Brief Life History of Mary Hampton
When Mary Hampton Covington was born about 1772, in Richmond, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Wallace Covington, was 48 and her mother, Mary Ann Walker, was 48. She married Matthew B. Terry Sr. about 1789, in Richmond, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died after 1833, in her hometown.
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
North Carolina is the 12th state.
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
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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