Ann "Nancy" CARRINGTON 1
- Born: 9 Jun 1760, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
- Marriage: William CABELL III on 21 Nov 1780 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
- Died: 30 Mar 1838, Union Hill, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA aged 77
 Other names for Ann were Mrs. Ann (Nancy) CABELL and Mrs. William CABELL.
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General Notes:
Mrs. Ann Carrington Cabell (his wife and Jody's 4th Great Grand Mother) was born June 9, 1760, in Charlotte County, Va., and baptized by Rev. James Craig, of Cumberland. Her character is well described in the following extract from an obituary notice:
"Departed this life on the 30th of March 1838, at Union Hill, Mrs. Ann Carrington Cabell, in the 78th year of her age. . . . Mild and unassuming in her manners, with dignity and Roman firmness, she commanded the respect and gained the love of all who knew her. Her health had been feeble for some time; but the illness which caused her death was sudden in its attack. She believed that her hour had come: at first the idea of dissolution -- the separation of Soul and body -- was appalling; but soon the Christian faith was superior to Death and the Grave. And she presented again the sublime spectacle, which has so often cheered the Christian, of a frail feeble worm of the dust struggling with the agonies of dissolving nature, and the separation of every earthly tie, so upheld by the Strong Arm and supported by the Holy Spirit of Jehovah, as to be able to say -- Oh! Death, where is thy sting! Oh! Grave, where is thy Victory? Let us honor her memory by imitating her virtues. She was for more than 40 years a follower of the meek and lowly Jesus, and died in the Communion of the Protestant Episcopal Church."
The sons and daughters of this old lady were in many respects among the most remarkable men and women ever produced in Virginia; and the respect with which she herself inspired all classes and races was wonderful. As an amusing illustration of this: Many years ago, I was talking to a very religious old colored man, who formerly belonged to her, and he remarked that in his whole life he had never known but two persons in this life, who were certainly sanctified. I asked him who they were, and his reply was, "Me and Miss Ann."
Ann married William CABELL III, son of William CABELL II and Margaret JORDAN, on 21 Nov 1780 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA. (William CABELL III was born on 25 Mar 1759 in Union Hill, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA and died on 22 Nov 1822.)
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