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FLYNN "O'Flynn, a sept in Munster de- riving their name from Floinn, descended from the ancient kings of Connaught; the chieftain of the sept lived at Ardagh Castle, in a territory between Skibbereen and Baltimore, County Cork. Arms: a wolf pass as in chief three bezants. Crest : a dexter hand erect, couped, holding a serpent, tail embowed, head to the sinister all ppr." (Burke's "General Armory.") The arms of the O'Flynns of Connaught: "Ar. a dexter arm couped between two swords in pale all ppr." Cuornan of Uadach, son of Aodh the eighth Christian King of Con- naught, was the ancestor of O'Flainn angle-
cized O'Flynn, Flynn, Lynn and Blood (of Connaught) (O'Hart's "Irish Pedigree.") Twelve generations from Cuornan of Uadach. The giving of both Christian and surnames began with Feach O'Flynn.
(I) The founder in America of the Flynn family of Waterford here considered was John Flynn, born in Turbrugh, county Mayo, Ireland, in 1727, died November 3, 1817. He was in the United States in 1749 and it is thought that he came at an earlier date. He served in the English army during the colon- ial wars preceeding the revolution. He is named in the first census, taken in 1790, as a freeholder and head of a family. Beginning in 1753, he kept a hotel on the river five miles above Waterford, New York, on what is known as the "Flynn farm," part of the "Van Schaick patent" and still owned in the family. He married Mary Davis, born in county Armagh, Ireland, in 1749, died in Half Moon, Saratoga county, New York, on the "Flynn Farm," August 22, 1831.
(II) George, son of John and Mary (Da- vis) Flynn, was born in the town of Half Moon, Saratoga county, New York, April 14, 1800, died June 2, 1853. He was a very successful and prosperous farmer. Married Jane McCarthy, born in Ounslow, county Cork, Ireland, 1806, died March, 1884.
(III) Daniel, son of George and Jane (Mc- Carthy) Flynn, was born in the town of Half Moon, Saratoga county, New York, 1832, died in Waterford, New York, November, 1906. He was an active, successful farmer of the town, a member of the Masonic fra- ternity, a staunch Democrat, and held several of the town offices. He was a man of quiet tastes and habits, very energetic and much liked by his neighbors. He married, 1863, Ellen McEvoy, born in Montgomery county, New York, 1841; died 1889. They were the parents of nine children, of which John W. was the eldest. Ellen McEvoy was a daugh- ter of Francis McEvoy, born in Ireland, mar- ried, came to the United States and settled in Montgomery county, New York. He caught the "gold fever," started for California in 1849, and was never again heard from. He married Jane, daughter of Hugh McAram, one of the first woolen manufacturers in the United States.
(IV) John William, eldest son of Daniel and Ellen (McEvoy) Flynn, was born in the town of Half Moon, Saratoga county, New York, January 2, 1864. He attended the pub- lic schools until he was thirteen, then began clerking in a grocery store. When fifteen years of age he had a small grocery store of his own on the canal of Flynn's Lock, five
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miles north of Waterford. It was a most profitable store and he continued in business there until he was twenty-three. He then be- gan learning the stone-cutting and mason trade, and took contracts for work in that line. He was in the employ of several firms in different capacities, from foreman to super- intendent. He was employed on railroad, canal, bridge and tunnel work. In these years, as employee, he was gaining valuable ·experience and business capacity. In 1897 he began contracting similar work for his own account. He secured the contract for double tracking the Boston and Maine Rail- road from Troy to Melrose, also for building several of the large docks in Troy. He built the roadbed of the Hudson Valley Railroad, from Fort Edward south ten miles, the dam at Greenwich Pond, Saratoga avenue, Water- ford, and many other large undertakings. In addition to his contracting, Mr. Flynn is a large dealer in real estate, buying and selling for his own account only. He is a success- ful business man, with a wide experience and keen judgment to guide him. He is self- reliant and full of energy. He is a supporter of the Republican party and is occasionally a delegate to conventions, but not an office seeker. The Flynns were in the early days Presbyterians, then for two generations Roman Catholics, but Mr. Flynn is not affili- ated with any church. He is a member of the Waterford Club. He cherishes some an- cient relics of his great-grandfather, among others an account he kept in Half Moon, showing entries made in 1766, and some valu- able old maps.
