Thomas Hughes *

Birth: 1717, Cacapon, Hampshire Co., West Virginia, USA
Death: 4 May 1778, Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., West Virginia, USA

Thomas Hughes *


William Parsons Hughes *		Mary Sudrah Withers *

m. Mary Susannah Baker *

Deborah Susannah Hughes

Job Hughes


Ann Hughes	Jonathan Hughes	Robert Hughes	Martha Hughes	Elizabeth Hughes	Job Hughes	Nancy Hughes

Father: William Parsons Hughes *
Mother: Mary Sudrah Withers *

Married Mary Susannah Baker * on 1747 at Virginia, USA: Child 1: Deborah Susannah Hughes ABT 1746 - 1813 m. William Radcliff *; Child 2: Jesse Hughes 1750 - 1829 m. Grace Tanner; Child 3: Thomas Hughes 1754 - Oct 1837 m. Mary Foster; Child 4: Edward Hughes ABT 1755 - 13 May 1839 m. Nancy Foster; Child 5: Mary Hughes -; Child 6: William Hughes -; Child 7: Charles Hughes -; Child 8: Job Hughes ABT 1770 - m. Mary Polly Hamm; Child 9: Ann Hughes -; Child 10: Jonathan Hughes -; Child 11: Robert Hughes 18 Aug 1760 -; Child 12: Martha Hughes 14 Jun 1761 - 12 Sep 1855; Child 13: Elizabeth Hughes Abt. 1761 -; Child 14: Job Hughes ABT 1764 - 1854; Child 15: Nancy Hughes Abt. 1767 -

Notes: August Court Records 1751
Petition of inhabitants of the North side of the South River of Shenandore for a road. Abou t 3 years ago it was ordered to open a road from Caleb Job's plantation down the South side o f the said North River to James McCoy's plantation, which road is not suitable, and prepar e a location on North side crossing the river at a place called the Brush Bottom Ford and s o along the river by Henry Speer's plantation. Prayer for survey: Mason Combs, William Hurst , Zachariah Mackay, Stephen Phillips, John Hankins, Charles Thompson, Thomas Parent, Adam Cun ningham, John Sellers, Wm. Overall, Terence Corcal, Alexander Gunnel, Benjamin Guden, Josia h Parent, Edmon Bollin, Thomas Grubs, Richard Shirley, Thomas Hues, Wm. Dickerson, Thomas McN eal, Ephraim Leeth, William Parent.

George Washington's "Journal of my Journey Over the Mountain 1747-1748" Page 91: April 2,1750 ,"Then survey'd for Thomas Hughes a certain tract of waste & ungrand land situate in Frederic k County & on Cascapehon (river) & bound as followeth beginning at red oak & white oak at th e foot of a steep mountain run thence N'25W'One Hundred and Seventy,4 poles to an Elm and re d Oak saplins thence N;45'W' Three Hundred and Forty",etc.

Bio: Thomas moved with his family to present day Hampshire County WV c.1750. His grant for 4 19 acres of land "near Lick Branch of the Great Cacapon" is dated November 18, 1752. Thoma s moved to present day Harrison County WV c. 1755. He conveyed his Hampshire county land to H enry Fry in two parcels, 200 acres February 12, 1759 and the remaining June 8, 1761. The fam ily settled on Hacker's Creek c. 1773. Various reports list Thomas as having seven to 14 chil dren. From Don Norman

MAY, 1753. This bill bindeth us, Ralph (his "R. H." mark) Hughes and Richard ("R. S.") Sherle y, both of Augusta County, to pay, or cause, etc., unto Mathias Celzar, etc. 15th March, 1750 -51. Test, Peter Scholl, Samuel Newman.

MARCH AND PART OF MAY, 1753. 1751.--Thomas Hughes, debtor by H. Hardine's and T. Hill's recom mendation to William Cunningham. October 4, 3 1/2 pewter dishes, 5/10; one leghorn hat, 6/; t hree yards kersey, at 3/6; ten ells oznabrs., at 1/2. Augusta Chronicles

"In the succeeding year [1769 or 70] Jacob Vanmeter, John Swan, Thomas Hughes and some other s settled on the west side of the Monongahela, nearthe mouth of Muddy creek, where Carmichael stown now stands." Chroniclesof Border Warfare, Chapter 5
In the last of April, a party of about twenty Indians came to theneighborhoods of Hacker's Cr eek and the West Fork. At this time theinhabitants of whose neighborhoods had removed to West 's fort, on thecreek, and to Richards' fort on the river; and leaving the women andchildren i n them during the day, under the protection of a few men, theothers were in the habit of perf orming the usual labors of their farms in companies, so as to preserve them from attacks of t he Indians. A companyof men, being thus engaged, the firs week of May, in a field, now owne d by Minter Bailey, on Hacker's creek, and being a good deal dispersed in various occupations , some fencing, other clearing, and a few plowing, they were unexpectedly fired upon by the I ndians, and Thomas Hughes and Jonathan Lowther shot down: the others being incautiously witho ut arms fled for safety. Two of the company, having the Indians rather between them and West' s fort, ran directly to Richards', as well for their own security as to give the alarm there , but they had been already apprized that the enemy was at hand. Isaac Washburn, who had bee n to mill on Hacker's creek the day before, on his return to Richards' fort and near to wher e the Clement's mill now stands, was shot from his horse, tomahawked and scalped. The findin g of his body, thus cruelly mangled, had given them the alarm, and they were already on thei r guard, beforethe two men from Hacker's creek arrived with the intelligence of what had bee n done there. The Indians then left the neighborhood without effecting more havoc; and the wh ites were too weak to go in pursuit, and molest them.Chronicles Chapter 10
Don Norman has his parents as William Hughes and Sudna ?docjones@bellsouth.net has Ralph Hugh es, with William Hughes and Rachel Sudna as Ralph's parents
Sources: Don Norman

