John Canington
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Name John Canington Born South Carolina, USA Gender Male Census 1810 Lancaster, South Carolina, USA Census 1820 Baldwin, Georgia, USA Died 16 May 1838 Wilkinson, Georgia, USA Person ID I676 My Genealogy Last Modified 30 Jun 2020
Family Nancy Watson, b. Abt 1796, South Carolina, USA , d. 1886 (Age ~ 90 years) Married 16 Nov 1812 Lancaster, South Carolina, USA Children 1. Lephvicia Cannington, b. 19 Jul 1826, Georgia, USA , d. 18 Jun 1893 (Age 66 years) Last Modified 30 Jun 2020 Family ID F232 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - According to his widow's War of 1812 pension application, which was rejected, John was drafted into service on 1 October 1813 at Camden, Lancaster Dist., South Carolina. He was discharged on 15 March 1814 at Charleston, SC. Service records (viewed online at Fold3) show a John Kenington/Kennington served in McWillie's 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Militia. Was her application rejected due to a spelling error?