Person:Otho Wade (1)

Otho Wade was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

• Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond in Augusta County; 1788--March 26, Otho Wade and Charles Calahan, surety. Otho Wade and Catherine Calahan, daughter of Charles Calahan.

Information on Otho Wade

From "West Virginia and its People", Volume 3, by Thomas Condit Miller, Hu Maxwell, pg. 986:

(II) Otho, son of John and Sophia (Howard) Wade, was born May 26, 1766, and died October 30, 1825. November 7, 1803, he was licensed to exhort in the Methodist Episcopal church, in 1805 he was licensed to preach, and he was ordained local deacon four years later. He is said to have been a strong preacher and a man of great influence. He married Catharine Callahan, who was born July 26, 1766, and died September 21, 1839. Children: John, born March 9, 1789, married Matilda Slayen; William, born about 1790, died December 13, 1813; Leonard Cassell, of whom further; Abraham, married (first) Rachel Bird, (second) Mary C. Burk; James Ward, born April 19, 1814, died February 11, 1897, married, June 4, 1835, Sophia Howard Briscoe; two other sons; Mary, married Gumm; four other daughters.

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ID: I06568 Name: Otho Wade 1 Sex: M Birth: 1766 1 2 Death: 30 OCT 1825 in Bath County, Virginia 3 4 Occupation: Methodist Minister Note: Source Jean Randolph Burns, Abstracts of the Wills and Inventories of Bath County, Virginia 1791-1842, (Clearfield Company, Inc 1995), p 128 Will dated Oct 25, 1825 and probated January 1826 mentions wife, sons John, Otho, Abrahma, James and Leonard, and daughters Sophia and Polly

Father: John Wade b: ABT 1723 Mother: Sophia Howard b: 1727 in Maryland

Marriage 1 Catherine Callihan b: 1771 in Valley Center, Virginia Married: 1788 in Augusta County, Virginia 5 Note: 1788--March 26, Otho Wade and Charles Calahan, surety. Otho Wade and Catherine Calahan, daughter of Charles Calahan. Lyman Chakley Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800 Vol 2, pg 307 Children:

Margaret Wade

John Wade b: 9 MAR 1789 in Bath County, Virginia

Sarah Wade b: 1792

Charles Wade b: ABT 1794

Otho Wade b: ABT 1796

Priscilla Wade b: 27 AUG 1799 in Bath County, Virginia

Ann Wade b: 1801

Leonard Wade b: 1804

Sophia Wade b: 1806

Abraham Wade b: 16 JUL 1811 in Bath County, Virginia

Mary Wade b: 16 JUL 1811

James W Wade b: 19 APR 1814

Sources: Title: William DeCoursey.FTW Repository: Media: Other Text: Date of Import: Sep 15, 2002 Title: Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy Author: Virkus Repository: Media: Book Page: p 604 Text: Quoted in It's About Time - Otho WADE, born 1766, married 1788, to Catherine CALLAHAN, daughter of Charles CALLAHAN of Augusta Co., Virginia. Otho WADE was the son of John WADE (1723-1815) of Highland Co., Virginia and Sophia (HOWARD) WADE (1727-1816) of Red Stone, Md. Title: History of Highland County, Virginia Author: Oren F. Morton, B. L. Publication: Originally Pulished 1911 - Reprinted with new Index Regional Publishing Co. 1969 Repository: Note: Bath County Historical Society, Inc Media: Book Page: p 344 Title: Flach/Robertson/Gay/Gilbert Family Author: Helen R. Flach Repository: Note: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=9246&id=I6690 Media: Electronic Title: Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800 Author: Lyman Chakley Repository: Note: 3 Volumes Media: Book Page: Vol 2, pg 307 Text: 1788--March 26, Otho Wade and Charles Calahan, surety. Otho Wade and Catherine Calahan, daughter of Charles Calahan.