MATHEW POYTHRESS COVINGTON

MATHEW POYTHRESS COVINGTON was born in 1760 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.

Matthew's first wife was his cousin SALLY COVINGTON, daughter of HENRY COVINGTON.

Matthew's second wife was MARTHA YATES.

The Children of MATHEW POYTHRESS COVINGTON and SALLY COVINGTON are:

1. Harrison Hampton Covington, 1789-1872.
2. James Covington, 1793-1828.
3. Thomas Dockery Covington, born 1800.
4. three daughters (names unkown).

The Children of MATHEW POYTHRESS COVINGTON and MARTHA YATES are:

1. William Covington, born 1807.
2. Daniel Asbury Boone Covington, 1812-1897.
3. Matthew P. Covington Jr., 1820-1862.
4. Julia Ann Covington, born 1828.
5. three daughters (names unknown).

Matthew Poythress Covington was colonial surveyor under King George III until he joined the army against the British. He was captured and kept a prisoner by the British until the end of the Revolutionary War. He was later a trustee of the North Carolina Military Academy.