| Notes |
- Elizabeth Taylor was of the same family tree of President Zachary Taylor,the 12th President of the United States. In 1759 Peter was licensed topractice law. He was a well known lawyer. His early life in America wasspent in military service in the French and Indian war. He served underGovernor Dinwiddie and Lieutenant Colonel George Washington in1752-1757. At this time men were paid by land grants for militaryservice and Peter owned 12,337 acres of land in the state of Virginiawhen his will was probated in 1782. He made his will October 5, 1773 andaccording to records made some changes in it in 1777 before he died in1782.
the above by Carlice Breeding 1968
from encyclopaedia of Virginia Biography, Vol IV, pub in 1915, written byLyon Gardiner Tyler:
"...Rev. Peter Charles Hoge was the son of James Hog, who was the son ofCaptain Peter Hog (as the name of the imigrant ancestor was spelled). Thelatter was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1703. He was a descendant ofRoger Hog, of the time of David II, King of Scotland, (1331), and the sonof James Hog of Edinburgh. Captain Peter Hog (so spelled in hiswill)came to America with his brothers, James and Thomas about 1745, andlocated in Augusta County, Virginia, where he married Elizabeth Taylor.He was commissioned Captain, March 9, 1754; delegated July 2, 1755,agreeable to instructions from Governor Dinwiddie, by a council of war,held at Fort Cumberland, to construct a line of frontier forts, which hadbeen ordered by the assembly. He served also with Colonel Andrew Lewisin the Sandy Creek expedition against the Indians the same year. He waslicensed to practice law May 10, 1759; was appointed by Lord Dunmore,April 10, 1772, deputy attorney general for the County of Dunmore. Heappears in a letter from Washington, whom he accompanied in all hiscampaigns, and was at Braddock's defeat, to have enjoyed in a high degreethe confidence and regard of his old commander. He received personally2100 acres of land under the proclamation of Governor Dinwiddie, 1754,owned 8,000 acres on the Ohio River near Point Pleasant, and a largetract in Mason County, Kentucky. He died April 20, 1782, devising to hiseldest son James the family estate in Augusta County, and to the otherchildren, Peter, Thomas, and Elizabeth, lands on the Ohio River, uponwhich they settled..."
"His son, the Rev. Peter Charles, changed the form of his name to Hoge.He married Sarah Kerr at Summerdean, Augusta County, Virginia, and soonafterward moved to Scottsville, Albermarle County, VA. He became adistinguished minister in the Baptist Church and had eight sons and fivedaughters."
From Chronicles of Augusta County, VA.. Lyman Chalkey
MARCH, 1757 (B).
Wilpert vs. Seeley.--John David Wilpert, Recruiting Sergeant,complains of Jeremiah Seeley, the said plaintiff, by virtue of his ordersand instructions from his commanding officer, Captain Peter Hog, hadenlisted several persons in the Virginia Regiment for his Majesty'sservice in the defense of this Colony, and among others a certain JamesPlucket, to whom the said plaintiff gave a pistole and a dollar inconsideration of such enlisting, &c.
Henderson vs. Calvin.--James Calvin, James Trimble, William Trimble,David Trimble, all of New Castle, Province of Pennsylvania. Bond toValentine Henderson of Belfast, County of Antrim. Dated 27th September,1740. Henderson died during the progress of the suit.
Cook vs. Patton.--Bill of sale by Mary Cook to Henry Patton, dated 6thOctober, 1755. Witnesses, James McDowell and John Bowyer.
Brock's Gap, 20th February, 1758. Sir:--Pay to George Anderson, or
order, the sum of four pounds, ten shillings, currency, to be deductedout of
my pay for the months of May, June and July, as the same shall become due,
for value received of him, from your humble servant. (Signed) William
Burke. To Capt. Peter Hog.
MAY AND NOVEMBER, 1759 (A).
Armstrong vs. Galbraith.--Robert Armstrong died 12th November 1754.
Peter Hog vs. Abraham Bird.--Peter Hog commanded at Brock's Gap.Abraham Bird tried to get Hog's soldiers to sign a petition for Hog'sremoval and tried to supplant him.
