West Virginia Pioneers
Hugh Hughes
Abt 1715 - 1763 (~ 48 years)-
Name Hugh Hughes Born Abt 1715 Chester Co, PA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 1763 Hampshire County, WV [3] Notes
"The Hughes Family has that he was probably born in the 1720s.
Fran Daniels has that he was born about 1715 in Chester Co., PA
Person ID I15507 WVPioneers Last Modified 24 May 2005
Father William Parsons Hughes, b. Between 1690 and 1699, Hampshire County, WV , d. Abt 9 Jun 1767, Hampshire County, WV (Age ~ 77 years) Mother Mary Sidney Withers, d. Yes, date unknown Married Abt 1713 Notes
"The Hughes Family from Virginia to Oregon" by Patty Barthell Myers, San Antonio Texas, 1999:
William could be the son of Jesse Hughes of Powhatan and Hughes Creek, VA. Could be grandson of Hugh Hughes.
Bought land from Lord Fairfax - 400 acres located on the Great Cacapon.
William's will in Hampshire Co, VA is dated 12/30/1762, probated 6/9/1767, names children but not wife:
sons Hugh, Thomas, William, Evan, Ellis
daughters Mary Anderson, Sudrah Carpenter, Sarah Baker
exec: son Ellis and John Waite
Family ID F2442 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susanna Carpenter?, d. Yes, date unknown Notes
"The Hughes Family"
Hugh's will was made 1/9/1762, proved 5/10/1763 - wife, Susanna, sons William, Jaems, Hugh, Evan, Jonathan
Susanna's made 3/8/1784, proved in Hardy Co, 4/11/1791 - sons William, James, Hugh, Jonathan, Evan; granddaughter Hannah; Mary Frazer; daughters Mary, Hannah
Children 1. William Hughes, d. Yes, date unknown 2. James Hughes, b. 1746, Virginia, USA , d. 1802, Hardy Co, WVa (Age 56 years)3. Hugh Hughes, d. Yes, date unknown 4. Evan Hughes, b. Abt 1755, d. Yes, date unknown 5. Jonathan Hughes, b. 25 Mar 1753, Hampshire County, WV , d. Sep 1849, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA (Age 96 years)6. Mary Hughes, b. Abt 1856, Ohio, USA , d. Yes, date unknown7. Hannah Hughes, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F5266 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - Abt 1715 - Chester Co, PA 
Died - 1763 - Hampshire County, WV = Link to Google Earth
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