Maria T McCutchan (or McCutchen) was the only daughter of James McCutchan and his first wife Susannah Bollar (married 31 Aug 1803 in Augusta Co., Virginia.). The family used several different spellings of the surname McCutchan, McCutchen and McCutcheon as noted on their gravestones alone. The majority of their gravestones say McCutchan, with an A. In Scotland, McCutcheon was the norm.
Maria's grandparents were Capt. Samuel McCutchan, Rebecca Downey (Augusta County), Capt. John Bollar and Margaret "Thornton" (Jackson River home in current day Bath County). Click on parents below to take you to their sites.
Family records like 1952 Leila O'Dell Ramsey McDanald's Genealogy, state her middle name was Temperance and does not list Thornton. I have not found any proof of the Thornton surname, but seek it.
On 5 Apr 1826, David Strain of Augusta County and James McCutchen of Rockbridge County were bound by Virginia Governor John Tyler for $150.00, for the upcoming marriage of David Strain and James McCutchen's daughter, Maria T McCutchen. See original signatures of both David and James on my copy, posted on this site.
Maria married David Strain, III on 6 Apr 1826 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia. They raised 2 Doctors and 1 Captain, with all four boys serving in the Civil War, following their father's death.
They had 8 known Strain children, all connected below:
Susan Amanda, 24 Apr 1827 (Jas Berry Bratton)
Dr. David Eldred, 27 Mar 1829 (Margaret T McCutchan)
Capt. James Alexander, 10 Jun 1831 (Eglantine N Leech)
Pvt. Samuel Preston, 31 Jan 1833 (Ella Nora Hiter)
Elizabeth Louisa, 4 Jan 1835 (Geo M Hull)
Dr. Eusebius Henry, 1837
Hassie Eglantine, 28 Jan 1840 (Jno Calvin Edmondson)
Rebecca Emmaline, 31 Aug 1844 (Robert Yates Ramsey)
They lived in Raphine, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, across from the New Providence Church. Their beautiful old red brick house (called a Rockbridge I house) and farm, currently called Cloverdale Farm, is still in outstanding condition, inside and out, with some additions. Her sons inherited her old home and sold bits of it (to each other) until son Capt. James was the sole owner (see land documents). Son David purchased and lived in another home (northeast, his 1st of 2 homes) on his father's property. In later years, son Samuel lived in his grandfather Strain's old home across the County line, a few miles, in Greenville, Augusta County, Virginia.
On the 1850 District 51, Rockbridge Co., Virginia census, I found farmer David Strain, 55; MARIA Strain, 45; Susan Strain, 22; student David E Strain, 20; farmer James Strain, 19; Samuel Strain, 17; Elizabeth Strain, 15; Eusebius Strain, 13; Hastleline Strain, 11 and Rebecca Strain, 6, all Virginia born. Sadly, David, Sr. owned 6 black female slaves, ages 60, 27, 20, 17, 4 and 3.
She is last on the 1860 6th Dist., Lexington P.O., Rockbridge Co., Virginia, with (son) farmer Jas A. Strain, 27; female "Wm T", 50 which is MARIA T Strain instead; Elizabeth Strain, 22; Haseltine Strain, 21 and Emiline Strain, 16, all Virginia born.
Widower Maria lost her son Eusebius, a doctor in 1864, four years prior to her death. Her final years were lived during hard times, due to the destruction in the area, from the Civil War. In addition to losing their barns (all were ordered burned, in this area, known as the breadbasket), they most likely lost all their animals and perhaps items from their home.
The Rockbridge Co. Virginia Death Register says Mrs. M. T. Strain, a white female, died 2 Jun 1868 in Rockbridge Co. of consumption (AKA tuberculosis), aged 60 years, the daughter of James & S. McCutchen, born in Augusta Co., Virginia, single. The informant was her son, J. A. Strain (that's James).
