This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DiH.2ACEB/1719.1.1.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Over the years I have obtained two descendancy charts for Alexander Harvey Carson. One says he was born in Scotland and was William Carson grandfather, while the other one says he was born in Ireland and was William's father. When you look at both it appears that nearly every PA Carson was related to him in some way. I'm don't say that William wasn't descended from him...I just have seen any proof. I have a couple pet theories I have been considering: 1) Why was William's eldest son named Lindsey? I suspect their is a connection to a Lindsey family in his near ancestry. 2) there appears to be a connection to a Black family (name not race). Good luck with the PA Carson's. They are quite a handful!