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Elias Hughes 1729–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1729

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 9 Jun 1767

Death Location: North Carolina, United States

Father: William Hughes

Mother: Mary Withers

Spouse(s): Susannah Anderson

Children(s): Rebecca Hughes, Sarah Hughes

Elias Hughes was born in 1729 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of William Parson Hughes And Mary Sidney Withers. Elias Hughes married Susannah Anderson, and had children including Rebecca Hughes, Sarah Abigail Hughes. Elias Hughes passed away in 1767 in North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Elias Hughes was born in 1729 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of William Parson Hughes And Mary Sidney Withers.
  • Elias Hughes married Susannah Anderson, and had children including Rebecca Hughes, Sarah Abigail Hughes.
  • Elias Hughes passed away in 1767 in North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hughes
1691–1767
Birth Location: Marcus Hook, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
WH
Mary Withers
1713–1750
Birth Location: Chichester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Susannah Anderson
1735–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Rebecca Hughes
1757–1843
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
RH
Sarah Hughes
1760–1830
Birth Location: –
SH

Elias Hughes's Ancestors

Self
Elias Hughes
1729–1767
Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
William Parson Hughes
1691–1767
Marcus Hook, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Sidney) Withers
1713–1750
Chichester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elias Hughes's Descendants

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Elias Hughes (1729–9 Jun 1767) m. Susannah Anderson (1735–)
  1. 1. Rebecca Hughes 1757–1843 m. Jesse Brookshire 1755–1818
    1. 1. Charles Brooksher 1796–1880 m. Peggy Rutledge 1801–1855 m. Sarah Baker 1797–1851
      1. 1. Elizabeth Brookshire 1827–1909 m. Jesse Tate 1828–1873 m. Elijah (J) Morgan 1818–1893
        1. 1. James (Buchanan) Tate 1858–1889 m. Sarah (Jane) Cracraft 1856–1941
        2. 2. John (W) Tate 1851–1882
        3. 3. William (H) Tate 1860–1937
      2. 2. Lewis Brookshire 1815–1861
      3. 3. Elizabeth Brookshire 1817–1831
      4. 4. Moses (W) Brookshire 1822–1823
      5. 5. Cynthia Brookshire 1829–1830
      6. 6. Charles (Wilson) Brookshire 1831–1902
      7. 7. Sarah (Ann Sallie) Brookshire 1833–1904 m. Lewis (Ardilla) May 1832–1901
        1. 1. Rachael (Elizabeth) Freeman 1863–1942
        2. 2. Martin (Wilson) May 1867–1963
        3. 3. John (Emsley) May 1856–1924
        4. 4. Rebecca (Jane) Rush 1853–1920
      8. 8. Moses (W) Brookshire 1837–1850
      9. 9. Paulina Brookshire 1845–1866
    2. 2. Hughes Brookshire 1776–1840
    3. 3. Rebecca Brookshire 1779–1851
    4. 4. Mannering (Emanuel) Brookshire 1790–1839
    5. 5. Jesse Brookshire 1794–1850
    6. 6. Benjamin Brookshire 1795–1870
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Betsey) Brookshire 1798–1873
    8. 8. Hampton Brookshire 1802–
    9. 9. William Brookshire 1799–1835
  2. 2. Sarah (Abigail) Hughes 1760–1830

Elias Hughes's Timeline

2 Records

1729
1729
Birth of Elias Hughes in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1767
9 Jun 1767
Age 38
Death of Elias Hughes in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1767
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
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