My Carson's were in Philadelphia in the 1800's and were Irish-Protestant,
which means at some point they were probably English. They saw themselves
as staunch "Orangemen". Maybe some of the other English vs. Irish Carsons
are the same. Sue
Looking for info on John Martin Carson, b. 1880's Phila, PA
----- Original Message -----
From: John Ottinger <johnc(a)terracom.net>
To: <CARSON-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 3:20 AM
Subject: [CARSON] English vs Irish CARSONs
>
> I can't specifically, but watch out in New Jersey. Many Carsons there
> were originally Dutch Corsons.
Good to know about the Dutch; anyone have any general notions about
English vs. Irish CARSONs? Mine were English (late 1700s-late 1800s
Baltimore) but in searching MD and DE records the ones I'm running into
are Irish. Are they, as I suspect, more numerous than the English? About
50-50?
John Ottinger
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