FOURTH GENERATION

21. David Covington ⁽¹⁾ was born in 1790 in Pittsylvania Co., Va.⁽²⁾ He died about 1836 in Smyrna, Rutherford Co., Tn.⁽²⁾ He has reference number 2.

He was married to Judith Kendrick (daughter of Thomas Kendrick and Lucinda Austin) on 30 Jan 1817 in Rutherford Co., Tn.⁽²⁾ Judith Kendrick⁽¹⁾ was born in 1801 in Va. ⁽²⁾ She died on 11 Jan 1870 in Rutherford Co., Tn.⁽²⁾ She has reference number 3. David Covington and Judith Kendrick had the following children:

+54 i. William M Covington.
+55 ii. Champness Andrew Jackson Covington.
56 iii. Joseph A Covington⁽¹⁾ was born in 1820 in Rutherford, Tn.⁽²⁾
+57 iv. James Madison Covington.
+58 v. Lucinda E Covington.
+59 vi. Francis I Covington.
60 vii. Thomas G. Covington⁽¹⁾ was born about 1830 in Rutherford, Tn.⁽²⁾ Bess Douthitt [bessdout@@hotmail.com] wrote:

Dear Bill,

I am almost certain that Thomas G. Covington is the son of David Covington. Thomas left Smyrna for Trigg Co. Ky as a young man. Trigg at one time was part of Christian Co. Ky. My grandfather who died at the age of 97 in 1975 enjoyed visiting the capital in Nashville, for he recalled his father telling him how he watched the columns dragged up the hill and put in place when he was a young boy. My aunt who lives in Nashville even took my grandfather to visit Smyrna, but am not sure which Covingtons were visited.
My grandfather was also extremely familiar with Civil War history of that area. When my aunt and I took him one summer to Franklin, TN, the site of a Civil War battle, he knew all about Jefferson Davis and the man from Smyrna who was executed as a spy.
My cousin, Frances Covington, a retired school teacher, who died at the age of 101 in 1995, told me that when Thomas G. Covington was moving his family from Trigg Co. to Graves Co., a baby died on the way and the family buried him at Smithland, KY.
The 1860 census of Trigg Co. taken on 26 Sept. 1860 lists a T.G. Covington, age 33, as a carpenter with value of land and personal property at $150. The census also says he was born in TN. An M.C. Covington (Matilda Caroline) was listed as age 23. She was also born in TN, according to census data. In 1861, the family moved to Graves Co. and is listed on the 1870 census.
There are lots of Covingtons buried at Robbins Cemetery in Graves Co. I will try to find out if anyone has conducted a genealogical study of this cemetery.
I know that all the Covingtons were active in the Baptist Church. When I lived in Louisville, I visited the Baptist Seminary's historical section of library. However, the paper was old and crumbly that sheets could not be photocopied. The seminary even had minutes of Baptist meetings in Graves Co. when a church in Graves was being organized.
Will send you dates of marriages and other documentation as soon as possible.



61 viii. Almira A Covington⁽¹⁾ was born in 1834 in Tn.⁽²⁾
+62 ix. Adaline Covington.

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