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July 2006
This is the original journal I set up to track my progress. I've since moved into the 21st century with a blog, which can be found by clicking here. My older entries are preserved below and may also make interesting reading.
Overview
I've set up this page to record when and where I retrieved various pieces of information so that I can, if needed, retrace my steps at a later point. It may be of use to fellow researchers in that it gives the names and locations of various resources. The most recent entries are on top.
February 19, 2006
The importance of checking e-mail - Today, while sorting through some long-neglected e-mail, I happened across a very important e-mail from a fellow researcher. Embarrassingly, Lois Burns had contacted me in *2004* regarding information on the parents of William H. Hugg (b. 1818), but somehow her e-mail got buried with spam, ads, newsletters, etc. I sent Lois a much-belated follow-up e-mail and will be bringing some of her findings into this site and into my GEDCOM information on RootsWeb.
As this new information reinforces my paternal connections with the area, I'm still interested in 17th century history of Cecil County, Maryland and neighboring areas, as well as early settlers of the Delmarva Peninsula. I've seen references to a Jugga Hugg, who married into the Knox family. Perhaps she is the daughter or sister of my forefathers.
I'll keep updating and researching, if any of you have information...or questions...or suggestions, please let me know.
May 17, 2005
Update - I know the site is overdue for an update. I need to review my personal files and see what information has not made it onto the site. I am more and more convinced that my personal "Hugg" line comes from early settlers of the Delmarva Peninsula. Because of the age of the line (mid to late 1600's I believe) and the existence of two documented but, as of now, unconnected Hugg's in the settlement at Lewes, Delaware. I'm now beginning to believe that my paternal line may be from Sweden or a similar northern European country. It seems to be an odd thing to have a line that stretches so far back that still doesn't have a tie to the Old World.
I'm particularly interested in 17th century history of Cecil County, Maryland and neighboring areas, as well as early settlers of the Delmarva Peninsula. I've seen references to a Jugga Hugg, who married into the Knox family. Perhaps she is the daughter or sister of my forefathers.
I'll keep updating and researching, if any of you have information...or questions...or suggestions, please let me know.
August 4, 2004
New Information Coming - I've solved part of the MD/DE Hugg family line, found out more about the Casperson line that ties into this line, and started to put together some much improved information on my maternal lines.
Updates have already begin to occur on the Grabowski/Talorowski page. The new information on theses and other family lineswill bring new pages to this site (with explanations, theories and queries), and will ulimately result in updated GEDCOM information at my Rootsweb site. Please check back soon and watch the developments.
November 26, 2001Site Update Underway - Site information will be reorganized to follow a logical pattern based on the information at hand. Look for updated narratives on descendants of key individuals, and additional history and background information.
Recent Findings:
New Information on the Thomas-Hugg Line - This Hugg line, which is associated with the Thomas-Hugg parlor and museum in Baltimore, and, presumably, the Hugg-Thomas WMA, are not related to the New Jersey Huggs. This line appears to be a separate line from Germany.
More Information on the Delaware/Eastern Shore Huggs - The Delaware Huggs continue to look more and more like descendants of Huggs in Maryland in the 17th century, very close to the time John Hugg arrived in New Jersey.
John Hugg from Ireland, but not Irish? - I've heard of an article that apparently suggests this, and I now understand why. I'll post the reasons soon.
November 5, 2001
A page that highlights specific dead-ends and unanswered questions in my research. I encourage you to take a look.
UPDATED: RootsWeb GEDCOM File
An updated, searchable database of the individuals and relationships in my GEDCOM file. Includes information based on research at the Delaware State Archives.
October 20, 2001
Hard to believe it's been a year since my last update. In the year that's passed I've logged some time at the Delaware Archives and started to do some library research in New Jersey. I also took a hands-on trip to the Hugg-Thomas Wildlife Management Area.
I still haven't linked the Delaware and New Jersey lines, but hopefully some light will shine on the connection -- or lack there of -- as I put together my notes. Watch more additions/updates soon, especially on the Delaware/Maryland Huggs.
October 12, 2000
Some overdue updates have been made to the Hugg Family page on this site. More detailed information on the Maryland line and George C. Hugg has been added, and some information that no longer appears useful/accurate has been removed.
October 4, 2000
Well, my latest research has been, due to time constraints, done on-line -- but it has still yielded interesting results.
For instance, I found a reference to an Admiral Jacob Hugg, who is mentioned as a "founder of the town of Sykesville in Carroll County" in a web page
In other news on the "Maryland Side," a George Hugg is listed in A 1681 Maryland State Tax List. This puts a Hugg in Maryland at approximately the same time as the beginning of the New Jersey Line, assuming this is not a mistake in transcription.
September 13, 2000
I know there hasn't been much change here recently, but that will change soon. During the "lag time," I've been doing some research on-site at the Library of Congress on the Maryland Connection. I've also received a wealth of information from a fellow researcher on the New Jersey Line, including some information on Barzilla Hugg and his ancestors. I'll be incorporating this information into this site and my on-line GEDCOM file over the next few weeks. So please stop by and check periodically.
