Richard
Covert
Esq
Born about in Surrey, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of John Covert MP
and Joan (Cooke) Covert
Husband of
Anne (Hendley) Covert
— married
before 1544 in England [uncertain]
[uncertain] Husband of
Cecily (Bowes) Covert
— married
after 1577 (to before 1578) in Slaugham, Sussex, England [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
Walter Covert MP, Eleanor (Covert) Fettiplace, John Covert MP, Elizabeth (Covert) Bray and Mary (Covert) Barttelot
Died
at about age 57
in England
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jun 2015
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Biography
Richard Covert, Esq, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex, was born to John Covert & Joan Cooke - daughter & co-heiress of Thomas Cooke, Esq of Russington, Sussex). He married Anne Hendley in 1564/65. [1] They had seven sons, William died young, Walter, John, Thomas, Mynors, Alexander and Francis, and seven daughters, Mary, Ellen Ann, Joan, Elizabeth, Dulcibella, Margery and Cicely. [2]
Richard died on the 10th of September 1579, and his will was proved on the 26th of April 1580. [1] He was buried at St Mary, Slaugham. [2]
'Here lyeth Richard Covert Esquier and Elizabeth first wyfe of ye sayd Ric one of the dowghters & heiers of John Faggar Esquier & Elizabeth his wyfe, & Elizabeth sec[o]nde wyfe of ye afore sayd Ric' Covert the dowghter of George Nevyle Knyght lord Burgevenne & Jane Ascheburnhame dowghter of William Ascheburneham of Ascheburnham Esquier also Blanche Vawhan the dowghter of John Vawghan of Burgevenne Esquier last wife of the said Ric.' whiche sayde Ric decessed the VII day of June Ao d[omi]ni 1547 on whos soull ih[es]u have mercy.' [2]
Research note
It was not Richard but his father John who was returned to Parliament as member for New Shoreham in 1529. [3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd edition 2011, Vol I page 558
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 British History online: Slaugham, Sussex
- ↑ History of Parliament online 1509-1558: New Shoreham
- The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants
See also:
- Benolte, Thomas; Philipot, John; & Owen, George. The Visitations of the County of Sussex: 1530 and 1633-4. London: The Harleian Society, 1905. Vol LIII, pp 179, Covert, 53, Cooke & 73, Cooke-Covert.
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History of Parliament online: John Covert. I can find no entry at that date for Richard. If HOP is right and Richardson wrong then it should be possible to adjust Richard's DOB to a more appropriate date. I've no access to Richardson