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Found this account of the Fredericks Family at Fort Pitt, PA and their migration to Indiana. It states that they had ties and were close to the Catt family in Western PA, and as they migrated into Indiana. The document stated that they did not known how they got to Indiana, in what direction or path, had they went down the river or by some other way over the mountains. About 1790 it is record that, Philip DeVore married Mary Catt the daughter of Philip “Scratch” Catt in Kentucky, so they must of travel thru the Wilderness Trail across the mountains into Kentucky, the Indian’s were said to be very murderous on the Ohio River, especially near today’s Cincinnati.
It mentions that Sebastian Fredericks married Philip “Scratch” Catt sister, Mary Catt near Fort Pitt. No mention of her niece, named after her aunt, being married to Philip DeVore, except that he owned land in the Vincennes Area, when the families arrived there about 1785 to 1790, Philip DeVore claim was just North of the Catt family and beside the Frederick’s family near Muddy Creek. There are records of service by the Catt's and Frederick family with the Rangers near Fort Pitt and most probably that Philip DeVore also served in them as well. It was about this time when the war ended and we became a nation, that the newly form government began taxing the country, especial the sale of whiskey, a number of Devore were involved in the Whiskey Rebellion, Elijah and Andrew Devore were recorded in the “Oath of Allegiance” many others just up and left for Kentucky, because of this and land issues between Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
See, “Fredericks Intro.htm” on the web.
LAND
Land at that time in 1790 Knox County was being past out in 400 acre tracts to attract new settlers to replace the departing French and then British government. If the land had not been survey and recorded before Indiana had became a State, the settlers then would have to reapply for the then offered 80 acre tracks offered from the State of Indiana.
My Devore Notes, and findings - LWD
A note posted in FamilySearch.org states that Philip DeVore was born abt. 1772, and was from Westmoreland, Pennsylvania and married Mary Catt in 1790 in Knox County, Indiana. This might be a assumption if you take Mary Catt birth year of 1775 and their marriage date and assume that he was two years older than she, it would then place his birth about the year 1772, Except that Philip was married once before and that he arrived in Kentucky with his son John B. DeVore who was born in 1755 in New Jersey that would then place Philip birth somewhere about 1730. The researcher may have mistaken Philip DeVore son or grandson, whom were named Philip, or the Philip Devore who married Charity Devore, who was the daughter of Cornelius Devore of Pennsylvania.
I believed that, Philip DeVore, was born in 1730 in the state of New Jersey of parents of French/Dutch descent, his family moved to Pennsylvania in the mid to late 1700's to the Jersey Settlement near Fort Pitt. Philip must have lived a life of hunting, trapping and exploring the mountains of the Allegany's during his youth and young adult years.
When war broke out among the Colonies and Britain, Philip left his wife and family and maybe his only known son, John B. and went off to served as a scout for the Rangers, he would be familiar with the mountains and war, having to defend his family from the Indians and the harsh life in the wilderness before, and when the call to war was given, he left his home to defend his family and country.
After the war, Philip first wife had died or was murdered, possibly in Pennsylvania around 1780, the Indians at that time were very murderous and had killed many early settler of men, women and children for their scalps, which the British paid well for. Sometimes the Indian’s would kidnap a family and they would sell them for ransom, or absorbed them into the tribe. She may have died or was captured on the trail, which had it hazards also. At that time in the Fort Pitt area, the land was being fought over by Virginia and Pennsylvania, both laid claim to the area. Pennsylvania was offering less land, for more money than Virginia, with no guarantee protection from the Indians, Virginia on the other hand, was.
Also Pennsylvania was taxing every child in a household, and the church was requiring a tithe also for every member, so many families try to avoid any contact with the authorities or the church. When Pennsylvania did take position of the land, all Virginia claims were denied and void, the homeowner were ordered to vacate the land, or face execution, so many settler’s left the Fort Pitt area and headed for Kentucky.
Philip (age 45) and his son John (age 20) had migrated to Kentucky and left the Fort Pitt area, over the mountains thru the Wilderness Trail and they settle in Hart County, Kentucky, near Munfordville in 1780’s.
