Catherine Covert
From MouserAncestry
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
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| Birth | 20 Jul 1778 | NY | [10][11] | |
| Marriage | ~1795 : See Source Notes |
expect Northumberland Co., Lewisburg area | To John Stoughton | [11] |
| Death | after 1850 | expect Muddy Creek Twp, Butler County, PA | [5] | |
| Burial | after 1850 | not found expect Muddy Creek Twp, Butler County, PA |
see Research Notes |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 6 Generation 7 Generation 8
+-- John Stoughton
| (1773-1833)
Andrew Stoughton --+ +-- Lucas Covert
(1802-1867) | | (1741-????)
+-- Catherine Covert --+
(1778->1850) |
+-- Cornelia Van Zandt
(1746-????)
Sources: [10][11]
Children
(all children with John Stoughton)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Stoughton | M | 1792-93 | Margaret Wick | died ~1838/39 | [8][13][14] | |
| William Stoughton | M | 1796-1797 | NJ | Mary Elizabeth Wick | [8][13][14] | |
| Jacob Stoughton | M | ~1800 | NJ | -never married- | died ~1841 | [8][13][14] |
| Andrew Stoughton | M | 1802 | Butler County, PA | Mary Glenn | Direct line | [8][13][14] |
| John Stoughton | M | 1805 | Nancy Boyle | [8][13][14] | ||
| Euphamia Stoughton | F | 1810 | Samuel Logan | [8][13][14] | ||
| Hannah M. Stoughton | F | 26 Oct 1815 | John Patterson | died ~1845 | [8][13]][14] | |
| Barnard V. Stoughton | M | 1817 | 1) Susan Harvey 2) Susan Myer |
[13][14] | ||
| Jane Stoughton | F | 6 Dec 1821 | Thomas Boyle | [8][13][14] | ||
| Mary Stoughton | F | "Polly", not in will; | [9][14] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ, possibly Somerset, Franklin Twp. | b. 1778 - 1789 | birth to 11 yrs old | [10] |
| Lewisburg, Northumberland Co, PA | 1790 - 1796 | age 12-18; marriage | [16] |
| Coverts Run, Slippery Rock Twp, now Brady Twp, Butler Co, PA |
1796 | [16] | |
| Middlesex Twp. Butler Co, PA | by 1803 | from tax records; may not indicate twp residence |
[6] |
| Center Twp. Butler Co, PA | by 1810 - after 1820 | [1][2] | |
| Muddy Creek Twp. Butler Co, PA | by 1830 | [3] | |
| possibly Slippery Rock Twp. Butler Co, PA | by 1840 | [4] | |
| Muddy Creek Twp. Butler Co, PA | by 1850 | [5] |
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
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| 1 | 1810 United States Federal Census, Center Twp, Butler Co, PA Page 2. Census is not dated. Lists family headed by J. Stoughton: 3 males <10, 2 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 1 female <10, 1 female 26-44. Family headed by W. Stoughton also on page. This appears to correspond to sons Luke, John & William under age 10, Jaocb & William G. age 10-15, daughter Eupahme under 10; William age 37 & Catherine age 32. |
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| 2 | 1820 United States Federal Census, Center Twp, Butler Co, PA Page 4. Census is not dated. Lists family headed by J. Stoughton: 2 males <10, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 16-25 1 male >45,, 1 female <10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female >45. This corresponds to John Stoughton age 53, wife Catherine Covert age 52. Children: 2 males under age 10 are Barnard age 3,& Luke, age ~13; 1 male age 10-15 is John age 15; 2 males age 16-25 are Andrew age 18,& Jacob age 20; 1 female <10 is Hannah age 5; 1 female age 10-15 is Effie age 10. (Son William age 23 not enumerated here; possibly working & living elsewhere; married in 1822). |
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| 3 | 1830 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 13. Census is not dated. Family headed by John Stoughton: 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 50-60. This corresponds to John Stoughton,age 53, & wife Catherine Covert, age 52. Children: 1 male 10-15 is Bernard age13; 1 male 15-20 probably John, Jr. age 25; 1 male 20-30 is Jacob age ~30; (Luke, age 23,is listed separately on next line of census; Andrew married by 1826, family enumerated in Center Twp); 1 female 5-10 is Jane age 8; 1 female 10-15 is Hannah age 14. ( Euphamia age 20 is not enumerated here). |
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| 4 | 1840 United States Federal Census, Slipperyrock Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 9. Census is not dated. Family headed by Robert Logan: 1 male 40-50, 2 females 0-5, 2 females 5-10, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 30-40, 1 female 60-70. The female 30-40 is Euphamia. The female 60-70 is the correct age for her widowed mother, Catherine Covert |
