Hi Carolyn, My YDNA test results show a perfect match to a descendant (Mary Ann and her brother Michael who did the test) of your John Carson who came to SC in 1767 and moved to Hardin Co KY. I also matched another one in PA whose ancestor connects back to Alexander Harvey Carson, which is consistent with some things I've uncovered. Alexander Harvey Carson supposedly moved from Scotland to northern Ireland, then went back to Scotland. Some say he was born in the 1780s and some say 1760s. AH Carson is said to have been a Presbyterian minister. Some of his sons and grandsons came to PA (Lancaster and York counties) in the early 1700s. My ancestor would be a grandson of AH Carson. My ancestor was one of a group of his grandsons (David, William, Robert, John, Moses, Alexander and James all born 1730s) who moved from Lancaster PA down to NC then some went to TN. I don't yet know which which belongs to which father. I think David, William, Robert and John were brothers (one of these would be my 5g grandfather), and I think Moses, Alexander and James may have been brothers and cousins of the others. What information do you have on these lines? Gary In a message dated 10/8/2006 8:07:32 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Gary, Do you have any information on your family back in either Ireland or Scotland? Our family is from the John Carson who came to SC in 1767, and like many, we have the legend of being related to Kit Carson. It seems to me that the connection has to be made in Ireland or Scotland. Carolyn Carson Greencastle, IN