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Descendants of John Carrowan
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 CARROWAN1 was born Unknown, and died 1771 in Gull Rock, Hyde
County, NC.
Children of JOHN CARROWAN are:
2. i. JOHN2 CARROWAN II, b. 1739, Hyde County, NC; d. 1790.
3. ii. JOSEPH CARROWAN, b. Abt. 1739.
iii. PATRICK CARROWAN, b. 1745.
iv. WILLIAM CARROWAN, b. 1749; d. Abt. 1803; m. ANY GREEN.
v. ELIZABETH CARROWAN, b. 1752.
vi. RATCHEL CARROWAN, b. 1758.
Generation No. 2
2. JOHN2 CARROWAN II (JOHN1)2 was born 1739 in Hyde County, NC, and died
1790. He married FRANCIS Abt. 1762.
Children of JOHN CARROWAN and FRANCIS are:
4. i. BENJAMIN3 CARROWAN, b. Abt. 1784, Hyde County, NC; d. 1839, Goose
Creek Island, NC.
ii. EPHRIAM CARROWAN, b. 1770.
iii. JOSEPH CARROWAN, b. 1771.
iv. JOHN CARROWAN III, b. 1776.
v. PATRICK CARROWAN III, b. 1783.
vi. WILLIAM CARROWAN II, b. 1785.
vii. MARY CARROWAN, b. Unknown.
3. JOSEPH2 CARROWAN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1739. He married SUSANNA
SWINDELL.
Children of JOSEPH CARROWAN and SUSANNA SWINDELL are:
i. JOSEPH3 CARROWAN.
ii. EHPRIAM CARROWAN.
iii. MARY CARROWAN.
Generation No. 3
4. BENJAMIN3 CARROWAN (JOHN2, JOHN1)3 was born Abt. 1784 in Hyde County,
NC, and died 1839 in Goose Creek Island, NC. He married DELILAH WHITE 1817.
Notes for BENJAMIN CARROWAN:
Most researchers aveer that this gentleman was named Benjamin. Others say
William, and others say William Benjamin. It is generally agreed that he was
married to Delilah White. Several of his children moved to Lowland, N.C.
According to researcher R.S. Spencer, all the children of Benjamin and
Delilah were born in Hyde County. He moved to Goose Creek about 1840 when
the house at Songer in Hyde County burned. Songer was near Gull Rock.
Children of BENJAMIN CARROWAN and DELILAH WHITE are:
i. SELINA4 CARROWAN, b. 1818.
5. ii. CHRISTOPHER CARROWAN, b. May 30, 1820, Hyde County, NC; d. January
07, 1873, Lowland, North Carolina.
iii. FRANCES CARROWAN, b. 1822.
iv. EBBIN WALLACE CARROWAN, b. September 25, 1823.
v. DANIEL CARROWAN, b. 1827.
vi. BENJAMIN R. CARROWAN, b. June 15, 1829.
6. vii. MARCUS CARROWAN, b. October 06, 1830, Hyde County, NC.
7. viii. BERNARD CARROWAN, b. January 06, 1833; d. October 10, 1928,
Lowland, North Carolina.
ix. ANN CARROWAN, b. 1837.
Generation No. 4
5. CHRISTOPHER4 CARROWAN (BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1)3 was born May 30, 1820
in Hyde County, NC, and died January 07, 1873 in Lowland, North Carolina.
He married PATSY ANN WATSON July 18, 1848.
Notes for CHRISTOPHER CARROWAN:
At least one of his brothers was a Union Soldier. The Carrowons of Craven
County were confederate soldiers. One southern Hyde was soldier enlisted as
a Sgt 2nd class and was promoted to 2nd LT.
More About CHRISTOPHER CARROWAN:
Fact 1: Union Army, Co. B, 1st Rgt NC Infantry. volunteers
Fact 2: Buried in Carawan Cemetary, Lowland, NC
Children of CHRISTOPHER CARROWAN and PATSY WATSON are:
i. ANNA MARIAH5 CARROWAN, b. 1848.
ii. WILLIAM CARROWAN, b. 1850.
iii. MARY ELIZABETH CARROWAN, b. 1852.
iv. LOVEY MARGARET CARROWAN, b. October 16, 1852.
v. MARTHA A. CARROWAN, b. 1856.
