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Families covered: Orr of Watesride
Descended from the Orrs of Lancashire was ... | |||||||||||||||
Alexander Orr (b c1650, d 1710, Minister of Beith then St. Quivox) | |||||||||||||||
m. Barbara Crawford (dau of William Crawford of Auchinames by Anna Lamont) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Alexander Orr of Hazelside (b 1686, d 19.06.1767, minister of Muirkirk & Hoddam) | ||||||||||||||
m. (25.01.1722) Agnes Dalrymple (b 1697-8, d 21.05.1760, dau/coheir of John Dalrymple of Waterside) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Alexander Orr of Waterside & Edinburgh (b 23.03.1725, d 11.1774, WS) | ||||||||||||||
m. (01.07.1761) Elizabeth Cant (d 03.1811, dau of Ludovick Cant of Thurstan) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Alexander Orr of Waterside (b 08.04.1764, Colonel) had issue | ||||||||||||||
McCall does not name Alexander's wife but reports that he "was married and had children, but he was lost at sea with all his family". | |||||||||||||||
ii. | John Orr (d 02.06.1813, surgeon) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (1807) Mary Ann Williams (b c1790, d 19.04.1883) | |||||||||||||||
iii. | Elizabeth Orr (b 03.06.1762) | ||||||||||||||
m. John Balfour | |||||||||||||||
iv.+ | other issue (d unm) - Agnes (b 03.04.1769, d 1846), Louisa (b 23.04.1769) | ||||||||||||||
B. | John Orr in Virginia (b 25.07.1726) | ||||||||||||||
i. | Ann Orr | ||||||||||||||
m. Hugh Stewart | |||||||||||||||
ii.+ | other issue - Alexander Dalrymple, Benjamin, John Dalrymple, William, Eleanor, Elizabeth, Susanna | ||||||||||||||
C. | Agnes Orr (b 09.11.1722, d 11.06.1809) | ||||||||||||||
m. (01.06.1750) William Young (b c1711, d 29.06.1761, minister of Hutton) | |||||||||||||||
D. | Barbara Orr (b 10.10.1723, d 01.05.1804) | ||||||||||||||
m. (05.10.1767) John Craig (b c1737, d 1798, minister of Ruthwell) | |||||||||||||||
ii. | Agnes Craig | ||||||||||||||
m. Henry Duncan (minister in Ruthwell) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Rev. George John Craig Duncan (a 1848) | ||||||||||||||
E. | Susan Orr | ||||||||||||||
m. (1768) William Murray (son of Wlliam of Murraythwaite, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
F.+ | other issue - Patrick (b 12.10.1727), William (a 1750) | ||||||||||||||
2.+ | other issue - Archibald (b 24.07.1691), Anna (a 1688) | ||||||||||||||
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John Orr, Provost of Paisley | |||||||||||||||
m. Agnes Anderson (dau of John Anderson of Douhill & great-granddau of the Provost of Glasgow) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Susan Orr (d 29.05.1860) | ||||||||||||||
m. (07.04.1805) William Ewing of Ardvullen (b 10.02.1772, d 11.06.1853) | |||||||||||||||
Their 5th son, Archibald (MP), was created a baronet in 1886. | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'Some old families' (H.B. McCall, vol 2 (1890), 'Chapter VII: The Family of Orr', p145+)
(2) For lower section : BP1934 ('Orr Ewing')
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