Covalt Line

Lucy Covalt (1778 – 1851)

She whose brother and father were killed by Indians at Covault’s Station, Northwest Territory, about 1790. (Today that location is Cincinnati, Ohio.)

Covalt Marriages

January 1, 1804

John Dove + Lucy Covalt

√ Parents of James Dove
2G grandparents of Lee A Stephens
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Descendants of John Dove

John’s grandson, David W Dove, provided information for an 1881 book about Fountain County, Indiana. In his biographical sketch, David names his father (Abram) and his uncle (James), as well as his grandfather, John Dove who married at Covalt Station, Ohio, in 1804. David Dove names his great grandfather, James Dove Sr., and says he was a “lad of eighteen years” who came from “the highlands of Scotland” and married in Virginia.
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Lucy Covalt was the daughter of Revolutionary War veteran Abraham Covalt and his wife, Lois.

March 28, 1763

Abraham Covalt + Lois

√ Parents of Lucy Covalt
3G grandparents of Lee A Stephens
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We know a lot about Abraham Covalt and Lois because she applied for a widow’s pension. The National Archives has about 60 pages of this record, including testimony about Abraham’s service in the Revolutionary War, his life at Covalt’s Station, Northwest Territory (now Cincinnati), his death at the hands of indians. The record names some of his children, including Lucy Dove.

January 1, 1736

Abraham Covalt + Elizabeth Gustin

√ Parents of Abraham Covalt
4G grandparents of Lee A Stephens
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January 1, 1713

Abraham Colt + Susanna Risley

√ Parents of Abraham Covalt
5G grandparents of Lee A Stephens
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January 1, 1690

Abraham Colt + Hannah Loomis

√ Parents of Abraham Colt
6G grandparents of Lee A Stephens
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