William HOGE, Sr.
(1660 - August 8, 1749)

NOTES

William Hoge was born 1660 in Musselbough, Scotland
(Source; "The Hoge, Nichols and related Families- Biographical/Historical- A Sequential Arrangement of Genealogical Data", by William D. Nichols, 4578 Rain Park Drive, Fairview Park, Ohio 44162, Sept 1969) and died 1749 near Winchester, Frederick Co., VA. Buried Opequon Cem. Kernstown.

He married (1) Mary Unknown. He married (2) Barbara Hume 1695. daughter of James Hume and Marjorie

Ref: see " Hoge Family, " written by Tyler Hoge NY Public Library.

PENNSYLVANIA LAND PURCHASERS--1682
This list has a William Haige - probably William Hoge. [CRS note]

William Hoge, born in Scotland, came to America in 1682; married Barbara Hume, settled in New Jersey, moved to Delaware, and in 1735 moved to Frederick Co., VA, and settled near where Kernstown now is. Source: Pioneers of Old Frederick Co., Virginia Cecil O' Dell, 1995 Wallsworth Pub Co., of Marceline, MO. PP, 281-286

William emigrated from Scotland before 1710 to Monmouth Co., New Jersey, the year he bought 1,000 acres for 5 shillings in Nottingham, Chester Co., PA, on Elk Creek. Was a tailor by occupation. In 1729 was on OPequon Creek, a branch of the Potomac River, Frederick Co., Va. were in 1735 had a patent of 401 acres along what is now U. S. Highway 11, Kernstown, south of Winchester. His will dated 17 April 1729 and proved 15, Nov 1749.

His wife Barbara Hume also an immigrant from Scotland. He married (2) Mary?

-1682 Came to America on "Caledonia", landed in Perth Amboy, NJ

- Mentioned as sailing with William Gregg in The Quaker Greggs

- Moved to Lancaster

-1735 Came from Elk River, Delaware to Opequon Creek, VA

Musselboro (variously called Musselburg) is in Berwickshire.

-Birth and death dates: 17 th Century Colonial Ancestors ( listed as a Founder)

1745 Will on file at Winchester, VA Will Book # 1, P. 205

-Buried at Opequon Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Kernstown (CF of US ), Frederick, VA

-Dates and info from Colonial Families of the US, VI, p. 205

Dates, etc., also from from Judge S. W. Johnson

- Information also from Minni Hite Moody

-1745 Death year from 17th C. Colonial Ancestors; WFT #29197 says 1749

- Identified as a founder ( metal caster ) in 17th C. Colonial Ancestors.

William Hoge, sometimes spelled Hogue, was born in Musselboro, Berwickshire, Scotland, a small town on the seashore about 50 miles south of Edinburgh, in 1660, and died near Winchester, Virginia in 1750, at the age of 90. It is claimed by some writers that his father, James Hoge, was the son of George Hoge, a Huguenot from La Hogue, Normandy, France, in about 1600, and that the name of Hoge is derived from the town of La Hogue near Cherbourg, the scene of a battle many years ago.

William Hoge, Sr., born 1660 in Musselburgh, Lothian, Scotland; died August 08, 1749 in Kernestown, Winchester, Frederick County, VA. He was the son of James Hoge. He married Barbara Hume in 1695, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, NJ.
Barbara Hume, born 1670 in Paisley, Scotland; died 1745 in Winchester, Frederick County, VA. She was the daughter of James Hume and Marjorie.

Notes for William Hoge, Sr.:

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 15, Ed. 1, Tree #1479, Date of Import: Feb 26, 1998]

The following is copied from "History of the Middle River Settlements, West Virginia," by D.E. Johnson:

"William Hoge, distinguished in state and church, came to America in 1682, He was the son of Sir James Hoge of Scotland, who lived in Musselburgh near Glasco. On board the Caledonia, the vessel that brought him over, was a family named Hume, consisting of a father, mother and daughter. They were Presbyterians, leaving Scotland to avoid the persecution.

The Humes were from Paisley, Scotland. The father was a knight and a Baron. Both mother and father died during the voyage to America, leaving their daughter in charge of young William Hoge, who placed her with relatives, the Johnsons, in New York City, while he decided to make his home in Perth Amboy, New Jersey on land owned by a Scotch company, at the head of which was Gov. Berkley, and of which he was a member.

Later William Hoge returned to New York and married the girl Barbara Hume. After the birth of his first son, John, He and his wife made their home for some time in Chester Co., PA."

Barbara and William later moved to Delaware, and then to Chester Co, PA, East Nottingham Township, before 1735 to Frederick Co., Virginia , where they located about 2 to 3 miles south of Winchester on the Great Wagon Road.

William Hoge died before August 8, 1749, when his will was filed and recorded in Frederick County Clerk's office. (Will Book 1, pp. 338-339)

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #3675, Date of Import: Feb 28, 1998]

Wills: William Hoge, 1749: Nottingham Twp, Chester Co
Resident of Chester County, Penna....
Admitted for probate Wednesday Nov. 15, 1749, in Frederick County, VA.

