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William Silas Harrington 1795 – 1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1869

Death Location: Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, United States

Father: James Arrington

Mother: Elizabeth Foster

Spouse(s): Judith Gillespie

Children(s): Elizabeth Arrington, James Arrington, Lewis Arrington, Joseph Arrington, Mary Arrington, Talitha Arrington, Silas Arrington, Edith Arrington, Silas Harrington, Richard Arrington, William Arrington, Robert Arrington, Minerva Arrington

It was in 1795 that William Silas Harrington was born in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, a child of James Arrington and Elizabeth Foster. William Silas Harrington went on to marry Judith Gillespie and had children such as Elizabeth Arrington, James Arrington, Lewis Arrington, Joseph Arrington, Mary (Polly, Molly) Arrington, Talitha Thornton Arrington, Silas Arrington, Edith Arrington, Silas Harrington, Richard Whitt Arrington, William J Arrington, Robert Wilson Arrington and Minerva Arrington. William Silas Harrington was deceased by 1869 in Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, United States.

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Parents

James Arrington
1767 – 1831
Birth Location: Edgecombe Co, South Carolina, United States
JA
Elizabeth Foster
1766 – 1799
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
EF

Spouses(s)

Judith Gillespie
1799 – 1882
Birth Location: West Bull Creek, Madison Co., North Carolina
JG

Children(s)

Elizabeth Arrington
1816 – 1849
Birth Location: West Bull Creek, Madison Co, North Carolina, USA
EA
James Arrington
1817 –
Birth Location: Bull Creek, Madison, North Carolina, United States
JA
Lewis Arrington
1818 – 1879
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
LA
Joseph Arrington
1825 – 1898
Birth Location: Bull Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA
JA
Mary Arrington
1826 – 1928
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
MA
Talitha Arrington
1829 – 1871
Birth Location: Yancy, North Carolina, USA
TA
Silas Arrington
1830 –
Birth Location: Yancey, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
SA
Edith Arrington
1831 – 1910
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
EA
Silas Harrington
1831 – 1900
Birth Location: North Carolina
SH
Richard Arrington
1834 – 1886
Birth Location: Yancey, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
RA
William Arrington
1835 – 1864
Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
WA
Robert Arrington
1839 – 1886
Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
RA
Minerva Arrington
1840 –
Birth Location: Yancey, North Carolina, United States
MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1795
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1869
    Event Place: Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, United States
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