William Herrington

Bef 1760 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William Herrington  [1]
  Born	Bef 1760
  Gender	Male
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Preparer: Angelia Renee Newman drnewman6@yahoo.com Property (1782):Sampson County, NC land grant William Herrendine Tax List (1783): Sampson County NC William, Thomas and James Herrington on tax list Property (18 December 1784): Sampson County NC William and Phillibus sold 300 acres, adjoining James Herrington to Solomon Magee Property (23 December 1786): New Hanover County, NC Jacob Powell to William Harrington, both of New Hanover County, for one pound ten shillings, 50 acres on south side branch of Rock Fish Creek called Joshua Lee's Branch, adjoining Isaac Newton. Witnesses Daniel Highsmith and Samuel Newton. Daniel Highsmiths children married children of Daniel Melvin and Celia Herrington Property (23 December 1786): New Hanover County, NC Joshua Lee to William Harrington, both of New Hanover, 50 pounds: 500 acres on Rockfish. Witnesses: Thos. Devane and John Hawes. Thomas Devane was an adjoining landowner to Thomas Herrington on Six Runs in Duplin/Sampson. Census (1790): New Hanover County, NC next to Thomas Devane, Daniel Highsmith, and the Parkers, all of which the Herrington's dealt with in Sampson County. The Highsmiths married into the family of Daniel Melvin and Celia Herrington (my Stephens sister). Property (7 February 1798): New Hanover County, NC Joshua Lee to William Harrington, both of New Hanover, 20 pounds, 210 acres on Rockfish Creek. Witnesses Timothy Wilson and Jse Newton. Property (26 November 1803): New Hanover County, NC. William Herringtine of New Hanover to James Bland of Duplin County, 5 dollars for 50 acres on the southside branch of Rockfish Creek adjoining Joshua Lee's former line and the heirs of Isaac Newton. Witnesses were James Newton and Reuben Newton. William (X) Herringtine. Property (26 November 1803): New Hanover County, NC William Herringtine of New Hanover to James Bland of Duplin County, for 659, 210 acres on a branch of Rockfish Creek and Rockfish Swamp. Witnesses: James Newton and Reuben Newton Census (1810): Barnwell County, SC William is over 45. John, Jesse, John Stephens Jr and Thomas Jones beside him. Silas Stephens was also in Barnwell Tax List (1815): Greene County, MS 44 acres Leaf River, 6 slaves, no white polls Tax List (1816): Greene County, MS 32 acres, Leaf River, 6 slaves, 1 white poll Tax List (1817): Greene County, MS 120 acres, 6 slaves, no white polls. Isaac Herrington same page, 40 acres. William Herrington Jr is now on the list, 1 white poll next door to him is Jesse Stephens, 40 acres and 1 white poll, person before William is Nathaniel Jones. Jesse Stephens goes to Covington where he is on tax lists with Silas Stephens and William Herrington Jr. Residence (1818): When he signed his land (section 2, T5, R12) over to Enoch he was in Wayne County. Tax List (1819): Greene County, MS 480 acres, 6 slaves next to him is Thomas Jones 160 acres, 1 white poll, 5 slaves. Moses Herrington 1 white poll Enoch 1 white poll William Herrington, 480 acres, NO white polls, 6 slaves Tax List (1820): Perry County, MS (formed from Greene) no land, 6 slaves, NO white poll Thomas Jones is gone, Enoch is listed with one person in between them, Enoch also not taxed on land, 1 white poll. Tax List (1822): Perry County, MSWilliam Herrington 320 acres, 7 slaves alpha list, Henry and Samuel Herrington, both no land, 1 white poll. Tax List (1823):Perry County, MS William is not on the tax list. Where he did live is Enoch Herrington and John Herrington. Enoch has 1 slave, 1 white poll and 160 acres of land. John has the same. Now beside them is Silas Stephens. Silas has two tracts of land, 287 acres and 128 acres, he has no white poll tax and 12 slaves. Silas was in Jones County in 1822, next to Jesse Stephens and William Herrington Jr. Census (1830): Fayette County, TN 1 male under 10, 1 male 70-80, 1 female 50-60 7 slaves. Owen Griffin who witnesses his will 9 away from William Tax List in Marshall County, MS (1836): William Herrington, 6 slaves, NO white poll Tax List (1840): Desoto County, MS W Harrington, 6 slaves, NO white polls, J.N. or I.N. Harrington listed beside him, 1 white poll. Is this a mistake? Could this be his grandson Isaac N Stephens? Could Isaac be living with William and the person preparing the list just have wrote Herrington? No other sign of a J.N Herrington. William is not listed as a head of household in the 1840 census, neither is Cleva. Tax list in order William Jones no slaves Thomas Jones no slaves William Herrington 6 slaves J. (or I) N. Herrington no slaves. Thomas Jones was witness to the indenture the slave Catherine by Cleva and Polly. He was also the father of Cleva's wife, Rachael. Is the I.N or J.N. Herrington actually