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William Wall "Uncle Billy" COVINGTON 1777–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1777

Birth Location: Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina

Death Date: 14 Jul 1858

Death Location: Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Nancy Love\WALL

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In 1777, William Wall "Uncle Billy" COVINGTON entered the world in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, born to John Covington Jr And Nancy Love Wall. William Wall "Uncle Billy" COVINGTON passed away in 1858 in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1777, William Wall "Uncle Billy" COVINGTON entered the world in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, born to John Covington Jr And Nancy Love Wall.
  • William Wall "Uncle Billy" COVINGTON passed away in 1858 in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina.

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William COVINGTON's Ancestors

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William COVINGTON
1777–1858
Birth Place: Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina
Parents
John COVINGTON Jr.
1734–1809
Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Nancy Love\WALL
1748–1826
Richmond, North Carolina
Grandparents
John Covington
1713–1767
Church Hill, Queen Annes, Maryland, USA
Mary Airey
1700–1744
Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, Maryland
John Walls
1719–1758
Berkeley, Virginia, USA
Ann Poythress
1700–1780
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Covington
1693–1744
Mary Blackistone
1693–1744
Joseph Airey
1674–1708
Mary Baynard
1690–1709
James Walls
1697–1727
Mary Sanders
1700–1735
Thomas Poythress
1678–1750
Mary Hardyman
1680–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rachel Ingram
1671–1725
Hannah Taylor
1670–1746
Joseph Airey
1674–1708
John great
1640–1705
Thomas Walls
1665–1730
Mary Chambers
1617–1727
John IV
1677–1741
John Poythress
1635–1712
Christian Peebles
1634–1738
Col Hardyman
1654–1711
Mary Eppes
1664–1698

William COVINGTON's Timeline

2 Records

1777
16 Jan 1777
Birth of William Wall "Uncle Billy" COVINGTON in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina
Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina
1858
14 Jul 1858
Age 81
Death of William Wall "Uncle Billy" COVINGTON in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina
Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1777
    Event Place: Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 083

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1858
    Event Place: Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 083

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