Secondary Sources do not agree on our subject's parentage.
Some say his parents are:
Father:  James CARRICO II
Mother:  Elizabeth CLEMENT
And others say they are:
Father:  John CARRICO I
Mother:  Monica __?__
Neither assertion appears proven.

— born in Washington Co., KY:
5.  Alexander CARRICO, b. 1800 
6.  James CARRICO, b. ca. 1805; m. 21 Apr 1828, Nelson Co., KY, Mrs. Henrietta (BOONE) PEAK (1796-1856), wid/o William Edward PEAK
7.  Ann B. / Anna Statia / Anastasia CARRICO, b. 10 Apr 1806; d. 9 Feb 1890; bur. St. Francis Xavier, Raywick, Marion Co., KY; m1. 29 Mar 1818, Washington Co., KY, Theodore D. WATERS; m2. 11 Sep 1824, Washington Co., KY, Edward MILES; m3. 6 Oct 1829, Washington Co., KY, Enoch YATES

1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Kentucky Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Waters, Theodore D	Carrico, Ann B	29 Mar 1818	Washington Co.
Carrico, Francis L	Obryant, Harriet	2 Nov 1818	Washington Co.
Peak, Edward	Boone, Henrietta	15 Feb 1819	Nelson Co.
Miles, Edward	Waters, Ann Statia	11 Sep 1824	Washington Co.
Carrico, James	Peak, Henrietta	9 Apr 1828	Nelson Co.
Carrico, James	Peak, Henrietta [Mrs]	21 Apr 1828	Nelson Co.
Yates, Enoch	Miles, Ann Statia	6 Oct 1829	Washington Co.
Carrico, Matthew	Odaniel, Ruth	16 Jan 1841	Washington Co.

2.  1790 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  there are five CARRICOs indexed in Maryland, but no James; there is no James CARICO/CARRICO indexed anywhere in the 1790 census.  There was no census in KY because it was not yet a state (i.e., it was still the state of VA, and the 1790 VA census was lost).

3.  Anon.  19__.  Washington County Kentucky Taxpayers, 1793-1799.  T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL (as cited by Linda Boorom):•

Name	Year
Carrico, T James	1799

4.  1800 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  the 1800 census of KY was lost.

5.  1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #48 of 57 — James not indexed; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1810

KY

Washington Co.

Roll 8

p. 333/864

Ln. 6

James Carrico

21201-10001-06

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	9 or under	1800-1810	=
1 male	10-15	1794-1800	=
2 males	16-25	1784-1794	=
1 male	45 or over	by 1765	= James (b. 1764)
1 female	9 or under	1800-1810	=
1 female	45 or over	by 1765	= Joanna
6 slaves	all ages	by 1810	= ? ? ? ? ? ?

6.  1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #40 of 52; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820

KY

Washington Co.

Roll M33_29

p. 74

Ln. 11

Joan Carrico

020120-01002-0-700

4010-3201

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 white males	10-15	1804-1810	=
1 white male	19-25*	1794-1801	=
2 white males	26-44	1775-1794	=
1 white female	10-15	1804-1810	=
2 white females	45 or over	in or bef. 1775	= Joanna = ?
7	people engaged in agriculture
4 male slaves	13 and under	1806-1820	= ? ? ? ?
1 male slave	26-44	1775-1794	= ?
3 female slaves	13 and under	1806-1820	= ? ? ?
2 female slaves	14-25	1794-1806	= ? ?
1 female slave	45 or over	in or bef. 1775	= ?
*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25; therefore, any individual in column three is duplicated in column four.  By subtracting the number in column three from the number in column four, you can create an age class "19-25."

7.  1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

8.  Last Will and Testament:  James CARRICO (online at Linda Boorom's web site; submitted by Fred Carrico).  Summary by DGM:

Testator:  James CARRICO of Washington County, Kentucky Wife:  Joana/Joanna Adult Children:  Aquilla, Matthew, Francis L. Minor Children:  George, James, Alexander, Anne Statia Executrix:  wife Joanna Executor:  William WRIGHT Signed with his mark:  26 Aug 1814 Witnesses:  Henry WOOD, Thomas YATES, Henry WOOD Jr. Date Proved:  11 Dec 1815 Recorded:  Washington Co., KY

9.  1828: Emancipation of Slave Isaac, Owned by James T. CARRICO, Washington County, Kentucky (online at Linda Boorom's web site; submitted by Fred Carrico).  Clearly shows James had middle initial, "T," that his wife was Joanna, and that his heirs were Aquilla, Matthew, Francis L., George, James, and Alexander CARRICO, plus Edward MILES.

10.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).