re: children of John & Susan Covington
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In reply to:
Re: Usher / Covington Ellen
Michael McDonald 12/04/05
To orient myself and cross-ref. the lists of John Dockery C.'s children as they have come up so far:
On Ancestry World Tree, this list:
1. Lettie or Sallie COVINGTON b: 1833 in Richmond Co, NC
2. Louisa COVINGTON b: 1838 in Richmond Co, NC
3. Elizabeth Jane COVINGTON b: 25 DEC 1842 in Richmond Co, NC
4. Winie COVINGTON b: 1843 in Richmond Co, NC
5.Henrietta COVINGTON b: BET 1845 AND 1846 in Richmond Co, NC
6. Henry C COVINGTON b: MAY 1846 in Richmond Co, NC
7.Samuel COVINGTON b: ABT 1846 in Richmond Co, NC
8. Ann Elizabeth Liza COVINGTON b: 1847
9.Newton J. COVINGTON b: JUN 1853 in NC
10. Hannah D. COVINGTON b: 13 DEC 1858
11. Susan Ellen COVINGTON b: 1859
Numbers 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9. link forward to descendants. In addition, you have contacts with descendants of Nos. 5. and 10, and other records I noted to you earlier today show descendants of Louisa, No. 2. So, for this list, nothing further checked or followed for Nos.1., 4., 7., 8., and 11.--for Lettie (or Sallie); Winie; Samuel; Ann Elizabeth Liza, or Susan Ellen.
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Now, on a familysearch.org record for John Dockery, the children are listed differently:
1. Letty, b. 1833 (same as above)
2. ANDREW NELSON, b. 1834
3. WESLEY NELSON, b. 1836
4. Louisa, b. 1838 (same as above)
5. Betsy, b. 1842 (same as above: Elizabeth Jane)
6. Winie, b. 1843 (same as above)
7. and 8.twins Henry and Henrietta, b. 1845 (same as above)
9. Samuel, b. 1846 (same as above)
--In short, no Ann Elizabeth Liza b.1847; nor Newton J. b. June 1853; nor Hannah D. b. 13 Dec. 1858 (but you have contact with her family so won't worry about this one); nor Susan Ellen b. 1859;-- plus new additions Nos. 2 and 3, Andrew Nelson and Wesley Nelson Covington, born 1834 and 1836, respectively--question being, who are these? ( rather, whose?)
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Plus, in another familysearch.org record for John Dockery C., only two children are listed, neither of whom is mentioned anywhere else:
--Amos, b. abt. 1844
--Nenlon, b. abt. 1853.
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Last puzzle: who is Jasper Covington, listed as brother to Henrietta, Susan, and Hanna, on the 1880 Census, age 23 (born ca. 1857)?
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You may have even more variable lists of offspring for John Dockery and Susan McEachern Covington, but here is the full list added together, just from these few different sources:
1. Lettie or Sallie COVINGTON b: 1833 in Richmond Co, NC
-- ANDREW NELSON, b. 1834
-- WESLEY NELSON, b. 1836
2. Louisa COVINGTON b: 1838 in Richmond Co, NC
3. Elizabeth Jane COVINGTON b: 25 DEC 1842 in Richmond Co, 4. Winie (F) COVINGTON b: 1843 in Richmond Co, NC
--AMOS, b. abt. 1844
5. Henrietta COVINGTON b: BET 1845 AND 1846 in Richmond Co, 6. Henry C COVINGTON b: MAY 1846 in Richmond Co, NC
7 .Samuel COVINGTON b: ABT 1846 in Richmond Co, NC
8. Ann Elizabeth Liza COVINGTON b: 1847
--NENLON, b. abt. 1853.
9. Newton J. COVINGTON b: JUN 1853 in NC
--JASPER, b. abt. 1857
10.Hannah D. COVINGTON b: 13 DEC 1858
11.Susan Ellen COVINGTON b: 1859
Now,Nenlon and Newton both in 1853 is the chronological oddity, here--or, did one die in childbirth? And, is that the fate of Andrew and Wesley, too? Of Amos, too?(Jasper lived to at least age 23 for the 1880 Census,if he turns out to indeed be the 3 sisters' brother.)
So, perhaps infant deaths for 5 of John & Susan's 16 children, as one working theory?-- for Andrew, Wesley, Amos, Nenlon and Newton (less so for Newton,though--he looks to be on a list of survivors). Then four potential infant deaths: Andrew, Wesley, Amos, and Nenlon? Because the full list taken together does indeed look rather like occasional losses, which would hardly be unusual for the times and such a long list. Well, a possibility, anyway.
How to prove connection at all--or that these were infant deaths? Doubtless court,church, or family Bible records. But meanwhile I will now take these 6 names (adding Jasper: I'm curious)for a few minutes and see what comes up online anywhere, just in case.
kc
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