Samuel Hughey (1802 - 1886)

Born 13 Jan 1802 in Weaverville, NC

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Young (Brank) Hughey — married [date unknown] in Buncombe County, NC

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1886 at age 84 in Buncombe County, NC

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Biography

Samuel was born in 1802. Samuel Hughey ... He passed away in 1886. First-hand information as remembered by Jonathan Austin, Saturday, December 6, 2014.

Samuel married Margaret Young Brank, daughter of Robert Houston and Elizabeth (Rice) Brank, about 1825. Margaret was born 29 Jul 1807 in Reems Creek, per the old Brank Bible.

According to the Riceville Church Records, Samuel and Margaret were Presbyterians who helped to form the Riceville Church, formerly known as the College Hill Church and School. However, before the building was built, the church services were held in the Samuel Hughey home on Riceville Road.

Samuel died 19 Feb 1886 and Margaret died 20 Nov 1900, and both are buried in the Hughey Family Cemetery. Their children, according to the church records, family tradition and census records:

1. Robert Newton Hughey 2. Christopher Alexander Hughey 3. Julia E Hughey 4. Adeline E Hughey 5. Clarrissa Ann Hughey 6. Laura Elizabeth Hughey 7. Harriett Rebecca Hughey 8. James Marion Hughey

Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13920702/samuel-hughey

http://www.obcgs.com/hughey-ancestry-dorothy-hughey/

http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/hughey/242/

http://www.obcgs.com/hughey-james/