Biographical Sketch of Mark CARLETON (1881); Chester County, PA

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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.