Mississippi Harrington/Herrington Records

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Husband: Thomas HARRINGTON --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: ABT 1762 ? at: North Carolina or Georgia ? Married: 1 JAN 1795 at: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Died: c 1804 at: Claiborne Co, Miss ?? Father: Mother: Other Spouses: yes-had son Thomas Calvit Harrington when he married Nannette Brocus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife: Nannette "Anna" BROCUS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: ABT 1762 at: Died: ABT 1831 at: Father:William Brocus b. d. 1805 Claiborne Co, MS Mother: Other Spouses: (1)Steven B. MINOR (m. c1780 ?) (divorced ?) (2)Richard BRASHEARS (m. c1782) (4)William TABOR (m. 1821-1826) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHILDREN --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Thomas Calvit HARRINGTON (step-brother to Elizabeth below) Born: BEF 1795 at: He was a "minor" in 1804 Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Elizabeth 'Betsy' HARRINGTON Born: c July 1797/98 at: Claiborne Co, MS Married: 1823 at: Claiborne Co, MS Died: 5 July 1844 at: Spouses: Thomas B. McGRUDER m. 1823 Claiborne Co, MS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES THE THOMAS HARRINGTONS IN THIS SECTION WOULD HAVE TO BE THE ONE WHO MARRIED NANNETTE "ANNA" BROCUS ------------------------------------------------------------- 1/23/1798 Thos. HARRINGTON witnesses deed. John Ivar sold land to Brocus. 3/28/1799 William TABOR assigned his patent of 300 arpens to Thos HARRINGTON Land located 45 mi NE of Fort Panmere [Natchez] NOTE: Between 1799-1802 this would have been situated in Jefferson Co, MS 3/1/1800 Thomas HARRINGTON witness in court case . 9/15/1800 Thos. ARRINGTON and wife Nannet sell 300 acres. Thos ARRINGTON, of Bayou Pierre, Pickering Co., Mississippi Terr. and Nannet, his wife, to William Neely of same, for $600 in hand paid for 300 ac granted William TABOR as above on Tabor's fork. ack: by above the full sum of $600 appearing before justice courts of Pickering Co. was Thos and Nannet who acknowledged the foregoing deed. 10/19/1803 Claiborne Co Deed Bk A,Pg 105 Thomas HARRINGTON purchases 250 acres from Christina Hartley Indenture between Christina Hartley of Claiborne Co of one part and Thos HARRINGTON of same of the other part, for $500. , 250 acres of land bounded by the late Arthur CARNEY and Hoskins land. [see sale below] ------------------------------------------------------------- The THOMAS HARRINGTON IN THIS SECTION ARE EITHER THE SON OF THOMAS ABOVE WHO APPARENTLY DIED BY 1804, OR, AFTER 1808, POSSIBLES TO BE THE THOMAS CALVIT HARRINGTON KNOWN TO BE HIS SON BY A MARRIAGE PRIOR TO ANNA BROCUS -------------------------------------------------------------- 02/xx/1804 Nannette 'Anna' Brocus Brashears Harrington, was in Orphans Court seeking custody of Thomas Calvit Harrington and Elizabeth Harrington. 02/xx/1804 Nannette HARRINGTON applies for letter of guardianship on estate and person of Elizabeth Louisiana CARNEY, infant daughter of Arthur CARNEY, decd, as grandmother to the child. Matilda CARNEY and Tobias BRASHEARS make application for same. Wm BROCUS, SR., the great grandfather of the child makes application also. 05/29/1804 CLAIBORNE CO, MISS Minutes of the Orphans Court Ordered that Nannette BRASHEARS and Wm BROCUS,SR., be appointed guardians of Betsy (Elizabeth) and Thomas Calvit HARRINGTON (SO THOMAS HARRINGTON SR MUST HAVE BEEN DEAD ON THIS DATE) 6/18/1805 Gift Deed from William BROCUS, SR. to his great-granddaughter Elizabeth Louisiana CARNEY. Also his grandchildren Elizabeth HARRINGTON, John B. HARRINGTON, Thomas C. HARRINGTON, Stephen B. MINOR, and William B. MINOR ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Don't know the identity of the grandson John B. HARRINGTON named in this will. If anybody knows, please email me. If he was, as it appears, a son of Thomas Sr, then apparently he was either not a minor in 1804, or, he was living elsewhere. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 8/14/1805 Deed Bk A,Pg 243 Thomas HARRINGTON purchases Lot 4, Square 7, [A-PURCHASE] Town of Port Gibson. [see sale below] 11/10/1805 Deed Bk B,Pg 13 Thomas HARRINGTON purchases Lot 2, Square 8, [B-PURCHASE] Town of Port Gibson. (Richie Burnett could find no record of sale of this lot) 3/3/1806 Power of Attorney recorded 1/23/1808 from Thomas Harrington of Claiborne Co, Mississippi Territory to Thomas Harrington Sr. of Franklin County, Georgia to sell 700 acres in Franklin County, Ga and collect any monies due said Thomas. Certified by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Claiborne Co., Mississippi Territory 3/10/1806 12/26/1806 Thos HARRINGTON 320 ac - preemption certificate reg w/ land office. Thos was original settler and to whom granted. [UNLESS AN HEIR INHERITED THE CERTIFICATE AND USED IT ?????] 8/15/1807 Deed Bk B,Pg 209 Thomas HARRINGTON sells Lot 4, Square 7, [A=SALE ] Town of Port Gibson 1/ 4/1809 Deed Bk C,Pg 6 Thomas HARRINGTON sells 250 acres purchased from Hartley to Joseph Moore 10/1/1808 Thos. HARRINGTON signs petition as inhabitant of Claiborne Co, MS 10/1/1810 Thomas HARRINGTON of Claiborne County signs petition protesting governmental appointment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1810 Census Amite Co, MS Pg 12 Charles Harverd 1--0--0--0---1--0--0 Pg 13 James Herrington 1--2--1--3---7--0--0 1male+21/1female+21 2males-21 Pg 13 Thomas Herrington 1--0--1--2---4--0--0 1male+21/1female+21 2females-21 Pg 13 William Mathis 1--5--1--4--11--0--0 Pg 13 Nancy Tarver 0--1--1--2---4--0--0 Pg 14 John Tarver 1--5--0--1---7--0--0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 1815 Marion County, Mississippi Muster Rolls/Service War of 1812 Thomas Herrington (this Thomas has been positively identified as the one who was living 1830 Rankin Co, 1840-1850 Scott Co, and who moved to Anderson Co, Texas in 1851. In a later application filed in Texas he identified himself as the same Thomas and gave his age on that date (1853) as 66, born c1787 South Carolina. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1816 Census Lawrence Co, MS Herrington, Thomas 1816-1825 Tax Rolls Lawrence Co, MS Born after 1775 per poll tax data Lived on Black Creek/Bogue Chitto waterway -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1820 Census Monroe Co, MS b. 1775-1794 [not identified as the same Thomas] 2 males b. 1804-1810 1 female b. 1804-1810 1 males b. 1810-1820 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1824 Bondsman marriage Lawrence Co, MS Nancy HERRINGTON-Joseph PRICE (1830 Rankin/1840 Scott) 1825 28 DEC Julia HERRINGTON m. Jeremiah B. WHITE (1830 Rankin/1840 Scott) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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