This came across my desk today thought I'd pass it along: The Michigan Department of Community Health announces a new Internet source:GENDIS (Geneological Death Indexing System). Its a complete recording of facts from death ledgers 1867-1874/75 (including name, parents names, place of birth, place of death, occupation, and cause of death) When completed the database will cover up to 1897. The data file is maintained by the Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics and is made possible through the help of the Michigan Geneological Council (in particular the efforts of Margaret Tager Walker)and the Abrams Foundation. The web site for GENDIS is: http:/www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendis/index.htm

Hi, I am looking for information on Eli Lester Covey b 1/31/1870 in Effingham, IL He married Emma May Clawson b 3/23/1877 in IL. Any information at all will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Doris White

I think Kathryn Bassett is probably one of the best people to give a run down on the info on those COVEYS in Cambridge, NY in 1790. She had an article on accounts held at a particular general store, I think, that included these names. Hopefully she'll read this... I've always been interested myself, because my ol' Samuel COVEY Sr was known to be of Fort Anne in the 1770's, which was a stone's throw from Cambridge (then Albany Co), now Washington County, NY. At 06:45 PM 4/9/99 -0700, Ralph Sallee wrote: >Well, I am still trying to sort out the Coveys and allied families in >early years of Rensselaer co NY and I appreciate so much all the help >you have been giving to me. > >Does anyone have ideas as to who were JAMES COVEY, WILLIAM COVEY and >HOPE COVEY living in Cambridgetown in 1790 ? Who were their parents and >where did they come from? Did they stay? >thanks for the help - >Denise Sallee > ******************************************************** Pam Wood Waugh moodies@magicnet.net 730 Dunhill Dr or waughp@ocps.k12.fl.us Orlando, FL 32825 Quebec GenWeb Eastern Townships Research site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3500/et.html Family Lines: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3500 Listowner for COVEY-L, SALLS-L, TRYON-L, WAUGH-L and QC-ETANGLO-L

Well, I am still trying to sort out the Coveys and allied families in early years of Rensselaer co NY and I appreciate so much all the help you have been giving to me. Does anyone have ideas as to who were JAMES COVEY, WILLIAM COVEY and HOPE COVEY living in Cambridgetown in 1790 ? Who were their parents and where did they come from? Did they stay? thanks for the help - Denise Sallee

My family uses the "kuvey" pronunciation, which I've always assumed to be a midwestern laziness of tongue, as nearby "Covey's" originating from Illinois rather than New York were adament in utilizing the long "kovey" sound. We thought they were just "uppity", I guess. I'm afraid that I've never actually personally met another Covey that I wasn't closely related to I've assumed the name is English<Norman<Old French in derivation, and that it relates directly to the word "covey/couvee" rather in the context of a keeper of birds, or gathering of birds, much in the context of "gamekeeper". In other words, the most simplistic solution, although I've seen several references that claim the name is Irish in origin. I personally favor the "Couvee" pronounciation (similar to the "coo" of the dove or pigeon) , but I suggest that there are (nearly) as many pronounciations as there are "Coveys". Certainly you've all received mail in a hundred interpretations and variations of "Covey"! I'm certainly interested in the discussion, and would like to see a truely difinitive explanation of the origins of our surname. Joe Covey (Iowa)

I am trying to update my database with COVEY info. It has not been a smooth ride. Seems I get a lot of corrections, additions, etc, and haven't had time to enter them. If any of you area aware of materials you haven't sent me, please let me know. Sue, I have tried to enter all your material on James and Rectina. I think I have a generation to go. Wish I had more time... I'm also trying to get further info on Gilbert Yearnes COVEY who went to MA, and then some desc went to Montana. I hope to upload another new version to the Ultimate Family Tree website within a few days. I'll send out a notice. Please, folks, check your lines for grave omissions and typos. It would be nice to have one site out there that had Sams' descendants for others to check against. Pam ******************************************************** Pam Wood Waugh moodies@magicnet.net 730 Dunhill Dr or waughp@ocps.k12.fl.us Orlando, FL 32825 Quebec GenWeb Eastern Townships Research site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3500/et.html Family Lines: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3500 Listowner for COVEY-L, SALLS-L, TRYON-L, WAUGH-L and QC-ETANGLO-L

does anyone know anything on thomas covey? all i know he came to randolph co. ark. in 1860, his son, john was in the civil war, serving under james p king. they are my g.g & g. grandfathers johnie

Here is the Kingsbury Covey (mvd to Washington co OH) researcher - he doesn't belong to the list so anyone working on this line can contact him at: James Wesley Johnson 75201.2224@compuserve.com thanks, Denise