Cause of Death: Killed by Indians

Various listings of the son of William and the father of James Hughesshow (1) Thomas Hughes , birth 1727 in Pennsylvania, death May 4, 1778 inHacker's Creek, Harrison, Virginia and marr ied to Susan Baker, birth aft1731, maybe in Ireladeath
in 1790 or 91 in Hardy Co Virginia; (2)Hugh Hughes, birth Abt 1728 in Hampshire Virginia, dea th 1763 HampshireVirginia and married Abt 1746 in Virginia to Suzannah; (3) Thomas Hughes,bir th Abt 1705 in Virginia and married Abt 1Suzannah, bir
th Abt1740 in Virginia. From the History of Ritchie County written by Minnie Kendall Lowthe r published 1910. Chapter 1 ,p.7 The Hugheses are of Welsh origin. Family tradition tells u s that theycrossed the deep with the Lowthers and settled
in Albemarle Co, Virginiaand that Thomas Hughes removed from there to the South Branch of the PotomacRiver in what iardy Co, and from there to Harrison Co,near the year 1772/3, where he f ound a home on Hacker's Creek. One dayduring the latt
er part of April1778, while at work in the field, he andJonathan Lowther were shot down by th estealthy foe.hers who werewith them managed to escape injury in some way. Thomas was the fat her ofquite a large family of children among whom we
re Jesse, Thomas, Jr;Elias, Job, James, Charles, Sudna, Martha and another daughter whomarrie d Josephf Jackson Co. Thomas was killed by Indians near Hacker's Creek, VA Info came from ja valady@fuse.net and also from, "Border Settlers of Nor
thwestern Virginia" pg 216. "Jesse Hughes, brother of Thomas, before spoken of, was the son o f THomas Hughesttled on the Monongahela River in 1776, and was soon after kiled by the Indian s, leaving a large and helpless family in the wilderne
ss."
Various listings of the son of William and the father of James Hughesshow (1) Thomas Hughes , birth 1727 in Pennsylvania, death May 4, 1778 inHacker's Creek, Harrison, Virginia and marr ied to Susan Baker, birth aft1731, maybe in Ireladeath
in 1790 or 91 in Hardy Co Virginia; (2)Hugh Hughes, birth Abt 1728 in Hampshire Virginia, dea th 1763 HampshireVirginia and married Abt 1746 in Virginia to Suzannah; (3) Thomas Hughes,bir th Abt 1705 in Virginia and married Abt 1Suzannah, bir
th Abt1740 in Virginia. From the History of Ritchie County writtenby Minnie Kendall Lowther p ublished 1910. Chapter 1 ,p.7 The Hugheses are of Welsh origin. Family tradition tells us tha t theycrossed the deep with the Lowthers and settled
in Albemarle Co, Virginiaand that Thomas Hughes removed fromthere to the South Branch of theP otomac River in what iardy Co, and from thereto Harrison Co,near the year 1772/3, where he fo und a home on Hacker's Creek. One dayduring the latt
er part of April 1778, while at work in the field, he andJonathan Lowther were shot down by t he stealthy foe.hers who werewith them managed to escape injury in some way. Thomas was the f ather ofquite a large familyof children among whom we
re Jesse, Thomas, Jr;Elias, Job, James, Charles, Sudna, Martha and another daughter whomarrie d Josephf Jackson Co. Thomas was killed by Indians near Hacker's Creek, VA Info came from ja valady@fuse.net and also from, "Border Settlers of Nor
thwestern Virginia" pg 216. "Jesse Hughes, brother of Thomas, before spoken of, was the son o f THomas Hughesttled on the Monongahela River in 1776, and was soon after kiled by the Indian s, leaving a largeand helpless family in the wilderne
ss."
Various listings of the son of William and the father of James Hughesshow (1) Thomas Hughes , birth 1727 in Pennsylvania, death May 4, 1778 inHacker's Creek, Harrison, Virginia and marr ied to Susan Baker, birth aft1731, maybe in Irelin 1790
or 91 in Hardy Co Virginia; (2)Hugh Hughes, birth Abt 1728 in Hampshire Virginia, death 176 3 HampshireVirginiaand married Abt 1746 in Virginia to Suzannah; (3) Thomas Hughes,birth Ab t 1705in Virginia and married Abt 1Suzannth Abt1740 in
Virginia. From the Historyof Ritchie County written by Minnie Kendall Lowth

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