William Hoge's Last Will and Testament:

In the name of God Amen. This eighteenth day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twenty nine. I, William Hoge, of Nottingham in ye County of Chester and Provence of Pennsylvania lands, a farmer, being very sick and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, Thanks be given unto God therefore, calling unto mind ye mortality of my body and knowing yt it is appointed for all men once to dy, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament, yt is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend it to ye earth be buried in a Christian like and decent manner, at the descretion of my Executors. Nothing doubting but at ye general Resurrection I shall receive ye same again by ye mighty power of God and as touching such worldly (goods) wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, devise and dispose of ye same in ye following maner form--.

Imprimus my will is yt all my just debts and funeral charges be paid as soon as conveniently they can after my decease‹

Secondly my will is yt Barbara my will beloved wife shal have ye benefit of ye plantation whereon I now live during her life‹

Thirdly my will is yt my son John Hoge shall fully be possessed of yt tract of land yt I made over to him by Deed of Gift‹

Fourthly is yt my son William Hoge shall have yt 100 a. of land whereon he now lives which is secured to him by a bill of sale‹

Fiftly is yt my will is yt my son-in-law Noal Thomson shall have 100 a. of land whereon he lives during his life and at his decease to be his wife and her heirs forever‹

Sixly that my son in law Robert White shal have 5 shillings‹

Sevently my will is yt my sons Allexander, James and George shall have ye remainder of my land to be equally divided amongst them by men of their own choosing yt there is no difference between them nor go to law one with another about it‹

Eightly my will is yt my daughter Joroter Hoge will have 50 pounds in money or value thereof leveyed out of ye stock and what debts is due to me and if that will not be so yt ye remainder be raised of ye plantation‹

Ninthly and lastly. I likewise constitute make and ordain George Galassbey of Newcastle County and Barbara my well beloved wife Executor and Executrix of this my last will and testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disanull all other forms testaments wills and legacies bequests executors by me in any way before this time named willed and bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament, In witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand and seal ye day and year above written;

William Hoge [seal]

Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by ye William Hoge to be his last Will and Testament in ye presence of us subscribers,
We: John Ruddoll, Enoch Job, William Rogers
Admitted for probate Wednesday Nov. 15, 1749, in Frederick County, VA.

HISTORY

Copy of a letter received by Mr. F. L. Hoge
Uniontown, PA
August 31, 1880

Mr. F. L. Hoge
Wheeling, W. VA.
Dear Sir:

I have to thank you for your favor of yesterday. You are no doubt acquainted with the romantic history and marriage of William Hoge and Barbara Hume, so I will not repeat it. He was from Musselburg, and she from Paisley, Scotland. His father was Sir James Hoge, her father was a Knight and a Baron, and nearly related to the Royal House of Stuart of Scotland, so this takes you back to King Robert the Second of Scotland, born about 1300.

The Rev. William Henry Foot of Romney, WVa., in his "Sketches of Virginia", second series, gives a pretty full account of the descendants of William Hoge and Barbara Hume, but he mistakes many particulars. He makes your ancestor, William Hoge (the Quaker), the oldest son; this is a mistake; their oldest son was John Hoge, who never moved to VA. They lived in Chester Co., PA., and while the father and the balance of the family moved to the Valley of VA., about 1735, or before, John Hoge, the oldest son, moved to the Cumberland Valley about nine miles west of Harrisburg, and settled in village of Hogestown now stands, owned a large body of land, and lived and died there about 1752.

While the family lived in Chester Co., John Hoge married Gwenthloon Bowen, a Welch woman, while your ancestor, William Hoge, married a Quaker. John Hoge had four sons, John Hoge, Bunyan Hoge, Jonathan Hoge, and David Hoge, and four daughters. Of the daughters I will say nothing now, it would make the story too long; enough to say that names of their descendants have been distinguished both in church and state.

John was the Rev. John Hoge, who first preached at Opequan Church near Kernstown, where his grandfather lived, as mentioned by Dr. Foot; he left no issue. Bunyan died young. Jonathan Hoge was a prominent man in Cumberland Co., when all this part of Penna. was Cumberland Co., and through the Indian, Catfish, became the owner of the land where the town of Washington, Penna, now stands.

David Hoge's two sons, John Hoge and William Hoge, in 1782 came to Washington (Pa) and laid out the town of Washington, (see Dr. Creigh's History of Washington Co.), and there they both lived and died, both distinguished men. William Hoge was a member of Congress during Jefferson's entire administration, and died in 1814. If you are in Washington, go to the old graveyard and see his tombstone. John Hoge was also in Congress, and held many important offices in PA. He died in 1823 leaving no issue. David Hoge was Receiver of Public money at the land office at Steubenville, OH, from the beginning to the end of that office at that place, and died there in 1845, leaving several sons and daughters.

The only son now living is Joseph Hoge, a lawyer, who is in San Moreno Co., CA. He resided at one time in Illinois, and was a member of Congress from that state from 1842 to 1846, representing the Galena district. He afterward went to California. Jonathan Hoge moved to near Morgantown, W. VA., had two sons and died there. One son moved to southern Illinois and died, leaving several children. The other son lives in or near Washington, PA.

