Individual Details

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NOTE: There is no documenatry proof regarding the first paragraph!
William Hoge, sometimes spelled Hogue, was born in Musselboro, Berwickshire, Scotland, a small town on the seashore about 50 miles south of Edinburgh, in 1660, and died near Winchester, Virginia in 1750, at the age of 90. It is claimed by some writers that his father, James Hoge, was the son of George Hoge, a Huguenot from Le Hogue, Normandy, France, in about 1600, and that the name of Hoge is derived from the town of La Hogue near Cherbourg, the scene of a battle many years ago.
He came to America in 1682 in the ship Caledonia to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, as a young man, and there came on the same ship a Sir James Hume from the same place in Scotland, who was the son of gentry and was well off. He was related to the Humes of Nine Wells and Lord Hume or Home, Earl of Home, and was related to David Hume, the great Historian and author. With Hume on the ship was his wife and duaghter, Barbara. The man and his wife died on the voyage and Barbara was left an orphan and went with an uncle, Dr. Johnson of Perth Amboy. William Hoge afterward married Barbara in 1695.
They lived for a time, at least until 1708, in New Jersey, and in 1734 they moved to Chester County PA, where he bought land. The next year, 1735, he and his family except the eldest son John, went with the Joist Hite party of settlers to Frederick, MD. He built a cabin and settled on a branch of the Opican (Opequan) River, called Hogue's Run, near Winchester, VA, (at present day Kernstown, VA) in 1735. He gave land for a church there in 1745. He lived on this farm until his death.
They had five sons and several daughters. John, who remained in Pennsylvania, William, who moved to Loudoun County, VA and became a Quaker, Alexander, a lawyer of Winchester, VA, James, who settled in Frederick, MD, and George who was a member of the first court of Frederick County and afterward moved to North Carolina. A daughter married Dr. Robert White of Winchester.
Children of WILLIAM HOGE and BARBARA HUME are:
i. MARY6 HOGE, m. (1) MARK HARDIN; m. (2) NOAL TOMSON. [Note: she is not is his will - there is no evidence that Mary, wife of Mark Hardin, married a second time. The Hoge & Hardin families did not live in proximity of each other. It is highly unlikely she was married to Mark Hardin and she was likely deceased by 1729, since not named in the will - Mark's Mary was living in 1735 when she was Executor of his will. Her sister was married to Noel Thompson. It's doubtful this daughter even existed.]
ii. JOSEPH HOGE, b. 1680.
6. iii. MARGARET HOGE, b. ABT 1690, Newark, PA (now DE); d. February 11, 1751/52, Frederick Co, VA Bur Opequon Cem Kernstown.
7. iv. JOHN HOGE, b. ABT 1699, Perth Amboy, NJ; d. October 11, 1745, Kernstown, VA.
v. ALEXANDER HOGE, b. ABT 1703.
8. vi. JAMES HOGE, b. July 4, 1706, Cumberland Valley, PA; d. June 2, 1795, "Sunnyside", Pulski, VA.
vii. GEORGE HOGE, b. ABT 1708; d. Aft 1765; m. ELIZABETH (MNU) HOGE.
9. viii. WILLIAM HOGE , JR, b. 1708, Perth Amboy NJ; d. April 21, 1759, Loudoun Co VA.
ix. NANCY HOGE, b. ABT 1710; m. NEAL THOMPSON, Bef April 17, 1729.
x. JURETER HOGE, b. ABT 1712.
xi. SOLOMON HOGE, b. 1716; m. ESTHER (MNU) HOGE.
xii. ZEBULON HOGE, b. 1718.

17 Apr 1729
Last Will and Testament
He listed wife Barbara and sons: John, William, Alexander, James and George. He also listed sons-in-law Neal Thomson and Robert White. He listed only one daughter, Joreter, indicating that his other daughter may have died. George Hoge was appointed administrator of the estate on 15 Nov 1749. His wife must have died before him as it was his widow Mary Hoge who released all right and title of dower in 203 acres of land to George Hoge, the administrator of the estate, for 40 shillings yearly. This release was recorded in Frederick County, Virginia on 15 November 1750.
(Will Book #1, page 338)
Hopewell Friends states: "William Hoge died before August 8, 1749. On that day his will was filed and recorded in the Frederick County Clerk's office, but was not probated. His widow, Mary Hoge, declined accepting the provisions thereof, and claimed her dower. The land came into the possession of the Reverend John Hoge, the heir-at-law, he being the eldest son of his father John, who in turn was the eldest son of William."

