1. Joshua Nelson Harrington, Sr. & Martha (Herendeen?)
FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY
Joshua Nelson Harrington, Sr.
- Born abt 1775, prob New York
- Died: aft 1840, (prob Jefferson County), Iowa
- Buried: unkn
- Occupation: Farmer
- Married: Martha (Herendeen?)
- Four known children: Zenas Harrington, Lydia Harrington, Sylvanus Harrington,
Joshua Nelson Harrington, Jr.
1. Zenas Harrington
- Born: Sep 24, 1790, Massachusetts
- Died: Jan 2, 1867 (age 76), Kingston, Sauk County, Wisconsin
- Buried: Brookville Cemetery, Eau Galle, St. Croix County, Wisconsin
- Married: abt 1817, Susannah Ball, Erie County, Pennsylvania
- Susannah Ball: Daughter of Daniel Ball & Catherine Boyer
- Born: Jun 4, 1800, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
- Died: May 11, 1872 (age 71), East Springfield, St. Croix County, Wisconsin; paralysis
- Buried: Brookville Cemetery, Eau Galle, St. Croix County, Wisconsin
- Ten children: Mary Ann Harrington, Almira Harrington, Sarah Harrington, Julia Ann Harrington, William Harrington, Susanna Harrington, Catherine Harrington,
Daniel Paul Harrington, Martha Elizabeth Harrington, Jane Lenette Harrington
2. Lydia Harrington
- Born: 1804, Utica, Oneida County, New York
- Died: aft 1889 (age 85), Henry County, Iowa
- Buried: prob Henry County, Iowa
- Married (1): 1817, Martin Meeker, Rutland, Meigs County, Ohio (Martin age 19, Lydia 13)
- Martin Meeker: Son of Isaac Meeker & Cartin George
- Born 1798/1800, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
- Died: 1874 (age 74), Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa
- Buried: unkn
- Ten children: William Meeker, Nelson Joshua Meeker, Catherine Meeker, Isaac Meeker, Mary Ann Meeker, Emeline Rosetta Meeker, Abner Louis Meeker,Synthia Jane Meeker, Elizabeth Meeker, Amanda Louisa Meeker
3. Sylvanus/Sylvenus/Sylvinus Harrington/Herrington
- Born: abt 1807, (prob Utica, Oneida County), New York
- Died: Apr 1860 (age 54), Potosi Twnp, Linn County, Kansas; brain fever (after suffering 5 days)
- Buried: unkn
- Married (1): May 5, 1831, Jane Anderson, Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois
- Six known children: Clark Harrington, Susannah M. Harrington, William Rayle Harrington,
- Eliza Ann Harrington, Iowa Harrington, Betsey Clara Harrington
- Married (2): Dec 24, 1847, Evolenah/Evelina/Evalina Marlow, Jefferson County, Iowa
- (Evelina Marlow: Daughter of Marvil Morrow
- Born: Nov 15, 1836, Tennessee
- Died: Dec 27, 1903, Batavia, Jefferson County, Iowa
- Buried: Batavia Cemetery, Locust Grove Township, Section 31, Jefferson County, Iowa
- Married (1): Dec 24, 1857, Sylvanus Harrington, Jefferson County, Iowa
- Married (2): 1861, William M. Copple, Kansas
- Five children: Jane Harrington, Elizabeth Harrington, Amanda Harrington, Mary Harrington, Sylvanus Harrington, Jr.
4. Joshua Nelson Harrington, Jr.
- Born: Apr 26, 1812, Ontario, Canada
- Died: Feb 2, 1870 (age 57), Clackamas County, Oregon; accidental gunshot wound by son
- Buried: Highland Fellows Cemetery in Clackamas County, Oregon, w/Christena
- Married: Sep 4, 1836, Christena/Christina Wachtal, Illinois
- Christena Wachtal: Daughter of Heinrich Henry Wachtal & Catherine Baughman
- Born Oct 7, 1815, Ohio
- Died: Jan 18, 1902 (age 86), Clackamas County, Oregon
- Buried: Highland Fellows Cemetery in Clackamas County, Oregon
- Nine children: Martha Harrington, Albert D. Harrington, George W. Harrington, Mary Ann Harrington, Catherine Submitta Harrington, Joseph Nelson Harrington, Edward Harrington, Emma C. Harrington, Elizabeth Ellen Harrington
Joshua Nelson Harrington, Sr. & Martha (Herendeen?)
History, Notes, Letters, etc.
