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Immigrant Servants Database

Individual Record

Name

Surname: Covode Given Name: Garrett Soundex Code: C130

Birth, Christening and Other Information

Gender: Male Date of Birth or Christening: about 1730 Town: Amsterdam County: Noord-Holland Nation: Netherlands Occupation(s): Domestic Servant Orphan: Unknown Position in Parent's Family: Unknown Landowner: Unknown Literate: Unknown Convict: Unknown

Place of Arrival

Town: Philadelphia County: Philadelphia Colony: Pennsylvania

Place of Indenture

Town: Mt. Vernon County: Fairfax Colony: Virginia

Master

Surname: Washington Given name: George Title: General

Residence

County: York Colony: Pennsylvania

Residence

County: Westmoreland Colony: Pennsylvania

Death Information

Locality: Fairfield Township County: Westmoreland State: Pennsylvania Date of Death: 1826 Testate: Yes

Research Notes

Post-Servitude Sources: Garret Covode's will [abstract]: Vol. 2, p. 162 Garret Covode of Fairfield Twp. My beloved son Jacob Covode. My son-in-law Nathaniel Williams. My three beloved daughters Elizabeth Williams, Susanna Shafer, Margaret McGranachan. Appoints son Jacob and neighbor John McAbee executors. 16 April 1826; witnesses James Gaghby, Reynold Stevens, John McAbee. Proved 19 Feb 1827. msc@juno.com (Michael S. Caldwell) (2) Comments:

His name was given to him, according to family tradition, by the sea captain who kidnapped him. Revolutionary War soldier. (1)

Garrett's Grandson John Covode served as a member of the United States Congress. (3) Family:

Children:

1) Jacob Covode, only son, b. York County, Pennsylvania

2) Elizabeth Covode, m. Nathaniel Williams

3) Susanna Covode, m. _____ Shafer

4) Margaret Covode, m. _____ McGranachan (1)(2) Source Citations:

(1) History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton counties, Pennsylvania : with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Pioneers and Prominent Men (Chicago: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1884), 430.

(2) Will Abstracts, Westmoreland County, PA, USGenWeb Archives, accessed 31 July 2008.

(3) William H. Barnes, The Fortieth Congress of the United States (New York: George E. Perine, 1870), 144-146.

(4) George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men (Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., 1882), 436.