Eliza Henry (Preston) Carrington (1796 - 1877)

Born 11 Aug 1796 in Washington, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Codrington Carrington — married 16 May 1820 in Washington, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1877 at age 80 in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Eliza was born in 1796, in Washington County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Francis Smith Preston Sr and Sarah Buchanan Campbell.

On 16 May 1820^[1], in Washington, she married Edward Codrington Carrington. They had 6 children.

1. Edward Codrington Carrington b. 1825 - d. 1892, m. Marie Antoinette Swoope
2. Baby girl Carrington b/d. 1828
3. Ann Lightfoot Carrington b. 1831 - d. 1863, m. Howe Peyton Cochran
4. Virginia P Carrington b. 1833 - d. aft. 1870 census
5. William Campbell Carrington b. 1835 - d. 1863, age 28, never married, died during Civil War
6. James McDowell Carrington b. 1838 - d. 1911, never married.

They lived in Halifax until around 1850 when they moved to Botetourt County, Virginia. Edward died in 1855. Eliza then moved to Albemarle, Virginia, to live with daughter Ann & her family. After Ann died in 1863, Eliza continued to live with daughter Virginia. Eliza died in 1876. It is unknown where she was buried.

Sources

1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6V7T-JW85

• "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6V7T-JW85 : Tue Nov 07 16:23:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward C Carrington and Eliza H Preston, 16 May 1820.

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M885-P5M : Thu Oct 05 18:34:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward C Carrington and Eliza H Carrington, 1850.

• "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5RK-QYC : 29 January 2020), Eliza H. Covington in entry for Edward C. Covington, 1855.

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BB-5N3 : Thu Oct 05 13:15:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Eliza H Carrington and Ann L Carrington, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFL6-MFK : Thu Oct 05 07:36:24 UTC 2023), Entry for E H Carington and Virginia P Carington, 1870.

• Son Edward's death record. "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7TT-RWL : Sun Oct 15 10:49:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward C. Carrington and , 03 Jun 1892.

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