"Died, at her residence in Rockbridge county, Va., on the 3d inst., Mrs. Maria T. Strain, widow of the late David Strain, in the 63d year of her age. For forty years she had been a member of New Providence church, having been received by certificate into its communion, with her husband, in. 1828. Her last illness was very protracted, but was borne with great Christian patience, her constant and earnest desire being to depart and be with Jesus." Central Presbyterian, Vol 3, #48, dated 17 June 1868.
The attached 2 photos are from my old Strain photo album. Plus there is a silhouette of her from a dear late cousin (Paul Brown). In my album, in the one with a bow at her neck, she was placed (inserted into a pocket, 4 on a page) beside the man also believed to be her husband (on his site). He resembles their children. Cousin Paul shared that even cousin Leila McD also thought this was Maria and the other was her husband David.
Her outfit fits it time wise. Compare all three photo, I believe it's the same lady (eyes). I could guess that the original of Maria and David, was a daguerreotype and then much later, a photo was made of it, to share with family. I suspect the lines are from the paper or how it was copied. I don't believe it was a sketch. Click on each photo (5) and read the captions.
Bio researched and written by LSP
Maria's grandparents were Capt. Samuel McCutchan, Rebecca Downey (Augusta County), Capt. John Bollar and Margaret "Thornton" (Jackson River home in current day Bath County). Click on parents below to take you to their sites.
Family records like 1952 Leila O'Dell Ramsey McDanald's Genealogy, state her middle name was Temperance and does not list Thornton. I have not found any proof of the Thornton surname, but seek it.
On 5 Apr 1826, David Strain of Augusta County and James McCutchen of Rockbridge County were bound by Virginia Governor John Tyler for $150.00, for the upcoming marriage of David Strain and James McCutchen's daughter, Maria T McCutchen. See original signatures of both David and James on my copy, posted on this site.
Maria married David Strain, III on 6 Apr 1826 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia. They raised 2 Doctors and 1 Captain, with all four boys serving in the Civil War, following their father's death.
They had 8 known Strain children, all connected below:
Susan Amanda, 24 Apr 1827 (Jas Berry Bratton)
Dr. David Eldred, 27 Mar 1829 (Margaret T McCutchan)
Capt. James Alexander, 10 Jun 1831 (Eglantine N Leech)
Pvt. Samuel Preston, 31 Jan 1833 (Ella Nora Hiter)
Elizabeth Louisa, 4 Jan 1835 (Geo M Hull)
Dr. Eusebius Henry, 1837
Hassie Eglantine, 28 Jan 1840 (Jno Calvin Edmondson)
Rebecca Emmaline, 31 Aug 1844 (Robert Yates Ramsey)
They lived in Raphine, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, across from the New Providence Church. Their beautiful old red brick house (called a Rockbridge I house) and farm, currently called Cloverdale Farm, is still in outstanding condition, inside and out, with some additions. Her sons inherited her old home and sold bits of it (to each other) until son Capt. James was the sole owner (see land documents). Son David purchased and lived in another home (northeast, his 1st of 2 homes) on his father's property. In later years, son Samuel lived in his grandfather Strain's old home across the County line, a few miles, in Greenville, Augusta County, Virginia.
On the 1850 District 51, Rockbridge Co., Virginia census, I found farmer David Strain, 55; MARIA Strain, 45; Susan Strain, 22; student David E Strain, 20; farmer James Strain, 19; Samuel Strain, 17; Elizabeth Strain, 15; Eusebius Strain, 13; Hastleline Strain, 11 and Rebecca Strain, 6, all Virginia born. Sadly, David, Sr. owned 6 black female slaves, ages 60, 27, 20, 17, 4 and 3.
She is last on the 1860 6th Dist., Lexington P.O., Rockbridge Co., Virginia, with (son) farmer Jas A. Strain, 27; female "Wm T", 50 which is MARIA T Strain instead; Elizabeth Strain, 22; Haseltine Strain, 21 and Emiline Strain, 16, all Virginia born.
