This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Carson, Sowder, Owens, Holman, Griffin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiH.2ACEB/1719.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Douglas, I wish that I (or someone else) could prove you wrong about Alexander Harvey Carson, but I don't than that is likely. (None of my Carson generations have used the names Alexander or Harvey. They were big on David, Joseph, William, James, and Samuel.) My next project was to focus on Abingdon, VA to find more info on my scots-irish ancestor, David Carson (b. 1741?). But, I see that some readers would like to identify the Carsons in Colonial Pennsylvania. I happen to work in the Capitol complex in Harrisburg. I don't have a lot of time to give, but I would be happy to look in the state library or archives for Carson-related items that you identify. Jerry Radke Harrisburg, PA