George was the son of Lord George Hume of Barony of Wedderburn and Margaret, his wife, and was born at Wedderburn Castle, Scotland. He was 17 when the Scots rose against George I in the Jacobite rebellion in 1715. Because he was in the rebellion he spent time in prison and was later exiled to America where he was put ashore at Norfolk, Virginia in 1721.
In 1723 he was an assistant to the chief surveyor of William and Mary College and three years later he was hired by the college as the official surveyor. In 1727/8 he made the first survey of the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia and met and married Elizabeth Proctor.
George Hume surveyed for Lord Fairfax, 1743-50. Served as a lieutenant in Spotsylvania County's Continental troops under command of Capt. William Bledsoe. Letters from George Hume to his noble family in Scotland were interesting of life in 18th century Virginia. George Washington is mentioned in surveys of several Tidewater counties recorded by Hume. Some of the surveys are signed: George Hume, Surveyor; George Washington, Assistant Surveyor. Hume was Crown Surveyor of Orange Co., VA., having been commissioned by King George II, when Culpeper County was cut off from Orange County in 1749. He moved to the newly formed Culpeper in the early 1750's and lived there until his death.∼Immigrant ancestor. Son of George Home and his wife Margaret Home, born in Wedderburn Castle. At the age of 17 George fought against King George I in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 ("the Fifteen"). After its failure, he was condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, but this sentence was reduced to banishment to the colonies. He settled in Virginia and married Elizabeth Proctor, daughter of George Proctor and Mary ______. In Virginia, he became a surveyor, and even helped to teach a young George Washington how to survey. He died about 1760 in Culpeper County, but the location of his grave is unknown. The spelling of his surname was later changed to Hume (as it is pronounced). He is the originator of most Southern Hume lines in the US.
He died between 2 Apr 1760 (when he wrote a sibling a letter) and 19 June 1760 (when his estate was probated and divided among his sons).
In 1723 he was an assistant to the chief surveyor of William and Mary College and three years later he was hired by the college as the official surveyor. In 1727/8 he made the first survey of the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia and met and married Elizabeth Proctor.
George Hume surveyed for Lord Fairfax, 1743-50. Served as a lieutenant in Spotsylvania County's Continental troops under command of Capt. William Bledsoe. Letters from George Hume to his noble family in Scotland were interesting of life in 18th century Virginia. George Washington is mentioned in surveys of several Tidewater counties recorded by Hume. Some of the surveys are signed: George Hume, Surveyor; George Washington, Assistant Surveyor. Hume was Crown Surveyor of Orange Co., VA., having been commissioned by King George II, when Culpeper County was cut off from Orange County in 1749. He moved to the newly formed Culpeper in the early 1750's and lived there until his death.∼Immigrant ancestor. Son of George Home and his wife Margaret Home, born in Wedderburn Castle. At the age of 17 George fought against King George I in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 ("the Fifteen"). After its failure, he was condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, but this sentence was reduced to banishment to the colonies. He settled in Virginia and married Elizabeth Proctor, daughter of George Proctor and Mary ______. In Virginia, he became a surveyor, and even helped to teach a young George Washington how to survey. He died about 1760 in Culpeper County, but the location of his grave is unknown. The spelling of his surname was later changed to Hume (as it is pronounced). He is the originator of most Southern Hume lines in the US.
He died between 2 Apr 1760 (when he wrote a sibling a letter) and 19 June 1760 (when his estate was probated and divided among his sons).
George was the son of Lord George Hume of Barony of Wedderburn and Margaret, his wife, and was born at Wedderburn Castle, Scotland. He was 17 when the Scots rose against George I in the Jacobite rebellion in 1715. Because he was in the rebellion he spent time in prison and was later exiled to America where he was put ashore at Norfolk, Virginia in 1721.
In 1723 he was an assistant to the chief surveyor of William and Mary College and three years later he was hired by the college as the official surveyor. In 1727/8 he made the first survey of the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia and met and married Elizabeth Proctor.
George Hume surveyed for Lord Fairfax, 1743-50. Served as a lieutenant in Spotsylvania County's Continental troops under command of Capt. William Bledsoe. Letters from George Hume to his noble family in Scotland were interesting of life in 18th century Virginia. George Washington is mentioned in surveys of several Tidewater counties recorded by Hume. Some of the surveys are signed: George Hume, Surveyor; George Washington, Assistant Surveyor. Hume was Crown Surveyor of Orange Co., VA., having been commissioned by King George II, when Culpeper County was cut off from Orange County in 1749. He moved to the newly formed Culpeper in the early 1750's and lived there until his death.∼Immigrant ancestor. Son of George Home and his wife Margaret Home, born in Wedderburn Castle. At the age of 17 George fought against King George I in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 ("the Fifteen"). After its failure, he was condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, but this sentence was reduced to banishment to the colonies. He settled in Virginia and married Elizabeth Proctor, daughter of George Proctor and Mary ______. In Virginia, he became a surveyor, and even helped to teach a young George Washington how to survey. He died about 1760 in Culpeper County, but the location of his grave is unknown. The spelling of his surname was later changed to Hume (as it is pronounced). He is the originator of most Southern Hume lines in the US.
He died between 2 Apr 1760 (when he wrote a sibling a letter) and 19 June 1760 (when his estate was probated and divided among his sons).
In 1723 he was an assistant to the chief surveyor of William and Mary College and three years later he was hired by the college as the official surveyor. In 1727/8 he made the first survey of the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia and met and married Elizabeth Proctor.
George Hume surveyed for Lord Fairfax, 1743-50. Served as a lieutenant in Spotsylvania County's Continental troops under command of Capt. William Bledsoe. Letters from George Hume to his noble family in Scotland were interesting of life in 18th century Virginia. George Washington is mentioned in surveys of several Tidewater counties recorded by Hume. Some of the surveys are signed: George Hume, Surveyor; George Washington, Assistant Surveyor. Hume was Crown Surveyor of Orange Co., VA., having been commissioned by King George II, when Culpeper County was cut off from Orange County in 1749. He moved to the newly formed Culpeper in the early 1750's and lived there until his death.∼Immigrant ancestor. Son of George Home and his wife Margaret Home, born in Wedderburn Castle. At the age of 17 George fought against King George I in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 ("the Fifteen"). After its failure, he was condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, but this sentence was reduced to banishment to the colonies. He settled in Virginia and married Elizabeth Proctor, daughter of George Proctor and Mary ______. In Virginia, he became a surveyor, and even helped to teach a young George Washington how to survey. He died about 1760 in Culpeper County, but the location of his grave is unknown. The spelling of his surname was later changed to Hume (as it is pronounced). He is the originator of most Southern Hume lines in the US.
He died between 2 Apr 1760 (when he wrote a sibling a letter) and 19 June 1760 (when his estate was probated and divided among his sons).
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