Munfordville back then was a crossroads village, a place of commerce, and trade for the new settlers and pioneers that needed to stock up on supplies to continue their journeys westward and outward to the new frontiers. Philip and his son saw a chance for prosperity here and establish a homestead, sometime later, withered it was, Philip's itchy feet or Mary Catt's attraction.
Philip (age 60) left Kentucky, his eldest son John B. and his new wife Nancy, for a new life in Post Vincennes in the Indiana Territory about 1790, where he married his second wife, Mary Catt (age 15). They had five children, all born in Knox County, two sons and three daughters. Philip 1792, John 1794, Elizabeth 1794, Rheuhemah 1796 and Catherine 1807.
LAND The Great Attraction!
Philip senior applied for a land patent in the District of Vincennes, Listed in the 1807, pp 511 of the American State Papers, from the House of Representatives, of the 9th Congress, of the second Session. In the book of Public Lands - Volume I
He applied once for 56 acres, which was not survey, than again for 300 acres which was survey in his favor, on the river Des Chis (Big Muddy Creek?) bound by owners Reed, John Pea, Sebastian Frederick and Philip "Scratch" Catt and others.
Mary's husband, Philip is said to have died in 1807 or 08, there may have been an Indian uprising, or an epidemic that year which had killed her husband, Philip DeVore (age 77).
Philip fathered Catherine DeVore in 1806, and she was born in 1807, Mary DeVore (age 31) was rumor to have never married Hiram Walker.
Yet, she was with him in 1807 and they had a son, and he was named Hiram Gilbert Walker, born 1808 in Knox County, Indiana.
Note: In a genforum inquiry posted 6/26/1998 by Julie Glauninger, she posted a message: "Looking for descendants of Philip DeVore, b. ca. 1730, NJ/PA,
Died, 10/03/1812, IN”.
If Philip did die at this time, It might do well, to find out if Julie Glauninger has information as to where Philip is buried, or if there is a grave stone. Where did she get this information on Philip’s death date, or was the information from a family Bible.
It would help explain, why some members of the Philip & Mary DeVore, family stay on in Indiana, up until after the death of Mary’s father, Philip “Scratch” Catt in 1844 and the dispersal of his land and property to his family and his daughter, Mary DeVore (age 69) and her children, the youngest would be 36.
If Philip DeVore, died on October 3, 1812 (age 82), and Mary (age 36) his wife, was still a young women, with children from ages 4 to 20. Then it is possible that she could of divorce Philip DeVore in 1807, and left him for Hiram Walker.
In 1844, Mary's father Philip "Scratch" Catt was murder by Indian’s at a sugar tree farm and he left an inheritance of land to Mary and the DeVore children, that they later sold to a Samuel Miner.
Hiram Walker and Mary left Indiana soon after, and migrated to Clay County, Illinois than move on to Missouri with her younger children.
John her eldest son, stayed in Knox County, Indiana where he owned about 200 acres of land, a nice homestead and farm for his eight children, three sons and five daughters with his wife Nancy J. Selby.
LAND PATENTS in KNOX COUNTY, INDIANA for John DeVore
Document #10289 - 40 acres - 8/1/1837 - SWNW Section 32, T2N, R10W.
Document #16749 - 40 acres - 9/5/1838 - NWNW Section 32, T2N, R10W.
Document #15773 - 40.48 acres - 2/1/1839 - W1/2 Section 22, T2N, R10W.
Document #27023 - 60.8 acres - 10/1/1840 - W1/2E1/2 Section 22, T2N, R10W.
Could these parcels of land, be remnants of Philip the father original land grant, and could he be buried there? It would seem likely due to the advance age of Philip, that he died at home, living with one of his children. Unless he had went out in search of game or went with the younger men to chase down Indian’s and was killed or died in the forest. He than would have been buried where he had died, which was a tradition back then.
This may help, to spur new research on this family line or not, it maybe just another line of unknown questions that has not been found yet. I am researching passenger lists of the 1600's to mid 1700's now trying to locate Philip DeVore of 1730, or his parents.
One day, I hope to find Philip, or his son John B. of my family line, until then I'll keep on searching, as I have done these last 30 years.
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