HAUGHT  GENEALOGY

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7/28/2008

 

Generation One

 

1.    Peter B.1 Haught, b. Sep-  -1809 in Pennsylvania,[1] d. Jun-14-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV,[2] buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.[3]  Peter B. Haught, presumably a descendant of Paul Haught of Holland, came into Monongalia Co, (W)VA, from Fayette Co, PA, and purchased a farm of 117 acres, on Statler's Run, on Sep 28, 1837.  In 1845 he sold this land and lived in Greene Co, PA, for a short time, later relocating to Ritchie Co, (W)VA.  As explained below, his exact parentage has not been definitively determined.

      

       According to the W. B. Haught genealogy, Peter Haught I was born in Rotterdam, Holland in 1720.  He married there in about 1747 and sailed from there on the ship Patience, landing at Philadelphia on Sep 9, 1751, with his wife and daughter Elizabeth.  He settled near the present town of Moorefield, in what is now Hardy County, WV, sometime prior to 1755.  His son, Peter Haught II, was born in the South Branch valley on July 1, 1755.  (This is presumably the Peter Haut, age 95, listed in the 1850 Census of Monongalia County, along with six other household members.)   Peter Haught I had another son by a second wife in 1790.

       Peter Haught I had three brothers who also came to America:  1) Tobias Haught, who never married; 2) Henry Haught, who had sons John, Nicholas and Peter, the latter killed at Fort Meigs on Feb 23, 1813; and 3) Paul Haught, who is thought to be the ancestor of the Peter B. Haught (1809-1883) of this genealogy.

      

       Paul Haught came to Statler's Run in 1776 and marked a settlement right on a tract of land near the location of his nephew, Peter Haught II, and Richard Tennant.  There is no evidence of Paul's return to this settlement right, but two of his sons, John and Jacob, came and claimed the land as heirs of Paul Haught, and had it surveyed on April 6, 1785.  Their patent on this tract of 324 acres is dated Oct 25, 1792.  On April 4, 1800, they sold 169 acres of the tract to Peter Tennant (son-in-law of Peter Haught I), and on Oct 8, 1804, they sold the remaining 155 acres to Samuel Varner.  John Haught and his wife Catherine acknowledged the deed in Monongalia County, while Jacob Haught and his wife Magdaline Haught acknowledged in Fayette Co, PA. John Haught lived in Monongalia Co for a few years, owning land on Days Run, and on Dunkard Creek, near Blacksville.  His deed for the Dunkard Creek land, to John Johnson, is dated Aug 2, 1806.  He moved to Fayette Co, PA.  Amos Haught, apparently another son of Paul Haught, was assistant to Samuel Hanway, Surveyor of Monongalia Co, and made two surveys of farm lands in November 1783.  Peter Haught, who purchased land on Sandy Creek on March 7, 1815, must have been another son of Paul Haught, as both Peter Haught I and his brother Henry had sons whom they named Peter.  [Haught, W. B., "Genealogy of the Haught Family of America," 1948, pp 1, 112 and 165]

      

       A marriage bond was issued in Monongalia Co (W)VA on Jan 1 1838 for Peter Hought, Jr. and Rachel Wilson, daughter of William Wilson.  The spelling Hought is presumably a variation or misspelling of Haught.  ["Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine," Vol 64, No. 11, Nov 1930, p. 705]

      

       Adding to the confusion of the many Peter Haughts in that area at that time is this entry from "Chronicles of Core," p. 5:  "Certificates granted by the commissioners for adjusting the claims to unpatented lands on the westernwaters for the county of Monongalia in February, March and April 1781 include the following ....  Peter Haught, Senior, 400 acres on Statlers Run, adjoining lands of Henry Smith, to include his improvement made in 1776."  Core also makes reference (p. 6) to Richard Tennant, "the ancestor of a very large and important family still living in Monongalia country, came from Glasgow, Scotland, about 1760, selling his time for seven years to pay his passage.  About 1769 he married Elizabeth Haught, who was of German descent, at Moorefield, Hardy County, Va....  after serving in the Revolutionary War for a time, came and settled on Jake Statlers Run.  His brother-in-law, Peter Haught, came with him."  [Core cites Wiley, in "History of Monongalia County, p. 26]

