Margaret 'Peggy' Reade^[1]

1734 - 1766  (31 years)

• Name	Margaret 'Peggy' Reade
  Born	12 Oct 1734	Lunenburg County, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 May 1766	Charlotte Co., Virginia
  Buried	Mulberry Hill Plantation Charlotte Co., Virginia
  Person ID	I15485	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Colonel Clement Reade/Read,   b. 1707, King and Queen Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 2 Jan 1763, Charlotte Co., Virginia Colony  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Mary Hill,   b. 1711, Virginia Colony ,   d. 11 Nov 1786, Charlotte County, Virginia  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F9332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Paul Carrington,   b. 16 Mar 1733, Cumberland County, Virginia ,   d. 23 Jun 1818, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age 85 years)
  Married	Abt 1755	Lunenburg Co., Virginia
  Children	1. George Carrington,   b. 21 Nov 1756, Charlotte County, Virginia ,   d. 1809, South Boston, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age 52 years)   2. Clement Carrington,   b. 22 Nov 1762,   d. 28 Nov 1847  (Age 85 years)   3. Anne 'Nancy' Carrington,   b. 9 Jun 1760, Mulberry Hill, Charlotte Co., Colonial Virginia ,   d. 30 Mar 1838, Nelson County, Virginia  (Age 77 years)   4. Judge Paul Sydenham Carrington,   b. 20 Sep 1764, Charlotte Co. Virginia ,   d. 8 Jan 1816, Mulberry Hill, Charlotte Co., Virginia  (Age 51 years) + 5. Mary Scott Carrington,   b. 1758, Charllotte Co., Virginia ,   d. 1837  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F5434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136772568. Margaret 'Peggy' Reade Birth: Oct. 12, 1734, Lunenburg County, Virginia Death: May 1, 1766, Charlotte County, Virginia Spouse: Paul Carrington (1733 - 1818) Children: George Carrington (1756 - 1809) Mary Scott Carrington Venable (1758 - 1837) Ann Carrington Cabell (1760 - 1838) Clement Carrington (1762 - 1847) Paul Carrington (1764 - 1816) [S32] Find-A-Grave.com. Judge Paul Carrington 1733 ? 1818, Mulberry Hill Plantation Birth: 5 Mar 1733, Cumberland County, Virginia Death: 23 Jun 1818 (aged 85) Halifax County, Virginia Burial: Mulberry Hill Plantation Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia Paul Carrington He was the son of "Coronel (County Militia)" George & Anne Mayo Carrington of "Boston Hill", Cumberland County, VA. He was the first born on March 5, 1733 according to the family bible. At "Boston Hill" Paul was home tutored and later studied law under Col. Clement Read, his future father-in-law. His license to practice law was signed May of 1756 by Peyton Randolph, John Randolph & George Wythe & in that year Lt. Gov. Dinwiddie appointed him "King's Attorney" for Bedford County which position he also held later for Mecklenburg and Lunenburg Counties. For the years 1765-1776 he was elected to the House of Burgesses and subsequently was appointed to the House of Delegates. Additionally he was a member of the Virginia Revolutionary Conventions of 1775 & 76 and served in the VA Senate for 1776 & 1778. His other appointments included membership on the powerful VA Committee of Safety. In 1779 he was appointed 2nd Judge of the General Court from which post he was elevated to Judge of the Court of Appeals. In 1789 he was elected Judge of the reorganized Court of Appeals from which post he resigned in 1807. He helped to found the Prince Edward Academy in 1775 later renamed Hampden-Sydney College and served as a trustee for 43 years. His home and the seat of his extensive holdings was named "Mulberry Hill". It eventually encompased over 2,800 acres. Other lands were purchased and provided to his children born to his first wife, Margaret. In his last will he left the remainder of his estate to his three living children by his second wife. The oldest of those three, Henry Carrington, was selected to be the executor of the will. The two marriages were: (1) 1755-Margaret Read (died May 1766) & (2) 1792-Priscilla Sims (died-1803). Both wives are buried in the plantation cemetery. A child not shown below is Martha Carrington (infant death).