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Col. John Hazard Carson[1, 2]

Male 1752 - 1841  (88 years)


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  • Name Col. John Hazard Carson  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Born 24 Mar 1752  Fortanagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 10, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1790  Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Married 1797  [10] 
    Probate McDowell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1810  Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1820  Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 1840  North Fork of River, Burke, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 5 Mar 1841  McDowell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 10, 11] 
    Buried Apr 1841  Berlin, Mahoning, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID P3253  Woelfel Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2020 

    Family 1 Rachael Matilda McDowell (Carson),   b. Jan 1756, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1795, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Children 
     1. Joseph McDowell Carson,   b. 1779,   d. 20 Dec 1860, Polk County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     2. Jason Hazard Carson,   b. 11 Oct 1782, Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1831, Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F685  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary McDowell Moffett (Carson),   b. 28 Dec 1768, Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1825, Pleasant Gardens, McDowell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Samuel Price Carson,   b. 22 Jan 1798, Pleasant Gardens, McDowell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1838, Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)  [natural]
     2. Matilda M. Carson,   b. 16 Dec 1799, Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +3. William Moffett Carson,   b. 9 Dec 1801, Pleasant Gardens, McDowell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1863, Pleasant Gardens, McDowell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)  [natural]
    +4. Jonathan Logan Carson,   b. 2 Jul 1807, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1866, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mary Moffett was born in Old Augusta County, Virginia, a daughter of Col. Geroge Moffett and his wife Sarah Margaret McDowell. I believe where she was born is now Rockbridge County, Virginia.

      Mary was first married to a cousin, Col. Joseph McDowell (1758-1795, hero of the Battle of King's Mtn.) of Pleasant Garens, Burke (now McDowell, which was named for him) County, NC, in Virginia in 1786, and after his death, she married Col. John Hazard Carson (1752-1841) in 1797. He was a neighbor, and the widower of Col. McDowell's sister.

      At the time Mary moved from her first husband's home (now known as the McDowell House) she took the name Pleasant Gardens, which had referred to that house, and conferred it upon her second husband's home, which had previously been known as Garden Hill (and is now known as the Carson House). Now, that whole area around Buck Creek & the valley of the Catawba River out from Marion, NC, is known as Pleasant Gardens, and both houses are historically significant museums. (The Carson House has been a museum since the 1960s, and I believe there are plans to make the McDowell House into one.)

      The children of Mary Moffett and Col. Joseph McDowell were: John M. (Moffett?) McDowell (1787-1855, m. Mary Mansfield Lewis), George McDowell (1788-1804), Col. James Moffett McDowell (1791-1854, m. Margaret Caroline Erwin), Anna McDowell (1793-1859, m. Capt. Charles Gordon McDowell, a cousin) and Joseph McDowell (1796-1800). There may have been a daughter named Elizabeth who died young.

      The children of Mary Moffett and Col. John Hazard Carson were Samuel Price Carson (1798-1838, m. Catherine Wilson, U. S. Congressman and Secretary of State of the Republic of Texas), Matilda M. Carson (1799-?), William Moffett Carson (1801-1863/70, m. Almyra Tennessee Wilson), George Moffett Carson (1804-1863/70), and Jonathan Logan Carson (1807-1866, m. Mary Sturdivant Presnell). And there may have been more.

      Mary's husbands, children and grandchildren were quite prominent people, and had a great effect on the course of history. But one should always be mindful of the old saying "It's the hand that rocks the cradle that rules the world." Miss Mary made a great contribution to her world, and to that of her descendants.

  • Sources 
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      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=LOCphotos&h=871375&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [S-1435322877] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
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    3. [S-911861636] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S-1435181132] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived), Source number: 635.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RSN.

    5. [S1268993997] 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1790; Census Place: Burke, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 88; Image: 61; Family History Library Film: 0568147.

    6. [S1275246921] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), McDowell County, North Carolina, Estate Records; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (McDowell County); Probate Place: McDowell, North Carolina.

    7. [S1268309835] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1840; Census Place: North Fork of River, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 355; Page: 330; Family History Library Film: 0018092.

    8. [S1269659190] 1810 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1810; Census Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 39; Page: 328; Image: 00222; Family History Library Film: 0337912.

    9. [S1269406294] 1820 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Burke, North Carolina; Page: 89; NARA Roll: M33_83; Image: 58.

    10. [S1269560394] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 081.

    11. [S1269362096] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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