Biographical Sketch of Mark CARLETON (1881); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Ferguson . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** from Futhey and Cope's THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY (1881); Mark Carleton and family came from Ireland bringing a certificate from Friends of Mountmellick, dated 4-3-1711. In 1713 his widow, Susannah, married Richard Parks, who settled in Goshen. Thomas Carleton, son of Mark and Susanna, was born at Ballyhakin, near Edenderry 9-18-1699, and in 1720 settled in Kennet, Chester Co., where he married 3-20-1730. Hannah Roberts, widow or Robert and daughter of William Howell, of Haverford. She was born 5-17-1689. and died 5-6-1758. Thomas died 9-30-1792. He and his wife were active members of Kennet Meeting and both ministers. Their children were Susanna, who married Michael Harlan and Thomas, b. 8-21-1732, d. 6-26-1803, who married 10-26-1757, Lydia Gregg, dau of Thomas and Dinah. They had children - Hannah)married Wm Passmore), Dinah, Martha, Mark, Sarah, Samuel, Thomas, Lydia (married Abner Mendenhall), Thomas and Caleb.