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John J Covington 1772–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 February 1772

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 January 1847

Death Location: Almaville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Edmund Covington

Mother: Frances Austin

Spouse(s): Jane Covington

Children(s): John Jr, William Covington, Marquis Covington, Julia Haynes

John J Covington was born in 1772 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Edmund Joseph Covington And Frances Prewitt Austin. John J Covington married Jane Davis Covington, and had children including John Henry Covington Jr, Julia Ann Haynes, Marquis Lafayett Covington, William Franklin Covington. John J Covington passed away in 1847 in Almaville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John J Covington was born in 1772 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Edmund Joseph Covington And Frances Prewitt Austin.
  • John J Covington married Jane Davis Covington, and had children including John Henry Covington Jr, Julia Ann Haynes, Marquis Lafayett Covington, William Franklin Covington.
  • John J Covington passed away in 1847 in Almaville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Covington's Ancestors

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John Covington
1772–1847
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Edmund Joseph Covington
1736–1803
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Frances (Prewitt) Austin
1756–1818
Halifax (now Pittsylvania) Co, VA
Grandparents
Joseph (Champness) Austin
1730–1810
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Welthy (Terry) Prewitt
1740–1818
Spotsylvania County, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hannah Love
1692–1778
John Austin
1699–1760
Daniel Pruett
1700–1755
Sarah Harrison
1710–1785
2nd-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

John Covington's Descendants

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John (J) Covington (15 February 1772–24 January 1847) m. Jane (Davis) Covington (13 September 1776–14 May 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

John Covington's Timeline

2 Records

1772
15 February 1772
Birth of John J Covington in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1847
24 January 1847
Age 75
Death of John J Covington in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 February 1772
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1847
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Almaville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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