       Another Elizabeth Haught of that time is also cited by Core (p. 45):  "Elizabeth Piles (nee Haught) died March 18, 1834, aged 49 years, 6 months, and 27 days, and was buried in the Price Cemetery.  She was the wife of John Piles, son of Zechariah Piles by his second wife, Susannah."  Her age at death would put her birthdate at Aug 19 1784.[4],[5] He married in Mt. Morris, Greene Co, PA, Bashaba Musgrave, b. May-28-1811 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,3 (daughter of David B. Musgrave and Mary E. "Polly" Jones) d. Sep- 2-1898,3 buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.3  Bashaba: Spelling of name appears in various forms as Bashaba (headstone), Barsheba (father's will), Basheba, etc.  Birthplace possibly Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV.

                                      Children:

                             i.       Mariah J.2 Haught,[6] b. ca 1839 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,[7] census 1880 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV.[8]  She married6 (1) Feb-26-1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,[9] John A. Stinespring, b. ca 1796 in Lancaster Co, PA,7 (son of John Stinespring and Eleanor ___) d. bef Jul 1877.[10]  She married (2) Jul- 8-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV,[11] Henry C. D. Lamb, b. ca 1834 in Pocahontas Co, (W)VA,7 [Although age 82y 10m 9d stated in death record would put birth date at Dec 23 1833, his headstone shows it as Dec 22 1834.  Age 43 at time of July 1877 marriage would also put birth year at 1834, and 1900 Census specifies birth date of Dec 1834.], (son of Benjamin Lamb and Elizabeth H. ___) census 1870, 1880 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV,[12],8 resided 1877 in Gilmer Co, WV,7 occupation farmer.[13]  Henry: 1870 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District), enumerated on Jul 19 1870:

                                      Henry C. R. (?) Lamb, farmer, 37; Clerinda, 28; Jasper N, 5; Anna E, 3; Martin L, 1.

                                     

                                      1880 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District), enumerated on Jun 3 & 4 1880:

                                      Henry C. D. Lamb, farmer, 46; wife Maria J, 38; son Jasper N, 15; dau Anna E. C., 13; dau Ruth A. B., 8.

                                     

                                      The following Census entries pertain to a different Henry C. Lamb:

                                     

                                      1870 Census, Marion County, WV (Town of Mannington), enumerated on Aug 16th 1870:

                                      Henry C. Lamb, miller, 33; Sarah, 26; Mary C, 5; Matilda, 2; Ann, 1; Joseph Province, miller, 17.

                                     

                                      1880 Census, Calhoun County, WV (Center District), enumerated on Jun 16 1880:

                                      Henry C. Lamb, farmer, 46; wife Sarah, 37; dau Matilda, 14; dau Ann, 12; son William, 9; son Howard, 6; dau Lizzie, 2.

                                     

                                      1900 Census, Calhoun County, WV (Washington District), enumerated on Jun 5 1900:

                                      Henry C. Lamb, widowed, farmer, b. Dec 1834; dau Matilda, b. May 1866; son Howard, b. May 1874; dau Lizzie, b. Mar 1878; son Charles, b. May 1884.

                                     

                                      1910 Census, Calhoun County, WV (Washington District), enumerated on May 9 & 10 1910:

                                      Charles R. Lamb, 26, married 2 yrs, farmer; wife Nannie, 20, mother of 2 children, both still living; dau Ruby, 1 yr 2 mo; dau Ona, 2 mo; father Henry C. Lamb, 76, widowed; sister Matilda Lamb, 44; sister Lizzie Lamb, 30.

                2.          ii.      Elmina Ellen Haught b. Mar-25-1842.

                3.          iii.     Marville Lindsay Haught b. May-10-1846.

                4.          iv.     David Marion Haught b. May-14-1848.

                5.          v.      John Calvin Haught b. Sep-11-1852.

 

 

Generation Two

 

2.    Elmina Ellen2 Haught, also known as Elmina Haught, (1.Peter1) b. Mar-25-1842 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,3,[14] d. Mar-11-1912,3 buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.3  First name has appeared variously as Almina and Elmina, although the latter is by far the most predominant.  Middle name Ellen obtained from birth record of son James P. Smith.  Although her marriage record indicates her middle initial as C, this may be a matter of interpreting the handwritten entry.  Headstone clearly reads "Elmina E." She married[15] Jan- 5-1858 in Doddridge Co, WV,[16],7,15 James Wesley Smith, also known as Wesley Smith,[17],[18] b. Jun-12-1833 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,3,14 (son of Samuel Smith and Nancy Ann Fleming) d. Mar-21-1914,3 buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,3 occupation farmer.[19]

                                      Children:

                             i.       Mary J.3 Smith, b. Nov-20-1859 in Doddridge Co, WV.[20]  She married[21] Scott Handsford.

