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Author: truthseeker68
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Like all the other Carsons, we, too, are hung up with all the Williams, James, Johns,
Samuels, etc. I know that my line came from Ireland in about 1773 and settled in
Pennsylvania for awhile. The one that came from Ireland was a William and he died in
Chillicothe, Ohio in 1819. His son, William, was born in PA in 1776 and I think their move
to Ohio wasn't very long after he was born. So I don't think we were the Carsons
that you are hunting for, but we are probably cousins from one of our first Williams to
arrive since he had two other brothers with him. I don't think the Carsons
"huddled" together like many families did, they seemed to head out in their own
direction in search of land. But for what it's worth, my brother did the Y-DNA test
and we were in the R1b1a2 Haplogroup. Since most of the Carsons who came into America
from Ireland about that time period started in PA....chances are pretty good that that
your line will probably be in the R group...but I hope a direct !
line male from your line will take the Y-DNA test and let the rest of us know what you
find out.
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