Chuck,
The info that needs changed on the Harrington Gazetteer is below. Thank
you so much for addressing this. I know this is long, but I just wanted
you to have a clear picture so you would know what I am referring to.
Jackie
my comments in red below.....
This from the Harrington Gazateer
Chuck Harrington chuck052510@yahoo.com
Harrington Gazateer
CHARLES HARRINGTON
AGNES HILL, his wife.
Lineage not determined
AUTHORITY
Mrs. L. C. Burlkley,
Charles Harrington of Chatham, N.C., b. about 1720 and d. before 1790; m. in Fayette Dist., N.C., 1747,
Agnes Hill who was born about 1730. She was the daughter of Robert Hill and
wife, Tabitha. Her father names her in his will. It is said that he
drew a pension from the Royalist government so he must have been a Tory.
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Chuck,
I am
including this info for you so that it will be more clear
as to what I am saying. The statement on the
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My
theory:
There
have been comments made in the past, arguments on either side, that Charles
Harrington husband of Agnes Hill was a Tory. I am here to say that he was
not a Tory, we are just talking about a different
Charles Harrington.
A NC law from the era: (I can probably find the source for this law but dont have it right now.)
The bold depredations of the Tories in this section was
a menace to the American cause throughout the entire conflict, and this
constant danger necessitated a thorough organization of the county
militia. All able-bodied males between the ages of 18 and 45 were
enrolled in this service, and especially during the latter years of the
Revolution, they were kept most actively engaged. (Charles that married Agnes
Hill and was a resident of Chatham Co NC was 55 yo in
1771. He was born in 1721 in Surry Co VA, He died in 1773 in
The Colonial Records of North
Carolina Vo. II, 1771-1775, page 674:
"The Jurors for our Lord the King upon thier
Oath present that Agnes Harrington late of Saint Bartholomew Parish in the
county of Chatham, widow on the first day of June in the thirteenth year of the
reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third now King of Great Britain..." This established the
death of Charles Harrington (Sr.). King George III's
reign began in 1760, thus the 13th year of his reign was in 1773.
First we have this. Date of writing this history is unknown by me but I
would assume about 1971.
#1) "History Chatham Co 1771-1971"
p 357 A very early settler in the Pittsboro area was Charles Harrington
(1720-1771), who patented a great deal of land in and around the town. *He
was a regulator and died from wounds received at the battle of Almance. His wife, Agnes, was cleared of an
indictment for sheltering a regulator. Their son, Sion,
was twice captured by Tories during the revolution His
wife, Elizabeth, with an infant in arms, rode horseback the 80 miles to
Im sure who ever did the History of Chatham
referred to above referred to file (#2 below ) for that particular statement
Documents
on Charles Harrington who married Agnes Hill being a Torie:
#1) From Colonial and State Records Vol XXII of
N. C. Located at
At an assembly held at
#2) From Regulator file - no author.
1771 This year, May 16, Gov. Tryon led his army against the
Regulators and used his cannons at Alamance. One of his soldiers was Charles
Harrington, of Colson's household. Harrington was permanently disabled by
Regulator gunfire at Alamance
and in December the assembly granted Harrington L 20 per annum as a pension..
The State Records of
Testator: James. Green, Jun., CIK
So where was John Colson in 1771? Well we have this showing
he was in Anson Co in 1763 - 1778 at least, as was his step-son Charles
Harrington son of John and Mary Rogers Harrington Colson..
Anson County List of Taxables Year 1763
John COLLSON - payed
tax on 14 people, himself and: I do not have an actual document showing
this Charles was the son of John Harrington and Mary Rogers.
however we know from this Tax list that he lived with
John Colson and Mary Harrington Colson.
Charles HARRINGTON
Whitmell HARRINGTON
Negroes: Jack, Syphoor, Danah,
Linda, Dinah,Jr, Mole, Philles,
William, Shewell, John, and Purkins
We know
from this that the Charles living in the household of John Colson was Charles
the son of John Harrington and Mary Rogers. This John
being a brother of our Charles who married Agnes Hill.
Another note, my observation... Charles who married Agnes died in 1773,
the grant for 20Ls per annimum was granted in Dec
1771, the land grant sold in parts was the orignal
land grant received by his father John Harrington who married Mary Rogers
Harrington Colson and it bordered "Colson's line", see below.
