an active part In poll
Ties being a representative from Rich
mond county IN i767 1899 and 1890 ana
in BOB state senator from Columbia
county He was also United States
commissioner i'll settling boundary dis
putes his heirs receiving from congress,
four years after his death, 5000 acres of
land in Alabama for his service in that
capacity He was very wealthy, at one
time owning 10000 acres of Land in differ
ent sections of Georgia. His wife was
Frances Iacon. a daughter of William
Bacon and a great great granddaughter
of General Nathaniel Bacon the famous
leader of Bacon's rebellion in Virginia.
Colonel Thomas Carr built for himself
and family large and elegant brick
residence near Cobbham, now in McDufiie
county. which still stands and is now
occupied by c. C. Hall.
Colonel Thomas Carr died In 1920.
leaving several children, one of whom,
Susannah Brooks Carr. married Nicholas
Ware, afterwards United States senator
from this state and for whom Ware coup-
ty is named. Another daughter. Selma
Agnes Carr married Colonel Ignatlus
Alphonso Few. d D., LID. the first
president Of Emory college. son,
Colonel Thomas Dabney Carr, was
prominent citizen of Columbia county. a
soldier in the war of 1912, a devoted
member and officer Of the Methodist
church, and represented, with Judge Arch
AVary. Columbia county in the general
assembly in 1915 and 1916 Colonel
Thomas Dabney Carr married Anne Wat
lIins. and was the parent Of several chill
dren, of whom ,-ne. Susan Frances Carr
married Dr. James Corbin Avary. prom
inent physician of Columbia county and
a great great grandson of Lieutenant
Colonel James Avery, who came from
Salisbury, England, about the year 1923,
on the ship Arabella. Another daugh-
ter, Mary Anne. married Joseph Deusler.
of Savannah The names of the other
daughters were Emily Tpbman. married
ThomaS Dooy, ami Dabney VINO married
Dennis Paschal There was son named
Thomas. who removed to Mississippi
Nearly all Of the data for this article
was most kindly furnished me by Rob
ert l.. Avary. Esq, OF the Atlanta bar
a son of DIR. an, Mrs. James Corbin
Avary. above mentioned"