 Covenhoven had returned to the West Branch Valley just before the Big Runaway.Upon hearing of the approaching raiding Indians and Loyalist, Covenhoven rode west along the ridge of Bald Eagle Mountain to warn settlers at Fort Antes (opposite what is now Jersey Shore) and the western part of the valley.Covenhoven is listed as a Fair Play Man and one of the signers of the Tiadaghton Declaration of Independence.