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Rev. Timothy Carrington in Georgia

Exactly when Rev. Timothy moved his family to Georgia is unknown, but Timothy was granted 300 acres of land in old Wilkes County in 1786 (Grant Book III, p 589). Fifth child, Osborne Carrington, was born Sep. 28, 1786, most probably in Wilkes County, Georgia.

In 1792 Timothy owned 300 acres on Long Creek, Wilkes County, adjoining John Willis, according to Early Tax Digests of Georgia, Ruth Blair, Ed. (Georgia Department of Archives and History, 1926. Vidalia, Georgia: Georgia Genealogical Reprints, 1971.) Son, Daniel, also lived on Long Creek and in 1825 owned 320 acres there. This land was originally granted to man named Appling.

In the 1805 Georgia Land Lottery, Timothy Carrington and son Henson were both living in the area that in 1790 became Elbert County. Timothy drew land lot #259 in the 2nd District of Wilkinson County. (That was possibly a misspelling of Wilkes County. However, there is today a Wilkinson County in central Georgia that was created in 1803.) Henson did not receive any land in this lottery (Letter from the Georgia State Archives).

In the 1821 Georgia Land Lottery, Daniel Carrington of Wilkes County drew land lot #128 in the 9th District of Henry County. Timothy of Wilkes County drew land lot #155 in the 2nd District of Troup County (Letter from the Georgia State Archives). However, by 1821 Madison County had been created, and Rev. Timothy and Winney resided there. It is possible that the Timothy who won the Troup County land was a descendant of Rev. Timothy's Carrington.

As a Revolutionary War widow, six years after Rev. Timothy's death Winney drew land lot #71 in the 5th district of Coweta County in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery. She sold this property to her eighth child, John Carrington (b circa 1791), on Sep. 15, 1829. Witnesses were her fifth child, Osborne, and her ninth child, William (b circa 1792). (Coweta County Deed Book A, p 323-4)

Timothy and Winney were enumerated in the 1820 Madison County Census, p 292, as follows:
Males 1 (16-26), 1 (45 and up); Females 1 (26-45), 1 (45 and up).

Winney and two of her daughters were probably enumerated on P. 117 of the 1830 Madison County Census as living with her sixth child, Winny Carrington Thompson who was listed as the head of the household.

By 1840, Winney was in living with her unmarried daughter, Sarah Carrington (fourth child), who was the head of the household. They were numerated in the 2nd district, 1840 Coweta County Census, p 344, as follows:
No males. Females 1 (10-15), 1 (50-60), 1 (80-90).

In the 1850 Coweta County Census,Winney was enumerated with her unmarried seventh child, Micajah Carrington (b Dec. 8, 1790) as living in household #118 in the 19th district. She was listed as being "95, a pauper, born in VA." Winney died in 1852.

Rev. Timothy Carrington died intestate in Madison County, Georgia, in September 1822. His eldest son, Daniel, became administrator of his father's estate. The tax digests from 1825-30 show that Daniel was the trustee of Timothy's estate administration and that Timothy owned 250 acres in Early County, Georgia, land lot 240 of the 11th district—land probably received in a land lottery. The estate settlement papers were filed in October 1822 in Madison County, and were recorded Oct. 17, 1822, in Book B-C-D, p 266-268.

The following transcription of the Estate Settlement Papers for Rev. Timothy Carrington was contributed by Sara Lambert Buckmaster, a 2nd great granddaughter through son, Henson.

GEORGIA, Madison Co. We the undersigned being the heirs and legal representatives of the Reverend Timothy Carrington late of said County deceased do agree as respects what worldly estate the said Timothy Carrington died possessed of in the manner following. To wit in the first place we agree that Micajah Carrington shall have the horse, saddle, and bridle commonly known as his horse also one bed & furniture and one cow and calf with the present crops on the plantation. We agree that Charles Sorrells, James Thompson, Henry P. White, Sen., Stephen Smith and Dennis Hopkins shall and are hereby appointed any three of them to say wether [sic] a yoke of oxen which was broke and worked by the said Micajah shall be and belong to the said Micajah Carrington or weather [sic] they shall be and become a part of the estate of said deceased & the decission [sic] of the above arbitration shall be final and conclusive. We also agree that Sally Carrington shall have one cow and calf, one bed & furniture, one pine chest, one cotton wheel, and one chair. We also further agree that the plantation whereon the deceased formerly lived as well as a lot drawn in the land lottery, also tools of every description, stock and everything belonging to said estate excepting two beds & furniture shall and is hereby given up unto the hands of Daniel Carrington for the purpose of selling to the highest bidder on a reasonable credit the money arising from the sale of said estate in the first place to the payment of all just debts in the next place to the support of Winneford [sic] Carrington the widow of said deceased and the third place at the death of said Winneford [sic] Carrington widow of said deceased we agree that the balance of the said estate or money belonging to said estate shall be equally divided between the lawful heirs and legatees of said deceased and provided all sale of said land cannot be affected then to be rented out until such time afterwards a sale can be affected either by publick [sic] or private sale which he the said Daniel Carrington may consider to the most advantage of said estate and we also agree that at whatever time a sale of said land may take place we authorize the said Daniel Carrington to make use of and sign each and every one of our names to any instrument of writing which may be necessary for securing the title thereof to the purchaser of said land or lands the same as if we were present and acted for ourselves hereby ratifying and coffering [sic] whatever the said Daniel Carrington may do in the premises. We also further agree that the two beds & furniture already excepted shall be given up unto the hands of said Winneford Carrington widow of said deceased to have and to use as her own right and property during her natural life & at her death to despose [sic] of in any way or manner she may think proper. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands & seals this the 24 September 1822. (Interlined with the word (& one & calf between the ___ & seventh lines from the top before). [This last sentence must refer to the wording of the document.]

Done in the presence of :

Test	Signed
Stephen Smith	Winnifred Carrington
Burrell Orr	Daniel Carrington
David Evans JP	Henson Carrington
	Sally Carrington
	Osborn Carrington
	Winnifred Thompson
	William Carrington
	Micajah Carrington
	Thomas J. Nash
	John Carrington

N B & also we the undersigned to the foregoing agreement touching all the matters & things relative to the management & arrangement of the estate of the Reverend Timothy Carrington late of Madison County deceased do by these presents firmly bind ourselves each to the others in the just & full sum of five hundred dollars to be recovered as all other legal demands may be if default be made by us or any of us in the aforesaid agreement as hereto have entered on the 24th day of September 1822. Given under our hands this the 28th day of September 1822.

Test	Signed
Stephen Smith	Winnifred Carrington
Burrell Orr	Daniel Carrington
David Evans JP	Henson Carrington
	Sally Carrington
	Osborn Carrington
	Winnifred Thompson
	William Carrington
	Micajah Carrington
	Thomas J. Nash

Recorded 17th October 1822." (For some reason, John Carrington's name was left off of the last portion of this document.)

As was the custom of the times, Thomas J. Nash signed on behalf of his wife, Mary "Polly" Carrington (the tenth child b cir 1793). Daughter and sixth child Winny's husband, Alexander Thompson, had either abandoned his family or died by this time. Second child, Nancy Carrington, was not mentioned in either document nor did she sign either one; therefore, she must have died before her father did. [dcb]

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