Garrett Covert

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	15 Sept 1769	Somerville, Somerset NJ
Marriage			To Eleanor Black
Death	May 1850	Lawrence Co. PA

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 7         Generation 8             Generation 9
 
                                           +-- Bragon Covert
                                           |   (1696-????)
                  +-- Lucas Covert --------+
                  |   (1741-1821)          |
 Garrett Covert --+                        +-- Anna Selover
 (1769-????)      |                            (1703-????)
                  +-- Cornelia Van Zandt
                      (1746-????)          
Sources: 

Children

(10 children with Eleanor Black; birth order unknown)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Ann Covert	F			Joseph Biddle
Cornelia Covert	F	17 May 1797		m. 27 Nov 1818 to Alexander Campbell (b. 1796 Butler Co.PA - d. 1851 Edinburg PA;); son of James Campbell	buried Greenwood Cem, New Castle PA
Mary Covert	F	1808	PA	John Park b. 1800 in VA
Sarah Covert				James Parks
Samuel Covert	M	1790		Ann Shoaf
William Covert (Dr.)	M	1802		Prudence Mayberry	"2nd son"; with wife Prudence 6 children b. at Covert's Crossing, including Dr. John W. Covert
John Covert	M
Thomas Covert				Mary Jane Sankey
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Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources

Photos

Covert's Bridge, Lawrence Co. PA

Terrain map of Edenburg area, Lawrence Co. PA with Coverts Bridge location.

Political map, Coverts Bridge area

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1790 U.S. Federal Census, Northumberland Co. PA, ancestry.com pg.5. Left column, line 7 lists family of Luke Coubert with 2 males over 16, 3 males under 16, and 5 females. This suggests that Luke had 4 sons & 4 daughters by 1790. See source notes.
2	1800 U.S. Federal Census
3	1810 U.S. Federal Census
4	1820 U.S. Federal Census, Mahoning Twp., Mercer Co., PA, page 1. Page is not dated. Family headed by GArret Covert: 1 male <10, 1 male 16-18, 1 male 16-25, 2 males >45, 1 female <10, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 16-25, 1 female >45.
5	1830 U.S. Federal Census, Mahoning Twp., Mercer Co., PA, page 1. Census page is not dated. Family headed by Garrit Coovert: 1 male 15-20, 1 male 60-70, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 50-60.
6	1840 U.S. Federal Census, Mahoning Twp., Indiana Co., PA, page 1. Census is not dated. Mahoning Twp., Mercer Co., PA, page 9: Census not dated. Family headed by Garret Covert: 1 male 60-69, 1 female 60-69. Family headed by John Park: 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 30-40, 1 male 60-70, 1 female <5, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 40-50.
7	1850 U.S. Federal Census, Mahoning Twp., Lawrence Co., PA, page 1. Census dated 27 Sept 1850. Lines 9-14: John Park, 50,shoemaker, b. Virginia; Mary, 42, b. PA; Paine, 11, b. PA; Newton, 5, m, b. PA; Elenor Covert, 80, b. PA; Philip Keser, 42, shoemaker, b. PA. Garrett died before census was taken. Eleanor is living with her daughter Mary and her family. Also on page are Elenor White (line 16) age 18, Samuel Covert, age 24 (living in household of Avery Biddle), and Samuel Park, 29 (with wife Mary and 3 children).
8	Somerset County Genealogical Quarterly Volume 8, online at: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PABUTLER/2003-07/1057200413 Luke Covert, born October 18, 1741 in Franklin Twp., Somerset, New Jersey; died 1821 in Butler Co., Pennsylvania. He was the son of Bergon (Bragon) Covert and Annetze Selover (Slover). He married Cornelia Van Zandt May 12, 1768. She was born May 15, 1746 in New Jersey, and died in Butler Co., PA. She was the daughter of Peter Praa Van Zandt and Sarah Willense.