Widower Maria lost her son Eusebius, a doctor in 1864, four years prior to her death. Her final years were lived during hard times, due to the destruction in the area, from the Civil War. In addition to losing their barns (all were ordered burned, in this area, known as the breadbasket), they most likely lost all their animals and perhaps items from their home.
The Rockbridge Co. Virginia Death Register says Mrs. M. T. Strain, a white female, died 2 Jun 1868 in Rockbridge Co. of consumption (AKA tuberculosis), aged 60 years, the daughter of James & S. McCutchen, born in Augusta Co., Virginia, single. The informant was her son, J. A. Strain (that's James).
"Died, at her residence in Rockbridge county, Va., on the 3d inst., Mrs. Maria T. Strain, widow of the late David Strain, in the 63d year of her age. For forty years she had been a member of New Providence church, having been received by certificate into its communion, with her husband, in. 1828. Her last illness was very protracted, but was borne with great Christian patience, her constant and earnest desire being to depart and be with Jesus." Central Presbyterian, Vol 3, #48, dated 17 June 1868.
The attached 2 photos are from my old Strain photo album. Plus there is a silhouette of her from a dear late cousin (Paul Brown). In my album, in the one with a bow at her neck, she was placed (inserted into a pocket, 4 on a page) beside the man also believed to be her husband (on his site). He resembles their children. Cousin Paul shared that even cousin Leila McD also thought this was Maria and the other was her husband David.
Her outfit fits it time wise. Compare all three photo, I believe it's the same lady (eyes). I could guess that the original of Maria and David, was a daguerreotype and then much later, a photo was made of it, to share with family. I suspect the lines are from the paper or how it was copied. I don't believe it was a sketch. Click on each photo (5) and read the captions.
Bio researched and written by LSP
Maria T McCutchan (or McCutchen) was the only daughter of James McCutchan and his first wife Susannah Bollar (married 31 Aug 1803 in Augusta Co., Virginia.). The family used several different spellings of the surname McCutchan, McCutchen and McCutcheon as noted on their gravestones alone. The majority of their gravestones say McCutchan, with an A. In Scotland, McCutcheon was the norm.
Maria's grandparents were Capt. Samuel McCutchan, Rebecca Downey (Augusta County), Capt. John Bollar and Margaret "Thornton" (Jackson River home in current day Bath County). Click on parents below to take you to their sites.
Family records like 1952 Leila O'Dell Ramsey McDanald's Genealogy, state her middle name was Temperance and does not list Thornton. I have not found any proof of the Thornton surname, but seek it.
On 5 Apr 1826, David Strain of Augusta County and James McCutchen of Rockbridge County were bound by Virginia Governor John Tyler for $150.00, for the upcoming marriage of David Strain and James McCutchen's daughter, Maria T McCutchen. See original signatures of both David and James on my copy, posted on this site.
Maria married David Strain, III on 6 Apr 1826 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia. They raised 2 Doctors and 1 Captain, with all four boys serving in the Civil War, following their father's death.
They had 8 known Strain children, all connected below:
Susan Amanda, 24 Apr 1827 (Jas Berry Bratton)
Dr. David Eldred, 27 Mar 1829 (Margaret T McCutchan)
Capt. James Alexander, 10 Jun 1831 (Eglantine N Leech)
Pvt. Samuel Preston, 31 Jan 1833 (Ella Nora Hiter)
Elizabeth Louisa, 4 Jan 1835 (Geo M Hull)
Dr. Eusebius Henry, 1837
Hassie Eglantine, 28 Jan 1840 (Jno Calvin Edmondson)
Rebecca Emmaline, 31 Aug 1844 (Robert Yates Ramsey)
They lived in Raphine, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, across from the New Providence Church. Their beautiful old red brick house (called a Rockbridge I house) and farm, currently called Cloverdale Farm, is still in outstanding condition, inside and out, with some additions. Her sons inherited her old home and sold bits of it (to each other) until son Capt. James was the sole owner (see land documents). Son David purchased and lived in another home (northeast, his 1st of 2 homes) on his father's property. In later years, son Samuel lived in his grandfather Strain's old home across the County line, a few miles, in Greenville, Augusta County, Virginia.
