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Author: gkcarson
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Hi Les,
As mentioned in another reply I just posted, findings indicated that my David Carson was
born c1760 in either Lancaster Co PA or Orange/Caswell NC (son of Robert Carson - Margaret
woods). David's father Robert showed up in Guilford NC and Surry NC
1778-1779....David Carson and a John Carson show up there together in 1782 connecting to
the same people that Robert connected with earlier (neighbors and inlaws of inlaws). They
moved to Washington/Greene TN around 1781/1782. My David moved from TN to Buncombe NC
around 1799. He was not the one married to Mary Burke, who shows up later in Blount (per
others' findings). My David's wife was named Catherine.
I'd like to find out if the David who married Mary Burke is from the same line as my
David (cousin or similar). There was a cluster of Carson families moving down from PA to
the same areas in NC, then on to TN.
YDNA shows that my Robert/David line is closely related to Moses Carson who moved form PA
to NC to TN with them. I think Moses and Robert were brothers.
YDNA shows the Robert Carson marrying Jane Ritchey 1790s Washington TN was very distantly
related to my line, connecting generations earlier (not close cousins or siblings). Both
lines are in the I haplogroup.
So far, all of the Carson participants from these lines from Lancaster Co PA who came to
Orange/Caswell and Guilford/Surry NC then to Washington/Greene TN are from the I
haplogroup. Another Robert/David/Robert Carson line in Chester/Cumberland PA 1740s-1780s
and Seneca OH is closely related my Carson line, based on YDNA. Another line in Surry NC
is also from that I group though not as closely related. Another Carson line that was in
Washington Co VA (near Washington Co TN) is from the R haplogroup, meaning they are not at
all closely related to the I group lines.
I wish there was a male Carson descendant of David Carson - Mary Burke who would do a YDNA
test to help clear things up some.
Gary
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