Ellis Hughes Jr (1745 - 1817)

Born 16 Aug 1745 in Cape May, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor (Hurst) Hughes — married about 1768 (to 11 Apr 1786) in Cape May, Province of New Jersey [uncertain]

Husband of Judith (Huyder) Hughes — married 7 Dec 1786 (to 7 Aug 1795) in Cape May, New Jersey, United States

Husband of Abigail (Collings) Davis — married 7 Dec 1795 (to 1817) in Cape May, New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1817 at age 71 in Cape May, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Ellis Hughes Jr performed Patriotic Service in New Jersey in the American Revolution.

Ellis Hughes Jr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A059120.

Ellis Hughes was named in his father Ellis Hughes' will of 9 May 1751.^[1]

Ellis Hughes is DAR Patriot Ancestor #: A059120. He signed the Oath of Allegiance in 1778. His Spouses: 1) Eleanor Hurst Whillden, 2) Judith Hudyer, 3) Abigail Collins Williams.

Children in patriot file: Eleanor who m. Silas Matthews, Thomas H who m. Lydia Paige, Hannah who m. Philip Ford.^[2]

His children were with his first wife, Eleanor Hurst

1. ELEANOR HUGHES m. SILAS MATTHEWS
2. THOMAS HURST HUGHES m. LYDIA PAIGE
3. HANNAH HUGHES m. PHILLIP FORD

Daughters of the American Revolution information:

HUGHES, ELLIS Ancestor #: A059120 Service: NEW JERSEY Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 8-16-1745 CAPE MAY CO NEW JERSEY Death: 4-16-1817 CAPE MAY CO NEW JERSEY Service Source: STEVENS, THE HIST OF CAPE MAY CO, 1638-1897, PP 206, 207 Service Description: 1) SIGNED OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, 1778

Sources

1. ↑ Honeyman, A. Van Doren (ed.), Calendar of Wills, Administrations, Etc. Volume III, 1751-1760, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Trenton, NJ: Archives of the State of New Jersey, 1924, volume 32, pages 168-169
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 21 Nov 2020), "Record of Ellis Hughes", Ancestor # A059120.Meehan-411

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV6-8BPF : 27 July 2019), Ellis Hughes, 1817; Burial, Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States of America, Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery; citing record ID 12443902, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #12443902
• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A059120
• Elizabeth Pearson White, John Howland of the Mayflower (Vol. 1) - The First Five Generations Through his first chile Desire Howland and her husband Captain John Gorham (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1990) Page 559

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Robert Keane for starting this profile 3 Jan 2013.

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