This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/3081.3 Message Board Post: Samuel Carson serviced with colonial military. The branch of the Carson family I know any thing about would be the family of a Simon & Martha Carson their children: Elisha W., Jane Reddice (married second to Robert S. MCKAY, they did not have children), Jared Wm. (his daughter also married into the same McKay family), Ann S., James Henry, Simon, John, Wm. & Robert R. Carson I have not really tried to find out the names of the children of the other children of said Simon. I do not know the connection between the two men. The above Simon was born c1769 in VA died about 1856 in Frederick Co. VA The only reason I have this family in my PAF program is the connection with the Mckay family. As I am going through compliing & abtracting information from Frederick Co. VA land deeds, I will know there was a connection between Carson & McKay. I will only being posting information on my cousin Michael L. McKay "Robert Mackay Family" web page. www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/8030 Under "Discussion Forum" I am also looking at Frederick Co. VA Chancery Causes, I post on his "Discussion Forum" the films I have ordered. It is up to people to ask if they want me to look for information. They will only get one chance to ask for the information, for I am not abtracting the information. These files might have a lot of information, but on the other hand some just have little information in the files. All pot luck. Check State of VA Library www.lva.lib.va.us They have only indexed the cases for Frederick, but for Fauquier Co. VA you can scan to your home computer the actual files. If you look at any case it will give you some idea of the kind of information enclosed. Good luck with your research.