Nehemiah Covington 
Nehemiah was born in 1628 in Coventry, Huntingdonshire, England.1 Nehemiah's father is John Covington. He was an only child. He died at the age of 53 in 1681 in Great Monie Creek, Somerset, MD, USA.1 General Notes
Born in Covington, Huntingdomshire England, 65 miles north of London. Nehe
miah
was an indentured servant. He belonged to one of the nonconforming churche
s
banned by the official Church of England. The various illegal assemblies f
or
worship were called Conventicles. Persecution drove many of the dissenters
,
including the members of the Mayflower company in 1620, to flee first to t
he
Netherlands and then to America. This movement eventually evolved into the
Independents, now known as the Congregatonalists.
He was known as a Quaker and died at his "Great Monie" plantation in Somer
set
county, MD.
It is probable that he first immigrated to Northampton-Accomack County, Vi
rginia, in 1647 (headright to patent to Horsey and Waddelow). He was befo
re court and fined for "incontinency before marriage", in March 1652/
3. In April 1653 he was again in court in VA regarding some trouble wi
th a man to whom he was most probably indentured. He immigrated to Maryla
nd in 1662 with wife Mary and six children; he settled 300 acres kno
wn as "Covington's Vineyard" on the north side of Great Monie Creek. On No
vember 27, 1666, he was sworn in as a Constable in Somerset Co., MD. Nehem
iah and wife Anne deeded "Covington's Vineyard" to sons John and Nehemia
h, Jr. on 20 January 1679. Several online sources suggest that Nehemiah m
ay have had a third wife, a Miss Servants. There was a Thomas Covingt
on in the Monie section of Maryland in June 1666; he married Susanna (Bray
field) Cooper in 1668 and they had Samuel (1669), Sarah (1670), Rachel (16
71), Jacob (1672/3), Rebecca (1674), Isaac (1675), Amy (1676), Thomas (168
7), Abraham, and Susanna who married Daniel Jones. The relationship betwe
en Nehemiah Covington and Thomas, if any, is unknown at this time.
Nehemiah and Mary were married in a religious ceremony in 1648 in Eastville, Northampton, VA, USA.1 They had three sons and four daughters, named John, Nehemiah, Levin, Sarah, Jeane, Margaret and Katherine.
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Children
Sarah Covington
Sarah was born in 1654 in Eastville, Northampton, VA, USA.1 She died at the age of 31 in 1685 in Somerset, MD, USA.1
John Covington
John was born in 1654 in Covingtonvineyrd, Somerset, MD, USA.1 He died in Great Monie, Somerset, MD, USA.1
Jeane Covington
Jeane was born in 1656 in Somerset, MD, USA.1 She died in Wicomico, Somerset, MD, USA.1
Nehemiah Covington
Nehemiah was born in 1658 in Northampton, VA, USA.1 He died at the age of 55 in 1713 in Great Monie, Somerset, MD, USA.1
Margaret Covington
Margaret was born on June 10th, 1661 in Covingtonvineyrd, Somerset, MD, USA.1 She died in Somerset, MD, USA.1
Katherine Covington
Katherine was born on June 10th, 1661 in Eastville, Northampton, VA, USA.1 She died at the age of 20 in August 1681 in Somerset, MD, USA.1
Nehemiah and Anne were married in a religious ceremony in July 1667 in Great Monie Cr, Somerset, MD, USA.1 They had a son and two daughters, named Thomas, Elizabeth and Anne.
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Children
Elizabeth Covington
Elizabeth was born on September 10th, 1668 in Great Monie Crk, Somerset, MD, USA.1 She died at the age of 61 in 1729.1
Thomas Covington
Thomas was born on May 10th, 1670 in Great Monie Crk, Somerset, MD, USA.1 He died at just 20 days old on May 30th, 1670 in Kent, MD, USA.1
Anne Covington
Anne was born on October 7th, 1672 in Great Monie Creek, Somerset, MD, USA.1 She died at the age of 103 in 1775 in Great Moniecreek, Somerset, MD, USA.1
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