Daniel McDeavitt Biography from 1883 History of Butler County PA, p.363

1883 History of Butler County by Waterman-Watkins, Chicago. p. 363

Daniel McDeavitt, a native of Ireland, moved from Newcastle, Del., to Greensburg; thence, in 1797, came to Butler County, and settled in this township. {Brady Twp.} He brought his goods upon pack-horses, his family, consisting of his wife and three children, accompanying him; also the Montooth family (which settled in Franklin Township), making thirteen in the party. Mrs. McDeavitt rode horseback, carrying her youngest child, James, while Catharine, aged nine years, and Henry, aged seven, drove two cows. They arrived here the 27th of April. Mr. McDeavitt cleared ground and raised corn and potatoes that year. After getting his family established in their new home, the father went back to Maryland to work and earn money for their support, leaving his wife and little ones alone in the wilderness, with few neighbors anywhere near them. During his absence, some hunting Indians came and encamped near the house. They appeared friendly, and never disturbed the family. The second house built by Daniel McDeavitt, a structure of hewn logs erected in 1815, is still standing. In that house James, the youngest of the three children that came to this county with his parents, died in 1882 at the age of eighty-five years. Until the very close of his life, he retained a remarkably clear and vivid recollection of early events, and delighted in narrating pioneer experiences.
The children of Daniel and Elizabeth (Sturgeon) McDeavitt were as follows: Catharine, Henry, James and {{John McDeavitt|John]]. Catharine and James both remained single. Henry married Jane McClymonds for his first wife, and Mrs. Rebecca Bell for his second. Six children were born of the first wife, and one of the second. All are now living except one. John married Jane St. Clair, and died while absent on business at Louisville, Ky., in 1851. Catharine died in 1864; Henry in 1876. He was an 1812 soldier. Daniel McDeavitt, the father, died in 1805 at the age of forty-nine.