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Descendants of GEORGE CAVEN
1.GEORGE1 CAVEN was born Unknown in IRELAND, and died Unknown in MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO.He married ELIZABETH MAGAW Unknown in IRELAND.
Notes for GEORGE CAVEN:
According to the information available, it would seem most likely that George married Elizabeth MAGAW, and after their first three children has been born, they emmigrated from Ireland to America.
It is stated in some notes that George Father's name was JAMES CAVEN.
The first definite record we have obtained on the Cavens is in Rockbridge County, Virginia (county seat Lexington) where a deed is recorded on September 6, 1796, for a consideration of 300 pounds( a Virginia pound equaled $3.33- 160 acres of land was transfered from Charles Kirkpatrick to George Caven.
On September 6, 1813 George Caven and wife Elizabeth deeded this 160 acres to Nicholos Wynant in consideration of $1120.George and Elizabeth Caven also deeded on August 2, 1813, a lot of one-half acre on Main Street (presumable in Lexington) for a consideration of $30.00 to John Wilson.
The family traditional notes say that the Cavens came from near Housetop Mountain, Rockbridge County, Virginia.The is no Housetop Mpountain in Virginia, but there is a Big House Mountain about seven or eight miles west of Lexington.
On November 5, 1813, George Caven received a patent deed from the United States Goverment for the S.W. Quarter of section 2, Town 2, Range 12, Springcreek Township, Miami County, Ohio.His oldest son, George M. Caven, had entered the quarter section next south on November 29, 1808, and another son, John A. Caven, had entered the second quarter section east of George M. Caven's on November 26, 1812. George Caven, Sr., and wife Elizabeth, on March 10, 1829, deeded or sold the south half of their quarter to their son David Caven, and also on March 31, 1831, deeded the north half to another son, James Caven.
No exact date has been found for the death of George Caven,. possibly occuring not long after he disposed of his farm in 1829 and 1831.
Children of GEORGE CAVEN and ELIZABETH MAGAW are:
| i. | GEORGE2 CAVEN, b. Unknown. |
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| ii. | ELIZABETH CAVEN, b. February 18, 1784. |
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| iii. | JAMES CAVEN, b. Unknown. |
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| 2. | iv. | JOHN ARNETT CAVEN, b. June 09, 1789, UNKNOWN; d. March 21, 1850, IOWA. |
| v. | SARAH CAVEN, b. 1792. |
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| vi. | NANCY CAVEN, b. Unknown. |
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| vii. | DAVID CAVEN, b. August 08, 1799. |
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| viii. | JANE CAVEN, b. Unknown. |
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