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Research of D. Michael Hughes
Broken Arrow Ranch
P. O. Box 530
Ingram, TX 78025
United States
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Aaron (G4) Hughes (son of John (G3) Hughes and Sarah) was born Bet. 1760 - 1770 in ,,VA (?), and died 1841 in ,Walker or Dade, Georgia. He married Sarah Mackey on April 24, 1797 in ,Greene, Tennessee, daughter of Elias Mackey.
Includes NotesNotes for Aaron (G4) Hughes:
Aaron and Sarah apparently left Greene County soon after 1800 and, due to childrens' birthplaces listed in Georgia census records, there is some evidence that they may have resided in Kentucky for a short time. Their son Benjamin is shown as born in 1802-1803 in Kentucky. There are several Hughes in Bourbon County and Lincoln County, Kentucky which I think are related. I have done very little research on the Hughes in Kentucky.
We do know that they were in Overton County, TN by April 1808 as shown by some land records transcribed by Beavert in Overton County:
Aaron and Sarah (mother or wife?) sold 88 acres of land to Moses Hughes in Greene Co. on Jan 12, 1803 by a deed of conveyance admitted to record upon the oath of George Wells (Houston Greene Co. Minutes, P. 152). This would probably indicate date they left Greene Co. Note that in the "Greene Co. Pioneer" - 'A List of the Taxable Returns in Captain Reese Gullock's Company for 1798' a John Hughs, Snr. is listed as owner of 88 acres and no white poll (over 50 years old). The next person on the list is Moses Hughs with 125 acres and 1 poll tax (under 50 years old). An Elias Mackey (over 50 years old and 133 acres) and Benjamin Mackey (no land but under 50 years old) are also listed as neighbors of John Hughes, Snr. An Aaron Hughs is listed with no land but under 50 years old.
The above entry is confusing. Aaron and Sarah (mother Sarah or wife Sarah?) sell 88 acres to Moses Hughes before leaving TN. It is almost certainly this land listed above with "John Hughs, Snr" as owner.
However, John (G3) father of Aaron died in 1791 (or at least executed a will in a weak condition at that time). How do I explain this? Call someone in Greene County. Was the title to the land just not
transferred? Could the tax list continue to list the property in his name even after he died?
The 1820 census of Overton Co. shows Aaron's family as follows: 1 male 10-16, 1 male 16-18, 3 males 18-26, 1 male over 45 (bef 1775) 3 females under 10, 1 female 16-26, 1 female over 45 (bef 1775) Next on list (next door?) is Benjamin Mackey with census as follows: 2 males under 10, 2 males 10-16, 1 male over 45 2 females under 10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 16-26, and 1 female 26-45 This is probably the brother of Sarah Mackey - with family this young.
Also in Overton Co. is Aaron and Sarah's son Aron Hughes (G5) as follows: 2 males under 10, 1 male 18-26 (Aaron (29)) 1 female 10-16 (Mary Hixson) - the age appears to be understated. An Aaron is listed on the 1830 census in Overton Co. as 60-70 years old which would mean a birth date of 1760 to 1770. Records show Aaron and Sarah married in Greene Co. in 1797.
Beavert said this Aaron (39) moved to Walker (now Dade) Co. GA by 1834 and died in GA. Dade County was formed from Walker County in 1837.
P. 359 of Minutes book Greene Co.: Aaron Hughes entered into bond himself with Thomas Johnson his security in the sum of fifty pounds for the maintenance of a Bastard child born of Margaret Johnson. (November 1794 Session minutes).
In the 1797 "Taxable Property of Jas. Penney's Company", a Margaret Johnson is listed as having 100 acres of land. Note: Try to determine where Thomas Johnson lived. This should provide location of Aaron's home since they were probably neighbors. As a partial answer to this, refer to the list of taxable returns in Capt. Reese Gullock's company for 1798: Thomas Johnston (300 acres) and Charles Johnston (230 acres) are listed with Aaron Hughes next to them and no acreage (living with them?) This is after Aaron marries Sarah Mackey (1797). Is he now living with Margaret Johnson again? Maybe the dates of the marriage and the tax list overlap? Aaron's father, John, is shown on the same tax list as living almost next door to Elias Mackey who is probably Sarah's father.
p. 390 (May 1795 Minutes) Aaron Hughes enters into bond himself with Thomas Johnson and Thomas Wilson his securities in the sum of one hundred dollars for the maintenance of a bastard child born of Sarah Macky. (Note that Ingobo Hughes married John Johnson Oct 31, 1791 with James Kenney and Sparling Bowman as witnesses. Is Thomas Johnson the brother of John Johnson and is Margaret Johnson his sister? What is the connection between the Johnsons, Mackeys, and the Wilsons?)
