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William Covert 1559–1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Boxley, Kent, England

Death Date: 3 Apr 1629

Death Location: Boxley, Kent, England

Father: William Covert

Mother: Bennedict Harrenden

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Steed

Children(s): Sir Covert

William Covert was born in 1559 in Boxley, Kent, England, the child of William Covert And Bennedict Harrenden. William Covert married Elizabeth Steed, and had children including Sir Walter Covert. William Covert passed away in 1629 in Boxley, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • William Covert was born in 1559 in Boxley, Kent, England, the child of William Covert And Bennedict Harrenden.
  • William Covert married Elizabeth Steed, and had children including Sir Walter Covert.
  • William Covert passed away in 1629 in Boxley, Kent, England.

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William Covert's Ancestors

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William Covert
1559–1629
Birth Place: Boxley, Kent, England
Parents
William Covert
1534–1580
Slaugham, Sussex, England
Bennedict Harrenden
1537–1600
Boxley, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Covert
1507–1559
Slaugham, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Cooke
1508–1546
Slaugham, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Covert
1475–1547
Blanche Vaughan
1476–1553
John England
1480–1578
Joane Howles
1490–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Covert
1445–1495
Elizabeth Sidney
1447–1540
John Howles
1474–1516
Alice Saunders
1487–1517

William Covert's Descendants

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William Covert (1559–3 Apr 1629) m. Elizabeth Steed (1563–14 Jul 1614)
  1. 1. Sir (Walter) Covert 1585–1632 m. Anne Covert 1584–1632
    1. 1. Elizabeth Covert 1610–1654 m. William Henden 1596–1650
      1. 1. William Hendon 1640–1700 m. Dinah COUNSELL 1643–1700 m. MARY GARNER 1680–1700
        1. 1. William (Hendon) Henden 1676–1700 m. MARY GARNER 1680–1700

William Covert's Timeline

2 Records

1559
1559
Birth of William Covert in Boxley, Kent, England
Boxley, Kent, England
1629
3 Apr 1629
Age 70
Death of William Covert in Boxley, Kent, England
Boxley, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Boxley, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1629
    Event Place: Boxley, Kent, England

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