Ethington Timeline
With Identifying RIN Numbers tied to Ethington DataBase added by HDE
Keyed to Theory 1 Chart, attached
Comments by HDE in grey
before 1741William Atherton-3268 born (must be 21 to sign a bond)
before 1741James Atherton-4525 born (must be 21 to sign a bond)1
ca 1741Spotsylvania CoJohn Etherington-3269 born (re pension) 1817 age 77
Feb 1743SpotsylvaniaWilliam Errinton-3268 served as a witness for Joseph Penn against Musick[1]
4 Aug 1747Spotsylvania Co."On the motion of William Eatherton-3268 he is allowed for two days attendance as an evidence for Nicholas Randall against Benjamine Holliday..." Court Orders pg 429,430
Mar 1749/50Spotsylvania Co.William Etherington-3268 ads David Anderson–says cause did not accrue within 5 years.
ca. 1751John Etherington-3269 born (re pension) 1820 age 68
ca 1752John Etherington-3269 born (re pension) 1823 age 71
ca 1753John Etherington-3269 born (re pension) 1827
3 June 1755Spotsylvania Co.William Atherington-3268 member Joseph Holliady’s road gang w/Jos. Peterson on N side ENE ck
Feb 1762Spotsylvania Co.William Atherton-3268 with James Atherton-4525 signs a bond to pay Larkin Chew £2 [both sign with a mark]
Feb 1762Spotsylvania Co.James Atherton-4525 with William Atherton-3268 signs a bond to pay Larkin Chew £2 [both sign with a mark]
ca. 1763S.E. wife of John-3269 born
prior to 1 Fb 1765Spotsylvania Co.James Edenton-4525 m. Lucy Peterson d/o Joseph[2]
1769Spotsylvania Co.John Ethrington (could be either John-3269, or John who lived at the top of the Falls, or, the “other man of the same name” who was in John Ethington’s-3269 Rev War Company replaced as overseer of the road fr the top of the falls hill to Falmouth landing[3]
14 Dec 1769Spotsylvania Co.William Edinton-3268 advertises a found horse in the Virginia Gazette.
17 Dec 1773Spotsylvania Co.Suit: Miller & Heslop v. Etherton noted in Court Orders book pg. 194. Also noted are (same) vs. Wilkinson, Day, Johnson, Holladay Jr., Hatter, Giles, Falconer and others.
24 Nov 1774Spotsylvania Co.William Etherton-3268, or 2868, or the 1806 Culpeper Muster Roll William, now unidentified wit to deed of George Peterson to Clayton Coleman[4]
1776Spotsylvania Co.William Etherton-3268, or 2868, or the 1806 Culpeper Muster Roll William, now unidentified Capt. Stubblefield’s militia company
1776Spotsylvania Co.Joseph Etherton-2586 Capt. Stubblefield’s militia company
1776Spotsylvania Co.James Edrington-4525 listed as deceased in 1776 sheriff’s account bk [HE: Need copy of this record.]
16 June 1777Culpeper Co Wm Knox and Susanna his wife to John Hastie
August 1777Spotsylvania Co.John Etherington-3269 enlisted in Continental Line
prior to 15 June 1778Spotsylvania Co.James Edenton-4525 (w-Lucy Peterson) died[5]
ca. 1778Nancy dau of Joseph-2586 born
prior 1777Culpeper CoSusan’s sister m. John Etherington’s-3269 brother
19 Nov 1778Spot CoOrdered that the Church Warden of Berkley Parish bind out the poor orphan children of James Ethington-4525. This is first evidence that James and Lucy had children.
