Martha Hughes
Birth: 14 Jun 1761
Death: 12 Sep 1855, Lewis, Virginia, USA
Father: Thomas Hughes *
Mother: Mary Susannah Baker *
Notes: Martha, according to "Border settlers of Northwestern Virginia" pg 139 "The daughter of Hughe s who was captured at the time of the West tragedy, was his eldest child, Martha. She was re turning home from the house of John Hacker, where she
had gone to get a pup. Hacker lived about four miles up the creek from where Hughes lived . Withers says she was 'rfansomed by her father the next year,', but as a substance of fac t she did not return home until 1790 and was a prisoner two
years and nine months. Her father secured her release at Sundusky Plains after the treaty o f Fort Harmer, January 9, 1789, which made it possible to secure the release of Indian captiv es." pg 221, "Martha, born in December, 1773, capture
d by the Indians, December, 1787; returned from captivity, December 1790; married Jacob Bonne tt in 1792, a brother to John Bonnett who was killed on the Little Kanawha, and lived all he r life near West's For, now Jane Lew,just below the ma
in road and opposite the present Methodist Episcopal Church,where she died in December, 1834 , and was buried at the old Harmony Church Cemeterey on Hacker's Creek. Her grave is marke d by a plain sandstone slab, on which is the following i
nscription: Martha, daughter of Jesse Hughes Born December 1773 made prisoner by the Indian s Dec 1787, Returned from Captivity, 1790Married Jacob Bonnett, 1792 died Dec. 1834 age 61 ye ars."
Martha, accordingto "Border settlers of Northwestern Virginia" pg 139 "The daughter of Hughe s who was captured at the time of the West tragedy, was his eldest child, Martha.She was retu rning home from the house of John Hacker, whehad go
ne to get a pup. Hacker lived about four miles up the creek from where Hughes lived. Wither s says she was 'rfansomed by her father the next year,', but as a substance offact she did no t return home until 1790 and was a prisoyears and nin
e months.Her father secured her release at Sundusky Plains after the treaty of Fort Harmer, J anuary 9, 1789, which made it possible to secure the release of Indian captives." pg 221, "M artha, born in December, 1773,d by the Indians, Dece
mber, 1787; returned from captivity, December 1790; married Jacob Bonnett in 1792,a brother t o John Bonnett who was killed on the Little Kanawha, and lived all her life near West's For , now Jane Lew, just belowin road and opposite the pres
ent Methodist Episcopal Church, where she died in December, 1834, and was buried at the old H armony Church Cemeterey on Hacker's Creek. Her grave is markedby a plain sandstone slab, o n which is the follnscription: Martha, daughter ofJes
se Hughes Born December 1773 made prisoner by the Indians Dec 1787, Returned from Captivity , 1790 Married Jacob Bonnett, 1792 died Dec. 1834 age 61 years."
Martha, according to "Border settlers of Northwestern Virginia" pg 139 "The daughter of Hughe s who was captured at the time of the West tragedy, was hiseldest child, Martha. She was ret urning home from the house of John Hacker, where he h
ad gone to get a pup. Hacker lived about four miles up the creek from where Hughes lived. W ithers says she was ransomed by her father the next year,', but as a substance of fact she di d not return home until 1790 and was a prisoner 2 year
s and nine months. Her father secured her release at Sundusky Plains after the treaty of For t Harmer, January 9, 1789, which made it possibleto secure the release of Indian captives. " pg 221, "Martha, born in December,1773,d by the Indi
ans, December, 1787; returned from captivity, December 1790; married Jacob Bonnett in 1792 , a brother to John Bonnett who was killed on the Little Kanawha, and lived all her life nea r West's For, now Jane Lew, just below in road and opposit
e the present Methodist Episcopal Church, where she died in December, 1834, and was buried a t the old Harmony Church Cemetery on Hacker's Creek. Her grave is marked by a plain sandston e slab, on which is the following transcription: Marth
a, daughter of Jess
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