This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Carson>Ireland>Ashe co, Allegh co>Grayson co,Va Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAC.2ACE/598.3.1 Message Board Post: Thqnks for writing. I had seen this mary before and wondered because of the spelling. This is a difficult family to research because Ephraim Carson took his mother's name...no father. I personally think Mary came from the John Carson family that immigrated from Antrim, Ireland. Ephraim was born in Sparta, Allegh. co. When I look back to the time mary was young, there is only the John carson family that had a Mary born about that time in that same area. Also mary seems surrounded in Elk creek by other relations of John and Andrew Carson. I just wish I could "prove" my assumption. my mom visited the Allegh. co courthouse last week. When I get home from vacat. I will see if she found out anything!