Those of you who are related, who visit this site, know that we keep hitting a brick wall, even with our DNA efforts.
For that reason, I am going back to where I was a few years ago and take a second look.
Facts:
Edward Garrett was in Loudoun County, VA prior to going to Laurens, SC.
In Loudoun, there were two George Hughs. One is a head of household. The other is in the household of Isaac Hughs, Isaac being the head of household. There is also a Warner Hughs in the house.
Neighbors of Isaac, George and Warner were Thomas Garrett, Sr., Points Owsley, William Powell, John Garrett, Joseph Garrett, and Elisha Powell Jr. and Sr. and Constantine Hughes
There was a Thomas Hughes in Loudoun, VA in 1812.
After reviewing these facts, I searched rootsweb for an Isaac Hughs and found this:
ID: I1100
Name: Isaac Hughes
Sex: M
Birth: 15 APR 1740 in Plumstead Township, Buck County, Pennsylvania
Death: 23 APR 1803 in Leesburg, Virgina
Father: Matthew Hughes b: 4 JUL 1703 in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pa
Mother: Elizabeth Stevenson b: 31 JAN 1710/11 in Middletown, Bucks County, Pa
Marriage 1 Mary Warne b: 25 JUL 1743
Married: 13 MAR 1764 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Children
Warne Hughes b: 2 SEP 1770
Elizabeth Hughes b: 30 JAN 1773
Isaac Hughes b: 7 DEC 1777
Sarah Hughes b: 12 MAR 1780
Nancy Hughes b: 22 APR 1782
Mary Hughes
Matthew Hughes
Patty(Martha) Hughes
George Hughes
Abigail Hughes b: 2 SEP 1770
Now I need someone to convince me that this George Hughs is not our George Hughes who married Rhoda Garrett.
If this is our George, we just moved back to 1670: Isaac's father was named: Matthew HUGHES
Sex: M
Birth: Abt 1670
Death: 1766 in Bucks
Concerning Matthew Hughes from Bucks Co, PA, we find that in 1737 MATTHEW HUGHES took up a tract in the lower part of
the township, lying on the river road and extending back to the hills.
In 1746 he granted forty acres to ADAM MEISNER, at the upper end of
Pont Pleasant, then called the Narrows. In 1759 Mr. Hughes gave fifty-
four acres to his son Uriah. In 1759 CASPER KOLB brought one hundred
and fifty acres of the Proprietaries, which he sold in 1749 to MICHAEL
HEANEY, who was probably the ancestor of the family of this name which
now lives in the township.
AND
By various conveyances prior to 1705 that west of the Durham road came to Mathew HUGHES, whose family owned and occupied it for over a century, or until the death of Amos Austin HUGHES in 1811
A different Isaac Hughes, son of an Edward Hughes is well documented in PA and VA. Notice the names of the children as listed here.
Will of James Hughes from Bucks Co., PA.
Male
Person ID I11121 myfamilytree
Last Modified 13 Feb 2007
Father Floyd Harmon HUGHES
Mother Myrtle Gertrude DYCUS, b. 13 Jun 1919, Rutherford County, North Carolina
http://genforum.genealogy.com/harmon/messages/3696.html
A note on Isaac Hughes. Montgomery county PA is next to Bucks County.
Also, I find a Christopher Hughes which should interest the Jesse Hughes family members.
According to one account, Edward Garrett's family was in Buck Co. PA at one time.
Isaac Hughs was a Corp in Rev. War?
1. Edward Mitchusson's Own Account, given May 1818 in court: "An Indigent Rev. soldier personally appeared in order to be heard respecting his being entitled to the benefits etc. and being duly sworn testifies and says that sometime in April 1775 or 1776 he enlisted in Col. Isaac Hughes Corps. Cont. Troops under Capt. Francis Prince that he was in the army of Charleston at the time of the attack on Sullivant Island by Sir Peter Parker that he marched from there under Co., Thos. Sumpter to the frontier where he served until his time expired hwne he was discharged having duly served for 12 or 18 months but the exact time he cannot now ascertain that his discharge has been long since lost." [Caldwell County, KY, Order Book B, P. 238]
From a reading of the SC patriots in the Rev. War, I think it is highly likely George Hughs who married Rhoda fought with Sumpter. The troop was not highly organized and many dropped off and went home after the troop was defeated.
George Hughes son of Isaac Hughes.
Posted by JHSGran at February 20, 2009 08:23 PM