Mercy 'Massie' Hughes

Abt 1790 - 1883  (~ 93 years)

• Name	Mercy 'Massie' Hughes
  Born	Abt 1790	Harrison County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	30 May 1883  [2]
  Notes	Roane Co deaths Gandee, Massey, 94y, 5/31/1883 [p] Jesse & Gracy Gandee [b] Harrison Co [i] J S Gandee (son)
  Person ID	I3532	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2007

  
  

  Father	Jesse David Hughes,   b. 1750, South Branch of the Potomac, Hardy Co, WV ,   d. Oct 1829, Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Grace Tanner,   b. 1753, Hackers Creek, Va ,   d. 18 Jan 1842, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	1772  [3]
  Notes	Mason Co tax list Jesse Hughes Sr 1805-06-07-09-10-11-12-13-14 1820 Mason, VA Jesse Hughes 1m 0-10 1m 45+ 3f 0-10 2f 10-16 Nancy 3f 16-26 1f 45+ ~~ "Jackson County in the Wars" Revolutionary Soldiers Jesse Hughes, Sr. Although it is commonly believed that Hughes served in the Continental Army, no proof of such service is extant. He spent his most active years on Hacker's Creek, present Lewis County, where he was a leader in the warfare with the Indians. He is listed on the Kanawha county tax list for 1801 and on that of Mason county for 1805-1814. and the censuses of 1810 & 1820. On the Personal Property tax list for Jackson county in 1831. He died on Big Sandy Creek, Jackson County, 1829 and is buried in the Proctor Cemetery at Ravenswood. The wife of Jesse Hughes Sr was Grace Tanner. Children: Martha (1773-1834) married Jacob Bonnett, 1792; Rachel, married William Cottrell; Sudna, married Elijah Runner, and died near Sandyville; Elizabeth married James Stanley, lived and died on Mud Run, near Sandyville; Massie (Massa) married Uriah Gandee Sr, who died in 1855, died in Roane county, May 30, 1883; Nancy Agnes, married George W Hanshaw and lived in Jackson co; Louraney, married Uriah Sayre and lived in Meigs county, OH; Thomas lived on the Ohio below Ravenswood; William, married Rebecca staats and lived near Ripley; Jesse, jr, married Susanna Mock in 1800 and lived in Jackson county - he was deceased in 1850. ~~ Jesse served in the Harrison County militia, was an Indian trader and became one of the most famous of the frontier scouts of his time. A payroll of Captain William Lowthers Company of VA militia credits Jesse with 132 days service in Lord Dunmore's Ohio Campaign in 1774. In 1778, a party of Indians murdered Jesse's father, Thomas Hughes and in 1787, another party of Indians led by the white renegade, Leonard Schoolcraft, captured Jesse's daughter. Although Jesse was able to purchase his daughter's freedom the following year, the two incidents turned Jesse and his brother Elias into implacable enemies of the Indians. ~~~~ Harrison co marriages: 1794 - William Cottrall and Rachel Hughes 1795 - Benjamin Cox and Mary Hughes 1795 - William Bibby and Deborah Hughes 1800 - Jesse Huse and Susana Mock 1800 - James Stanley and Elizabeth Huse 1808 - Samuel Childers and Rebecca Hughes 1816 - William Childers and Nancy Hughes ~~~~ Pg. 25 Edward C.Smith's History of Lewis Co, WV Jesse HUGHES chose a tract of land near mouth of Jesse's run (known as Jesse Hughes' run in early records) on his first visit to Hacker's creek in 1769, built cabin and settled there after his marriage to Miss Grace Tanner in 1770 or 1771. The records of Monongalia Co. court show that a grant was made to him in 1781 of "400 acres on Hacker's creek, to include his settlement made in 1770."
  Family ID	F1032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Uriah Gandee, Jr,   b. 2 Sep 1782, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Oct 1854  (Age 72 years)
  Married	30 Jul 1806	Wood County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	1840 Jackson, VA 1m 0-5 1m 15-20 1m 50-60 1f 5-10 2f 15-20 1f 50-60 1850 Jackson, VA 95-99 Gandee Uriah U M Farmer Va Gandee Masie 60 F Va Gandee James 17 M Farmer Va Gandee David 19 M Farmer Va Gandee Cynthia 34 F Va Gandee Elihu 9 M Va Gandee Melinda 7 F Va Gandee Sarah H 5 F Va Gandee William 2 M Va Bonnet Mansfield 21 M Farmer Va 1880 Census Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia Martha GANDEE Self F W W 90 WV Charlott HNDERS Other F B 73 WV Mason Co tax list Uriah Gandee Jr 1807 Bishop's History of Roane county - page 527 - info on all the children ~~ History of Harper District lists son John Picture of stone at Gandeeville Cem, Roane Co., WV, posted by Edd Marks on Roane Co Rootsweb message board: Uriah Gandee was born Sept the 2 1782 Dec Oct the 12 1854 age 72 years one month ten days
  Children	1. Susannah Gandee,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah Gandee,   b. CA 1805, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Jesse Gandee,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Gandee,   b. 5 Feb 1813, Meigs County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 13 Jul 1900, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 87 years)   5. George Washington Gandee,   b. Abt 1815, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Grace M 'Gracey' Gandee,   b. Between 1819 and 1823, Ohio ,   d. 1849, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 30 years)   7. Harriet 'Hattie' Gandee,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Lucinda Gandee,   b. Abt 1822, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Cynthia Gandee,   b. Between 1816 and 1820, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Samuel Gandee,   b. 25 Dec 1824, Mason, Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Feb 1908, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 83 years)   11. John Gandee,   b. Abt 1830, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Martha Gandee,   b. Abt 1829, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Mary Gandee,   b. 1831,   d. Yes, date unknown   14. David L Gandee,   b. 12 Dec 1831, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 9 Nov 1908  (Age 76 years)   15. James Stanley Gandee,   b. 27 Jul 1832, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 1925, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F1192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census, 1850 JC. [S99] Jackson County in the Wars. [S71] Judi Kenyon. [S87] Marriage Records, Wood Co, WV.