Person:John Covington (16)

John Wall Covington, b. after 1769, named in father's will.
a staunch Methodist. He d. in 1809. Wife Elizabeth named in his will, she was pregnant at the time. No mention of any other children.
Will was made 9 Jul 1809 and proved 11 Aug 1809 (Richmond Co. Wills). He died just a few months after his father.
He lived in Marlborough District of Slouth Carolina -- in Marlboro Co. Book A, No. 3, p. 231 is an account of the division of the 20 slaves belonging to his estate, many mentioned were also mentioned in his father's will.

I John W. Covington . . . .
out of the funds I have in the hands of William Thomas Esq. consisting of my undivided of his last years crop of cotton I suppose to be ten or twelve Blaes that part a debt due by Nath. Coggeshall to him for produce sold, my part of which amounts to about three hundred & twenty dollars & also my undivided part of all the lumber sawed while I lived with him Since his Mills have been rebuilt the probable amount I cannot guess but fully confiding in him, My Executors will meet with no difficulty in a Settlement, Also the hire of my negroes to John Lide when due being about thirty four hundred and fifty pounds of clean cotton, and a sum of money which is due me from my Father's Estate, and which I have sued for,
I wish my Executors hereafter named to collect and pay all my Just debts the principle part of which is due the Executors of my father's Estate for certain negroes I lately purchased, at the sale of the same. If these sums I have named should not be sufficient to pay my just debts I will and devise that my Executors sell one or more of my negroes at their discretion until the whole be fully paid & satisfied,
after which I will and desire that my Executors hereafter to be named, appoint three or five freeholders of good characters to be approved of by the Ordinary of our District aforesaid to divide the following negroes (Viz)
Jim, Sye, Cook, Billy, Captain, Tom, Jack, and Ned, you lad & Julia, Rose, Arrica, Tena & Kate, Also Wench Teamer and her children viz. Lucy, Rachel, Beck, Charles Frank & Jesse,
equally according to their value between my beloved Wife Elizabeth Covington, and the child she is now pregnant with, which division so made shall be final,
The one half allowed to my wife I give to her and her heirs forever, also all my household furniture, chais [sic] and horse or whatever else may not be hereafter disposed of to her and her heirs forever;
The other part which may be set apart to the unborn infant, I give and bequeath to him or her (as the case may be) & to him or her heirs forever.

Lastly, should the infant not be born alive, or arrive at the age of discretion in that case and no other I desire and will that the part to him or her be in like manner divided between my own brothers & sisters, to each or the representative of each one equal part, to them and their heirs forever,.

I do herby constitute & applint my well beloved and trusty friends (who have promised me to act) May.r James Gillespie Malachi Pegues Esq. & Francis Gillespie Executors . . . .

Signed 9 July 1809, the 33rd year of American Independence
John Covington
Witnesses: Elias Jones, Robert Covington

Recorded in Will Book A. Page 58 Case 1 Box 2 11 Aug 1809

Will abstract

Codicil added 15 June 1809 in which he added the name of John Lide to his excres.
Wit: Geo. H. Strother and Mary (X) Benoist - p. 60 [in Will book]

Dec. 15th 1810
Eliabeth Covington relict & widow of John Wall Covington petitioned the court for a division of the personal estate agreeable to the will of her husband, that the exrs should choose five freeholders of good character; the exrs. Viz. James Gillispie, Malachi Pegues and Francis Gillespie; they chose the following: William Thomas, Thomas Lide, Alexander Lamb, Robert Lide and William Pegues.