This is all I have on Abraham SOVAIN. Hope it helps.
Name: Abraham SOVAIN
Death: 1805
Burial: Fincastle, Botetourt Co., VA
Occupation: Jailor
Misc. Notes
He was French. He lived for a time near Winchester, VA. He was of Sweet
Springs, Botetourt Co., VA. and was a jailor for the Sweet Springs District Court
with jurisdiction westward to the VA boundry including Indiana and Illinois.
They came from Charlottsville, VA to Sweet Springs about 1780. He lived at
Petersburg, Monroe Co.,WV but returned to Fincastle, VA in later years.
He may have had a daughter that married Samuel Clark.
Spouse: Lydia UNKNOWN
Death: 1826
Misc. Notes
Her name is listed as Susanna in some records. She was French. Death date
from Related Families of Botetourt County Virginia by J. William Austin II and
Rebecca H R Austin, Roanoke, VA Oct 1977 pg 275
Children
1 F: Elizabeth SOVAIN
Spouse: Jacob Henry SMITH
2 M: Henry SOVAIN
Spouse: Millie UNKNOWN
Marriage: VA
3 F: Nancy SOVAIN
4 F: Susannah SOVAIN
Birth: 1774 Winchester, VA
Death: 13 Aug 1844
Spouse: Isaac CARPER
Marriage: 25 May 1797 Sweet Springs, Botetourt Co., VA
5 F: Anna SOVAIN
Spouse: Thomas WADE
Marriage: 9 Jun 1797 Frederick Co., MD
6 F: Lydia SOVAIN
Spouse: Henry SMITH
Marriage: 1797
Some information on this family from the "Smith-Riffe Collection of the New
River Genealogy and History.
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I am making no claims that the above information is correct and should not be
posted as so. This is being given as personal information to be used for
further research and not all has been documented.
<< Date: 28 Oct 2006 19:31:01 -0600
From: migin(a)widomaker.com
Subject: Re: [CARPER] John Jacob Carper
To: CARPER-L(a)rootsweb.com
I was wondering if you had ever done any research into the Sovain family.
Susannah's Grandparents, Abraham and Lydia Souvain, lived for a while in
Frederick County. They had a daughter, Mary "Polly", who married Thomas Wade
June 9,
1797 in Frederick County. Their daughter, Anna Wade, married my ancestor,
William Pyle. >>