MARCH 19, 1760.
(346) Elizabeth Calwell acknowledges satisfaction of freedom dues fromher master, John Steel. David Cloyd, appointed guardian of Mary, infantorphan of John Cloyd. James Henderson qualified Ensign. John Cloyd,orphan of John Cloyd, chose David Cloyd his guardian.
(347) John Bandy, servant of Sampson Mathews. William Moffett, orphanof John Moffett, chose George Moffett his guardian. Peter Hog, getcertificate of good character for practicing law.
MAY 20, 1760.
(347) Peter Hog admitted to practice law.
MARCH 26, 1764.
(436) Wm. Stevenson returned not found in bailiwick.
(447) Andrew Johnston, returned no inhabitant. Wm. Winston, returned noinhabitant.
(456) Robert Jackson vs. Wm. Tutt.--Abates by death of plaintiff.
(466) Samuel McCord, returned no inhabitant.
(475) Conrad Yocum, returned no inhabitant.
(479) Joshua Mathews, &c., vs. James McBride.--Abates by death ofplaintiff.
(489) Cohonggorooto, a negro slave of Peter Hog, adjudged seven years.
NOVEMBER, 1766 (D).
Patterson Executors vs. Carlton.--William Carlton and Esther, hiswife, late Esther Brown, administratrix of Henry Brown.
David Cloyd vs. James Montgomery.--Account as follows: 1764--Mr. JamesMontgomery, debtor, March 24--to cash of mine retaken from the Indiansand delivered to you by Lieut. (Francis) Smith, £137, 18, 0. Credit,1764--April 21. By cash received from John Neilly, Michael Cloyd, AndrewNeely and Francis Smith, £19, 0, 0; B. G. Samuel McFerrin, PhilipWatkins, Benj. Hawkins, James Montgomery, Jr., Wm. Montgomery, Jr., JohnCrockett, John McRoberts, Wm. McMullin, Wm. Robinson, John Fowler, SamuelRobinson, Joshua McCormack, John Clark, John Artus, Saml. McNabb, Saml.Gatliff, Jeremiah Puckett and Lanty Armstrong, each £4, 18, 6. Balancedue, £31, 18, 0. Sworn to by David Cloyd, 24th April, 1765. Case agreedby attorneys as follows: "We agree that a party of Indians made aneruption into the Colony, attacked the plaintiff's house, rifled it andbore off upwards of £200 in gold and silver, several household goods andnegroes. We agree that a party of the Militia pursued the enemy andovertook them on John's Creek, a branch of James River, at the distanceof 30 or 35 miles, and attacked and killed one of the number. We agreethat upon searching the Indians's budget a quantity of gold, some dollarsand pieces of small silver, were found, which, upon being weighed,amounted to the sum of £137, 18, 0. We agree that the money found in thebudget of the Indians consisted of the same coin which the plaintiff wasknown to have in his house when plundered by the Indians. We agree thatafter the money was recoverd from the Indians a dispute arose among theMilitia to whom of right the money belonged whether it should bedelivered to the plaintiff, who was deemed to have been the owner of itbefore it fell into the hands of the Indians, or whether the Militia wereentitled to it in having recovered it from them, upon which dispute thatsum of money was lodged in the hands of the defendant, to be by him kepttill that point should be settled. We agree that the plaintiff made anoffer of 30 shillings to each of the men who has assisted in the pursuitof the enemy. We agree that a part of the Company of Militia made anoffer to the plaintiff of delivering up his negroes and household goodsif he would allow them the money. We agree that the defendant paid thesum of money out of his hands to the Militia, and that several of themreturned their dividends to the plaintiff amounting to £106, 17, 2. Weagree that the plaintiff paid to several of the captors who returned himtheir dividends the sum of 30/, the premium by him before offered fortheir service. We agree that if the law, &c. (Signed) Gabrill Jones, forplaintiff; Peter Hog, for defendant." Hung jury and case agreed.Submitted August, 1766.
MARCH 25, 1775.
(62) Administration of estate of Thomas Hog granted to his brother,Peter Hog.
