Are the Kirwan's part of this?
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From: "Arthur Carawan II" <wolfsram(a)piratesnet.com>
To: <CARAWAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 2:11 AM
Subject: some questions: GW CARAWAN and ASA and WINNY CARAWAN
Greetings from somewhere dangerously near Greenville NC
Anyone alive out there on this list? Because I have some questions, and
someone ought to be able to put me straight here. Getting right to it:
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARAWAN
Yes the most infamous cousin of all, the one who shot up the courthouse in
Washington in the year 1854. Dodging the story concerning the trial (and
attempting to also ignore, for the moment, from which lineage his victim,
Mr. Clement H. Lassister, came), my question concerns his genealogy, and
his brothers.
I have that he was married first to Elizabeth Carrow (?? 1821 - ?? 1839)
and second to a Mary Bell (no dates). His only children I have listed are
William Ruel (I) Carawan. Were there more? And by which wife?
Second order of business would be his brother, Elder GREEN CARAWAN.
I have him as born 27 Jul 1778 and died 21 Jan 1832. I have him as
married
first to Deliah Carrow and second to a daughter of Foster Jarvis (I
don't
know the name). Further I have the following children:
John Green Carawan, Richard, Agnes, Dorcas, Elizabeth, Henry, Jordan,
Lydia, Nancy, Polly, Sarah, Siddy, Thomas, and William.
I seem to remember reading that his will said he had 16 children (nine by
one wife and 7 by the other). The children I have number 14, so what am I
missing here, and who's the mother of who? If someone has dates and/or
further info on children, please feel free to share. I have both of these
brothers as being children of William Carawan and Ammie Green.
Other children of William and Ammie include:
Elenore, who married Samuel Swindell.
Dorcas, who married Reuben Benson Sr.
Mannan Marion, who married ?? Moss (sired Benaja) and then Rebecca McGowan
(sired James Green and William Alpheus)
Frances, who married William Wade Swindell
Mary, who married Avory Williamson (sired Tully Williamson)
Sarah and Elizabeth (no further information)
Once again, if I'm mistaken on something, or if you have some dates to
add,
feel free to chime in with it.
My next question concerns the mythical "Asa and Winny" Carawan. A good
source who wrote to me had them as great grandparents, but I have some
conflicts. Some of the children of Asa and Winny listed I have as
children
of one Benjamin Carawan and Delilah White. They are:
Selena
Christopher
Frances
Ebbin Wallace
Daniel
Benjamin Robertson
George Marcus
Bernard
Ann
Without getting into specifics, I have dates for most of these children,
and spouses for most of them, but still I'm confused about the mythical
"Asa and Winny" Carawan. As many times as I've run into the names from
genealogists, I've yet to find any factual evidence supporting these two
(with the exception of "Asa Franklin Carawan"), unless I'm mixing up
families somehow. Someone please help me out on the Asa and Winny
thing...are these nicknames, or what?
Those are the extent of my questions...I hope someone can help
here. Incidentally, the holy grail of my search is discovering the
lineage
of Phillip Benjamin Carawan (my gggrandfather). So far all efforts
have
been in vain, so as far as Carawans go, I'm researching ALL of em.
Love to hear from the people on this list!!
Regards
===Arthur Carawan II
Greenville NC
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