The name Carson was first used by the ancient Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. The first family lived in Dumfriesshire, where the first mention of the family was of Morris Acarson, Bailiff of the Isle of Man, appointed by King Alexander I of Scotland about 1100 A.D. The surname Carson was first found in Dumfriesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Phris), a Southern area bordering on England that today forms part of the Dumfries and Galloway Council Area, where they are believed to be descended from the Irish Clan MacCarrghama of the Hy Fiachra and arrived on the south-west Scottish coast about the 9th century. John Thomas Carson was born in 1520 in Down, Northern Ireland, and died in 1570 in Down, Northern Ireland. He married Elizabeth Dixon (1524-1570; Down, Ireland), daughter of Robert Dixon and Marion Houston. The genealogy of John Thomas Carson's descendants is presented herein. Numbered entries typically include the date and place of birth, date of marriage and name of spouse, date and place of death, and names of children. Entries include (as available) the dates and places of birth and death for the spouse and each child; additional data for spouses may also be included. Biographical information is provided for later entries, including place of residence, military service, occupation, and more. Chapters include John Thomas Carson (1520-1570) and Ancestors (seventeen generations), Hugh Keyes Family (five generations), Daniel Koups Family (six generations), Neally/Tompkins/Hampton Families, and Joseph Whitney Family (three generations). A full-name index and a Photo Album of John Thomas Carson add to the value of this work. The Photo Album includes a wealth of photographs, maps, facsimile reprints of original documents, and more.
Betty Jewell Durbin Carson
2022, 8.5" x 11", paper, index, 276 pp.
ISBN: 9780788424434
101-C2443
