Hughes, John

1652 - 1736  (84 years)

• Name	Hughes, John
  Birth	10 Jan 1652	Ysbyty Ifan, Caernarvonshire, Wales
  Christening	8 Oct 1653	Ysbyty Ifan, Caernarvonshire, Wales
  Gender	Male
  Name	John Pugh
  Religion	Quaker
  Death	10 Oct 1736	Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Aft 10 Oct 1736	Exeter Friends Cemetery, Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I25395	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Caimont, Martha,   b. 1663, Wales d. 1699, Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 36 years)
  Children	1. Hughes, Jane,   b. May 1683, Merionethshire, Wales d. 20 Sep 1772, Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 89 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F9275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

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  Birth - 10 Jan 1652 - Ysbyty Ifan, Caernarvonshire, Wales Christening - 8 Oct 1653 - Ysbyty Ifan, Caernarvonshire, Wales Death - 10 Oct 1736 - Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - Aft 10 Oct 1736 - Exeter Friends Cemetery, Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Jan. 10, 1653, Wales Death: Oct. 10, 1736 Berks County Pennsylvania, USA John was the son of Cadwalader Hugh and Gwen Verch Williams. He was born in Yspytty Evan Parish, Denbigh, Wales, United Kingdom. John Hugh, a farmer, and Martha Caimot were married in Merionethshire, Wales about 1680. This Quaker family produced 3 children named Jane, Rowland and Ellis Hughes. All born in Wales. John's first wife is believed to have died enroute during her immigration voyage to Pennsylvania. As with most other Welsh and English Quaker families, religion probably drove John's 1698 decision to migrate to Pennsylvania. He and his many neighbors who migrated around the same time undoubtedly sought to take advantage of the fortuitous availability of good land in Quaker Pennsylvania, which William Penn (a Quaker) had established in 1681, to escape rugged persecution of Quakers by the Church of England. John and his children arrived in America on 17 Jul 1698 aboard the ship "Robert and Elizabeth". John is listed as one of the original purchasers in 11,450 acre tract known as Gwynedd. He acquired 648 acres for his own use. About 1701 John married a second time to a Eleanor "Ellen" Ellis. They had 2 children; Margaret "Mary" b.1702 and Gainor Hughes b.1704. Ellen died about 1716. John Hughes married for a third time to an Ellen Williams on 12 Feb 1717 in Upper Radnor Twp., Montgomery Co., PA. All that is known about his third Quaker wife is that she was born about 1670. John Hughes was the first to be buried in Exeter MM burying ground. The meeting house and cemetery are about a half-mile north of Squire Boone's (Daniel Boone's father) homestead. Mordecai Lincoln, (Abraham Lincoln's 3rd great grandfather) was also a member of Exeter Monthly Meeting. Family links: Spouses: Martha Caimot Hughes (1653 - 1698) Eleanor Ellis Hughes (1670 - 1716) Children: Jane Hughes Ellis (1683 - 1772)* *Calculated relationship Note: He was the first burial in this cemetery. Burial: Exeter Friends Cemetery Exeter Berks County Pennsylvania, USA Created by: Jack Gilchrist Record added: Jun 20, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 53890272