AUGUST 20, 1776.
(110) John Madison qualified Clerk. Gabriel Jones and Peter Hogqualified Attorneys. John and Wm. Christian qualified Deputy Sheriffs.
MARCH 19, 1778.
(286) Sampson Mathews, Samuel Vance, James McCreery, James Steel--qualified Justices.
(287) Sampson Mathews qualified Lieutenant Colonel of the County.
(289) Admn. of estate of John Watkins granted Stephen Loy.
(290) Will of John Logan partly proved.
(291) John Masey's children to be bound out.
(291) Susannah Taler and Elenor Eskins, soldiers' wives with youngchildren, allowed, to first, £25, and to second, £5.
(291) Robert and James Wilson, children of Andrew Wilson, to be boundout.
(291) Jonathan Smith, George Westfall and George Jackson--appointedConstables.
(292) William Beard, vice William Thompson--Constable. John Clemmons,vice William Allison--Constable.
(294) John Lambert to be sworn to show cause why he does not providefor his children.
(294) Several defendants petition that the only two attending attorneysat this time are employed by the plaintiff--ordered that Capt. Peter Hog,one of the two attorneys, appear for the defendant.
JANUARY 6, 1779.
(388) Called Court on Chrismass Meecans, of Cumberland County,Va.--larceny. (Richard Madison, Clerk, being absent on his lawfulbusiness, Peter Hog appointed Clerk pro tem.).--Guilty and sent toWilliamsburg.
APRIL 20, 1779.
(441) Richard Madison, Clerk of this Court, being in the service of theState as Lieutenant of Militia, Peter Hog appointed Clerk pro tem.
.
(148) Robert Fearis proves service in a ranging company under commandof Capt Peter Hog; that he was enlisted in the company on their march toBedford County, and continued therein until it was discharged, which waswithin three months of the time of his enlistment.
MAY, 1780 (A).
Peter Hog vs. Bryan Kenny.--19th February, 1774. Terence O'Bryan
is about to depart the Colony and deposes 19th February, 1774: InJanuary,
1772, some time before the great snow, Bryan Kenny had a son James.
The great snow began on Sunday and lasted over Tuesday. Hog lost
several hogs on account of the snow and the roads were impassable.
MAY 24, 1782.
(390) Peter Hog's death abates suit.
MARCH, 1796 (L to N).
Mathews vs. Peter Hog's Administrator.--Great number of accounts and
papers of Hog's. He mentions in one of the papers: 12th August, 1768.
409
"Uncle Patton:" Dear Sir--The boy brings three letters, that for my
father be kind enough to deliver to the Captain of the first ship forGlasgow,
or leave in the care of Mr. Muzie; that for Mr. Nicholas pray deliver itto
himself. * * * (Signed) Peter Hog. 20th June, 1771. To Mr. SampsonMathews.
NOVEMBER, 1800.
McClure vs. Reuben Kennerley.--August, 1800, abates by defendant's
death.
Jesse Bennett vs. Peter Hog.--Bennett was a relative of Hog. Dr. Jesse
Bennett, of Greenbrier. Alexander Nelson bought a tract of land inKanawha
County on the Ohio ten-mile creek from Peter Hog. Hog repurchased
it through Bennett.
John Crawford vs. Timothy and Joseph Green.--Case, 9th June, 1800.
No inhabitants.
Robert Gamble vs. William Breckinridge.--24th June, 1800. Debt. No
inhabitants.
David Laird vs. Isaac Rankin.--15th July, 1800. 1800, August, abates
by plaintiff's death.
Mullen vs. McGuire.--Samuel McGuire was an officer (Lieutenant) in
the 4th Regiment, U. S. Army, and under arrest and required to keep his
quarters when the sheriff arrested and imprisoned him for debt. Upon
habeas corpus he was released.
Hogg vs. Bennett--O. S. 295; N. S. 105--Bill in Rockingham filed 1801
by Jesse Bennett and Elizabeth, his wife, late Hogg; William Hawkins and
Ann, his wife, late Hogg (Elizabeth and Ann are daughters of Peter Hogg,
who died 1782, testate). Peter's widow, Elizabeth, is still alive. Peter
had sons, James, Peter and Thomas. Will of Peter Hogg of Augusta
County, 5th October, 1773. Wife, Elizabeth; son, James, 5,000 acres on
the Ohio; son, Peter, 4,000 acres on the Ohio; daughters, Anne andElizabeth;
brother, Walter Hog of Edinborough; father, James Hog of Edinborough.
Codicil, 10th November, 1777. Son Thomas born since above.
In 1773 Order of Council allotted to Peter 2,100 acres under Dinwiddie's
proclamation; also 237 acres allowed to Peter by Washington for services
of his servant, Duncan Ferguson, enlisted as a drummer in Peter's Company
of 1st Virginia Regiment.
John Miller and John Cartmill vs. Hogg--O. S. 42; N. S. 14--Bill 12th
May, 1804. James Hogg was eldest son and heir of Peter Hogg. Peter
Hogg and ____ Bullett were joint owners of a large tract in Kenawha
(formerly Greenbrier) called the Pocotalico tract. Peter died before
1787 intestate as to this tract. Copy of Peter Hog's will dated 5th
October, 1773, codicil dated 10th November, 1777, proved in Rockingham 22d
April, 1782. Loving wife, Elizabeth. Son James, 5,000 acres on the Ohio,
part of 9,000 acres, this day conveyed to Gabriel Jones in trust for his
children. Son Peter, 4,000 acres, part of above 9,000. Daughters Ann and
Elizabeth. Sons to be sent to Edinborough under care of Peter's brother,
Walter Hog, for education. Peter's father was James Hog of Edinborough.
Codicil states that another son, Thomas, has been born. Mentions order of
Council dated ____, 1773, for 3,100 acres allotted to Peter under
Dinwiddie's proclamation; also 237 acres which Gen. Washington allowed
Peter for the share of Duncan Furguson, his servant, enlisted as a drummer
in his Company of the 1st Va. Regt. Sons are all infants at date of
codicil. In 1786-1787 John Miller kept a store at Lewisburg.
Elizabeth Taylor was of the same family tree of President Zachary Taylor,the 12th President of the United States. In 1759 Peter was licensed topractice law. He was a well known lawyer. His early life in America wasspent in military service in the French and Indian war. He served underGovernor Dinwiddie and Lieutenant Colonel George Washington in1752-1757. At this time men were paid by land grants for militaryservice and Peter owned 12,337 acres of land in the state of Virginiawhen his will was probated in 1782. He made his will October 5, 1773 andaccording to records made some changes in it in 1777 before he died in1782.
the above by Carlice Breeding 1968
from encyclopaedia of Virginia Biography, Vol IV, pub in 1915, written byLyon Gardiner Tyler:
"...Rev. Peter Charles Hoge was the son of James Hog, who was the son ofCaptain Peter Hog (as the name of the imigrant ancestor was spelled). Thelatter was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1703. He was a descendant ofRoger Hog, of the time of David II, King of Scotland, (1331), and the sonof James Hog of Edinburgh. Captain Peter Hog (so spelled in hiswill)came to America with his brothers, James and Thomas about 1745, andlocated in Augusta County, Virginia, where he married Elizabeth Taylor.He was commissioned Captain, March 9, 1754; delegated July 2, 1755,agreeable to instructions from Governor Dinwiddie, by a council of war,held at Fort Cumberland, to construct a line of frontier forts, which hadbeen ordered by the assembly. He served also with Colonel Andrew Lewisin the Sandy Creek expedition against the Indians the same year. He waslicensed to practice law May 10, 1759; was appointed by Lord Dunmore,April 10, 1772, deputy attorney general for the County of Dunmore. Heappears in a letter from Washington, whom he accompanied in all hiscampaigns, and was at Braddock's defeat, to have enjoyed in a high degreethe confidence and regard of his old commander. He received personally2100 acres of land under the proclamation of Governor Dinwiddie, 1754,owned 8,000 acres on the Ohio River near Point Pleasant, and a largetract in Mason County, Kentucky. He died April 20, 1782, devising to hiseldest son James the family estate in Augusta County, and to the otherchildren, Peter, Thomas, and Elizabeth, lands on the Ohio River, uponwhich they settled..."
"His son, the Rev. Peter Charles, changed the form of his name to Hoge.He married Sarah Kerr at Summerdean, Augusta County, Virginia, and soonafterward moved to Scottsville, Albermarle County, VA. He became adistinguished minister in the Baptist Church and had eight sons and fivedaughters."
From Chronicles of Augusta County, VA.. Lyman Chalkey
MARCH, 1757 (B).
Wilpert vs. Seeley.--John David Wilpert, Recruiting Sergeant,complains of Jeremiah Seeley, the said plaintiff, by virtue of his ordersand instructions from his commanding officer, Captain Peter Hog, hadenlisted several persons in the Virginia Regiment for his Majesty'sservice in the defense of this Colony, and among others a certain JamesPlucket, to whom the said plaintiff gave a pistole and a dollar inconsideration of such enlisting, &c.
Henderson vs. Calvin.--James Calvin, James Trimble, William Trimble,David Trimble, all of New Castle, Province of Pennsylvania. Bond toValentine Henderson of Belfast, County of Antrim. Dated 27th September,1740. Henderson died during the progress of the suit.
Cook vs. Patton.--Bill of sale by Mary Cook to Henry Patton, dated 6thOctober, 1755. Witnesses, James McDowell and John Bowyer.
Brock's Gap, 20th February, 1758. Sir:--Pay to George Anderson, or
order, the sum of four pounds, ten shillings, currency, to be deductedout of
my pay for the months of May, June and July, as the same shall become due,
for value received of him, from your humble servant. (Signed) William
Burke. To Capt. Peter Hog.
MAY AND NOVEMBER, 1759 (A).
Armstrong vs. Galbraith.--Robert Armstrong died 12th November 1754.
Peter Hog vs. Abraham Bird.--Peter Hog commanded at Brock's Gap.Abraham Bird tried to get Hog's soldiers to sign a petition for Hog'sremoval and tried to supplant him.
MARCH 19, 1760.
(346) Elizabeth Calwell acknowledges satisfaction of freedom dues fromher master, John Steel. David Cloyd, appointed guardian of Mary, infantorphan of John Cloyd. James Henderson qualified Ensign. John Cloyd,orphan of John Cloyd, chose David Cloyd his guardian.
(347) John Bandy, servant of Sampson Mathews. William Moffett, orphanof John Moffett, chose George Moffett his guardian. Peter Hog, getcertificate of good character for practicing law.
MAY 20, 1760.
(347) Peter Hog admitted to practice law.
MARCH 26, 1764.
(436) Wm. Stevenson returned not found in bailiwick.
(447) Andrew Johnston, returned no inhabitant. Wm. Winston, returned noinhabitant.
(456) Robert Jackson vs. Wm. Tutt.--Abates by death of plaintiff.
(466) Samuel McCord, returned no inhabitant.
(475) Conrad Yocum, returned no inhabitant.
(479) Joshua Mathews, &c., vs. James McBride.--Abates by death ofplaintiff.
(489) Cohonggorooto, a negro slave of Peter Hog, adjudged seven years.
NOVEMBER, 1766 (D).
Patterson Executors vs. Carlton.--William Carlton and Esther, hiswife, late Esther Brown, administratrix of Henry Brown.
David Cloyd vs. James Montgomery.--Account as follows: 1764--Mr. JamesMontgomery, debtor, March 24--to cash of mine retaken from the Indiansand delivered to you by Lieut. (Francis) Smith, £137, 18, 0. Credit,1764--April 21. By cash received from John Neilly, Michael Cloyd, AndrewNeely and Francis Smith, £19, 0, 0; B. G. Samuel McFerrin, PhilipWatkins, Benj. Hawkins, James Montgomery, Jr., Wm. Montgomery, Jr., JohnCrockett, John McRoberts, Wm. McMullin, Wm. Robinson, John Fowler, SamuelRobinson, Joshua McCormack, John Clark, John Artus, Saml. McNabb, Saml.Gatliff, Jeremiah Puckett and Lanty Armstrong, each £4, 18, 6. Balancedue, £31, 18, 0. Sworn to by David Cloyd, 24th April, 1765. Case agreedby attorneys as follows: "We agree that a party of Indians made aneruption into the Colony, attacked the plaintiff's house, rifled it andbore off upwards of £200 in gold and silver, several household goods andnegroes. We agree that a party of the Militia pursued the enemy andovertook them on John's Creek, a branch of James River, at the distanceof 30 or 35 miles, and attacked and killed one of the number. We agreethat upon searching the Indians's budget a quantity of gold, some dollarsand pieces of small silver, were found, which, upon being weighed,amounted to the sum of £137, 18, 0. We agree that the money found in thebudget of the Indians consisted of the same coin which the plaintiff wasknown to have in his house when plundered by the Indians. We agree thatafter the money was recoverd from the Indians a dispute arose among theMilitia to whom of right the money belonged whether it should bedelivered to the plaintiff, who was deemed to have been the owner of itbefore it fell into the hands of the Indians, or whether the Militia wereentitled to it in having recovered it from them, upon which dispute thatsum of money was lodged in the hands of the defendant, to be by him kepttill that point should be settled. We agree that the plaintiff made anoffer of 30 shillings to each of the men who has assisted in the pursuitof the enemy. We agree that a part of the Company of Militia made anoffer to the plaintiff of delivering up his negroes and household goodsif he would allow them the money. We agree that the defendant paid thesum of money out of his hands to the Militia, and that several of themreturned their dividends to the plaintiff amounting to £106, 17, 2. Weagree that the plaintiff paid to several of the captors who returned himtheir dividends the sum of 30/, the premium by him before offered fortheir service. We agree that if the law, &c. (Signed) Gabrill Jones, forplaintiff; Peter Hog, for defendant." Hung jury and case agreed.Submitted August, 1766.
MARCH 25, 1775.
(62) Administration of estate of Thomas Hog granted to his brother,Peter Hog.
AUGUST 20, 1776.
(110) John Madison qualified Clerk. Gabriel Jones and Peter Hogqualified Attorneys. John and Wm. Christian qualified Deputy Sheriffs.
MARCH 19, 1778.
(286) Sampson Mathews, Samuel Vance, James McCreery, James Steel--qualified Justices.
(287) Sampson Mathews qualified Lieutenant Colonel of the County.
(289) Admn. of estate of John Watkins granted Stephen Loy.
(290) Will of John Logan partly proved.
(291) John Masey's children to be bound out.
(291) Susannah Taler and Elenor Eskins, soldiers' wives with youngchildren, allowed, to first, £25, and to second, £5.
(291) Robert and James Wilson, children of Andrew Wilson, to be boundout.
(291) Jonathan Smith, George Westfall and George Jackson--appointedConstables.
(292) William Beard, vice William Thompson--Constable. John Clemmons,vice William Allison--Constable.
(294) John Lambert to be sworn to show cause why he does not providefor his children.
(294) Several defendants petition that the only two attending attorneysat this time are employed by the plaintiff--ordered that Capt. Peter Hog,one of the two attorneys, appear for the defendant.
JANUARY 6, 1779.
(388) Called Court on Chrismass Meecans, of Cumberland County,Va.--larceny. (Richard Madison, Clerk, being absent on his lawfulbusiness, Peter Hog appointed Clerk pro tem.).--Guilty and sent toWilliamsburg.
APRIL 20, 1779.
(441) Richard Madison, Clerk of this Court, being in the service of theState as Lieutenant of Militia, Peter Hog appointed Clerk pro tem.
.
(148) Robert Fearis proves service in a ranging company under commandof Capt Peter Hog; that he was enlisted in the company on their march toBedford County, and continued therein until it was discharged, which waswithin three months of the time of his enlistment.
MAY, 1780 (A).
Peter Hog vs. Bryan Kenny.--19th February, 1774. Terence O'Bryan
is about to depart the Colony and deposes 19th February, 1774: InJanuary,
1772, some time before the great snow, Bryan Kenny had a son James.
