Person:Mathew Covington (1)

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Mathew Poythress Covington
b.24 Jan 1760 Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
d.1839 Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 8 Oct 1758
  1. Mathew Poythress Covington1760 - 1839
  2. Hannah Covington1763 -
  3. Mary CovingtonAbt 1766 -
  4. Sarah CovingtonAbt 1766 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 1788
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Facts and Events
Name Mathew Poythress Covington
Gender Male
Birth[1] 24 Jan 1760 Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
Military[1] 1775 Anson, North Carolina, United Statesserved as guard at County Court House (American Revolution)
Military[1] Apr 1776 Anson, North Carolina, United Statesdrafted for duty against the Cherokees (American Revolution)
Military[1] From 1780 to 1782 Anson, North Carolina, United Statesvolunteered with General Nathaniel Greene's forces (American Revolution) - taken prisoner by Tories
Marriage 1788 to Sarah Covington
Residence[1] 1828 Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Death[1] 1839 Carroll, Tennessee, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Gregg, Eugene Stuart. A crane's foot or pedigree of branches of the Gregg, Stuart, Robertson, Dobbs and allied families. (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina: Gregg, c1975 (Columbia, S.C. : R.L. Bryan))
    p. 561.

    Mathew Poythress Covington, b. 24 Jan 1760, Queen Annes Co., MD, d. 1839 Carroll Co., TN
    m.1, ca. 1788, Sarah Covington, (d. after 1805), a dau. of his uncle, Henry Covington and Elizabeth (Smith) Sands
    Served in Revolutionary War beginning in 1775 (age 15) -- see Pension Papers, No. S2444, National Archives

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