FYI... Sending from another list. Best of luck with all your family searches. Marybeth ================================================ Sent: Tue, May 31, 2011 1:51 am Subject: Carson - Woods - Hannah - Strain - Ritchey surnames in Ireland I'm sending this to various researchers connected to these names. I found a major cluster of surnames at First Killyleigh Presbyterian Church 1690-1750 that later show up as neighbors and intermarry in PA, VA, NC and/or TN. Some branches end up in OH, IN, IL, KY, and SC. Please look through these findings (below) and see if you notice anything. It seems to me highly possible that these were the ancestors of the connecting families in PA, NC and TN. Thanks, Gary Carson Ireland/Northern Ireland Research Ireland County Down (Northern Ireland) Baptisms First Killyleigh Presbyterian Church 29 Jun 1694 John Carson child Ann by Rev. James Bruce 19 Apr 1695 John Carson’s child Charles by Rev. James Bruce 5 Jul 1698 Jon Hannas child Andrew by Rev. James Bruce 24 Jan 1699 Robert Woods child Andrew ditto 2 Jun 1699 Nicholas Woods child Jane by ditto 30 Jun 1700 Jon Stevenson child James by ditto 4 Apr 1701 Nicholas Woods child Magdelene by ditto 2 Apr 1702 Jon Hannas child Mary by ditto 30 Apr 1704 Jon Stevenson’s child Hans by ditto 1 Apr 1705 Francis Stevenson’s child John by ditto 15 Jun 1705 James Richey Jr child James by ditto 23 Jun 1706 Robert Strean’s child Samuel by ditto 11 May 1707 Jon Woods child Catherine by ditto 10 Aug 1707 Francis Stevenson’s child Robert by ditto 8 Feb 1708 Jon Stevenson’s child Andrew by dittos 7 Nov 1708 Jon Hanna’s child James by ditto 24 Dec 1708 Robert Strean’s child James by ditto 27 Jan 1710 Robert Woods child William by ditto 10 Feb 1710 James Strean’s child Jan by ditto 23 Sep 1711 John Hanna’s child Matthew by ditto 28 Jan 1712 James Woods child Edom by ditto 10 May 1712 Samuel Strean’s child Elizabeth by ditto 1 Dec 1712 Robert Bell’s child Mary by ditto 30 May 1724 Charles Carson’s child John by ditto ? May 1724 Thomas Carson’s child Rose by ditto 4 Feb 1726 Charles Carson’s child George by ditto 12 Mar 1728 William Hanna’s child Andrew by ditto 11 Apr 1728 Charles Carson’s child Charles by ditto 10 Oct 1735 William Strean’s child Samuel by M. G. Kenney 22 Feb 1737 William Hanna’s child John by 24 Nov 1740 William Carson’s child ___ by Edward Benson 4 Dec 1743 Hugh Carson’s and Jane Lenricks illeg child William 2 Apr 1746 Hugh Carson’s chld Hugh by Rev. Wm Dunn 8 Sep 1748 Hugh Carson’s child Matthew by Rev. Wm Dunn 24 Mar 1752 Hugh Carson’s child Francis by Rev Wm Dunn County Down Ireland Marriages First Killyleigh Presbyterian Church 5 Nov 1693 Robert Woods – Agnes Richey by James Bruce 5 Nov 1693 John Carson – Jane Alexander by James Bruce 15 Oct 1719 John Straghan (John Strain?) – Jane Minaberry by James Bruce 14 Jan 1724 William Hannah – Jane Cowder 30 Jul 1723 Charles Carson – Jane Richey by John Gouly 9 Feb 1724 William Richey – Jennet Dugan by Mr. Cleslow 24 Oct 1730 James Richey – Mary Brown 16 Sep 1731 Andrew Woods – Susanna Eggar 3 Jan 1732 James Cuthbertson – Kathryn Clark by Mr. M. Bruce 26 Jun 1732 William Strean – Elenor McCleland 21 Sep 1732 Andrew Woods – Mary Henderson by Rev J. Reed 11 Jul 1732 Robert Woods – Jane Wallace 25 Aug 1733 James Strain – Mary Shiels by Rev. J. Reid (Reed) 24 Sep 1734 John Bell – Mary Bell 20 Dec 1733 Andrew Carson – Jane McClelland 18 Oct 1742 William Richey – Jennet Wallis (Wallace) 25 Aug 1743 John Strean – Hanna Cleeland 12 Jul 1743 Hugh Carson – Jane Lenrick by Rev Wm Dunn 15 Oct 1748 William Carson – Elizabeth Carnachan