Henson T. Carrington (1780 - 1834)

Born 25 Dec 1780 in Wake, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary H. (Whitaker) Carrington — married [date unknown] in Wilkes County, Georgia

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1834 at age 53 in Madison, Georgia, USA

Biography

Henson Carrington served for Georgia in the War of 1812
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Sources

Notes

N4336

1820 Census, Madison, Georgia

Acknowledgments

Thank you to William Graham for creating WikiTree profile Carrington-246 through the import of WLGraham.ged on May 24, 2013.

Event: Land 1805 Event: Land 1807 Event: Land 4 AUG 1823 Madison County, Georgia Event: Land 1832 Madison County, Georgia Military Service: 1812 Madison County, Georgia Event: Census-Tax 1817 Madison County, Georgia Event: Census-Tax 1820 Madison County, Georgia Event: Census-Tax 1830 Madison County, Georgia Event: Court 17 JUL 1821 Madison County, Georgia Event: Court 20 MAY 1823 Madison County, Georgia Event: Family Note of Interest 1827 Wilkes County, Georgia Event: Estate 1 JUN 1843 Madison County, Georgia Henson registered for a draw in the 1805 Goergia Land Lottery as follows: Carrington, Hinson 431 B Elbert

[He did not win any land] Event: Land 1807 Note: Henson successfully drew land in the 1807 Georgia Land Lottery as follows: Carrington, Henson Elbert Groves 249/9 Wilkinson Event: War of 1812 Military Service 1812 Madison County, Georgia Note: Henson Carrington served in the military enlisting as a private in the 4th Regiment (Booth's), Georgia Militia. 12 Event: Tax Digest Census-Tax 1817 Madison County, Georgia The transcribed tax digest appeared in the Georgia Genealogical Magazine Vol. 33, No. 2-3 (Issues 128-129), Spring/Summer 1993, p 131-4 "Captain Orr District" On p 19 Henson Carrington, 409 1/2a, BR, J. Cargill, adjoined J. Simes. Event: Census Report Census-Tax 1820 Madison County, Georgia Henson was listed as head of household:

State: GA; Co.: Madison; Dist: unk; Enumerator: unk; Roll M33_9, Image 0079, LN 24, Page 52

White males: 4 (0-10), 1 (10-16), 1 (26-45); Females: 1 (0-10), 2 (10-16), 1 (26-45); Slaves: 0 Occupation: Agriculture - 3

Henson and his family lived two doors down from his parents, Rev. Timothy and Winnifred (King) Carrington. 1 Event: Tax Return Court 17 Jul 1821 Madison County, Georgia Note: The following Legal Notice appeared in The Georgia Journal, Milledgeville, Georgia on Jul 17, 1821:

"Georgia, Madison County. HINSON CARRINGTON...tolls before DAVID EVANS, Esq., a chesnut sorrel mare...9 or 10 years old...branded on the near shoulder with (J.C.)...appraised by THOMAS EVANS and JABEZ FLOYD, to $40. (Signed) WILLIS TOWNS, Clerk." 14 Event: Tax Return Court 20 May 1823 Madison County, Georgia Note: The following Legal Notice appeared in The Georgie Journal, Milledgeville, Georgia on May 20, 1823:

