Covel, James II^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1742 - Aft 1790  (> 48 years)

• Name	Covel, James
  Suffix	II
  Birth	28 Jun 1742	Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay, British America   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 29 Apr 1790	Chatam, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States   [10]
  Person ID	I129	Theisen & Allied Families
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Covell, James,   b. Abt 1708, Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay, British America d. Between 2 Jun 1781 and 14 Jun 1781, Chatham, Barnstable County, Cape Cod Massachusetts (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Nickerson, Mehitable Hitty,   b. 30 Jan 1709, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America d. 26 Nov 1761, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1727	Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America   [11, 12]
  	Spouse: James Covell
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hall, Sarah,   b. Bef Jun 1746, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States d. 29 Oct 1814, Smyrna, Chenango, New York, United States (Age > 68 years)  [4]
  Marriage	6 Sep 1760	Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America   [8, 13, 14]
  Children	1. Covell, Metitable Hall,   b. 24 Dec 1763, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America d. Yes, date unknown   2. Covell, Enoch,   b. 16 Oct 1765, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America d. Yes, date unknown   3. Covell, Zenas,   b. 11 Jun 1767, Chatam, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America d. Yes, date unknown   4. Covell, James Hall III,   b. 19 Sep 1770, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America d. Yes, date unknown   5. Covel, Patience,   b. 24 Mar 1779, New York d. 9 Dec 1815, Westfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 36 years)   6. Covell, Cyrus   7. Covel, James,   b. Abt 1775, Chatham, British America d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Served as an enlisted man under Col. Yates in the 14th New York Militia Regiment, 1785.

  
  

• Sources

  [S266] Theisen Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1504139_237392261_237392261/james-covell (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S266] Theisen Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-2502285_274610531_274610531/james-covell (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S578] Mayflower Descendant, V 9, 1907, p 179. [S579] James Covel, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001". [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSN6-T94J-2?i=967&cat=7084. [S228] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850, https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/48578/19/1415713155. [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2B-88C. [S560] The Nickerson Family, Part I-III, Pg. 41. MEHITABLE NICKERSON and JAMES COVELL Children - surname COVELL, all born at Chatham: viii. James, 28 June 1742; married Sarah HALL, int. 6 September 1760 [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVG-Z9WV-Y?i=109. [S197] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI). Was alive in Chatham after April 29, 1790. [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2B-88C. Tells of birth of their son James Covel in 1742, they are listed as parents (i.e. married). [S560] The Nickerson Family, Part I-III, Pg. 41. MEHITABLE 4 NICKERSON ( Samuel3, Samuel 2, Williaml), born at Harwich, Mass., 30 January 1708-9; daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Hall) Nickerson; died at Chatham, Mass., 26 November 1761 in her 53rd year. She was married in Harwich by Rev. Nathaniel Stone 4 August 1726-7 to JAMES COVELL of Chatham; son of Joseph and Hannah (Bassett) Covell. [S538] Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/massachusetts-vital-records-1620-1850/image?volumeId=48578&pageName=44&rId=1415713724. [S574] Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 and his descendants, 18.