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John Hoagland

Birth
Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Death
unknown
Carroll County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
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Page 78 of 278
1734- unk ,
[died in Carroll County,Kentucky
Suggested By: Rice County KS. Research, 3 Jan 2022]

John Hoagland (42), son of Martinus (16)
From "The Hoagland Family in America"

John was a deaf mute, and with his sisters, Ariantie and Jane, who were similarly afflicted, was under the special charge of the executors of their father's estate. About the year 1800 they removed with their brother Cornelius (47) to Gallatin County, Kentucky. The story of this removal is entertainingly told by a descendant of Cornelius Hoagland (47), Mrs. Delia Ann Hiskey, of Lawrenceville, Illinois. She writes under date of May 1, 1889:
"When I was a girl of fifteen years, a great deal of my time was spent with my great grandmother. She entertained me during the long Winter evenings by telling me of their removal from New Jersey to Kentucky. She said my great grandfather came out with his son and deaf brother, and bought land enough for all his children in Hunter's Bottom, Gallatin County, Kentucky, lying on the banks of the Ohio River. After making the purchase these men went to work immediately to prepare a home for those who were yet to come to them from New Jersey. There was heavily timbered land to clear, fences to make, and a house to build out of logs. This was in the year 1800.The country was sparsely settled then, but the inhabitants were very kind, and offered their services to help them in erecting their house, which was large and convenient. My great grandfather wrote to his wife to come just as soon as the house was ready. She, of course, had made all necessary preparations for the journey, which was, in those days, a long and tiresome one. They came to Pittsburgh in wagons, driving stock and bringing farming utensils and everything they could not get in the new country. When they reached Pittsburgh they embarked upon flat boats built on purpose for families emigrating West. I cannot remember how long it took to make the journey, but it was several weeks. They landed their boats right near where their home and friends were waiting. Great was the joy when these men were united again with their loved ones. This was in October, 1801. My great grandparents brought nine children from Morristown, NJ. One was born in Gallatin County, Kentucky, in 1803. That made ten--five sons and five daughters.* * * The name of my great grandfather's brother was Okey Hoagland [44] (Holland Dutch). This brother was very wealthy and full of aristocratic pride. He told his brother, Cornelius Hoagland (47), that if he would take those two deaf people, and keep them their natural life, he would at his death will him all he possessed. Perhaps my great grandfather's getting killed by a falling tree, soon after his settlement in Kentucky, was the reason why his family never received a cent from that uncle. He was married, but childless. But what was said a hundred years ago doesn't amount to much when we can't prove it."
Page 78 of 278
1734- unk ,
[died in Carroll County,Kentucky
Suggested By: Rice County KS. Research, 3 Jan 2022]

John Hoagland (42), son of Martinus (16)
From "The Hoagland Family in America"

John was a deaf mute, and with his sisters, Ariantie and Jane, who were similarly afflicted, was under the special charge of the executors of their father's estate. About the year 1800 they removed with their brother Cornelius (47) to Gallatin County, Kentucky. The story of this removal is entertainingly told by a descendant of Cornelius Hoagland (47), Mrs. Delia Ann Hiskey, of Lawrenceville, Illinois. She writes under date of May 1, 1889:
"When I was a girl of fifteen years, a great deal of my time was spent with my great grandmother. She entertained me during the long Winter evenings by telling me of their removal from New Jersey to Kentucky. She said my great grandfather came out with his son and deaf brother, and bought land enough for all his children in Hunter's Bottom, Gallatin County, Kentucky, lying on the banks of the Ohio River. After making the purchase these men went to work immediately to prepare a home for those who were yet to come to them from New Jersey. There was heavily timbered land to clear, fences to make, and a house to build out of logs. This was in the year 1800.The country was sparsely settled then, but the inhabitants were very kind, and offered their services to help them in erecting their house, which was large and convenient. My great grandfather wrote to his wife to come just as soon as the house was ready. She, of course, had made all necessary preparations for the journey, which was, in those days, a long and tiresome one. They came to Pittsburgh in wagons, driving stock and bringing farming utensils and everything they could not get in the new country. When they reached Pittsburgh they embarked upon flat boats built on purpose for families emigrating West. I cannot remember how long it took to make the journey, but it was several weeks. They landed their boats right near where their home and friends were waiting. Great was the joy when these men were united again with their loved ones. This was in October, 1801. My great grandparents brought nine children from Morristown, NJ. One was born in Gallatin County, Kentucky, in 1803. That made ten--five sons and five daughters.* * * The name of my great grandfather's brother was Okey Hoagland [44] (Holland Dutch). This brother was very wealthy and full of aristocratic pride. He told his brother, Cornelius Hoagland (47), that if he would take those two deaf people, and keep them their natural life, he would at his death will him all he possessed. Perhaps my great grandfather's getting killed by a falling tree, soon after his settlement in Kentucky, was the reason why his family never received a cent from that uncle. He was married, but childless. But what was said a hundred years ago doesn't amount to much when we can't prove it."


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