The following are Overton Co. records:
1. Thomas Dillen to Aaron Hughes (39) -- 200 a. for $200 paid for in horses. 15 April 1808. Book A, p 342.
2. Henry Reagan sold 85 a. to Aaron Hughes (39) for the sum of $350 19 Feb 1811. Book C, p 6.
3. William Lee to Aaron Hughes (39), 70 a. for the sum of $600 - 14 Oct 1816. Book D, p 275.
4. Aaron Hughes to Rawlings H. Johnson 85 a. for the sum of $350. (is this Johnson related to the Johnsons in Greene County who had so many dealings with Aaron?) Aaron bought this land from Henry Rowan, 8 Dec 1823 Book e, p 377-378. Witnessed by John McDonald and William Hughes (his son). Note that a John McDonald was a witness to the wedding of a Christiana Hughes to Nathan Cooper - August 1, 1791 in Greene Co. TN
5. Executors of Thomas McDonald estate to Benjamin Hughes (son of Aaron 39) and Dawson Jackson 50 a. in payment of debt owed Aaron Hughes by Thomas McDonald - 12 Sep 1833 Book g, p 502. Witnessed by John McDonald and William Hughes(43).
6. Benjamin Hughes (350) to Henry J. Bates, 25 a. for the sum of $200. This part of tract once belonging to Aaron Hughes - 13 Sep 1833. Book G, p. 108.
7. Aaron Hughes (29) of Walker Co. (now Dade Co.) Ga. to Henry J. Bates of Overton Co. Tenn. 75 a. for the sum of $250 28 May 1834. Book G, p 109. Witnessed by Thomas Hughes (44) and Benjamin Hughes (350).
8. Aaron Hughes (29?) of Walker County GA to Hervy J. Bates, of Overton Co. Tenn, 7 a. for the sum of $15. Part of Grant #336. 28 May 1834. Book G p 112. Witnessed by Thomas (44) and Benjamin Hughes (350). (this was Aaron selling land he owned in Tennessee while he was living in GA).
The following transactions were transcribed by Thomas A. Beavert from the Deed books in Dade Co. Ga. Courthouse:
1. Benjamin Hughes (350) and Martin Hughes (42), administrators of the estate of Aaron Hughes (39), late of Dade County, GA to William Hughes (43) of Dade Co. Ga. for the sum of $300 sells 1/2 of lot #104, 10th
Dist, 4th Section, originally Cherokee, but now Dade Co. 80 a. 29 Jan 1859. Benjamin (350?) and Martin Hughes (42?) made their marks. Book L, p. 204. Witnessed by V. A. Beavert and Shadrick C. Hale, JP.
2. Aaron Hughes (29) of Bledsoe Co. Tn to Jesse Hughes (31) (his son) of Dade Co. Ga. - 160 a. in 10th Dist, 4th Sect, Lot #77, Formerly Cherokee Co. - $600. 1 March 1853. Book d., p 95. Witnessed by John Hughes (38).
3. 7 January 1867, Aaron Hughes (29) of Bledsoe Co. TN to John Hughes (38) (another son) of Dade Co. GA 160 a. for $720. Dist 10, 4th Sect, Lot #178, Book f, p 127-128. Witnessed by James A. Case and Shadrick C. Hale.
Also:
William Hughes will dated 21 Sept 1883. He died 1884 in Dade Co. GA. Children mentioned in the will were: Sarah Amanda and George W. Hughes.
Beavert notes that: There are numerous transactions involving this Hughes family in the Dade Co. courthouse, in Trenton, GA.
If he fathered Aaron born in 1793, he must have been at least 16 years old by then and would have therefore been born before 1777. One record indicates that Aaron (39) died in 1841 The indication in the Sequatchie Co. 1870 census that Benjamin, age 67 was born in KY shows that Aaron (39) and Sarah were living in KY at the time of his birth (about 1803).
Arguments for John (G3) as father of Aaron (G4):
A John Hughes will is shown in Greene Co. 7 July 1791 with wife Sarah and son Aaron. If this was John (G3), it suggests only one son (Aaron) or that he was leaving his possessions to his eldest son named Aaron.
