MONTGOMERY LIVINGSTON (Goshen Independent Republican, 29 January 1901)
Montgomery Livingston, died in Middletown, Saturday, aged 77 years. Deceased was a native of Ireland and came to this country 30 years ago. For many years he resided at Scotchtown, where he engaged in farming. Four years ago he moved to Middletown. Deceased is survived by six children.

JOHN H. MILLSPAUGH (Goshen Independent Republican, 23 September 1902)
John H. Millspaugh, an aged and highly respected resident of Middletown, died Friday afternoon at his home in that city, aged 85 years. Mr. Millspaugh was a son of Samuel and Dorothy (Corwin) Millspaugh and was born near Scotchtown. He married Mary Ann Wells Feb. 23, 1841. She died Nov. 30, 1898. In 1891, they celebrated their golden wedding. Mr. Millspaugh had been a resident of Middletown for 49 years. He was one of the organizers of the Second Presbyterian Church and was one of its first elders, an office which he held continuously up to the time of his death. Three children survive.

REV. SAMUEL W. MILLS, D.D. (Goshen Independent Republican, 1902)
Rev. Dr. Samuel W. Mills died, Thursday night, at his home in Port Jervis, from the effects of an attack of apoplexy sustained several days before. Deceased was born in the town of Wallkill, near Scotchtown, five miles north of Middletown, on the fifth of April, 1820, and was the son of Samuel and Esther Stitt Mills. He was therefore 82 years of age. Dr. Mills was the ninth in the family of children and remained at home until reaching the age of fifteen when he entered Rutgers College, at New Brunswick, N.J., from which he was graduated in the class of ’38 at the age of eighteen. He studied Theology in the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church at New Brunswick, and was graduated in 1842. In 1874 the degree of D.D., was conferred by the college. The Reformed Church at Bloomingburgh was Dr. Mills’ first charge and he served as its pastor from 1843 to 1858. He then accepted a call to the Reformed Church at Port Jervis where his pastorate continued for 14 years, terminated in 1872, when he resigned. During his ministry at Port Jervis a new church was built at a cost of $44,000, and 249 members were received into the congregation. Since resigning the pastorate Dr. Mills has lived a retired life in Port Jervis. Deceased is survived by his widow, who was Miss Almeda J., daughter of Nathaniel Bailey, of Middletown, and by one son, Dr. T. D. Mills, of Middletown, and two daughters, Mrs. C. E. Cuddeback, of Port Jervis, and Mrs. J. Alex Stitt, of Brooklyn.

SUSAN BROWN COLEMAN (Goshen Independent Republican, 23 January 1903)
Susan Brown, widow of John C. Coleman, died at ten o’clock, Wednesday night, at her home in the town of Hamptonburgh. An affection of the heart was the cause of death. The deceased was born 77 years ago last October at Scotchtown, and was a daughter of the late Samuel Brown. The marriage to Mr. Coleman occurred in 1847. He died in 1891. For the past 35 years Mrs. Coleman had lived on the farm where her death occurred. Deceased is survived by three children, Charles C. and Sarah A., at home, and G. Rumsey, who resides near Hamptonburgh station. An aged sister, Jane H. Brown [see below] who is older than Mrs. Coleman, lives at the late home of the deceased. Mrs. Coleman’s life had been a long and useful one. For many years she had been a member of the Hamptonburgh Presbyterian Church. Interment in Hamptonburgh.

JANE HUNTER BROWN (Goshen Independent Republican, 23 February 1904)
Jane Hunter Brown died at the home of her niece, Sarah A. Coleman, in the town of Hamptonburgh on Thursday last after a short illness. The deceased was born in Scotchtown, town of Wallkill, April 11, 1821, and was a daughter of Samuel W. Brown and Anna Houston. The most of her long life was spent in Scotchtown, the place of her birth. She had been more than 50 years a member of the Scotchtown Church from which place her funeral was held on Sunday.

CHARLES ROE (Goshen Independent Republican, 1 March 1904)
Bullville: Charles Roe, almost a life long resident of this place, died at his home about a mile east of here on Saturday afternoon last, after an illness of but only a few days, of paralysis, in his 75th year. Mr. Roe was born near Scotchtown in the town of Wallkill, and is survived by one brother, Harvey, whom we are informed is in his 90th year. William Budd Roe, a brother, died Feb. 3, 1903. The deceased was married many years ago to Kate Vandewater, sister of John Vandewater, of Montgomery, who survives him, and the fruit of their union was four children all of whom died in infancy except one son, Frank, who reached his maturity but died a few years ago. Mr. Roe after his marriage came to Bullville where he purchased the general store and was postmaster for many years, and in connection with this he conducted a market wagon business carrying produce back and forth from Newburgh. This he continued until the business ceased to be remunerative and he retired from this and continued the store, which he after a few years disposed of and purchased the farm on which he died, tilling the land into fertility until today it is one of the very best dairy farms in the town of Crawford. In early life Mr. Roe united with the Bullville Methodist Church and has since lived a consistent christian life. He was a kind hearted man, a good neighbor and in a quiet way very charitable to the poor. Burial in the family plot at Scotchtown.

