WFT 14 of Family tree maker has a good report of the family of the above Severs. He was an early emigrant but not real early. He seemed to appear in the early l800 in NC SC. If anyone has ancestry from that area I can search names for you and copy an outline. The entire thing cannot be copied but an outline is o.k. There are several groups of Severs and a regional look at the location of your earliest ancestors can tell a lot. The groups I have identified are William Severs born 1752 (where??) married in l793 in Montgomery Co VA and lived in Anderson Co TN and family branched to AR AL KY and MO and OK. This is my family group Frederick Severs died in l802 and was a rev war soldier and is one of only two Severs groups in Kentucky A possible Sub group of the above is the family of WIlliam Porter Severs born Ky in early l800 (maybe 1820) a son of Cynthia Barnett and Dr. George Kincaid. Cynthia was unmarried. She later married a Severs of the family of Frederick (Probably a William Severs) . He fathered a couple of children and disappeared. The family lived in Apanoose Co IA and is subject of a book titled "The Severs Clan" which has been reprinted and is currently available. Jacob Peck Severs born l809 is a subgroup of WIlliam l752 Daniel Severs found in the AL census of l850 and died in Phillips Co AR is also a subgroup of WIlliam l752 Charles J Severs born l8ll is probably a subgroup. and lived in Washington Co AR. His son Frederick B Severs born l835 lived in Indian Territory and in Muskogee OK and had three families William Severs l797 (Newton Co MO) and John Severs l798 Nodaway Co MO seemed to be subgroups of William l752 There is a Severs family in Florida gooing back to Virginia ( William Severs l788). that has been researched by someone on the list who is active in researching and is glad to share. Currently living in Knoxville TN There is a Sever/ Severs family of Indiana subject of a book by William D Sever of Waldron IN There is a Seaver family that goes back to Robert Seaver of Roxbury MA that is will worked out and is subject of a book that has been recently been reprinted by someone on the list and is probably still available. I believe it is on a book top publishing system There is a Seaver family of Virginia of Henry Seaver born mid 1700s lived in Botetourt Co VA and a son Jacob Seaver lived in Scott Co VA and in Switzerland Co IN. There is a Seaver (Nicholas) of West Virginia who seems to be related to an Armaugh Co Ireland family of Seaver. Of course, branches of all these Severs have migrated everywhere and occasional sightings are found in varied places. There was a Hugh Severs/Seaver who was "transported " from London England in 1638 to a Virginia COunty. This usually ment he was a criminal or debtor . I am especially interested in him as Hugh is a name used in my family frequently. If anyone knows anything.. There are researchers for each group of Severs probably. I have a list of some of them and am glad to help if you have questions. I have many of the Family Tree Maker CD's (Maybe 500 of them) and am glad to help with lookups. If anyone has identified other groups of Severs lets post them. I suspect the above would account for over half of the persons (about 750 of them) named Severs listed in the USA phone directories. I have an extra copy of recent FTM Software if anyone is interested in using it. It is for donation. Best for 2005 Charles Severs list mom