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6 CARR FAMILY RECORDS— FIRST GENERATION. given just as found, and quaint expressions preserved to show the manner of conveying ideas by the early fathers. There are some instances \vhere different dates have been sent in l)}^ persons representing the same l)ranch of the family, but in such cases, those most generally agreeing have been followed. Some copies of old wills have lieen given, and considerable biographical matter of persons who have risen to places of distinction introduced, together with incidents and family episodes to relieve the prolixity of a ct)ntinii()us recital of record matter. Hoping my efforts to save the records of ovir n()l)le famil}' from being lost to posterity will meet \vilh your kind ai)pr(^val, I am very sincerely your Devoted relative, KDSOX I. CAKR.

CAKK FAMILY KMX'ORDS IMK'S'P ( ! i;.\ i;K' A TION. HIvSTOKY. The history of the English s])eakitig faniih^of the Carrs and Kerrs is as old as the Norman eonquest. One of llie follo"wers of William 1st, taken from a charter in Battle Ahbey, bears the name of Karre. The early posterity of this Norman soldier, undoubtedly settled in the north of Kngland, and succeeding generations spread on both sides of the border land of England and Scotland, and afterward into the north of Ireland. The orthography of the original name w^as modified by the English and Irish branches of the family, from the Norman- French Karre or Carre to the present name of Carr, wdiich has been retained with but few exceptions ever since. Tlie Scotch l)ranc]i of the family had various waj^s of spelling the family name, but most generally either Karr, Kerr or Ker. In the first centuries of the Norman rule in England, our family name took on various forms in writing, no (loul)t, large- I3" due ti) the caprice of different meml^ers of the family, or the free and easy manner of writers in those days, who had very little regard for uniformity in such matters. From old docu- ments we find that there were no less than ten different ways to express the name in writing, thus: Carre, Carr, Care, Car, Karre, Karr, Kar, Kerre, Kerr and Ker. Notw^ithstanding this nuirked difference in orthography^ there was a general uni- formity in the pronounciation of the name; the vowels a and e taking the quality of u in such words as far, mar, etc. Just as various in writing the family name has been the colors of their arms and mottos. Although the original arms have always remained the same form olden times to the present— three mullets or etoiles on a chevron—the amplest play has been given to taste, fancy or ignorance of heroic patching with regard to colors. Also the crest, originally a hart's head, has in like manner been subjected to various changes. This dis- tinguished family in its various l)ranches jiossessed a great numl)er of arms, many of them the author of this l)ook has copied, but it would cost too much to produce them in this work.

6 CARR FAMILY RECORDS— FIRST GENERATION.<br />

given just as found, and quaint expressions preserved to show<br />

the manner of conveying ideas by the early fathers. There<br />

are some instances \vhere different dates have been sent in l)}^<br />

persons representing the same l)ranch of the family, but in<br />

such cases, those most generally agreeing have been followed.<br />

Some copies of old wills have lieen given, and considerable<br />

biographical matter of persons who have risen to places of<br />

distinction introduced, together with incidents and family episodes<br />

to relieve the prolixity of a ct)ntinii()us recital of record<br />

matter.<br />

Hoping my efforts to save the records of ovir n()l)le famil}'<br />

from being lost to posterity will meet \vilh your kind ai)pr(^val,<br />

I am very sincerely your<br />

Devoted relative,<br />

KDSOX I. CAKR.

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