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Author: gkcarson
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I thought I'd reply here about YDNA testing. That has helped sort out some Carson
paternal lines (including mine). The key is finding a living Carson male from the line to
do the test.
On a related note, the YDNA results of a male descendant of Robert Carson born 1762
Cumberland PA died 1854 Pike OH (son of David Carson and Elizabeth Beatty of Chester Co
PA) matches some other Carson lines, indicating a high probability of a common ancestor
around the 1700s or just prior. These matching lines:
Moses Carson 1737 Lancaster PA - 1821 Washington TN (wife Elizabeth Hannah, children
James, Robert, Andrew, Margaret, Lemuel, Moses W, Hannah Rebecca, William)
Robert Carson 1720/30 Lancaster PA - after 1798 TN or NC (wife Margaret Woods, children
John, Robert, William, Mary, Elizabeth, David, Margaret)
John Carson b1747 Ireland arrived Chester SC 1768 d Nov 1824 Hardin KY (wife Elizabeth,
children Elizabeth, Mary, James, Jane, John, Ellen, Female; related to an Alexander Carson
of Greene KY)
Robert Carson b.1716 Ireland d.1796 Chester PA (wife Rachel, children Jane, David Carson
who married Elizabeth Beatty, Mary, Lydia, Rachel)
William Carson 1720 Ireland-1791 Fayette Co PA (exact match on 12 markers - needs an
upgrade to see if still close at 37 or higher)
Thomas Carson 1740 Ire or Scotland-1816 Washington PA, a fairly close match (wife Mary
Smith m. in DE, children James, Margaret, Thomas G, Mary, Elizabeth, William, Joseph,
Sarah, Lydia, Rebecca, John Clarkson, ).
The following Carson lines have an apparent family link to the Lancaster PA listed abov
e:
John Carson b1730s PA - d after 1790 Orange NC? (wife Marinda, parents of John English
Carson who married Margaret Hunter, d Franklin GA)
James Carson c1745 PA probably - 1806 Orange NC (wife Mary LNU, parents of Robert A.
Carson m. Rebecca Clark, David Carson, Rachel Carson m William Clark, Jenney Carson m
Jesse C. Clark)
These Carson families migrated to NC and TN with the Lancaster PA group.
David Carson c1730s of Lancaster PA -c1811 Washington TN (wife Sarah Woods, second wife
probably Hannah LNU, father of Margaret, Mary, David, Robert)
William Carson c1730s of Lancaster PA-1790 Washington TN (wife Margaret McCord, children
William, David, Robert, Jennet, Mary, John)
Thanks,
Gary Carson
gkcarson(a)aol.com
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