NOTE from Opal Lousin, 3 Dec 1992. ..."There are several volumes of
Hough lineages by a man named Hough for different parts of U.S. He is not
cooperative with information so have to see the volumes in which we are
interested.
Further, she wrote in another letter: ..."John Hough of Hough, in the
County of Chester, yeoman and Hannah, his wife arrieved in this river in the
9th mo. 1683 in the ship "Friendship" of Liverpool, the Master Robert Crosman
with child John Hough, their child and servants George Glaire and Isabel, his
wife, to serve 4 years; George Glaire, their child till 21; and Nathaniel
Watcugh & Thomas Hough to serve 4 years each. THis statement about the
migration is from "Emigrants to penn." by Tepper. ... The river was of
course, teh Delaware."
John Hough was listed as Yeoman from Hough, Wilmslow Parish, Cheshire,
England. Settled Middletown, Bucks Co., PA. Arrived in Penn. 9th mo. 1683 on the ship, "FRIENDSHIP" with his son, John and five servants. He was a member of Middleton MM, later of Fall MM. He was also a member of the Provincial Assembly of Bucks Co., 1710. Letters of Administration granted 1-20-1732 to son John.
Moved to Brunswick Co., Va.
The old Quaker date apparently was 4-31-1701, that does not quite
coorelate with 31 April but most the dating was approximately 2 months later.
V. 32 Baker ELizabeth Wife of Robert Huested of Greenwich, Connecticut
Hunt by George E. McCracken, Ph.D, F.A.S.G.Among the early settlers of Greenwich, Conn., wsa Robert Huested whose
will was made 2 July 1652, probated 4 Nov. 1652. His wife, Elizabeth, made her
will on 16 Oct. 1654, probated 20 Nov. 1654.
Robert Huested may have been the Robert Huete, husbandman, aged 40, who
appears on a passenger list from an unknown whip which bears date 20 march 1635
(1634/5 or 1635/6?), printed in Hotten, Original Lists, p. 286, and in C.E.
Banks, Planters of the Commonwealth, 1930, pp. 125-8. The origin of Robert
Huste is not given, though most of the passengers on the ship were from the
west country.
Many contributors to the genealogical department of The Hartford Times
have from time to time identified the wife of Robert Huested as Elizabeth
Miller, born 1607 at Frome, Dorset, daughter of Lawrence Miller adn Joan Smith,
the latter daughter of Abigail Smith. No evidence for this identification has
ever, to my knowledge, been advanced. Who first published the claim, I do not
know. Doubtless the fact that Elizabeth Huested had a son Angel Huested made
it appear that she had given this unusual name to her son as a memorial to her
maternal grandfather, if she was Elizabeth Miller.
There is evidence available on the Miller or Meller family of Dorset. A
pedigree of Meller appears in the 1623 Visitation of Dorsetshire (Harleian
Society, 20: 70 - see also p. 48), and Joan Smith, daughter of Angell Smith, is
shown to have married first, George Gray, and second, Lawrence Miller, and to
have named a son by each husband for her father Angell Smith. Ther is
however, a chronological difficulty. Hutchin's History of Dorset (1863),
2:186, gives as baptismal date of Elizabeth, daughter of Lawrence Miller by
Joan Smith, 4 Feb. 1614/15. A woman born not long before that date would
hardly have been able to produce by 1640, a son Angel Huested who in that year
was old enough to witness an important Indian deed. In 1656, when hsi
putatative mother would have been only 41, his signature appears in first place
on the act of submission of Greenwich to New Haven Colony. He had a daughter
born at least by 1645. he can hardly have been Elizabeth Miller's son.
Moreover, Robert Huested was about 20 years senior to Elizabeth Miller, even if
he were not the husbandman aged 40 in 1635.
We conclude the claim is false.WILLS OF EARLY RESIDENTS OF Westchester Co., N.Y.
1664-1784 pg. 18, 19 #25
Robert Huestis, Sr., Borrough Town of WestchesterLeaves to wife, Elizabeth, all moveable estate. To son Robert, Jr., all my
land at Stony Brook with the pasture land adjoining, and meadow at rear. To
son Samuel, part of meadow at the head of the neck, beginning at the head of
the cove down to the Little Creek.
To son John, "my meadow at the ditches, between Edward Collier and Daniel
Turner's meadow, and my 40 acres in the Long Reach. To son Jonathan the
remainder of my meadow at the Head of the neck, with the upland adjoining, and
my 6 acres of land not disposed of in the last Division, and a L25 privilege of
Commonage." Leaves to son David 1 shilling. To son Robert, a L25 privilage of
Commonge. Legacies to daughters Elizabeth, Mollineux, Sarah Betts, and Mary
Colier. Makes wife Elizabeth and Josiah Hunt Jr. executors.
Witnesses
Henry Tayler
John Bayley
Ri. Ward
Dated Nov. 19, 1704
Proved March 20, 1704/5
Liber 7. P. 234Above information provided by Nancy C. Roberts, 1218 Merie Ann Blvd.,
Panama City, Florida 32401. Sent December 1991.
Found my information in the LDS files in SLC. She included, If you
agree with Dr. McCracken's conclusion, I would appreciate it if you would
submit a note to LDS so this info would show on futer AF editions.