William Huff Jr. (abt. 1785 - bef. 1848)

Born about 1785 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Hale) Huff — married about 13 Apr 1811 in Mercer County, Kentucky

Died before 20 Jan 1848 before about age 63 in Mercer, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

William HUFF, Jr. (c 1785 VA - d before 20 Jan 1848 Mercer Co, KY) was the son of William and Mary (Hungate) Huff.

He may have married twice.

On 21 Nov 1808 in Mercer Co, KY, one William HUFF md Mildred BARNES^[1], dau of William and Elizabeth BARNES. Nothing else is known about this couple.

On 15 Apr 1811 in Mercer Co, KY, William HUFF md Abigail HALE^[2] ( ) dau of John and Mary HALE. Surety was Joseph HALE. (Mercer Co Deed Book 12, p 276 identifies bride to be dau of John and Mary.)

William and his mother administered the estate of William HUFF, Sr, and their names appear often in the records of Mercer Co. In 1818, William, Jr, apparently got the Chaplin Fork land that William HUFF, Sr, had purchased from James RENTFROE. On 29 Sep 1834, William and Abigail conveyed to Samuel HUFF about 50 acres which William HUFF had purchased from John HUNGATE. After William died, the land where he lived apparently went to his brother, Samuel HUFF. Those who conveyed their interest in the land were:

From Grayson Co, KY: Henry HAYNES, James T. TILFORD and his wife Sarah, Farmer DEWEESE and his wife Nancy.

From Hancock Co, KY: Charles L. HAYNES, Jesse HAYNES, William BANNON, Lewis HUFF, James BANNON, John BANNON, Polly HUFF (wife of LEWIS), George BROOKS and his wife Elizabeth, John HAYNES, Hardin HAYNES, and William HAYNES.

• From Daviess Co, KY: Samuel HAYNES.

• From Jefferson Co, KY: Josiah E. HAYNES.

• From Boyle Co, KY: Hannah WILLIS.

• From Gibson Co, IN: John ERWIN and his wife Polly.

(The above is not the complete list and MAINLY shows the HAYNES connections.)

Lineage is William and Abigail (Hale) of VA and KY; William and Mary (Hungate) of VA and KY;

Notes:

• 1803 Mercer Co, KY, William Huff, Jr, and Mary Huff administer estate of William Huff, Sr.

• 1808 Mercer Co, KY, William Huff md Mildred Barnes.

• 1810 Mercer Co, KY, p 316, poss with Mary Huff 00110-00010

• 1818 Mercer Co, KY, William Huff bought land from heirs of William Huff, Sr.

• 1820^[3]: Mercer, Kentucky, United States, pg 20, William "Hough". Charles Hungate on same page. Also Charles, Richard, Thomas, Samuel and John Hough

• 1830 Mercer Co, KY, p 341, William Huff 0001001-000101

• 1840^[4] Mercer Co, KY, p 165, William Huff 00001-000000 (This is definitely a different person unless some mistake was made.)

• 1848 Mercer Co, KY, William Huff land transferred to Samuel Huff.

Sources

• Granville W. Hough, "Hough and Huff Families of the United States, 1790-1850: The South" Heritage Books, 1993, pg 24 (originally published in two volumes in 1976)

• Max Huff, "William and Abigail Huff of VA & KY", 10/21/89

1. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z6-XV8 : 17 May 2018), William Huff and Mildred Barnes, 21 Nov 1808; citing Marriage, Mercer, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 191,843.
2. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z6-81T : 17 May 2018), William Huff and Abi Hale, 15 Apr 1811; citing Marriage, Mercer, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 191,844.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGC-W6K : accessed 4 October 2019), William Hough, Mercer, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 97, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 26; FHL microfilm 186,186.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY5-97X : 15 August 2017), Wm Huff, Mercer, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 165, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 119; FHL microfilm 7,830.

See also:

• "A Brief of Wills & Marriages in Montgomery & Fincastle Counties, Virginia, 1733-1831," by Anne Lowry Worrell; originally published, 1932. p. 22.