Allegheny formed 24 Sep 1788 from Westmoreland & Washington; Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Venango, Warren all formed from it in 1800
1790 Thomas Hughes (part taken from Washington) 17
Berks formed 14 Oct 1751 from Bucks, Lancaster & Philadelphia; Schuylkill 1811 formed from it
Early Land Warrants
from: Howell, Jeffrey J. and Frederic G. Paul. Berks County, Penna, land warrants, 1730-1868. ( [S.l.] : F.G. Paul : J.J. Howell, 1985)
County - E = East, L = Lancaster
Description - N = not clearly described, * = described by watercourse or neighbor, B = warrants, surveys not returned, B = applications, surveys not returned.
| Name | No. | Co. | Date | Twp | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewees, William | 69 | L | 1785 Feb 5 | 50 Rob | N |
| Hugh, Mary | 543 | L | 1751 Apr 17 | 50 Rob | N |
| Owen | 542 | L | 1751 Apr 17 | 50 Rob | N |
| Ulrich | 52 | 1753 Oct 24 | 30 Mcr | N |
|
| Hughes, Griffith | 18 | L | 1733 Jan 16 | 40 Cae | * betw Schuykill & Conestoga |
| Hugh | 152 | L | 1738 May 12 | 40 Cae | N |
| Isaac | 192 | E | 1765 Aug 5 | 17 B | * w end of dug road |
| John | 190 | E | 1765 Aug 5 | 18 B | *adj James Seeley |
| John | 110 | L | 1743 Nov 25 | 50 Eve | N |
| Morgan | 194 | L | 1738 Oct 21 | 200 Cae | N |
| Thomas jr | 3426 | E | 1768 June 21 | 300 Win | A |
1752 tax lists
from:
Williams, Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams. 1752 list of taxables, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Danboro, Pa. : Williams, [1976?]).
Garrett Dewese - Robeson (It was his son Henry who married Elizabeth Hughes in 1768)
Cornelius Dewese - Robeson
Samuel Hughes - Amity
Samuel, John, Ellis, Edward Hughes - Exeter
Owen Hughes - Maiden Creek
Hudson Hughes - Robeson
Edward Hugh - Union
Widow Hughes - Windsor
1754 tax lists
from:
Berks County taxables, 1754 indexed by Mary Ellen Heckman. (Reading, PA : Berks County Genealogical Society, 1990)
Exeter
Edward Hughes 22 (acres?) 5s 6d
Jno 48 12
William Boone 46 11 6
Ellis & Saml H? 38 9 6
Maidencreek
single men: Owen Hughes 9sh
Robeson
Garrett Denese 20 5
Cornelius 10 26
Hudson Hughes 12 3
Windsor
Widow Hughes 20 5sh
1767 tax lists
from: Tax list of Berks County, 1767. (Westminster, Md. : Family Line Publications, 1989.)
"Reprinted from Pennsylvania archives"-
| Reading Town | houses | lots | horses | cattle | sheep | tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Dewees | laborer | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Thomas Hughes | carpenter | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Exeter Twp | acres | horses | cattle | sheep | tax | ||
| Samuel Hughes | 160 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | ||
| Edward | 73 or 79 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||
| George | 150 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Windsor | |||||||
| Widow Hughes | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| John | single man | 15 | |||||
| Evan | single man | 15 | |||||
| Union Twp | |||||||
| Edward Hughes | 60 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Owen | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Israel | 101 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
from: Brittingham, Janet R. and Mildred C. Williams. 1767 tax list (proprietary), Berks County, Pennsylvania ([S.l. : s.n.], 1986 ) - has the same list as above, but adds:
Owen Hughes, farmer 500 4 7 10 30 Maidencreek
1779 census
from:
Pennsylvania septennial census, Berks County, 1779. (Reading, Pa. : Berks County Genealogical Society, 1989.) not indexed (but alphabetized) - facsimile, handwriting - hard to read.
Amity - Edward Hughes (Reading)
Cumru - John Hughes
Donegal - Martha, Samuel, Samuel jr Hughes
Heidelburg - Dewees? John
Union - Edward, Thomas Hughes
Windsor - Evan Hughes
1790 census index listings
Anna (Amity 27) / Sam and Sam jr (Exeter 33) / Evan (Windsor 44)
Berks County Marriages, Births, Wills - there are so many, I put them on a separate page.