9	Obituary of Dr. John W. Covert, great grandson of Cornelia Van Zandt; New Castle News, Monday 19 May 1913. From contributor A. Fix Dr. John W. Covert died Saturday (17 May 1913) of heart disease. He was born 18 July 1837 at Covert's Station, the youngest son of William Covert & Prudence Mayberry, who had 6 children. William Covert was the 2nd son of "Garre H." (sic/Garrett) Covert and Eleanor Black. (Garrett) was the oldest son of Luke Covert and Cornelia Van Zandt, she born 16 May 1746, married 12 May 1768. His ancestors came to this country from Holland and settled in Brooklyn. Dr. Covert enlisted in the Roundhead regiment, 100th PA volunteers, & when discharged, re-enlisted and served honorably to end of Civil War. He attended Cleveland Medical college, graduated from school of homeopathy in 1879, beginning practice in New Castle same year. First wife was Mary Young, daughter of David Young; married 3 July 1862; she died 15 years ago (i.e. ~1898). Second wife was Clare Beckwith who survived him. No children by either marriage, but survived by Cora Rhodes of Chicago, who was brought up in his home. Member First M. E. Church. Funeral Tue. (i.e. 20 May 1913) at his home, Dr. N. H. Holmes of Wash. D. C., formerly pastor of First M. C. church officiating, with Dr. J. H. Clemens. Interment Oak Park cemetery.
10	Bridge No. 13: Coverts Crossing Bridge Project documenting Pennsylvania's historic bridges - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review by Amanda Lynch, Sunday, November 24, 2002 http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_103628.html#ixzz1JxuXPjA8 "John W. Covert was a well-known physician from the New Castle area of Lawrence County born in 1837, and his short obituary mentions the ancestral Coverts coming from Holland. But according to Vidutis’ findings, little else has been recorded about the Coverts and their settlement of the land surrounding Coverts Crossing. Although the area around Coverts Crossing has been populated by American Indians back to the Late Archaic and Late Woodland periods, the first Coverts Crossing Bridge was built in 1887 at Covert’s Ford by the Morse Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio. Vidutis found that residents of Union, Mahoning and North Beaver Townships complained about frequent highway flooding that made travel to New Castle difficult. The result of these petitions was the first bridge that carried Covert Road over the Mahoning River. This bridge became an important social and economic center in local farmers’ lives because of the nearby gristmill, the Cross-Cut Canal (part of the Pennsylvania Canal system) and the Lawrence Railroad stop called Coverts Station. Lawrence County documents suggest that the Coverts Crossing Bridge consists of two distinct bridge segments – a reused bridge at the south end and a newly erected one at the north end. This would explain the bridge’s apparent non-standardization, or mix, of design and construction,” Vidutis wrote in his comprehensive report."
11	Covert's Crossing Bridge, Historic American Engineering Project, National Parks Service; photos by Joel Z. Dzodin, May-July 1998. Date of construction 1887, Coverts Crossing Bridge location: spanning the Mahoning River along township Road T-372 (Covert Road), equidistant between Edinburg and New Castle PA, the bridge connects both Union & North Beaver Townships Lawrence Co. PA. Document includes description of bridge, history of the crossing, Covert's grist mill location, USGS map Bessemer & Edinburg PA Quads. revised 1990, and five photographs of bridge elements. Site originally known as Covert's Ford. 1872 map of Union Twp., Lawrence Co. Pa by G. M. Hopkins shows "L. Covert grist mill". The mill was formerly located at the southwest abutments of the bridge. Pages 19-20: "The most prominent Covert to emerge in the wider Newcastle area was John W. Covert, a well-known physician born in Covert's Crossing in 1837. His short obituary mentions that the ancestral Coverts (Luke Covert who married Cornelia Van Zandt in 1768) came from Holland and settled in Brooklyn, New York. John W. Covert's parents were William (also a physician) and Prudence, who had five other children while living at Covert's Crossing. Historic maps from 1872 of adjacent Union and North Beaver Twps. indicate that an I. Covert owned four acres with a gristmill at Covert's Station along the Lawrende Rail Road. Both maps clearly show a crossing over the Mahoning River." Sources cited: Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens, Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. 1908, 173. Union and North Beaver Twps., Atlas of the County of Lawrence and the State of Pennsylvania, (Philadelphia, G.M. Hopkins & Co. 1872), 17, 31.	See report text

