Covington History Generations Report

GENERATION One
JAMES COVERNTON. Ref: 3683. Born: 1670- 1680 at Kent. Father: not known, Parent Ref: 0. Mother: not known. Died: 25 Jul
1755 at Sevenoaks aged 75?. 1st Mar: around 1721 at Sevenoaks to Elizabeth 4070. 2nd Mar: around 1730 at Sevenoaks to Mary
6994. Buried at Sevenoaks 25/7/1755. He has been described as a man of extra-ordinary strength and activity up to advanced age. He
was said to have left a good property of lands and houses adjacent to Sevenoaks, and was described in the Poll Roll of 1734 as a
freeholder of Sevenoaks.

JAMES. Ref: 7027. Born 6 May 1722 at Sevenoaks. Mother: Elizabeth

JAMES. Ref: 2827. Born 15 Nov 1724 at Droitwich. Mother: Elizabeth

JOHN. Ref: 7028. Born 16 Jan 1731 at Sevenoaks. Mother: Mary

GENERATION Two
JAMES COVERNTON. Ref: 7027. Born: 6 May 1722 at Sevenoaks. Father: James, Parent Ref: 3683. Mother: Elizabeth. Died: 23
May 1722 at Sevenoaks aged 0.
JAMES COVERNTON. Ref: 2827. Born: 15 Nov 1724 at Droitwich. Father: James, Parent Ref: 3683. Mother: Elizabeth. Died: 17
Jun 1764 at Droitwich aged 39. 1st Mar: around 1762 at Droitwich to Williams, Mary 4123. Baptized at Sevenoaks on 15th Nov
1724. Buried at Parish Church, Droitwich 17 June 1764.
Nothing is known of his education or early training but for some time before his death he was in the Excise, engaged as Collector of
Revenue derivable from the salt works of Nantwich and Droitwich. He left no will but is stated to have encumbered the property left him
by his father.

GRACE. Ref: 6996. Born during 1757 at Sevenoaks. Mother: Williams

MARY. Ref: 2829. Born during 1760 at Droitwich. Mother: Williams

JAMES. Ref: 2828. Born 15 Jul 1763 at Droitwich. Mother: Williams
JOHN COVERNTON. Ref: 7028. Born: 16 Jan 1731 at Sevenoaks. Father: James, Parent Ref: 3683. Mother: Mary. Died: 15 Jun
1733 at Sevenoaks aged 2. Baptized at Sevenoaks on 16th Jan 1731/32 and buried at Sevenoaks 15th June 1733

GENERATION Three
GRACE COVERNTON. Ref: 6996. Born: during 1757 at Sevenoaks. Father: James, Parent Ref: 2827. Mother: Williams.
MARY COVERNTON. Ref: 2829. Born: during 1760 at Droitwich. Father: James, Parent Ref: 2827. Mother: Williams. Died: Oct
1765 at Sevenoaks aged 5. Christened: 16 June 1760 at St Andrew Parish Church Droitwich. Buried at Svenoaks 27 Oct 1765.

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