Dabney Carr (1743–1773) - Revision history

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-	'''Dabney Carr''' (1743-1773) was one of [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s closest friends. Carr was born at Bear Castle, a thousand-acre farm in Louisa County, Virginia, though other details of his childhood are largely unknown. He met Thomas Jefferson at the Maury school in Albemarle County. Both men went studied law at the College of William and Mary. On JUly 20, 1765, Carr married [[Martha Jefferson Carr\|Martha Jefferson]], Jefferson's sister.	+	'''Dabney Carr''' (October 26, 1743 - May 16, 1773) was one of [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s closest friends. Carr was born at Bear Castle, a thousand-acre farm in Louisa County, Virginia, though other details of his childhood are largely unknown. He met Thomas Jefferson at the Maury school in Albemarle County. Both men went studied law at the College of William and Mary. On JUly 20, 1765, Carr married [[Martha Jefferson Carr\|Martha Jefferson]], Jefferson's sister.

	After their marriage, the Carrs moved to Goochland County, and Dabney devoted his time to politics. He won a seat to the House of Burgesses in 1771 and again in 1772. By 1773, relations with the colonists and royal authority were becoming strained, and Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore held a special session of the House of Burgesses. Dabney Carr introduced a resolution to the House of Burgesses on March 12, 1773, to create inter-colony committees of correspondence. After its passage, Lord Dunmore dissolved the House, but a standing committee nevertheless formed the next day to maintain correspondence with other colonies and obtain intelligence on Parliament's actions regarding the colonies.		After their marriage, the Carrs moved to Goochland County, and Dabney devoted his time to politics. He won a seat to the House of Burgesses in 1771 and again in 1772. By 1773, relations with the colonists and royal authority were becoming strained, and Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore held a special session of the House of Burgesses. Dabney Carr introduced a resolution to the House of Burgesses on March 12, 1773, to create inter-colony committees of correspondence. After its passage, Lord Dunmore dissolved the House, but a standing committee nevertheless formed the next day to maintain correspondence with other colonies and obtain intelligence on Parliament's actions regarding the colonies.

ABerkes at 15:25, 19 May 2009

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	*Simpson, Jr. William S. "Dabney Carr: Portrait of a Colonial Patriot," ''Virginia Cavalcade''. 23 (Winter 1974): 5-13.		*Simpson, Jr. William S. "Dabney Carr: Portrait of a Colonial Patriot," ''Virginia Cavalcade''. 23 (Winter 1974): 5-13.

-	[[Category:Jefferson Family\|Carr, Dabney (1743-1773)]]	+	[[Category:People\|Carr, Dabney (1743-1773)]]

ABerkes: revise wording

2009-04-30T13:20:03Z

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-	'''Dabney Carr''' (1743-1773) was one of [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s closest friends. Carr was born at Bear Castle, a thousand-acre farm in Louisa County, Virginia, though other details of his childhood are largely unknown. He met Thomas Jefferson at the Maury school in Albemarle County. Both men went to the College of William & Mary and studied law. Carr married [[Martha Jefferson Carr\|Martha Jefferson]], Jefferson's sister, on July 20, 1765.	+	'''Dabney Carr''' (1743-1773) was one of [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s closest friends. Carr was born at Bear Castle, a thousand-acre farm in Louisa County, Virginia, though other details of his childhood are largely unknown. He met Thomas Jefferson at the Maury school in Albemarle County. Both men went studied law at the College of William and Mary. On JUly 20, 1765, Carr married [[Martha Jefferson Carr\|Martha Jefferson]], Jefferson's sister.

-	The Carrs moved to Goochland County and Dabney focused on politics. He won a seat to the House of Burgesses in 1771 and again in 1772. By 1773, relations with the colonists and royal authority were becoming strained, and Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore held a special session of the House of Burgesses. Dabney Carr introduced a resolution to the House of Burgesses on March 12, 1773, to create inter-colony committees of correspondence. After passage, Lord Dunmore dissolved the House, but a standing committee nevertheless formed the next day to maintain correspondence with other colonies and obtain intelligence on Parliament's actions regarding the colonies.	+	After their marriage, the Carrs moved to Goochland County, and Dabney devoted his time to politics. He won a seat to the House of Burgesses in 1771 and again in 1772. By 1773, relations with the colonists and royal authority were becoming strained, and Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore held a special session of the House of Burgesses. Dabney Carr introduced a resolution to the House of Burgesses on March 12, 1773, to create inter-colony committees of correspondence. After its passage, Lord Dunmore dissolved the House, but a standing committee nevertheless formed the next day to maintain correspondence with other colonies and obtain intelligence on Parliament's actions regarding the colonies.

