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Frances Prewitt Austin 1756–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1756

Birth Location: Halifax (now Pittsylvania) Co, VA

Death Date: 1 Nov 1818

Death Location: Pittsylvania Co, VA

Father: Joseph Austin

Mother: Welthy Prewitt

Spouse(s): Edmund Covington

Children(s): William Covington, John Covington

Frances Prewitt Austin was born in 1756 in Halifax (now Pittsylvania) Co, VA, the child of Joseph Champness Austin And Welthy Terry Prewitt. Frances Prewitt Austin married Edmund Joseph Covington, and had children including John J Covington, William Franklin Covington. Frances Prewitt Austin passed away in 1818 in Pittsylvania Co, VA.

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Biography

  • Frances Prewitt Austin was born in 1756 in Halifax (now Pittsylvania) Co, VA, the child of Joseph Champness Austin And Welthy Terry Prewitt.
  • Frances Prewitt Austin married Edmund Joseph Covington, and had children including John J Covington, William Franklin Covington.
  • Frances Prewitt Austin passed away in 1818 in Pittsylvania Co, VA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Frances Austin's Ancestors

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Frances Austin
1756–1818
Birth Place: Halifax (now Pittsylvania) Co, VA
Parents
Joseph Champness Austin
1730–1810
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Welthy (Terry) Prewitt
1740–1818
Spotsylvania County, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Hannah (Honor) Love
1692–1778
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
John (Champness) Austin
1699–1760
Kingstown, Rhoad Island, USA
Daniel Pruett
1700–1755
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Harrison
1710–1785
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sam Love
1680–1773
Mary Austin
1639–
James Austin
1669–1699
Alice Wheeler
1667–1701
William Prewitt
1651–1748
Mary Stone
1651–
William Harrison
1663–1745
Sarah Hawley
1686–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Love
1645–1680
Judith Gerard
1645–1696
Issa Austin
1618–
James Austin
1641–1687
Alice Austin
1642–1699
James Wheeler
1656–1684
Elizabeth Theobald
1652–1682
Thomas Pruitt
1617–1692
Sarah Lessene
1629–1657
Henry Holley
1643–1717

Frances Austin's Descendants

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Frances (Prewitt) Austin (3 Oct 1756–1 Nov 1818) m. Edmund (Joseph) Covington (1736–17 January 1803)
  1. 1. William (Franklin) Covington 1782–1871
    1. 1. Elizabeth Covington 1805–1883 m. Henry Pate 1799–1883
      1. 1. Henry (Harrison) Pate 1840–1888
      2. 2. Catherine Pate 1834–1907 m. Travis (E.) Windrow 1809–1874
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Zilpa) Windrow 1858–1863
        2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Windrow 1864–1869
        3. 3. Richard (Jackson) Windrow 1867–1930 m. Ella (Lee) McCanless 1871–1920
        4. 4. William (H) Windrow 1856–1916
        5. 5. John Windrow 1860–1944 m. Sara (E) Windrow 1865–
        6. 6. James (Travis) Windrow 1862–1941 m. Nancy (Walker) Glenn 1863–1941
  2. 2. John (J) Covington 1772–1847 m. Jane (Davis) Covington 1776–1853
    1. 1. John (Henry Covington) Jr 1803–1871
    2. 2. William (Franklin) Covington 1813–1897
    3. 3. Marquis (Lafayett) Covington 1815–1846
    4. 4. Julia (Ann) Haynes 1820–1859

Frances Austin's Timeline

2 Records

1756
3 Oct 1756
Birth of Frances Prewitt Austin in Halifax (now Pittsylvania) Co, VA
Halifax (now Pittsylvania) Co, VA
1818
1 Nov 1818
Age 62
Death of Frances Prewitt Austin in Pittsylvania Co, VA
Pittsylvania Co, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1756
    Event Place: Halifax (now Pittsylvania) Co, VA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1818
    Event Place: Pittsylvania Co, VA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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