According to "The Descendants of James Carrell and Sarah Dungan, His Wife" Author: Ezra Patterson Carrell Call Number: R929.2 qC31 "Silas McCarty, born about the year 1700, was the ancestor of the McCarty family of Richland, with whom this narrative is concerned. He took up a tract of 350 acres in what became later Haycock Township, just over the line of the present Richland Township, adjoining the Logan tract on the west, the Bryan tract on the south, and the Jacob Strawn tract on the east. The patent for this tract of land from John, Thomas and Richard Penn to Silas McCarty is dated 1 mo. 3, 1737/8, but he was probably located there under a proprietary warrant of survey for some years prior to that date. He died seized of this land in the year 1750, leaving a will dated January 3, 1749/50, probated on May 1, 1750, which devised to his wife Sarah his plantation for life, then to all his children, his son Carrell excepted. To this son Carrell he gave 100 acres off the end of his plantation. To the congregation of Baptists he devised a plot of one acre on the east side of his plantation "where a Meeting House stands." This was near the village long known as Strawntown, where a much neglected Baptist burying-ground is still in existence. CHILDREN OF SILAS AND SARAH (CARRELL) MCCARTY 21. Carrell, b. Sept. 15, 1723, m. Tamar (???). 22. James, b. Jan. 1, 1725/6, m. Sarah (???). 23. Silas, b. June 16, 1727, 24. Benjamin, b. Oct. 5, 1731, d. Oct. 27, 1794; m. Margaret Walton. 25. Lydia, b. Oct. 11, 1733, m. Daniel Pursell. 26. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 30, 1735, m. John Melvin (no further record). 27. Hannah, b. Dec. 6, 1737, (No further record.) 28. William, b. Feb. 29, 1739/40, (No further record.) 29. Thomas, b. Apr. 12, 1741, d. Oct. 9, 1804; m. Elizabeth Lancaster. 30. Paul, b. Apr. 29, 1744, m. Cassandra William, prior to 1780, daughter of John and Margaret William, of New Britain, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was taxed in Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1781, for 100 acres of land, and live stock. Their daughter Margaret is mentioned in will of John William, dated August 2, 1780. Cassandra was then deceased. " Lynn Tinsley Gillett, PA KATNKEV5458@aol.com wrote: > Hi listers, > > Does anyone out there have the book "Early Friends Families of Bucks County" > that can do a lookup for me? > > I need to know about Benjamin McCarty s/o Silas McCarty & Sarah Carrell. > I need anything I can get. Preferably dates and spouse's and such. There is a > contradiction in the book "The McCarthys in Early American History" by > Michael J. O'Brien. I would like to clear it up. The book says that Benjamin > McCarty was the son of Patrick McCarty. Descendants say that Benjamin was the > son of Silas McCarty. > > Can someone please help me?? > > Kathy "Kath" (Burden) Shaffer > Omaha, NE > > >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< > > ==== PABUCKS Mailing List ==== > Contact Listowner ar judjack@rocketmail.com > Bucks Co Surnames http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks/surnamepageA.html > List Rules http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/mailing.html > Bucks Co. PAGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks > Bucks Co at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~buckscounty > Genealogy of Pa http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6508/