Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-18
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ming OF the Revelation.
| Special correspondence Of isrgLI,asScxn.
COLUMBIA, Sept 1S-Your readers have
no doubt taken some interest in Barnabes
Hughes, the second landlord and third pro-
pretor OF tho Bear tavern, and wondered
what became Of the family. My history OF
this cid tavern fell under the notice of John
Sivers Hughes, esd, (no relative Of II. H. an
active member OF the Historical society of
Hartford county, Nd, and OF the MARYLAND
Historical society, who has furnished me
with valuable data concerning Barnabas
Hughes, who came to Lancaster borough in
the year l7F or i7is. He came from the
county OF Donegal, Ireland, and was mar
ried and had several children when he came
TO this country. In 175i he rented tho Bear
tavern from Lazarus Lowry, and moved
there, and In 1853 he purchased tho property.
About the time he purchased the Bear tavern
he married Miss Elizabeth Waters, who was
his second wife. (Col. Alex. Lowry's first
wife was Mary Waters, whom he married in
1853, and was probably a sister of Mrs
Hughea)
Daniel Hughes, his oldest son, was born
in $780, He married Miss Rebecca Lux, a
daughter of prominent merchant in Balti.
more. BY this wife he had U) Robert, (2)
William, (3) Ann, (4) Samuel, (5) James,
and (6) Robert Mrs Hughes and her son
James died about the year IT'S. Col. Hughes
then married Susanna, daughter Of the cele-
brated minister Rev. Michael Schlatter, of
the German Reformed church, and had q
daughter Susanna by this, his second wife,
who died in 1896 and also (2) Mary Ann,
who married Joseph J. Merrick, a prominent
lawyer Of Hagerstown, and had two children,
(3) Esther, who married Amasa Sprague, oi |
Rochester, New York, (4) Daniel died un-
married. (5) John Henry, who married
Ann Lyon, and had one son, William Schlat-
ter, who now resides in California. co.
William s., who married Mary Ashburry.
MARRIED IN HIS sEvENTIETH YEAR.
Col. Hughes married third time, then In |
his SEVENTEEN year, to Mrs Ann Elliott, of /
Carlisle, and the mother OF Com. Jesse: z.
Elliott, Of the United States navy, and made /
famous in the war of 1872 By this last /
union, to them was born one daughter. Col. |
Daniel Hughes was a prominent officer in Il
tho Revolutionary war, was member OF the |
Maryland convention OF E74-5-6, also men, |
Der OF the committee OF safety. He owned /
furnaces and foundries and cast cannon for /
the army during the Revolutionary war. lie
served his country faithfully and left an un-
usually large family, all of whom became
people.
Samuel Hughes (Barnabas) the second
son WAS born in G4L The Elizabethtown
property became vested in this son. He
married Sally =, and moved 10 Hartford |
county, Nd, about the beginning OF the
war, and purchased large
tracts OF land where the town of Havre-de- |
Grace stands. He erected a furnace in that |
vicinity and also owned the whole or a part |
of another furnace in Cecil county, Md. He
also owned Spesutia Island. He was a pro- |
minent officer in the Revolutionary army, |
md was a member Of the convention of IVA
80, and also of the committee of safety. He |
'lso cast cannon for the army, some Of which |
ire said TO be in the navy yard at Boston.
When the British burnt Havre de-Grace |
hey also burnt his furnace and much other
property. Although his mansion, a stone
building, is still standing and in good pre-
ervation.
Samuel became bankrupt, and 1t il not
Known whether he leftany children.
FRIEND OF MAJOR ANDRE.
(3) John (Barnabas) was probably the
irst child by his second wife, nee Waters
lie was captain in the Revolutionary army
md became acquainted with Major Andre,
he British spy, when that officer was q
prisoner at Carlisle or Lancaster. He was q |
warm friend of that unfortunate officer. (4D
elizabeth (Barnabas) died unmarried. (5) |
Sarnabas (Barnabas) Ga posthumous child) !
married Miss Beltzhoover, OF Hagerstown, |
nd died a young man.
Old Barnabas Hughes, also owned ono or !
more furnaces on Antietam creek.
The sons owned "Blue Rock" at South
mountain, "Mt. Etna," one mile lower down
he creek. Another one near Hagerstown, |
md "Mt Alto" furnace in Franklin |
ounty, Pa.
Old Barnabas Hughes died in Baltimore
n 1868. lie was probably member of Rev. |
'atrick Allison's church in Baltimore, who |
vas one of the most noted Presbyterian |
ivines OF his time in that city. His sons
we're members OF the Episcopal church.
SAMUEL EVANS.