Page 634, 635 – III. David Hoge, (John, William,) b. about 1735; d December 5, 1804. He received a good education; took a very active part in the Revolutionary contest, and was sheriff of the county of Cumberland. About the year 1771, he purchased the Hunter tract of land in the Chartiers Valley, embracing what is now the town of Washington, Pa. In 1781 he laid out the town, and, in 1785, sold the most of it to his sons, John and William, who removed to Washington, and lived and died there. David Hoge m. and had issue (surname Hoge):
i. John, b. September 12, 1760; d. August 5, 1824; entered the Revolutionary army at the age of sixteen; became second lieutenant in Colonel William Irvine’s (Sixth) Battalion, and captured in the Canada campaign at Three Rivers, June 8, 1776. He was not exchanged until 1779. In 1783 he was chosen a member of the Council of Censors, under the Constitution of 1776, and was one of the members of the Constitutional Convention of 1789-90. He was chosen to the State Senate in 1791 and again in 1794 and served in Congress in 1804 and 1805. He was a Federalist. He married a daughter of William Quail.
ii. David, Jr.; located in Washington, Pa., for a time, but, being appointed agent for the United States Land Office, he removed to Steubenville, Ohio, where he died; he m. Jane Scott, daughter of Thomas Scott; and they had a large family.
iii. Eliza; m., April 14, 1783, Rev. Samuel Waugh, b. 1749; d. January 3, 1807; he was pastor of the united congregations of Monaghan and Silvers Spring from 1782 to the date of his death; he was a sound divine, a very acceptable preacher, and highly esteemed by his people; they left issue.
iv. Jonathan; settled near Morgantown, West Virginia, where he lived and died, leaving two children.
v. William; d. 1813; settled in Washington, Pa., and owned a half interest in the property; he was elected on the Republican or Democratic ticket member of Congress, and served from 1801 to 1803, but resigned in 1804, when his brother was elected to the vacancy; and again chosen in 1806, serving from 1807 to 1809; from 1798 to 1802 he filled the office of associate judge of the county; he m. Isabella Lyon, daughter of Samuel Lyon and Eleanor Blaine (see Lyon record).
