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On February 7, 1705, Paul Carrington was one of twenty-two "gentlemen residing in England who had estates in Barbados" whose petition was presented to the Council of Trade and Plantations defending the actions of Governor Bevil Granville against the complaints of a "very few unquieted spirits that have but small estates". He married (1st) on May 10, 1687, Thomazin Waterland, only child of William and Margaret (Hodgkinson) Waterland of St. Phillip's Parish, in St. Michael's Parish, Barbados. She was baptized on May 3, 1673 in St. Phillip's Parish, Barbados. This marriage was later annulled, and much confusion continues to exist concerning the parentage and legitimacy of his children. There is strong evidence that adultery by both parties was the reason for the annullment of the marriage.
Records indicate that Thomazin had five illigitimate children by Richard Perryman, a married planter, of Christ Church Parish, Barbados; John, William or Paul, Mary, Rachel, and Francis. John and William or Paul were both baptized as sons of Dr. Paul and Thomazine Carrington. A deed has been located dated September 30, 1704 in which Richard Perryman sold Thomazine four acres of land in Christ Church Parish, Barbados "in consideration of the the love and affection which I bear unto Thomazin Carrington". Mentioned in the deed as heirs to the property were Thomazine's sons, John and William, and her daughters Mary and Rachel. Francis, the fifth child of this relationship, was baptized the son of Richard Perryman a year later. The will of Richard Perryman provides supporting evidence.
The above are not the only children whose parentage has been questioned. Recently an eminent Barbados historian posited the theory that Dr. Paul Carrington had three daughters, Elizabeth Carrington, Ann Carrington (Mayo), and Mary Carrington (Milward) by an unidentified woman. His argument that the children could not have been Thomazine's because of thier ages is based upon the collation of approximate birthdates from baptismal registers and census reports. These three girls were raised by Dr. Paul after the annullment of his marriage to Thomazine. They were not the children of Paul's second wife, Hennington Codrington, since they are referred to as daughters-in-law (step daughters) in her will. In that time period, step children were commonly referred to as children-in-law.
In 1701 a petition of Dr. Paul Carrington was presented to the Barbados House of Assembly, but was held over for consideration until the next session. This petition is no longer available, but since his first child, Nathaniel, by Hennington (Codrington) Carrington was born in 1702, it is probably that the petition referred to his marital problems. Four years later, in a unique event for the times, the marriage was dissolved by the Assembly. An act to make null and void the marriage of Paul Carrington, Chirugeon (surgeon?), and Thomazin, his wife, was dated August 13, 1706.
Dr. Paul Carrington married (2nd) Hennington Codrington. No record of this marriage has been found. The first three children by this relationship, and born prior to the annullment were illigitimate, but were never considered as such. She is referred to as Paul's wife on November 23rd, 1707, so probably they married by this date. The will of Dr. Paul Carrington of St. Phillips Parish, Barbados was dated February 21, 1714, and was probated on October 7, 1724. The testator of this will left Barbados eight years before, and "has not been heard of since". Therefore, by common opinion, he is supposed perished at sea. Mentioned in this will were his wife, Henningham Codrington Carrington, and twelve children; his daughters, Sarah, Elizabeth, Ann, Mary, and Hannah, and his sons, Nathaniel, Paul, Codrington and John and his twin Robert, George, Joseph, and Edward.
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, d. Abt 7 Dec 1745, Barbados, British West Indies