Person:Jonathan Hughes (6)

The following paragraphs were copied from Don Norman's files at Hacker Creek Pioneer Descendants website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/HUGHES/WILLIAM.htm

"Jonathan was a veteran of the American Revolution. His successful application for a veteran's pension in Gallia County, Ohio was dated March 19, 1834. Excerpts from his pension file, S9591, detail his military service. He enlisted in Greenbrier County, VA as a Minuteman in June 1774, under Captain John Cook and Lieutenant William Gilliland and was sent to Ellis Fort at the "Little Levels". He continued there until the spring of 1777, when he was attached to Captain Hamilton's company and stationed at Jamor Rennix's for three months. In the spring of 1778, he went to Hampshire County, VA and in October 1779 joined Captain George Bell's Company of Colonel Posten's Regiment and was promoted to Ensign and served a tour of three months. In 1780, he served a further tour of duty under the same officers.
After the war, Jonathan was an itinerant schoolmaster and was teaching in Gallia County, OH when he was 90. He went to Wilkes County North Carolina in 1783, to South Carolina in 1790, to Georgia in 1791, to Greenbrier County VA in January 1792 and to Harrison County in 1808. On January 28, 1829, he was in Gallia County, OH. In 1833, he spent four months in Jefferson county, Indiana. On July 7, 1835, Jonathan applied for a transfer of pension from the OH roll to VA, as he had "...returned to Harrison County, where my children live."

1840 Residence:
Virginia Census, 1607-1890 db at ancestry.com
Name: Jonathan Hughes
State: VA County: Harrison County
Township: Age 86 No Township Listed
Year: 1840 Page: 134
Database: VA 1840 Pensioners List

1840 Census not stated, Harrison Co., Virginia
Jonathan Hughes is listed as a Rev War Veteran living with Robert Stutler. The household string is
males 1-0-1-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-1
females 1-1-1-1-0-1
total 10 which includes 86 year old Jonathan.
Robert Stutler and his wife are in the 40-50 year range.

Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots by Patricia Law Hatcher, available at ancestry.com
Name: Jonathan Hughes
Cemetery: Eddy Cem
Location: Greenbrier Creek, Doddridge CO WV 42
Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.2, p. Serial: 10675; Volume: 7

The d/o/d on his gravestone is 1845 but microfilm of his pension payments record his last payment was made in 1849.

Jonathan and Abigail moved around a good bit and a timeline study has been made of their locations at the time of the births of their children based on Jonathan's pension record User:Janiejac/Jonathan Hughes and Abigail Jackson Timeline.

1.   Hughes Jonathan and Jackson Abigail - Marriage Bond, 11 Jul 1786, Primary quality.
2. ↑ Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots.
3. ↑ Virginia Census, 1607-1890, database at ancestry.com. (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3578&enc=1).

   Pensioners List

4.   Research of Paula Mellor, email June 2005.
5.   DAR 466912 L. Stutler.
6.   Lieut Jonathan Hughes, in Find A Grave.