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Dempsey fought in the War of 1812.1 Excerpts from "Spence's History of Hickman County, Tennessee". "Panther Branch comes into Duck River a short distance above Gerry's Branch. On this branch is Panther Cave, which has never been explored sufficiently to justify a statement as to its dimensions. In early days panthers were supposed to rear their young here, as they and numerous wolves came from these hills and committed depredations upon flocks of geese, calves, and sheep belonging to early settlers on Lick Creek and in the valley of Duck River near Little Lot. Drury Harrington was born in Chatham County, N.C., in 1788, came to Tennessee in 1809, and settled near the large spring about one mile north of Little Lot. His wife was Marry Mattocks, of Chatham County, N.C., who was born in 1790. He died on August 10, 1844. The children of Drury Harrington were Jane, who married William Malugin; James, who was borin 1811; Miles, Calvin; Sallie, who married Meredith Gossett, of Mill Creek; Fannie, who married William Worley; and Philip, who married Martha, the daughter of Benjamin Wilson,of Leatherwood Creek. The late Philip Harrintgton was born on March 27, 1814. At the age of eighty four he was still strong and healthy, and lived at the place where his father settled ninety years ago. He remembered when all around Little Lot was a swmapy wilderness through which wolves and panthers roamed. He recalled the fact that the first clockhe ever heard strike was the property of Hugh McCabe. The clock was one of the old fashioned kind that stood on the floor and reached to the ceiling overhead. Drury Harrington's brothers, who came here about 1809, were Dempsey, Robert, and William. They were great hunters and trappers. They built wolf pens on the head of Mill Creek, and one on Morgan's Creek. In the latter they caught a large wolf one Sunday morning in 1834. Several men of the neighborhood gathered for the purpose of visiting the pens, carrying with them their guns and dogs. The Mill Creek pens were found to be empty, but when they reached the Morgan's Creek pen they found a large, fierce wolf safely entrapped, despite its desperate efforts to escape. It was killed in the pen and its body carried back to the settlement. Chapter XXI. Militia Officers. "Muster days were red-letter days in the calendar of the ante-bellum citizen of the county. Attendance upon musters was made compusory by law, and all citizens of the State between regulation ages were members of the State militia. The militia of Hickman County constitueted the Thirty-Sixth Regiment. Militia officers were elected by the militia of the county, and the men who held these offices were men of local prominence. They were commissioned by the Governor, and fromrecords in the Secretary of State's office the following names and dates were obtained. The date preceding the name is the year in which commissions were issued: 1828: 36th Regiment Tennesse State Militia. Lieutenant Robert Harrington. Ensign Dempsey Harrington." Chapter XXIII. Hickman County Soldiers. "In the war of 1812 Hickman County furnished a number of soldiers. Some of them were: .... Drury Harrington, Dempsey Harrington, Robert Harrington, William Harrington."
Dempsey was born in 1792 at Chatham County, North Carolina.
He was the son of Philemon Harrington and Frances "Fanny" Harman.
He married Martha Harman at Chatham County, North Carolina, circa 1814.
Dempsey was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Hickman County, Tennessee. Page 257. Harrington, Dempsey. 221001-00101: 2 males < 5. 2 males 5-10. 1 male 5-15. 1 male 30-40. 1 female 10-15. 1 female 20-30..
Dempsey was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census at Van Buren County, Arkansas. Page 360, Griggs Township. HARRINGTON, Dempsey 58 b.NC Martha 57 b.NC Wm. 20 Alex 21.
Dempsey died after 1850.
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Dempsey Harrington1,2 (M)