Descendants of David Carson Generation No. 1 1. DAVID1 CARSON was born April 05, 1774 in Berkley Co., VA, and died November 1851 in Fayette Co., IL. He married MARY DEBUSK, daughter of ELIJAH DEBUSK and KATHERINE ROUSE. She was born 1784 in Washington Co., VA, and died September 1856 in Fayette Co., IL. Notes for DAVID CARSON: David and Samuel Carson's parents moved to Washington County, VA in 1786 from Berkley Co., VA. The "History of Fayette County, Illinois" contains a biographical sketch of David and Mary Carson. It states that the Carson's left Washington County, VA on October 9, 1804, for Bartholomew Co., IN. In 1837, they moved west to Fayette Co., IL, where David homesteaded. He taught school in Indian and for many years in Illinois. All of their children were born in Washington Co., VA. David's brother Samuel and Mary's sister Margaret (who were married) also moved to Fayette Co., IL. Children of DAVID CARSON and MARY DEBUSK are: i. SAMUEL2 CARSON, b. November 19, 1804; d. May 12, 1837, Fayette Co., IL. ii. ELIJAH CARSON, b. 1806; d. 1835, Bartholomew Co., IN. iii. HIRAM CARSON, b. October 07, 1807; d. July 1864, Fayette Co., IL. iv. REBECCA CARSON, b. September 10, 1810. v. MATTHEW CARSON, d. As infant. vi. SARAH RACHEL CARSON, b. November 23, 1814. vii. JOHN WESLEY CARSON, b. September 09, 1817; d. February 02, 1842, Fayette Co., IL. viii. KATHERINE CARSON, b. September 19, 1820. ix. MARY ANN CARSON, b. 1823. x. CELINA CARSON, b. April 05, 1826. xi. WILLIAM LANE CARSON, b. September 15, 1828.