Coveys of Birds


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Johann Ludwig Barth (John Lewis Bird) arrived in Philadelph in 1749; between 1752 and 1769, he moved to Frederick County, Virginia. His son, John Bird, was probably born in Frederick County, Virginia. He married Catherine Frey, daughter of John Frey/Fry, in 1782. He died in Shenandoah County, Virginia, ca. 1829. Descendants lived in Virginia, Tennessee, and elsewhere.







Virginia Genealogies


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The 1787 Census of Virginia


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The personal property tax lists for the year 1787.







Our McGinnis Family


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The McGinnis family originally of Ireland. James McGinnis, son of "Old" Edmund (Edward) and Sarah McGinnis, with his brother John and sister Nella, came from Ireland. James McGinnis and his wife Sarah Davis McGinnis, who were married ca. 1774 in Virginia, lived in Frederick Co., Virginia in the last half of 1700. They were parents of eight children born between 1774 and 1793. Descendants live in Virginia, West Virginia, Oregon, Missouri and elsewhere.







The Gosney Family in America


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William Gosney, son of Henry Gosney, was born in about 1705, probably in Virginia. He married Mary in about 1726 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.