James Nathaniel Kerr (abt. 1750 - 1807)

Biography

James Nathaniel Kerr was born in about 1750. He died in 1807 in Iredell County, North Carolina. He owned six slaves in 1790.^[1]

According to Homer Keever^[2], James Kerr was one of the commissioners that set the dividing line that separated Iredell and Rowan county in 1788. Others included Edward Harris, John Brawley, Sr. and Bazil Gaither. They completed their work by Jul 5, 1789.

Sources

1. ↑ 1790 Census, 1800 Census, Estate for Nathaniel J. Kerr
2. ↑ p 87 Book: Iredell, Piedmont County

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-9XQ : accessed 21 August 2017), James Kerr, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 390, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-PG4 : accessed 21 August 2017), James Kerr, Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 656, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905.
• "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-3WD4 : 21 November 2016), Nathaniel J Kerr, 1807; citing Iredell, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm .