Edward Hughes 
Edward was born about 1764 in Prince William, Virginia. Edward's father was Thomas Hughes and his mother is Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes. His paternal grandparents are Edward Hughes and Elizabeth Grigsby. He had three brothers and two sisters, named Robert, William, George, Elizabeth and Susanna. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Thomas and Nancy. He died on April 10th, 1839. He was buried in Hill Overlooking, Hughes Fort, Kanawha Co, West Virginia.General Notes
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!Will book A page 266-267 Kanawha Co West VA
!Will 10 April 1839 Proved 13 May 1839 Kanawha Co West VA
!Built and Ran Ferry across Gauley River
!Rev War Pay Roll- Pvt in Capt John Morris Co of Rangers 1 May to 30 Sept 1791
!Marriage Cert. Edward & Mary
!Bounty Land Claim #268637 24 April 1857
!Buried on Hill overlooking Hughes Fort Nicholas Co WVA (now Hughston)
!1810 Census , Nicholas, WA
!1809 Kanawha Co Tax List of 1809 (included Nicholas Co)
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1710
- b.~ 1740 in Prince William, Virginia d.1793 in Hughes Fort, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
- b. in England d.~ 1730 in St Paul's Parish, Stafford, Virginia
- b.1686 in Stafford Co. , West Virginia d.11 Apr 1752 in OvermarterParish, Stafford, West Virginia
- b.~ 1710 in Stafford, Virginia
- b. in Stafford Co. West Virginia d.~ 1752 in Stafford Co. , West Virginia
- b.~ 1764 in Prince William, Virginia d.10 Apr 1839
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Edward and Nancy were married in a religious ceremony on October 1st, 1793 in Greenbrier, West Virginia. They had four sons and three daughters, named Esquire Alexander or Squire, William or Billy, Madison, Nathaniel, Cythia or Cyntha, Melinda or Malindy and Sarah or Sally.
Family Notes
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Children
Esquire Alexander or Squire Hughes
Esquire Alexander or Squire was born about 1794 in Fort Hughes. He died before 1850.
William or Billy Hughes
William or Billy was born about 1796 in Kanawha, West Virginia. He died in 1898. He was buried in Enock, West Virginia, Kyle Cem.
Madison Hughes
Madison was born on May 11th, 1810 in Nicholas, West Virginia. He died at the age of 79 on May 21st, 1889 in Mt Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia. He was buried in Gilgal UMC, Mt Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia.
They had a son and a daughter, named Isaac and Elizabeth.
Family Notes
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