Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-03-22
FROM GREENVILIE.
DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN LADY
LAND BRINGS GOOD PRICES PER.
SONAL MENTION, ETC.

LAND BRINGS GOOD PRICES PER.
soNAL MENTION, ETC.
GreenviiIe. March 20 Mrs Mar
garrett Ann Mckee died at West Buffa-
10 farm where she was born January
2. 1880 March ID, 1907, of bronchial
pneumonia. She married in early life
VIM. j. Mckee, who preceded her to
the grave about thirteen years. She
came of that sturdy old pioneer stock |
of Hawpe's and DOsk's. her father be-
ing Henry Hawpe, son of Henry
Hawpe, who, with one brother, John,
and one sister came here, bought land |
from Beverly and cleared and settled |
and builded houses. Henry Hawpe mar
ried q Miss Teaford and they raised
two sons, Henry and John T., and sew
eral daughters. two of whom married
Dices and removed to Fountain Co.,
Ind, one married Thos Doak. who
was the grandfather of Jos. 4. Wood
ward. She married a second husband,
Alex. Brownlee. Another daughter
married Jos. Miller, the father of Jos.
Miller of Monmouth church, Rock
bridge. John T. Hawpe married M ISIS
Elijah Lightner, and Henry married
Miss Elizabeth Lar ew Doak, who bore
him three children, one son who died
in infancy and two daughter, the sub
| jsct Of this sketch and Mrs. EIzab beth
Steele, mother of Mrs. John b. Bur-
we'll of your city: Mrs. Steele died
some thirteen year ago.
The two brothers who came here from
Penn, one Henry Hawpe, settled near
here On farm now owned by s. F and
J. Marshall Mcclure who bought 1t
some time last year and the title then
passed for the first time from the
Hawpe family. The other son, John,
bought, cleared and built on the farm
a little east of GreenvilIe now owned
by Hugh Campbell, which has been
continuously held by the Hawpe fami-
ly until about three years ago. The
daughter married Mr.. Koiner, who
was the grandfather of Mr.. G. T. Pal
mer of Staunton. On the maternal
side Mrs. Mckee came of Scotch ances-
try. The Doaks came from Scotland
to Princeton, N. j., and being men Of
strong Presbyterian faith and much
education and means, built and estab
lished schools and churches. Some time
about 1885 thee brothers came from
Lancaster Co, Pa, to this place, set
tied respectively at the farms of j. E..
| Williams, where they built fort of
stone to protect them from Indians
the old fort was torn down about a
dozen years ago. One family owned
and lived Oh the farm now owned by
Thos H. Misb; one family. David's,
settled at the faIm now owned by DR..
e. 0. Peyton. From this family Mrs.
Mckee comes. This David Doak had
three sOns-David who was the grand
father of Col, D. Lilley; DR.. Hugh
Doak who died without issue, and Col.
Samuel who was the grandfather of
Mrs Mckee. These noble old Scotch
Doaks were what might be called path
! finders. They came here in the then
wilderness, cleared and builded house 8
and were not satisfied with only hav-
/ ing houses and homes, but established
schools aud colleges. and it is said Laid
! the foundation of the now famous
W. " l.. University. Bethel church
owes its existence TO Col. kobt. Doak
of revolutionary fame. To show what
determined and persevering race
| they were there was meeting house
over next to the North Mountain,
| Hebron, l believe, and there was COM
siderable wrsngling among the MEM
bers, and these old Doaks getting tired
determined to have place Of worship
! free Of disputes Col. RJbt. Doak
gathered the clans on this side and
was building the first Bethel when the
pastor came by. He did not know
there was any move to build, and saw
| what Was going on, and said to Col
Doak that he thought he was too fast