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Darrell - It looks to me like the children you have for James Carnahan Jr. and unknown
wife are the children of Adam Carnahan, James's brother. Here is what I have for
those two families:
Adam Carnahan b. 3 Jan 1741 married Agnes Jack b. about 1754
children:
James Carnahan b. 1771 (all children b. Cumberland County)
Agnes b 1774 m. Robert Mathers (also known as Nancy - Nancy was a nickname for Agnes.)
Adam Jr. b. 17771779 m. Ruth McElwain
Elizabeth b. 1781
Andrew b. 1782 d. 14 Aug 1844, Mercer Co., PA - m. Elizabeth (no last name - sorry.)
For James Carnahan and Hannah Mahon (I think you can take your pick on how to spell
Hannah's last name - I have seen it both ways depending on the writer. In her
father's will it is spelled Mahon.)
Jane b. 1774 m. Adam Simonson
James b. 15 Nov 1775 - President of Princeton University m. Mary Van Dyke
John Jack b. 1779 d. 6 July 1822 m. 1801 Elizabeth Elliot (Note: Elizabeth Elliot
Carnahan outlived her husband by some 40 years - her tombstone shows b. 1782 d. 25 Feb.
1863 - I have another John Carnahan m. to Sarah Devore.)
Archibald - b. after 1780 d. 1819 Westmoreland Co., Pa single
For the John who married Sarah Devore - I have this: John Carnahan was b. in 1793 d. 1856
in Cincinnati, Ohio son of James Carnahan and Catherine Potter. He married 14 May 1818
Brown County Ohio Sarah Devore dau of David Devore and Alicia or Alice Mann. Children all
from family bible:
Elsie Ann b. 5 Feb 1819
Mary Jane b. 7 Jan 1821
Albert H. b. 30 Dec 1823
Richard b. 24 Nov 1825
Sophia b. 24 Nov 1825 (twin of Richard)
Sarah b. 12 Sep 1828
Angeline b. 12 Sep 1828 (twin of Sarah)
This John Carnahan m. 2. Abigail Tucker 4 July 1834 in Hamilton Co., Ohio. Their
children:
Alonzo Carnahan b. 14 Dec 1834 Ohio
John Wesley Carnahan b. 20 Feb 1837
These are a combination of several records - Westmoreland County records, census records
and the records of Lynda Goodson Nelson. I hope this helps you some! Linda