Jan/Feb 1781Culpeper CoSusan m. John Etherington-3269
July 1781Charleston SCJohn Etherington-3269 discharged
prior 15 Nv 1781Spotsylvania Co.Lucy widow of James-4525 sells property[6]
Jan 1782Benjamin Etherington, son John-3269 and Susan born
16 Aug 1782Spotsylvania Co.Joseph Etherton-2586 on road gang beginning on ENE bridge[7]
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1784/1793Fielding, son of ?Joseph Etherington-2586, born
15 March 1785 John Eatherington-3269 requests [he signs] that his land warrant be sent to him by Thomas Toals; Agnes Waller witness
25 July 1785Williamsburgcertificate that John Ethrington-3269 served for three years
1785 Spotsylvania Co.Wm Atherton jr-? heir to Francis Atherton-4532
21 Oct 1785 John Etherington-? Va 100a bounty land [HE: Is this John-3269? Did he get his 136 acres in Spots through Bounty? He bought it from Bullock. Is there a record of the warrant that was to be sent with Toals?]
8 Nov 1786Spotsylvania Co.Fanny Etherton witness Davis vs Brasfield[8] (HDE:Cound this be the same Fanny who marries Benjamin Eddings 22 Nov 1808? If so, she obviously is not the wife of our First William! My mistake?
5 Feb 1787Spotsylvnaia Co. Molly Etherton sister of Lewis Pines[9]
1790Culpeper Co.?John Edrington son of Benjamin born
2 Mar 1790Spotsylvania CoOverseers of poor bind Nancy Atherton, dau of Joseph-2586, aged 12 to John Pendleton[10]
26 Oct 1790Culpeper CoReuben Earthen-2872 m Elizabeth Johnston by John Pickett, Bapt
27 Sept 1792Culpeper Co.Agatha Ethenton-4466 m Moses Washburn by Lewis Corbin [to NC]
2 July 1793Spotsylvania Co.John Etherton-3269 of Culpeper purchased 136a in Spotsy of James Bullock patented to Graves and Musick[11]
1793/1800Jeremiah, son of Joseph Etherington-2586 born
10 Mar 1795 Culpeper CoWilliam Eatherton-2868 leased 100a from Hastie
3 Sept 1796Spotsylvania CoJoseph Pulliam and Elizabeth his w; Susannah Garrett, Joseph Holladay and Mary Ann his w; Wm Oliver and Sarah his w; Austin Sandidge and Mary his w to Joseph and Nathaniel Pulliam (as executors of David Pulliam) 214.5a joining Austin Sandidge, Wm Oliver, Susannah Garnett, Jno Edington-3269, Wm Bronaugh, Robert Hart and the dower land of Mary Holladay–lot 4 known as Molls Pines, part of land of Benj Holladay deced allotted to Benj, jr. [HE: Barbara, have you identified the location of this ground?]
1798Spotsylvania Co.John Edington-3269 owned 136a on Nicks Ditch
10 April 1799Spotsylvania CoJohn Etherton-3269 served on an inquest [signed with a mark]
24 Jan 1799Culpeper Co.John Etherington-2870 m. Frances Yancey [to Ky]
18 Feb 1799Culpeper Co.Inventory of estate of William Etherin-2868 recorded
8 Ap 1800Culpeper Co.Benjamin Edrington binds son John age 10 to Archelaus Lewis to learn the art of tanning
20 March 1800Culpeper Co.James Etherington-? m Hannah Delaney by Absalom Kinsey [to Tx]
17 Sept 1800Culpeper Co.Jane Edrington-4467 m James Dillard by John Pickett, Bapt[12]
1802Culpeper Co.1843 statement that Susan Ethrington (d. 1842) was a resident of Spotsylvania for 40 years and before that of Culpeper
1802Spotsy/CarolineJohn Eatheron-3269 purchased wagon for $26.50 at sale of Samuel Shackleford
?1802Spotsylvania Co.John Eatherton-3269 purchased 3 raw hides at the sale of S Shackleford dec’d
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17 Jan 1804Culpeper Co.Reuben Etherton-2872 m Elenor McDonald by Wm Mason Bapt[13] [to Ky]
19 Dec 1804Culpeper Co.James Ethrington-5585 m Martha Blackburn by Reuben Finnel[14]
1804Culpeper Co.John Eatherton-2870? living in Culpeper
7 Oct 1805Woodford Co., KyFielding Earington-3 apprenticed to learn trade of stone mason
7 Oct 1805Woodford Co., KyJeremiah Edrington apprenticed to learn trade of farmer
29 Jan 1806Culpeper Co.Sally Ethington m. James Wise by Wm Mason Bapt
1806Culpeper Co.Wm-1, Wm-?, Reubin-2872, James-5585 Eatherton on muster roll
2 Nov 1807Culpeper Co.Joseph Edrington-4388? purchaser at sale of Richard Y Wigginton, de’d [to IN]
22 Nov 1808Culpeper Co.Fanny Etherton-? m Benjamin Eddings by Wm Mason, Bapt [to Ky]
Dec 1809Culpeper Co.Lucy Etherton-2873 bound out by the overseers of the poor[15]
10 Mar 1810Culpeper Co.Elizabeth Edrington-4468 m. Thomas Murphy by Fred’k Kabler
1810Culpeper Co.William-? and John Eatherton-? personal property
6 June 1811Culpeper CoJoseph Etherton-4388 m Elizabeth T Sims by Wm Mason, Bapt
4 April 1813Spotsylvania Co.John Eatherington-3269 born and raised in [this] neighborhood
1814Woodford Co., KYJeremiah, son of Joseph Etherington-2586, underage.
