Doris -
Thanks for your posting; it clear up some of my confusion. Do you have
any record of Alexander Cavett's service in the Revolutionary War?
As I mentioned in my posting on the Cavett Station Monument, the
monument was placed by the Sons of the American Revolution. I assumed,
therefore, that Alexander Cavett had also served in the Revolution -
except, wouldn't he have been a bit old as was his father?
Could it be that Major Moses Cavett was the son of the emigrant, and
the massacred Alexander Cavett, a grandson of Moses???
Helen Gant Donald
Lloyd Sloan (by way of Tracey ) wrote:
Hi Tracey; I don't have the Cavett list address in my address book so I'm
hoping you'll send this on to the troops.
This is an excerpt from my Uncle Yale's book. He spent many years doing
Cavett research the hard way, b.c. (before computers), and what I've sent
to Tracey in the past was his work.
"The Cavett information that I present here is taken from "Some Tracings of
Cavett-Cavitt Family History 1725 - 1965" by Ellen Burnett Cavitt of Waco,
Texas.
The Ellen Burnet Cavitt history shows that three Cavet brothers did come to
America from Ulster County in northern Ireland. Alexander, son of Moses,
came to America first in 1725 followed by his brothers Sheridan and John in
1736. The father Moses and four other sons, Richard, Michael, Moses and
Patric, came in 1750. No record was found of a wife arriving with Moses
and the family. All of these Cavets came from Ireland and settled
originally in Paxtang (Paxton) township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The Cavets migrated to Ireland from Scotland, originally in 1738. I do not
know where the Cavets were prior to Scotland, but if Cavet, Cavit, Cavitt,
Cavett is a French name this may be a clue as to their origin." [not an
unlikely scenario, considering the persecution of the French Protestants
and their migration to other countries.]
Again quoting Yale "Cavets from the earliest times appear to have been
staunch Presbyterians with a few Baptists. The Cavets were strong
supporters of the Revolutionary [called popularly in England at the time
"The Presbyterian Uprising"] cause." Yale goes on to say "In this
history
there is strong evidence that nine Cavets (one a Major) fought in the
Revolutionary War. They are: Major Moses Cavet, son of Moses, and his son
Richard; Patric, son of Moses, with his three sons Andrew, James and John;
John 2 and his brothers James and Thomas."
Just thought I'd toss this in the mix as long as I had a few minutes free.
Happy hunting,
Doris