Hannah Hough

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Research Notes

Initially the maiden name of Hannah who md John HOUGH of Cheshire Co., England. had been Dr. Granville HOUGH speculated that Hannah's father may have been Francis Rossell and has been used until a recently uncovered marriage record appeared for John Hough to a Hannah Worthington as a dau of Isaacke Worthington of The Hough, Macclesfield Hundred, Cheshire, England. The strongest proof is that a 1682 couple of the same place and dates with a child born1682 is recorded in Cheshire Co., England records and fit well.

Biography

Evaluation of evidence:

John HOUGH facts: Came to Bucks Co., PA from Wilmslow, Cheshire, England with his wife Hannah and a son, John, about two years old in Sept. 1683.

Hannah WORTHINGTON Facts: At Saint Bartholomew's Church, Cheshire, England, on 19 October 1680 was married John Hough to Hannah Worthington of "the Hough" hamlet of Wilmslow Parish, Cheshire Co., England. Her husband is now considered the same John Hough of Middletown, Bucks, who died in January 1732.

Francis ROSSELL Facts: Francis came to Bucks County with Richard HOUGH as an indentured servant in 1683, the same year as John Hough. His presumed but unconfirmed dau, Joan/Jane who came with him md (1) Michael HUFF and (2) Thomas BROCK. Francis ROSSELL bequeathed to Joan Brock and "her HUFF children" by Michael Hough and also bequeathed land to the unnamed children of John and Hannah HOUGH. The Land bequest was finalized in 1712 to the Hough children.

The facts evidence a familial link of the wife of John Hough of Middletown, to Worthington but there is also evidence there was some familial link with the Rossell family.

Abstracted Will of Francis Rossell by Granville W. Hough 1995 p 35, Abstracts of Wills, Bucks Co, PA, 1685-1795.

1694, Philadelphia Will Book A:288, Francis Rossell will of 10/5/1694, pr 1/1/1695. The contents of this will have been used to claim that Francis Rossel also had a dau Hannah, who md John HOUGH. The will only named two relatives, and all its provisions are shown here in order to establish what can be said about it. "... To my sister Jane, wife of WELLS, Surgeon [corrected} of London, 20 pounds.... Also I leave to Jone, the wife of Thomas BROCK, 5 pounds... Also I give to her daughter, Mary Huff, my young mare...Also I give to John Tonns, 30 pounds... Also, I give to Deborah, the wife of John CRONN?, a large brass pott with a patch on it... Also, I give to my servant William SMITH 100 acres of land out of my tract of 500 acres of land which I bought from William LUNDY... Also I give unto the children of John HOUGH, to be equally divided between them, 400 acres of land which I bought from William Penn in England... Also I give unto the poor of ye persons called Quakers...10 pounds... I also give unto the sons of Sam Burgess, to be equally divided between them, 200 acres of land, part of the 500 acres before mentioned... I give unto Phineas Pemberton the sum of five pounds... * give unto Ralph Brown? of Bucks County, 200 acres of the land remaining of the 500 acres aforementioned... last, I appoint... Samuel Carpenter to beh the sole executor...5 day of 8 mo called October, 1684. Francis Rossell made his mark, and Isaiah Labany, Lovett Lavallos, and Susannah Collins witnesses. Added: "It is further my mind and will to give and bequeath unto Richard Wilson four pounds, and the remainder of my personal estate... to Sam Carpenter." Witnesses proved the will 1 Jan 1694/95.

Sources

Marriage, Baptismal and Burial Records of Saint Bartholomew's Church, of Wilmslow Parish, Cheshire, England, FHL British Film 2106692

--- Baptism of Hannah Worthington 14 Oct 1660, dau of Isaacke Worthngton de Hough" (de Hough refers to the community of Hough)

--- Marriage of John Hough and Hannah Worthington 19 Oct 1680

Will of Francis Rossell, Book A:Page 288 Bucks Co. PA. Comment: Isaacke's daughter may have md John Hough. Hannah's children were named in the will of Francis Rossell Francis doesn't seem to have had a large family and was generous to several people not known to be directly related - he named no one's relationship to him in his will other than son in law Michael Huff who had married his daughter Joan.