NANCY HATCH (Goshen Independent Republican, 18 March 1904)
Mrs. John Hatch [Nancy H. Alexander], died on Sunday at her home in Scotchtown, aged 83 years. Deceased is survived by one son, John E., of Scotchtown, and two daughters, Esther, wife of John Chambers, residing near Montgomery, and Mrs. Mary Sinsabaugh at home; also by several grandchildren.

MILDRED M. ILLENBERG (Goshen Independent Republican, 16 August 1904)
Mildred M. Illenberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Illenberg, died on Wednesday, at the home of her parents, in Scotchtown, aged 20 years, 7 months and 27 days. She is survived by her parents, one sister, Cora, wife of Augustus Decker, of Warwick, and one brother, George Frederick, residing at home. At the funeral services held on Friday the pall bearers were schoolmates of the deceased as follows: George Faulkner, William Faulkner, Clarence Neely, and William Tilford. Rev. Mrs. Wiley, of Scotchtown, was the officiating clergyman. Interment in Phillipsburgh Cemetery.

I. LEE JENNINGS (Goshen Independent Republican, 14 October 1904)
I. Lee Jennings, a well known and much respected resident of the town of Wallkill, died at his home at Scotchtown, Monday, of heart failure. The deceased was born at Montgomery about 76 years ago. He was a son of Isaac Jennings who was cashier of the Bank of Orange County, in this village, away back in the days of George D. Wickham, its first president. For a number of years Mr. Jennings conducted a general store at Ulsterville, and later was proprietor of the hotel at Scotchtown. He retired from active business about 12 years ago. The deceased is survived by one daughter, Miss Phebe, living at home. His wife, who was a Miss Green, died about two years ago. Mr. Jennings was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Scotchtown.

J. DENTON MILLS (Goshen Independent Republican, 20 December 1904)
J. Denton Mills, a well known and highly respected farmer, of the town of Wallkill, died on Thursday on the homestead farm near Scotchtown, where all his life had been spent and where his father had lived before him. The deceased was 68 years of age. He is survived by his wife, who was Emma, daughter of the late William Conning, of Hamptonburgh, and three children, Miss Nellie Conning, Howard and Edgar. Mr. Mills was for several years a faithful member of the Scotchtown Presbyterian Church; also a trustee of the same.

HENRY DEYO (Goshen Independent Republican, 17 February 1905)
The funeral of Henry Deyo took place in Scotchtown, last Tuesday, where he has lived many years, although he is well known among us, having lived in Circleville and worked at his trade for some years. He was born on “Brimstone Hill” in a house (now torn down) owned by the late H. Denton Mills, where his father lived many years. When quite young he went to live with Mr. Mills and there found a home until he went to learn the shoemaker’s trade. After learning his trade he went on a sea voyage and was gone three years, returning to his old home and friends. Later he worked some years for the late N. J. Mills. He never lived many miles from his birthplace, so he is well known as a good, moral man. He married Ellen, a sister of W. T. Galloway, who survives him with two children. He served a time in the Civil War, and was a member of the G. A. R., who attended the funeral. He was 84 years old.

DAVID B. SCOTT (Goshen Independent Republican, 10 October 1909)
David B. Scott, who died on Tuesday at his home in Scotchtown, had been a member of the Presbyterian Church at that place for forty years and its sexton for the greater part of that period. His age was 84 years. He is survived by his widow, Jane Dunlap Scott, and two sons: James E. Scott, of Middletown and William H. Scott, of Purchase, N.Y.

ESTHER J. HATCH (Goshen Independent Republican, 6 May 1910)
Esther J. Hatch, daughter of Helen and John Hatch, died Monday night, at her home, in Scotchtown, of lung trouble, after an illness extending over two years. Miss Hatch was twenty-two years of age, having been born in Scotchtown in May, 1887. She was a young woman who had many friends and who will be sincerely mourned.