Denise Sallee asked: > According to his gravestone JOHN COVEY of Grafton died in 1818 and was > born in 1754. There are probate papers for this man that give his wife > as MARTHA and two daughters as POLLY and OLIVE Wallis. A grandson is > mentioned as John Covey III - therefore there was no doubt a John Covey > -son. > > Today I received information that the John Covey born 1716/17 in > Westerly, RI was married to MARTHA Burdick and they had children: Polly, > Olive and John (born 1744 RI and died 1818 East Grafton, Rensselaer Co > NY). Without any other facts or relationships, I'll have to say - it wouldn't be the first that I've seen a son married to a woman with the same name as his mother, and naming his children after his siblings, so don't discount that as a possiblity. *However*, in this case, according to what I've seen (mostly from Quist book), John Covey who married Martha Burdick was the son of James Covey and Sarah Landphere. I have the following note: "It seems unlikely he died in 1818. He is probably mixed up with the John who died in 1818 at age 64." I have that he was born 16 Mar 1717 Westerly, Washington, RI and married Martha 25 JAN 1741. In 1768 July he lived in Stonington, New London, CT when James & Hope moved there. In the 1790 census he's in Hessick(sp?) Twn, Rennselaer, NY. He was in the Rev War 14th Regiment at Albany NY. Son John born after 1741 in Westerly, married Mrs Desire BLOSSON 10 Nov 1764 Hopkinton, St Lawrence, NY. Sons Matthew and Samuel and daughter Polly are children from a chart done a long time ago by a Landphere researcher (without sources). I don't know who or where it came from as it was a chart in the papers of a deceased cousin of my husband. None of the above is my original research. It is from analyzing a combination of the Quist book and the Landphere chart, so sorry, I can't answer any questions. I'm interested in more on John who married Desire as he would be a candidate (age-wise) for the father of William Covey born 18 Jun 1765 Cambridge, Washington (then Albany), New York and died 19 Oct 1845 Butternuts, Otsego, New York. A problem to that would be the distance between St Lawrence Co & Albany Co. But then again, I have no proof that Wm was born in Cambridge, and St Lawrence down to his adulthood in Otsego is more reasonable. -- Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA) kathryn.bassett@switchboard.net "Genealogy is my bag" "GH is my soap" http://pw2.netcom.com/~kathrynb/kathryn.htm ICQ World-Wide-Pager address http://wwp.mirabilis.com/17663458

I agree, I would like to see the responses to many of the queries. I am especially interested in the responses to the querie about James and John Covey from Westerly and New York. I would like to have information on the Kingsbury Covey query that was recently posted. Thanks, Marilyn Pam Wood Waugh wrote: > If folks are responding to the queries here, I think most of us would > prefer to see the replies, too. One never knows what "tidbit" will fall in > to place. > > Pam > > > *************************************************************************** > Pam Wood Waugh moodies@magicnet.net or > 730 Dunhill Drive, Orlando, FL 32825 waughp@ocps.k12.fl.us > > My Family Lines: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3500/ > My Eastern Township (Quebec) Research site: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3500/et.html > List-Owner for QC-ETANGLO-L, COVEY-L, SALLS-L, TRYON-L > and WAUGH-L > **************************************************************************

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Me again with more questions. According to his gravestone JOHN COVEY of Grafton died in 1818 and was born in 1754. There are probate papers for this man that give his wife as MARTHA and two daughters as POLLY and OLIVE Wallis. A grandson is mentioned as John Covey III - therefore there was no doubt a John Covey -son. Today I received information that the John Covey born 1716/17 in Westerly, RI was married to MARTHA Burdick and they had children: Polly, Olive and John (born 1744 RI and died 1818 East Grafton, Rensselaer Co NY). Can anyone help me with this puzzle? Thanks - Denise Sallee

Re COVEY'S of Bennington Co., VT Windham is adjacent to Bennington Co., Washington Co NY adjacent to Bennington Co. I have census documents, and BIBLE documents. Towns were not mentioned. It has taken me two years to establish the members in this family. Thank godness for those wives. We would have nothing!!! To bad they weren't in the early census. Just letting off steam! Genealogy is fun but frustrating!!!! Jane from Indianapolis

Do any of these names look familiar? ggg grandfather Matthew COVEY b. 1778 (where?) m. Martha VanCurler b. 1778 White Creek,. Washington Co.NY gg grandfather Aaron COVEY b. 5 July 1808 Sandgate Vt. m. Manchester, Bennington Co., VT (probably wife is from Manchester, VT. g grandfather Jerome S. COVEY b.18 May 1830 Manchester Bennington Co., Vt. m. Eveline VANBUSKIRK Cambridge, Washington Co. NY Grandmother Nellie K. COVEY b.1864 Sandgate, Bennington Co., VT Jane from Indianapolis