-	This resolution, and the committees of correspondence it encouraged, helped create the Continental Congress in 1774. However, Carr did not live to see the consequences of his actions; his health failed and he died on May 16, 1773. Jefferson buried his friend in the [[Monticello Graveyard]]. He was survived by his wife and six children, who spent much of their childhoods at Monticello.	+	This resolution, and the committees of correspondence it encouraged, helped to create the Continental Congress in 1774. However, Carr did not live to see the result of his efforts; his health failed and he died on May 16, 1773. Jefferson buried his friend in the [[Monticello Graveyard]]. He was survived by his wife and six children, who spent much of their childhoods at Monticello.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

ABerkes at 16:35, 23 January 2009

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	'''Dabney Carr''' (1743-1773) was one of [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s closest friends. Carr was born at Bear Castle, a thousand-acre farm in Louisa County, Virginia, though other details of his childhood are largely unknown. He met Thomas Jefferson at the Maury school in Albemarle County. Both men went to the College of William & Mary and studied law. Carr married [[Martha Jefferson Carr\|Martha Jefferson]], Jefferson's sister, on July 20, 1765.		'''Dabney Carr''' (1743-1773) was one of [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s closest friends. Carr was born at Bear Castle, a thousand-acre farm in Louisa County, Virginia, though other details of his childhood are largely unknown. He met Thomas Jefferson at the Maury school in Albemarle County. Both men went to the College of William & Mary and studied law. Carr married [[Martha Jefferson Carr\|Martha Jefferson]], Jefferson's sister, on July 20, 1765.

-	The Carrs moved to Goochland County and Dabney focused on politics. He won a seat to the House of Burgesses in 1771 and again in 1772. By 1773, relations with the colonists and royal authority were becoming strained. The Stamp Act, the Townshend Act, the burning of the British revenue schooner ''Gaspee'' in [[Rhode Island]], and the creation of a special court that could sent colonists to England for trial all contributed to the feelings of ill-will. Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore held a special session of the House of Burgesses and prominent Virginians such as Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and Jefferson took the opportunity the session afforded to develop a resolution, introduced to the House by Carr on March 12, 1773, to create inter-colony committees of correspondence. After passage, Lord Dunmore dissolved the House, but a standing committee nevertheless formed the next day to maintain correspondence with other colonies and obtain intelligence on Parliament's actions regarding the colonies.	+	The Carrs moved to Goochland County and Dabney focused on politics. He won a seat to the House of Burgesses in 1771 and again in 1772. By 1773, relations with the colonists and royal authority were becoming strained, and Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore held a special session of the House of Burgesses. Dabney Carr introduced a resolution to the House of Burgesses on March 12, 1773, to create inter-colony committees of correspondence. After passage, Lord Dunmore dissolved the House, but a standing committee nevertheless formed the next day to maintain correspondence with other colonies and obtain intelligence on Parliament's actions regarding the colonies.

-	This resolution, and the committees of correspondence it encouraged, helped create the Continental Congress in 1774. However, Carr did not live to see the consequences of his actions as his health failed and he died on May 16, 1773. Jefferson buried his friend in the [[Monticello Graveyard]].	+	This resolution, and the committees of correspondence it encouraged, helped create the Continental Congress in 1774. However, Carr did not live to see the consequences of his actions; his health failed and he died on May 16, 1773. Jefferson buried his friend in the [[Monticello Graveyard]]. He was survived by his wife and six children, who spent much of their childhoods at Monticello.

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Carr Family]]		*[[Carr Family]]
		+	*[[Dabney Carr (1773-1837)]]

	==Further Sources==		==Further Sources==
	*Simpson, Jr. William S. "Dabney Carr: Portrait of a Colonial Patriot," ''Virginia Cavalcade''. 23 (Winter 1974): 5-13.		*Simpson, Jr. William S. "Dabney Carr: Portrait of a Colonial Patriot," ''Virginia Cavalcade''. 23 (Winter 1974): 5-13.

-	[[Category:Jefferson Family\|Carr, Dabney]]	+	[[Category:Jefferson Family\|Carr, Dabney (1743-1773)]]

Bcraig at 13:57, 15 October 2008

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	'''Dabney Carr''' (1743-1773) was one of [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s closest friends. Carr was born at Bear Castle, a thousand-acre farm in Louisa County, Virginia, though other details of his childhood are largely unknown. He met Thomas Jefferson at the Maury school in Albemarle County. Both men went to the College of William & Mary and studied law. Carr married [[Martha Jefferson Carr\|Martha Jefferson]], Jefferson's sister, on July 20, 1765.		'''Dabney Carr''' (1743-1773) was one of [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s closest friends. Carr was born at Bear Castle, a thousand-acre farm in Louisa County, Virginia, though other details of his childhood are largely unknown. He met Thomas Jefferson at the Maury school in Albemarle County. Both men went to the College of William & Mary and studied law. Carr married [[Martha Jefferson Carr\|Martha Jefferson]], Jefferson's sister, on July 20, 1765.

