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Subject: [COVENTRY-L] re: Coventry - Scotland
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 22:11:08 EDT
>From the Scotland Parish records which can be found at your local FHC
Glasserton, Wigtown
Robert Coventrie and Janet Cunningham(e) had the following children
Agnes Coventrie bpt 7 Dec 1701
Jean Coventrie bpt 25 Nov 1705
Alexander Coventrie bpt. 13 Feb 1709
William Coventrie bpt 1 Mar 1713
George Coventrie bpt 21 Jul 1717
Robert Coventry bpt. 12 Feb 1721
Two older daughters were born prior to this record.
Elizabet bapt. 28 Mar 1700 Minnigoff, Kirkcudbright
Margaret no Data
Vital records and ancestors of Robert and Janet have not yet been found
Further from Glasserton record.
Margaret Coventry m. William Stewart 22 Jan 1719
Elizabet Coventry m. Alexander Credy 3 Mar 1726
Agnes Coventry m. Andrew Martin
>From the Hamilton, Lamark parish records
George Coventry and Jean Crie / Cree
Had the following children:
Elizabeth Coventry bpt. 22 Aug 1764 m. John Hamilton 6 Apr 1783
Alexander Coventry bpt. 30 Aug 17766 Removed to Hudson, NY 1785
Jean Coventry bpt 22 Oct 1769 m. James Lockhart
No data on Jean Crie.
George first came to Albany as an officer in Lord Howes regiment and served
at the batle of Ticondaroga. He later quit the army and bought land at
Claverack with his brother William. George then returned to Scotland to
settle his affairs and move his family but met reverses that prevented him..
Some time after his death his son Alexander came to NY and settled the estate
for his mother and sisters. About 1798 Alexander moved to central NY.
William raised his family in Columbia County
Known children of William:
William b ??? d abt 1820 m. Elizabeth Cully probably
Margaret ???? m Derk Hoogteling
James ???? m. Elizabeth Van Duesen abt 1793
Alexander ????? d 1839 Stockport, Columbia, NY wife or children
unknown
Lany(?) dau. no data
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