8. vi. ROGER WILLIAM CARROWAN, b. December 16, 1856, Lowland, North
Carolina; d. September 16, 1922, Lowland, North Carolina.
vii. KETURAH CARROWAN, b. May 02, 1859.
viii. MATILDA CARROWAN, b. 1861.
ix. JULIA FRANCIS CARROWAN, b. January 05, 1866.
x. DELILAH CARROWAN, b. January 27, 1867.
xi. FANNIE CARROWAN, b. June 18, 1869.
6. MARCUS4 CARROWAN (BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born October 06, 1830 in
Hyde County, NC. He married (1) MARIETTA ALCOCK. He married (2) MARY
ELIZABETH FULFORD October 15, 1852 in Beaufort County, North Carolina.
More About MARY ELIZABETH FULFORD:
Fact 1: Buried in Carawan family cemetary
Children of MARCUS CARROWAN and MARIETTA ALCOCK are:
i. IRA THOMAS5 CARROWAN, b. January 25, 1872.
ii. JULIA CARROWAN, b. December 18, 1876.
iii. GEORGE WALLACE CARROWAN, b. 1878.
iv. DELILAH CARROWAN, b. 1880.
v. DANIEL A. CARROWAN, b. 1882.
vi. LIZZIE CARROWAN, b. 1884.
vii. EFFIE CARROWAN, b. 1886.
viii. GERTRUDE CARROWAN, b. 1888.
Children of MARCUS CARROWAN and MARY FULFORD are:
ix. VIRGINIA A.5 CARROWAN.
x. SARAH CARROWAN.
xi. JOSEPH S. CARROWAN.
xii. KITURAH CARROWAN.
xiii. MARY ELIZABETH CARROWAN.
xiv. BENJAMIN ROBERSON CARROWAN.
xv. SAM R. CARROWAN.
7. BERNARD4 CARROWAN (BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1)4 was born January 06, 1833,
and died October 10, 1928 in Lowland, North Carolina. He married (1) NANCY
ELIZABETH JOHNSON LEARY. He married (2) MELISSA O'NEAL January 15, 1855.
Notes for BERNARD CARROWAN:
He organized the Methodist Church on Lowland arount 1897.
He served during the Civil War as a private in Company B, 1st NC infantry
Child of BERNARD CARROWAN and NANCY LEARY is:
i. NANCY WATSON5 CARROWAN, b. 1869.
Children of BERNARD CARROWAN and MELISSA O'NEAL are:
ii. SALLY FRANCES5 CARROWAN.
iii. NANCY W. CARROWAN.
iv. JAMES CARROWAN.
v. CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN CARROWAN.
vi. MELENDA CARROWAN.
Generation No. 5
8. ROGER WILLIAM5 CARROWAN (CHRISTOPHER4, BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1)5 was
born December 16, 1856 in Lowland, North Carolina, and died September 16,
1922 in Lowland, North Carolina. He married SARAH E. HOLTON Unknown.
Notes for SARAH E. HOLTON:
The Church of Christ was organized for those who desired a Church patterned
from the doctrine in the New Testament. In 1884, Mrs. Nancy Sawyer Carawan
(1864-1927), wife of Mac Carawan (1858-1887) and Saah Eizabeth Holton
Carawan wife of Ben Carawan(1828-1890), organized a Bible School on the
island with meetings held in the school building which was located on the
old Ruby Sadler's Store site. Mrs. Sarah Carawan's father, Jesse Holton,
minister to the Church at Reelsboro, NC often walked from his home to do
masonry work here and often spoke to the congregation.
Note: John Robert was half brother to William Christopher but they were also
cousins.
Child of ROGER CARROWAN and SARAH HOLTON is:
9. i. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER6 CARAWAN, b. November 27, 1892, Lowland, North
Carolina; d. January 24, 1983, New Bern, N.C..
Generation No. 6
9. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER6 CARAWAN (ROGER WILLIAM5 CARROWAN, CHRISTOPHER4,
BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1)6 was born November 27, 1892 in Lowland, North
Carolina, and died January 24, 1983 in New Bern, N.C.. He married ELIZA DEE
BALLANCE7 July 24, 1914 in Pamlico County, NC, daughter of GEORGE BALLANCE
and POLLY BERRY.
