Nance: I am going to put here the information that I found on SEAVOLT....They are all from Volume 4 published in 1867 by Harry Foreman 'hISTORY OF THE LITTLE COVE". I will put the page number and then the information shown. PLEASE NOTE....I will do this in a hurry...there will be spelling mistakes....excuse them... pg 17/18 THE DIARY OF MARY DAVIS WARD 1851-1864 (my note) evidently this is a list of deaths HOUCK: Michael 6/22/1859 ...no years listed for age of death HOUCK: Catharine 5/13/1856, 47yrs SEAVOLT: Mathias 6/26/1853 72yrs pg 23 Please note that this class was a German Refomred and Lutern Group. A fact uncovered by the writer, never seemingly mentioned before is that man Hessians had settled in the upper Little Cove and along the Tuscarora near the end of the Revolutinary War. Some of the Hessians were settled early enough to serve in the Bedford County Militia. Christian SWEND (SWANK) who became a sturdy and prosperous settler of the Little Cove had been captured Christmas Eve at the Battle of Trenton by George Washington in 1776. Several of his brothers were also caputared. At least a dozen of his neighbors were eeidently of Hessian Stock. The 1805 Lists of Cojmunicants is as follow: Bernard Ford, Isaac Ford, Susanne Ford, George Ludwig, John Davis and wie, Jacob Ford and wife, Jacob Fritz, George (Free), Jhn Divilbiss and wife, Jaocb Divilbiss and wife, John Rees, CASPER SWEND, KATHLEEN SWEND, Sarah Huston....etc... The list of chldren being baptized and name of their parents in 1808 are...... .....Martin Seavolt and wife, pg 51 MILITIA ROLL OF 1863 SEAVOLT, SAMUEL 24YRS SEAVOLT, JHN 22 YRS MILLER, DENTON 18YRS MILLER GEORGE 24 YRS MILLER, ELI 21 YRS PG 61 TAX LIST OF 1846 / OWNERS SWEND: Gabriel SEAVOLT: Jacob HOUCK: Michael SWEND: Casper heirs pg 63 SINGLE MEN SEAVOLT, George pg 75 Under the name BRAGONIER: BRAGONIER: Catharine, wife of Michael HOUCK pg 115 HOUCK: The Michael Houck name figaures prominantly in teh Huston, Davis, McCulloh, Divilbiss, and other lands. One Michael HOUCK was born in 1786 and died in1858. There must have been an earlier Michael HOUCK since he purchassed the David Davis Fort site from one John Brown in 1800. Some of teh Michael HOUCH land was earlier Michael Divilbiss land. Tow of these placaes were the J. C. Funk (MYers) farm and the Pual Conner farm. Some of the HOUCK land was earliler Davis and Huston land. Michael and Susanne HOUCK sold to Jacob Myers in 1850. Catherine HOUCK was born in 1800 and died in 1856. Jacob and SUSANE HOUCK lived in the Little Cove pg 157 SEAVOLT The SEAVOLT (SEWALT) faily lived behind present Forney Ridge. Teh Martin SEAVOT place is currently part of the Etta Zimmerman land and really came off the Zimmerman land. Martin SEAVOLT was married to Martha SWEND, daughter of Casper SWEND. The SEAVOLT place was beteen the two Zimerman places and came off the SWEND farm. NOTE; Ther emay have been a Martin and Nancy SEAVOLT also; Martin SEAVOLT'S name is on the 1806 Stone Church Roll with the SWENDS. He owend 123 acres in 1823 which seems to be present Etta Zimmerman land. Two sons of Martin are mentioned, John who was born in 1849, and Samuel who was born in 1839. John and Sarah SEAVOLT and Jacob and Lydia SEAVOLT sold their land in the Little Cove to William Bowers in 1835. pg 175 SWEND FAMILY ...taking paragraphs out of it The SWEND name appeared in teh Little Cove about 1781...Christian SEND in Ayr Township Militia and Tax list. Three SWEND brothers in Little Cove Casper (Gasper) henry, and Christian (Christly). Names of Kathleen and Casper onrolls of Stone Church SWEND, Casper owned lands near the Tuscarora Mountian. ....the church of Rev. M. C. Study; ...he left money as did Henry....some descendants of Nicholas SWANK came to America but there is no trace in Little Cove A Casper SWEND place is the present Etta Zimmerman dairy farm...When Barbara Reader SWEND signed a release in 1838....Martin SEAVOLT was married to Martha SWEND, dau of Casper SWEND and the Seavolt place was taken of the SWEND TRACT Since Casper SWEND Left no issue, this Casper SWEND may have been the son of Christian SWEND. The name of Casper Swend's wie was Kathleen......Henry and Christiana owned land....Henry SWEND had a will in 4/1/1825....Christian SWEND died 1 year before brother Casper and 2years before brother Henry.... There is more material about SWENDS and transferr and buying of lands....if wanted..contact me back... The majority of the Christian SWEND childre moved to Ohio althogh some remained in Little Cove Henry SWANK of Christian married to Elizabeth STUDY, dau of Rev. Christian Study....Henry SWANK was born 1/18/1790 in Little Cove and died in Oh 4/11/1876....Elizabeth Study...b 12/18/1793 ...died 4/17/1859, mar 1814...only one child born in Loud, Pa in1815. Migrated to Ohio in 1817 and more about Gabriel SWEND / SWANK etc...not sure what you want...if it is important ask me again pg 109 Early owners of the land of Etta Zimmerman wer: Martin SEAVOLT, Casper SWEND... Hope some of this helps...excuxe typing errors.... 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