Coventry Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery, Rehobeth, Brinkley's Dist. No. 3, Somerset Co., MD File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ron Massey (bookworm2@worldnet.att.net). ******************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non- commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to The USGenWeb Project to store the file permanently for free access. ******************************************************************************************** COVENTRY PARISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH BURIALS - ANNOTATED Thanks to Ron Massey for recording this cemetery and sharing it with us! Ron comments, "The ruins of Coventry Parish Church stand today in the village of Rehobeth which is located between Pocomoke City and the town of Marion. These ruins are of the second building on the site which was begun in 1785 and completed in 1792. Although today Rehobeth is a small cluster of homes and country churches, it was once an important and thriving colonial town. The size of Coventry Church bears witness to its vanished importance. It was 72' long, 46' wide, and 20' high with two stories. The successor to Coventry Church is St. Paul's Episcopal Church near Marion, MD. MD Route 113 runs between Pocomoke City and Westover. Take MD Route 467 off of 113 and follow it to Rehobeth. A small group of marked graves surround the ruins of the old church. Doubtless the whole site is full of unmarked burials." ADAMS LITTLETON ADAMS b. 1811, d. 1870 Notes: Littleton Adams married Elizabeth R. McCready (Lic. = 26 December 1843) He was a carpenter and was the son of Thomas Adams and Nelly Landon. Children: Isaac Thomas Adams b. 28 April 1845 Stephen Adams b. 24 April 1846 Seth Adams b. 20 July 1852 Oliver Adams b. 20 February 1854 BROUGHTON WILLIAM S. BROUGHTON d. 15 April 1853, aged 53 ELIZABETH C. BROUGHTON - wife of William S. Broughton b. September 1802, d. October 1870 Notes: William S. Broughton's will may be found in Somerset Co., MD Liber JP5, folio 214. Elizabeth was called "Betsy". Children: James Broughton Elizabeth C.oulbourn Broughton b. 5 November 1827 Mary Scarborough Broughton b. 31 December 1828 m. William H. C. Long on 7 April 1847 Leah Broughton b. c1831 m. John A. Tull on 14 June 1849 Robert H. Broughton Irene Broughton b. 13 August 1837 William Thomas Broughton b. 23 August 1840 Nelly Broughton Thomas Broughton Emily Broughton b . 5 September 1844 COTTMAN JOHN COTTMAN d. 24 November 1836 aged 37 Note: John was the son of Lazarus Cottman (d. 1848) (see Somerset Co., MD JP5:73) LAZARUS COTTMAN (b. 14 January 1766) d. 20 August 1842 aged 78 Notes: Lazarus' will is found in Liber JP5, folio 73, Somerset County, Maryland. Lazarus was the son of Joseph Cottman and his wife Margaret. Margaret Cottman's will is found in Liber EB23, folio 175, Somerset County, Maryland Children: James S. Cottman John Cottman d. 1836 Willliam S. B. Cottman Margaret B. Cottman m. John Chapman (Lic. = 15 July 1818) Thomas E. H. Cottman Elizabeth Ann Cottman Catherine R. Cottman Sarah T. Cottman Mary Esther Huff (Hough) Cottman m. Charles T. Maddox (Lic. = 18 October 1831) COULBOURN / WAPLES WILLIAM COULBOURN d. 29 July 1850 aged 52 PEGGY COULBOURN d. 28 November 1956 aged 81 Notes: William Coulbourn married Peggy Williams (Lic. = 10 December 1803) William was the son of William Coulbourn (16 September 1738 - 1789) and his wife Mary. Peggy was the daughter of Dr. Thomas Williams Children: Mary Coulbourn b. 1806, d. 24 December 1836, m. Joseph Waples in 1834 Isaac H. Coulbourn b. 1808 d. 1846 Thomas W. Coulbourn b. 1826 d. 1846 MARY W. WAPLES - daughter of William & Peggy Coulbourn d. 21 December 1834 aged 30 Notes: Mary W. Coulbourn married Joseph Waples (Lic. = 15 March 1834) THOMAS W. COULBOURN d. 27 May 1851 aged 25 ISAAC H. COULBOURN - son of William & Peggy Coulbourn d. 25 May 1846 aged 38 HENDERSON / NOCK MARY S. HENDERSON - wife of Henry Henderson d. 17 September 1870, aged 51 yrs., 11 mos., 2 days HENRY S. HENDERSON (possible unmarked grave) b. c1817, funeral held 16 February 1854 at Coventry Notes: Henry S. Henderson married Mary S. Lankford on 4 March 1841. He was a farmer. Children: Sarah Jane Henry Henderson b. 26 December 1841 Mary Elizabeth Henderson b. 11 December 1843 Thomas Henry Lankford Henderson b. 6 April 1846, d. bef. 1850 Alexine Crosdale Henderson b. 30 May 1848 William Henry Lankford Henderson b. 13 May 1851 ALEXINE C. NOCK - wife of John W. Nock & daughter of Henry & Mary E. Henderson d. 5 February 1874, aged 25 Notes: Alexine C. Henderson married John W. Nock (Lic. = 28 August 1867) HENRY / McPHERSON / ONDERDONK ROBERT J. HENRY - son of Robert J. & Mary D. Henry d. 15 February 1848, aged 24 yrs. *COSMO G. S. HENRY - son of Robert J. & Mary D. Henry d. 10 November 1842, aged 23 years ROBERT J. HENRY "GENERAL" - son