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Hi Betty,
Thanks for the reply. Regarding John Carson and Sarah Dickey, I don't have an answer
yet. So many family trees online I've seen are based on secondary sources. The
findings (in my line) do suggest the name Alexander occurs repeatedly. The name John is
in almost all lines.
The YDNA results so far suggest that the male Carsons in Lancaster PA born 1730s (Moses,
David, William, Robert and probably John) were either brothers or cousins or closely
connected. The originating locations for these (from Scotland and northern Ireland) were
New Castle DE, Lancaster PA, and SC. Some moved to NC (Rowan, Rutherford and
Orange/Caswell) then to eastern TN by the 1780s. One branch went to Washington Co PA.
Another branch went from SC to Hardin Co KY.
There was an Alexander Carson (died 1775) and younger James Carson (possibly
Alexander's son) in Orange NC who connect somehow.
I'm hoping more male Carsons do the DNA test. That has helped at least confirm some
connections or otherwise.
Please reply with any theories and thoughts.
Gary