Catherine Covert - Revision history

Liz: /* Source notes */ reword notes re John Stoughton estate sale of land, for clarity

2013-11-25T20:56:16Z

‎Source notes: reword notes re John Stoughton estate sale of land, for clarity

Liz: Source 18, upload documents re. settling estate of Jacob Stoughton; from A. Fix.

2013-11-25T19:45:45Z

Source 18, upload documents re. settling estate of Jacob Stoughton; from A. Fix.

Liz: credit A. Fixx for source 17.

2013-11-25T19:14:06Z

credit A. Fixx for source 17.

Brady: documents relating to sale of Jacob Stoughton estate and conjecture about death date of Catherine Covert.

2013-07-18T19:37:24Z

documents relating to sale of Jacob Stoughton estate and conjecture about death date of Catherine Covert.

Liz: add source W6, My Family by Debbie Harrison on Rootsweb.com

2009-12-01T15:53:28Z

add source W6, My Family by Debbie Harrison on Rootsweb.com

Liz: /* Sources */ spelling

2009-10-12T09:18:29Z

‎Sources: spelling

Liz: /* Sources */ add link to text, source 16: 1895 Hist Butler Co. PA

2009-10-12T09:01:19Z

‎Sources: add link to text, source 16: 1895 Hist Butler Co. PA

Liz: minor format

2009-10-12T08:57:14Z

minor format

Liz: specify data found on source W2 McGinnis Family Tree by G Charles; some errors

2009-10-12T08:56:12Z

specify data found on source W2 McGinnis Family Tree by G Charles; some errors

Liz: delete Eichelberger as source on birthplace (NJ); she cited source W5, which doesn't list birthplace; delete source notes clarified by more recent data;

2009-10-12T08:45:59Z

delete Eichelberger as source on birthplace (NJ); she cited source W5, which doesn't list birthplace; delete source notes clarified by more recent data;

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 * A Covert family, Isaac and Nancy, is on the 1870 census for Brady Twp, Butler Co, pg 9 (see [[James Irvin Hogue]]).  There is no known relationship at this time. EBW, 19 Aug 2007
 * ''Stoughton Family Genealogy and History'' research manuscript by Burke Stoughton, Apollo, PA, May-October 1996; G929.2 Butler Area Public Library, Butler, PA.  ''This source erroneously lists the husband of Catherine Covert to be John Walker Stoughton (1767-1833), descended from a Jonathon Stoughton, Timothy Stoughton etc. family from E. Windsor, CT.''  <br> Notification by email Jan 2008 from the author, Burke Stoughton, indicates that the name John ''Walker'' Stoughton was erroneous, and that no connection to the Connecticut Stoughtons is presently known to us or documented. He continues to search for such a connection.
-* '''Sale of land from John Stoughton Estate''' (source 17):  The will of John Stoughton (d. 1833) specified that the land in his estate (100 acres) be maintained by for the support of his wife Catherine (Covert) until her death.  Court documents from 1849 and 1850 indicate that a portion (20 acres) was sold to cover debts from the estate of Jacob Stoughton (son of John) who was the original administrator of the estate but died in 1841.  The estate was now being handled by John Stoughton, presumably Jacob's younger brother.  Documents from 1857 - 58 indicate that the rest of the land was sold and the remainder of the estate settled.  This would suggest that Catherine had died around 1857.  The estate was now being handled by James S. Stoughton, the younger John having died in 1852.
+* '''Sale of land from John Stoughton Estate''' (source 17):   Catherine's husband John Stoughton (who died in 1833) left his land in the care of their son Jacob Stoughton (who died in 1841). When John Stoughton owned the land, it was part of Muddy Creek Township, and was located in First Donation District, Number 149.  The land was to be kept for the care of Catherine Stoughton and not sold. <br>
 =Research Notes=
 * Research re. burial site of John & Catherine Stoughton, with negative results: No gravestones found at various Butler County cemeteries visited in 2006-2007 by E. Wilson Williams (Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Wolf Creek Cemetery, Muddy Creek Cemetery, Prospect's Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Prospect Presbyterian Cemetery or West Liberty Cemetery).  No record found in the entire 5 volume set of the Cemetery Inventory of Butler County, searched by research staff of the Butler Area Public Library, Oct. 2007.  <br>This suggests burial without gravestones, or that their stones deteriorated beyond legibility by the time of the Inventory; or burial at a small private cemetery not included in the Inventory.