of Robert & Martha Henry d. 29 November 1843, aged 63 years MARY GORE HENRY McPHERSON - wife of John A. T. McPherson & daughter of Robert J. & Mary D. Henry b. 2 October 1828, d. 2 January 1854 HARRIETTE STEVENSON ONDERDONK - wife of Henry Onderdonk & daughter of Robert J. & Mary D. Henry b. 26 January 1822, d. 22 August 1861 HOWARD * EDWARD S. HOWARD b. 1845, d. 1925 INDIANA B. HOWARD GEORGIANA HOWARD BRITTINGHAM b. September 1884, d. 14 January 1909 Note: Georgiana A. Howard was married to Sidney Brittingham (b. c1879) (Lic. = 14 October 1902) HUDSON MARY G. (Grace) HUDSON - wife of Peter J. (James) Hudson b. 19 December 1835, d. 19 September 1902, aged 66 yrs., 9 mos PETER HUDSON (possible unmarked grave), funeral held 25 April 1883, age 52 "buried at Rehoboth" Notes: Mary G. Landon married Peter J. Hudson (Lic. = 13 July 1858) Children: Mary Anna Grace Hudson b. 4 June 1860 John Thomas Hudson b. 22 February 1864 William Henry Davis Hudson b. 27 November 1866 Peter Adolphus Hudson b. 30 April 1870 Margaret Mason Hudson b. 20 March 1872 HUGHES CAPT. JAMES N. HUGHES b. 10 February 1815, d. 19 January 1892 SARAH A. HUGHES - wife of Capt. J. N. Hughes b. 21 December 1821, d. 5 September 1857 Notes: James Hughes married Sarah Ann Smith (Lic. = 15 December 1852) James was a farmer. Children: James N. Hughes (Jr.) b. 20 September 1853 Martha C. Hughes b. 29 November 1854 Anna E. Hughes b. 10 October 1856 m. George E. White (22 July 1885) *CALEB B. R. (Rufus) HUGHES d. 15 August 1857 aged 38 yrs., 9 mos., 20 days EMILY A. HUGHES - wife of Caleb. b. Hughes b. 29 August 1831, d. 17 July 1861 Notes: Caleb B. Hughes married Emily A. Benson (L. = 3 December 1850) Children: Mary Nelson Hughes b. 17 March 1852 Sally King Hughes b. 10 July 1853 Annie Hughes b. 3 August 1856 m. George E. White on 22 July 1885 Fanny Hughes b. 17 January 1855 m. Robert H. Wilson on 24 December 1873 ANNA HUGHES - daughter of Caleb & E. A. Hughes b. 3 August 1856, d. 29 January 1862 Note: This stone is no longer readable in 2001. JOHNSON *AUGUSTUS I. JOHNSON d. 20 March 1862, aged 45 Notes: Augustus I. Johnson married Elizabeth Sturgis on 19 January 1848) Augustus was a farmer and had been born in Virginia. Elizabeth transferred from Coventry to Somerset Parish in January 1863 Children: Littleton Francis Johnson b. 18 February 1849 Alice Olivia Johnson b. 15 May 1853 TULL *LEAH (E.) TULL - wife of John A. Tull & daughter of William S. Broughton d. 19 January 1851 aged 20 years JOHN A. TULL d. 21 January 1853, aged 27 Notes: John A. Tull married Leah Broughton on 14 June 1849) He was a carriage maker. Children: Emily Tull b. 10 July 1850 ROBERTSON THE REV. JAMES ROBERTSON - Rector of Coventry Parish d. 28 June 1748, (in the night), aged 53 Notes: Rev. Robertson's will is found in Liber EB9, folio 285, Somerset Co., MD (Md.Prerog.Ct. Liber 25 folio 521) He was rector of Coventry Parish on 18 June 1735 when the land on which the church stood was deeded to him and the vestry. Apparently Rev. Robertson was buried under the floor of the center aisle of the church of his day. The Estate Inventory if found in Md.Prerog.Ct. Liber 40, folio 397. It is dated 6 March 1749 and was proved on 25 September 1749. The "next-of-kin" are listed as Thomas Williams and John Williams. A Mary Robertson (alias Mary Bell) is listed as Administrix/Executrix. Children: Alexander Robertson Thomas Robertson m. Martha James Robertson (Jr.) Mary Robertson WILKINS *OGDEN H. WILKINS b. 24 February 1838, d. 20 April 1926 LAURA ANNE WILKINS (wife of Ogden H.) b. 27 September 1848, d. 3 September 1933 Notes: Ogden was a wheelwright and carpenter, as well as a farmer. Ogden H. Wilkins m. 1st Lexina C. Broughton on 28 January 1868 - no children Ogden H. Wilkins m. 2nd Laura Anne Moore on 23 June 1870 Children: Francis (Frank) Ashton Wilkins b. 21 June 1871 Lexina Ann Wilkins b. 16 December 1872 Martha Ellen Wilkins b. 24 September 1874m. Charles A. Holland in May of 1902 Paul Wilkins b. c1876 James Archibald (Archie) Wilkins b. c1878 m. Elsie Myra Emma Wilkins bap. 11 April 1881 Laura Evelina Wilkins b. 7 December 1883 Jessie Alice Wilkins b. 1 November 1884, d. 1951 m. Paul L. Gunby (1882 - 1971) on 14 June 1905 Philip Ogden Wilkins b. 2 January 1889 Inventory taken by Ronald R. Massey on 20 October 2001 and subsequently annotated. The Inventory was compared with that published by Ruth Dryden in her Cemetery Records of Somerset County, Maryland, as well as the extant records of Coventry Parish as published by Jody Powell. Various census and probate records were consulted as necessary. Somerset Co. Marriage Records as published by Ruth T. Dryden and Roy C. Pollitt were also consulted. * Indcates that there is an error in the entry published in Cemetery Records of Somerset County, Maryland by Ruth T. Dryden, Family Line Publications, 1989. © 2001 Ronald Massey