b. ca. 1775
m. ??
d. 30 October 1831
| Parents |
Spouse |
Children |
(father unknown)
(mother unknown) |
Abigail (nee ??) |
Ira Hughes/Huse
Rebecca (Hues) Nobles, widow of Gideon Nobles
Melinda (Hues) Harvey, wife of Newton Harvey
Orrin Hues
Desiar Hues
Polly McClarty, wife of BEnjamin McClarty
Amanda Calkins, wife of Robert Calkins
Josiah Hughes
(birth order not certain, but inferred from statement of heirs) |
Israel's birthdate is an estimate, based on the birthdate of his first child, Ira. We don't know where Israel was born, though it appears he had lived in Connecticut and moved to Durham
(then Freehold), Greene County
(then Ulster County), New York no later than February, 1796, as that is where Ira was born.
Tilla Leona Hughes Neff, granddaughter of Ira Hughes and the
original genealogist for this Hughes family, noted that she had "[searched] through [a 656 page book
on Hughes, Hughs, Huse, Hues] for any clue to the ancestry of Ira, Josiah and Desire Huse, [and] found
only one Huse -- Joseph, who 'went West' from his parents' house in Sanbornlon, New Hampshire.
His descent was from Abel, to Thomas, Nathan, John and Joseph. At that time, 'out West' might
have been Greene County, New York."
According to "Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio, 1893," Ira's father was said to be
"Israel Hughes, of Connecticut... [who] was a soldier in the war
of the Revolution, and died in the service". We've since learned that the author of this book must have meant the War of 1812; at least some people of that age viewed that war as simply a continuation of the Revolution.
In a letter from the "Treasury Department & Auditors Ofice" dated October 24, 1831, we read: "It appears from the Rolls of Captn. Thornton Company of Light Artillery from the 31st of Autst tot he 30th Novembe 1813 that Israel Hues, a private enlisted on the 15th of March 1813 for 5 years, and is remarked "Died the 30th Instant" "
A related document provides the names, order and spellings of Israel's and Abigail's children show above, and states that Israel died at a place called "French Mills" (now Ft. Covington), NY.
Israel Hues had at least eight children - 3 sons and 5 daughters.
Updated May 19, 2006
Some information from "Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio, 1893"
See also Tilla Leona Hughes' Hughes family
history. Other information courtesy of Judy Davison.