Kathryn, Thanks for answering. My family (and I'm not at all sure
they were CARAKERs) were in PA all the time. I have various names that
my CARTER family may have used. They were CARTERs from 1830 on and I
have fairly complete records from then on.
The particular name I'm looking for is Christian Carter (Carriher
or Carrier). He married Elizabeth Shoemaker about 1805. Their first son
was born in 1806. They were in Lycoming Co., PA by 1829 and probably a
bit earlier.
Thanks for any help.
BarbCB