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From: "Robert and Tracie Lefler" <>
Subject: Fw: [NYFL] Letters to Town Historian
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 15:16:09 -0500


----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert and Tracie Lefler" <>
To: "Robert O. Fiedler" <>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [NYFL] Letters to Town Historian


> Re: "JJ is probably for John J." and "Cornelius": This is for John Jacob
> Leffler(JJ) b. 1808(family in Seneca Co by abt 1818). His (1)wife was Mary
> Ann Swick b. Seneca, granddaughter of a Covert in Somerset NJ. Cornelius
> Covert is the fatherinlaw of David Leffler m Mary Covert. The Cornelius
> Covert and David Leffler families(together with David's father Philip
> Leffler and wife Mary Dilts) are all buried in Lake View Cemetery.
Lefflers
> also married Barnum/VanNorstand and several others. Jacob Lefler/Leffler
b.
> 1828 (also s/o Philip) and family were in Schuyler Co with descendents
still
> in Elmira-at least. We are looking for more descendents and burial places
> and info on this latter family and others not named in this email
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert O. Fiedler" <>
> To: "'Robert and Tracie Lefler'" <>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 1:43 PM
> Subject: RE: [NYFL] Letters to Town Historian
>
>
> > About 100 times the name Covert appears in the index of the book "Town &
> > Village Ovid - An early History. It was compiled by Wayne E. Morrison,
> > Sr.
> > His print shop is still operating in town, as far as I know.
> >
> > On the map, pages 161 & 162 the Covert's appear as follows:
> >
> > First Name/Initials District # Joint District #
> > P 10
> > J 28
> > A.A. 27
> > A 27
> > P 24
> > A.B. 33 and 47
> > I 32 and 5
> > T.R. 31 and 5
> > J 21 and 10
> > S.C. 21 and 10
> > C.V. 22 and 11
> > J.J. 11
> > Then initials 'A' could be for 'Abraham' and 'Abram'; 'P' for 'Peter';
> > 'AB' for Abraham Barnum; 'J' for Jacob, James, Jane Jay, John, Joseph;
> > 'R' for Rynear; 'S' for 'Silas C'; others 'Sindey', Susan'; for 'T'
> > there are 'Thomas', Tunis, Tunis, Sr., Tunis, Jr., Tunis D and Tunis
> > R.';
> > 'CV' is probably for 'Cornelius V.'; there also is a 'Cornelius C.';
> > 'JJ' is probably for 'John J'.
> >
> > On page 58 John F. Covert is pictured with the other members of 'The
> > Croten Engine & Hose Co. No. 1'.
> >
> > On page 104 is a picture of 'Margaret Covert Scott' along with James B.
> > Scott , Helen Brown Scott and Cap't. Winfield Scott.
> >
> > On page 145 are pictures of 'Tunis Covert, Sr.' and 'Tunis Covert,
> > Jun.'
> >
> > The 'Covert' is not listed as 'Balloted', which lists them by name and
> > military rank, or having a 'Patent' delivered to them. All 100
> > 'Military Tract' lots are listed. The 'Covert's' must have been 'late
> > comers' to Ovid.
> >
> > No 'Covert' appears in the list of the original 205 'Patents' given out
> >
> > in what today is mainly in Chemung Co., NY in the area of Big Flats.
> >
> > I had a slow afternoon today and the reason I took the time to do the
> > 'look-ups'.
> >
> > Bob Fiedler
> >
> > - searching for the families of David Perry, except for his
> > son
> > James (b.1779 Warwick, Or. Co., NY - d. 1878 Himrod, Yates
> >
> > Co., NY
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert and Tracie Lefler [mailto:]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 11:11 AM
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: [NYFL] Letters to Town Historian
> >
> > I also have a problem up there in Seneca Co,NY, where I have many
> > ancestors(Leffler/Dilts/Covert/Swick/Updike(Lakeview Cemetery), etc). I
> > cannot seem to get on the surname site or get any response when I try.
> > Bob
> > Lefler
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Floyd Bailey" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 10:12 AM
> > Subject: [NYFL] Letters to Town Historian
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I have written to the Town of Ovid Historian, both by email and U.S.
> > mail.
> > The latter contained an S.A.S.E. and a check. Does anyone know why I
> > have
> > not had a reply? Is Ms Snyder ill? Are there policies for submitting
> > queries that I'm unaware of??
> > >
> > > My 4th g grandfather, John Berrian (many spellings) SMITH, 1768-1847,
> > was
> > an early resident of Ovid, Seneca, New York. In front of his gravestone
> > in
> > Lakeview Cemetery, Interlaken, is a marker for military service. I have
> > come up empty trying to determine just what that service was. Can
> > anyone
> > help???
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Sally Bailey
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>

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