William CARSON

Birth:
24 Nov 1745
Down, Ireland
Death:
14 Oct 1824
Mifflin, Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Marriage:
20 Dec 1770
Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Sources:
Ancestral File - v4.19
Ancestry World Tree
Pedigree Resource File
Internet IGI, Apr 2008
Notes:
                   William enlisted and fought under General George Washington, in the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776. He stayed in the army for the duration of the war.
Ruth SHERMAN
Birth:
16 Apr 1754
Oak Ridge, Shelby, Pennsylvania
Death:
11 Jan 1831
Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Children
Marriage
1
Elizabeth CARSON
Birth:
5 Feb 1770
Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Death:
29 Mar 1855
Mifflin, Pennsylvania
2
John CARSON
Birth:
8 Mar 1773
Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Death:
14 Aug 1849
Polly CHAMBERS 
Marr:
25 Dec 1793
Mifflin, Pennsylvania 
3
Polly Ann CARSON
Birth:
29 Nov 1775
Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Death:
17 May 1854
John SHAFFER 
Marr:
Abt 1804
of Mifflin, Pennsylvania 
4
William CARSON
Birth:
18 Sep 1777
Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Death:
14 May 1796
 
Marr:
 
5
Sally CARSON
Birth:
20 Apr 1780
Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Death:
6
Catherine CARSON
Birth:
20 May 1782
Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Death:
10 Aug 1863
Rudolph AMES 
Marr:
Abt 1803
of Mifflin, Pennsylvania 
7
Agnes CARSON
Birth:
20 May 1789
Derry, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Death:
21 Dec 1850
Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Henry BASIE 
Marr:
2 Jan 1808
Mifflin, Pennsylvania 
8
Jacob CARSON
Birth:
15 Sep 1791
Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Death:
2 Oct 1862
Brown Twp, Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Lou Ann BARBER 
Marr:
15 Dec 1812
 
9
George CARSON
Birth:
17 Jul 1794
Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Death:
20 Dec 1851
Holliday, Salt Lake, Utah
Ann HOUGH 
Marr:
17 Feb 1817
Mifflin, Pennsylvania 
Notes:
                   The George Carson Ann Hough Family Organization has the following website that includes a large amount of historical information about the family:  http://www.carsonfamilyhistory.org/
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William Carson - Ruth Sherman

William Carson was born at Down, Ireland 24 Nov 1745. His parents were Aaron Carson and Bridget Fleming.

He married Ruth Sherman 20 Dec 1770 at Mifflin, Pennsylvania . Ruth Sherman was born at Oak Ridge, Shelby, Pennsylvania 16 Apr 1754 daughter of Daniel Sherman and Elizabeth Scott .

They were the parents of 9 children:
Elizabeth Carson born 5 Feb 1770.
John Carson born 8 Mar 1773.
Polly Ann Carson born 29 Nov 1775.
William Carson born 18 Sep 1777.
Sally Carson born 20 Apr 1780.
Catherine Carson born 20 May 1782.
Agnes Carson born 20 May 1789.
Jacob Carson born 15 Sep 1791.
George Carson born 17 Jul 1794.

William Carson died 14 Oct 1824 at Mifflin, Mifflin, Pennsylvania .

Ruth Sherman died 11 Jan 1831 at Mifflin, Pennsylvania .