Haught Family Information
Most of the information on this page was gathered and sent to me by Carl Troyer. Thanks to Carl for taking the time to research and share his data! Here is what Carl has to say about his own research on the Haught line.
Spelling variations: Haut, Haudt, Houute, Hout, Heid, Hite, Hoch, Hock, Hait, Haath, and Heyd.
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Our immigrant Haught ancestor was Peter Haught, born about 1727, possibly near Straussburg, Alsace Province, German Rhineland. He died about 1785 in Monongalia County, Virginia. **Note that this area became part of West Virginia in 1863. Peter sailed from Rotterdam, Holland on the German ship Patience under Capt. Hugh Steel, and appears on that journey's passenger list on 9 Sep 1751.
The following information is transcribed from a copy of an original record from "Records of the Commissioners for Adjusting Claims to Unpatented Lands in the Counties of Monongalia, Yohogania, and Ohio, Virginia". This record was copied from FHL Microfilm #0840856, p. 485:
"We the Commissioners for Adjusting the Claims to Unpatented Lands in the Counties of Monongalia, Yohogania & Ohio do hereby certify that Peter Haught (is intitled to--[these three words were lined out]) Senr is hereby intitled to 400 acres of Land in Monongalia County on the Waters of Statlers Run adjoining Lands of Henry Smith to include his Improvements made in the year 1776. Given under our hands at Col. John Evans this 26th day of March in the fifth year of the Commonwealth.
John P. Duvall
Chas Martin
Wm. Haymond
Teste Wm. McCleary, Clk Com.
The above certificate for Peter Haught, Senr was at the bottom of the same page as a Certificate for Peter Haught and was followed on the next page (486) by a Certificate for Richard Tennant.
In Monogalia Surveys, 4:341: "324 acres of the above 400 acres was surveyed on 6 Apr 1785 for John Haut and Jacob Haut, Heirs at law to Paul Haut Sen'r Deceased". It appears as though Surveyor Ferry entered the name of the certificate holder as "Paul" Haught, Sen'r in error and it should have been Peter Haught Sen'r.
Peter Haught married Elizabeth --?-- ca 1747. She was born ca 1727 and died after 1800.
An Elizabeth Haught appears on the 1785-1799 lists of Fayette County, Pennsylvania taxpayers in the years 1785, 1786, and 1787. We know that Peter Haught, Sr. died before 6 Apr 1785 and his widow Elizabeth could have come to live near her son Jacob Haught in Fayette County.
On the 1800 Fayette County, Pennsylvania census for Jacob Haught there is a female born before 1755. This is possibly his mother, Elizabeth Haught, wife of Peter Haught Sr.
Our next generation is Peter's son Jacob Haught, who was born about 1767, from census information. He married first Magdalena Croushour, daughter of Nicholas and Elisabetha Croushour. He married second Mary Croushour, who was Magdalena's sister.
There are a number of different spellings of "Croushour" such as: Crowser, Crowsoar, Crouser, Kraushaar, Kraushar.
The 1810 Fayette County, Pennsylvania Census lists Jacob Haught, with 17 people living in the household. This is a breakdown of that census, and an attempt to identify each person:
Free White Males
1 born before 1765: Jacob Haught, b. c1767 (He was listed as 82 years old on the 1850 census)
2 born 1785-1794: sons Jacob Haught Jr. b. c1789 and Nicholas Haught b. c1792
2 born 1795-1800: sons George Haught b. c1795 and Joseph Haught b. c1797
3 born 1801-1810: sons William Haught b. c1803, Son7 b. c1808, and Abraham Haught b. c1809 (age 41 on 1850 census)
*John Peter Haught, the oldest son of Jacob and Magdalena, is also on the 1810 census in his own household, shown as born between 1785-1794, along with 1 female and a male born between 1801-1810.
Free White Females
1 born before 1765: Magdalena (Croushour) Haught b. c1767
3 born 1785-1794: daughters Magdalena Haught b. c1788, Daughter2 b. c1791, and Elizabeth Haught b. 31 Jan 1794
1 born 1795-1800: another daughter Magdalena b. c1796
4 born 1801-1810: daughter Margaret Haught b. c1801, Daughter6 b. c1802, Daughter7 b. 1806, and Daughter8 b. c1810.
*On the 1820 census, there is another female born between 1811-1820, Daughter9 b. c1812.
From the combination of the 1810 and 1820 censuses, it appears that Jacob had eight sons and nine daughters. We know that Magdalena died before 1815 and we also know that in 1815 Jacob was married to Mary Croushour. What is not known is the death date of Magdalena. It is possible that the mother of some of the children could have been Mary. This genealogy shows the mother of all 17 children as Magdalena until we learn otherwise.
Jacob Haught also appears in the 1830, 1840, and 1850 censuses of Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Jacob Haught appears in the Fayette County, Pennsylvania Tax Records for every year from 1809 to 1827. In the year 1815, Jacob is shown as owning 818 acres of land valued at $5,780, as well as a distillery, saw mill, and grist mill valued at $700, for a total taxable value of $6,480.
And here, Vonda would insert an editorial comment: It seems to me that Jacob Haught was a fairly well-to-do man. Why then were his daughter Elizabeth's children listed as poor children of the county, whose schooling was supported by county taxes? Perhaps he just didn't support his daughter with money (as daughters/women were generally considered unimportant in those days), or perhaps there were poor relations between father and daughter? These are probably things we will never know, but interesting to think about.