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Note: The following records have name spelled both Harrington and Herrington. The spelling and punctuation in the following census records, certificates, newspaper articles, documents and letters have been copied as written (though periods were added in some letters to have them make sense). However, you won’t remember this and will send me notes wanting to correct them. |
| 1800: Federal Territorial Census, Whitestown, Oneida County, New York: |
| Joshua Herrington: one male (age 26-45), one male (age 10-16), one male (to 10)one female (age 16-26), three females (to 10) |
| Aug 1, 1820: State Census for Walnut Hill Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois: |
| Harrington, Zenos |
| 1830: Federal Territorial Census, Fulton County, Illinois: |
| Harrington, Zenas Zenas Harrington is married with 6 children |
| 1830: Federal Territorial Census, Fulton County, Illinois: |
| Sylvenus Herrington: one male (age 20-29) one female (age 20-29) |
| Note: Sylvanus Harrington is listed in census next to his brother Zenas. Assuming the female is Jane, they are not yet married but living together; in their marriage certificate she refers to herself as Jane Anderson, Alias Jane Herrington. |
May 5, 1831: Marriage of Sylvanus Harrington and Jane Anderson, in Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois.
| Sep 1, 1834: Illinois Public Land Purchase Records: |
| Sylvenes Herrington purchases: Sect. Lot 3NENW, price $200 |
| (vol 817, pg 38) |
| Jun 12, 1835: Illinois Public Land Purchase Records: |
| Martin Meeker purchases: Sect. E2NE, price $125, Twnp 06N, Range 02E, Meridian 4, 8,261 acres |
| (vol 696, p 83) Note: Martin if the husband of Lydia Harrington |
| Sep 16, 1835: Illinois Public Land Purchase Records: |
| Sylvanus Herrington purchases: Sect. E2SW, price $125, Twnp 06N, Range 03E, Meridian 4, 8,000 acres (vol 696, p 125) |
| Sect. E2SE, price $125, Twnp 04N, Range 01E, Meridian 4, 8,000 acres (vol 696, p 017) |
| 1835: State Census for Fulton County, Illinois: |
| Sylvanus Herrington |
| Feb 11, 1836: Illinois Public Land Record Purchase (vol 696 , pg 089): |
| Harrington, Zenas: $125, 5,000 acres |
| 1838: State Census for Mineral Point Township, Iowa County, Wisconsin: |
| Zenas Harrington |
| 1838-1839: Land Entry for Cedar, Jefferson County, Iowa: |
| Sylvanus Harrington: 200 acres, Sec 6-7, Cedar, Jefferson County |
| 1840: Federal Territorial Census, Jefferson County, Iowa Territory: |
| Martin Meeker: one male (under 5), one male (10-15), one male (15-20), one male (age 40-50) one female (under 5), one female (5-10), one female (10-15), one female (15-20), one female (age 30-40) |
| Note: Husband of Lydia Meeker |
| 1840: Federal Census for Jefferson County, Territory of Iowa: |
| Joshua Herrington: 1 male (bet 60-70), 1 fem (bet 70-80), |
| Note: Joshua Nelson Harrington, Sr. |
| 1840: Federal Census for Jefferson County, Territory of Iowa: |
| J N Herrington: 2 male (bet 20-30), 1 fem (und 5), 1 fem (bet 20-30), |
| Note: Joshua Nelson Harrington, Jr. |
| 1840: Federal Census for Jefferson County, Territory of Iowa: |
| Sylvenus Herington: 2 male und 5 (William & unkn), 1 male bet 5-10 (Clark), 1 male bet 20-30 (unkn), 1 male bet 30-40 (Sylvanus) 1 fem und 5 (Eliza), 1 fem bet 5-10 (Everline or Susannah), 1 fem bet 20-30 (wife Jane), |
| Note: there is one additional male child who may have died, and only one daughter bet 5-10 listed |
| Oct 10, 1840: U.S. General Land Office Records for Quincy, Adams County, Illinois: |
| Sylvanus Harrington: 80 acres, Sec 9, Twp 6-N, Range 3-E, Meridian 4th PM, Fulton County |
| Oct 10, 1840: U.S. General Land Office Records for Quincy, Adams County, Illinois: |
| Sylvanus Harrington: 80 acres, Sec 28, Twp 4-N, Range 1-E, Meridian 4th PM, Fulton County |
| Nov 3, 1840: U.S. General Land Office Records, Quincy, Fulton County, Illinois: |
| Zenas Harrington, 40 acres, Sec 18, Twp 7-N, Range 2-E, Fulton County, Illinois |
Aft 1840: Death of Joshua Nelson Harrington, Sr., in (prob Jefferson County), Iowa.
