May be spelled HERRINGTON. Recently found Jerry Herrington, Charlotte’s grandson, from Johnsburg with this spelling.

Charlotte WARD-HARRINGTON* & Jeremiah HARRINGTON (-1813-1814)

Gamaliel W. HARRINGTON* (1810-) & Sybil WARD (-1843)

Mary Jane HARRINGTON (died in infancy)

Helen HARRINGTON (died 2 years old)

Jeremiah HARRINGTON (1 Feb 1837-17 Mar 1907) & Cythia Brown TORREY (23 Aug

1843-9 Dec 1916)

Dora HARRINGTON

Fred Nathan HARRINGTON (sep 1875-1943) &Elizabeth KRANSICK

Irene Cythia HARRINGTON

Hazel HARRINGTON (d. in teens)

Dora HARRINGTON (d. in teens)

Ebenezer HARRINGTON (1839-14 Jun 1863)

Electa HARRINGTON (1843-

Gamaliel W. HARRINGTON* (1810-) & Julia WASHBURN (b. 1809- )

Rebekah HARRINGTON (1811-)

Charlotte WARD-HARRINGTON* & John RICHARDS (13 Apr1765-18 Apr1850)

James Brown RICHARDS (11 Feb 1820-1904) & Lydia Anne NYE (1820-1905)

Lewis James RICHARDS (1844-1916) & Josephine Smith HUMPHREY (1849-1927)

Lenora I. RICHARDS (12 Apr 1848-1855)

John Franklin RICHARDS* (17 Aug 1849-1919) & Emmer HARTSON

John Franklin RICHARDS* (17 Aug 1849-1919) & Mary Louisa GRAY

Edward Deforest RICHARDS

NOTES:

Jerry (Jerimiah 3) was married at Bovina, WI. 1 Jan 1862 to Cythia Brown TORREY. Her father was Thomas Rose TORREY. Mother was Achsah Chapman, whose mother was Cythia BROWN. Achsah’s father was Samuel Chapman. Cythia Brown TORREY was born in Hinsdale, MA. and died at Caldwell, ID. Jerry died at Shiocton, WI.

Possible reference to Charlotte Harrington

1850 Census. Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio. Charlotte Harrington, age 65, living with the Melancton Merrell Family. Shows birth state as New York.

Melancton Merrell was the minister that married James B. and Lydia Ann Richards.

(Source: Ramona Summers)

Age 65 makes her birth date: 1785.

James’s house was located about 10 households from the Merrill’s residence.

1850 Census Warren County, Johnsburgh, NY

Gamale 40 b. 1809 est

Julia 40 wife m. Washburn

Jerimiah 12 b. 1837

Ebinezer 10 b. 1839-d. 14 Jun 1863

Electa N. 6 b. 1843

Jerry 3 lived in Chilton, WI until 1860 then moved to Bovina, WI.

Was in Civil War 1861 to 1864.

Ebenezer was in Civil War and was killed at the battle of Port Hudson on 14 Jun 1863.

He had homesteaded in Elkhorn, WI.

Gamaliel HARRINGTON was a Baptist minister at Wisconsin in 1856.

Possible succession:

Ebenezer HARRINGTON

Jerimiah HARRINGTON- b. 1755 Johnsburgh, NY

Jerimiah HARRINGTON b. 1780-1812 Johnsburgh, NY m Charlotte WARD (b 1784)

Gamaliel HARRINGTON b. 1810- Johnsburgh, NY m. Sybil WARD Julia WASHBURN

Rebekah HARRINGTON b. 1811

Charlotte WARD-HARRINGTON-(b. 1784) and John RICHARDS (1765-1850)

James Brown RICHARDS (b. 1820) m. Lydia Ann NYE (b. 1820)

Charlotte WARD was the daughter of John WARD (1753-1854) of Johnsburgh, NY

The widow Herrington and her daughter are listed in his Revolutionary War pension application of 18 Mar 1818. A boy of 15 was listed as well and is believed to be Charlotte’s son, Gamaliel.

The family of James Brown Richards supplied the information that her name was indeed Charlotte Harrington.

Jerimiah Sr. and granddaughter, Rebekah are listed in the Supervisory Booklet of the town of Johnsburgh as being placed in homes for their upkeep. Charlotte is not mentioned, nor is Jerimiah 2.

Charlotte and her immediate family are said to have lived in Port Henry, NY and then in Charlotte, VT. before 1820 when James B. Richards was born.