-	The Carrs moved to Goochland County and Dabney focused on politics. He won a seat to the House of Burgesses in 1771 and again in 1772. By 1773, relations with the colonists and royal authority were becoming strained. The Stamp Act, the Townshend Act, the burning of the British revenue schooner ''Gaspee'' in Rhode Island, and the creation of a special court that could sent colonists to England for trial all contributed to the feelings of ill-will. Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore held a special session of the House of Burgesses and prominent Virginians such as Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and Jefferson took the opportunity the session afforded to develop a resolution, introduced to the House by Carr on March 12, 1773, to create inter-colony committees of correspondence. After passage, Lord Dunmore dissolved the House, but a standing committee nevertheless formed the next day to maintain correspondence with other colonies and obtain intelligence on Parliament's actions regarding the colonies.	+	The Carrs moved to Goochland County and Dabney focused on politics. He won a seat to the House of Burgesses in 1771 and again in 1772. By 1773, relations with the colonists and royal authority were becoming strained. The Stamp Act, the Townshend Act, the burning of the British revenue schooner ''Gaspee'' in [[Rhode Island]], and the creation of a special court that could sent colonists to England for trial all contributed to the feelings of ill-will. Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore held a special session of the House of Burgesses and prominent Virginians such as Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and Jefferson took the opportunity the session afforded to develop a resolution, introduced to the House by Carr on March 12, 1773, to create inter-colony committees of correspondence. After passage, Lord Dunmore dissolved the House, but a standing committee nevertheless formed the next day to maintain correspondence with other colonies and obtain intelligence on Parliament's actions regarding the colonies.

	This resolution, and the committees of correspondence it encouraged, helped create the Continental Congress in 1774. However, Carr did not live to see the consequences of his actions as his health failed and he died on May 16, 1773. Jefferson buried his friend in the [[Monticello Graveyard]].		This resolution, and the committees of correspondence it encouraged, helped create the Continental Congress in 1774. However, Carr did not live to see the consequences of his actions as his health failed and he died on May 16, 1773. Jefferson buried his friend in the [[Monticello Graveyard]].

EJohnson: Edited to clarify structure and history a bit

2008-09-11T13:52:36Z

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-	'''Dabney Carr''' (1743-1773) was one of [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s closest friends. Carr was born at Bear Castle, a thousand-acre farm in Louisa County, Virginia. His childhood is unknown. He met Thomas Jefferson at the Maury school in Albemarle County. Both men went to the College of William & Mary and studied law. Carr married [[Martha Jefferson Carr\|Martha Jefferson]], Jefferson's sister, on July 20, 1765.	+	'''Dabney Carr''' (1743-1773) was one of [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s closest friends. Carr was born at Bear Castle, a thousand-acre farm in Louisa County, Virginia, though other details of his childhood are largely unknown. He met Thomas Jefferson at the Maury school in Albemarle County. Both men went to the College of William & Mary and studied law. Carr married [[Martha Jefferson Carr\|Martha Jefferson]], Jefferson's sister, on July 20, 1765.

-	The Carrs moved to Goochland county and Dabney focused on politics. He won a seat to the House of Burgesses in 1771 and in 1772. By 1773, relations with the colonists and royal authority were becoming strained with the Stamp Act, the Townshend Act, the burning of the British revenue schooner ''Gaspee'' in Rhode Island, and the creation of a special court that could sent colonists to England for trial. Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore held a special session and patriots such as Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and Jefferson, took the opportunity to develop a resolution to create an inter-colony correspondence committee. Carr delivered the resolution on March 12 and it would create a standing committee to maintain correspondence with other colonies and obtain intelligence on Parliament's actions regarding the colonies. It passed and it began work the next day.	+	The Carrs moved to Goochland County and Dabney focused on politics. He won a seat to the House of Burgesses in 1771 and again in 1772. By 1773, relations with the colonists and royal authority were becoming strained. The Stamp Act, the Townshend Act, the burning of the British revenue schooner ''Gaspee'' in Rhode Island, and the creation of a special court that could sent colonists to England for trial all contributed to the feelings of ill-will. Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore held a special session of the House of Burgesses and prominent Virginians such as Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and Jefferson took the opportunity the session afforded to develop a resolution, introduced to the House by Carr on March 12, 1773, to create inter-colony committees of correspondence. After passage, Lord Dunmore dissolved the House, but a standing committee nevertheless formed the next day to maintain correspondence with other colonies and obtain intelligence on Parliament's actions regarding the colonies.