He married, June 21, 1896, at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Albany, Emily, born at Waterford, New York, daughter of Charles and Margaret (Manogue) Furlong. The Furlongs were originally of England, settled in Ireland, and in 1840 came to the United States. Charles Furlong was a cousin of General Charles Furlong, who served on Gen- eral Grant's staff, and a nephew of Colonel Standish, of the British army. He was a vet- eran of the civil war, serving in the Sixth Regular United States Cavalry, engaged in many of the severest battles of the war, and was wounded at the battle of the Wilderness. He was in charge of the guard at the prison in Washington when Captain Wirtz, of An- dersonville infamy, was executed, and an or- derly to General Hancock when Mrs. Surratt paid the penalty of her life, shortly after the assassination of President Lincoln. Many persons tried to bribe Mr. Furlong with large sums to be allowed to witness her execution, but all were rigidly excluded save those whose
duty compelled them to be present. A short time before his death, in 1907, Mr. Furlong said, in speaking of the hanging of Mrs. Sur- ratt, that it was one of the most "painful memories of his life." His wife Margaret died at Watervliet in 1883. Children: Thom- as Furlong, of Elizabeth, New Jersey ; Jo- seph, of Poughkeepsie, New York; Emily. The latter was born at Watervliet, New York, 1870, died October 21, 1009. Children of John W. and Emily (Furlong) Flynn: I. Anita Mary, born in Oswego, New York, April 27, 1897. 2. John, born in Waterford, New York, 1898, died 1900, aged one year, eleven months. 3. Furlong, born in Water- ford, New York, December 27, 1901. 4. Rob- ,ert, born in Waterford, New York, October, 1904, deceased. The Flynn home has been in Waterford, New York, since marriage.
The Baker family of Glovers- BAKER ville, New York, descend from New England ancestors through paternal and maternal lines. Baker and Elliot are names well-known and honored in early annals. The first of this branch to settle in New York state was Joseph Baker, who mar- ried Phoebe Elliot, of Pompey Hill, Onon- daga county, New York. Among their chil- dren were: Samuel Porter, see forward; Ash- ley; Sarah; Maria; Martin; Francis, and Charles.
(II) Samuel Porter, son of Joseph and Phoebe (Elliot) Baker, was born in Marcel- lus, Onondaga county, New York, in 1800, and died in Gloversville, New York, April 21, 1888. He was a farmer, and settled in West Monroe, Oswego county, where in 1821 he married Mary H. Atherton, born 1803, died 1883, daughter of Samuel Atherton, of Mas- sachusetts, and his wife Betsey Henry, of Chesterfield, New Hampshire. Children: I. Mary M., married John Rill; children: Wil- liam, Olivia, James. 2. Olivia, married James Armstrong, of New Hartford, New York; children : George, Dr. James A .; Ida. 3. Wil- liam H., born in Lenox, Madison county, New York, January 17, 1827. He is a lawyer, and was a member of congress, having been elected in 1874 and re-elected in 1876. He is a resi- dent of Constantia, Oswego county, New York. He married, October 27, 1859, Sarah, daughter of William and Sarah Barnes, of England; children: i. Saralı Catherine, mar- ried Selah W. Hallenbeck, of Gloversville. New York. ii. William Barnes, a lawyer of Oswego county, New York, married Florence Betts and has a daughter Florence. iii. Mary Adeline, graduate of Syracuse University. 4. S. Park, lawyer of Niagara county, New
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York (deceased), married Adeline Bentley, and left a daughter Jennie, who is now de- ceased. 5. George O., a lawyer of Clyde, New York, married Ellen Gregory; children: i. William G., married and has two sons; ii. Alice, married Heman Traver; children : George and Alice. 6. Alonzo E., a manu- facturer of New Hartford, New York; mar- ried Cordelia Richardson; children: Joseph R. and Edwin. 7. Ashley D. L., see forward.