Amy Hoge, a daughter of David Hoge, married Alex Blaine. They had several children. Squire Blaine (not Fph.) lived and died at Washington, PA. A descendant lived in Wheeling, named Simms, and the only survivor of that branch, L. Q. R. Laidly, lived a few years ago in Charlestown, W. VA., and may be still there. L. Halsey Wells, cashier of the Second National Bank, Pittsburgh, is a descendent; George Shiras, the distinguished lawyer of Pittsburgh was another, and many other whom you and your brother no doubt know. This Mrs Blaine is the only one of David Hoge's daughters who left many descendents. Jane Hoge, another daughter, married Captain James Blaine; she died shortly after marriage without issue. Her husband then married a Miss Lyon, and they were the grandparents of Senator James Blaine whom we all know. The other daughter of David Hoge, married the Rev. Samuel Waugh, of Silver Spring, Cumberland Co. She had several children, but they are all dead. The third daughter, Mary Hoge, married Dr. John Hoge Irwin, and their daughter, my wife, is the only descendent of that branch, and she was born in Wheeling.

William Hoge and Barbara Hume have sons: John Hoge, William Hoge, Alexander Hoge, James Hoge, and George Hoge. We have disposed of John Hoge and William Hoge. Alexander Hoge became a lawyer of eminence, lived near Winchester, was a member of the first Congress of the U.S., and of the Virginia convention that adopted the Constitution of the US.

James Hoge was the father of the Rev. Moses Hoge, the distinguished divine, and who was the ancestor of the several preachers of the name in many parts of the country, including the present Rev. Moses Hoge of Richmond, VA, and Rev. James Hoge of Columbus, OH.

George Hoge moved to North Carolina. Do you know to which of the families Judge Hoge of Martinsburg, W. VA, belongs? It seems that most of the descendants come from through the son William Hoge, your ancestor, more than all the balance put together.

The little old church at Opequan has burnt down since the war. I think in remembrance of their ancestor, William Hoge, who had the first one built, (this is the third one), the Hoges (set) out to rebuild it. The little schoolhouse is still standing, one hundred years old; the burying ground is in good repair. I have a copy of the deed which William Hoge made for the ground on which the church, the school house and the graveyard are, dated Feb. 19, 1745.

I will be glad to have the Princeton Reviews to which you refer. This has been written "Currente Calamo", so you must excuse it.

Very truly yours,
D. Kaine

Again refer to the same reference listed above, pg. 4-9. We doubt if another family has given so many ministers of the gospel or men of prominence in all church, scholastic and benevolent works. We have been able to count among the names we have secured over fifty ministers of the gospel. eighteen have been chosen as members of congress, not to mention many who have been nominated for this position, and the list is quite large of those who have been senators, judges, foreign ministers, governors, etc., etc...

And let it be remembered with especial pride and pleasure that among the long list of names that have been obtained, not against a single one is there known a charge of unlawful behavior. Even the number of those who have been given to the use of intoxicating drink could be counted on the fingers of one's hands.

Surely this is not a family to be ashamed of! Some may be, or may have been poor and may have dropped somewhat in the social scale, but they have been honest, and let the poor but honorable ones be esteemed as highly as those who have won honor and distinction.

A very able and cultivated member of the family, Thomas C. Hoge, of New York, in writing to Rev. Moses D. Hoge, D.D., says with commendable pride, "There is no grander or nobler lineage in this or any other country than this one and my researches warrant me in saying that I know of none to equal it. in our earlier history, our ancestors-were princes and gentlemen, noble not only in blood, but noble of soul; and generation after generation, through centuries of time, have come and passed away, each leaving the same unwavering record of high lofty character, undeviating Christian principles, humble faith and devotion and social supremacy, which neigher change of time nor circumstance nor condition could deteriorate. it is a curious fact that the underlying characteristics of the family appear to have always the same."

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Full Context of Colonial Families in the United States, Vol. 4.

Colonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 4 [p.210]

The American ancestor of this family was William HOGE; b. 1660, at Mussellburg, Scotland; d. 1745, at Kernstown, Virginia; m. 1695, Barbara HUME, b. 1670 at Paisley, Scotland; both emigrated to America in 1680 and settled at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in 1695, where they were married; later removed to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and in 1735 the entire family excepting John moved to Kernstown, Virginia.

ISSUE

I. Joseph of Virginia; no further knowledge.

II. Mary of Virginia; no further knowledge.

III. George of North Carolina; Attorney-at-Law and Judge of the Supreme Court.

IV. JOHN, b. 1699.

V. William of Winchester, Virginia; m. a Quakeress and embraced her faith.

VI. Margaret, m. Dr. Robert WHITE.

VII. Alexander of Winchester, Virginia; Attorney-at-Law and member of First Congress, USA.

VIII. James, m. (1st) Agnes ---; m. (2d) Nancy GRIFFITH, ancestor of President of Hampden Sidney College and Rev. Moses D. Hoge, Chaplain of the Congress of the Confederate States of America 1861-65.

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