Fox and Anderson and Taylor families in USA » Nehemiah Covington (1629-1681)

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   Nehemiah signed the oath to the Commonwealth 25 Mar 1651 in northampton, VA. In 16652 moved to Somerset, MD and acquired 300 acres in 1663/1664 near monie Creedk. he called his land "Covington's Vineyard". He was prominent Quaker.
   The earliest reference to Nehemiah is a listing of him at 12 years of age in the will of William Burdett, which was dated 1643. William had arrived in the State of Virginia in 1615. He most likely paid the captain for Nehemiah as he was listed as an indentured servant on the ship, which transported him from England.
   
   In 1647, Nehemiah was a headright of Steven Horsey and of Nicholas Waddelowe. In 1661, there is a record of Nehemiah’s daughters, Katherine and Sara, being baptized in Hunger Parish Church. He later became a leader in the Quaker religion. In 1662, He patented 700 acres on the north side of Great Monie Creek on the lower eastern shore of Maryland. In 1666, he was sworn in as Constable of the new Somerset County. He lost his first wife, Mary, the next year, 1667.
   
   Nehemiah and Mary had the following children: John Nehemiah Jr. b. ca 1650, m. Mary ?; Jeane “Jane,” m. ca 1867 David Williams; Margaret, m. 1672 Richard Allingworth; Sarah, m. 1631 Lewen Messer; and Katherine, m. 1681 Edward Wright.
   
   Nehemiah next married Anne Ingram, widow of Robert Ingram, who had three sons: John, James and Robert Ingram. Nehemiah and Ann were appointed guardians of the three sons. They then had the following children: Elizabeth, b. 1668; Thomas, b. 1670; Anne, b. 1672; Jeremiah, b.&d. 1675. In 1680, Nehemiah’s health began to fail.
   
   Descendents of:THOMAS COVINGTON. Ref:6477. Born: around 1605 at HuntingdonshireCompiled 19/12/2010
   
   GENERATION One
   
   THOMAS COVINGTON. Ref: 6477. Born: around 1605 at Huntingdonshire. Father: not known, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not known, Mother Ref: 0.
   
   Mar: around 1626 at Huntingdonshire to Ann 6478. The longest family tree within the current Covington History database. It streches to 15
   
   generations so far. Transported by Arthur Allen to Surry County 20 Aug 1665 (Cavaliers & Pioneers by Neil Marion Nugent 1963)
   
   NEHEMIAH. Ref: 5675. Born around 1628 at Huntingdonshire. Mother: Ann, Ref: 6478
   
   ARTHUR. Ref: 6131. Born around 1630 at Huntingdonshire. Mother: Ann, Ref: 6478
   
   J OICE. Ref: 6133. Born around 1632 at Huntingdonshire. Mother: Ann, Ref: 6478
   
   JOHN. Ref: 6132. Born around 1634 at Huntingdonshire. Mother: Ann, Ref: 6478
   
   GENERATION Two
   
   NEHEMIAH COVINGTON. Ref: 5675. Born: around 1628 at Huntingdonshire. Father: Thomas, Father Ref: 6477. Mother: Ann, Mother Ref: 6478.
   
   Died: 2 May 1681 at Somerset Co. MD aged 53.Mar: around 1648 at Northampton MD to Vaughns, Mary 4030. 2nd Mar: July 1667 at Somerset
   
   Co. MD to Ingram, Anne 4936. Supposedly the first Covington to reach America. Various sources suggest he first arrived in U.S. in 1652 before
   
   returning to England shortly after having had a brush with the U.S. law for being a "single man" and was fined a quantity of tobacco (??). He then
   
   returned 10 years later with his pregnant wife and 6 children in 1662. However many of these sources are contradictory with regards to dates.
   
   Certainly the biggest myth expressed by researchers into Nehemiah is that he came from Coventry, Huntingdonshire, England. This is untrue as the
   
   only Coventry in England is in Warwickshire. However the village of Covington can be found in Huntingdonshire so this may be the cause of the
   
   confusion.
   
   Another source suggests the following: "Immigrated into Virginia in 1647, a colorful individual whose life has been well documented in many
   
   Delmarva ( Delaware) genealogies. From being accused of 'thieving cheese' and 'defaming a woman' on the eastern shore of Virginia, as an
   
   indentured servant to High Sherriff in the new county of Somerset, in ye new province of Maryland."
   
