PRINT Matthew /OCHILTREE/ 1770 - View Individual Summary Annie /OCHILTREE/ death: Mary /OCHILTREE/ death: Matthew /OCHILTREE/ birth: 1770 Armagh, Ireland death: more spouse: Rosana /MURPHY/ death: Michael /OCHELTREE/ birth: 1745 Scotland death: about 1807 VA Mary /ELIOT/ birth: Scotland death: 15 December 1825 Augusta County, VA Additional Information for Matthew /OCHILTREE/ Notes (1) from History of the House of Ochiltree of Ayrshire, Scotland: With the Genealogy Matthew Ochiltree born in Armagh Ireland in 1770 eldest son of Michael and Mary Elliott Ochiltree came with his parents to Augusta Co Va in 1793 A descendant of Michael Ochiltree his brother states that Matthew left Augusta County and that neither Michael nor his descendants ever heard of him again In the Chalkley papers in items from Circuit Court records is found the following Petition for road Rockingham Co 1793 from Matthias Amons Mills crossing North at Collis Ford near Jason Scotts thence to Rockiish road near Peter Kib lingers I road passes through lands of Matthias Ochiltree Hanna etc Superior Court for district of Augusta Bath Rockbridge and Rockingham Deed 22 Feb 1796 by Rosana Ochiltree to Amond 10 4 Acres in Rockingham on South River recorded in Rockingham 1796 It is said by descendants of Matthew Ochiltrees sisters he died comparatively early in life leaving two daughters Annie Mary These items from the records would seem to indicate that he married and settled in Rockingham Co in 1793 the same year in he came to America and had died previous to or in the year 1796 advertisement inserted in a Harrisonburg Rockingham Co Va paper and ensuing correspondence with Mrs FP Showalter of Port Republic Rockingham Co too late for thorough investigation elicits the following The old Thomas Hanna and Ochiltree places are two or two and one half miles from this place One is now owned by Mr Roadcap and the other by Mr Craun Mr James Patterson was appointed guardian of Annie Ochiltree after the death of her first guardian Mr Ananias Davison Mr James Patterson bought the Ochiltree place of 112 acres from Mr McAlister who had owned it Mr WC Patterson bought it from his father and owned it for years The old brick house still stands apparently in good condition Mr LD Patterson finds no Ochiltree papers among the old papers left by his father Annie Ochiltrees guardian No one can now be found who can give any information concerning Annie Ochiltrees parents altho Mrs Maggie Showalter has made every effort in that direction Her mother and sister apparently died soon after her father Mrs Annie Hawse 72 years of age was a daughter of Amos Scott Her mother was a daughter of Thomas Hanna whose wife was a Miss Murphey and her mother was a first cousin of Annie Ochiltree whose mother must have been Rosana Murphy sister of Thomas Han nas wife Annie Ochiltree lived in the home of her cousin Mrs Amos Scott until her cousins death and continued in the home until her own death She was loved for her pleasant disposition and was a welcome member of the home Mrs Hawse was named for her On a stone in the cemetery near Port Republic is the inscription Annie Ochiltree died Feb 14 1866 aged 72 years 6 months and 28 days On her death a nephew came who settled up her estate but no one can be found who remembers his name or from whence he came or whether on the fathers or mothers side The children of Amos Scott and wife nee Hanna Annie Ochiltrees cousins with whom she lived the most of her life probably were Reuben Scott died in 1912 aged 72 years Mrs Annie Scott Hawes aged 72 years Res Harrisonburg Va Michael Scott unmarried aged 75 years Res Port Republic George Scott Cuba Ill Mrs Belle Hanna Keezler wife of Senator George B Keezler of Keezletown Va is the last of the Hanna family and lives a few miles from Port Republic Mrs Maggie Scott Showalter daughter of Reuben Scott and her husband Frank P Showalter live with her mother and care for her farm and business for her Another daughter Mrs Georgia V Maupin lives at The Grottoes a mile from the old Ochiltree place where there are very beautiful caves which are visited by a great many tourists
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