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Author: gkcarson
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Some of the Carson first names in Chester, Lancaster, and Cumberland counties PA 1750 and
prior match the naming patterns in County Down Ireland. County Down also had other
surnames that intermarried with these Carson lines in PA: Woods, Strain/Strean/Strahan,
Hannah, Bell, Richey, Cuthbertson, Maxwell, etc.
First Presbyterian in Belfast (Counties Down and Antrim) 1690s-1730s had surnames that
connecting with these Carson lines such as Harbison, Ballentine, Blair/Blear, and
Patterson.
The challenge is that there is no paper trail to link them from Ireland County Down or
Antrim to PA or other locations even though the names are similar.
Gary
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