William Hoge

born: 1660, Musselborough,Scotland
died: 8 Aug 1749, Winchester,Frederick Co.,Virginia
bur.: Frederick Co.,Virginia, at Opequon Church Cemetery
Will: 18 Apr 1729, Nottingham,Chester Co.,Pennsylvania
Probated: 15 Nov 1749, Frederick Co.,Virginia
spouse: Barbara HUME
marr: Abt 1684, Perth Amboy,NJ
born: 1670, Paisley,Scotland
died: 1745, Winchester,VA,America
bur.: Frederick Co.,America, at Opequon Church Cemetery
Children:
John HOGE
Margaret HOGE
William HOGE
Alexander Hoge -- born: Abt 1703, Pennsylvania.
James HOGE
George Hoge -- born: Abt 1708.
Nancy HOGE
Joreber HOGE

Pedigree Chart

                      |--------John HOGE (1580, Scotland - )
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           |---------George HOGE (1606, Scotland - )
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  |------James HOGE (1639, Scotland - )
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  |                   |
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William HOGE (1660, Scotland - 1749, Virginia)
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There have been several histories published about the Hoge family, most tracing to a book published in 1927, written by former Virginia Governor James Tyler Hoge. This work was revised in 1969 by William Nichols.

There was apparently also an earlier work, ``Life of Dr. Moses D. Hoge, D.D.'' by Dr. Peyton Hoge. Moses was a grandson of this William Hoge. But I have never seen this work.

William Hoge and Barbara Hume met on the ship Caledonia, sailing to America, in 1682. After Barbara's parents died, William became her protector and delivered her to an uncle, Dr. Johnson, in New York. William settled in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and in 1684 he and Barbara were married. According to the Hoge family histories, they moved to what is now Delaware (but was then the lower counties of Pennsylvania) for a few years. On November 11, 1710, he purchased 1000 acres on a branch of the Elk River in East Nottingham Twp. Chester County, Pennsylvania\footnote{Chester Co. Deed Book D 1710 - Pg. 312}. Taxes were not recorded in Chester County until 1719. William Hoge appears on these records until 1735.

William Hoge and family moved to Virginia in 1735. On November 12, 1735, he was issued a Patent for 411 acres of land along Hoge Run, a branch of the Opequon Creek near modern-day Kernstown, Virginia.

Kernstown is just south of Winchester, Virginia on Highway 11 in Frederick County. A map showing the approximate outline of his homestead there is shown %below. This map is drawn from information and maps in Kerns' history of Frederick Co., Virginia.

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William's will was filed and recorded in Frederick County but not probated. His second wife Mary, declined accepting the provisions thereof, and claimed her dower. The land came into the possession of the Rev. John Hoge, the heir-at-law, he being the eldest son. In 1745, he conveyed to the trustees of the Old Opecquon Presbyterian Church (located in what is now Kernstown) two acres for a burying ground, but did not, as frequently stated, donate the church lot.

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