| Dec 1, 1841: U.S. General Land Office Records for Burlington, Jefferson County, Iowa: |
| Sylvanus Harrington: 79.96 acres, Sec 6, Twp 71-N, Range 9-W, Meridian 5th PM, Jefferson County |
| Dec 1, 1841: U.S. General Land Office Records for Burlington, Jefferson County, Iowa: |
| Sylvanus Harrington: 80 acres, Sec 6, Twp 71-N, Range 9-W, Meridian 5th PM, Jefferson County |
| Dec 1, 1841: U.S. General Land Office Records for Burlington, Jefferson County, Iowa: |
| Sylvanus Harrington: 40 acres, Sec 7, Twp 71-N, Range 9-W, Meridian 5th PM, Jefferson County |
| 1842-1843: Land Entry for Buchanan, Jefferson County, Iowa: |
| Sylvanus Harrington: 240 acres, Sec 32, Buchanan, Jefferson County |
| 1844: Land Entry for Buchanan, Jefferson County, Iowa: |
| Martin Meeker: 40 acres, Sec 3, Buchanan, Jefferson County |
| Jan 1, 1846: U.S. General Land Office Records for Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa: |
| Sylvanus Harrington: 80 acres, Sec 32, Twp 72-N, Range 9-W, Meridian 5th PM, Jefferson County |
| Jan 1, 1846: U.S. General Land Office Records, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa: |
| Martin Meeker, 40 acres, Sec 3, Twp 72-N, Range 9-W, Jefferson County, Iowa |
| 1848: Election Voters List for Fairfield Township, Jefferson County, Iowa: |
| Nelson J. Herrington |
| Source: History of Jefferson County http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/jefferson/history/jef1848vt.txt |
| 1848: Election Voters List for Lockridge Township, Jefferson County, Iowa: |
| Martin Meeker |
| Source: History of Jefferson County http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/jefferson/history/jef1848vt.txt |
| Apr 1, 1848: U.S. General Land Office Records, Mineral Point, Sauk County, Wisconsin: |
| Zenas Harrington, 164.5 acres, Sec 18, Twp 10-N, Range 6-E, Illinois, Sauk County |
| Aug 24, 1850: Federal Census for Kingston Township, Sauk County, Wisconsin: |
| Zenas Harrington: age 60, Farmer, Value of Real Estate $1,000, born Massachusetts Susanna Harrington: age 50, Domestic, born Pennsylvania William Harrington: age 24, Farmer, born Illinois Susanna Blodget: age 22, born Illinois Philip Blodget: age 25, Farmer, Value of Real Estate $800, born Ohio Andrews Blodget: age 3, born Wisconsin Ann Blodgett: age 1, born Wisconsin |
| Note: name is indexed as Hanington; Susanna Blodgett is the daughter of Zenas & Susanna Harrington |
| Sep 5, 1850: Federal Census for Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois: |
| S. Herrington: age 41 male, Farmer, value of real estate $1,000, born New York Everline Herrington: age 19, female, born Tennessee (wife #2) Susan Herrington: age 20, female, born Illinois (note: Susan was 17) Riley Herrington: age 15, male, born Illinois Eliza A. Herrington: age 11, female, born Illinois, at school (note: born Iowa) Iowa Herrington: age 6, male, born Illinois (note: born Iowa) Betsey Herrington, age 5, female, born Illinois (note: born Iowa) Jane Herrington: age 3, female, born Illinois (note: born Iowa) Elizabeth Herrington: age 1, female, born Illinois George Mesker: age 14, male, born Illinois (relationship unkn) Marvil Morrow: age 60, male, born North Carolina (poss Evelina’s father) Louisa Morrow: age 15, female, born Tennessee (poss Evelina’s sister) |
| Note: Listed as Herington in index. Sylvanus’ wife Jane died abt 1846. Everline (Evelina) is Sylvanus second wife, and Jane (age 3) & Elizabeth (age 1) are of that marriage. Two months later Eliza Harrington is living with her Cogshell cousins in Virginia, Cass County, Illinois. |
| Nov 19, 1850: Federal Census for Lockridge Township, Jefferson County, Iowa: |
| Martin Meeker: age 52, Farmer, Value of Real Estate $800, born Pennsylvania Lydia Meeker: age 48, born New York Louisa Meeker: age 19, born Iowa |
| Note: Index reads Larissa |
| Jul 22, 1856: State Census for Lockridge Township, Jefferson County, Iowa: |
| Martin Meeker: age 56, male, married, resided 18 years in State, born Pennsylvania, Farmer Lydia Meeker: age 53, married, female, resided 18 years in State, born New York Mary Kerr: age 32, female, resided 18 years in State, born Ohio Frances Kerr: age 9, male, resided 9 years in State, born Iowa Stephen Kerr: age 7, male, resided 7 years in State, born Iowa William Parker: age 13, male, resided 13 years in State, born Iowa |
Apr 1860: Death of Sylvanus Harrington, Sr. (age 54), 3rd known child of Joshua Nelson & Martha (Herendeen?), in Potosi Township, Linn County, Kansas.
