Peter B. HAUGHT
1809 - 1883 (~ 73 years)
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Name Peter B. HAUGHT Born Sep 1809 [1] - In the1920 Census, son David Haught stated his father's birthplace as Pennsylvania and his mother's as West Virginia; but in the several censuses that included Peter B. Haught himself, he provided his own birthplace as Virginia. This is likely in present-day West Virginia, probably Monongalia County near the Pennsylvania border.
Gender Male Census 1840 Monongalia Co, (W)VA 
Census 1850 Barbour Co, (W)VA Census 1860 Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military From Jan 1863 to 23 Apr 1864 [2, 3, 4] Pvt, Co B, W.Va. Independent Exempt Inf, Civil War - The 1890 Veterans Schedule entry for Peter B. Haught, which was based solely on information provided by his widow Bashaba, indicated that he had served for 1 yr 5 mo, with a discharge date of June 1865. But monthly company muster rolls completed at the time of his service clearly show that he enlisted in Doddridge County for a period of three years on Dec 8 1862 with a muster-in date of Jan 9 1863 at Wheeling, and that he was mustered out in Wheeling on Apr 23 1864. His length of service thus corresponds to the 1890 Veterans Schedule, but with different dates. He seems to have understated his age by ten years during his military service. The two companies of the W.Va. Independent Exempt Infantry were stationed at Wheeling, the state capital, to perform guard and escort duties.
Census 1870 Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census 1880 West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation farmer [5, 6, 7, 8] Died 14 Jun 1883 Doddridge Co, WV [9] Buried Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV [10] Notes - 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 Doddridge County, West Virginia, near the Ritchie County line. As explained below, his exact parentage has not been definitively determined.
According to the 1948 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. Sometime prior to 1755, he settled near the present town of Moorefield, in what is now Hardy County, WV. 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 (Croushour) Haught acknowledged in Fayette Co, PA. John Haught lived in Monongalia County 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]
Monongalia County marriage records show a marriage between Peter Haught and Elizabeth Jenkins on Aug 16 1803. 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 region 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.
Very near the grave of Peter B. Haught is a marker for Nancy L. (Postlewait) Britton, who was born about 1853 in Ritchie County, a daughter of Isaac & Mary Ann (Haught) Postleweight. Mary Ann Haught was born about 1819 in Pennsylvania, parents not known, but thought to be George & Jane (Provence) Haught. But the proximity of her daughter's grave to that of Peter B. Haught would suggest a close relationship, perhaps siblings.
Other researchers have reported the parents of Peter B. Haught variously as [1] Jacob Haught (1767-ca 1849) & Magdalena Croushour (1767-1815), [2] Johan (or John) Peter Haught (ca 1786 - ca 1844) & Sarah Sally Carver (1794-1843), and [3] Paul Haught & unknown. For ourselves, until a definitive connection surfaces, the parents of Peter B. Haught must remain an unsolved mystery. [11, 12, 13]
Person ID I49 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 16 May 2013
Family Bashaba MUSGRAVE, b. 28 May 1811, Monongalia Co, (W)VA , d. 2 Sep 1898 (Age 87 years) Married Mt. Morris, Greene Co, PA Notes - 1840 Census, Monongalia Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
Household of Peter B. Haut:
1 male, age 30-40
1 female, age 30-40
(Note: If this is the correct household, daughter Mariah in not accounted for. See below.)
The adjacent household was that of Peter Haut:
1 male, age 80-90; 1 male, age 15-20; 2 males, age age 10-15
1 female, age 30-40; 1 female, age under 5
A nearby household was that of Jacob Haut:
1 male, age 20-30; 1 male, age 5-10
1 female, age 30-40; 1 female, age 5-10; 1 female, age under 5
Another household in the vicinity was that of Peter Haut:
1 male, age 20-30; 2 males, age under 5
1 female, age 20-30; 2 females, age 5-10
Yet another household in the vicinity was that of another Peter Haut:
1 male, age 20-30
1 female, age 20-20;
1 female, age under 5
(Note: Other than the lack of middle initial, this could be the Peter B. Haught of this genealogy, as it would account for daughter Mariah. Taking all factors into account, our conclusion is that this is indeed the Peter Haught in question.)
1850 Census, Barbour Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 29 1850:
Peter B. Haut, 40, farmer, b. Virginia; Beeshebe (?), 38, b. Virginia; Maria Jane, 15; Elmina, 8; Marvil L, 4; David, 2.
1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 15 1860:
P. B. Haught, male, 50, farmer, b. Virginia, value of real estate $600, value of personal estate $200
S. Haught, female, 40 (presumably Bashaba)
M. Haught, male, 13 (this would be Marville)
J. Haught, male, 12 (presumably David)
John Haught, male, 7
1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Aug 19 1870:
Peter B. Haught, 59, farmer, b. Virginia; Bathsheba Haught, 58, b. Virginia; John C. Haught, 17; Maria J. Stinespring, 35.
1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 8 1880:
P. B. Haught, male, 70, farmer, b. Virginia; wife B. Haught, female, 69; son John C. Haught, 27, farmer.
Children 1. Mariah Jane HAUGHT, b. 1834, Monongalia Co, (W)VA , d. 29 Apr 1912, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 78 years)+ 2. Elmina Ellen HAUGHT, b. 25 Mar 1842, Monongalia Co, (W)VA , d. 11 Mar 1912 (Age 69 years)+ 3. Marville Lindsay HAUGHT, b. 10 May 1846, Greene Co, PA , d. 28 Dec 1924, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 78 years)+ 4. David Marion HAUGHT, b. 14 May 1848, Greene Co, PA , d. 9 Dec 1927, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 79 years)+ 5. John Calvin HAUGHT, b. 11 Sep 1852, Upshur Co, (W)VA , d. 2 Nov 1931, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV (Age 79 years)Family ID F17 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S1838] Headstone - Date calculated from age at death, 73y 9m 5d.
- [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).
- [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).
- [S2619] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).
- [S2191] 1850 Census, Barbour County, (W)VA.
- [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.
- [S967] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp).
- [S2148] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).
- [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 3, p. 40: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046021&Type=Death.
Identified as Peter Haut, age 74, died Jun 14 1883, cause of death dropsy, informant wife. Space for the decedent's parents' names was left blank. The listed date of death is at variance with the death date on his headstone, June 17 1883. (NOTE: Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County Deaths" has death date as "6/ /1882." But the original death record states Jun 14 1883, age 74. Headstone reads June 17 1883, age 73y 9m 5d.) - [S5] Headstone.
- [S894] Genealogy of the Haught Family of America, W. B. Haught, (1948).
- [S167] Chronicles of Core, Earl L. Core, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 3rd Edition, 1975).
- [S2485] Descendants of Peter Haught, Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/HAUGHT/peter.htm).
- [S1838] Headstone - Date calculated from age at death, 73y 9m 5d.
