I have been looking for a Margaret Carson who married a John Reed in the late 1700s Guilford Co..... adjacent to Orange Co..... I wonder if one of your Carson may have married a Margaret? and the Carson male died. I have had no luck in finding this Margaret Carson.... however she did name a son Carson Reed, so it is probably more likely her maiden name was Carson, not a married name. The name Pate was also used.... any connections with your Carson's and a Pate? family? Patricia