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-| '''Documents relating to Estate of John Stoughton''', from the research of A. Fixx.<br> Page 1: sale of a portion of the land in 1849-50 to cover debts from estate of Jacob Stoughton.<br>Page 2:  Documents related to sale of rest of the land and distribution of proceeds in 1858.<br>See Source Notes section for implications regarding death date of Catherine Covert Stoughton.
+| '''Documents relating to Estate of John Stoughton''', from the research of A. Fixx.<br> Set 1: sale of a portion of the land in 1849-50 to cover debts from estate of Jacob Stoughton.<br>See Source Notes section for implications regarding death date of Catherine Covert Stoughton.
 | [[File:21 Jacob Stoughton land - forced to sell part of property after Jacob's death.jpg|50px|center]] [[File:22 Settling of Jacob Stoughton's Estate.jpg|50px|center]]
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-| '''Documents relating to Estate of John Stoughton''' Page 1: sale of a portion of the land in 1849-50 to cover debts from estate of Jacob Stoughton.<br>Page 2:  Documents related to sale of rest of the land and distribution of proceeds in 1858.
+| '''Documents relating to Estate of John Stoughton''', from the research of A. Fixx.<br> Page 1: sale of a portion of the land in 1849-50 to cover debts from estate of Jacob Stoughton.<br>Page 2:  Documents related to sale of rest of the land and distribution of proceeds in 1858.<br>See Source Notes section for implications regarding death date of Catherine Covert Stoughton.
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 | '''Marriage''' ||expect ~1795 || expect Northumberland Co., Lewisburg area || To [[John Stoughton]] || <sup class="reference"> </sup>
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-| '''Death''' || after 1850 ||expect Muddy Creek Twp, Butler County, PA ||   || <sup class="reference">[5]</sup>
+| '''Death''' || after 1850, possibly 1857<br>see source 17<br> and source notes ||expect Muddy Creek Twp, Butler County, PA ||   || <sup class="reference">[5][17]</sup>
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 | '''Burial''' || after 1850 ||not found <br>expect Muddy Creek Twp, Butler County, PA ||see Research Notes  ||
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 Luke Covert settled  in Nothumberland Co. PA. He resided there until 1796, when he brought his family into the wilderness of Covert's run.  He made his home west of where the Stone House was built in 1822. <br>Note: (Now in Brady Twp., the Stone House is at intersection of Rt. 8 & Rt 528; Covert Rd. runs east from West Liberty to Rt. 528.  Covert Rd. runs roughly parallel to &  south of Big Run creek, tributary to Slippery Rock Creek.)
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 * A Covert family, Isaac and Nancy, is on the 1870 census for Brady Twp, Butler Co, pg 9 (see [[James Irvin Hogue]]).  There is no known relationship at this time. EBW, 19 Aug 2007
 * ''Stoughton Family Genealogy and History'' research manuscript by Burke Stoughton, Apollo, PA, May-October 1996; G929.2 Butler Area Public Library, Butler, PA.  ''This source erroneously lists the husband of Catherine Covert to be John Walker Stoughton (1767-1833), descended from a Jonathon Stoughton, Timothy Stoughton etc. family from E. Windsor, CT.''  <br> Notification by email Jan 2008 from the author, Burke Stoughton, indicates that the name John ''Walker'' Stoughton was erroneous, and that no connection to the Connecticut Stoughtons is presently known to us or documented. He continues to search for such a connection.
 =Research Notes=
 * Research re. burial site of John & Catherine Stoughton, with negative results: No gravestones found at various Butler County cemeteries visited in 2006-2007 by E. Wilson Williams (Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Wolf Creek Cemetery, Muddy Creek Cemetery, Prospect's Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Prospect Presbyterian Cemetery or West Liberty Cemetery).  No record found in the entire 5 volume set of the Cemetery Inventory of Butler County, searched by research staff of the Butler Area Public Library, Oct. 2007.  <br>This suggests burial without gravestones, or that their stones deteriorated beyond legibility by the time of the Inventory; or burial at a small private cemetery not included in the Inventory.

