This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Berry, Black, Carson, Disbrow, Gilmore, Johnson, Macom, Macomb, Stephenson, Terry Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DiH.2ACEB/1697.1 Message Board Post: Official Roster III: Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Lived in the State of Ohio; Published by Daughters of the American Revolution, Ohio Society, Painesville, OH, 1959. Page 66 CARSON, William – Ross Co by Mrs W Earle Johnson, Batavia, O Roster I, p 71 Soldr had son William J who m Margaret Terry from Va. Ref: Nelson's History of Cincinnati and Hamilton Co., O, p 890. The OH DAR record above is probably in error. Nelson's "History of Cincinnati and Hamilton Co., Ohio" Page 890 (see entire text in preceding message on Ancestry), does not say anything about the Revolutionary War soldier, William Carson; nor does it give the parentage of the William J. Carson who married Margaret Terry. In "Official Roster III: Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Lived in the State of Ohio," Mrs Earle Johnson was one of the compilers of the book. Her name appears hundreds of times throughout the book, so in all probability, she was not related to either William Carson or William J. Carson. At least two researchers believe that William Jewel Carson (who married Margaret Terry) was the son of Enoch Carson and Achsah Disbrow. See the following two links. 1. Rootsweb mailing list for Hamilton Co. OH: 04 APR 1998 "Descendents of Enoch Carson" by Rob Parker http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/OHHAMILT/1998-04/0891730985 2. Ancestry World Tree: Entry 7795 entered by Joellen Fone 20 NOV 2005 Enoch Carson and spouse Achsah Disbrow http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jsfone&id=I2400 Note that in Volume 1 of the series, "The Official Roster of the Soldier of the American Revolution Buried in the State of Ohio", published 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution of Ohio, there is an earlier entry for William Carson: CARSON, WILLIAM (Ross Co.) Br 1745, Mar Isabella Gilmore. Children: Hugh Carson (1782-1847), William Carson (1788-1840). D 1829 Chillicothe, O. Bur Grandview, Chillicothe, O. MI: "William Carson a soldier of the Revolutionary War 1745-1829. Isabella Gilmore his wife 1747-1811". Fur infor Nathaniel Massie Chap In the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) database in the NSDAR Library, Washington DC, there are several DAR membership applications based on the Revolutionary War service of the William Carson who married Isabella Gillmore. The application of Viola Walker Scott mentions that the Rev. War veteran, Wm. Carson did have a son named William. An application by Mr. Maffett refers to the book: "Descendents of William Carson, A Revolutionary Patriot Who Survived Valley Forge with Related Berggren, Johnson, Lee, Miller, Patton, Scott and Thompson Lines" by Beatrice Carson. published ca. 1964. Page "X" of this book states lists the children of William Carson and Isabella Gillmore as: A. Samuel Carson (03 FEB 1773 - 25 DEC 1834) m. 1801, Abigail Black (02 MAR 1783 - 22 MAR 1838) B. Elizabeth (Betsy) Carson (b. 1775?) m. 1808, James Johnson (1771 - 02 SEP 1817) C. William Carson, Jr. (04 JUL 1776 - 30 SEP 1846) m., Margaret .... (b. 1785) D. Hugh Carson (14 MAR 1782 - 03 APR 1847) m. Elizabeth Berry (30 JUN 1786 - 08 MAY 1842) E. Alonzo Carson (b. 1784?) F. Ebenezer Carson (JAN 1786 - 15 MAY 1863) m. 1812, Nancy Berry (03 OCT 1789 - 01 SEP 1867) G. Nancy Carson (b. 1792?) m. 1817, Martin Macom(b) H. James Carson (06 AUG 1796 - 11 SEP 1854) m. 1826, Calista Stephenson (APR 1808 - 28 AUG 1865) Page "C-1" of Beatrice Carson's book also lists the children of William Carson, Jr., (born 04 JUL 1776 died 30 SEP 1846) and Margaret as: Hugh B. Carson b. 1806 Samuel Carson b. 1810 m. Margaret b. 1811 Elizabeth Carson b. 1811 Joseph B. Carson b. 1815 Esabella Carson b. 1821 Alexander B. Carson b. 1823 James C. Carson b. 1825. NSDAR records show that neither William Carson, nor his wife, Isabella Gilmore, his children, or his heirs, filed for a pension based on his service. This is the only information I have on this family. I am not related to these Carson lines. While researching my own Carson line in southern Indiana and Ohio, I ran across the apparent discrepancy in the records and contacted Joellen Fone who has brought the question into open debate on Ancestry World Tree. Joellen apparently has no further information either. She wrote to me, "I don't know any information for sure about William Jewel Carson, other than what I found online."