West Virginia Pioneers
Thomas Hughes, II
1754 - 1837 (83 years)-
Name Thomas Hughes Suffix II Born 1754 Gender Male Died Oct 1837 [1] Notes
JC Wills : (his?)
10/26/1823, proved 11/28/1835
wife Nance [or Mary ?], son Thomas
witnesses, John Warth, Elijah Runnion, David Stanley, Jesse Cottrell
"Jackson County in the Wars"
Revolutionary Soldiers
Thomas Hughes. The claim of Thoams Hughes, files in Jackson county, for a pension as a soldier of the Revolution was suspended. He was shown to have performed valuable services in the Indian war period form 1784-1795, and that he had been a lieutenant of militia, but he did not produce satisfactory evidence of sufficient service in the Revolution. His statement mentions Jesse and Elias Hughes, the famous scouts, who were his brothers. Their father, Thomas Hughes, and a brother were killed by the Indians. The claims of Hughes were supported by Adam Flesher, Alexander West, John Cutright and William Powers. Thomas owned 89 acres of land on the Ohio, 10 miles north of Ripley in 1832, reference JC land books, he is listed on the Mason county tax lists for 1805-1818 and the censuses of 1810 & 1820. He died in Jackson county in 1837. One child, also named Thomas, was born about 1774 and was still living in 1854.
William Bibbee married Deborah Hughes, probably a daughter of Thomas Hughes, sr, andother daughter married Joseph, brother of William Bibbee.
Person ID I4667 WVPioneers Last Modified 20 Mar 2006
Father Thomas Hughes, b. Between 1717 and 1727, Dist. of W. Augusta Co., VA 
, d. 4 May 1778, Hackers Creek, Harrison Co, Va (Age ~ 61 years) Mother Susannah [Mary ?] Baker, d. Yes, date unknown Married 1741 [2] 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
Family ID F1438 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Elinor Baker, b. 1755, Chester Co, PA , d. 7 Aug 1837, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia (Age 82 years) Married 1774 West's Fort, Hackers Creek, VA [3, 4] Notes
Hughes, Thomas OH NORTHWEST TERR. 147 1788 RESIDENCE LIST
"The Hughes Family",
pg 10, states Thomas married Mary Davis
pg 34, list only a son Thomas for this Thomas and Mary - that Thomas married Ann Moore and had son Josiah, b 10/1/1802, Monongalia Co, d Roane Co, 10/1/1889.
Fran has her as Mary Foster. Clark has her as Mary Foster and cites Harrison Co marriage bonds. Joy Hughes-Jacoby lists her as Mary Elinor Baker, and in her book gives the following list of children:
Thomas 1775->1854
Ann 1776 - <1850
Mary 1778-1850
Edith 1779 - > 1822
Deborah 1780- > 1842
Charles 1782-1863
Henry 1784->1854
Mercy 1787-1861
Infant 1789-1789
Infant 1790-1790
William 1793-1872
James 1795-1873
Children 1. Ann Hughes, b. Abt 1776, d. Bef 1850, Wood County, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 73 years)2. Mary Hughes, b. Abt 1778, d. 1850 (Age ~ 72 years) 3. Edith Hughes, b. Abt 1779, d. Yes, date unknown 4. Deborah 'Debby' Hughes, b. Between 1775 and 1780, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA , d. Feb 1850 (Age ~ 75 years)5. Charles Hughes, b. Abt 1782, d. 1863 (Age ~ 81 years) 6. Henry Hughes, b. Abt 1784, d. Yes, date unknown 7. Mercy Hughes, b. Abt 1787, d. 1861 (Age ~ 74 years) 8. Infant Hughes, b. 1789, d. 1879 (Age 90 years) 9. Infant Hughes, b. 1790, d. 1790 (Age 0 years) 10. William Hughes, b. Abt 1793, d. 1872 (Age ~ 79 years) 11. James Hughes, b. 1795, d. 1873 (Age 78 years) Family ID F1840 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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