(III) Ashley De Los, youngest child of Samuel Porter and Mary (Atherton) Baker, was born in the town of West Monroe, Os- wego county, New York, July 28, 1843. He was educated in Whitestown Seminary and Mexico Academy. He read law under the direction of his brothers, William H. and S. Park Baker, and after a course at Albany Law School was admitted to the bar at gen- eral term, Albany county court, in the fall of 1866. In the spring of 1867 he opened an office for the practice of law in Gloversville, New York, and after a few months formed a partnership with Hiram S. Parkhurst, which continued until 1884. At the age of thirty- four years he was elected judge of Fulton county, and served the full term of six years. On retiring from the bench he resumed his private practice in Gloversville. After a few years' practice in Gloversville alone he formed a partnership with Frank Burton, as Baker & Burton, later admitting his son, A. J. Baker, to the firm. Baker, Burton & Baker con- tinued until A. J. Baker withdrew to engage in manufacturing as a member of P. P. Ar- gersinger & Company, of Johnstown. Baker & Burton continued until 1910, when W. B. Baker, ex-district attorney of Oswego county, was admitted, and the firm is again Baker, Burton & Baker. Judge Baker (A. D. L.) was elected the first mayor of Gloversville, under the charter of the new city, in 1890. He is a leading Republican of Fulton county and a man of influence in the party. In 1901 he was elected president of the Fulton County National Bank, of Gloversville, and is the present head of that institution (1910). He is eminent in his profession, and commands a large practice. He is a member of the State and County Bar Associations; Gloversville Lodge, No. 429, Free and Accepted Masons ; Johnstown Chapter, No. 78, Royal Arch Masons; Johnstown Council. No. 72, Royal and Select Masters; and Holy Cross Com- mandery, No. 51, Knights Templar. He is a deacon of the Congregational church, and a member of the Eccentric Club. He married (first) Alice Judson, who died March II, 1875. He married (second) Marion L. Jud- son, born April 24, 1848, died 1902. He mar-
ried (third), in 1905, Dorothy Ingerson. Children, all by second wife: I. Alanson J. Baker, born April 14, 1877; married, June 9, 1904, Grace Argersinger (see Argersinger). Children : Marian, born April 23, 1905; Cath- erine, January 1I, 1908; Margaret, August 23, 1909. 2. Mary Atherton, married Dr. Christopher F. Chaffe, and has a daughter, Julia Louise. 3. Alice M., married Grosvenor W. Heacock, and has a son, Grosvenor (2).
Hendrick Gerritse Van Wie VAN WIE was in Beverwyck, 1659-91; made his will in 1690, wherein he spoke of a wife and eldest son Gerrit. In 1691 Pieter Schuyler petitioned the governor for the relief of Hendrick Gerritse, "a volun- teer in the late expedition to Canada, who was desperately wounded at Paray in Canada and was cared for at the house of the widow of Jacob Tys Van Der Heyden." He died soon after.
(II) Hendrick, son of Hendrick Gerritse Van Wie, married Hilletje Becker, March II, 1715. She was buried December 23, 1744- Children : Hendrick Hendrickse, see forward, Antje, Ariantje, Ariantje (2), Johannes, Eytje, Elizabeth, Maria, Catharyna.
(III) Hendrick Hendrickse, son of Hen- drick and Hilletje (Becker) Van Wie, was baptized January 20, 1717. He was a resident of Van Wie's Point, on the Hudson, about eighty miles below Albany, and in 1774 re- moved to Palatine, Montgomery county, where he purchased land of Jellis Fonda. The deed for this land is a choice heirloom in the family, who jealously guard it. He did not remain in Palatine, but returned to Van Wie's Point, where he died an old man. He mar- ried Johanna Gardinier. Children: Hilletje (I), Hilletje (2), baptized September 16, 1750; Andries, baptized February 23, 1752; Johannes, see forward; Annig, baptized De- cember II, 1760; Elizabeth, born December 19, 1763.
(IV) Johannes, son of Hendrick H. and Johanna (Gardinier) Van Wie, was baptized January 5, 1755. He settled on the lands purchased in the town of Palatine, Montgom- ery county, New York, by his father. He improved the property and continued his resi- dence there until his death, January 29, 1821. He is buried in the family lot on the Pala- tine homestead. He married Agnes Winne, born in March, 1763, died in Palatine, De- cember 11, 1839. Children: I. Henry, mar- ried -- Cook; he was a hotel proprietor in Sharon, New York, where he died. 2. An- drew, married Nancy Van Wie, his cousin, no issue. 3. Daniel, married Nancy Dillen-
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back; children: John, Andrew, Henry, George, Jerome and Phoebe. 4. Arie, see for- ward. 5. John, married Susanna Nare, and settled after marriage in Steuben county, where he died, leaving : Joseph, James, Henry, Alonzo, Gertrude and Nancy. 6. Agnes, mar- ried George Shimmel ; children : George, Dan- iel, John and others. 7. Catherine, no record of her marriage.
