The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13
For the Farmer and Mechanic.
Some Notes on the Pugh Family
Of North Carolina
| [coSrINuEn FROM LAST WEEK

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK
But ''revenon nos mouton.' As
we said before. Francis. the second.
married Pherihce Savage and had a
large family of children, among these
being Col. Thomas Pugh, Sr.. who was
a great man in his day. and John pugh.
one of the first patriots in our first stlug-
yle for local self-government and inde-
pendence. The last was taken prisoner
at the battle of Alamance. by Gov.
Tryon, 'the British Wolf as he was
called. and hanged for his devotion to
principle, one of the first martyrs of "a
glorious cause and whose name should
be revered as long as Washington IS,
IIamplcn's or Sidney's.
His brother Thomas was also COM
United to the cause OF the Regulators.
and on every occasion his voice was
lifted up. urging upon his people the
duty of rcsis ting the tyramcal encroach-
mcnts of the British Crown and Parlia-
ment upon the liberties and rights of
the colonies There were two daugh-
tiers also born to Francis and Pheribee
Pugh, Pheribee and Penelope, the latter
OF whom became the wife Of Frederick
Bryan, a scion of another old Bertie
house. the Tugh family having many
years before this time, removed 10 Der
tie county, y. c. Another son of
Francis and Pheribee Savage Pugh, was
Theophilus, who married Mary Whit
nell, one of the daughters of Col.
Thomas Whitmell and had three sons,
John, Major" Francis. and Col. Thos.
Whtmell Pugh. This John died young
g.,
times-so much so, that he was referred
to as the muchly married man. first to
Sarah Hill, SISTER OF Col. Whitmcll
Hill, member of Continental Congress
second to Betsy Barker Tunstall,
daughter of Col. VIM. Tunstall and
Betsy Barker,) third to Mrs. Theophius
Pugh. nee Taylor, widow of his cousin,
and fourth to Mrs. Smith and tradition
SAYS he would have married 4 fifth wife,
but became blind while paying his
devoirs to his intended. a large family
spran@ from these and the Southern
States are full Of their descendants.
Col. Thomas Whitmell Pugh married
Mrs. Janet bryan Hill (nee Bryan),
and widow Of Hardy Jcnnet Ilill, Esq,
and left large number Of descendants.
His children were Whitmell Pugll, Mary
Whitmell Pugh, and Nancy Bryan
Pugh. Martha Pugh. and Winfred
Pugh. Mary Whitmell married VIM
Jordan, aud left three children, among
whom was Mary Eliza Jordan. who
was married first to George Bryan out
law, Esq. second to Lewis Bond. Esq,
and third to Hon. John Branch, Cover
nor Of North Carolina. Nancy Bryan
Pugh married DR.. VIM. Whitmell Will
liams, and left large family. Martha
| Pugh married Richard Sanderson, OF
Scotland, and left descendants, among
them being DR.. WhiLmell Pugh Small.
Of Washington. n G. Winifrcd Pugh
married first John B. Hunter. Esq and
second General John H. Hawkins. Of
Granville county. No issue bv either.
| Whtmell, whom we nearly forgot, died
unmarried John Pugh, the son o
Theophilus Pugh and Mary Whtmcl
died unmarried. we have been informed
Going back to Col Thos Pugh ST., the
son of Francis, the second, and Pheribee
Savage Pugh. we find that he married
Mary Scott, and had issue as follows
VIM. Scott Pugh, Francis Pugh, 0he
third, and Col. Thos. Pugh. Jr.
VIM Scott Pugh. the great-grand-fa
ther of the writer, married first Wini
fred Hill (sister of Hon. Whitmell Hill
aforementioned), daughter of Col. Johr
Hill and Martha Whitmell Ga daughte
of Col. Thomas Whitmell,) and Eliza
beth Bryan, (of the family before spokel
lof) By Wiuifred Hill he had rs fol
lows, bat who are not enumerated &C
cording to primOgeniture. Thoma
Purh, who died young, DR.. Joseph Hill
+ pugh. who died unmarried, John Hill
pugh, who married Elizabeth i.ockhart
or the celebrated Scotcl: family of tina
name, who are connected with the FAM
lv of the distinguished novelist Sir Wal
, ter Scott. a branch Of which at an earl
day had cmigrated to Carolina; Eliza
beth Hill Iugh. who died in childhood
: William Pugh, grandfather Of the wr
tcr), who was married first to Mrs
4, Africa Blount Thompson. aud secon
to Mis-. Frances Helen Slade, of Martin
sixth DR.. Whtmell Hill Pugh, VIII
q married Mrs Mary Bryan Hill. ne
BRYAN. (widow of his cousin John Hill
= and who removed to I.afourche Parisl
! La leaving distinguished represents
tive in the person of his son, Hon Wi
. liam WhitmelI pugh. who was at on
time Speaker of the House of Represer
tativcs OF La DR.. Whitncll Fl. fug
Ii also left three daughters. Seventh
: James Pugh, who married Sarah Al
drews, of Bertie county, and emigrate
to Williamson county, Tenn, and left
large family OF twelve children, h
IS grandson, Dr. Thomas Jay Pugh,
: Bryan. Texas, being a fine represent
o tive OF this branch. Eighth, Augustil
!. Franklin Pugh also emigrated to La. q
ter marrying his first cousin, Cyntll
e Pugh, and left large family OF ch
!, ,lren. l3 or Ii, in La. Ninth, Sar;
J. Winifred Pugh, who married WI
Tunstall, Jr.. son of Col. VIM. Tuns ta
!" and Betsy Barker. above mentione
y These moved to Pittsylvania count
a Va, and left 4 large number of ch
in drcn. The Townes Risons, and w
sons. of Danviile. Va. and other not
families springing from them. daug
he ter or derivative of this house haviI
{, married Gen. Is. y. Rives. of c. :. :
AZ and another Dr. j. l.. Cabcll, al
another Col. A. :. Buford. OF L. Il
Il. T.. besides that distinguished gent
man, now dead. Whitmell pu"h Tu
iy stall bein. oil this branch. This Ia
IN has left a fit representative in the perS'
i Of that gifted writer Miss Mamie VIII
) NEIL Tunstall, of Lyuciburg. shows
~ that the fathers mantle as descend
: upon the daughter. Another Q0t
C was Henry Hill Pugh. who marri
er Miss Susan Dunn. and emigrated
~ Dover, Stuart county, Tenn. where
J. has left descendants. There IS a lti
y incident connected with the fam
which may be of interest here. Thorn
pugh, the eldest son OF Wm. Scott Pu-
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