Individual Details
Edward Hughes
(Abt 1774 - Abt 1835)
"Edward Hughes was born and reared in South Carolina. He was of French and Welsh descent. He married Louisa Mathews, a daughter of a wealthy planter who lived near Charleston. To them were born six sons and two daughters, Josiah Powel, James Fisher, George Mathews, Martha, Optimus, Jerimiah, Maria, John.
Edward Hughes was a man of large stature (weighing 200 pounds), having blue eyes and red hair. He had a hasty temper, was very ambitious, but unfortunately his ambition led him to attempt to outshine the Mathews family in display of wealth. Consequently, he squandered much money in building fine houses, and in other extravagant ways. However, he had enough means left to raise his children in ease and comfort, and to give them all the educational advantages that the times afforded.
He lived in Charleston until his three oldest sons were grown, then went to his summer home at Summerville, twenty miles from the city and resided there until his death.
To this home, (his son) James F. Hughes brought his bride, and here, (James's) son C. E. Hughes was born.
Edward Hughes taught school in Summerville, and in later years his son, Josiah Powel, resided in the old home and taught in the same community.
George M. Hughes died in early manhood. Martha married a wealthy, elderly widower, by the name of Lawton, who was ever a staunch friend of the Hughes family. Optimus married and went into business in Charleston. Jerimiah married a Miss Rivers. He (Jeremiah) died of dropsy, breathing his last in the arms of his brother Optimus, and was buried in the Rivers's family cemetery on James Island.
Neither Maria nor John ever married. The father of the family, Edward Hughes, died of apoplexy. He was lying on a sofa in the parlor. His eldest daughter entered the room, and arousing, he called her to him. As she bent over him, he threw his arms around her and in a few moments he was dead." (Pauline Hughes)
(Summerville - Summerville, SC in not far from Charleston, SC. It was a summer place for many lowcountry families. It will be very easy to get to if you come into Charleston. Just right up (NW) the road so to speak.
Possibly a ninth child for Louisa and Edward is William O. E., no other data, so perhaps he died as an infant. (Lemon)
Research notes:
South Carolina census
1790 Charleston Cheraw Series: M637 Roll: 11 Page: 370
Samuel Hughes 3 males over 16, 3 males under 16, 4 females
1800 Charleston
Edward Hughes 210101001
James Hughes 010100001
Mary Hughes 033000001
Edward Hughes was a man of large stature (weighing 200 pounds), having blue eyes and red hair. He had a hasty temper, was very ambitious, but unfortunately his ambition led him to attempt to outshine the Mathews family in display of wealth. Consequently, he squandered much money in building fine houses, and in other extravagant ways. However, he had enough means left to raise his children in ease and comfort, and to give them all the educational advantages that the times afforded.
He lived in Charleston until his three oldest sons were grown, then went to his summer home at Summerville, twenty miles from the city and resided there until his death.
To this home, (his son) James F. Hughes brought his bride, and here, (James's) son C. E. Hughes was born.
Edward Hughes taught school in Summerville, and in later years his son, Josiah Powel, resided in the old home and taught in the same community.
George M. Hughes died in early manhood. Martha married a wealthy, elderly widower, by the name of Lawton, who was ever a staunch friend of the Hughes family. Optimus married and went into business in Charleston. Jerimiah married a Miss Rivers. He (Jeremiah) died of dropsy, breathing his last in the arms of his brother Optimus, and was buried in the Rivers's family cemetery on James Island.
Neither Maria nor John ever married. The father of the family, Edward Hughes, died of apoplexy. He was lying on a sofa in the parlor. His eldest daughter entered the room, and arousing, he called her to him. As she bent over him, he threw his arms around her and in a few moments he was dead." (Pauline Hughes)
(Summerville - Summerville, SC in not far from Charleston, SC. It was a summer place for many lowcountry families. It will be very easy to get to if you come into Charleston. Just right up (NW) the road so to speak.
Possibly a ninth child for Louisa and Edward is William O. E., no other data, so perhaps he died as an infant. (Lemon)
Research notes:
South Carolina census
1790 Charleston Cheraw Series: M637 Roll: 11 Page: 370
Samuel Hughes 3 males over 16, 3 males under 16, 4 females
1800 Charleston
Edward Hughes 210101001
James Hughes 010100001
Mary Hughes 033000001
Events
| Birth | Abt 1774 | South Carolina, British America | |||
| Marriage | 3 Jan 1797 | Mrs. Porter's seat in St. George's Parish, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States - Louisa Mathews |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1800 | Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - Louisa Mathews | |  | |
| Census (family) | 1810 | Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - Louisa Mathews | | | |
| Census (family) | 1820 | Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - Louisa Mathews | | | |
| Death | Abt 1835 | Summerville, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Louisa Mathews (1778 - 1820) |
| Child | James Fisher Hughes (1798 - 1853) |
| Child | Maria Mathews "Mary" Hughes (1799 - ) |
| Child | George Mathews Hughes (1800 - ) |
| Child | William O. E. Hughes ( - ) |
| Child | Josiah Powel Hughes (1807 - 1870) |
| Child | Martha Waring Hughes (1810 - 1856) |
| Child | John R. Hughes (1815 - ) |
| Child | Jeremiah Miles "Jerry" Hughes (1817 - 1857) |
| Child | Optimas E. Hughes (1819 - 1883) |
| Father | UNK Hughes (1750 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research (SCMAR), Vol. VII, Spring 1979, No. 2, p.95Hughes, Edward, to Miss Louisa Mathews, daughter of George Mathews, of this city, by the Rev. Mr. Pogson, Tuesday evening last, at Mrs. Porter's seat in St. George's Parish. (7 Jan. 1797)
CD3_010, F HUGHES, EDWARD, MATHEWS, LOUISA, Jan 03, 1797,
NC & SC Mar Records, SC
Census (family)
Charleston Co. SCEdward Hughes 21010 10010 pg 121
6 people:
2 boys under 10 (James F & George)
1 boy 10-16 ?
1 man 26-45 (Edward )
1 girl under 10 (Mary)
1 woman 26-45 (Louisa)
James Hughes 01010 00010 pg 82 (IF related, this Hughes is the same age, brother/cousin)
1 male 10-16
1 male 26-45 James Hughes
1 female 26-45 prob. wife
Mary Hughes 00330 00001 pg 92 (IF related, widowed mother? with 6 sons/boarders, still at home, or ?
3 males 16-26
3 males 26-45
1 female 45+ Mary Hughes
Colleton Co. SC
Edw. Hughes 20011 02010 0 16
J Hughes 00101020010 10
Census (family)
Edward Hughes pg 178poor copy - faint and unreadable numbers
Possibly -
01000 21010
1 male 10-16
Edward (35)
2 females under 10
1 female 10-16
1 female 26-45 Louisa (33)
Census (family)
Edward Hughes 001201 10111 000010102100 pg 988 people:
1 man 16-18, Josiah P. (~13)
2 men 18-26, James (22) George M. (~18?)
1 man 45+ , Edward (~45)
1 girl under 10, Martha (9)
1 woman 16-26
1 woman 26-45 Louisa (42)
1 woman 45+
Death
Before Dorchester County was formed in 1897, Summerville was situated in Charleston, Berkeley and Colleton Counties.Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1800 > SOUTH CAROLINA > CHARLESTON > NO TWP LISTED Series: M32 Roll: 48 Page: 121.
2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1810 > SOUTH CAROLINA > CHARLESTON > CHARLESTON Series: M252 Roll: 60 Page: 178.
3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1820 > SOUTH CAROLINA > CHARLESTON > CHARLESTON Series: M33 Roll: 119 Page: 98.