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year 1880. He began the active practice of his profession at Roanoke, \'irginia, in 1882, and remained there until the year 1904, when he removed to Richmond and there engaged in active practice, and is now one of the leading attornies of that city, his own personal preference determining for him the choice of his life work. Mr. Scott is a mem- ber of the Phi Delta Theta, Greek Letter Society. Richmond Chapter, and of the com- monwealth and Westmoreland clubs of Richmond. Virginia. He is also a mem- ber of the St. James' Protestant Episcopal Church, of Richmond. He is especially fond oi hunting and fishing.

Mr. Scott married, November 11, 1885, Mary, daughter of Henry and Susan F. (Hall) Arthur, of Loudoun county, Vir- ginia. They have had four children, only one of whom is living at the present time (1915) : Arthur Dulany, who is now a stu- dent at Woodbury Forest in \'irginia.

Some of Mr. Scotts' noted ancestors were: Rev. John Scott of Scotland; Mr. James Lyons, v\'ho was at one time rector of Wil- liam and Mary College (Dr. Tyler is familiar with his Lyons pedigree and can tell more about it than Mr. Scott himself) ; John Scott was distinguished as a lawyer and judge, and as a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention ; Robert Edgar Scott was distinguished as a lawyer and as a member of the Session Convention ; Peter Lyons was distinguished as an advocate in the early days of the State and as a member of the Supreme Court of Appeals ; James Lyons was distinguished as a lawyer in Richmond and as a member of the Confed- erate States Congress.

Carrington. The paternal ancestor of Alexander Broadnax Carrington was Colo- nel George Carrington, born in Saint Philip's Parish, Barbadoes, West Indies, in 171 1, son of Dr. Paul Carrington, of Barba- does, by his second wife, Henningham (Cod- rington) Carrington; the latter named died in 1673, and she was a granddaughter of Christopher Codrington, Esq., who in the time of Charles I. moved with his entire property to the Island of Barbadoes.

Colonel George Carrington came to Vir- ginia with his brother-in-law, Joseph Mayo, in September. 1723. Mr. Mayo had been a merchant in Barbadoes. After he arrived in \'irginia he purchased land and opened a

store near the foot of the falls of the James river, the ancient seat of the chiefs of the Powhatan tribe of Indians. George Car- rington resided with him for some years as assistant storekeeper. Prior to June 26, 1732, he married Anne, daughter of Major William Mayo, the surveyor, who conveyed to the young couple a tract of land on Willis river containing two thousand eight hun- dred and fifty acres. This property they named "Boston Hill," and on it they settled about two miles from the mouth, in the present county of Cumberland. At the No- vember court, 1734, George Carrington, who had been commissioned by the president and masters of \\'illiam and Mary College, qualified as an assistant surveyor of Gooch- land county, also at the same time qualified as justice of the peace of the county. He patented immense tracts of land, bought from others, and was possessed of a very large estate. He was burgess from Gooch- land county in 1747 and 1749 from the new county of Cumberland, and practically served continually until 1765. He was a captain in 1740, major in 1743, and later lieutenant-colonel and colonel of Goochland county. On the organization of the new county of Cumberland, May 22, 1749, he was made first county lieutenant and presid- ing justice. From 1774 to 1776 he was chair- man of the Cumberland county committee. He was a vestryman, or church warden, from early manhood until death. He died at his seat in Cumberland county, February 7. 1785, and on February 15, 1785, his wife, Anne (Mayo) Carrington, followed him, after a happy married life of fifty-three years. Their wish, often expressed, was granted, death coming to them both at about the same time. From Colonel George Car- rington spring the Carringtons of Virginia, with their many noted collateral lines, Cabell, Venable, Mayo, and many others.

Judge Paul Carrington, son of Colonel George and Anne (Mayo) Carrington, was born March 16, 1733. About 1748-50 he went to that part of Lunenburg which is now Charlotte county, \'irginia, to study low under Colonel Clement Read. He began to practice at the age of twenty-one, and hav- ing practiced in his county as an attorney for twelve months, in May, 1755, he re- ceived a license to practice law. He met with success in his profession from the be- ginning. He resided at "Mulberry Hill,"