I.N. Stephens, William's grandson and living with William? The 1840 census lists Stephen Herrington (10 kids) he and wife are 60-70 years old. NO Slaves Wm Jones Jr No slaves Wm Jones No slaves Tax are in alpha order after that but the 1845 census is not and I just now figured out something. I found the marriage record yesterday of Stephen Herrington's daughter Nepsy to Isaac N Stephens in Marshall County in 1837 (I may have known that before but I never researched her). Isaac and Nepsy are now living where Stephen did live. Stephen and his sons are now living by the Cummings and Shultz families, to which his other kids married into. listed in order C(leva) Herrington 1 male over 21, one female, 1 male under 21..... now is this William and Polly? or was Cleva married before Rachael? He does have an older child in his household in 1850, I think age 7. Cleva was listed as 26 years old in 1850.... John Stephens 1 male over 21, 1 female David Hoke... John Stephens married his daughter Emily. Emily and children lived with the Hokes in 1860. Then 6 households in between them and Jesse Stephens 2 males over 21, 3 females, 1 male under 21 (Asa C) Wm Jones Rachael Jones (widow of Thomas - mother of Rachael who marries Cleva) I.N. Stephens 1 male over 21, 2 females, 2 males under 21. Tax List (1841): Desoto County, MS 160 acres, 7 slaves, NO white polls (this will be Cleva's land, William has NO deeds in Desoto County. Cleva had 160 acre land grant Tax List (1842): Desoto County, MS 1 clock, 21 cattle, 8 slaves, NO white poll Tax List (1843): Desoto County, MS 1 clock, 8 slaves, NO white polls Will (July 1845): Desoto County, MS Williams will names his wife Polly, son Cleva, daughter Jemima Stephens, and "other children not named in this will". He left Jemima 1 slave, Juda, he left all his other kids "not named" one slave, Catherine to be sold and divided amongst them, as he has already given them their share. He leaves Polly everything else, for life, then all to go to Cleva. There is a codicil, it says instead of Catherine being sold, the other children "not named" are to receive $100 each and Cleva and Mary to have Catherine. He had 12 slaves when he died according to his inventory. The entry before the wills, states William died intestate. Jesse Stephens and "others" "heirs and next of kin" to William Herrington contested the will, Jesse Stephens was a witness to the will and testified in court that he witnessed it but also contradicts some of it. Owen Griffin the other witness (from Fayette County, TN), testified, at the hearing. The court found the will valid and charged Jesse and others over $100 but I never find where Cleva settled with the other heirs. In March 1848, he told the court that he owed no accounting because his father named him his only heir in his will... the court agreed and discharged him from further liability . Cleva and Mary had sold Catherine, (with the stipulation that they could pay the debt within a certain timeframe and get her back). I've went through the film page by page and have found nothing showing he gave Juda to Jemima or where he paid the other heirs $100 each. I wonder if somewhere there are powers of attorney to Jesse Stephen's from the other children? William only lists 8 slaves on tax lists and there were 12 on his inventory. Cleva is listed as Charles Herrington in the 1845 tax list. He has 12 slaves. In the 1850 slave schedule, Cleva has 12 slaves. That puzzled me until I paid attention to the tax lists, they were taxed on slaves age 5-60. So, William's tax lists don't reflect the true amount of slaves owned. Probate (18 May 1846): Desoto County, MS The inventory of William's estate included 25 cattle, 10 hogs, 20 sheep, 1 wagon, 2 yokes, 4 horses, 8 honey beehives, and 12 slaves. It wasn't a long inventory and no house or land were mentioned but some furnishings. Cleva had a land patent in 1840 (Jesse Stephens had adjoining land), I would think William had this patent put in Cleva's name and they lived there. To Do Search Fayette County, TN records Need to search deed, grant and court records 1. North Carolina State Census. 2. Sampson County, North Carolina, Register of Deeds. 3. Barnwell County, South Carolina Probate Records. 4. "Mississippi Tax Rolls," tax, familysearch.org, Familysearch.org (www.familysearch.org : downlaod 2012). 5. "Mississippi Tax Rolls," familysearch.org, Familysearch.org. 6. Desoto County, Mississippi Probate Court Minutes.
  Person ID	I17551	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Phoebe Newton,   b. Aft 1760,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F3365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S116] Graves Family Association "Captain Thomas Graves: 1608 Settler of Jamestown, Virginia and His Descendants (ca. 1580-2012), (http://www.gravesfa.org/), shown, in error, as William HERRING (Reliability: 3).