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Descendants of Sylvester Ott

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1. Sylvester Ott was born 1, 2 before 1782 in of, Montgomery County, Virginia. He died 3 before Jun 1803 in , Grayson County, Virginia.

OTT, Silvester, Probate June 1803, names children Frederick, Margaret, Lovice, Mary and Catherine.

Probate for Silvester Ott; 1803, Grayson Co VA; NOTE: Witnessed by William Stone and Isiah Hardin.

RESIDENCE: 1782 Tax List. Montgomery Co VA; Fothergill's Virginia Taxpayers.

Tax List: 1793 Wythe Co, VA; Note owned a horse.

Tax List: 1800 Grayson Co, VA.

The story in my family is that Sylvester stowed away on the ship his brother was on. That's how he
came to America. He met his wife on that ship. When they got to the colonies he married her.
He was supposed to be 14 at that time.

He had the following children:

+ 2 M i Frederick Ott was born about 1754. He died about 1818.
+ 3 F ii Lovice Ott was born on 5 May 1756. She died on 28 Aug 1854.
  4 F iii Margaret Ott was born 1, 2 before 1803 in of , Grayson County, Virginia.

PROBATE-CHILDREN: Probate for Silvester Ott; 1803, Grayson Co VA
!BIRTH: Bonnie Sage Bell, THE MARCH OF THE SAGES
  5 F iv Catherine Ott was born 1, 2 before 1803 in of , Grayson County, Virginia.

Given her fathers property in Wythe Co, VA. All the other children recived a schilling.
  6 F v Mary Ott was born 1, 2 before 1803 in of Grayson County, Virginia.

Is she the wife of Jacob Renner?

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