-	This resolution helped create a Continental Congress by 1774. However, Carr did not live to see its consequences as his health failed and he died on May 16, 1773. Jefferson buried his friend in the [[Monticello Graveyard]].	+	This resolution, and the committees of correspondence it encouraged, helped create the Continental Congress in 1774. However, Carr did not live to see the consequences of his actions as his health failed and he died on May 16, 1773. Jefferson buried his friend in the [[Monticello Graveyard]].

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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-	'''Dabney Carr''' (1743-1773) was one of [[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson's]] closest friends. Carr was born at Bear Castle, a thousand acre farm in Louisa County, Virginia. His childhood is unknown. However, he met Jefferson at the Maury school in Albemarle county. Both men went to the College of William & Mary and studied law. In July 1765, Carr married [[Martha Jefferson Carr\|Martha Jefferson]], Jefferson's sister, on July 20, 1765.	+	'''Dabney Carr''' (1743-1773) was one of [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s closest friends. Carr was born at Bear Castle, a thousand-acre farm in Louisa County, Virginia. His childhood is unknown. He met Thomas Jefferson at the Maury school in Albemarle County. Both men went to the College of William & Mary and studied law. Carr married [[Martha Jefferson Carr\|Martha Jefferson]], Jefferson's sister, on July 20, 1765.

	The Carrs moved to Goochland county and Dabney focused on politics. He won a seat to the House of Burgesses in 1771 and in 1772. By 1773, relations with the colonists and royal authority were becoming strained with the Stamp Act, the Townshend Act, the burning of the British revenue schooner ''Gaspee'' in Rhode Island, and the creation of a special court that could sent colonists to England for trial. Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore held a special session and patriots such as Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and Jefferson, took the opportunity to develop a resolution to create an inter-colony correspondence committee. Carr delivered the resolution on March 12 and it would create a standing committee to maintain correspondence with other colonies and obtain intelligence on Parliament's actions regarding the colonies. It passed and it began work the next day.		The Carrs moved to Goochland county and Dabney focused on politics. He won a seat to the House of Burgesses in 1771 and in 1772. By 1773, relations with the colonists and royal authority were becoming strained with the Stamp Act, the Townshend Act, the burning of the British revenue schooner ''Gaspee'' in Rhode Island, and the creation of a special court that could sent colonists to England for trial. Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore held a special session and patriots such as Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and Jefferson, took the opportunity to develop a resolution to create an inter-colony correspondence committee. Carr delivered the resolution on March 12 and it would create a standing committee to maintain correspondence with other colonies and obtain intelligence on Parliament's actions regarding the colonies. It passed and it began work the next day.

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	*Simpson, Jr. William S. "Dabney Carr: Portrait of a Colonial Patriot," ''Virginia Cavalcade''. 23 (Winter 1974): 5-13.		*Simpson, Jr. William S. "Dabney Carr: Portrait of a Colonial Patriot," ''Virginia Cavalcade''. 23 (Winter 1974): 5-13.

-	[[Category:People\|Carr, Dabney]]	+	[[Category:Jefferson Family\|Carr, Dabney]]

Bcraig at 17:44, 28 July 2008

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-	In progress.	+	'''Dabney Carr''' (1743-1773) was one of [[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson's]] closest friends. Carr was born at Bear Castle, a thousand acre farm in Louisa County, Virginia. His childhood is unknown. However, he met Jefferson at the Maury school in Albemarle county. Both men went to the College of William & Mary and studied law. In July 1765, Carr married [[Martha Jefferson Carr\|Martha Jefferson]], Jefferson's sister, on July 20, 1765.
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		+	The Carrs moved to Goochland county and Dabney focused on politics. He won a seat to the House of Burgesses in 1771 and in 1772. By 1773, relations with the colonists and royal authority were becoming strained with the Stamp Act, the Townshend Act, the burning of the British revenue schooner ''Gaspee'' in Rhode Island, and the creation of a special court that could sent colonists to England for trial. Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore held a special session and patriots such as Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and Jefferson, took the opportunity to develop a resolution to create an inter-colony correspondence committee. Carr delivered the resolution on March 12 and it would create a standing committee to maintain correspondence with other colonies and obtain intelligence on Parliament's actions regarding the colonies. It passed and it began work the next day.
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		+	This resolution helped create a Continental Congress by 1774. However, Carr did not live to see its consequences as his health failed and he died on May 16, 1773. Jefferson buried his friend in the [[Monticello Graveyard]].
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		+	==See Also==
		+	*[[Carr Family]]
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		+	==Further Sources==
		+	*Simpson, Jr. William S. "Dabney Carr: Portrait of a Colonial Patriot," ''Virginia Cavalcade''. 23 (Winter 1974): 5-13.
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		+	[[Category:People\|Carr, Dabney]]

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