Hi Gang,
I have been buried in paper trying to build a
picture of the DORLAND/CARMAN Connection. After about
two weeks of work, I have about 15 pages and 50 citations
on Elias Dorland Sr. and Elias Dorland Jr. Elias Dorlandt
Junior by several older genealogies married Meriam Carman
daughter of John-3 (John-2 John-1) Carman.
Sorry to say thus far, I have been unable to prove
the connection.
What do I know? Well Elias Dorland Sr. Settled
in the Hungry Harbor area of Hempstead near Rockaway.
The land stayed in the possession of the Dorlands for
several generations.
Families associated with this pocket of Dorlands
appear to be the Williams Family, the Gildersleeves,
Hinchman and the Mott Family.
Meriam was a very popular name for the time period
so the story board is very complex to track.
Does anyone have any postive reference of this
family connection???
In conclusion, I believe the connection was based
on the fact that Benjamin Dorland married Jane Carman
daughter of John-4 (John-3,John-2,John-1) Carman. There
is also a Carman Dorland that has been attributed as the
son of Elias Dorland Jr. I however, believe he is of
a latter generation.
Moral of the story, sometimes we spend just as
much time to disprove a connection!! <grin>
Enjoy, Dan
This is the joint Email Account of Suzanne G. Kuch (who kept maiden name)
and Husband, Daniel P. Carman
Carman Genealogy
http://home.att.net/~rcarman/carmeet.htm