John Kerr (August 4, 1782 – September 29, 1842) was a member of the

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representing

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from March 4, 1813, to March 3, 1815, and again from October 30, 1815, to March 3, 1817. He was the father of John Kerr, Jr., cousin of

Bartlett Yancey Bartlett Yancey (February 19, 1785 - August 30, 1828) was a Democratic-Republican U.S. congressman from North Carolina, United States, between 1813 and 1817. Born near Yanceyville, North Carolina, Yancey attended Hyco Academy in Caswell Cou ...

, and grand-uncle of John H. Kerr. A native of the Yanceyville,

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area, Kerr was licensed as a

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minister in 1802 and moved to

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in 1805; he later lived in

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as well.

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Settle-Kerr family of North Carolina
* 1782 births 1842 deaths Baptists from Virginia Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia 19th-century American politicians People from Yanceyville, North Carolina People from Halifax County, Virginia Baptists from North Carolina 19th-century Baptist ministers from the United States {{Virginia-Representative-stub