                             ii.      William Franklin Smith,[22] also known as W. Frank Smith,21 b. May-  -1862,[23] d. Sep-22-1938 in Ritchie Co, WV,[24] resided 1915 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV.[25]  He married21,[26] Susan Jane "Susie" Dotson, (daughter of Hiram Sears Dotson and Susan J. Markwell) d. May-12-1945 in Doddridge Co, WV,[27] resided 1934 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV.[28]

                             iii.     N. Ellen Smith.  She married21 Abraham Knight.

                6.          iv.     Annie Eliza Smith b. Jul-17-1864.

                             v.      Sarah A. Smith, b. Nov-24-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV.[29]

                             vi.     Sarah Melissa Smith, also known as Melissa Smith,[30],7 b. Nov-24-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV,[31],30 census 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV.[32]  She married Sep-20-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV,[33],7 James Reed, b. ca 1867 in Doddridge Co, WV,30,7,32 occupation farmer,32 census 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV.32

                             vii.    Frances Emeline Smith, also known as Emeline Smith, b. Apr-25-1868.[34]  She married21 Don Martin.

                7.          viii.   Araminta E. "Mintie" Smith b. Oct-28-1870.

                8.          ix.     James Porter Smith b. Apr-15-1872.

                9.          x.      Ida B. Smith b. Apr- 3-1874.

                10.        xi.     Rosa E. Smith b. Dec-10-1875.

                             xii.    John Edwin Smith, also known as J. Edwin Smith, b. Sep- 8-1877 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,[35] d. Nov-12-1963 in Doddridge Co, WV,[36] resided 1949, 1960 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV.28,35  He married Emma Brown.

                11.        xiii.   Bertha Mae Smith b. Apr-13-1880.

                             xiv.    A. Albert Smith, resided 1968 in Sissonville, Kanawha Co, WV,28 resided 1949 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV.28  He married Ora M. Townsend, (daughter of Charles Birdwell "Bert" Townsen and Harriet "Hattie" Leggett) resided 1951 in Sissonville, Kanawha Co, WV,[37] b. Sep-  -1883.[38]

 

3.    Marville Lindsay2 Haught, (1.Peter1) b. May-10-1846 in Greene Co, PA,[39],7,[40] d. Dec-28-1924 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV,[41],40,7 buried in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,[42] military Jul-  -1864 - Jun-10-1865 Cpl, Co C, 6th W. Va. Inf, Civil War.[43]  He married Mar-27-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV,[44],7 Mary Martha Gaston, b. Nov-20-1849 in Doddridge Co, WV,[45] (daughter of John Hugh Gaston and Mary Jane Pritchard) d. Aug- 9-1932 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,[46],45,7 buried in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.3  Mary: Identified in obituary as Mary A. Haught, daughter of John H. Gaston and Jane Pritchard Gaston.  Basis for middle initial "A" is not known, as her middle name has been determined to be Martha and her headstone clearly identifies her as Mary M.  Conversely, the obituary of her son Marvel L. Haught identifies her as Mary Ellen Gaston.  Her own obituary reads in part:  "Mrs. Haught was born and reared and spent her entire long and useful life on the same farm in South West District.  She was well known to many of the citizens of Doddridge County and was loved and revered by all who knew her;  she was always kind and generous to the poor and was always attentive and helpful to the citizens of her community in times of sickness and distress.  She lived a useful life, retaining her memory and optimism of life until a few days before she was called.  When her life's work was finished, she fell asleep, assuring her relatives and friends that she was prepared to the change and that all was well with her."

                                      Children:

                             i.       (Infant son)3 Haught, b. Jan-14-1870,3 d. Jan-14-1870,3 buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Doddridge Co WV.3

                             ii.      John W. Haught, b. Oct-16-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV,[47] [Although birth record reflects a date of Oct 17 1871, headstone shows birth date as Sep 16 1871.], d. Oct- 5-1890, buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Doddridge Co WV.3

                             iii.     Columbia J. Haught, b. May-16-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV,[48] d. May-31-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV,3,7 buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Doddridge Co WV.3

                12.        iv.     William C. "Will" Haught b. Feb-21-1876.

                13.        v.      Love Haught b. Jan- 1-1878.

                14.        vi.     Ivah May Haught b. Feb-23-1880.

                15.        vii.    Amos Peter Haught b. Sep-29-1882.

                             viii.   Martha Haught, b. Feb-23-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV,[49] d. Oct-14-1887,3 buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Doddridge Co WV.3

                             ix.     Marvel Lindsey Haught, b. Aug-22-1888 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,[50],45 d. Mar- 1-1972 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,[51],3,[52] buried in Masonic Memorial Park Cem, West Union, WV,3,[53] resided in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,28,37 occupation Pittsburgh & West Virginia Gas Co; Director at 1st Natl Bank of West Union.45  Much confusion has existed over the years concerning the spelling of his name and that of his father, but his father was Marville (despite being listed as Marvel in his wife's obituary), and he named his son Marvel.  Nonetheless, both spellings are often seen for both men, even in official records.  Headstone gives name as Marvel L. Haught, and the Social Security Death Index identifies him as Marvel Haught. He married no children from this marriage Maude Summers, b. Oct-13-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV,45,40 (daughter of Elijah W. Summers and Caroline Virginia Brown) d. Feb-27-1968 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH,[54],40 buried in Masonic Memorial Park Cem, West Union, WV,3,45,53 resided in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV.[55],45

                16.        x.      Mary Ellen Haught b. Jun-17-1891.

                             xi.     Dovener I. Haught, b. Oct- 7-1893,45 d. May-27-1927,45 buried in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,[56] never married45.

 

4.    David Marion2 Haught,[57] (1.Peter1) b. May-14-1848 in Greene Co, PA,[58],39,[59],40 d. Dec- 9-1927 in Doddridge Co, WV,[60],58,40 buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,[61] occupation farmer,[62] military Pvt, Co P, 6th W. Va. Inf, Civil War.[63]  He married May-20-1867,[64] Mary Watson, b. Jun-23-1848,[65],40 [Although obituary states birth date as Jun 23 1848, age 62y 4m 5d reported in obituary would actually put birth date at Jun 22 1848.  Immediate family had long believed it to be Jun 13 1848, basis unknown.  Age given at death in death record would put birth date at May 22 1848.  Headstone gives only the year 1848.], (daughter of William M. Watson and Nancy Nutter) d. Oct-27-1910 in Fred's Run, Doddridge Co, WV,[66],65,40 buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.3  1880 Census, Doddridge County WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 1 1880:

       David Haught, 32, farmer; wife Mary, 32; dau Martha A, 11; dau Sarah R, 8, dau Lotta M, 6; dau Ida E, 5; son Walter, 3; dau Lizzie, 1.

      

       1900 Census, Doddridge County WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900:

       David M Haught, 52, b. May 1848, married 32 yrs; wife Mary, 51, b. Jun 1848, mother of 11 children (all still living); dau Ida Ellen, 25, b. Mar 1875; son M Walter, 23, b. Aug 1876; dau Lizzie, 21, b. Dec 1878; dau Icy Dell, 19, b. Jul 1880; dau Nancy B, 18, b. Jan 1882; son J Homer, 16, b. Nov 1883; son David H, 11, b. Apr 1889; son Berkley, 5, b. Sep 1894; granddaughter Minnie O, 11, b. Aug 1888.

      

       1910 Census, Doddridge County WV (Southwest District), enumerated in April 1910:

       David M. Haught, 61, married 36 yrs; wife Mary, 61, mother of 11 children (all still living); dau Babe, 22; son Howard, 21; son Berkeley, 15.

      

       1920 Census, Doddridge County WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jan 22 1920:

       David Haught, 71, widowed, b. in Pennsylvania, father b. Pa, mother b. W.Va.

                                      Children:

                17.        i.       Martha Alice3 Haught b. 1868.

                18.        ii.      Sara Rose Belle Haught b. Jul-15-1870.

                19.        iii.     Charlotte E. M. "Lottie" Haught b. May-10-1873.

