David Hoge (Franklin Township)

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1. Died on the 5 or 6th of December 1804.

1.1. This is a picture of Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery where David was buried. (click on link)

1.2. https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2008/83/CEM46987027_120639210404.jpg

2. He has had a huge impact on today's Washington county.

2.1. David Hoge is the whole reason why we have Washington County. Hoge gave a lot, like Washington and Jefferson College the site of the First Presbyterian Church, to George and Martha Washington. Even on Beau Street Ave. (3rd Ward of Washington) is where the Hoge family held slaves in log cabins this made an impact because that is where a lot of the population of African Americans. The ground of the Washington County Courthouse was donated was donated to a courthouse and jail free to the taxpayers by David Hoge.

2.1.1. https://www.treanorhl.com/static/media/photos/WashingtonJefferson-MasterPlan-05.jpg

2.1.2. This link is a picture of Washington and Jefferson College

3. Purchased land (all of Washington County) through treaty from Chief Indian Catfish and named it Catfish Camp before it was Dandridge Town and Bassett Town before the name was changed to Washington. He lived though in Franklin Township of McGuffey. All of this happen in 1781-1785.

4. Born in the year 1725.

4.1. His Father is Judge John Sr. Hoge

4.1.1. His Father,A half century before the Declaration of Independence he purchased from William Penn a large tract of land nine miles west of where Harrisburg, now stands and laid out the village of Hogetown. There he lived and there he died probably near the middle of October, 1754, his will being probated on the nineteenth of the month. Her and his father had 9 children after meeting and marrying each other by the Delaware river and traveled on house back to Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh).

4.1.1.1. Brother of Rebecca Hoge, John Hoge, Elizabeth (Hoge) Walker, Rachel (Hoge) Redick, John Hogue, Gideon Hogg,Jonathan Hoge, Sarah (Hoge) Reynolds, Mary Molly Hoge, Abigail (Hoge) Wallace and Benjamin Hoge

4.2. His mother is Gwendolyn (Bowen) Hoge.

4.2.1. His mother His Mother, Gwenthleum Bowen (Davis) who was a descendant of the Royal Family of Wales. It was her money from the sale of family jewels that paid for their land at Hogestown. She retained her maiden name as was due from her Welsh heraldry see "A History of the Agnews.”

4.2.1.1. https://d39ttiideeq0ys.cloudfront.net/assets/images/book/large/9781/1650/9781165065561.jpg

4.2.1.2. If you click on this link, it will show you a picture of the book about the Agnew family and another link will show you a picture of the castle that was home to the Agnew Family

4.2.1.3. https://www.scotland.org.uk/guide/castles/lochnaw-castle

5. He was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

5.1. At the age of sixteen, he joined the military and fought in the Revolutionary War. He was also the police sheriff of Cumberland County, Pa from October 1768 to December 31st, 1770

5.2. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Map_of_Pennsylvania_highlighting_Cumberland_County.svg/1200px-Map_of_Pennsylvania_highlighting_Cumberland_County.svg.png

5.3. On this link is a picture of Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

6. Married his wife Martha Walker in 1758.

6.1. They had a child, Jane (Hoge) Blain in 1769.