The great snow began on Sunday and lasted over Tuesday. Hog lost
several hogs on account of the snow and the roads were impassable.
MAY 24, 1782.
(390) Peter Hog's death abates suit.
MARCH, 1796 (L to N).
Mathews vs. Peter Hog's Administrator.--Great number of accounts and
papers of Hog's. He mentions in one of the papers: 12th August, 1768.
409
"Uncle Patton:" Dear Sir--The boy brings three letters, that for my
father be kind enough to deliver to the Captain of the first ship forGlasgow,
or leave in the care of Mr. Muzie; that for Mr. Nicholas pray deliver itto
himself. * * * (Signed) Peter Hog. 20th June, 1771. To Mr. SampsonMathews.
NOVEMBER, 1800.
McClure vs. Reuben Kennerley.--August, 1800, abates by defendant's
death.
Jesse Bennett vs. Peter Hog.--Bennett was a relative of Hog. Dr. Jesse
Bennett, of Greenbrier. Alexander Nelson bought a tract of land inKanawha
County on the Ohio ten-mile creek from Peter Hog. Hog repurchased
it through Bennett.
John Crawford vs. Timothy and Joseph Green.--Case, 9th June, 1800.
No inhabitants.
Robert Gamble vs. William Breckinridge.--24th June, 1800. Debt. No
inhabitants.
David Laird vs. Isaac Rankin.--15th July, 1800. 1800, August, abates
by plaintiff's death.
Mullen vs. McGuire.--Samuel McGuire was an officer (Lieutenant) in
the 4th Regiment, U. S. Army, and under arrest and required to keep his
quarters when the sheriff arrested and imprisoned him for debt. Upon
habeas corpus he was released.
Hogg vs. Bennett--O. S. 295; N. S. 105--Bill in Rockingham filed 1801
by Jesse Bennett and Elizabeth, his wife, late Hogg; William Hawkins and
Ann, his wife, late Hogg (Elizabeth and Ann are daughters of Peter Hogg,
who died 1782, testate). Peter's widow, Elizabeth, is still alive. Peter
had sons, James, Peter and Thomas. Will of Peter Hogg of Augusta
County, 5th October, 1773. Wife, Elizabeth; son, James, 5,000 acres on
the Ohio; son, Peter, 4,000 acres on the Ohio; daughters, Anne andElizabeth;
brother, Walter Hog of Edinborough; father, James Hog of Edinborough.
Codicil, 10th November, 1777. Son Thomas born since above.
In 1773 Order of Council allotted to Peter 2,100 acres under Dinwiddie's
proclamation; also 237 acres allowed to Peter by Washington for services
of his servant, Duncan Ferguson, enlisted as a drummer in Peter's Company
of 1st Virginia Regiment.
John Miller and John Cartmill vs. Hogg--O. S. 42; N. S. 14--Bill 12th
May, 1804. James Hogg was eldest son and heir of Peter Hogg. Peter
Hogg and ____ Bullett were joint owners of a large tract in Kenawha
(formerly Greenbrier) called the Pocotalico tract. Peter died before
1787 intestate as to this tract. Copy of Peter Hog's will dated 5th
October, 1773, codicil dated 10th November, 1777, proved in Rockingham 22d
April, 1782. Loving wife, Elizabeth. Son James, 5,000 acres on the Ohio,
part of 9,000 acres, this day conveyed to Gabriel Jones in trust for his
children. Son Peter, 4,000 acres, part of above 9,000. Daughters Ann and
Elizabeth. Sons to be sent to Edinborough under care of Peter's brother,
Walter Hog, for education. Peter's father was James Hog of Edinborough.
Codicil states that another son, Thomas, has been born. Mentions order of
Council dated ____, 1773, for 3,100 acres allotted to Peter under
Dinwiddie's proclamation; also 237 acres which Gen. Washington allowed
Peter for the share of Duncan Furguson, his servant, enlisted as a drummer
in his Company of the 1st Va. Regt. Sons are all infants at date of
codicil. In 1786-1787 John Miller kept a store at Lewisburg.
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