John Hoskins Sr (1743 - 1819)

Born 9 Mar 1743 in Rock Creek Parish, Prince Georges County, Province of Maryland

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Died 15 Jan 1819 at age 75 in Licking County, Ohio, USA

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Biography

John Hoskins, Sr was born on 9 Mar 1743 in Rock Creek Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland. He died after 15 Jan 1819.

It is said that after John Hoskins killed James Milligan in Washington Co. NC/TN, he and Ruth Lloyd Hoskins, five of their sons, nephew, Thomas Hoskins Sr., and Thomas Hoskins, Jr. moved into southeastern KY. They were also joined by other nephews and their families who had been living in the Washington Co. area in what is now Grainger, Union, Anderson, Campbell, and Claiborne counties in TN. Therefore, it is believed that, for the most part, descendants of Thomas and Ann Hoskinson, Jr. make up the Hoskinses who live in southeastern KY and northeastern TN. [John Hoskins was charged as an acessory in the death of James Milligan]

In the year 1782 Washington County, North Carolina, John Hoskins purchased 510 acres on both sides of Roane Creek, warrant number 17. In that same year Jessie Hoskins purchased 146 acres on the East side of Roane Creek, warrant number 239. Ninian (probably Ningg's son) and Thomas Hoskins also had taxable property in the years between 1790-1795. [This would have to be Ning since Ninian Jr. would have been only 13-15 years old. Thomas would probably be the eldest son of John Hoskins and Ruth Lloyd] Our records state John Hoskins and Jessie Hoskins paid into the treasury fifty shillings for every hundred acres. When John Hoskins purchased his land, his wife Ruth also signed the deed of purchase.

DEED ISSUED State of North Carolina, No 111 (117?) To all to whom these presents shall come - greetings: Know you that we for and in consideration of fifty shillings for every hundred acres hereby granted, paid into our Treasury, by John Hoskins, have given and granted, and by these presents give and grant unto the said John Hoskins a tract of land containing five hundred and two acres, lying and being in our County of Washington, both sides of Roan's Creek - beginning at a poplar on Wm Reynolds line, North, 13ø west, thirty eight poles, crossing the creek to a mulberry on the bank of the Creek, thence north 48ø east, two hundred and ninety two poles to a white oak - thence north, 40ø east, one hundred and sixty poles, to a hickory and red oak - thence due east one hundred poles to a white oak, crossing the creek - thence due south, one hundred and sixteen poles to a stake on the mountains - thence south, thirty degrees west four hundred poles to the beginning; as by the state here unto annexed - as appear together - with all woods, eater, mines, minerals ---datement and appurtunances(?) to the said land belonging or appertaining to hold to ......

Much of the information on the Hoskins in Southeastern Kentucky is derived from the research of Raymond E. HOSKINS of Decatur, Tennessee. The following is from "Hoskins Cousins From Southeastern Kentucky - Part I":

In the early 1770's the frontier was along the Watauga River in what is now Tennessee. According to "Tennessee Cousins" the first settlement was on Roan Creek in what is now Johnson County, Tennessee. Among the early settlers were Joseph, Jesse, John, Ning (short for Ninian) and Josiah HOSKINS. It was thought that these were related, but, no connection could be found until 1992. Anthony HOSKINS of Chicago was researching his ancestry when he found the marriage of Thomas and Ann HOSKINSON and the birth of six of their children, Priscilla, John, Jesse, Ning, Josiah and Ann HOSKINSON. These records were in the "Index to the Vestry Proceeding of Prince George's Parish of Montgomery County, Maryland, 1719-1829" Based on the names, ages and circumstances, there can be little doubt that these four brothers came to what is now northeastern Tennessee in the 1770's. They had dropped the "ON" from their name as they immigrated westward. It now appears that most if not all the HOSKINS households that came into southeastern Kentucky before 1850 are descendants of Thomas HOSKINSON.

Research by James C. HOSKINS of St. George, Utah indicates that Thomas HOSKINSON Sr. came to "His Lordships County Maryland" in about 1700 as an indentured servant. He served a four year indenture for a "Gentleman" at the head of Biords (Birds) Creek in St. Mary's County, Maryland. He probably came to America from the British Isles since the practice, at the time, was to pay for passage by becoming an indentured servant. After serving his indenture, he moved to Prince George County, Maryland where he married Jane MOORE, daughter of James and Mary MOORE, in about 1708. It appears that they had a large family and that Thomas HOSKINSON Jr. born about 1715 was their son.

