John Carswell

1795 - 1879  (84 years)

• Name	John Carswell  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	14 Feb 1795	Glascow, Scotland   [1, 3]
  Christening	26 Feb 1795	Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	17 Jun 1837	New York City, New York Co., New York, USA   [4]
  		Passenger list from Tropic Daniel Jackson, Master. Arrived in New York on 17 June 1837.
  Land	7 May 1839	Perry Co., Illinois, USA   [5]
  	40 acres, SWNW Section 12, Township 6 S, Range 4 W. $50. 80 acres, E2SW Section 11, Township 6 S, Range 4 W. $100. 40 acres, NENE Section 11, Township 6 S, Range 4 W. $50.
  Census	1840	Perry Co., Illinois, USA   [6]
  		1840 U.S. census, Perry Co., Illinois, USA p. 2
  Land	10 Nov 1840	Perry Co., Illinois, USA
  	40 acres, NWNE Section 14, Township 6 S, Range 4 W. $50.
  Land	1 Jul 1841	Perry Co., Illinois, USA   [7]
  	E1/2SW1/4, Section 11, Township 6 S, Range 4 W NE1/4NE1/4, Section 11, Township 6 S, Range 4 W SW1/4NW1/4, Section 12, Township 6 S, Range 4 W
  		Land patent issued to John Carswell 1 Jul 1841 in Perry Co., Illinois.
  Land	10 Mar 1843	Perry Co., Illinois, USA   [8]
  	NW1/4NE1/4, Section 14, Township 6 S, Range 4 W
  		Land patent for John Carswell 3 Mar 1843 in Perry Co., Illinois.
  Land	19 Jan 1844	Perry Co., Illinois, USA
  	40 acres, NESE Section 33, Township 5 S, Range 4 W. $50. 40 acres, SENE Section 10, Township 6 S, Range 4 W. $50.
  Land	1 Jun 1848	Perry Co., Illinois, USA   [9]
  	NE1/4SE1/4, Section 10, Township 6 S, Range 4 W SE1/4NE1/4, Section 10, Township 6 S, Range 4 W
  		Land patent for John Carswell 1 Jun 1848 in Perry Co., Illinois.
  Census	1850	Perry Co., Illinois, USA   [10]
  		1850 U.S. census, District 7, Perry Co., Illinois, USA p. 353B
  Land	22 Nov 1853	Perry Co., Illinois, USA
  	47.82 acres, SENW Section 1, Township 6 S, Range 4 W. $59.78.
  Land	15 Jun 1854	Perry Co., Illinois, USA   [11]
  	SE1/4NW1/4, Section 1, Township 6 S, Range 4 W
  		Land patent for John Carswell 15 Jun 1854 in Perry Co., Illinois.
  Census	1855	Perry Co., Illinois, USA   [12]
  		1855 Illinois state census, Township 6, Perry Co., Illinois, USA p. 93-94
  Census	1860	Perry Co., Illinois, USA   [13]
  		1860 U.S. census, Township 6 S Range 4 W, Perry Co., Illinois, USA p. 242
  Census	1870	Denmark, Perry Co., Illinois, USA   [2]
  		1870 U.S. census, Township 6 Range 4 (Denmark P.O.), Perry Co., Illinois, USA p. 4
  Death	25 Apr 1879	Cutler, Perry Co., Illinois, USA   [14]
  Notes	The family left Greenock, Scotland for America and planned on settling in Illinois. They were from Neilson Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They sailed on the ship "Tropic" with Daniel Jackson, Master. Arrived in New York on June 17, 1837.
  Person ID	I663	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree | Bret's lineage
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	John Carswell
  Mother	Annabell Craig
  Marriage	1 Jun 1776	Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [15]
  Family ID	F2548	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Young,   b. 1795   d. 1850 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1829	Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [16]
  Children	1. John Carswell,   b. 14 Sep 1830, Muirhead on Dumgrove, Scotland d. Sep 1852 (Age 22 years) + 2. Robert Carswell,   b. 16 Sep 1832, Muirhead on Dumgrove, Scotland d. 1 Jul 1876 (Age 43 years)   3. David Young Carswell,   b. 29 Sep 1834, Muirhead on Dumgrove, Scotland d. Mar 1849 (Age 14 years)   4. George Carswell,   b. Illinois, USA d. Infant   5. James Carswell,   b. Oct 1846, Illinois, USA d. Nov 1846 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Jane [Unknown]   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2002

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Feb 1795 - Glascow, Scotland Christening - 26 Feb 1795 - Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland Marriage - 12 Jun 1829 - Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland Immigration - 17 Jun 1837 - New York City, New York Co., New York, USA Land - 40 acres, SWNW Section 12, Township 6 S, Range 4 W. $50. 80 acres, E2SW Section 11, Township 6 S, Range 4 W. $100. 40 acres, NENE Section 11, Township 6 S, Range 4 W. $50. - 7 May 1839 - Perry Co., Illinois, USA Census - 1840 - Perry Co., Illinois, USA Land - 40 acres, NWNE Section 14, Township 6 S, Range 4 W. $50. - 10 Nov 1840 - Perry Co., Illinois, USA Land - E1/2SW1/4, Section 11, Township 6 S, Range 4 W NE1/4NE1/4, Section 11, Township 6 S, Range 4 W SW1/4NW1/4, Section 12, Township 6 S, Range 4 W - 1 Jul 1841 - Perry Co., Illinois, USA Land - NW1/4NE1/4, Section 14, Township 6 S, Range 4 W - 10 Mar 1843 - Perry Co., Illinois, USA Land - 40 acres, NESE Section 33, Township 5 S, Range 4 W. $50. 40 acres, SENE Section 10, Township 6 S, Range 4 W. $50. - 19 Jan 1844 - Perry Co., Illinois, USA Land - NE1/4SE1/4, Section 10, Township 6 S, Range 4 W SE1/4NE1/4, Section 10, Township 6 S, Range 4 W - 1 Jun 1848 - Perry Co., Illinois, USA Census - 1850 - Perry Co., Illinois, USA Land - 47.82 acres, SENW Section 1, Township 6 S, Range 4 W. $59.78. - 22 Nov 1853 - Perry Co., Illinois, USA Land - SE1/4NW1/4, Section 1, Township 6 S, Range 4 W - 15 Jun 1854 - Perry Co., Illinois, USA Census - 1855 - Perry Co., Illinois, USA Census - 1860 - Perry Co., Illinois, USA Census - 1870 - Denmark, Perry Co., Illinois, USA Death - 25 Apr 1879 - Cutler, Perry Co., Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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