On the 1850 District 51, Rockbridge Co., Virginia census, I found farmer David Strain, 55; MARIA Strain, 45; Susan Strain, 22; student David E Strain, 20; farmer James Strain, 19; Samuel Strain, 17; Elizabeth Strain, 15; Eusebius Strain, 13; Hastleline Strain, 11 and Rebecca Strain, 6, all Virginia born. Sadly, David, Sr. owned 6 black female slaves, ages 60, 27, 20, 17, 4 and 3.
She is last on the 1860 6th Dist., Lexington P.O., Rockbridge Co., Virginia, with (son) farmer Jas A. Strain, 27; female "Wm T", 50 which is MARIA T Strain instead; Elizabeth Strain, 22; Haseltine Strain, 21 and Emiline Strain, 16, all Virginia born.
Widower Maria lost her son Eusebius, a doctor in 1864, four years prior to her death. Her final years were lived during hard times, due to the destruction in the area, from the Civil War. In addition to losing their barns (all were ordered burned, in this area, known as the breadbasket), they most likely lost all their animals and perhaps items from their home.
The Rockbridge Co. Virginia Death Register says Mrs. M. T. Strain, a white female, died 2 Jun 1868 in Rockbridge Co. of consumption (AKA tuberculosis), aged 60 years, the daughter of James & S. McCutchen, born in Augusta Co., Virginia, single. The informant was her son, J. A. Strain (that's James).
"Died, at her residence in Rockbridge county, Va., on the 3d inst., Mrs. Maria T. Strain, widow of the late David Strain, in the 63d year of her age. For forty years she had been a member of New Providence church, having been received by certificate into its communion, with her husband, in. 1828. Her last illness was very protracted, but was borne with great Christian patience, her constant and earnest desire being to depart and be with Jesus." Central Presbyterian, Vol 3, #48, dated 17 June 1868.
The attached 2 photos are from my old Strain photo album. Plus there is a silhouette of her from a dear late cousin (Paul Brown). In my album, in the one with a bow at her neck, she was placed (inserted into a pocket, 4 on a page) beside the man also believed to be her husband (on his site). He resembles their children. Cousin Paul shared that even cousin Leila McD also thought this was Maria and the other was her husband David.
Her outfit fits it time wise. Compare all three photo, I believe it's the same lady (eyes). I could guess that the original of Maria and David, was a daguerreotype and then much later, a photo was made of it, to share with family. I suspect the lines are from the paper or how it was copied. I don't believe it was a sketch. Click on each photo (5) and read the captions.
Bio researched and written by LSP
Maria's grandparents were Capt. Samuel McCutchan, Rebecca Downey (Augusta County), Capt. John Bollar and Margaret "Thornton" (Jackson River home in current day Bath County). Click on parents below to take you to their sites.
Family records like 1952 Leila O'Dell Ramsey McDanald's Genealogy, state her middle name was Temperance and does not list Thornton. I have not found any proof of the Thornton surname, but seek it.
On 5 Apr 1826, David Strain of Augusta County and James McCutchen of Rockbridge County were bound by Virginia Governor John Tyler for $150.00, for the upcoming marriage of David Strain and James McCutchen's daughter, Maria T McCutchen. See original signatures of both David and James on my copy, posted on this site.
Maria married David Strain, III on 6 Apr 1826 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia. They raised 2 Doctors and 1 Captain, with all four boys serving in the Civil War, following their father's death.
