This ROCHELLE family first came out of Wake Co., N.C., then moved to Tennessee. William ROCHELLE, b. abt. 1754 married 1)Rachel THOMAS, 6 Dec. 1779 in Wake Co., N.C. They had the following children:1)Thomas 2)Ann 3)Alsey A. 4)John & 5)Elizabeth. The 2nd marriage of William ROCHELLE and Mary RAY, 17 Feb. 1801 in Wake Co.; yielded the following issue: 1)William Wyatt 2)Wiley S.-b. 13 May 1802 3)Mason 4)Lucy 5)Nancy 6)Henderson B.-b. March 1812.
George Newton ROCHELLE, known as Newt ROCHELLE, b. 27 June 1851 was a farmer and a peddler; going door to door. He married Virginia Catherine BATSON, "Jenny"; on 21 Sept. 1873. She was born 26 Oct. 1854, in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tenn. She was the daughter of (unknown) BATSON and Arabella TURNER. She died 12 June 1936 and is buried in Hickman Co., Tenn. ]]]]
George died on 21 Dec. 1924, in Nashville; and she died 12 June 1936. Their children were: