Hough descendants


Parent: John Hough


John Hough family
Name Date of Birth Date of Death Married
John Hough 1660 01/1732 1681
Hannah Rossell 1662 05/15/1736
Children were:
John Hough, Jr. 07/06/1682 11/17/1744
Mary Hough 07/06/1684 11/21/1712
Stephen Hough 03/30/1687 aft. 1736
Hannah Hough 07/01/1690 aft. 1736
Daniel Hough 07/14/1693 1751
Isaac Hough 12/30/1694 bef. 1732
Sarah Hough 06/30/1701 bef. 1736
Joseph Hough 03/04/1703 1775

John Hough (YeYounger) was born in Hough, Wilmslow Parish, Cheshire, England and died in Middleton, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania, USA. He married Hannah Rossell in Cheshire, England. She was born in Hough, Wilmslow Parish, Cheshire, Endland and died in Middleton, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, USA.

He came with his parents to America, along with his wife Hannah and son John Hough, Jr.. The sailed on a 60 ton vessel, the "Friendship", from Liverpool, across the Mercy River from their home in Hough, on November 26, 1683.

They settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and acquired acreage there, 288 acres in Newtown, from George and Mary Clough for 100 punds case. This was immediately swapped to Shadrach Walley, for a different 288 acres, also in Newtown.

In these deeds, John described himself as both Husbandman and Yeoman, and always refers to himself as John YeYounger of Middletown.

He died in January 1732. and was buried in Bucks Co., intestate (without a will) and the court granted administration of the estate to his son, John Hough, Jr on 01/20/1732. The return for the estate ($55 case) shows a net value of over 244 pounds. In the settlement, John Jr. paid himself over 72 pounds.

In that will, reference is made to his sons Daniel and Joseph as having already received all that they will receive. It appears that the two brothers had received their inheritance and moved further south. Both were still alive at the time of their father's death.

It is this statement and the evidence that a Joseph Hough that was closely tied to a Daniel Hough appears in eastern NC and then in various locations across the state to Anson Co, NC and then in the Kershaw District of SC, that provides the strongest evidence that my Hough lineage traces back to John and Hannah Hough in Bucks Co, PA.

Daniel Hough appeared in Stokes Co, NC and seems to have settled there. After that, no evidence is found with him living near or associated with Joseph Hough. Stokes Co was later split into Stokes and Forsyth Co. There are numerous "Huff" families in southeastern Forsyth but no evidence to tie them to Daniel is known (at least by me).