They had 8 known Strain children, all connected below:
Susan Amanda, 24 Apr 1827 (Jas Berry Bratton)
Dr. David Eldred, 27 Mar 1829 (Margaret T McCutchan)
Capt. James Alexander, 10 Jun 1831 (Eglantine N Leech)
Pvt. Samuel Preston, 31 Jan 1833 (Ella Nora Hiter)
Elizabeth Louisa, 4 Jan 1835 (Geo M Hull)
Dr. Eusebius Henry, 1837
Hassie Eglantine, 28 Jan 1840 (Jno Calvin Edmondson)
Rebecca Emmaline, 31 Aug 1844 (Robert Yates Ramsey)
They lived in Raphine, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, across from the New Providence Church. Their beautiful old red brick house (called a Rockbridge I house) and farm, currently called Cloverdale Farm, is still in outstanding condition, inside and out, with some additions. Her sons inherited her old home and sold bits of it (to each other) until son Capt. James was the sole owner (see land documents). Son David purchased and lived in another home (northeast, his 1st of 2 homes) on his father's property. In later years, son Samuel lived in his grandfather Strain's old home across the County line, a few miles, in Greenville, Augusta County, Virginia.
On the 1850 District 51, Rockbridge Co., Virginia census, I found farmer David Strain, 55; MARIA Strain, 45; Susan Strain, 22; student David E Strain, 20; farmer James Strain, 19; Samuel Strain, 17; Elizabeth Strain, 15; Eusebius Strain, 13; Hastleline Strain, 11 and Rebecca Strain, 6, all Virginia born. Sadly, David, Sr. owned 6 black female slaves, ages 60, 27, 20, 17, 4 and 3.
She is last on the 1860 6th Dist., Lexington P.O., Rockbridge Co., Virginia, with (son) farmer Jas A. Strain, 27; female "Wm T", 50 which is MARIA T Strain instead; Elizabeth Strain, 22; Haseltine Strain, 21 and Emiline Strain, 16, all Virginia born.
Widower Maria lost her son Eusebius, a doctor in 1864, four years prior to her death. Her final years were lived during hard times, due to the destruction in the area, from the Civil War. In addition to losing their barns (all were ordered burned, in this area, known as the breadbasket), they most likely lost all their animals and perhaps items from their home.
The Rockbridge Co. Virginia Death Register says Mrs. M. T. Strain, a white female, died 2 Jun 1868 in Rockbridge Co. of consumption (AKA tuberculosis), aged 60 years, the daughter of James & S. McCutchen, born in Augusta Co., Virginia, single. The informant was her son, J. A. Strain (that's James).
"Died, at her residence in Rockbridge county, Va., on the 3d inst., Mrs. Maria T. Strain, widow of the late David Strain, in the 63d year of her age. For forty years she had been a member of New Providence church, having been received by certificate into its communion, with her husband, in. 1828. Her last illness was very protracted, but was borne with great Christian patience, her constant and earnest desire being to depart and be with Jesus." Central Presbyterian, Vol 3, #48, dated 17 June 1868.
The attached 2 photos are from my old Strain photo album. Plus there is a silhouette of her from a dear late cousin (Paul Brown). In my album, in the one with a bow at her neck, she was placed (inserted into a pocket, 4 on a page) beside the man also believed to be her husband (on his site). He resembles their children. Cousin Paul shared that even cousin Leila McD also thought this was Maria and the other was her husband David.
Her outfit fits it time wise. Compare all three photo, I believe it's the same lady (eyes). I could guess that the original of Maria and David, was a daguerreotype and then much later, a photo was made of it, to share with family. I suspect the lines are from the paper or how it was copied. I don't believe it was a sketch. Click on each photo (5) and read the captions.
Bio researched and written by LSP
Inscription
MARIA T. STRAIN
Wife of
DAVID STRAIN.
Died June 3rd,
1868,
Aged 63 Years.
Dear Mother.
We shall meet again.
Family Members
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Susan Amanda Strain Bratton
1827–1894
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Dr David Eldred Strain Sr
1829–1904
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Capt James Alexander Strain
1831–1885
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Samuel Preston Strain
1833–1904
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Elizabeth Louisa "Lizzie" Strain Hull
1835–1906
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Dr Eusebius Henry Strain
1837–1864
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Hassie A. Strain Edmondson
1840–1916
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Rebecca Emmaline "Emma" Strain Ramsey
1844–1928
