Hugh Harper Wardlaw (abt. 1740 - 1802)

Born about 1740 in Staunton, Augusta County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Coulter) Wardlaw — married 1763 in Augusta, Virginia

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1802 at about age 62 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

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Biography

Captain Hugh Wardlaw served with Ninety-Six District Regiment, South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Hugh Wardlaw is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A120756.

Hugh Wardlaw was a Virginia colonist.

Hugh Wardlaw, a son of William Wardlaw and Jeanette Harper, was born around 1740 in Augusta County, Virginia. On 22 Sep 1763, he married Elizabeth Coulter and they moved to Ninety-Six District (later known as Abbeville County), South Carolina.^[1] They had twelve children:

1. William (1764-1839)
2. Infant (1766-1767)
3. James (1767-1842)
4. John (1770-1848)
5. David (1771-1840)
6. Margaret (1773-1853)
7. Joseph (-1852)
8. Robert (1778-1812)
9. Jane (1781-1826)
10. Hugh Hutson (1785-1812)
11. Elizabeth (1787-1807)
12. Agnes (1789-1807)

A land grant, dated Nov 1769 for100 acres, is recorded in the Secretary of State's office at Columbia, South Carolina.^[2][1]

He was a Captain of the Whig Militia in the Southern Army during the Revolutionary War^[3], and recognized as a patriot.^[4][5]

Respected in his community, he was an Elder in his church and was a Judge of the County Court for Abbeville from 1797 to 1800.^[1]

He was a resident and enumerated as head of household in the first U.S. Census for Abbeville County, 1790.^[6]

Elizabeth died in 1790, and Hugh remarried, to Mary Miller Logan, a widow.^[1]

Hugh passed away on 14 Nov 1802. He wrote his will 9 Nov 1802.Hugh Wardlaw will, 9 Nov 1802^[7]

Hugh Wardlaw was buried in Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, ^[8] where his headstone honors his military service.^[9] His will was probated on 9 Nov 1802 in Abbeville, South Carolina.^[10]

Slaves

Hugh Wardlaw was a slaveholder. His will and probate records hold the names of about 30 slaves. For more information please see the Slaves of Hugh Wardlaw page.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Genealogy of the Wardlaw Family Wardlaw, Joseph G., Family History Library, FamilySearch International, p22.
2. ↑ Land grant, 100 acres, Office of the Secretary of State, Columbia, South Carolina, Vol. 21, page 310, Nov 1769.
3. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSX-RRC1 : 22 August 2019), Hugh Wardlaw, 1776; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.
4. ↑ Ancestry Record 2204 #1082002 Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
5. ↑ Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC, Data provided by the website Carolana. (accessed 25 Feb 2022)
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-K9S : accessed 15 September 2020), Hugh Wardlaw Esquire, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 464, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 568,151.
7. ↑ Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958: "Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 94-95, packages 2322-2356
   Film number: 007705237 > image 201 of 500
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YB-N9QV-Y (accessed 21 January 2023)
   • 1802 Hugh Wardlaw will
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #17233554 Hugh Wardlow
9. ↑ Ancestry Record 2375 #681066 Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
10. ↑ Ancestry Record 9080 #50686 Author: Abbeville County (South Carolina). Judge of Probate; Probate Place: Abbeville, South Carolina; Ancestry.com. South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Acknowledgements

• Profile created by Topher Sims through the import of Carlie_s Family Tree.ged on Nov 23, 2017.