May 1815Culpeper Co.Lucy Etherton-2873 m Wm Wise by Wm Mason, Bapt
5 Feb 1818Spotsylvania Co.John Eatherton-3426 (signs) asks Stephen J Blayds to pay Lewis Holladay jr $24; suit is styled John Eatherton Jr
24 July 1818Spotsylvania CoJohn Etherington-3269 Rev War pension begins
1804/1822Culpeper Co.Catherine, widow of William Etherington-2868, died
1822Owen Co., KyJohn Eatherton-2870, son of Wm., died
25 Oct 1823Henry Co., Ky.William Eatherton-1
30 Dec 1830Spotsylvania Co.John Etherington-3269, Rev War pensioner died
5 May 1835FredericksburgB Edington Jr purchased 2 cotton handkerchiefs for 35 cents, bail cotton for $1.42, 2 pr course shoes for $1.83 at the sale of Thomas Jennings
5 May 1835FredericksburgWm Edington-? purchased 2 remmants cotton cloth for 39 cents, 2 pr gloves 16 cents, 2 pr shoes $1.50, 4 bowls at 27 cents at the sale of Thomas Jennings
5 May 1835FredericksburgCaswel Edington Jr-? purchased 2 cotton handkerchiefs for 35 cents, 2 horsehoes & brushes for 22 cents at the sale of Thomas Jennings
5 May 1835FredericksburgB Edington-? purchased 2 lb chocklate for 26 cents at the sale of Thomas Jennings
30 June 1842Spotsylvania CoSusan Ethrington died; resident of co for 40 years Wife of John-3269
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[1] This places William-3268 in the same area in which he [HE: Actually, his son William-2868?]eventually bought land since Musick and Graves were the owners of a tract. Ruth and Sam Sparacio. Virginia County Court Records: Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 1742-1744. (McLean, Virginia: Antient Press, 1996), 51. [OB 1738-1749]
[2] Spotsylvania Co. WB D, p.247 [your notes]; Crozier, p.23.
[3] Spotsylvania Co OB [your notes] [copy of document -no source or date]
[4] Crozier, p.319
[5] Spotsylvania Co. DB J, p.319 [your notes]
[6] Crozier, p. 360.
[7] Spotsylvania Co., OB, p.240. court 16 August 1782.
[8] Spotsylvania Co., OB, p.40. court 8 Nov 1786.
[9] Crozier, p. 43.
[10] Crozier, p. 432.
[11] Spotsylvania Co. DB N.
[12] formed Gourdvine Ch 1791 fork Hazel and Thornton
[13] Mount Pony 1788-1822
[14] possibly Methodist nr Chester’s Gap
[15] Catherine, her mother, was either unable to care for her or dead. This is not an apprenticeship but a binding out for care by the overseers of the poor. Note that Betty, widow of Francis Apperson, was a neighbor and had posted bond for Catherine in the administration of her husband’s estate. It is possible that they were related.