THe will of Samuel Carson written 28 Aug 1766, probated
Oct 16, l766 London Grove Pennsylvania establishes his
wife as Sarah and children as Margaret m. David Byers,
Elizabeth m. Abraham mcCarter, Mary m. Walter Carson,
Rebeca, Jane m. Samuel Corry, Agnes, Francis,
Walter, William and Hannah.
Letter from William to his brother Walter establish
that William was in York SC in 1789 with four
brothers in laws (Walter Carson, Abraham McCarter,
David Byers and Samuel Corry).
The 1778 Tax Lists for Camdam District SC show single
entries for William Carson, Walter Carson, Abraham
McCarter, David Byers and Samuel Corry so they were
in SC by 1778.
Letter from William to Walter says that he has four
sons, the youngest dead at age 11 and five daughters
in 1799, naming the oldest as Samuel who is an adult
at that time. There is another letter written by
William to ? in 1802 which speaks of the death of
his brothers Walter and Francis.
There is a letter from a son of Walter to his son
which says that William is the oldest, Walter next
and Francis two years younger than Walter.
Does anyone have any verified dates for Samuel
Carson's children? or for Samuel's birth or
marriage? He supposedly married Sarah Reese
Wallace Mar 14, l757 - is this verified? Letters
referred to above say that he first married Jane
Patterson.
Josette Maxwell
Boone, NC