(V) .Arie, fourth son of John (Johannes) and Agnes (Winne) Van Wie, was born in Palatine, Montgomery county, New York, January 16, 1798, died in Root, February 6, 1877. He grew up on the farm in Palatine, where he remained until 1852, when he moved into the town of Root and purchased a farm in the northeastern part of the town, near Randall, where he was a prosperous farmer until his death. He married, in Palatine, Mar- garet Nare, born in Montgomery county, Jan- uary 20, 1800, died in that town March 28, 1869. Children: I. John, married Lucinda Snell, and at the age of thirty-two settled in Steuben county ; his widow married a second husband. 2. Henry, married Nancy Williams and settled in Greensburg, Ohio, where he died, leaving a family. 3. Benjamin, married Nancy Nellis, no issue. 4. Catherine, mar- ried Josiah Strayer and left issue. 5. Agnes, married Yates Dillenbeck; they reside in Root; children: George A. and Arie V. Dil- lenbeck, both married and the heads of fam- ilies. 6. Martha, married Reuben Klock ; they left sons: Albert, Edwin, Arie and Wil- liam. 7. Luther, married Margaret Colyer ; left living children : Peter, Minerva, Cora, Ar- thur and Roy. 8. Mary, married Elias J. Ellithorpe, of Palatine Bridge, where they now reside; no issue. 9. Fletcher, see for- ward.
(VI) Fletcher, youngest child of Arie and Margaret (Nare) Van Wie, was born March 17, 1841, in Palatine, Montgomery county, New York. He came with his parents to Root in 1852, and on his father's death suc- ceeded to the homestead farm in Root, where he has since lived. He is a prosperous, pro- gressive farmer, highly respected by all. He is a member of the Reformed church, and in politics a Republican. He married, in Cana- joharie, in 1862, Anna M. Edwards, born in Glen, December 14, 1845. She is a woman of superior endowments, interested in all good works, to which she cheerfully contributes her talents and substance. She is a daugh- ter of William H. and Eleanor S. (Mount) Edwards, who were the parents of eleven children. Children of Fletcher and Anna M. (Edwards) Van Wie: I. Arie G., born De- ceniber 6, 1863; a farmer of Root; married
Adele Babbitt ; children : Marian B., born No- vember 20, 1890; Annie E., January 25, 1894. 2. William H., born March 18, 1865; a civil engineer of Fultonville, New York; married Eva Fox; no issue. 3. Margaret, born Au- gust 6, 1866; married, May 16, 1889, John R. Blood, vice-president of the Blood Knit- ting Mills Company, of Amsterdam ; children : Fletcher Van Wie, born March 21, 1890; Jane F., born May 16, 1892; Margaret, born Au- gust 29, 1910. 4. John E., born November 25, 1873; resides in New Jersey; marine superintendent for Burwin, White & Com- pany, of New York City; married Leila M. Smith; children: Evaline S., born January 10, 1898; Margaret E., May 20, 1899; Doro- thy M., May 1, 1901. 5. Ellen M., born 1875, died in infancy.
Wolfert Gerretsen Van Cou- CONOVER venhoven, the common an- cestor of the Couvenhoven, Kouwenhoven or Conover family in this country, emigrated from Anersfoort in the province of Utrecht in Holland in 1630, with the colonists who settled Rensselaerwyck, near Albany, where he was employed by the patroon as superintendent of farms. He af- terward resided on Manhattan Island, where he cultivated the company's "Bouwery," or farm No. 6, and in 1657 was enrolled among the burghers of New Amsterdam, and there are land transfers that include his name, showing he acquired considerable property. His children, who were all born in Holland and came to America with him, were: Ger- ret Wolfersen, see forward; Jacob Wolfersen, born 1612; and Peter Wolfersen, born 1614.
