I think you are right. I am looking at a Nathan Covey right now, and I find him (possibly) as Nathan Covey Nathan Cavy Nathan Corey with (brother?) David Corey taking land across the highway from each other. And in the same (very thinly settled ) town there is also mention of a Nathan Bristol I am wondering if this this last name might be Nathan (of) Bristol as there is a Nathan Covey from Bristol Conn. circa 1780. I don't know if Nathan was literate or not... would make a difference, I would guess. Does anyone have data on Nathan and David Covey sons of Hope Covey (1712-1787) and Lydia Davis. I have some to share. -----Original Message----- From: RITA K ACKERMAN <RKWA@prodigy.net> To: Chris Covey <chri616@ibm.net>; COVEY-L@rootsweb.com <COVEY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, May 20, 1999 8:55 PM Subject: Re: Vermont Warnings And my warning that this is long >This is very interesting and especially all the spellings. I've become >convinced the only way we will solve these mysteries is by looking at all >POSSIBLE spellings and some that seem impossible. >Rita >-----Original Message----- >From: Chris Covey <chri616@ibm.net> >To: COVEY-L@rootsweb.com <COVEY-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Thursday, May 13, 1999 3:17 PM >Subject: Vermont Warnings And my warning that this is long > > >> >>Vermont Warnings Out >>Vol. 1 Northern Vt. >>Vol. 2 Southern Vt. >> By Alden M Rollins CGRS >> Acton Press 1997 >> >>Ordering Info: >> Acton Press >> PO Box 250 >> Rock port Maine 04856 >> 207-236-6565 >> >>Years Covered 1768-1818 >> 39,432 and upwards, people were warned out. >> Period of enforcement 1768-1787 and 1801-1817 >> >>Basically a person that was warned out, was told to leave town, >>due to the fact that they were judged to be a burden on the town. >>and the town wanted no liability for them. It should be noted >>that many people warned out, never left town, but many did. >>The rules for warning varied from town to town. And the enforcement >>of the warnings also varied from town to town. >> >>(I include a VERY small sample of names derived from the public records) >> >>COVEY and similar sounding names from southern Vt. >> (Covey with a long O sound; as that is the prevalent form of pronunciation >>in the East) >> >>COVEY, Londondery Windham Co. >> Twn/Rec Vol. 2 1797-1833 >>pg 4 6-11-1811 Theadore, wife & children >>pg 53 3-9-1815 Levi, wife & child >>pg 86 4-8-1816 Joseph, wife & children >> >>COVEY, Acton Windham Co. >> Twn/Rec Vol. 1 1801-1835 >>pg 15 6-3-1802 Thoder LOVEY, wife & children (Theadore COVEY?) >>pg 91 1-24-1815 Joseph Jun., wife Lucy & children Lucy, Cyrene, Phebe, >>Sewell P., and Elvira >> >>Note there was also a LANPHEAR warned from Acton in 10-2-1815. Jesse, wife >>and children (Deborough, Henery, Harris, and Hosea) >> >>COVEY, Windham Windham Co. >> Twn/Rec Vol. 1 1796-1814 >>pg 67 6-11-1811 Azal & family (Azel?) >>Note Azel COVEY was not in the list of names listed in the warrant. His >name >>was added by the town constable. >> >> >>COLBEE, Daniel 13-4-1807 Pitsford Rutland Co. >>COLBY, Ebenezer, wife Abigal, son John 1-14-1812 Grafton, Windham Co. >>COLBE, Archia McClary and family 11-28-1810 Reading, Windsor Co. >>COLVER, Joseph 1-13-1814 Weathersfield Windsor Co. >>COOLEY, Alfred & family 2-14-1818 Wells, Rutland Co. >>COOLEY, Alfred H. 3-16-1816 Hubbardton, Rutland Co. >>COOLEY, Lemuel 5-30-1809 Rochingham, Windham Co. >>HOVEY, Ebenezer, wife Anna, 3-16-1813 Newfane, Windsor Co. >>HOVEY, Samuel, wife & children 1-29-1811 Newfane, Windsor Co >>. >>When I get time again I will list the Northern Vermont COVEY Like Names. >>but: From memory, there are two exact COVEY names in Northern Vt. >> >>COVEY, Samuel Jun. 1813 Alburgh, Franklin Co. (later Grand Isle) >>COVEY, James 1813 Cambridge, Franklin Co. (later Lamoille Co. >>Note there is a COVEY Hill? Road in the Cambridge area (Westford town going >>toward Cambridge) >> that exists today. >> >>I have also found all children of Joseph Covey of Acton Vt. with birth >>dates. >> >>From: 'History and Inhabitants of Townsend Vermont, Part I Acton' by >>James H. Phelps and pub 1877. >> >>COVEY Joseph, Wife Theodosia (Hooker?) >>Recorded in the town of Acton. >>Elisha 8-26-1773 >>Joseph Jun. 10-11-1775 >>Theodore 9-11-1777 >>Polly 8-21-1779 >>Rachel 11-9-1781 >>Azel 3-31-1784 >>Theodosia 9-17-1786 >>Levi 8-12-1788 >>Lyman 5-2-1791 >>Ransom 10-15-1793 >>Sophy 11-6-1795 >>Samuel 12-26-1798 >> >>Elisha COVEY was a shoe maker probably apprenticed to Johnsons Gore's first >>shoe maker Ebenezer BIVINS. >>Levi Held land in Acton in 1818 >>First mill by a GRANGER on site where COVEY's saw mill now stands (written >>in 1877) >>Rachel COVEY married Joseph FRANKLIN of Grafton on 2-12-1814 >>Joseph COVEY (Sr.?) was a selectman in 1804 >>Azel COVEY was a selectman in 1814 >>Levi COVEY was a lister in 1816 >>Levi COVEY was a selectman in 1818 >> >>Also will have a 1791 Marriage of _____ COVEY to ________ ________ in >>Bristol Vt. >>(Nathan COVEY listed in the 1790 census in Bristol Vt 2-2-2-0-0) names and >>date to follow >>from History of Bristol >> >>Also will have the testimony of George COVEY of Alburgh concerning the >>burning of his barn in the 1837-38 >>Canadian Revolution. From the Vt Historical Gazetteer circa 1880 by Abby >>Hemingway. And what caused the destruction >>of said barn. Which was the slaying of members of the VOSBURGH family, >>leading to Benjamin MOTT being sentenced to death in Montreal. From History >>of the Town of Alburgh. >> >>Also Samuel Covey Sr withstanding the attempt of Ira Allen (brother of >Ethan >>and claimed owner of most of the Alburg land) to have him evicted for >>trespassing along with all the other Tories. The stealing of horses MOTT >>took CONROY's. CONROY took 2 of MOTT's things got nasty and Thomas >>Jefferson wrote a nasty note to Thomas Chittenden (Gov of Vt) telling him >to >>cool it up there in Alburg before you start a war. >> >>How Samuel came to own his land that he leased from Henry CALDWELLl. And >how >>Ira ALLEN was buried in a paupers grave in Philadelphia Pa.. >> >> > >