Johan Heinrich Ott

Brief Life History of Johan Heinrich

When Johan Heinrich Ott was born on 15 June 1770, in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Johannes Ott, was 54 and his mother, Elisabetha Fedele Ott, was 46. He married Margaret "Mary" Ferrell on 21 April 1790, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Blacksburg, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States in 1800. He died on 8 September 1840, in Wythe, Virginia, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Prices Fork, Montgomery, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johan Heinrich Ott
1770–1840
Margaret "Mary" Ferrell
1765–
Marriage: 21 April 1790
Elizabeth Betsy Utt
1790–1873
Margaret Ott
1792–1877
Susannah Ott
1794–1859
John Utt
1796–1849
Sarah Ann Ott
1798–
Polly Utt
1800–
Henry Utt
1802–1848
Nancy Utt
1804–1880
William Utt
1806–1877
Frances Utt
1807–1884
Sally Ott
1812–
Ader Katherine Ott
1812–1900

Sources (20)

  • Henny Utt, "United States Census, 1830"
  • Johann Heinrich Ott, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
  • Henry Ott, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

Name Meaning

German: from a short form of ancient Germanic compound names based on the element aud, ōd ‘wealth, prosperity’ (see Otto and 2 below).

English (London): from the Old Norman French personal name Ode, Odde, Odes, Otto, Otes, Otton (ancient Germanic Audo, Odo, Oddo, Otto), originally a short form of ancient Germanic compound names based on the element aud ‘wealth, prosperity’. Many of these names were Latinized as Odo. Odo was the name of the half-brother of the Conqueror, archbishop of Bayeux, who accompanied the Norman expedition to England and was rewarded with 439 confiscated manors. Compare Oates .

Chinese: possibly from Taishanese form of the Chinese name 達 (meaning ‘eminent’), a monosyllabic personal name or part of a disyllabic personal name of some early Chinese immigrants in the US.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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