GEORGE J. HOUSTON (unknown Middletown newspaper, May 1912)
George J. Houston, one of the best known residents of Scotchtown and a direct descendant of Gen. Sam Houston, of Texas fame, died suddenly at his home at Scotchtown on Wednesday evening at 8:30, as a result of an attack of heart trouble, with which he had several times been afflicted slightly in the past. Mr. Houston was born on March 26, 1852, on the old homestead at Scotchtown, the son of the late John G. and Mary W. Bradner Houston, and had spent the greater part of his life in that vicinity. He was united in marriage on October 18, 1876, to Miss Charity B. White, a daughter of James and Mary Ann White, the ceremony being performed by the late Rev. David Beattie, then pastor of the Scotchtown Church. Mr. Houston is survived by his wife and the following children: John B., of this city; Miss Anna May and Denton W., at home, and H. Van Duzer, of this city. Two half-sisters, Mrs. Ira Bradner and Mrs. William Mills, are both dead. Mr. Houston was an attendant at the Scotchtown Presbyterian Church and was a trustee of the Scotchtown Cemetery.

THEODORE COMFORT (Middletown Daily Times-Press, 30 April 1918)
Theodore Comfort died at his home in Scotchtown at 4 o’clock this morning, of abdominal obstruction, after one month’s illness, but confined to his bed only one day. Mr. Comfort was in the 69th year of his age, having been born at Bloomingburg June 26, 1849, a son of Theodore S. Comfort, and his wife Nancy J. McWilliams. He was united in marriage April 12, 1887, at Scotchtown, to K. Anna Sloat, the officiating clergyman being the late Rev. David Beattie. For 47 years Mr. Comfort had resided on the farm where he died, it having been originally purchased by his grandfather. He had been an elder in the Presbyterian Church at Scotchtown since the pastorate of Rev. David Beattie, in 1889. Esteemed by all who knew him and of extensive acquaintance, this good man will be sadly missed. Mr. Comfort is survived by his wife, two sons, Charles Alexander, at home, and Newman, of New Orleans. Also, by one sister, Nancy Jane Beattie, of this city; and one grandson, Newman, Jr.

CORA A. WHITE (Middletown Daily Times-Press, 11 June 1918)
Mrs. Cora A. White, aged 45 years, died at Thrall Hospital, on Monday after an illness of two weeks. She was born at Scotchtown, May 16, 1873, the daughter of Alexander Kelly and Catherine Johnson. At Scotchtown, 16 years ago, last April, she was united in marriage with Robert A. White, who preceded her in death. For the past year she had resided in this city. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Campbell Hall. Surviving are one son, Robert A. White, of this city; three sisters, Eliza J. Neely, of Ridgebury; Gertrude Cox of Middletown; Sadie Tilford, of New York city; three brothers, James A. Kelly and David A. Kelly, of this city, and Harvey S. Kelly of West New York, N.J.

ANN ELIZABETH HURTIN (Middletown Daily Herald, 10 May 1923)
The funeral of Ann Elizabeth Hurtin was held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the home of her brother, William A. Hurtin, 35 South Street. Rev. Van Dyke Wight of the Webb Horton Memorial Church officiating. J. W. Boyd sang “Nearer My God to Thee” and “Abide With Me,” favorite hymns of Miss Hurtin. The pall bearers were from the Hurtin store and were John E. Sheppard, George H. Rackett, Gabriel Card and Edgar Hinchley. Interment in the family plot at Scotchtown, N.Y.

HELEN PUFF (Middletown Daily Herald, 26 October 1923)
Helen Puff died at her home near Scotchtown, this morning. Deceased was born in the Town of Crawford, April 11, 1849, the daughter of Adamson Bookstaver and Eleanor Bartley. She was 74 years of age. She was married to William H. Puff, November 3, 1875, and had resided at her late home for the past 48 years. She was a member of the Scotchtown Presbyterian Church. Surviving are: one brother, William Bookstaver of the Town of Crawford; two sisters, Agnes, wife of William Barnes of Walden, and Caroline L. Bookstaver of Walden. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the late home. Interment in Scotchtown Cemetery.

SAMUEL MILLSPAUGH McWILLIAMS (unknown Middletown newspaper, 22 Apr. 1924)
Samuel Millspaugh McWilliams, retired salesman, died Monday afternoon in this city. He was in his 89th year, being born June 15, 1835, in Scotchtown, a son of James Milton McWilliams and Jane Little McWilliams. Mr. McWilliams came to this city one year ago from Newburgh. He was a member for fifty years of the Calvary Presbyterian Church, Newburgh, and before that the Scotchtown Church. He leaves five brothers, Edwin and John, of this city; Dr. Frederick A., of Monticello; Rev. James A. McWilliams, of Honey Brook, Pa.; Francis, of Rochester; two cousins, Misses Rose and Minnie WcWilliams, of this city.