In the Colonial Records of North
Carolina, Vol IX, 1771 to 1775, on Page 131,
Charles received a King's pension on 21 Dec 1771: King's grant R#3814 Anson
County, 300 acres Grant #537 on 3 Mar 1775, and entry #218, 24 J ul 1774, Bk #27, page 97 joining
his old land on "Goose Pond." He received King's grant #4810,
Anson County, 75 acres, Grant #1030, on
Anson Co NC Patent Book 25
*Crown to: 7530 Page 91: Charles Harrington 4 March 1775. 300 acres in
Anson* joining Harrington's own land on the Goose Pond and
Another
point: John Colson conveyed his believes to his step-son Charles Harrington
whom he raised. John Colson was a Tory.
>From Eleanor Colson Following transcribed by John Norwood and shared with
Colson Rootsweb mailng list:
Laws of North Carolina -
1786 Chapter LXXXII. An Act Vesting Certain Lands therein mentioned in John
Colson, son of William Colson, in fee simple.
Whereas it is represented to this General Assembly that about fourteen years
ago, a certain John Colson made a gift to his son William Colson, of a piece or
parcel of land lying near the mouth of Rocky River in Montgomery County (was Anson county NC),
containing by estimation three hundred and fifty-one acres, and actually put
his said son in possession of the same; And whereas the said John Colson during
the last war attached himself to the common enemy, and withdrew himself from
the state without having made unto his son William any deed of conveyance for
the said lands: And whereas William Colson died some years after, left behind a
son named by the name of John Colson and by his last will and testament devised
to his said son John the aforesaid piece or parcel of land, which in the
opinion of some of the citizens of this State is confiscated, as being the
property of John, father of the said William, and the Commissioner of
confiscated property for the district of Salisbury hath seized the said lands
as the property of John Colson, father of the said William Colson, in order to
sell and dispose of the same for the use of the state: For the prevention of
which, I. Be it Enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same, That the title of a piece or parcel of lands in Montgomery county, near the
mouth of Rocky River, containing by estimation three hundred and fifty-one
acres, which the said John Colson gave to his son, William Colson, be and is
hereby vested in the said John Colson, son of William Colson aforesaid, his
heirs and assigns forever; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. (Passed
Also from Eleanor Colson: EleanorCol@aol.com
"From the 'Journal of the Provincial Congress' at Hillsboro, 20
Aug. 1775, it appears John COULSON, an individual of some considerable
influence in this county was brought before Congress and solemnly recanted his
political opinions and promised to aid, support and defend the just right of
America." From "Historical Sketches of NC", John Hill
Wheeler, p.25.
This Charles, son of John Harrington and Mary Rogers Harrington Colson is the
one that was wounded at Alamance.
This Charles is the one that received a pension and land grant from the Crown,
not Charles the husband of Agnes Hill.
Source:
The Southside Virginia Families vol. 2 page 168
Charles Harrington....
...His wife Agnes, was "billed" for
caring for one of the Regulators and referred to in the "true Bill"
as....idle, loose and dissolute person of
evil character" as of 19 July 1773, when the
government was still making it unpleasant for any regulator who yet remained in
the colony.
Does it stand to reason
that the Charles who married Agnes Hill would have been the one wounded at
Alamance or even after
that? His wife, Agnes, was an American patriot, having been accused and
prosecuted by the Royalist Government for giving shelter to spies, called
"loose characters." A true bill of indictment was found against her
and signed by Robert Rutherford, which, it is to be noted, was the name of the
second husband of Fanny, the wife of their eldest son, John (by the way, you
have Fanny's maiden name as Bust, it was Burt). Agnes, then a
widow, was shown in the Federal census of 1790 as then residing at her old home
in Hillsboro Dist.,
Chatham Co., N.C., with no family but with five slaves. Out of 9 sons and
2 daughters we have documented Rev War service, militia or continental line or
community support of the Patriot cause on 7 of the sons at this point.
Charles the son of John and Mary Rogers was orphaned in 1747 or 1748 when he
was only 5 or 6 yo. John and Mary Rogers
Harrington's children, Charles, Agnes, William, and Whitmel
were raised by Mary's second husband John Colston and
there is a court record that states their relationship to John and left them land that Mary had inherited when John died.
My
goal is to get this info corrected on enough sites to make a dent. I know
it won’t correct them all but we all have to start somewhere.
Questions? Feel free to ask. I would
appreciate your input on this.
Thanks,
Jackie