The Carson Family
From
Washington County, Virginia
To Rockcastle County, Kentucky
To Jellico, Tennessee
To Davie, Broward County, Florida
Who were David Carson's Parents?
David Carson is the earliest family member in this Carson line that we are able to identify. There is no agreement on who are his parents or from where he came. He was in Washington County, Virginia as early as 1772. (At that time he was already married to Elizabeth Dysart.)
Washington County is located in the southwestern corner of Virginia at the southern end of the Shenandoah Valley.
In 1738, two Virginia counties were formed west of the Blue Ridge Mountains: Frederick in the north and Augusta in the south. At the time that Augusta County was organized, the Governor of Virginia Colony allowed dissenters from the Church of England to establish churches in the area. As a result, beginning in 1745, many Scots-Irish moved from Pennsylvania down the Shenandoah Valley. Source: Summers “History of Southwest Virginia”
In 1753, because the Virginia Colony wanted to expand its foothold in Augusta County (to counter the influence of the French who controlled the upper Mississippi River area), it passed a law saying that any Protestants living in or moving into the county would be exempt from public or parish levies for 15 years. Source: Summers “History of Southwest Virginia”
The start of the French-Indian War (1754-1763) stopped the surveying and selling of land in Augusta County and forced many settlers to move out of the area. Source: Summers “History of Southwest Virginia”
The English and the French signed a peace treaty in 1762. However, the Indians continued to fight in Southwestern Virginia for another year. The small number of settlers (Col. William Preston, James Davis) that remained in the area were confined to their forts. During this period, a number of white hunters visited the area (Elisha Wallen, Scaggs, Daniel Boone, and Nathaniel Gist). Source: Summers “History of Southwest Virginia”
In 1764, in an attempt to make peace with the Indians, the British said that no whites could hunt or settle west of the Alleghenies. This could have voided the land grants of the Loyal Company (Dr Thomas Walker) and the heirs of James Patton, but in 1778 the British allowed these
claims to stand. Source: Summers “History of Southwest Virginia”
In 1765, Fort Edmiston was built in the Liberty Hall neighborhood of Washington County,
Virginia. William Edmiston (Edmondson) received a 1763 land patent from Charles II because he was an officer in the French and Indian war. His neighbors in the Liberty Hall neighborhood were the Buchanans and the Moores. Source: Summers “History of Southwest Virginia”
In 1768, under the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the Six Nations ceded all of the land to King George. This resulted in large numbers of settlers moving into Augusta County in the winter of 1768 and early 1769. Source: Summers “History of Southwest Virginia”
PENNSYLVANIA CARSON CONNECTION?
VIRGINIA CARSON CONNECTION?
DNA STUDIES
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William Schrader published an article in the Bulletin (Series II, No. 45, 2008) of the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia regarding David Carson, a Deputy Surveyor for Washington County, Virginia.
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