Dottie:
The Carothers line has been in existence for over 200 years. They were in PA, VA, NC, and
TN. We are the earliest settlers in each of these state.
John and Sarah Neely Carothers were in Cumberland Cty Pa.
John and Hugh had a brother, William, who lived in Augusta Cty VA. John and Hugh were
twins.
Hugh married Sarah Pruvanice.
Hugh died in 1782 and John in 1783.
All of this information has been documented by our relatives in NC and SC.
I am descended from Nancy Elizabeth Carothers and James Thomas Curry my immediate grand
parents. My great grand father was Samuel Addison Carothers and my gg grand father was
John Carothers and my ggg grand father was David Carothers.
After moving from the area of Penna. The clan set up homesteads in the Steel Creek area of
Mecklenberg County NC.
If you click on the Curry/Carothers Family site in Ancestry. Com you can see some of the
photos of the ancestors.
George