West Virginia Pioneers
Thomas Hughes
1727 - 1778 (~ 61 years)-
Name Thomas Hughes Born Between 1717 and 1727 Dist. of W. Augusta Co., VA 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Died 4 May 1778 Hackers Creek, Harrison Co, Va [1] Notes
Fran Daniels gives his birthdate as abt 1717, Don Norman as about 1725, "The Hughes Family" as c 1720-27
Killed by Indians near Hacker's Creek, VA, 5/4/1778.
DAR 638074 A-652
McWhorter: "his removal to the Upper Monongahela was from the Wappatomaka"
Person ID I4154 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 Susannah [Mary ?] Baker, d. Yes, date unknown Married 1741 [1] Notes
Hughes, Elias VA MONONGALIA CO. 36 1782 05-00 (Tanner connections)
Hughes, Thomas VA MONONGALIA CO. 1782 06-00
Don Norman and "The Hughes Family" state that he was married twice, first to Mary Baker, who d bef 1759, and 2nd to Susanna, who died 1784
Joy Hughes Jacoby has children:
Deborah 1742
Sidney "Sudna" 1744
James 1746
Sarah 1749
Jesse 1751
Susannah 1753
Thomas 1754
Mary 1755
Job jacob 1756
Elias 1757
Martha 1759
Children 1. Sudna Hughes, b. Between 1742 and 1745, Augusta County, Virginia, USA , d. Abt 1829, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 87 years)2. Charles Hughes, b. Abt 1745, Hardy Co, WVa , d. Abt 1764, Virginia, USA (Age ~ 19 years)3. Deborah Hughes, b. 1746, d. 1813 (Age 67 years) 4. Sarah Hughes, b. 1749, d. Yes, date unknown 5. 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)6. Susannah Hughes, b. Abt 1753, d. 1769, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 16 years)7. Thomas Hughes, II, b. 1754, d. Oct 1837 (Age 83 years) 8. Mary Hughes, b. Abt 1755, d. 1769, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 14 years)9. Elias Hughes, b. 1757, d. 22 Dec 1844, Utica, Ohio (Age 87 years)10. James Hughes, d. Yes, date unknown 11. Job Hughes, b. Abt 1757, Hampshire County, WV , d. Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 12. Martha Hughes, b. 14 Jun 1761, Hardy Co, WVa , d. Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Family ID F1438 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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