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Analysis of Three Carson Families from Ireland
Carson Families Color-Coded Chart
Descendants of John Aaron Carson and Nancy WeddleHenry Carson, Thomas Carson and William Carson
This analysis includes three Carson families who were living in Pennsylvania prior to 1800 and who went to SW Ohio (or their descendant/s went to SW Ohio).
| Event | Henry |
Thomas (Son of Samuel Carson and Eleanor McDuff) |
William |
| Birth Date | ca. 1740 | ca. 1740 | 1745 |
| Birth Place | Ireland?? | Ulster, Ireland | Clontinaglare, Kilmore Parish, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Death Info | ca. 1802 - Hamilton, OH | 1816 - Washington, PA | 1829 - Ross, Ohio |
| Spouse | Agnes | Mary Smith | Isabella Gilmore |
| Marriage Date | Unknown | January 28, 1762 | January 17, 1771 |
| Marriage Place | Unknown | North Carolina | Ireland |
| Child (It is not proven that this David was the one mentioned in Henry's will) |
David (1766) Pennsylvania (Was possibly in Fayette, PA in 1800. Died after 1850 in poss. Piatt Co. Illinois. Married Margaret Ellis) (Family tradition says he was related to Lindsey Carson) |
James (1762) North Carolina |
Samuel (1773) Ireland |
| Child | Jane/Jenny (1760-1770) (m. Henry Carson Andrews) |
Margaret (1766) Fayette, PA |
Elizabeth (1775) Colerain, Lancaster, PA |
| Child | Margaret (1781) (m. James Giffin) |
Thomas (1768) Washington, PA? |
William (1776) Colerain, Lancaster, PA |
| Child | Hannah Unknown |
William (1769) Washington, PA? |
Hugh (1782) Lancaster, PA |
| Child | Mary (poss. m. a Reddicks) |
Mary (1770) Washington, PA? |
Alonzo (1784) Colerain, Lancaster, PA |
| Child | Elizabeth (1790) Pennsylvania (m. John Giffin) |
Elizabeth (1772) Washington, PA? |
Ebenezer (1786) Colerain, Lancaster, PA |
| Child | Hugh (bef. 1790) Unknown |
Sarah (1776) Washington, PA? |
Nancy (1792) Colerain, Lancaster, PA |
| Child | Joseph (1777) Fallowfield, Washington, PA (Was on Adams Co, OH 1810 Tax List. Went to Rush and Marion, Indiana) |
James (1796) Colerain, Lancaster, PA |
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| Child | Lydia (1780) Washington, PA? |
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| Child | Rebecca (1782) Washington, PA? |
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| Child | John Clarkson (1788) Washington, PA |
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| Residence 1760-1762 | PA or Ireland | North Carolina | Ireland |
| Residence 1766 | Unknown | Fayette, PA | Ireland |
| Residence 1768 | Unknown | Washington, PA? | Ireland |
| Residence 1769-1770 | Ireland or PA | Washington, PA? | Ireland |
| Residence 1771-1772 | Unknown | Washington, PA? | Ireland |
| Residence 1773 | Unknown | Washington, PA? | Ireland |
| Residence 1774-1776 | Unknown | Washington, PA? | Colerain, Lancaster, PA |
| Residence 1777 | Unknown | Fallowfield, Washington, PA | Colerain, Lancaster, PA |
| Residence 1778-1789 | Unknown | Washington, PA | Colerain, Lancaster, PA |
| Residence 1790 (Census) | Mifflin, PA (See notes below) |
Washington, PA | Colerain, Lancaster, PA |
| Residence 1800 (Census) | Mifflin, PA or Hamilton, OH | Fallowfield, Washington, PA | PA or OH Mifflin, PA?? (See notes below) |
| Residence 1810 (Census/Will) | Died in 1802 in Hamilton, OH | Fallowfield, Washington, PA | PA or OH |
| Residence 1820 (Census) | - - | Died 1816 in Washington, PA | PA or OH |
| Residence 1830 | - - | - - | Died 1829 in Ross, OH |
Samuel Carson (son of William Carson and Isabelle Gilmore) was married in 1801 in Mifflin, PA. His first two children were born there in 1802 and 1804. His daughter Isabelle was also born there in 1811.
Another large Carson family was in Mifflin, PA (previously Cumberland County) from about 1770 until at least 1796:: William Carson b. 1745-1748 County Down, Ireland, married Ruth Sherman b. 1754 Shelby, PA. Information about William Carson who married Isabelle Gilmore indicates that he (or at least his son Samuel) was also in Mifflin, PA. William Carson and Ruth Sherman had the following children:
 | Elizabeth 1770 Mifflin, PA * |
| John 1773 Mifflin, PA * |
| Mary Ann 1775 Mifflin, PA * |
| William 1777 Mifflin, PA * - See census record below |
| Sally 1780 Mifflin, PA * |
| Catherine 1782 Mifflin, PA * |
| Nancy (Agnes) 1789 Mifflin, PA |
| Jacob 1791 Mifflin, PA |
| George 1794 Mifflin, PA |
* Mifflin county was not organized until 1789, therefore, the above birth places are not correct for the first six children.
His son George was supposedly in Lewiston, Mifflin, PA until at least July, 1822, after which he was in Wayne, Ohio and then on to Jackson, Missouri. A George Carson was listed in Mifflin, PA in the 1820 census, but he was age 45+, meaning that he was born before 1775. The son of William Carson and Ruth Sherman was not born until 1794, so this may not not be him. There was also a male age 26-45 in this same household who could be the name under which the listing was made.
1820 census
Jacob Carson Decatur,Mifflin,PA 1820 (100010-20010) age 26-45 - Image 1
James Carson Derry,Mifflin,PA 1820 (000001-23001) age 45+ - Image 1
William Carson Derry,Mifflin,PA 1820 (320110-11010) age 26-45 - Image 1
James Carson Lack,Mifflin,PA 1820 (000101-00211) age 45+
George Carson Wayne,Mifflin,PA 1820 (200011-00020) age 45+
The 1790 Census lists the following in Mifflin, PA:
1790 Census
Henery Carson Mifflin, PA 1790 (2-1-4) - Image 3
Catrin Carson Mifflin, PA 1790 (0-2-2) - Image 3
Samuel Corran Mifflin, PA 1790 (1-1-2) Samuel Carson, son of Carson/Gilmore?
William Corran Mifflin, PA 1790 (3-0-1) William Carson and Ruth Sherman?
Samuel Carson (son of William Carson and Isabelle Gilmore) was in Mifflin, PA in 1800:
1800 census
Samuel Carson Lewistown, Mifflin, PA 1800 (10010-20010) age 26-45 <b.
bef. 1775>- Image 2 (married 1801 in Mifflin, PA,
first child born 1802 in Mifflin, PA - and yet he is shown with 1 male under 5
and 2 females under 5 nine years before his marriage. This may be a
previous marriage since he was age 27 in 1800)
William (son of William Carson and Ruth Sherman) was born 1777. He appears in the 1810 census in Mifflin, PA:
1810 Census
William Carson Derry, Mifflin, PA 1810 (20010-20011) age 26-45 - Image
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I do not find a descendant of William Carson and Ruth Sherman named Samuel, nor do I find a descendant named Henry, so it is probable that Samuel and Henry were not part of the Carson-Sherman family, and the information about William Carson and Isabelle Gilmore seems valid.