TN census records show only two Aarons in 1830 - Aaron (39) in Overton Co. with a birth date of 1760/1770 and Aaron (29) with a birth date of 1790/1800. Since John had a son Aaron as an heir in Greene Co., it would seem this Aaron is the only Aaron in TN when an Aaron married Sarah Mackay. It would seem likely that the Aaron who was son of Francis (G2) is the Aaron (G3) who died in 1799. It appears that all of the children of Aaron and Sarah Mackey moved to Dade County, GA except the first child Aaron (who seems to have moved from Overton Co. to Bledsoe County, TN - I wonder why? Where was Mary Hixson from?) Sarah and Thomas are not accounted for except that Thomas is a witness in Walker Co. GA to a sale by his father Aaron of his property in Tennessee. The other children; John, Benjamin, William, and Martin are shown in the GA census around 1860 and 1870.
More About Aaron (G4) Hughes and Sarah Mackey:
Marriage: April 24, 1797, ,Greene, Tennessee. Sparling Bowman and John Kennedy were listed as security.
Children of Aaron (G4) Hughes and Sarah Mackey are:
1. +Aaron (G5) Hughes, b. 1793, ,,Tennessee, d. December 08, 1867, Hughes Cemetary, Dunlap, Tennessee.
2. Thomas Hughes, b. Aft. 1797.
3. +Benjamin Hughes, b. Abt. 1803, ,,KY.
4. +William Hughes, b. 1803, ,,Tennessee, d. 1884, ,Dade, Georgia.
5. John Hughes, b. Abt. 1805.
6. +Sarah Hughes, b. Abt. 1810, ,prob Overton Co., Tennessee, d. Abt. 1895, ,Bledsoe, Tennessee.
7. +Martin Hughes, b. Abt. 1811, ,prob. Overton Co, TN.
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Using the above information from the research of D. Michael Hughes I rearranged it in chronological order.
bet. 1760-1770 Aaron Hughes was born maybe in Virginia
Greene County, Tennessee
1791 - John McDonald was a witness to the wedding of a Christiana Hughes to Nathan Cooper - August 1, 1791 in Greene Co. TN
1794 - Aaron Hughes entered into bond with Thomas Johnson his security in the sum of fifty pounds for the maintenance of a Bastard child bron of Margaret Johnson (Minutes Book Greene County, Nov. 1794 session p. 359).
1795 - Aaron Hughes enters into bond himself with Thomas Johnson and Thomas Wilson his securities in the sum of one hundred dollars for the maintenance of a bastard child born of Sarah Macky.
1797 - "Taxable Property of Jas. Penney's Company", a Margaret Johnson is listed as having 100 acres of land.
1797 - Aaron married Sarah Mackey (daughter of Elias Mackey) April 24, 1797 in Greene County, Tennessee
1803 - Aaron and Sarah (mother or wife?) sold 88 acres of land to Moses Hughes in Greene Co. Bn Jan 12, 1803 by a deed of conveyance admitted to record upon the oath of George Wells (Houston Greene Co. Minutes, P. 152). Note: John Hughes, Snr. owned 88 acres in Greene County in 1798 although John Hughes issued a will in a weak condition in 1791.?????
Kentucky
abt. 1802 or 1803 Benjamin Hughes born in Kentucky to Aaron Hughes and Sarah Mackey.
Overton County, Tennessee
April 15, 1808 - Thomas Dillen to Aaron Hughes -- 200 a. for $200 paid for in horses (Book A, p 342).
February 19, 1811 - Henry Reagan sold 85 a. to Aaron Hughes for the sum of $350 (Book C, p 6).
October 14, 1816 - William Lee to Aaron Hughes, 70 a. for the sum of $600 (Book D, p 275).
December 8, 1823 - Aaron Hughes to Rawlings H. Johnson 85 a. for the sum of $350. (is this Johnson related to the Johnsons in Greene County who had so many dealings with Aaron?) Aaron bought this land from Henry Rowan, 8 Dec 1823 Book e, p 377-378. Witnessed by John McDonald and William Hughes (his son). Note that a John McDonald was a witness to the wedding of a Christiana Hughes to Nathan Cooper - August 1, 1791 in Greene Co. TN
1820 United States Census: , Overton, Tennessee; Page: 253; NARA Roll: M33_122; Image: 216.
Name: Aron Hughs
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Overton, Tennessee
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 Aaron abt. 47
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1 Sarah abt. 47
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 4
Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:
next residence:
Name: Benjamin Mackey
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Overton, Tennessee
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 7
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:
1820 United States Census: , Overton, Tennessee; Page: 256; NARA Roll: M33_122; Image: 219.
Name: Aron Hughie
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Overton, Tennessee
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 3
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 4
1830 United States Census: Overton, Tennessee; Page: 187; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 179; Family History Film: 0024537.