Notes for WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER CARAWAN:
According to the Goose Creek Islander 1874-1974, William Christopher Carawan
had the ability to remove warts and take out fire
Notes for ELIZA DEE BALLANCE:
She remembers chopping ice near the creek bank at Oyster Creek landing with
a hatchet. She said that the ice was about ten or eleven inches thick. This
was during the Big Freeze of December 1917 and January 1918.
More About ELIZA DEE BALLANCE:
Fact 1: Buried in Carawan family cemetary
Children of WILLIAM CARAWAN and ELIZA BALLANCE are:
i. ARDITH MAE7 CARAWAN8, b. December 02, 1918.
More About ARDITH MAE CARAWAN:
Fact 1: Died of Brights Decease
10. ii. SHELTON ROGER CARAWAN, b. September 13, 1920, Lowland, North
Carolina; d. January 30, 1999, New Bern, North Carolina.
iii. HUGH CURTIS CARAWAN8, b. December 15, 1926; d. November 12, 1957.
Generation No. 7
10. SHELTON ROGER7 CARAWAN (WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER6, ROGER WILLIAM5 CARROWAN,
CHRISTOPHER4, BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1)9 was born September 13, 1920 in
Lowland, North Carolina, and died January 30, 1999 in New Bern, North
Carolina. He married HAZEL MAE KEECH10 July 03, 1942 in New Bern, N.C.,
daughter of DALLAS KEECH and MARGARET HOPKINS.
Notes for SHELTON ROGER CARAWAN:
Shelton was an excellent athlete in his high school days. He is a retired
aircraft mechanic and lives in Reelsboro, NC. He was in the T5, Field
Artillery, US Army during WWII from 11-21-42 to 11-6-1945. He saw action in
Northern France, Ardenes, Rhineland, and Central Europe.
More About SHELTON ROGER CARAWAN:
Burial: February 02, 1999, Greenleaf Memorial Park, New Bern, NC
Cause of Death: Respiratory Failure
Medical Information: Lung and Liver cancer
Child of SHELTON CARAWAN and HAZEL KEECH is:
11. i. WILLIAM DALLAS8 CARAWAN, b. March 02, 1952, New Bern, N.C..
Generation No. 8
11. WILLIAM DALLAS8 CARAWAN (SHELTON ROGER7, WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER6, ROGER
WILLIAM5 CARROWAN, CHRISTOPHER4, BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1)11 was born March
02, 1952 in New Bern, N.C.. He married (1) DIANNE CARR in New Bern, N.C..
He married (2) PAMELA CHRISTINE CURTISS December 20, 1979 in Hemet,
California.
Child of WILLIAM CARAWAN and DIANNE CARR is:
12. i. JENNIFER REBECCA9 CARAWAN, b. September 18, 1971, New Bern, N.C..
Children of WILLIAM CARAWAN and PAMELA CURTISS are:
ii. MANDY MAY9 CARAWAN, b. October 31, 1980.
iii. WILLIAM ROGER CURTISS CARAWAN, b. July 12, 1982, Sunnymeade,
California; d. July 13, 1984, Loma Linda Medical University, California.
More About WILLIAM ROGER CURTISS CARAWAN:
Cause of Death: Complications due to Kidney failure
Medical Information: Congenital Birth defects
Generation No. 9
12. JENNIFER REBECCA9 CARAWAN (WILLIAM DALLAS8, SHELTON ROGER7, WILLIAM
CHRISTOPHER6, ROGER WILLIAM5 CARROWAN, CHRISTOPHER4, BENJAMIN3, JOHN2,
JOHN1) was born September 18, 1971 in New Bern, N.C..
Child of JENNIFER REBECCA CARAWAN is:
i. DANIELLE AUSTIN10 GREEN, b. November 09, 1993.
Endnotes
1. Will dated 14 December 1770, Abstracts of Hyde County Wills probate 1709
through 1775.
2. 1774-1787 state census of North Carolina: Hyde County.
3. Cemetary records& Claude Carawan research.
4. death Certificate, lists the parents as Benjamin and Delilah Carrowan.
5. History provided by Shelton R. Carawan and Guy and Jan Edwards.
6. supplied by his son Shelton.
7. interview with Shelton Carawan.
8. cemetary records.
9. Personal interview.
10. hazel Keech & sisters/Constance Keech Interviews.
11. Personal information.
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