(II) Gerret Wolfersen Convenhoven, first son of the emigrant ancestor, Wolfert Gerret- sen Van Couvenhoven, was born in Amers- foort, Holland, in 1610. He came to Amer- ica with his father in 1630, and settled with his father and family a Flatlands, Long Island, 1636, and died there 1645. He mar- ried, about 1635, at Flatlands, Altie Cornelis, daughter of Cornelis Lambertse Cool, of Go- wanus, and settled on a farm in Flatlands, where he was a magistrate in 1644. His widow married, prior to 1647, Elbert Elbertse Stoothoff. Children: William Gerretse, see forward; Jan Gerretse: Neeltje Gerretse; Marretje, married Coert Stephense Voorhees. In 1646, after his marriage to the widow of Gerret Wolfersen Couvenhoven, by an agree- ment with the guardian of the latter's children, Elbert Elbertse Stoohoff took the whole of Gerrett's estate, consisting of one hundred and twenty-three morgens of land, on con- dition of paying the debts and bringing up
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and educating Gerrett's children to read and write.
(III) Willem Gerretse, first son of Gerret Wolfersen Couvenhoven, was born in Flat- lands, Long Island, 1636, and was living in 1727. He resided in Brooklyn, where he was a deacon of the Reformed Dutch church, and afterward on a farm in Flatlands, Long Island, which he conveyed to his son William in July, 1727, which is about the date of his removal to Monmouth county, New Jersey. He married (first) at Flatlands, in 1660, Altje, daughter of Joris Dercksen Brinckerhoff, a widow; she died June 3. 1663. He married (second) at Flatlands, February 12, 1665, Jannetje Jonica Montfort, daughter of Pieter Montfort. By both wives he had twelve chil- dren, eleven by the second wife. I. Gerret Willemse, of Montgomery county, New Jer- sey. 2. Neltje, married Cornelis Symonse Van Arsdalen. 3. Neeltje, married Jan Pieterse Wyckoff, of New Jersey. 4. Peter, of Montgomery county, New Jersey. 5. Cor- nelis, of Middletown, New Jersey. 6. Sarah, married John Roelof Schenck, of New Jersey. 7. Albert Willemse, see forward. 8. Jacob Willemse. 9. John Conover. 10. Annetje, twice married. II. William, of Flatlands, where he purchased the family homestead and resided until his death. 12. Jacobnina, mar- ried Elbert Williams, of New Jersey.
(IV) Albert Willemse, seventh child of Willem Gerretse Couvenhoven, was born in Brooklyn, New York, December 7. 1676. He removed to Monmouth county, New Jersey, where he died in September, 1748. He was a member of the Freehold Reformed Dutch church as early as 1709. He married, 1701, Neeltje Roelofse Schenck, born January 3. 1682, died July 7, 1751, daughter of Roelof Martense Schenck. Children: 1. William Al- bertse, married Libea Van Cleef. 2. Roelof Albertse, married Antje Stryker. 3. Antje or Anna Albertse, married Abraham Pol- hemus. 4. Jane Albertse, married Joseph Coernel. 5. Alka or Alice, Albertse, married Hendrik Hendrickson. 6. Margaretta Al- bertse, married Daniel Polhemus. 7. Sarah Albertse, married Joseph Van Cleef. 8. Peter Albertse, born in Freehold. 9. Neeltje Al- bertse, unmarried. 10. Garrett Albertse, born in Freehold. II. Jan Albertse, married Cath- erine Voorhees. 12. Cornelis Albertse, see forward.
(V) Cornelis Albertse, twelfth and young- est child of Albert Willemse and Neeltje (Schenck) Couvenhoven, was born in Free- hold, New Jersey, October 28, 1728, died there January 23, 1802. He served in the French and Indian war and was with Gen-
eral Wolfe at Quebec, He also served in the revolution, as did, it is said, his five brothers. As the battle of Monmouth was partly fought on the farm of a Couvenhoven, it is more than probable that the entire family was en- gaged in that battle. Cornelis A. emigrated to Montgomery county, New York, where he had a large tract of land in the, towns of Glen and Root, which he sold to his sons, and re- turned to New Jersey, where he died. He accepted continental money for pay and prac- tically lost all. He married (first) Antje -, (second) Mary Logan, born August, 1748, died August 21, 1831, surviving her husband twenty-nine years. Among his chil- dren were two sons, Isaac and Abraham, twins.
