William Jonathan D Hughes

1785 - 1847  (61 years)

• Name	William Jonathan D Hughes
  Born	13 Sep 1785  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Jun 1847  [1]
  Notes	JCWR, appraisement bill, 7/23/1847, sale bill, 7/31/1847
  Person ID	I3966	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2008

  
  

  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  [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+ ~~ "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	Rebecca Staats,   b. Abt 1788,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	25 Jan 1807	Wood County, West Virginia, USA   [3, 4]
  Notes	1830 Mason Co, VA William Hughes 1m 0-5 Wm 2m 5-10 Nelson, Noah 1m 10-15 [1815-1820] 1m 15-20 Jonathan 1m 40-50 3f 0-5 Rachel, Sarah,Jemima 1f 10-15 Katherine 1f 40-50 1840 Jackson Co, VA 2m 10-15 Wm, Noah 1m 50-60 1f 0-5 Matilda 1f 5-10 Rebecca? 2f 10-15 Rachel, Sarah 1f 50-60 1850 Jackson Co, VA # 540-545 Hughs Rebecca 62 F Va Hughs Rachel O 24 F Va Hughs Matilda 14 F Va Jackson County Cemeteries, Vol 2 Hughes cemetery, pg 42 located on the Rhodes farm on a hill near intersection of Rt 87 and Rt 33. Copied by Sue P Miller. William D Hughes, d 6/14/1847, age 61y 9m 1d s/o Jesse & Grace Tanner Hughes His wife was Rebecca, d/o Abraham & Ann King Staats, she was age 62 in 1850 census There were 8 or 10 other graves in the cemetery at one time.
  Children	1. Grace Hughes,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Katherine Hughes,   b. Abt 1815, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Anna Hughes,   b. 9 Dec 1808, Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Aug 1878  (Age 69 years)   4. Jonathan Hughes,   b. Abt 1814, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Nelson Hughes,   b. Abt 1820, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Jemima Hughes,   b. Abt 1820, Virginia, USA   7. Noah Hughes,   b. Abt 1822, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Sarah Jane Hughes,   b. Abt 1824, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Rachel Hughes,   b. Abt 1826, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. William H Hughes,   b. Abt 1828, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Rebecca L Hughes,   b. Abt 1830, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Matilda Hughes,   b. Abt 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1859	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Gravestone. [S71] Judi Kenyon. [S87] Marriage Records, Wood Co, WV. [S70] John House.