FIRST GENERATION

1. William Covington⁽¹⁾ died on 18 Jul 1721 in Essex Co., Va.⁽²⁾ [Fitz.ged]

WILLIAM COVINGTON, COUSIN OF WM. COVINGTON, SR., THAT MARRIED DORTH Y HAYWARTON,
MADE HIS WILL IN ESSEX COUNTY,VIRGINIA, 20 MARCH 1718 NAD WAS PROBATE D 18 JUL
1721.
FROM ESSEX CO., VA PAGE 272-73 WILL OF WILLIAM COVINGTON OF THE COUNT Y OF
ESSEX, BEING VERY SICK AND WEEK IN BODY, DATED 20 MARCH 1718.
UNTO MY TWO SONS THOMAS COVINGTON AND WILLIAM COVINGTON ALL MY QUARTE R LAND
THAT I PURCHASED OF LARKIN CHEW EQUALLY TO BE DiVIDED WHEN MY SON THO MAS ATTANS
THE AGE OF TWENTY ONE YEARS AND AFTER DEVITION MADE THE SAID THOMAS A ND MY
EXECUTRIX TO CAST LOTS FOR THE CHOICE.
UNTO MY THREE OTHER SONS JOHN, RICHARD AND EDMOND COVINGTON ALL THE R EST OF MY
LAND THAT I NOW LIVE ON OR AJOOYNING ANYWAYS THERETO EQUALLY TO BE DI VIDED.
UNTO MY COZN WM. COVINGTON JR., AND MY LAST THREE SONS LAST MENTIONE D JOHN,
RICHARD AND EDMOND COVINGTON ALL MY WATER GRIST MILL WITH ALL THE LAN D AND
APPURTENANCES THERETO BRLONGING, EQUALLY TO BE DIVIDED. IF EITHER O F THEM
SHould DIE THAT PART TO MY SON WILLIAM COVINGTON.
UNTO MY LOVING WIFE ROSAMOND COVINGTON ONE THIRD PART OF MY LAND THA T I NOW
LIVE ON DURING HER NATURAL LIFE.
UNTO MY LOVING WIFE ROSAMOND AND MY SEVERAL CHILDREN THOMAS, ELIZABET H,
CATHERINAH, ANNE, WM., JOHN, RICHARD AND EDMOND COVINGTON ALL THE RES T OF MY
ESTATE.
MY LOVING WIFE ROSEMOND COVINGTON EXECUTRIX.
WILLIAM COVINGTON
WIT: JOHN HAILE, GEORGE NEWBELL, WM. COVINGTON JR. 18 JULY 1721.

ACCORDING TO KATHY DUCAN, 12220 KING DR., BALCH SPRINGS, TX 75180
THE TESTOR OF THIS WILL WAS THE SON OF WM. AND DOROTHY (HAYWARTON) CO VINGTON.
SHE STATES THAT ROSEMOND MARRIED WILLIAM CARROLL AND HER SON RICHAR D COVINGTON
HAD TO SUE THEM FOR THE USE OF HIS LAND.

Rosamond Carroll ⁽¹⁾ (daughter of William Carroll) has reference number 33. William Covington and Rosamond Carroll had the following children:

2 i. John Covington⁽¹⁾ was born in Essex Co., Va.⁽²⁾
3 ii. Edmond Covington⁽¹⁾ was born in Essex Co., Va.⁽²⁾
4 iii. Catharinah Covington⁽¹⁾ was born in Essex Co., Va.⁽²⁾
5 iv. Anne Covington⁽¹⁾ was born in Essex Co., Va.⁽²⁾
6 v. Elizabeth Covington⁽¹⁾ was born in Essex Co., Va.⁽²⁾
7 vi. Richard Covington⁽¹⁾ was born in Essex Co., Va.⁽²⁾
+8 vii. William Covington Capt.
+9 viii. Thomas Covington.

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