Notes for: John G. LaTourette

From: IDGAS51 at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008

HelloDave,

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I am just getting into some of the data that Marvin gave me the other day - and I find some more circumstantial evidence to possibly connect the Abraham Bodine (1692 - 1753) and John (Jean) Bodin (1662 - 1745) line to our Fountain Co, IN Bodine line. I know this is all just tidbits of data and information, but maybe if I collect enough circumstantial evidence, it may someday finally tip the scale to accept this possible family connection. So here goes:

As I noted before, Abraham Bodine's granddaughter, Phoebe (b March 21, 1793), married an Abraham La Tourette. His brother John L. La Tourette, and his family, moved into Montgomery Co, Ohio at about the same time as our line of Bodines moved into Warren Co, Ohio (the present day counties are side by side), but then both families also moved at exactly the same time into Fountain Co, IN in 1829. I think the fact that they stuck together like this meant there was some bond between them and I suspect it was the marriage of Phoebe and Abraham La Tourette. And/or - a Peter La Tourette was reported to have served in the Revolutionary War (he was supposedly a son of John G. La Tourette and M. Mercereau and a Great Uncle to the Abraham that married Phoebe - his wife was supposedly Cathern Poullien --- I am not overly confident of these records as I am having difficulty in locating real records to prove this Revolutionary War information. Getting back to Abraham La Tourette - Phoebe Bodine's husband - his mother was listed as Anna Bice. Try to stay with my over-extended train of thought here: Eli Dice (1835-1894) in Fountain County, IN married Margaret Conover (1838-1911) and their daughter, Minta Belle Dice married William Seymour Bodine (1862-1946) in Fountain Co. OK - now - going back over to the Conover family - an ancestor of the Fountain County Conovers is Thomas Conover and he is in fact buried in Fountain County in a small cemetery very near the old Bodine farmstead. Quoting from your records: Joseph Conover who gave a deposition on 6 April 1827 is the son-in-law of Abraham Marlatt having married his daughter Mary. This Joseph Conover originally lived in Berkeley Co, VA. and later moved his family to Wayne Co, IN between 1820 and 1823. Abraham Marlatt - Jane Marlatt's brother - also moved into Wayne Co, IN --- This Abraham Marlatt served in the Revolutionary War along with our John Bodine, Jane Marlatt's husband - which probably indicates that Joseph Cownover did at least know our John Bodine (1765-1834). I find that pretty darn interesting. Your records also indicate that Phoebe's greatgrandfather ?, Abraham Bodine (1692 - 1753) bought 60 acres from an Elzabeth Merlatt on Ambrose Brook in New Jersey on July 18, 1722. This at least establishes a business association between the Marlatts (who later were definitely related to our line of Bodines) and Phobe's Bodine line. And there are marriage ties between the Marlatts and the Conovers - and all three/four family groups end up in Fountain County together - I just think the odds that so many connections are just mere coincidences are getting lower and lower. And I suspect a similar relationship with the Martin family, although I have not had time to research that thoroughly just yet.

The records regarding Thomas Conover (Covenhoven) were part of what I received from Marvin the other day, and they were labeled as having come from: the Van Kouwenhoven - Conover Family Association records and National Archives, Military Service Records, File # R2380 - Sources of reference: "Revolutionary Soldier buried in Indiana; A Supplement " Margaret R. Waters, Indianapolis, IN 1954 page 25.

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P.S. - Schuyler La Tourette (of Fountain County - the old guy with the long white beard in the photo with some Bodine and Martin kids) made woven quilt/blanket/throws of some sort -- now they are extremely collectible in the antique market and they will bring thousands of dollars for each one. Just thought that was pretty interesting.

Best Wishes, Jan Bodine

John and Elizabeth had ten children. I have only put the two that link up to Bodines.

From WorldConnect:

SOURCE CITATION:
Title: Ogden Driggs Xerox Pages
Author: Ogden Driggs
Publication Information: Samptown is now part of Plainfield,NJ

John LaTourette was a planter. He left his father's house on Staten Island when the British troops landed there in 1776, or earlier, his father giving him a "plantation" near Bound Brook, N.J. where most of his children were born. A violin made by the hands of his father, Henry, the Weaver, was given to him and was in turn passed down through the descendants of his youngest sonAbraham.

In 1794 John LaTourette was a sergeant in the Middlesex troops sent to Pennsylvania to subdue the Whisky Rebellion. No further military service appears to have fallen to him, but three of his sons, DAVID, John and Abraham served in the War of1812.

In 1806 JOHN and his brother-in-law William De Groot who also lived in Bound Brook are executors of will of his step-mother Sarah (Lane) La Tourette.