History of Albemarle County Virginia

by E. Woods

Thomas Hughes, who came from Buckingham, and lived on James River, died in 1779. His children were William, Moses, Mary, the wife of a Jude, and Rebecca, the wife of a Ball.

William was a man of some prominence. He was acting as a magistrate of the county in 1783, and served as Sheriff in 1797. He and his wife Mary had five children, Rebecca, Robert, Jane, the wife of Alexander Fretwell, Hannah, the wife of Edward Thomas, and Sarah, the wife of Samuel Irvin. He died in 1813.

Stephen Hughes was a large landholder near Charlottesville at the time the town was established. In 1764 he purchased from John Gills nearly a thousand acres on Moore's Creek, including the mouth of Biscuit Run. His dwelling was not far from where the old Lynchburg Road crosses Moore's Creek. He died in 1793. He was twice married, and his children were Stephen, Mary, the wife of James Mayo, Edward, Sarah and Letitia, the wife of Francis Taliaferro.

Stephen about 1810 built a mill on Moore's Creek. Edward died about 1826. His wife was Elizabeth Chisholm, and his children, Nancy, Mary, Martha, Susan, Sarah, William and John. Mary became the wife of Washington Chiles, who was for many years one of the cabinet makers of the town.