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 |'''The Covert Family of Lancaster N.Y.''', owner Robert Thornton Covert, on Genealogy.com at <br> http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/o/v/Robert-T-Covert/ODT1-0001.html<br>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 [[Descendants of Theunis Janzsen Covert by Robert Thornton Covert|Excerpt - Descendants of Theunis Janzsen Covert]].
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-|'''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<br>  This site lists Catherine Covert as daughter of Lucas Covert & Cornelia VanZandt.  However, it lists her husband as the John Walker Stoughton of Connecticut, rather than John Stoughton of New Jersey, as we believe to be the case.<br>This site follows descendants of Andrew Stoughton, son of John & Catherine Covert Stougthon.  No additional information on other children of John & Catherin; some children's names confused (son John Stougthon is listed as John Bernard Stoughton; [[Barnard VanZant Stoughton]] listed as Bernard W.Stoughton).
+|'''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<br>  This site lists Catherine Covert as daughter of Lucas Covert & Cornelia VanZandt.  However, it lists her husband as the John Walker Stoughton of Connecticut, rather than John Stoughton of New Jersey, as we believe to be the case.<br>This site follows descendants of Andrew Stoughton, son of John & Catherine Covert Stougthon.  No additional information on other children of John & Catherin; some children's names confused (son John Stougthon is listed as John Bernard Stoughton; [[Barnard VanZant Stoughton]] listed as Barnard W.Stoughton).
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-|'''1895 History of Butler Co. PA''', pg. 615
+| '''[[Source: History of Butler County Pennsylvania 1895|Book: History of Butler County Pennsylvania 1895]]''', pg. 615
 Luke Covert settled  in Nothumberland Co. PA. He resided there until 1796, when he brought his family into the wilderness of Covert's run.  He made his home west of where the Stone House was built in 1822. <br>Note: (Now in Brady Twp., the Stone House is at intersection of Rt. 8 & Rt 528; Covert Rd. runs east from West Liberty to Rt. 528.  Covert Rd. runs roughly parallel to &  south of Big Run creek, tributary to Slippery Rock Creek.)
+| <div style="text-align: center">[[Source: History of Butler County Pennsylvania 1895|transcript]]</div>
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 We have listed their information regarding our direct line ancestors at [[Descendants of Theunis Janzsen Covert by Robert Thornton Covert|Excerpt - Descendants of Theunis Janzsen Covert]].
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 =Source Notes=
 * The marriage site for Catherine Covert to John Stoughton is likely PA.  Sources indicate  her parents (see [[Lucas Covert]]) were in Northumberland Co. PA by 1790.  Also this suggests that all children of this marriage were born in PA.