Chester formed 10 Mar 1682 from Colonial lands; Lancaster 1728 and Delaware 1789 formed from it
This comes from a message on the Hughes GenForum site:
Edward Hughes, b. ~1635 Wales, d. ~ 1716 Easttown twp, Chester Co, PA
son Owen, b. ~ 1665 in Wales, d. ~ 1735 in Easttown twp, Chester Co, PA
son Edward Hughes b. 1699 in Chester County. Wife Ann Zane (It is not clear to me if Edward is the son of Owen or the son of the first Edward)
Edward shows on 1715 Taxables of Easttown Twp in Chester County
1768 Tax list
from: Tax list of Chester County, 1768 : pertaining to the inhabitants of Chester County, including the present-day county of Delaware. (Westminster, Md. : Family Line Publications, 1989). "Reprinted from Pennsylvania archives, third series"-
inmate = a person living with a householder, working for him or her / freeman = single, over 21
| Town | Name | Acres | Cattle | Horses | Sheep | Servants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Town | Jam’s Hughs | 125 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| New London | James Hughes | 150 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Timothy Hughes | inmate | |||||
| E. Nottingham | Elisha Hughes tavernkeeper, tavern | 300 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Astown | Sam’l Hughes | inmate | ||||
| Marple | Edw Hughes | 100 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Edw’d Hughes, carpenter | 20 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Isaac Hughes | freeman | |||||
| London Britain | Charles Hughes | 200 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Newtown | Jonathan Hughs, smith’s shop | 30 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| James Hughes | inmate | |||||
| East Town | Isaac Hughs | 115 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
1790 federal census index
James (East Town 64)
Chester County Births and Wills - plus some notes from the History of St. David's Church - on separate page
Lancaster
1790 Thomas (Elizabeth 133) / Patrick (Lanc. Boro. 133) / William (Lanc Boro. 137)
Montgomery formed 10 Sep 1782 from Philadelphia
Meldrum, Charlotte D. Marriages and deaths of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1685-1800 (Westminster, Md. : Willow Bend Books, 1999)
Abington Monthly Meeting Marriages
Mary H, Abington Twp - James Wagstaff, city of Phila- 6d, 7mo, 1750 -
Gwynedd Monthly Meeting Deaths
Rowland H - bur 31d, 3mo, 1752
Hannah w/o Ellis H - bur 12d, 5m, 1759, aged 33y, 4m, 9d
child of Owen H - bur 10d, 12m, 1780
Robert H, s/o Robert & Jane Hugh - bur 16d, 6m, 1745
Ellis, s/o Robert & Jane - bur 18d, 6m, 1745
Ellin, d/o Robert & Jane - bur 20d, 6m, 1745
Gwynedd Monthly Meeting Marriages
Robert Hugh s/o Hugh Griffith of Gwynedd, Phila Co & Catherine Gomis d/o Evan Pugh
21d, 12m, 1718 - with consent of parents
John Harris of Gwynedd, yeoman & Gainor Hugh d/o John H. Of Gwynedd
5d, 10m, 1723 - with consent of parents
John Roberts s/o William R of Worcester, Phila Co & Ann Hughs
d/o Rowland of same place - 20d, 3m, 1742 - with consent of parents
Presbyterian Church, Abington
1798 Apr 5 - James Hughes - Jane McFadden
1743 Nov 3 - Rachel Huste - William Dewees
Northumberland formed 21 Mar 1772 from Lancaster & Bedford; Luzerne 1786. Mifflin 1789, Lycoming 1795, Center 1800, Clearfield 1804, Union & Columbia 1813 formed from it.
Fisher, Charles Adam, Wills and administrations of Northumberland County,Pennsylvania, including wills and administrations of Union, Mifflin, and Indiana Counties, all formerly a part of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. (Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974).