"Georgia, Madison County. Clerk's Office, Inferior Court.--HENSON CARRINGTON...posted before JEREMIAH HALL, Esq., on the 19th April last, one black mare...a star in her forehead, 12 or 13 years old...appraised to $30.00...(Signed) WILLIS TOWNS, Clerk." 15 Event: Land Grant Land 4 Aug 1823 Madison County, Georgia Note: Plat Book Page: 35 Name: CARRINGTON Henson Acres: 282 Date of Warrant: 4 Aug 1823 Date Surveyed:23 Aug 1823 Date Advertised: 1 Sep 1823 Year of Grant:1825 Grant Book: P-5 Page: 332 16 Event: Family Note of Interest 1827 Wilkes County, Georgia Note: Henson was mentioned in the 1827 Estate Return for his deceased father-in-law, Isaac Whitaker. 17 Event: Census Report Census-Tax 1830 Madison County, Georgia Note: Henson was listed as head of household, p 109: White Males: 2 (0-5), 2 (10-15), 3 (15-20), 1 (20-30), 1 (50-60); Females: 2 (5-10), 1 (10-15), 2 (20-30), 1 (40-50); Slaves: 0 18 Event: Land 1832 Madison County, Georgia Note: He won 3 land lots in the 1832 Gold lottery in Georgia: Land lot 525 of Dist 3, Sec.4, land lot 712, of Dist 11,sec.1 ; land lot 768 of Dist 1,sec 4,Madison Co. Ga Land lot 748-19,Cherokee Co.. Event: Estate 1 Jun 1843 Madison County, Georgia Note: Personally appeared Augustus G. Carrington, Admr. of estate of Henson Carrington deceased to claim lot 716-10 and lot 712-11-1. Tully H. appointed agent. Signed Augustus G. Carrington before James McCurdy, JP, 3RD June 1,1843. _UID: A98F549707934B8287530B1C64EC6D7AC24C Change Date: 4 Nov 2005 at 13:59 Born About 10:00 Pm Henson registered for a draw in the 1805 Georgia Land Lottery as follows:

Carrington, HensonElbertGroves249/9Wilkinson Henson Carrington served in the military enlisting as a private in the 4^th Regiment (Booth's), Georgia Militia. The transcribed tax digest appeared in the Georgia Genealogical Magazine Vol. 33, No. 2-3 (Issues 128-129), Spring/Summer 1993, p 131-43:

Tax Receiver: James Bradberry Repository: Georgia Department of Archives and History, Drawer #172, Box #48. [abbr: a=acres, BB, BR, SS, etc.= abbr for water course the land adjoined, n=no. of taxable negroes, unk=unknown to whom land was originally granted]

Sources:

