Archelaus Hughes (1747 - 1796)

Born 25 Sep 1747 in Goochland, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Dalton) Hughes — married 25 Sep 1769 in Pittsylvania, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1796 at age 49 in Hughesville, Patrick, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Col Archelaus Hughes served with Pittsylvania County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Archelaus Hughes, son of Leander, son of Orlando, the im- migrant, was Colonel of a regiment during the Revolutionary war, ^[1]

Col. Archelaus Hughes married Mary Dalton, a daughter of Samuel Dalton (1699-1802) of Rockingham county, North Carolina, Sept. 25, 1769. Archelaus was born in Goochland county, Virginia, and died in Patrick county, Virginia, The writer prizes as a treasure an auto- graph note written by Samuel Dalton to his son-in-law. Col. Archelaus Hughes, in 1796. Samuel Dalton was at this time nearly one hundred years old. This paper is worn, but the penmanship is fine. We will write of the Daltons later. ^[2]

Name

Name: Archelaus Hughes Col^[3]

Name: Colonel Archelaus Hughes^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Name

Name: Colonel Archelaus Hughes^[13]

Birth

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1747

Place: Goochland, VA, USA^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][13]}

Hughesville Manor

" The "Hughesville" manor house, probably the oldest frame house in Patrick County, through the vicissitudes of almost 200 years, has stood successively in the counties of Pittsylvania, Henry, and Patrick. Today uninhabited, it is a house of memories, a reminder of an era of gracious living and of the ideals and achievements of its builder and his clan.

Marriage

Husband: Colonel Archelaus Hughes

Wife: Mary Dalton

Marriage Date: 25 Sep 1769

Place: Pittsylvania County^[5][6][10]

Marriage Date: 1818

Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States^[12]

Marriage Date: 29 Nov 1824

Place: Williamson, Tennessee^[4]

Death

Death: Age: 49

Death Date: 25 December 1796

Death Place: Hughesville, Patrick, Virginia, USA^{[9][10][11][13][3]}

Death Date: 25 Dec 1798

Place: Hughesville, Patrick, Virginia, USA

Burial

Burial:

Place: Patrick County, Virginia, USA^[9]

Object

Object:

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=64ebdf7f-0c31-45ce-9082-0bf54eea5281&tid=56169385&pid=398

Title: Archelaus Hughes Cemetery

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=4fdd22db-e477-47b4-9ee8-15e04524b299&tid=56169385&pid=398

Title: Archeleau Hughes grave stone

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Title: hughes

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=2e08dc95-0b49-496a-916b-c5e83f8c439f&tid=56169385&pid=398

Title: Short Bio and Pedigree

Note

Note: Archeleaus Hughes grave stone

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Note: Archelaus Hughes0001

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Note: Tombstone inscription

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Archelaus Hughes - 1747 to December 25, 1796 - [son of Leander Hughes]
Headstone Inscription:
"Died at his residence in Patrick County
Col. Archelaus Hughes
On the 25th day of December 1796
In the 53rd year of his age
He rendered efficient service as an
Officer in the Revolutionary War and
Participated in the beneficent result
As an excellent citizen"

Note: Hughes - Dalton Wedding

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Note: Americon Revolution Patriot

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=c58d13f4-45fa-4d18-bc0c-e47effab3dd8&tid=29961448&pid=644

Sources

1. ↑ Vol. IX, page 415, Virginia Magazine of History and Biography.
2. ↑ http://archive.org/stream/familyhistoryco00hortgoog/familyhistoryco00hortgoog_djvu.txt
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Archelaus Hughes Death date: 25 December 1798 Death place: Patrick, VA, USA
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Millennium File Author: Heritage Consulting Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Birth year: 1747; Birth city: Goochland County; Birth state: VA
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3} U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. SAR Membership Number: 77461.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Hughes-2354 created through the import of Vicki Norman family tree v2 (3).ged on Aug 1, 2012 by Vicki Norman. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Vicki and others.

• Thank you to Catherine Dillard for creating WikiTree profile Hughes-4358 through the import of Dillard Family Tree (final).ged on Oct 24, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Catherine and others.