(VI) Isaac, son of Cornelis A. Couven- hoven, was a young man at the time the lands were purchased from his father. He helped to clear and improve them and secured a good farm from the estate, on which he is buried. He died at the age of eighty-seven. He was twice married, his last wife being Ruth Frisbie. He had sixteen children, eight by each wife. Among the children of his sec- ond wife was Silas, Isaac, Rachel, Hannah and Abraham I.
(VII) Captain Abraham I. Conover (as the name had now become), son of Isaac and Ruth (Frisbie) Conover (Couvenhoven), was born in Glen, Montgomery county, New York, February 18, 1816, died on the farm where his entire life was passed, October 7, 1898. He was a successful farmer and a prominent man of the town. He was captain of the militia company, and the annual muster was a great event in those earlier days. He mar- ried, in Chenango county, New York, Mary Horton, born in that county in 1802, died October 3. 1901, daughter of Enoch Horton, of Massachusetts, who died in the west. She had brothers and sisters: Amelia, Louis, Cal- vin, Cyrus, Naomi, James, Valoris Shadrick, Albert and Elvira Horton. Children of Cap- tain Abraham I. and Mary (Horton) Con- over : I. Cornelius, resides in Johnstown, New York ; married and has issue. 2. Martha A., married (first) James Ingersoll, (second) Adam D. Frank. 3. James H., a widower, re- sides in Gloversville, New York. 4. Rachel, married William Serviss. 5. Isaac, see for- ward. 6. Alvira, married Edward Grandy. 7. Francis V., married (first) Emma Rider, (second) Libbie Grandy. 8. Charles J., died in childhood. 9. Avis, a resident of Glovers- ville, New York, unmarried. These children were all born on the homestead farm, where they grew to maturity.
(VIII) Isaac, son of Captain Abraham I.
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and Mary (Horton) Conover, was born March 22, 1851. He has followed farming all his days and is one of the substantial men of the town. He owns two farms, one in Glen, the other in Mohawk, and since 1897 he has re- sided on the farm in Glen. In political prefer- ence he is a Democrat. He married, May 22, 1879, Olivia E. Van Valkenburg, born in Root, December 19, 1856. She is a graduate of Hungerford Collegiate Institute, and be- fore her marriage was an instructor in the schools of the county. She is a daughter of George and Mary (Perrine) Van Valkenburg. Her father was born in Schenectady, New York, in 1828, and early settled in Root, where he still resides. He married Mary Perrine, born in Root, November 27, 1826. She was one of the first graduates of the State Normal School at Albany, and for a time was a teacher. The aged couple have a comfortable home in Root, and are very active, considering their years. Child of Isaac and Olivia E. (Van Valkenburg) Con- over: Emmett H., born May 16, 1880; mar- ried, June 19, 1907, Estelle H. Lasher, born November, 1878, daughter of William and Anna (Taylor) Lasher, of Root. They have a son, Edward L. Conover, born October 13, 1908.
The maternal ancestor of Mrs. Conover was Daniel Perrine, a French Huguenot, who came to the country in 1665, settled on Staten Island, New York. They have lived largely in New Jersey and New York, and have been farmers and mechanics. Her great-great- grandfather, Peter Perrine, was a captain in Third Battalion in Monmouth county militia, and served in war of revolution ; fought at bat- tle of Monmouth, New Jersey. The grand- father of Mrs. Conover was Peter Perrine, of Root, Montgomery county, New York.
HOVER This family is found on the rec- ords of Columbia county, New York, prior to the revolution. The earliest record is of Peter Hover, of Germantown, Columbia county. He had a son, John P., of Germantown and Livingston Manor, Columbia county, who died in 1782, said to have been born before 1746. There is a John Hover named in a list of residents of Livingston in 1790. This is probably a son of John P. Hover, who married Gertrude Stall and had issue. The Amsterdam family descend from John Hover, before mentioned. John Hover enlisted in the Tryon county militia for service in the revolution. As he was named a settler in the county in 1790, it is in all probability the same John.
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