Name: Aron Hughs
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Overton, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 Martin abt. 19
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 Aaron
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2 Sarah abt. 20
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1 Sarah
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 5
1830 United States Census: Overton, Tennessee; Page: 204; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 179; Family History Film: 0024537.
Name: Benjamin Hughs
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Overton, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):
1830 United States Census: Overton, Tennessee; Page: 206; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 179; Family History Film: 0024537
Name: Thomas Hughs
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Overton, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 8
1830 United States Census: Bledsoe, Tennessee; Page: 284; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 175; Family History Film: 0024533
Name: Aaron Hughs
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Bledsoe, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 Aaron abt. 37
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 4
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 Mary abt.
Free White Persons - Under 20: 9
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 11
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 11
1833 - Executors of Thomas McDonald estate to Benjamin Hughes (son of Aaron 39) and Dawson Jackson 50 a. in payment of debt owed Aaron Hughes by Thomas McDonald - 12 Sep 1833 Book g, p 502. Witnessed by John McDonald and William Hughes(43).
1833 - Benjamin Hughes to Henry J. Bates, 25 a. for the sum of $200. This part of tract once belonging to Aaron Hughes - 13 Sep 1833. Book G, p. 108.
Walker (Dade) County, Georgia
1834 - Aaron Hughes (29) of Walker Co. (now Dade Co.) Ga. to Henry J. Bates of Overton Co. Tenn. 75 a. for the sum of $250 28 May 1834. Book G, p 109. Witnessed by Thomas Hughes (44) and Benjamin Hughes (350).
1834 - Aaron Hughes (29?) of Walker County GA to Hervy J. Bates, of Overton
Co. Tenn, 7 a. for the sum of $15. Part of Grant #336. 28 May 1834. Book G p 112. Witnessed by Thomas (44) and Benjamin Hughes (350). (this
was Aaron selling land he owned in Tennessee while he was living in GA).
1840 United States Census: , Dade, Georgia; Roll: 40; Page: 83; Image: 173; Family History Library Film: 0007043.
Name: Benjamin Hughs
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dade, Georgia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 11
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 13
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 13
1840 United States Census: , Dade, Georgia; Roll: 40; Page: 86; Image: 179; Family History Library Film: 0007043
Name: James Hughs
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dade, Georgia
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 5
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 10
1840 United States Census: , Dade, Georgia; Roll: 40; Page: 83; Image: 173; Family History Library Film: 0007043.
Name: William Hughs
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dade, Georgia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 3
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:
1840 United States Census: , Dade, Georgia; Roll: 40; Page: 83; Image: 173; Family History Library Film: 0007043.
Name: Martin Hughes
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dade, Georgia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 7
1840 United States Census: , Bledsoe, Tennessee; Roll: 517; Page: 161; Image: 328; Family History Library Film: 0024542
Name: Aron Hughs
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Bledsoe, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 5
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 9
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 12
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:
The following transactions were transcribed by Thomas A. Beavert from the Deed books in Dade Co. Ga. Courthouse:
1853 - Aaron Hughes (29) of Bledsoe Co. Tn to Jesse Hughes (31) (his son) of Dade Co. Ga. - 160 a. in 10th Dist, 4th Sect, Lot #77, Formerly Cherokee Co. - $600. 1 March 1853. Book d., p 95. Witnessed by John
Hughes (38).
1859 - Benjamin Hughes (350) and Martin Hughes (42), administrators of the estate of Aaron Hughes (39), late of Dade County, GA to William Hughes (43) of Dade Co. Ga. for the sum of $300 sells 1/2 of lot #104, 10th Dist, 4th Section, originally Cherokee, but now Dade Co. 80 a. 29 Jan 1859. Benjamin (350?) and Martin Hughes (42?) made their marks. Book L, p. 204. Witnessed by V. A. Beavert and Shadrick C. Hale, JP.
1867 - 7 January 1867, Aaron Hughes (29) of Bledsoe Co. TN to John Hughes (38) (another son) of Dade Co. GA 160 a. for $720. Dist 10, 4th Sect, Lot #178, Book f, p 127-128. Witnessed by James A. Case and Shadrick C. Hale.
1883 - William Hughes will dated 21 Sept 1883. He died 1884 in Dade Co. GA.
Children mentioned in the will were: Sarah Amanda and George W. Hughes.