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-| '''Birth'''  || 20 Jul 1778 || NY || || <sup class="reference">[W4]</sup>
+| '''Birth'''  || 20 Jul 1778 || expect PA; see Source Notes below || || <sup class="reference">[W4]</sup>
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 | '''Marriage''' ||expect ~1795 || expect Northumberland Co., Lewisburg area || To [[John Stoughton]] || <sup class="reference"> </sup>
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 | '''Jeanne Bortmes Eichelberger''',  correspondence, 2006.
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 |'''Abstracts of the wills of 5 sons of John Stoughton''' received from correspondent Dolores Swaney.<br>'''Will of Andrew Stoughton''' of Clay Twp., Butler Co. PA; Book D, pg. 452; filed 2 Jan 1867, written 4 Dec. 1866.  Lists wife Mary; sons Jacob, John; daughters Rachel Campbell, Effie Jane wife of Miller Cornelius, Hannah wife of John A. McCandless, Catharine Amanda wife of Robert Davis; grandson Oliver Stoughton; granddaughter Mary Isabella Stoughton; witness William S. Wick.<br>'''Will of William Stoughton''' of Concord Twp., Butler Co. PA; Book D, pg. 206; filed 28 Aug. 1863, written 15 July 1863.  Lists wife Mary; sons John, A. J., Luke, Elisha, Thomas; daughters Elizabeth Shoaf, Catharine Thompson, Adella Bortmass; witness William Wick.<br>'''Will of John Stoughton''' of Muddycreek Twp., Butler Co. PA; Book C, pg. 219; filed 6 July 1852, written 19 Apr. 1852.  Lists wife Nancy; sons Thomas, Jefferson, William; daughters Catherine, Martha Jane, Euphany, Hannah, Manervy. <br>'''Will of Jacob Stoughton''' of Muddycreek Twp., Butler Co. PA; Book B, pg. 195; filed 25 June 1841, written 2 Apr. 1841.  Lists mother Catherin; brothers William, Andrew, John, Barnard; 2nd cousin William Stoughton; nieces Eleana Logan, Catherin Boile; nephews Thomas Patterson, Jacob Stoughton. <br>(Note: "2nd cousin William Stoughton" may be a grandchild of one of his brothers?)<br>'''Will of Luke Stoughton''' of Muddycreek Twp., Butler Co. PA; Book B, pg. 98; filed 11 May 1839, written 16 Dec. 1838.  Lists wife Margaret.
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-| '''Personal correspondence''' from [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|Elizabeth Wilson Williams]], granddaughter of Bert Winfred Wilson.
+| '''Personal correspondence''' from [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|Elizabeth Wilson Williams]], granddaughter of [[Bert Winiford Wilson]].
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 |'''1895 History of Butler Co. PA''', pg. 615
 Luke Covert settled  in Nothumberland Co. PA. He resided there until 1796, when he brought his family into the wilderness of Covert's run.  He made his home west of where the Stone House was built in 1822. <br>Note: (Now in Brady Twp., the Stone House is at intersection of Rt. 8 & Rt 528; Covert Rd. runs east from West Liberty to Rt. 528.  Covert Rd. runs roughly parallel to &  south of Big Run creek, tributary to Slippery Rock Creek.)
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 =Source Notes=
-* Eichelberger cites source 11, "Covert Family of New York", for the 1795 marriage of Catherine Covert & John Stoughton in NJ.  However, other sources indicate the Coverts (see [[Lucas Covert]]) were in Northumberland Co. by 1790, so the marraige site is uncertain, but likely PA.  Also this suggests that all children of this marriage were born in PA.
+* The marriage site for Catherine Covert to John Stoughton is likely PA.  Sources indicate  her parents (see [[Lucas Covert]]) were in Northumberland Co. PA by 1790.  Also this suggests that all children of this marriage were born in PA.
-* Will of John Stoughton lists son John and son Bernard; researcher Jeanne Eichelberger lists a son John Bernard.
-* Can not find 1830, 1840 census.  In 1840 she may be living with one of her children.
-<br>*In 1850, Catherine Covert Stoughton, widow, apparently living next door to her son John. Andrew Stoughton in the next dwelling may be a son of John's.
-<br>* The Stoughton organizers of Muddy Creek Baptist church may be Catherine Covert Stoughton, her sons Jacob and Andrew, and her brother in law Samuel (who later became a Baptist minister).More likely however is that Catherine Stoughton is Catherine McCune, wife of Samuel Stoughton.
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-* A Covert family, Isaac and Nancy, is on the 1870 census for Brady Twp, Butler Co, pg 9 (see [[James Irvin Hogue]].  There is no known relationship at this time. EBW, 19 Aug 2007
 * The 1840 census is speculation.  The oldest female in the household is the correct age to be '''Catherine Covert''', but it could also be Robert Logan's mother.
 =Research Notes=
 * Research re. burial site of John & Catherine Stoughton, with negative results: No gravestones found at various Butler County cemeteries visited in 2006-2007 by E. Wilson Williams (Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Wolf Creek Cemetery, Muddy Creek Cemetery, Prospect's Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Prospect Presbyterian Cemetery or West Liberty Cemetery).  No record found in the entire 5 volume set of the Cemetery Inventory of Butler County, searched by research staff of the Butler Area Public Library, Oct. 2007.  <br>This suggests burial without gravestones, or that their stones deteriorated beyond legibility by the time of the Inventory; or burial at a small private cemetery not included in the Inventory.