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Ref. Num.	Description	Extract
W1	Descendants of Maria Waldron by Stephen L. Flanagan posted Mar. 20, 2001 on GenForum, Genealogy.com (Covert Forum). Five generations including a Rose Anne Covert, the great-grandmother of the author. Beyond implied family knowledge, no sources listed. Lucas Covert born 15 Sept, 1741 in Somerville, NJ; died 1821 in Brady Twp., PA; married Cornelia Van Zandt. She was born 15 May, 1746 in NJ; died in Butler Co. PA. Their children: *Garret Covert b. 15 Sept 1769 in NJ; married Eleanor Black (lists 7 children) *Ann Covert b. 27 Nov 1772 in NJ; d. 1846; married John Emery *Magdaline Covert b. 29 Nov 1775 in NJ; d. 1850 Butler Co. PA; *Catherine Covert b. 20 July 1778 in NJ; d. bef. 1850 in prob. Butler Co. PA; married John Stoughton *John VanZandt Covert b. 11 Aug 1781 in NJ; d. 1873; married Sarah Bennett *Barnet Covert b. 8 Sep 1784 NJ *Jacob Covert b. 21 Sep 1787 NJ; d. 20 Sep 1869, Grove City PA; married Mary Ann Cornelius (14 Jan 1788-14 Feb 1876)(lists 12 children). *Mary Covert b. 9 July 1789 NJ; married William McNees *Sarah Covert b. 27 Aug 1793 NJ; d. 10 Aug 1872, Worth Twp. Butler Co. PA.	(See full text)
W2	McGinnis Family Tree by Gloria Charles 67, on Ancestry.com Family Trees. Unsourced.http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/family.aspx?tid=2893248&pid=-1636099783&sid=-1634729376 Silas Covert was the youngest son of John VanZandt Covert & Sarah Bennett, and a grandson of Lucas Covert. Silas Covert married Margaret Esther Moore (1817-1893). This site lists some descendants of the children of Lucas Covert. For Garret, 1 son; for Magdalena, 8 children; for Morris, 12 children; for Catherine, 8 children; for John, 6 children. Some additional descendant lines followed.
W3	Surnames Wigton, Smith, Bowen, Covert, Boston, Van Zandt, by JEAlbin on ancestry.it surname discussion board. http://boards.ancestry.it/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1058&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.butler One entry: My g-grandmother was Aryadnie Wigton Albin. She came with her parents Edward D. & Hannah Smith Wigton to Cooper Co, MO from Butler Co, PA between 1865 & 1870. Edward was the son of John Wigton II and Rachel Tawneyhill. Hannah was a sister of Rebecca Ann Smith and their parents were Dan Smith and Rebecca Boston. John Campbell Wigton was the son of William Wigton & Margaret Campbell. William & John II were brothers (also James, and four sisters). Their parents were John Wigton I and Magdalen Covert daughter of Luke and Cornelia Van Zandt Covert. Luke's parents were Bergon & Annetze Selover Covert. Cornelia was the granddaughter of Resolved Waldren, an original patentee in 1666 of the Harlem Commons City, NY. John I was the grandson of John Wigton who came from Scotland on "The Cow" ship in 1725 with brothers, Samuel & William. John was b. 1700 & d. 1801 in Bucks Co, PA where he was a early settler in Doylestown. He is buried with his wife Isabel in the Deep Run Presbytarian Cemetery (also called "God's Acre). Covert, Campbell, Black, McClymonds, by S McMorrine, same website address: Luke Covert's children (included) Garrett Covert and John Covert. 2nd Generation: Garrett Covert married Ellen Black; their children (3rd Generation): Cornelia Covert & John Covert. Cornelia Covert was born 17 May 1797, according to a letter of 1885 from A. C. Campbell of Brazil, IN to Joseph J. V. Campbell; her grandfather was Luke Covert. She married 27 Nov 1818 Alexander Campbell, son of James Campbell. (Alexander?) born 1796 Butler Co. PA, died 1851 Edinburg PA; buried Greenwood Cem., New Castle PA. Cornelia Covert & Alexander Campbell's children (4th Generation): James Campbell, Garrett Campbell, Margaret Ann Campbell, John Henry Campbell, Thomas C. Campbell, Orlando Clay Campbell, McKee Campbell, Joseph Johile Van Zandt Campbell. (4th Generation) James Campbell born 7 Feb 1820, died 1891, expect in Brazil IN. "Alexander Campbell's oldest son James settled in Brazil, IN, and died in 1891". His son (Generation 5): A. C. Campbell.
W5	The Covert Family of Lancaster N.Y., owner Robert Thornton Covert, on Genealogy.com at http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/o/v/Robert-T-Covert/ODT1-0001.html Pg. 7 & 8 - Lucas Covert & Cornelia Van Zandt. Their children: Garret Covert 1769; Ann Covert 1772; Magdalene Covert 1775; Catherine Covert 1778; John Covert 1781; Barnet Covert 1784; Jacob Covert 1787; Mary Covert 1789; Sarah Covert 1793. We have listed their information regarding our direct line ancestors at Excerpt - Descendants of Theunis Janzsen Covert.
W6	My Family Website on Rootsweb.com, owner Debbie Harrison; see at: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2424533&id=I519050993 For extract of data on our direct line, see "My Family" by Debbie Harrison on Rootsweb.com No sources listed. Lucas Covert (b.15 Sep 1741 in Raritan, Somerset Co. NJ; d.1821 in Brady Twp, Butler Co. PA) married to Cornelia Van Zandt (b.15 May 1746 in NJ; d. Butler Co. PA). Their 9 children: 1. Jacob COVERT b: 21 Sep 1787 in NJ; lists descendants 2. Garrett COVERT b: 15 Sep 1769 in NJ 3. Ann COVERT b: 27 Nov 1772 in NJ 4. Magdaline COVERT b: 29 Nov 1775 in NJ 5. Catherine COVERT b: 20 Jul 1778 6. John VanZandt COVERT b: 11 Aug 1781 in NJ 7. Barnet COVERT b: 8 Sep 1784 in NJ 8. Mary COVERT b: 9 Jul 1789 in NJ 9. Sarah COVERT b: 27 Aug 1793 in NJ

Source notes

• 1790 census, Northumberland Co. PA corresponds to (2 males over 16):Lucas Covert age 49, son Garret age 21; (3 males under 16): sons John 9, Barnet 6, & Jacob 3; (5 females): Cornelia VanZandt Covert age 44, daughters Ann 18, Magdalene 15, Catharine 12, & Mary age 1. This source agrees with the 1883 History of Butler Co. PA in placing the Luke Covert family in Northumberland Co. before settling in Butler Co. PA.