   Listed under patent of Nicholas Waddilow and Stephen Harsey in 1647, and under patent of Nicholas Waddilow in 1649. Signed the Oath to the
   
   Commonwealth Mar, 25, 1651 at Northhampton Co. Va.In 1666 and 1674 was sworn in as Constable in Somerset Co.
   
   1st wife born c.1626, died Apr 1667 at Great Monie. 2nd wife was a widow, she died 1678 in Maryland. He was a Stone Mason, Grist Mill Builder &
   
   Tobacco Planter. First report of his name appears in Cavaliers & Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents & Grants, 1623-1666 by Nell Marion.
   
   Said to have been transported to Northampton County by Stephen Horsey and Nicholas Waddelow 13 July 1647. He signed engagement of loyalty
   
   to Commonwealth of England, March 1651/2. Was before court and fined, March 1652/3 for "incontinency before marriage" and in April 1653,
   
   appeared before court on account of trouble he was having with a person to whom he was evidently an indentured servant. Nehemiah went to
   
   Monie section (later Somerset County, Maryland) in 1662, bought cattle from Thomas Leister on 4 June 1666, settled 300 acres called Covington's
   
   Vineyard on north side of Great Monie Creek in November 1674, stating his age as about 46 years. He married his 2nd wife Anne Ingram July 1667
   
   who was the widow of Robert Ingram, they had been transported together to Maryland in 1664. Robert had died before July 1666 and they had had
   
   3 sons, John, James & Robert. Nehemiah and Anne were married by William Thorne Justice of the Peace, Somerset County.
   
   Family Tree History via Internet search
   
   1. Nehemiah Covington b. cir 1628, Covington, Huntingdonshire, England, m. (1) Mary _____, d. cir 1667, buried: Great Monie Hundred, Somerset
   
   Co, MD, m. (2) ?? Jul 1667, Anne Ingram.Nehemiah died ?? ___ 1680/1.He's listed under the patent of Nicholas Waddilow and Stephen Harsey
   
   in 1647 and under the patent of Nicholas Waddilow in 1649.Nehemiah signed the Oath to the Commonwealth 25 Mar 1651 in Northampton Co,
   
   VA.In 1662, with his wife and children, he immigrated to Somerset Co, MD, where he acquired a patent to 300 acres of land on the north side of
   
   Monie Creek in 1663/4.He called his land "Covington's Vinyard."In 1666 and 1674, he was sworn in as Constable in Somerset Co.Nehemiah was
   
   a prominent Quaker.
   
   According to information provided to me by Martha Beth Wells she has seen a copy of the deposition with his signature, the double owl mark (two
   
   big O's with a horizontal line above) in the original records of the Northampton County VA Courthouse in Eastville VA
   
   Some further contribution from Jean LaCoss in 2006 suggests the following:
   
   "Nehemiah(b 1628) was a Quaker and refused to contribute to the Church of England.Therefore, he was brought into court many times and fined,
   
   once specifically for fornication before marriage, once for stealing for which he was fined and received "12 lashes on his naked shoulder."
   
   JEANE. Ref: 5685. Born around 1652 at Huntingdonshire. Mother: Vaughns, Mary, Ref: 4030
   
   J OHN. Ref: 5674. Born around 1653 at Huntingdonshire. Mother: Vaughns, Mary, Ref: 4030
   
   SARAH. Ref: 5687. Born 1653- 1654 at Huntingdonshire. Mother: Vaughns, Mary, Ref: 4030
   
   MARGARET. Ref: 5688. Born around 1655 at Huntingdonshire. Mother: Vaughns, Mary, Ref: 4030
   
   NEHEMIAH. Ref: 5680. Born 1656- 1657 at Huntingdonshire. Mother: Vaughns, Mary, Ref: 4030
   
   KATHERINE. Ref: 5686. Born around 1660 at Huntingdonshire. Mother: Vaughns, Mary, Ref: 4030
   
   ELIZABETH. Ref: 5681. Born 10 Sep 1668 at Somerset Co. MD. Mother: Ingram, Anne, Ref: 4936
   
   THOMAS. Ref: 5682. Born 10 Jun 1670 at Somerset Co. MD. Mother: Ingram, Anne, Ref: 4936
   
   ANNE. Ref: 5683. Born 7 Oct 1672 at Great Monie Creek MD. Mother: Ingram, Anne, Ref: 4936
   
   JEREMIAH. Ref: 5684. Born 16 Dec 1675 at Somerset Co. MD. Mother: Ingram, Anne, Ref: 4936

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