-----Original Message----- From: Chris Covey <chri616@ibm.net> To: Chris Covey <chri616@ibm.net>; QC-ETANGLO-L@rootsweb.com <QC-ETANGLO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, March 20, 1999 11:46 PM Subject: Re: [QC-ETANGLO-L] Fw: Covey Family info: >More errors! I can see that I am not going to be good at this. >I will corect this and then go away and sulk. > >Same question though. >Is Ebenezer Covy a missing son of Samuel Covey? > >Should be: >In the 1800 Vermont Census >>Samuel is listed with a household of 16 comprising of: >>Himself being over 45 years of age >>His wife (presumably again) being between the age of 26 and 45 >>2 other males 16 to 26 *******(was 10 to 16)******** >>3 other males 10 to 16 *******(was 16 to 26)******** >>4 other males under 10 years of age >>2 other females 10 to 16 >>3 other females under 10 years of age >>The 2 other "over 16 males" (Samuel Jr & ?????) from the 1790 census are >*******(was was not)****** >>counted in 1800 census also. >>The Nathan Covey family of Bristol is not listed in 1800 >******* corrected Joseph Covey information*********** >>But there are Covey families in the southern part of the state >>Joseph Covey of Johnson's Gore County of Windham with a family of 11 >(listed 1790 as Coovey) >>including 3 males 10-26 years of age. >>Joseph Covey of Windham County of Windham single 16-26 >> No Ebenezer son of Joseph there. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Chris Covey <chri616@ibm.net> >To: QC-ETANGLO-L@rootsweb.com <QC-ETANGLO-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Saturday, March 20, 1999 7:29 PM >Subject: [QC-ETANGLO-L] Fw: Covey Family info: > > >> >> >> >>Samuel Covey is listed, in the 1790 US Census of Vermont, as living in >>Alburg >>with a household of: >>Himself being over 16 years of age. >>His wife (presumably, wives were counted in the 'any female' category) >>Two other males over 16 years of age >>Two other females >> >>The only other Covey in the state was Nathan Covey (2 2 2 .) of Bristol >>which is 80-90 miles from Alburg >> >>In the 1800 Vermont Census >>Samuel is listed with a household of 16 comprising of: >>Himself being over 45 years of age >>His wife (presumably again) being between the age of 26 and 45 >>2 other males 10 to 16 >>3 other males 16 to 26 >>4 other males under 10 years of age >>2 other females 10 to 16 >>3 other females under 10 years of age >>The 2 other "over 16 males" (Samuel Jr & ?????) from the 1790 census are >>not counted in 1800 >>The Nathan Covey family of Bristol is not listed in 1800 >>But there is a new Covey family in the northern part of the state >>Joseph Covey of Johnson's Gore County of Franklin with a family of 11 >>including 3 males 10-26 years of age. >> >>In the 1810 Vermont Census (index only) >>Samuel is listed with a household in Alburg >>Samuel Jr. is also listed with a household in Alburg >>(I haven't found any local microfiche for 1810 so it is 'Head of household' >>only at this point) >>There is also a Ebenezer Covy as head of household in Crosburg Franklin >>County. >> >>My question is this. Is Ebenezer Covy a missing son of Samuel Covey? Is he >>the other over 16 male in the 1790 census? Or is he from the Joseph Covey >>family of Johnson's Gore? >> >>Grand Isle is adjacent to Franklin County. Neither Johnson's Gore or >>Crosburg exist today. Johnson's Gore is not Johnson in Lamoile county. >>Ebenezer is not listed in 1830. I don't know about 1820. >> >>Any Info ????? >> >> >> >