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| 5 | 1850 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co. PA. Date of census 30 Aug 1850. Line 29: Catharine Stoughton, age 72, widow, born NY. Lines 30-37: Household of John Stoughton, 45, farmer, $1000 real estate; wife Nancy 43; children: Catharine 13, Thos. 10, Martha J. 8, Wm. 6, Euphama 4, Hannah M. 5/12. All born PA.. Lines 38-39: Andrew J. Stoughton, 25, farmer, $1200 real estate; Sarah J. 24. All born PA. Note: Catharine's son John lives next door; in the next house is her grandson Andrew J. Stoughton (son of William Stoughton). |
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| 6 | 1803 Tax List Middlesex Twp., Butler Co. PA: John Stoughton, 100 Acres, 2 cows, 2 horses or oxen, Valuation 144, Tax 0.43 1895 History Butler Co., p. 58 |
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| 7 | Deed Transfer from John Stoughton to William Stoughton, dated 10 Feb. 1820. Witnesses George (P___), and John Timblin. Recorded 14 Feb 1820,Butler County, John Timblin, Esq. |  (Transcript) |
| 8 | Deed Transfer from John Stoughton to William Stoughton, dated 7 Apr. 1824. Centre Twp., Butler Co., PA, Deed E-222. 50 Acres for $75.00. |  (Transcript) |
| 9 | Will of John Stoughton, Estate File # S-40,Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA. Signed 8 Apr. 1833. (Microfilm, Butler Public Library, Vol. A, p. 264, 1833) Lists wife Catherine; sons William, Luke, Andrew, John, Jacob, Bernard; daughters Eufame Logan, Hannah Stoughton, Jane Stoughton; executors: son Jacob Stoughton, & William Stoughton(Sr.?); witnesses: Samuel Stoughton & Robert Hemphill. |
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| 10 | Jeanne Bortmes Eichelberger, correspondence, 2006. | |
| 11 | Covert Family of New York by Robert Thorton Covert. Notes that John Stoughton married Catherine Covert; lists her parents as Lucas Covert and Cornelia Van Zandt, who were cousins; lists the children of Lucas And Cornelia Van Zandt Covert. (This source noted by Jeanne Bortmes Eichelberger; not seen by this researcher.) | |
| 12 | Abstracts of the wills of 5 sons of John Stoughton received from correspondent Dolores Swaney. 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. 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. 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. 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. (Note: "2nd cousin William Stoughton" may be a grandchild of one of his brothers?) 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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| 13 | 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 father of the children on this page to be John Walker Stoughton (1767-1833), descended from a Jonathon Stoughton, Timothy Stoughton etc. family from E. Windsor, CT.) 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. He does however believe that such connection does exist. Burke Stoughton cautions that his now outdated publication at Butler Library should be used with caution, as it contains several errors. Samuel Stoughton, for example, was the son of William Stoughton (not John Walker Stoughton), and was a brother of John W. Stoughton. Samuel Stoughton names a brother Andrew as an executor of his will. This Samuel Stoughton's 2nd wife's name was Catherine McCune, and would be the Catherine mentioned in his will. Burke Stoughton's research forward from this point (ie. the Stoughton family in Butler Co. PA) agrees with our findings and he has useful additions. For the children of John W. Stoughton he lists:
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| 14 | Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania, Vol. 3, Editor-in-chief: John W. Jordan.
Author: Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921. Pages 1272-1274. |
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| 15 | Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Bert Winfred Wilson. | N/A
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| 16 | 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. |
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 were in Northumberland Co. by that date, so site of marriage is uncertain.
- 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.
*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.
* 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.
- 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.
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.
