Henrietta Henningham Monongahela Codrington Carrington Elizabeth Wirt Watkins

Reportedly the longest recorded name in America, Henrietta was the daughter of Mary Carrington and Joseph Watkins. Two of her sisters, first Ann Nancy Watkins (1784-1805) and second Mary Carrington Watkins, married David Shields (1768-1837). Mary and David were parents of Thomas Pride Shields.

Mary Carrington (9 Jan. 1759 - 10 Feb. 1829) married Joseph Watkins (17 Aug. 1747 - 9 Sept. 1804) on 27 February 1781. He was the son of Benjamin Watkins and his wife, Jane (Watkins) Watkins, of Goochland County. Joseph was the brother of Thomas Watkins who married Mary Mayo. They said Benjamin Watkins was the richest man in Goochland County. Mary inherited a 600-acre plantation from her father. Joseph Watkins was a Quaker until 1781 when the Cedar Creek Quakers “disowned” him for “hiring men for military service.” Joseph became a substantial land owner in Virginia and Ohio. “Colonel Watkins of Goochland County” died 9 September 1804 “near Rickfish Gap (Virginia) on his way home from Augusta” according to his obituary in the Richmond Virginia Argus of 26 September 1804. Mary and Joseph had nine children. 

Longbrake Shields Genealogy

Dr. Thomas Pride Shields

Boy, I have a lot of family and I am always on the hunt for more information, photographs and other documents about them. I like to share!

For this branch of the family Dr. Thomas Pride Shields (1826-1912) seems to be the nexus that started the relationship between the Shields family and the Longbrake family by moving to Millcreek, Union County, Ohio from Cartersville, Virginia in 1867, shortly after the Civil War.

Dr. Shield had 13 children, 4 by his first wife, Martha Carrington Bradley and 9 children by his 2nd wife, Elizabeth Jane Ford. One of his daughters married Mark Faye Longbrake in 1907 in the small town of Watkins, Ohio. My mother was one of their 4 daughters.

This is my first post, but I will have much more information about these families and their relatives such as the Virginia Carringtons, Watkins, Randolphs, Henrys, Mayos, Codringtons and others as well as the Ohio branches such as the Richeys, Dodges, Abbotts, Farnums, Kilgores, Kittweilers and others. Many of the surnames have spelling variation such as Lamb(p)recht became Longbrake or Lambright or Longneck. It is said that all Longbrakes in America are descendants of Daniel Lambrecht (1750-1836).

I look forward to hearing from you.