Charles Covey arrived on the Canning in 1749 with two boys. The record does not indicate he was accompanied by a wife, or perhaps she did not survive the voyage. Early records show: "COVEY","James","M","1763-04-17",,"SJAL","Robar, Eliz",, "COVEY","James & Eliz Robar", "1764 abt","John","1764-03-15","SJAL",,,"B" "1765 abt","Charles","1765-12-08","SJAL",,,"B" "1768 abt","Sally","1768-08-07","SJAL",,,"B" "COVEY","Sally","D","1768-08-28",,"SJAL",,"Lunenburg", "COVEY","James & Anna Barbara","1769-12-02","Hannah","1769-12-20","SJAL",,,"B" "COVEY","James & Margaret", "1784-02-28","William","1784-04-24","SJAL",,,"B" "1785 abt","Dalton","1785-03-30","DRL",,,"B" "1788-05-09","Charles","1788-11-15","SJAL",,,"B" "1790-08-30","Thomas","1792-08-30","DRL",,,"B" "1792-03-30","Margaret","1792-08-30","DRL",,,"B" Other children of James and Margaret Richardson: James Thomas born 30 May 1777 baptized 4 Jul 1777 SJAL Helena Jane born 11 Feb 1779 It is assumed James is a son of Charles. What happened to the other son? It appears James married three times: the first to Elizabeth Robar who apparently died after Sally's birth in 1768; then to Anna Barbara probably early 1769 as a child born that year and she apparently died before 1777; then to Margaret Richardson before 1777 as a child born that year. Anyone have another hypothesis??????? Also an Eleanor shows up marrying in 1797 so probably born early 1780s? "COVEY","Eleanor","M","1797-12-30",,"SSAC","Fleet, Michael",, Who were Eleanor's parents? Any help getting these Coveys straightened out would be very much appreciated. Regards, Betty