West Virginia Pioneers
Grace Tanner
1753 - 1842 (89 years)-
Name Grace Tanner Born 1753 Hackers Creek, Va 
[1] Gender Female Died 18 Jan 1842 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [1] Notes
Picture of stone at Gandeeville Cem, Roane Co., WV, posted by Edd Marks on Roane Co Rootsweb message board
Person ID I2904 WVPioneers Last Modified 24 May 2005
Father Edward TANNER, b. Between 1720 and 1730, d. 1790 (Age ~ 70 years) Mother Rachel [Tanner], d. 1796/7 Married Abt 1749 Augusta County, Virginia, USA Notes
Land grant
#8 Edward Tanner ...July 22, 1788 (1782?)
Harrison Co. 1,000 acres In the forks of the West fork of the Little Kenhawa. Grants 18, pg. 173
Militia from Hackers Creek Area in Dunsmore's War - 1774:
Capt. William Lowther's Company:
Pvt Edward Tanner served 132 days
Harrison County Tithable List 1784-1800:
1784 William Tanner
James Tanner
Edward Tanner
1785 James Tanner
1786 James Tanner
William Tanner
1787 William Tanner
James Tanner
1788 Tanner, William
1789 Tanner, James
1790 Tanner, Edward Jr.
Tanner, Edward, Sr.
1791 Tanner, Edward Jr.
Tanner, James
Tanner, Edward Sr
1792 Tanner, James
Tanner, Edward
Harrison county deeds
July 1798, page 97. James & Margaret Tanner, Arnold & Elizabeth (can't see it but he signs later as Cain), George and Nancy Hyde, Jesse & Grace Hewes, James & Rachel McDade, Edward & Wife Tanner, and Samuel & Wife Tanner, all of Harrison co, Virginia, to Alexander Sleeth for $1000.00,
1000 Acres. . in the forks of the west fork of the Little Kanawha River.
. . signed James Tanner, Edward Tanner, Samuel Tanner, Jesse Hewes,
James McDade, Arnold Cain. Recorded January 1799.
March 1797, page 98. James & Rachel McDade, of Covington Co, Virginia,
appoints Alexander Sleeth his attorney, to receive of the heirs of
Edward Tanner, deceased, 125 acres of land, his part of 1000 acres just
described. Signed James (X) McDade and Rachel (X) McDade, Wit: James and
Margaret Tanner. Recorded January 1799
[If each child received 1/8, where is the 8th child? Only 7 signed. Did one of them get 2 parts? Or was the 8th, William, and his children received the money - but who signed for them?!? . .bb]
History of Harrison county:
Land Grant certificates issued in 1781:
George Peck, assignne to Edward Tanner, 400 acres on the Buckhannon, adjoining lands of George Jackson, to include his settlement in 1774.
Edward Tanner, 300 acres on Buckhannon River, on the bottom called Grannery Bottom to include his improvement made in 1773.
Edward Tanner, 400 acres on the Buckhannon River, adjoining lands of Elias Panter to include his improvements made in 1776.
"FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES (1790)"
1782 Monongalia County, Virginia
Tanner, William 02
Tanner, Edward 06 whites
Henry Flesher was in between them
1785 Harrison County
Tanner, William, 3
Tanner, James, 1
Tanner, Edward, 5
Hacker's Creek Journal: Vol XV Issue 4 pg 206
Harrison Co Court Minutes Vol 2, 1792-1797
pg 106 3rd Mon Feb 1794
Jesse Hughes, Thomas Hughes, & Wm. Racliff came into court and entered into bond in due form in the sum of £100 for said Jesse Hughes administrator of the estate of EDWARD TANNER, deceased. Said Jesse Hughes took the oath required by law.. . .
From Vol XV Issue 2 pg 88
Harrison Co Court records Vol.1,1784-1792
pg 590 21 March 1792
ordered that WILLIAM TANNER son of WILLIAM TANNER be bound an apprentice to Thomas McCann until he arrives to the age of 21 yrs he being of the age of four years the 22d day of this present month & to be taught the occuption of a farmer and have learning and freedom according to law.
John Simms came into court & proved one days attendance as a witness, Edmond West Sr. JAMES TANNER, EDWARD TANNER and Mary Campbell one day as a witness between Simon Arnold and Jesse Hughes.
EDWARD TANNER came into court & proved 3 days attendance as a witness in a suit between Simon Arnold & Jesse Hughes at last March court. That Sarah Richard dau of Arnold dec'd be bound to Thomas McCann according to law.
Harrison Co Court Order Book #1 1784-1792
3rd Tues Nov 1784
Jacob Westfall vs Edward Tanner, con't
6/21/1785
James Tanner vs John Vandering. Attachment, judgement is granted plaintiff.
11/17/1785
William Radcliff issued a summons to suppoene James Tanner to appear at next court and answer complaint of land dispute.
Family ID F992 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 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) Married 1772 [2] 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+
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"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.
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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.
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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
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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."
Children 1. Jesse Hughes, Jr, b. 1771, d. Yes, date unknown 2. Martha Hughes, b. Dec 1773, d. Dec 1834 (Age ~ 61 years) 3. Rachel Hughes, b. Abt 1775, Hackers Creek, Harrison Co, Va , d. 16 Jul 1860, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 85 years)4. Sudna Hughes, b. Abt 1778, d. Bef 6 May 1823 (Age ~ 45 years) 5. Elizabeth Hughes, b. 1782, d. Yes, date unknown 6. Thomas Hughes, b. Abt 1784, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown7. William Jonathan D Hughes, b. 13 Sep 1785, d. 14 Jun 1847 (Age 61 years) 8. Mercy 'Massie' Hughes, b. Abt 1790, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA , d. 30 May 1883 (Age ~ 93 years)9. Nancy Agnes Hughes, b. 1809, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F1032 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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