| 1860: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule for Potosi Twp, Linn County, Kansas: |
| S Herrington: age 54, male, widow, born New York, died April 1860, of Brain Fever, Number of Days Ill 5 |
| Note: Schedule s.: Persons who died during the year ending Jun 1860, in Potosi Twp, Linn County, Kansas |
| Jul 19, 1860: State Census for Potosi Township, Linn County, Kansas: |
| E. Herrington: age 28, female, Value of Real Estate $160, Value of Personal Estate $300, born Tennessee Jane Herrington: age 12, born female, born Iowa Amanda Herrington: age 8, female, born Illinois Mary Herrington: age 5, female, born Texas J. Turner: age 14, male, born Ohio (note: poss boarder or work hand) |
| Note: Sylvanus is deceased. Evelina (m.2) is raising their three daughters. Elizabeth (age 11) is not listed in census. |
| Jul 7, 1860: Federal Census for Salina P.O., Lockridge Township, Jefferson County, Iowa: |
| Martin Meeker: age 58, Farmer, Value of Real Estate $2,000, Value of Personal Estate $400, born Pennsylvania Lydia Meeker: age 56, born New York William Parker: age 17, born Iowa Note: Martin Meeker is husband of Lydia Harrington Jun 18, 1860: Federal Census for Kingston, Sauk County, Wisconsin: Zenas Harrington: age 69, Farmer, born Massachusetts Susanna Harrington: age 60, Domestic, born Pennsylvania Jane L. Harrington: age 17, born Wisconsin, attended school within the year Cornelius Prentiss: age 8, born Ohio, attended school within the year |
| Note: Zenas Harrington is brother of Sylvanus Harrington |
Jan 2, 1867: Death of Zenas Harrington (age 76), 1st known child of Joshua Nelson Harrington & Martha (Herendeen?), in Kingston, Sauk County, Wisconsin. Zenas is buried in the Brookville Cemetery, Eau Galle, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
| Aug 1, 1870: Federal Census for Mount Pleasant P.O., Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa: |
| Meeker, Martin: age 70, Farmer, born Pennsylvania Lydia: age 67, Keeping house, born New York |
Feb 2, 1870: Death of Joshua Nelson Harrington, Jr. (age 57), 4th known child of Joshua Nelson Harrington & Martha (Herendeen?), in Clackamas County, Oregon, of an accidental gunshot wound. Joshua is buried at the Highland Fellows Cemetery in Clackamas County, Oregon with his wife Christena.
| Feb 5, 1870: The Weekly Enterprise, Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon: |
| A SAD ACCIDENT On last Wednesday, Mr. Nelson Harrington, who lived a few miles east of this place was in an old house with one of his sons, a boy, shearing sheep. While thus engaged they noticed a rat running around in the upper part of the building. The boy got the gun for the purpose of shooting it, but the rat got out of sight, and then he attempted to climb up into the loft with the gun and in doing so it was accidentally discharged, the ball striking his father in the back part of the head and killing him instantly. |
May 11, 1872: Death of Susannah (Ball) Harrington (age 71), wife of Zenas Harrington, in East Springfield, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, of paralysis. Susannah is buried in the Brookville Cemetery, Eau Galle, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
| Jun 5, 1872: Baraboo News-Republic, Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin (pg 6): |
| In East Springfield, St. Croix County, May 11th, paralysis. Susannah Harrington, widow of Zenas Harrington, one of the first settlers of Sauk county, aged 72 years. |
1874: Death of Martin Meeker (age 74), husband of Lydia Harrington in Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa.
1889: Death of Lydia (Harrington) Meeker (age 85), 2nd known child of Joshua Nelson Harrington & Martha (Herendeen?), and wife of Martin Meeker, in Henry County, Iowa.
Jan 18, 1902: Death of Christena (Wachtal) Harrington (age 86), wife of Joshua Nelson Harrington, Jr. in Clackamas County, Oregon. Christena is buried in the Highland Fellows Cemetery in Clackamas County, Oregon.