Col. George Carrington
1711 - 1785 (73 years)-
Name George Carrington Prefix Col. Born 1 Jul 1711 Barbados, British West Indies 
Gender Male _UID 849EF3D7622B4B6DB99FE0B8FEF08A24BDE4 Died 7 Feb 1785 Person ID I2227 Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families Last Modified 4 Dec 2011
Father Paul Carrington Mother Henningham Codrington, b. Abt 1676, Barbados, British West Indies , d. Abt 7 Dec 1745, Barbados, British West Indies (Age ~ 69 years) 
Children9 children Family ID F712 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anne Mayo, b. Abt 1706, d. 15 Feb 1785 (Age ~ 79 years) Married 1732 Children 1. Judge Paul Carrington, Sr., b. 5 Mar 1733, d. 23 Jun 1818 (Age 85 years) Married: Margaret Read , Priscilla Sims (1792)2. William Carrington, b. 17 Nov 1735, d. 14 Sep 1739 (Age 3 years) 3. George Carrington, b. 15 Mar 1737, d. 9 Nov 1784 (Age 47 years) Married: Margaret Bernard4. Joseph Carrington, b. 6 Feb 1741, d. 4 Apr 1802 (Age 61 years) Married: Theodosia Mosby (1763)5. Henningham Carrington, b. 4 Dec 1746, d. Aft 1807 (Age > 62 years) Married: John Bernard (1767)6. Nathaniel Carrington, b. 8 Feb 1743, d. Yes, date unknown Married: Rebecca Harris7. Edward Carrington, b. 11 Feb 1748/9, d. 28 Oct 1810, Richmond, Virginia (Age 61 years)8. Hannah Carrington, b. 28 Mar 1751, d. Yes, date unknown Married: Nicholas Cabell (1772)9. Mayo Carrington, b. 1 Apr 1753, d. Yes, date unknown Married: Ann Adams (1789)10. Mary Carrington, b. 9 Jan 1759, d. Yes, date unknown Married: Joseph Watkins (1783)11. William Carrington, b. 22 Dec 1739, d. 20 Apr 1757 (Age 17 years) Last Modified 14 Oct 2020 Family ID F718 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes
George Carrington immigrated to Virginia from Barbados in 1723 and is the progenitor of the Carringtons in Virginia. He married Anne Mayo, daughter of William Mayo in 1732. They lived at Boston Hill in Cumberland Co. Virginia. His family bible survives and is now preserved in the Virginia State Library. During his life, he patented 25,300 acres of land. He occupied many public positions including clerk, justice, and surveyor, He was a member of the House of Burgesses. during the revolutionary war, he was a member of the Committe of safety. He was also at times a member of the State Conventions and General Assembly. He and his wife died within a few days of one another in 1785. He family bible survices and is maintained at the Library of Virginia.
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George Carrington Family Bible
Paul Carrington the Son of George & Anne Carrington, born ye fifth day of March 1733. between 2 & 3 a Clock, tuesday morning.
William Carrington the Son of George & Anne Carrington born the seventeenth day of November 1735 about one a clock Monday in the morning. Obit Sepr.
14 1739.
George Carrington the Son of George & Anne Carrington w born the 15th of March 1737 in the night Obit 9th Nov. 1784 At. 47.
William Carrington the Son of George & Anne Carrington was born the 22d. day of December 1739 between 7 & 8 Saturday Night Died 20 april 1757 At.
18.
Joseph Carrington the Son of George & Anne Carrington was born the Sixth day of February in the morning Saturday 1741. died April 4th 1802 aged 61
yrs.
Nathaniel Carrington son of George & Ann was born the Twenty Eigth Day of February 1743, between 7 & 8 in the evening.
Henningham born 4 Decr. 1746 between 4 & 5 in ye morning on thursday. Intermarried with Jno. Bernard 1767.
Edward Carrington born the 11th of February 1748/9 about 11 oClock Saturday Night. Hannah Carrington born the 28th March 1751 about 12 oClock Thursday.
Married Nah's Cabell 1772.
Mayo Carrington born the first Day of April 1753 in
Mary Carrington born the 9th January 1759 in the Night intermarried with Jos. Watkins 1783.
[The above records are all apparently in the handwriting of George Carrington. Those that follow were written by his son, Mayo.]
George Carrington father of the foregoing persons departed this life on the 7th day Febr. 1785 aged 74 yr.
Ann Carrington mother of the same departed this life on the 15th day of the same month aged 78.
Mayo Carrington was Married to Ann daughter of Richard Adams Esqr. on Wednesday the 30th day of September 1784 7 oClock in the evening.
Their issue.
Eliza Griffin Carrington a daughter born on friday the 1st October 1790 at 3 oClock in the evening.
George Mayo Carrington a son born on Thursday the 9th of April 1792 3 oClock in the morning.
Richard Adams Carrington a son born on Sunday the 29th of September 1793 at 5 oClock in the morning.
John Carrington a son born on Wednesday the fourth of January 1797 at four oClock in morning.