My father Josiah HOSKINS Jr. (1903-1962) was born in Bell County, Kentucky to Josiah HOSKINS Sr. (1857-1912) and Mary Jane HOSKINS (1858-1941). My grandfather's line goes back though William HOSKINS, Levi HOSKINS, Thomas HOSKINS, Josiah HOSKINS and possibly to HOSKINS (sic) son of Thomas HOSKINSON Jr. My grandmother's line goes back through John S. HOSKINS, Josiah HOSKINS and possibly to Ning/Ninian HOSKINS son of Thomas HOSKINSON Jr. My connections to Thomas HOSKINSON's sons is speculative and circumstantial since I have found no tangible evidence. However, I am satisfied, from my research that my HOSKINS lines do not go through Thomas HOSKINSON's sons John or Jesse since their descendants are reasonably well known. Jesse settle in Anderson County, Tennessee and recorded the names of his children in a journal. Jesse's descendants are documented in "JESSE HOSKINS TENNESSEE PIONEER AND HIS DESCENDANTS". While there is not contemporary record of John's children, there is enough circumstantial evidence to, as described below, name his children with some degree of confidence.

In 1772 Josiah and Ninian served in the Botetourt County, Virginia militia and both are mentioned in Washington County, North Carolina (now Tennessee) court and tax records in the 1770's and 80's. In 1782 Josiah was killed at the age of 33 by Indians at Kilgores Station north of Nashville, Tennessee and probably had several children. Ninian was living in Claiborne County, Tennessee in 1804 and appears to have had a son Ninian Jr. who lived in Knox County, Kentucky until about 1814 when he moved to Indiana. Some of Josiah and Ninian's children probably remained in southeastern Kentucky and others went to the mid-west. I would be grateful for any information about their children.

John is mentioned several tine (sic) in deeds, tax lists and court records in Washington County, North Carolina, now Tennessee, in the 1770's and 80's. By 1800 he came to what is now Claiborne County, Tennessee where he was named in an 1804 deed witnessed by John HOSKINS Jr. An 1805 Knox County, Kentucky deed to John HAUSKINS was witnessed by Mary, John and Ezekiel HAUSKINS. These witnesses appear to be the children of John HOSKINS Sr. Research by William W. HOSKINS of Bluefield, West Virginia indicates that John HOSKINS was known to have sons John Jr., Thomas and George. A 1812 Knox County, Kentucky deed by John HOSKINS gives his son George HOSKINS a Negro winch (sic) which is confirmed by tax records. John HOSKINS Sr. was a slave owner in Kentucky and Tennessee. In 1941 Carlo B. HOSKINS (1851-1945) of Leslie County, Kentucky told his son C. Walter HOSKINS that his grandfather was John HOSKINS who had brothers Thomas, Jesse, Ezekiel and Reuben. These are surely the sons of John HOSKINS Sr. Carlo did not mention George which might be explained by the fact that George moved to Lee County, Virginia around 1820. While none of this is proof in the usual sense it is probably the best information we will ever have....

DEATH: Although it is widely held that John Hoskins and Ruth Lloyd died in 1818 in Licking County, Ohio, that is now very clearly not the case. On 8 Oct 1818 James Claghorn, Ruthy Hoskins and John Hoskins signed as witnesses on a deed which Thomas Hoskins Sr. sold 50 acres of property to his son Thomas Hoskins Jr. for $100. On 15 Jan 1819 James Claghorn and John Hoskins again signed this document before the Court Clerk of Knox County.

John married Ruth LLOYD. Ruth was born about 1750. She died after 28 Oct 1818.

William Woodson Hoskins, 2432 Fairfield Avenue, Bluefield, West Virginia, stated November 1st; Mrs Sylvia Welch, now deceased, had in a letter to me in 1976 that John Hoskins of Jonesborough, Tennessee--wife was Ruth Lloyd. She was precise in her data- (very thorough).

John and Ruth had the following children:

97 M i Thomas HOSKINS Sr.

98 M ii Jesse HOSKINS was born in 1770. He died 1 in 1810.

BIRTH: Jesse appears on the Knox Co tax roll of 1800 indicating an age of 21 or greater.

The November 1805 Knox Co sheriff's report concerning removals from the tax rolls stated that Jesse and Ninnion Hoskins had returned to TN.

99 M iii John HOSKINS Jr

100 M iv Ezekiel

101 M v George Henderson HOSKINS

102 M vi Reuben

103 F vii Mary HOSKINS

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Sources

• Family Search profile ID: LZL7-RTN, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZL7-RTN
• 9 Mar 1742, Birth record, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYPH-1BW2 : 12 February 2020), John Hoskinson, 1742.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85682133/john-hoskins: accessed 25 July 2023), memorial page for John Hoskins Sr. (9 Mar 1743–15 Jan 1819), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85682133, citing Hoskins Cemetery #6, Colmar, Bell County, Kentucky, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by dpbray (contributor 48690292). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85682133/john-hoskins

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Hoskins-541 was started by Darryl Saylor through the import of My-Family-12-Sep-2013.ged on Sep 12, 2013.