Person:Clement Carrigan (1)

American Revolutionary War Veteran

Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 1, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Carrington, Clement, entered service in Virginia; granted Pension 1828 in Charles City County, Virginia. R480.

Will Transcript

Will of Clement CARRINGTON

In the name of God amen. I Clement CARRINGTON of the County of Charlotte and State of Virginia do make and appoint this to be my last will and testament by which I do hereby revoke all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made.

First - I give my beloved daughter Nancy and to her heirs forever my estate on Dan River, which is now in her possession, in addition to the slaves already given to her by deed, I give to her Susanna.

Second, I give to my daughter Nancy and her heirs forever my estate on Stanton river, purchased by me from Robert CARRINGTON, with all the slaves on said estate, also the crops growing on said estate and the horses and all the other stock and appurtenances to said estate belonging. -

Third, I do give to my daughter Jane and her heirs forever my estate on Hyes(?) which I purchased from Doct JONES and which is now in her possession and all the slaves now on said estate.

Fourth, I do give to my daughter Jane and her heirs forever, my estate on Hyes, which I purchased from Doct ATKINSON with all the additions since made to it by purchases also all the slaves, stock, crops, now growning and other appurtenances to said estate belonging which two estates hereby given to my daughter Jane and the estate called Templeton formerly given by deed to husband Doct W. W. CARRINGTON cost me the sum of fifty seven thousand dollars.

Fiftly, I also give to my daughter Jane ten slaves, viz, Abram and others now in possession of William W. CARRINGTON at his estate Templeton.

Sixthly, I give to my daughter Mary for the term of her natural live the plantation in the county of Charlotte on which I reside and known by the name of Edgehill with all the slaves on said estate and all the houses and other stock appurtenances to said estate belonging, also I give my daughter Mary my carriage and all my household furniture excepting my mahogany book case and my books which I give to my son in law John B. MC PHAIL. Should my daughter Mary die leaving issue of her body, I give at her death the plantation and negroes aforesaid and the increase of said negroes to said issue, but should she die without leaving issue of her body, I then give said estate and said slaves and their increase to my daughters Nancy and Jane and their heirs forever to be equally divided between them and also the aforesaid household, furniture and appurtenances to be in like manner divided.

Seventhly - I give to my sons-in-law John B. MC PHAIL and William W. CARRINGTON and their heirs forever all my lands in Kentucky lying on the Cumberland River to be held by them as tenants in common.

Everything I give to my sons-in-law John B. MC PHAIL and William W. CARRINGTON all my endits, bonds, money in bank and bank stock and ____stock to be equally divided between them.

I give to my sons-in-law John B. MC PHAIL and William W. CARRINGTON all my unbroken colts and all my different plantations to be equally divided between them.

Tenthly, I give to my son-in-law John B. MC PHAIL my gold watch that I received from Abram VENABLE, and now in my possession.

Lastly I apoint my son-in-law John B. MC PHAIL to be sole executor of this my last will and testament and I desire and request that no security be required of him and that no inventory of my estate be ordered or taken. =

In testimony where I have hereuntoset my hand and affixed my seal this second day of September in the year of our Lord 1847.

(Signed) Clement CARRINGTON (seal)

Signed, sealed, published and declared by Clement CARRINGTON as and for his last will and testament in the presence and hearing of us who at his request and in his presence here subscribe our names as witnesses. Wm W. READ, witness Thomas SHARTER, M. CARRINGTON Codicil to the foregoing will made this 24th day of November to wit My Kentucky lands lying on the Cumberland river that was _____ in jointenancy to John MACKFAIL and William my son-in-laws, I give solely to J___ MACKFAIL as sole owner in fee simple and to his heirs forever. It is my will that he the crops gathered in the year of my death go with land desired. Written with my own hand /s/ C. CARRINGTON - Codicil was recorded 6 December 1847 in Charlotte County, VA. Certified by Winslow ROBINSON, clerk of Court in Charlotte Co., VA, 14 Dec 1854,

Recorded in State of Virginia, County of Charlotte, by James P. MARSHALL presiding justice of the County Court of the said county, certificate was given by Winslow ROBINSON the clerk of the said court on 16 Day of December 1854.

Will was recorded in Lyon Co, KY 8th day of March 1855, by Marcus M. TYLER, Clerk of the County Court.