August 2, 2000
NEW:
John Hugg's
Descendant's
Links Corrected
If you visited recently, you may have noticed that the second generation of Huggs in this line did not load. This has been corrected.
A Crack in the Foundation July 11, 2000
NEW:
Updated
and Detailed Missing Huggs Information On-line
See where the original New Jersey
line gets "blurry," where it picks up, and some
"suspects" for the missing generations.
July 7, 2000
NEW:
With a great feature of Personal
Ancestral File, a product of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
I've been able to produce a series of web pages that provide a "browsable,"
narrative of the descedants of the "first" John Hugg in the New Jersey
Hugg Line.
As of now, many of the pages are still in the format the
software produces -- which is readable, but may contain confusing grammar. These
pages will be refined as time permits. My plan is to update this and similar
sets of pages on a periodic basis.
NEW: View
updated GEDCOM File contents at RootsWeb.com!
This site allows you to browse through the more
to-the-point GEDCOM information I've produced on my known ancestors, my
wife's maternal lines, the John Hugg line, and misc. other individuals I've
included from my research.
June 27, 2000
Well, summer traveling has kept me from updating the site for three weeks.
However, I've found a new "batch" of material from the Wilmington
Library's Delaware Collection and, of all places, the University of Pittsburgh
at Johnstown Library. This information and more will be added in the next few
days, so please check back frequently. Also, look for updates on my
GEDCOM posting at RootsWeb.com (Click here,
or on URL below, for a direction connection to my GEDCOM information): http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hugg June 6, 2000
I found a photo and biography of
George C. Hugg yesterday at the Rockingham Public Library in Harrisonburg,
Virginia.
On a hunch, I browsed through The
National Union Catalog at JMU's library last week, and found several hymn
books written by George C. Hugg in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Several
of the publishers indicated that Mr. Hugg's work came from the Philadelphia
area, so I made some notes.
Then yesterday, while at the Rockingham
library, I glanced through a special collections unit of their genealogy
room, where I noticed Biography of Gospel song and Hymn Writers,
by J. H. Hall. Glancing through it, I found a photo and brief (3 page)
bio.
I compared the biographical information
to other information I have on Hugg's in Philadelphia in the 19th century
and found something interesting. As uncommon as the name Hugg is, there
were at least two George C. Hugg's in the city during the 19th century.
There is evidence of a George C. Hugg in Philadelphia during the 1860 census,
and I have records that this George C. (I assume) was still there in 1870,
running a rigging business with his father William (William Hugg &
Son). However, George C. the songwriter comes from New Jersey, near Haddonfield,
and is the son of a John Hugg.
June 2, 2000
I've been working at JMU Library
and on-line, but no major breakthroughs have been found in the information.
At JMU, I've review several history books, with a respectable number of
references to Hugg's in histories of colonial New Jersey. Also at JMU,
reviewed 1860 and 1870 census data on library copies of Broderbund
Family Archives, #318 and #319. My specific hope
was to find information on William H. Hugg that would help reinforce my
grandfather's belief that William H. was the father of the first David
S. Hugg (born in 1854, according to my grandfather's papers).
I've started a genealogy file on
my computer with the purpose of developing GEDCOM files and to help suggest
relationships as I "fill in" my history. The file now includes information
from two of my Grandfather Hugg's personal papers, my personal knowledge,
and the Talarowski and Grabowski information I have at hand.
Some of the information found recently
(e.g. New Jersey histories) would enhance the more narrative family information
on these pages, so look for new details in the near future.
May 29-30, 2000
Work at James Madison University
Carrier Library includes Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy.
In Volume II, from minutes at Monthly Meetings, several Hugg's are listed,
particularly information on the marriages of several Hugg women (dates
vary, several in early 1700's).
Added Talarowski and Grabowski information
to the site.
May 22, 2000
Posted link to site with Betsy
Griscom's descendants, and information received on the death
of John Hugg Jr. in 1730.
May 21, 2000
Spent some time at the University
of Delaware Library in Newark, Delaware. Found several items of interest,
including a photo of Hugg's Tavern. Specific resources included:
May 18-19, 2000
Web site set-up. Brief review of
Hugg Family places on site. Initially, the "origin" line ends with the
sons of John Hugg, Jr., but some e-mail offers that Joseph Hugg has additional
sons.
descendent
of this line. This information (on Wm. Hugg of Cecil) is from www.FamilySearch.org, which offers the sources and contributors.
It is starting to appear that my Hugg ancestors may not have come to Delaware from New Jersey -- at least not in a very direct way. Although more research is needed to confirm, it now appears that a William Hugg from Cecil, Maryland (born near the beginning of the 18th century) may be the ancestor of the Hugg's of Maryland's Eastern Shore, and that I may be a
In addition, I have found an on-line record of a female Hugg in Maryland in the 18th century that appears to have come directly from Ireland. Now, this Hugg is obviously not my direct ancestor, but she may have come straight from the Old World to Maryland with her family...
The information will take some time
to process and enter. If there is something mentioned above that is of
interest and has not been posted in the Hugg
area, please let me know.
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