Notes for Adam C. Carson: Adam C. CARSON was born in 1765 in County Down Ireland and immigrated to Charleston, SC, sailing from Newry, County Down, Ireland, on 19 Jun., 1773. He served in the military between 1777 and 1783 in Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina, serving in the Minute Men Battalion (see notes for John Carson, preceding). He enlisted at age of 11 or 12, in the same company as his brothers. Adam was promoted to Orderly Sergeant, and served 2-1/2 years until the end of the war. His company was mainly expelling Indians, Tories, and English from GA. He was in both sieges of August, GA, and the battle of Long. He commanded militia in Greene Co., GA, resigning on 31 March, 1791.
He also served in the SC militia under Captain John McGaw and Joseph Carson during 1780 and 1791. (note that this Joseph was not believed to be his brother, Joseph, who was four years younger than Adam. Also, it is possible that McGaw was actually McGough, a family close to the Carson family, with several intermarriages. The Carsons and McGoughs sailed on the same ship to America.
On 1 Sept., 1789 he was in Wilkes Co., GA. Thomas Carson Sr. willed Adam Carson one half of his stock and the child of Pat, a Negro, who appeared to be pregnant. Thomas Carson Sr. died in 1790. He served in the military in 1794 in the "Trans-Oconee Republic" of Georgia, a short-lived attempt by early settlers to establish a new republic, and which could have resulted in severe penalties by the US Government for treason, if they had not dissolved this "republic" without further incident. Adam and David Carson served in the militia of General Elijah Clark, with Adam being a captain. He owned animals, provisions, and household articles on 30 Jan., 1809 in Jones Co., GA. He purchased articles for $275 from John McDowell Witnesses were Robert McGough and William McGough. Adam appeared on the census in 1820, 1830, and 1840 in Jones Co., GA. He died on either 10 Aug. 1842, or 8 Oct., 1842 in Jones Co., GA. He was buried in August of 1842 in the Adam Carson Cemetery, Jones Co., GA, which is at the family farm "Round Oak". He had seen his father’s house burned by Tories, then his own home was burned by Sherman in the "March to the Sea."
DAR ID No. 161106 filed by Mrs. Lillie D. Burns Brooks
More About Adam C. Carson and Sarah McGough: Marriage: June 11, 1785, Round Oak, Jones County, Georgia.
Marriage Notes for Adam C. Carson and Sarah McGough: Born in 1764 in Ireland, married 1785 in Georgia so must have come to USA between those years. Research this area more
Adam C. Carson (b. June 11, 1764, d. October 08, 1842)
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