Reprint of the 1950 ed. published by the author, Selinsgrove, Pa.
| P# | Date | Decedent | Letters Granted to | Sureties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1785 8/25 | James H jr | James H sr | William Hepburn |
| 4 | 1785 11/22 | James H sr | John H | William Leacock, Clary? Campbell |
| 8 | 1795 9/6 | George H | Martha & John H | Benjamin Fincher, Wm. Hawk |
| 1797 10/9 | Garret H | Susanna H & Peter Wittington | Ch Gemberling, Mart Worthington | |
| 9 | 1801 1/13 | Mary/g H | Uriah H | William Hawk, Jonas Weaver |
| 14 | 1807 9/16 | Thomas H | Mary H | Tunis Gearharty, Daniel Boger |
| 17 | 1812 4/20 | Ellis H | Ben Sharpless, Tom Ellis | John Clark, Christ. Brobst |
| 27 | 1798 9/20 - 1800 8.20 Ellis Hughes, Catawissa - wife not named children Uriah, Isaccher, Theopolis, Ellis, Judith Foster, Phla? Lount or Lorent, Mary (Mrs John Cleaver) |
|||
| 37 | 1812 4/5 - 1812 4/10 John H, Catawissa - wife Elinor - heir Joseph s/o Samuel New | |||
Philadelphia formed 10 Mar 1682 from Colonial lands; Berks 1751 and Montgomery 1784 formed from it.
1734 landholders
from:
Adams, Harry C. Landholders in Philadelphia County : (outside the city), 1734.(Bedminster, PA : Adams Apple Press, 1993)
List A - alphabetical list of names- Cornelius Dewees 24 acres Hanover
List B - list of townships - ditto
Garrett 100 acres Hanover
William 150 acres Cresheim “late part of Germantown”
List C - (taken from Rupp's 30K names)
Cornelius 24 acres Hanover
Garrett 100 acres Hanover
William 150 acres Cresheim
Hugh, Elis 200a Oley
Griffith 100a Montgomery
Robert -- Gwinedeth twp refused to give constable’s account
Rowland -- ditto ditto
Hughs, Evan 100a Norriton
Hugh 200a Upper Mirian
Richard -- Lower Mirian return mislaid, names taken from Book of Assessment
Land Warranties
from: Brittingham, Janet R. Warrantees of land in the county of Philadelphia Pa., 1730-1898.
([Pennsylvania] : Will-Britt Books, [1988?])
Deweese Henry 100 acres Nov 10, 1738
William 100 acres March 4, 1750
ditto 100 acres ditto
ditto 250 acres ditto
Hugh, Ellis 212 acres 31 Jan 1734
Hughes, John 50 25 Nov 1743
William 50 7 Apr 1741
ditto 200 4 March 1750
1790 federal census index
Thomas (N Liberties 201) / Caleb (Water St, E 216) / Thomas shop-keeper (Water St, E 9-0418)
1798
from: US Direct Tax of 1798, City of Philadelphia
This was difficult to use - I may not have got it right
1999 = Lower, Upper Del?, High St, Chestnut, Walnut, Dock Works Dists
Dock 117 - Hughes Ann - widow (same place - Sutters, John)
High 46 - Hughes, John shopkeeper - 1 N 2nd St (same place - Hastings, Grace)
High 67 - seems to be a repeat of above, only without the street address)
Philadelphia County Marriages, Births, Wills (includes some information on other counties, or general Pennsylvania information), some Church Records- separate page.
Washington formed 26 Mar 1781 from Westmoreland; Allegheny 1788, Greene 1796, Beaver1800 formed from it.
1790 James (245) / Jno (246) / James, James blacksmith, Thomas (248) / William (249) / Abm, Nathl, Thos, Thos senr (253) / Elizabeth, Robert (254) / Hannah (256)
York formed 14 Oct 1749 from Lancaster; Adams formed from it 1800.
1790 Barney, Francis, John (290) / John (Newberry 276)
York Co, PA Wills
8 May 1769 - 30 May 1769
Jonathan H
ch John
grch Eleanor d/o John, w/o Blackburn
ggrch Joseph, Abigail, Thomas, Anthony c/o Eleanor
I am not sure where I got this, but I think it probably came from: Closson, Bob. Index to York County, Pennsylvania wills, 1749-1900. (Apollo, PA : Closson Press, c1990)
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