John is undoubtedly related to the other CARRICOs in Prince William Co., VA, but we don't know how he connects.  Some have asserted he is the son of Josiah CARRICO, but Josiah's son, John W. CARRICO (b. 1825/6, VA), was still unmarried and living with his parents in the 1850 Census.

— born in either Prince William Co., VA, or Fauquier Co., VA:
2.  Laura A. V. CARRICO, b. 1852/3
3.  Sarah Josephine CARRICO, b. 21 Nov 1853
4.  John L. CARRICO, b. 7 Jun 1855
5.  Martha F. CARRICO, b. 7 Jul 1856

— born in Fauquier Co., VA:
6.  Francis Marion CARRICO, b. 18 Apr 1861
7.  Margaret L. CARRICO, b. 1862/3
8.  Ella G. CARRICO, b. 1865/6

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #54 of 135):  Prince William Co., VA, Roll M432_970, p. 123B, 379/379, enumerated 31 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

John W Carico	23	M		Tenant		Va
Martha V Carico	23	F				Va
Margaret Maddux	66	F				Va
Frances Pond	45	F				Va
Sarah L Guys? / Gage?	17	F				Va
William T Carico	6/12	M				Va
Betsy Randall	10	F	M			Va

3.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #58 of 90):  Auburn P.O., N E Revenue Dist., Fauquier Co., VA, Roll M653_1344, p. 103, PN 103, 793/730, enumerated 9 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

John W Carrico	33	M		Overseer		120	Va
Martha V   "	32	F					"
Laura      "	7	F					"
Josephine  "	5	F					"
John       "	3	M					"
Martha     "	2	F					"

4.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #42-43 of 54):  Upperville P.O., Cedar Run Twp., Fauquier Co., VA, Roll M593_1645, pp. 423B-424A, PN 42-43, 309/299, enumerated 2 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Carrico John W	43	M	W	Farmer		650	Va
_______ Martha V	44	F	W	Keeping House			"
_______ Laura A V	17	F	W	"			"
_______ Sarah J	16	F	W	"			"
_______ John L	14	M	W	Assts on Farm			"
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Carrico Francis M	9	M	W				Va
_______ Margaret L	6	F	W				"
_______ Ella G	4	F	W				"
_______ Martha F	12	F	W	At Home			"

5.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #54 of 58):  Cedar Run Dist., Fauquier Co., VA, Roll T9_1365, p. 211C, PN 54, SD 9, ED 46, enumerated 24 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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Carrico John

W

M

53

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Farming

Va

Va

Va

"    Martha

W

F

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Wife

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Keeping house

Va

Va

Va

"    Josephine

W

F

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Dau

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Helping at home

Va

Va

Va

"    Marion F

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Son

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Va

Va

Va

"    Margaret ?

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F

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Dau

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"      "

Va

Va

Va

"    Ella

W

F

14

Dau

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"      "

Va

Va

Va

Listed next to married son, John CARRICO (æ 25, b. VA).

6.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

8.  Beth Fridley.  1998.  Prince William County, Virginia, Birth Registry, 1853-77 (online at Ancestry.com):

Name:	Josephine Carrico	John Carrico
Date:	21 Nov 1853	7 Jun 1855
Race | Gender:	White | Female	White | Male
Father:	John	John
Mother:	Martha	Martha
Born Dead or Alive:	Alive	Alive
Number of Children:	1	1

9.  Messages posted to the Carrico Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

10.  Email from descendant, Lucretia CARRICO.

11.  Private Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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