                             iv.     Ida Ellen Haught, b. Mar- 4-1875 in Fred's Run, Doddridge Co, WV,45,[67] d. Jan- 4-1967 in Doddridge Co, WV,[68],54,27 buried in Masonic Memorial Park Cem, West Union, WV,68,45 resided in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV.45  She was a former Doddridge County school teacher and telephone operator.  Following the early death of her brother Walter's wife, she resided at his home and helped rear his three children, Fred, Lena and Romaine Haught.  She later married, but had no children of her own.45 She married Apr-27-1930 in Doddridge Co, WV,[69],[70] George W. Britton, Jr., b. Oct- 4-1856 in Doddridge Co, WV,58,40,[71] (son of George Wade Britton and Mary J. "Polly" Husk) d. Mar-10-1935 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,58,64,40 buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,[72] resided in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,58,[73] census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA, occupation farmer.58,73

                20.        v.      Walter J. Haught b. Aug-14-1876.

                21.        vi.     Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" Haught b. Dec- 1-1878.

                22.        vii.    Isa Dell Haught b. Jul-21-1882.

                23.        viii.   Nancy B. "Babe" Haught b. Jan-19-1884.

                24.        ix.     John Homer Haught b. Nov-21-1887.

                25.        x.      Howard David Haught b. Apr-11-1889.

                26.        xi.     William Berkley Haught b. Sep-15-1894.

 

5.    John Calvin2 Haught,[74] (1.Peter1) b. Sep-11-1852 in Upshur Co, (W)VA,58,7 d. Nov- 2-1931 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV,58 buried in Salem, WV,58 occupation farmer.[75],58  He married74 Nov-11-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV,[76],[77] Anna E. Smith,77 also known as Annie E. Smith,74,58 b. May- 4-1858,7 (daughter of William Smith and Margaret Doak) d. Jan- 8-1922 at Bristol, Harrison Co, WV,58 buried in Salem, WV.58  Doddridge Co birth records (Book 3, Page 91) show an unnamed male Haught born to J. C. Haught and Anna E. Haught on June 28, 1898.  Unclear whether this is one of the seven more fully identified children known to have been born to this couple.

      

       The will of Peter B. Haught (Will Book 1, p. 133, dated Jun 6 1883) left all to two of his sons, M. L. & D. M. Haught.  As for son John, the will stated "I consider that John C. Haught have got his share in Hogs, Cattle and money.  But I give and bequeath him five dollars when my business is all settled."

                                      Children:

                             i.       Thomas B.3 Haught.6

                27.        ii.      William Preston Haught b. Sep-  -1885.

                28.        iii.     Orman Cline Haught b. Feb-  -1887.

                             iv.     Ora V. Haught,6 b. Jan-22-1889,38,52 d. Dec-  -1970,52 resided in Salem, WV,52 census 1900 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.  He married Dec-14-1930 in Doddridge Co, WV,[78],[79] Verna E. Albers,7 b. Aug-21-1904 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV,[80] (daughter of George Washington Albers and Anna E. Shiller) d. Dec-18-2004,45 [probably in Clarksburg, as she had been in a nursing home there for the past year], buried in Masonic Memorial Park Cem, West Union, WV,45 resided after 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,79 resided till 1920 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV,79 occupation teacher, then law office of Louis Henderson in West Union, then West Union Bank from 1936 to 1974,45,[81] education Salem College (teaching certificate, 1923) and Chillicothe Business College.79

                             v.      James Alfred Haught,6 also known as J. Alfred Haught,4 b. Mar-  -1892,38 census 1900 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.

                             vi.     Mary Alice Haught,74 also known as M. Alice Haught,4 b. Mar-  -1892,38 census 1900 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.

                29.        vii.    Lillie May Haught b. Mar-  -1895.

 

 

Generation Three

 

6.    Annie Eliza3 Smith, also known as Anna E. Smith,[82] (2.Elmina2, 1.Peter1) b. Jul-17-1864,[83] d. Apr-22-1953 in Ritchie Co, WV,[84] resided 1949 in Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV.28  She married Sep- 1-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV,[85],7 John Ervin Leggett, also known as Ervin Leggett, census name J. Ervin Leggett,[86] b. Mar- 3-1856 in Ritchie Co, WV,58,83 [Marriage record has birth date as Mar 3 1857 in Ritchie Co, but death record shows it as Mar 3 1856 in Harrison Co.], (son of John M. Leggett