FAMILY MATTERS

John is my pick for Inez’s ancestor, because he married Sarah Henley, and the name is repeated in his grandson. The name Hughes

“Henley” of Henley Fugate, son of Martin, seems to come out of nowhere.

Benjamin Fugate

Jesse Hughes (c. 1750 – c. 1829) was a frontiersman, hunter, and scout who was an early settler in the western region of b. approx. 1760.VA. d. 1838. KY. Age78.

that became and . Hughes was noted for his hatred of , and is said to have killed many in battle, and murdered several m. Hannah Devers, b. 1753. d. 1853. Age. 100

others. “He was as savage as a wolf, and he liked to kill an Indian better than to eat his dinner”, said the wife of one of his Removed to Troublesome Creek, KY, 1802.

descendants in 1902. Hughes married Grace Tanner in 1771. They lived in a cabin on , near a stream that is now known 7 Children

as “Jesse’s Run”, located in present day .Hughes is believed to have been one of the first American colonists to explore the Henley Fugate

in West Virginia. It may have been named for him, or for others of the same surname residing in the area during roughly b. 1798, VA. d. before 1882, KY. Age 84.

the same time period.

m. Tabitha McIntosh (1815-1834), daughter of Peter McIntosh

21 Children (two wives)

Jesse Hughes (d. date unknown)

William B. Fugate

b. 1825. d. 1864 (shot by a Union sniper) Age 29.

Jesse Hughes died date unknown in Henrico Co. VA. He married .

m. Rachel Neace

Children of Jesse Hughes and Sarah Tarelton are:

Granville Pearl Fugate

i.

, b. 1700, Henrico Co. VA, d. 1756, Albemarle Co. VA.

b. 1850. d. 1954. Ganderbill Age. 104