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James Hope Covey 1715 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 June 1715

Birth Location: Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 16 July 1787

Death Location: Dutchess County, New York, USA

Father: James Covey

Mother: Sarah Lanphere

Spouse(s): Mary Lanphere

Children(s): Benjamin Covey, Joseph Covey, Samuel Covey, Hope Covey, Kingsbury Covey

The story of James Hope Covey began in 1715 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA. James Hope Covey married Mary Lanphere, and had children including Benjamin Covey, Joseph Covey, Samuel Covey, Hope Covey, Kingsbury Covey. James Hope Covey passed away in 1787 in Dutchess County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Hope Covey began in 1715 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA.
  • James Hope Covey married Mary Lanphere, and had children including Benjamin Covey, Joseph Covey, Samuel Covey, Hope Covey, Kingsbury Covey.
  • James Hope Covey passed away in 1787 in Dutchess County, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Covey's Ancestors

Self
James Covey
1715 – 1787
Birth Place: Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
James Hope Covey
1687 – 1739
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Sarah Lanphere
1687 –
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Grandparents
Hope ((Hosea)) Covey
1660 – 1704
Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Landphere
1664 – 1707
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Covey
1625 – 1712
Mary Mumford
1638 – 1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Couvey
1583 – 1638
Joan Dagwell
1582 – 1642
Stephen Mumford
1618 – 1701
Anne Timberlake
1620 – 1697

James Covey's Descendants

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James (Hope) Covey (24 June 1715 – 16 July 1787) m. Mary Lanphere (14 December, 1721 – )
  1. 1. Benjamin Covey (1750 – 21 August 1838) m. Rhoda Crawley (1753 – 12 May 1805)
  2. 2. Joseph Covey (1754 – 30 August 1839) m. Mary
    1. 1. Joseph (Covey,) Jr. (1804 – 12 February 1874)
  3. 3. Samuel Covey (15 Dec 1761 – 15 Sep 1840) m. Elizabeth Knapp
    1. 1. Martha Covey (1792 – 1846) m. Daniel Barringer (1788 – 1814)
      1. 1. Catherine Barringer (25 Oct 1810 – 16 Oct 1835) m. Johnathan Routh (4 Jul 1800 – 21 Aug 1864)
        1. 1. William (Anderson) Routh (24 Feb 1828 – 24 Jul 1921) m. Sarah ('Sallie' Elizabeth) THOMPSON (17 Dec 1845 – 27 Jan 1894)
        2. 2. Martha (Ann) Routh (28 December 1829 – 2 December 1873) m. Joseph (B) Melugin (12 February 1818 – 1 October 1878)
        3. 3. Simeon (A.) Routh (24 February 1832 – 3 May 1937)
        4. 4. Catherine (B.) Routh (14 October 1835 – 27 October 1877) m. William (Henry) Walker
  4. 4. Hope Covey (1765 – 19 December 1837)
  5. 5. Kingsbury Covey (12 April 1775 – August 1840)

James Covey's Timeline

2 Records

1715
24 June 1715
Birth of James Hope Covey in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
1787
16 July 1787
Age 72
Death of James Hope Covey in Dutchess County, New York, USA
Dutchess County, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 June 1715
    Event Place: Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 July 1787
    Event Place: Dutchess County, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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