Philip Huff

Phillip Huff b. 1747 d. 1823 Montgomery Co. VA m. Rachel b. 1749 Montgomery Co. VA. 11 children: see her profile for the list.

Philip HUFF (c 1747 - 1822/23 Montgomery (now Floyd) County, Virginia) made his will 25 Jul 1822 and it was probated in the Feb 1823 court of Montgomery County, Virginia. He made his mark to the will which was written as HUFF. Neither Philip's year nor place of birth are known, nor are his parents or possible siblings known at this time.

will

Feb Court 1823: Mongomery Co VA Court Records book 3, p. 484: Will of Philip Huff: In the name of God, Amen. Whereas I Phillip Huff of Montgomery Co VA, now do find myself very weak in body but find my perfect mind and Common senses and knowing that this body must be laid in the grave, I wish to make my last will and testament, that is after my body is laid in the Grave and my soul to the God who gave it to me, I do dispose of my real and personal estate as follows: to wit:

• That is I give and bequeath to my beloved son Daniel Huff $1.00
• And to my son William Huff I give $1.00
• And to my daughter Sally (Sarah) Walker I give $1.00
• And to my son Phillip Huff I give $1.00
• And to my daughter Nancy Miller I give $1.00
• And to my daughter Elcey Snuffer I give $1.00
• And to my son John Huff I give $1.00
• And to my son Samuel Huff I give $1.00
• And to my son Henry Huff I give $1.00
• And to my son James Huff I give all the residue of my estate both real and personal.
• To my beloved Rachel Huff I give the 3rd part of my whole estate both real and personal to have and to hold so long as she lives, and all the balance of my estate I give to my son James Huff, both land and property of every description, and all other wills, Gifts or deeds I do thereby disannul and to away with and this is my last will and testamony shall stand and no other, and I do also make my trusted friend and beloved son James Huff my executor. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us this 25th day of July 1822. Phillip (X) Huff (Seal); witnesses: Benjamin Reed, Henry Shockey, Peter Dewese.
• John Robinson, Commissioner for the upper dist. of Botetourt Co (now lower part of Montgomery Co)

Notes

1. almost certainly NOT a Quaker, apparently left over from the days--before Y-DNA testing--when some of the descendants thought this family was related to the English Quaker heritage Houghs. And from an old DAR application by someone who, it turned out, wasn't even a descendant of this Philip, but apparently she decided that he must have been a Quaker.
2. Granville's notes state that Philip Hoff from Rotterdam was a different man.
3. Feb Court 1823: Mongomery Co VA Court Records book 3, p. 484: Will of Philip Huff. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us this 25th day of July 1822. Phillip (X) Huff (Seal); witnesses: Benjamin Reed, Henry Shockey, Peter Dewese.
4. As a Quaker, [SIC] Philip Huff, was exempt from armed participation in any kind of war; but he was permitted by the tenents of his faith to give non-combative support, which he chose to do. He supplied food, horses, wagons & drivers (often himself) for the Continental Troops. His name is listed in THE PATRIOT INDEX of the DAR with the designation "PS" (public service). From DAR records and personal description by Helen Boston Cooper.
5. Granville Hough: "There must have been another early Huff or Hoff family passing through [Wayne Co KY]. Some of these used Dutch given names: Delemaris; Cemecus; Deadamica; Tunulia; Tilemaus. I suspect this was a Hoff family of PA or NJ origin who wound up in the area."
6. Ferguson, Jack. "Early Times in Clinton Co KY," Vol I, p 124, reads: "The Huff brothers--Daniel, Philip and William--were early settlers in this territory. According to the 1799 list Daniel had 200 acres and William 100 acres, both on ?Spring Creek."
7. He may have been related to Benjamin Huff who had children born in Montgomery VA that were allied with the Vanmeters, Ishams, Renfros and Reeds. (3)

Links

1. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alvispat5...

Sources

1. DAR Ancestor #: A057318
2. Chart sent by Granville Hough. This is from Jack Ferguson, Early Times in Clinton County (KY), Vol.. 1, pages 124 and 125, "The Huff Family." Granville added notes in his handwriting.

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date will was written* Updated from RootsWeb's WorldConnect via Racheal Harmon by SmartCopy: Jul 3 2015, 18:19:55 UTC

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