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Subject: Re: [COVENTRY] Coventry in Ireland
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:05:55 -0000


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The first known Coventry's on my side were a Robert (b. late 1600's)who came from England and was a British Calvary Officer. They settled in Scotland, at Fairhill, near Hamilton. At the time of the Second Jacobite Rebellion, they fled to Northern Ireland (County Antrim). Around 1760, two of Robert's sons (George and William) came to New York State in America. This is from the files at the Columbia County, New York Historic Society. Also, there is a Coventry Journal Published in USA. It is called DR ALEXANDER COVENTRY MEMOIRS OF AN EMMIGRANT 1785-1830. It is about 3000 pages. There are also about 100 pages of letters and legal documents in the Historic Society Library. All can document this story.



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