Full Transcript of the Will found online:
William Hoge's Last Will and Testament
In the name of God Amen. This eighteenth day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twenty nine. I, William Hoge of nottingham in ye County of Chester and Provence of Pennsylvania lands, a farmer, being very sick and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, Thanks be given unto God therefore, calling unto mind ye mortality of my body and knowing yt it is appointed for all men once to dy, do make and ordian this my Last Will and Testament, yt is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend it to ye earth be buried in a Christian like and decent manner, at the descretion of my Executors. Nothing doubting but at ye general Resurrection I shall receive ye same again by ye mighty power of God and as touching such worldly (goods) wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, devise and dispose of ye same in ye following maner form
--Imprimus my will is yt all my just debts and funeral charges be paid as soon as conveniently they can after my decease
--Secondly my will is yt Barbara my will beloved wife shal have ye benefit of ye plantation whereon I now live during her life
--Thirdly my will is yt my son John Hoge shall fully be possessed of yt tract of land yt I made over to him by Deed of Gift
--Fourthly is yt my son William Hoge shall have yt 100 a. of land whereon he now lives which is secured to him by a bill of sale
--Fiftly is yt my will is yt my son-in-law Noal Thomson shall have 100 a. of land whereon he lives during his life and at his decease to be his wife and her heirs forever
--Sixly that my son in law Robert White shal have 5 shillings
--Sevently my will is yt my sons Allexander, James and George shall have ye remainder of my land to be equally divided amongst them by men of their own choosing yt there is no difference between them nor go to law one with another about it
--Eightly my will is yt my daughter Joroter Hoge will have 50 pounds in money or value thereof leveyed out of ye stock and what debts is due to me and if that will not be so yt ye remainder be raised of ye plantation
--Ninthly and lastly. I likewise constitute make and ordain George Galassbey of newcastle County and Barbara my well beloved wife Executor and Executrix of this my last will and testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disanull all other forms testaments wills and legacies bequests executors by me in any way before this time named willed and bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament, In witness whereof I have here-unto set my hand and seal ye day and year above written;
William Hoge [seal]
Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by ye William Hoge to be his last Willand Testament in ye presence of us subscribers, We: John Ruddoll, Enoch Job, William Rogers
Admitted for probate Wednesday Nov. 15, 1749, in Frederick County, VA.


Before moving to the area of Frederick Co, about 1729, William Hoge was taxed in East Nottingham Parish, 1718-1730, Chester Co, Pennsylvania.

BillionGraves.com
Memorial Marker, Opequon Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia
In Memory of
1660 - William Hoge - 1749
And His Wife
1670 - Barbara Hume Hoge - 1745
PIONEER SETTLERS
Born in Scotland - Died in Kernstown
Who Lived on this Land - Gave of it
For This Church and Cemetery
And Are Buried Here

Hopewell Friends History states:
"On this land stands the old Opequon Presbyterian Church, organized by the Reverend James Anderson in 1737, and which, except for on or two short periods, has served that denomination to this day. In 1745 William Hoge conveyed to the trustees of this church two acres for a burying ground, but did not as frequently stated, donate the church lot, which was purchased in 1795 by the trustees from Adam Kern and Christina, his wife, who at that time owned most of this old patent."
On 19 February 1745, William Hoge Senior sold two acres, part of 411 acres, to "David Vance, Joseph Colvill, Robert Willson, Robert White,William McMachen,Samuel Glass, David Glass ... for five shillings ... two acres .. near the Presbyterian Meeting house where it now stands on the Land of said William Hogg, Sr. ... A burying place together with Timber sufficient from any part of the Hoggs Land to repair the Meeting house." (Tract 42C).

Also on FindaGrave Memorial# 6106351
Children, which did not include a Mary, are listed as:

Margaret Hoge White, b. 1688, Washington Co, VA, d. 1764, Winchester, Frederick Co VA. Spouse was Robert White - said to be buried White Family Cemetery, Augusta Co VA - no photo.

William Hoge, b. 1690, d. 13 Apr 1789, winchester. Married Nancy Ann Hayes (1700-1759)

James Hoge, b. 4 Jul 1706, PA, d. 2 Jun 1795, Winchester. Wives said to be (1) Agnes Crawford and (2) Nancy Griffith. Said buried Old Opequon Cemetery, Kernstown, Frederick Co VA. One researcher has stated the name of a wife Mary appears on a deed in 1758.


Opequon Cemetery:
In the early 1730s William Hoge donated two acres of land for a meeting house and an additional two acres for a cemetery. By 1736, the place of worship was in full use. Since that time, there have been two log and two stone churches built upon the site. The church, and cemetery, served the War of Independence with General George Washington worshipping there on occasion. In addition, there are no less than seven veterans of the revolution buried in the cemetery. During the Civil War, the church was reduced to ruins and the cemetery badly damaged during the two battles of Kernstown. In 1863 services were no longer being held and the church ruins became a stable for horses. In 1889 the Scotish-Irish decendants of the original church got together and planned a reconstruction. The present day church was completed in 1897, being built upon the original 1790 stone foundation. The Opequon Presbyterian Church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a Virginia Historic Landmark.
There are five burying grounds at Opequon Presbyterian Church. Burying Ground #1 had burials from 1736 through 1799 and is adjacent to the north wall of the church. Burying Ground #2 was active from about 1745 through 1904 and is the largest of the five. It is to the left as you enter the church property, surrounded by a black iron fence. Burying Ground #3 started interments in 1790, with the last taking place in 1860 and is located slightly south-southwest of the church. Burying Ground #4 was active between 1804 and 1866. It is located in an open field, near a large tree, about 200 feet east of Burying Ground #2. Burying Ground #5 has the most recent burials dating from 1905 through 1938. It is in the extreme south end of the Church grounds, a short distance beyond the rear parking lot.

Spouse	[???] BARBARA HUME ( - )
Child	MARY ?HOGUE ( - 1735)