James Arthur Arrington (abt. 1775 - 1851)

Born about 1775 in Nash, North Carolina

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Died 2 Nov 1851 at about age 76 in Warren, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

James Arthur Arrington was born around 1775^[1]

He married about 1792 as calculated form his age and his will^[2] which lists children whose ages (calculated from census documents) predate his marriage to Leah Portis. These children are likely John Arrington born in 1792, Lewis Arrington born about 1797, Ann Arrington born about 1798, and James Arrington born about 1799.

He married Leah Portis some time before May 1800 as documented by references in the settlement of the will of Leah's father, John Portis. The children from this union are likely Gideon Arrington, Martha (Arrington) Sturdivant, Henry Arrington, Nicholas Arrington, and Littleton Arrington.

James Arthur died at his residence in Warren County 2 November 1851 according to a short notice in a Raleigh, NC newspaper.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 U.S. Census lists him as age 75. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. [1] in Edgecombe County (which later was divided to form Nash County).
2. ↑ Will of James Arrington dated 25 Oct 1851, posted as a historical source on Ancestry.com by Kay VanDeRostyne in 2014. [2]
3. ↑ Married-Died, The Weekly Standard, Raleigh, North Carolina (19 Nov 1851). [3]

• Will of James Arrington

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BL-H2K : 12 April 2016), James Arrington, Warren county, part of, Warren, North Carolina, United States; citing family 733, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-L4X : accessed 9 January 2020), James Arrington, Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 159, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905.

"North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9GHG-9QGM?cc=1867501&wc=32GS-82S%3A170078601%2C170874501 : 21 May 2014), Warren > Wills, 1850-1852, Vol. 41 > image 271 of 372; county courthouses, North Carolina.

Acknowledgments

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