Taylor Family Genealogy
Simon CARSON, Jr
1769 - 1856 (86 years)-
Name Simon CARSON [1] Suffix Jr Born 19 Aug 1769 Virginia 
[2] Gender Male Died 27 May 1856 "Pleasant Green," Frederick, Co. Virginia [2] Buried "Pleasant Green" near Stephens City, Va. [3] Person ID I319 Josh E. Taylor Jr. Tree Last Modified 1 Nov 2019
Father Simon CARSON, b. Abt 1720, d. 8 Aug 1795, Shenandoah Co. Va. (South River) (Age ~ 75 years) Relationship natural Mother Jane REDDIN, b. 1748, Cherry Point, Near Gloucester, Chesapeake Bay , d. Abt 1786 (Age 38 years) Relationship natural Family ID F216 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Martha WILLIAMS, b. 6 Feb 1773, Frederick Co., Maryland , d. 15 May 1851, Stephens City, Frederick Co. Va (Age 78 years) Married 4 Oct 1791 Virginia [2, 4] Children 1. Elisha Williams CARSON, b. 19 Oct 1792, d. 31 Aug 1859, New Town, Frederick Co. Virginia (Age 66 years) [natural]2. Simon CARSON, III, b. 6 Dec 1794, between 1 and 2 o'clock a.m. [natural]3. William CARSON, b. 14 May 1795, Frederick County, Virginia at 11:00 p.m. , d. 13 Nov 1873, Palmyra, Mo. (Age 78 years) [natural]4. John CARSON, b. 4 Jun 1796, Frederick Co., Va , d. 2 Apr 1849, Marion Co. Mo.; at home (Age 52 years) [natural]5. Ann SWEARINGEN, b. 14 Mar 1801, Frederick Co., Va , d. 17 Dec 1875, Frederick Co., Va (Age 74 years) [natural]6. Jane Reddin CARSON, b. 5 Apr 1801, on Sunday between 12 and 1:00 p.m. [natural]7. Robert Reddin CARSON, b. 9 Feb 1803, on Wednesday, between 1 and 2:00 a..m. , d. 14 Feb 1835, Marion Co, Mo. (Age 32 years) [natural]8. Jared Williams CARSON, b. 13 Jul 1805, on Saturday at 11:00 p.m. , d. 18 Aug 1851, on Monday at 1:10 [a.m. or p.m.?] (Age 46 years) [natural]9. James Harvey CARSON, b. 11 Feb 1808, bur. "Pleasant Green" near Stephens City, Va. [natural]Last Modified 1 Nov 2019 Family ID F184 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Ann SWEARINGEN, b. 14 Mar 1801, Frederick Co., Va , d. 17 Dec 1875, Frederick Co., Va (Age 74 years) Last Modified 1 Nov 2019 Family ID F183 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - "One can imagine The happy family celebrations when Jared Williams married Martha Carson in the spring of 1790, and then Jared's sister Martha Williams married Martha Carson's brother Simon Carson, Jr. in the fall of 1791.
"The two young couples settled on farms given to them by Elisha Williams. Simon and Martha Carson named their farm 'Pleasant Green.' Their sturdy home, still standing, two miles west of Route 11, Stephens City Virginia, was built before 1800, of gray stone, The present owner, Tilden Strosnider, has turned the back of the house into the front, and has built an attached garage with stones that formerly made the slave quarters.
"If one walks around the house, one can see the remnants of a long entrance road, edged with trees. Over what was formerly the front door is the indication of a balcony with another door, and one can imagine someone on the balcony, looking up the road for expected visitors.
"In the field beside the house is a small family cemetery overgrown with weeds and brush, the headstones cocked at weird angles. Here lie Simon and Martha as well as General James Carson, their son, his wife Catherine, and four of their children; Colonel William Carson, Simon's brother; as well as several others of the family.
"At the time of the Civil War, when General James Carson lived in the house ['Pleasant Green'], it is said he had a special drawer for his bottle in the wall of bookshelves and cupboards in the living room. James H. Carson was a prominent figure in Frederick County. He was active at Harpers Ferry and Winchester in the early days of the War as a commander of militia, and apparently accompanied General Jackson on the Romney Campaign in 1862. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and then in the state Senate. 'Pleasant Green' was a hospitable meeting place for Frederick County and Confederate leaders.
"Simon and Martha Carson had nine children. Simon inherited from his father another property, 'The River Farm,' together with large land holdings near the junction of the north and south branches of the Shenandoah River, at Carson's Ford, the present location of Front Royal.
"Simon had a strong interest in the Virginia militia. In 1801 he qualified as Lieutenant of the 54th Regiment of the Virginia Militia; and later he became a captain." -- Bond, Marian Saunders. Some Ancestors, pp. 14-15.
- "One can imagine The happy family celebrations when Jared Williams married Martha Carson in the spring of 1790, and then Jared's sister Martha Williams married Martha Carson's brother Simon Carson, Jr. in the fall of 1791.
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