-----Original Message----- From: Chris Covey <chri616@ibm.net> To: A. Huesman <wajrhues@sover.net> Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 10:13 PM Subject: Re: bingo >This came from a site that I found today the URL is >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/3429/fam00463.htm >It will get you back to the 1690's > > >-----Original Message----- >From: A. Huesman <wajrhues@sover.net> >To: Chris Covey <chri616@ibm.net> >Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 7:37 PM >Subject: Re: bingo > > >>Hi Chris, >> >>Thank you! Thank you! This is wonderful. Where ever did you find this? I >>have looked in the history of Townshend/Acton and have found reference to >>the family being from Dummerston. >> >>I can't tell you how great you made my day. And I'm back to the Richardson >>family once again! :) >> >>I'll keep looking for Ebenezer. Thank you so very much. >> >>I just read your first message - will go to Pam's site. I haven't been >>there for a while. Hopefully, I can get to Deerfield in the very near >>future to check this out. >> >>"cousin" Arleen >> >>At 04:45 PM 3/23/99 -0500, you wrote: >>>Arleen >>> Still looking for my Ebenezer but found this for you. >>> >>>Have more if you need it. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ - >-- >>>- >>>>---- >>>>Husband: John HOOKER (H260) >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ - >-- >>>- >>>>---- >>>> Born: 13 NOV 1726 at: 1 Married: at: >>>> Died: ABT. 1790 at: Townsend, Windham Co., Vermont 1 >>>> Father:Joseph HOOKER Mother:Jane RANKIN Other Spouses: NOTES >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ - >-- >>>- >>>>---- >>>> Wife: Mary SCOTT (S300) >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ - >-- >>>- >>>>---- >>>> Born: 5 FEB 1728/29 at: Sunderland, Co., Massachusetts 1 >>>> Died: AFT. 1766 at: Montague, Massachusetts 1 Father:John >SCOTT >>>> Mother:Hannah RICHARDSON Other Spouses: >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ - >-- >>>- >>>>---- >>>>CHILDREN >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ - >-- >>>- >>>>---- >>>> Name: Theodosia HOOKER >>>> Born: 21 NOV 1751 at: Sunderland, Co., Massachusetts >>>> >>> >>> >>>and of course we know that Theodosia married Joseph Covey >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >

-----Original Message----- From: Chris Covey <chri616@ibm.net> To: : "A. Huesman" <wajrhues@sover.net> Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 1:11 PM Subject: Fw: [QC-ETANGLO-L] Fw: Covey Family info: >Hi Arleen; >This may be of some help to you. It gives Theodosia's DOB and place of >birth. >It was sent to me by Wende Wendev@aol.com <Wendev@aol.com> > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Wendev@aol.com <Wendev@aol.com> >To: chri616@ibm.net <chri616@ibm.net> >Date: Monday, March 22, 1999 8:11 PM >Subject: Re: [QC-ETANGLO-L] Fw: Covey Family info: > > >>The Covey in Windham is Joseph .....wife Theodosia Hooker. He was >supposedly >>born early 1750's on Delaware River, now in Sullivan Co., NJ. She was born >21 >>Nov 1751 in Fallstown, Franklin Co MA >>They had eight sons and four daughters....NO Ebenezer.....my husband >descends >>from one of these sons.....Levi. There is a son, Samuel, b. 1798 in >Windham >>who may be the Samuel Covey that pops up in the Caldwell Manor area. >However, >>I have not worked on that. Samuel would have been only 19 when his first >>child was baptised, if indeed he is the Samuel born in Windham. Another >>problem is that the other Coveys listed in the Caldwell Manor Anglican >records >>are not part of the Windham family of Joseph and Theodosia. Have I >thoroughly >>confused you? Sorry. >>Do go to http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3500 You will see that >the >>listowner for this site has COVEY as one of her names. Then after >thoroughly >>going through what's there, you could try her e-mail >moodies@magicnet.net >>But please don't bother her until you've looked at all her material. She's >>the one who has done so much work for us at this site, so she's really >busy. >>Good luck >>Wende >> >

COVEY Lee Roy 1877-1964 [father] Etha 1881-1962 [mother] (both are on the same stone) West Newton cemetery Estab. 1892 (s/w Marion county) Can anybody connect? I have scanned a photo if anybody would like me to email it to them. free. Penny Pennycandy@prodigy.net

LDS test site open again. Slow, but there. The Family History Catalog (if you click down through to it) is still passworded, so that can't be used, but at least it seems to be looking for surnames on that and the AF & IGI. I've hesitated to announce this one in case they plug this hole, but it's been available for a couple days so far. http://32.96.111.13/default.asp -- Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA) kathryn.bassett@switchboard.net "Genealogy is my bag" "GH is my soap" http://pw2.netcom.com/~kathrynb/kathryn.htm ICQ World-Wide-Pager address http://wwp.mirabilis.com/17663458

If folks are responding to the queries here, I think most of us would prefer to see the replies, too. One never knows what "tidbit" will fall in to place. Pam *************************************************************************** Pam Wood Waugh moodies@magicnet.net or 730 Dunhill Drive, Orlando, FL 32825 waughp@ocps.k12.fl.us My Family Lines: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3500/ My Eastern Township (Quebec) Research site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3500/et.html List-Owner for QC-ETANGLO-L, COVEY-L, SALLS-L, TRYON-L and WAUGH-L **************************************************************************