COVENEY (new)
Keveney, Kevany, Geaveney1) Locality: From the village of Coveney in Cambridgeshire, England; the place name derives from the Old English pre-7th century personal name 'Cofa' + 'eg' (island)2) In Ireland it may be of English origin, or more likely is a form of MacCoveney. This small clan, mainly recorded in County Kilkenny where they held the barony of Crannagh, is claimed to descend from MacCoibheanaigh, the son of a chief killed in battle1 Elizabeth COVENEY b: ca 11 September 1763 in Doddington vicinity, Kent, England?, Baptism: 11 September 1763 in St John the Baptist, Doddington, Kent, England? + John WILSON b: ca 9 February 1766 in Lenham, Kent, England?, Baptism: 9 February 1766 in St Mary, Lenham, Kent, England?, m: 23 December 1786 in St Mary, Lenham, Kent, England