PATRIOT Judge Paul Sydenham Carrington^[1]

1764 - 1816  (51 years)

• Name	Paul Sydenham Carrington
  Title	PATRIOT
  Prefix	Judge
  Born	20 Sep 1764	Charlotte Co. Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Jan 1816	Mulberry Hill, Charlotte Co., Virginia
  Person ID	I15497	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Paul Carrington,   b. 16 Mar 1733, Cumberland County, Virginia ,   d. 23 Jun 1818, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Margaret 'Peggy' Reade,   b. 12 Oct 1734, Lunenburg County, Virginia ,   d. 1 May 1766, Charlotte Co., Virginia  (Age 31 years)
  Married	Abt 1755	Lunenburg Co., Virginia
  Family ID	F5434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mildred Howell Coles,   b. 15 May 1769, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 114 Apr 1840, Charlotte Co., Virginia  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F9334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Paul joined the Revolutionary War cause at 16 and a half years old. He fought in the Battles of Guilford Court House under Maj. Gen. Greene and Green Spring under the Marquis de Lafayette in March and July 1781 respectively. His service is memorialized by his wife on his tombstone. He was educated at Hampden-Sydney College and at the College of William and Mary. He later studied law under Attorney-General Randolph, was a member of the VA Senate where he served as Speaker for one day, and became a Judge of the General Court of VA. He was married on 24 Aug 1786 to Mildred Howell Coles. She was buried at Berry Hill Cem. near Paul's tomb many years later. Upon Paul's death she had an inscription written on his tombstone which outlines his service to the Nation. The family resided at "Sylvan Hill" in Charlotte Co., VA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17822571. Parents: Paul Carrington (1733 - 1818) Margaret Reade Carrington (1734 - 1766) Spouse: Children: Anne Mayo Carrington Green (1787 - ____) Edward Codrington Carrington (1790 - 1855) Mildred Lightfoot Carrington Coles (1792-1820) Walter Coles Carrington (1794 - 1858) William Allen Carrington (1796 - 1829 Paul Sydenham Carrington (1798 - 1866) Isaac Coles Carrington (1811 - 1876) Burial: Berry Hill Family Graveyard Halifax Co., VA Siblings: George Carrington (1756 - 1809) Mary Scott Carrington Venable (1758 - 1837) Ann Carrington Cabell (1760 - 1838) Clement Carrington (1762 - 1847) Paul Carrington (1764 - 1816) Henry Carrington (1793 - 1867 Lettice Priscilla Carrington Coles (1798 - 1875) Robert Carrington (1802 - 1845) Mildred Howell Coles Carrington (1769 - 1840) Revolutionary War soldier; educated at Hampden-Sydney and at the College of William and Mary; studied law under Attorney-General Randloph; a member of the VA Senate (speaker for one day); and a Judge of the General Court of VA; son of Judge Paul Carrington Sr. and Margaret Read of Mulberry Hill Plantation. He married on 24 Aug 1786, Mildred Howell Coles (buried at this cem.); they had the following children (all b. in VA): Ann Mayo Carrington, who married Dr. Charles Fontaine; Edward Codrington b. 1790; Mildred Lightfoot b. abt 1792; Walter Coles b. 1794; William Allen b. 1796; Paul S. b. 1798; and Isaac Coles b. 1811. The family resided at "Sylvan Hill" in Charlotte Co., VA. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17822589/mildred_howell_carrington. Mildred Howell Coles Carrington 1769 ? 1840, Berry Hill Family Graveyard Birth: 15 May 1769, Halifax County, Virginia Death: 24 Apr 1840 (aged 70), Charlotte Co., Va Burial: Berry Hill Family Graveyard South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia Family Members Parents Walter Coles, 1739?1780 Mildred Lightfoot Coles, 1752?1799 Spouse Judge Paul Carrington Jr., 1764?1816 Siblings Isaac "H" Coles, 1777?1814 Children Anne Mayo "Nancy" Carrington Green, 1787?1833 Gen Edward Codrington Carrington, 1790?1855 Mildred Lightfoot Carrington Coles, 1792?1820 Walter Coles Carrington, 1794?1858 William Allen Carrington, 1796?1829 Paul Sydenham Carrington, 1798?1866 Isaac Coles Carrington, 1811?1876 *Daughter of Col. Walter Coles b. 14 Nov 1739 in Hanover Co., VA, and Mildred Lightfoot b. 11 Feb 1751/52 in "Sandy Point," Charles City Co., VA.