Title: 1820 Madison County, Georgia, Census Publication: [primary source] Danielsville, GA, 1820. [Electronic database at Ancestry.com] Note: DATE 15 Dec 1999 Page: Roll M33_9, Image 0079, LN 24, Page 52 Title: Carrington/Porterfield & Mason/Sherouse Family Information Author: Bradford, Diane Carrington, Compiler Publication: [Primary and secondary source] Stone Mountain, GA, 1999 {wdbradford@mindspring.com} [Family records, research and memories of Diane Carrington Bradford in possession of compiler.] Note: [Diane Carrington Bradford is a descendant of the Carrington, Porterfield, Bullock, Daniel, Gholston, Hawkins, Hodge, Jones, Simmons, Saye, Thompson, and related families of early Madison County, Georgia.She is also a descendant of the Smith and Mason families of Emanuel and Washington Counties in Georgia, and the Sherouse family of Marion County, Florida.] Title: Helen Gunnin Mishasek Research Collection Publication: [primary and secondary source] Atlanta, GA, 1930-1998 Note: [Helen Gunnin Mishasek is a descendant of Rev. Timothy Carrington and of James Thompson, two of the earliest settlers of Madison County, Georgia. She devoted years to researching her family lines and in the process developed a collection of hundreds of books and thousands of index cards containing her research notes which she indexed and cross-referenced. In 1998 when she moved to Pueblo, CO., to be near her son, she gave all of her research materials on the Carrington and Carithers lines to Robert S. Shepherd, Monticello, FL, some other materials to other cousins, and the bulk of her materials to the publishers of Heritage Papers in Athens, GA.] Title: Buckmaster Research Collection Author: Buckmaster, Sara, Compiler Publication: [primary and secondary source] Breaux Ridge, LA, 1999 {slambert@eatel.net} Note: [Sara Buckmaster is a descendant of the Carrington, Moon, Porterfield, Whitaker, and related families of early Madison County, Georgia. She is a direct descendant of Henson T. Carrington, Sr., through his son, William Perry Carrington.] Title: Family Bible Records [handwritten] Author: Rev. Timothy Carrington Publication: [primary source] 1774-1822 [photocopy in possession of compiler] Title: Lassiter/Thompson Research Files Author: Lassiter, Darrell Curtis "Skip," Compiler Publication: [primary and secondary source] Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, 1999 {DLassiters@aol. com} Note: [Darrell Curtis "Skip" Lassiter is a descendant of the Carrington, Thompson, and related families of early Madison County, Georgia.] Title: Floyd/Williams Family Information Author: Williams, Shirley Floyd, Compiler, Editor Publication: [primary and secondary source] Texas: 2000. Various e-mail messages to Diane Carrington Bradford. {swilliams@valornet.com} Note: [Shirley Floyd Williams is a direct descendant of Jabus Floyd and Lavinia Carrington, daughter of Henson T. Carrington and granddaughter of Rev. Timothy Carrington of early Madison County, Georgia.] Title: Lanny Cauthen Research Files Author: Cauthen, Lanny Everett, Compiler Publication: [primary and secondary source] Fayetteville, GA, 1999, {lcauthen@mindspring.com} [Family documents, pictures, and research materials in possession of compiler] Note: [Lanny Everett Cauthen is a descendant of the Carrington, Thompson, and related families of early Madison County, Georgia.] Title: Records of Raymond G. Floyd Author: Floyd, Raymond G., Compiler/Editor Publication: [primary and secondary source] Georgia: 2000 Note: DATE 30 Oct 2000 Note: [Raymond Floyd lives in Rome, Georgia. He has worked on this line for about 20 years and has used various sources.] Page: p 4 "Henson and mary H. (Whitaker) Carrington, Madison Co. Ga". Title: Inventory and Appraisements, Book C, 1834-1841, Madison County, Georgia Publication: [primary source] Danielsville, Georgia, 1834 Page: Inventory of the Estate of Henson Carrington, p 10 Title: The Second or 1807 Land Lottery of Georgia Author: Lucas, The Rev. Silas Emmett, Jr., Compiler Publication: [primary source] Easly, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1986 Note: DATE 16 Oct 2003 Page: p 24 Title: Madison County, Georgia, Land Grants and Plat Book, 1812-1903 Publication: [primary source] Danielsville, Georgia. [Index to Madison County, Georgia, Land Grants and Plat Book, 1812-1903, electronic database on Madison County GenWeb page, URL: {http://www.rootsweb.com/~gamadiso/land.htm#grant} Note: DATE 4 Nov 2005 Page: Plat Book, p 35; Grant Book P-5, p 332 Title: War of 1812 Service Records [Online] Publication: [primary source] Electronic database at Ancestry.com (from original data at the National Archives and Records Administration, Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812, series M602, Note: DATE 11 Oct 2005 Title: Georgia Genealogical Magazine: A Magazine of Source Material Concerning Georgians Author: Lucas, The Rev. Silas Emmett, Jr., Editor/Owner Publication: [primary source] Easley, SC: Published quarterly: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Note: DATE 20 Oct 2003 Page: Vol. 33, No. 2-3 (Issues 128-129), Spring/Summer 1993, p 131-43 Title: "1830 Census," Madison County Georgia Censuses 1820-60 Author: Berryman, Mary L., et. al., Transcriber Publication: [primary source] Danielsville, GA, Heritage Papers, 1986. Note: DATE 15 Dec 1999 Page: p 109 (p 22 in book) Title: Genealogical Abstracts from the Georgia Journal, (Milledgeville) Newspaper, 1819-1840, Volume tWO, 1819-1823 Author: Hartz, Fred R. and Hartz, Emilie K., (abstracted and compiled by) Publication: [primary source] Vidalia, GA: 1992. Note: REFN Carrington, Vol. 3aDATE 29 Mar 2005 Page: p 500 Title: Genealogical Abstracts from the Georgia Journal, (Milledgeville) Newspaper, 1819-1840, Volume tWO, 1819-1823 Author: Hartz, Fred R. and Hartz, Emilie K., (abstracted and compiled by) Publication: [primary source] Vidalia, GA: 1992. Note: REFN Carrington, Vol. 3aDATE 29 Mar 2005 Page: p 876 Title: Early Records of Georgia Vol. 2, Wilkes County Author: Davidson, Grace Gillam, abstractor and compiler Publication: [primary source] Macon, GA: The J. W. burke Company, 1933 [edition limited to 300 copies] Note: DATE 16 Oct 2003 Page: p 312

• United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29V-Y5MF : 11 March 2016), Henson Carrington, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 35; FHL microfilm 882,553.