Rebecca Covington

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Covington was born on 24 October 1781, in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Covington Jr, was 46 and her mother, Nancy Wall, was 33. She married James McNair Smith on 4 March 1800, in Richmond, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She died on 5 June 1865, in Richmond, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

James McNair Smith
1778–1843
Rebecca Covington
1781–1865
Marriage: 4 March 1800
Elizabeth Smith
1803–
John C. Smith
about 1805–1863
Susan Catherine Smith
1808–1894
Mary Crawford Smith
1815–1889
Caroline Smith
1817–1886

Sources (21)

  • Rebecca Smith, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Rebeca Covington, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Geneanet Community Trees Index

World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1789 · Becomes 12th State

On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in Huntingdonshire named Covington, from an Old English personal name Cofa + Old English -ing- denoting association + tūn ‘settlement’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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