Matthews / Conner / Covey / Salts [Solt] Family History - Person Sheet
Matthews / Conner / Covey / Salts [Solt] Family History - Person Sheet
Spouses
1Unknown ADAMS16, F
Birth Datebetween 1780-1790
Death Datebef 15 Apr 1811 Age: 31
FatherADAMS , M
MotherUNNAMED , F
Marr Dateabt 1807686
Marr Date15 Apr 1811686
Marr PlaceJessamine County, Kentucky
Notes for Peter FINN
All that is known about Peter and his father, Richard, has been taken from various county records. So much of their private lives are now obscure. Events can only be inferred through historical reference.. the fact that Peter and his second wife were born somewhere in Virginia is known because of Federal Census records, and a marriage record of his son. Peter was bound out in March 1802 in Pittsylvania County, VA to a Thomas Tiffin. This arrangement did not last long, because, withing just a year or so, Peter migrated with his father and brothers across the Alleghany Mountains to the central part of Kentucky. It was a time in our history when many were moving from one place of residence to another, settling new and virgin lands. Therefore, records are few.
Peter and Richard are found next in Casey County, Kentucky, where they paid a poll tax in 1809. However, Peter was in Jessamine County, KY when the Federal Census was taken in 1810. Peter owned land on Hickman Creek, according to tax records.. The following information taken from a history of Jessamine County describes the Hickman Creek area of the county:
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Peter and Richard are found next in Casey County, Kentucky, where they paid a poll tax in 1809. However, Peter was in Jessamine County, KY when the Federal Census was taken in 1810. Peter owned land on Hickman Creek, according to tax records.. The following information taken from a history of Jessamine County describes the Hickman Creek area of the county:
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Notes for Unknown (Spouse 1)
The name Adams came from an old letter that was found detailing the lineage of the Covey / Hall Family History. Names that were given in the letter identified Anna Finn as “Anna Finn Adams Hall.”
Only after several years of looking at the letter, there was a pattern to all of the women that were listed. The author of the letter was listing her grandmother (Anna Finn) and then wrote Anna’s mother’s maiden name, before writing Anna’s married name. This pattern was consistent throughout the entire letter with all other women listed. After the pattern was identified it was easy to document all of the female lines of the Covey Hall family tree.
The indication that Anna’s mother’s maiden name of being Adams has been identified though this letter only. To date, there has been no other documentation that identifies the first wife of Peter Finn.16 However, it is known that they had three daughters...Anny, Polly and Unknown.
The death date for the Adams woman who married Peter Finn has been calculated by the date of his second marriage.
Only after several years of looking at the letter, there was a pattern to all of the women that were listed. The author of the letter was listing her grandmother (Anna Finn) and then wrote Anna’s mother’s maiden name, before writing Anna’s married name. This pattern was consistent throughout the entire letter with all other women listed. After the pattern was identified it was easy to document all of the female lines of the Covey Hall family tree.
The indication that Anna’s mother’s maiden name of being Adams has been identified though this letter only. To date, there has been no other documentation that identifies the first wife of Peter Finn.16 However, it is known that they had three daughters...Anny, Polly and Unknown.
The death date for the Adams woman who married Peter Finn has been calculated by the date of his second marriage.