| Name |
Hezekiah Hobgood |
| Suffix |
I |
| Birth |
ca 1725 |
Norfolk City, Virginia, British America  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Biography |
Little is known of the early years of this Hezekiah. As a loyal British subject, he was a member of the Virginia militia and saw duty for a short period of the French and Indian War of 1754 - 1763. The surviving records of the Virginia militia showed that Private Hezekiah Hopgood received pay on four different occasions -- Jan 1756, June 1756, 7 Jul 1756, and Jul 1756. He signed these pay vouchers with his mark. In the first three of these accounts Hobgood was in Captain Thomas Waggener's company; in the other, Captain Joshua Lewis's Company. At this time Captain Waggener and Captain Lewis were under the command of George Washington of the Virginia militia. When Hezekiah's name appeared on the 1758 Granville tax list, it was listed following and on the same line with James Meadows. This would suggest that Hezekiah worked for Meadows. It was about this time that James Meadows married the daughter of John Shearman - one of the early settlers of the county. It is not known with certainty who Hezekiah married but it was likely Richard Fowler's daughter, Elizabeth. Both families shared bonds for decades in Granville Co. and later Hezekiah named one of his sons Fowler. Hezekiah Hobgood was enumerated in the NC state census of 1786 in Nap of Reed's district of Granville County. He is listed as being over 60 years of age which would make him born before 1726. He had two sons, Hezekiah and Fowler, who were still in his household. His wife was Elizabeth who had been born before 1750. The other 7 white females were probably his daughters. Also listed in the 1786 census were John and Thomas who were Hezekiah's other two sons. |
| Oath |
22 May 1778 |
North Carolina, USA |
| I, Hezekiah Hobgood, do solemnly and sincerely declare and affirm that I will bear true Fidelity to the independent State of North Carolina and to the Powers & authorities which are or may be established for the good governments thereof and I do renounce any Fidelity to the present King of Great Britain, his Heirs, and Successors and that I will disclose and make known to the Governor, some member of the Council of State, Judge of the Superior Court or Justice of the peace, all Treasons, Conspiracies or attempts Committed or intended against the same which shall come to my knowledge. |
- Walter Clark. The State Records of North Carolina. Vol. XXII (Goldsboro, NC: Nash Brothers Book and Job Printers, 1907), 168.
|
| Census |
1786 |
Granville, North Carolina, USA |
| State Census, Reeds District 1786, taken by John Manire, JP.--Hezekiah Hobgood--White males under 21 & above 60: 3; white females all ages: 8. |
- Alvaretta K. Register. State Census of North Carolina, 1784-1787 (Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001), 52.
|
| Census |
1790 |
Granville Co, North Carolina, USA |
| Property, Real |
4 Aug 1791 |
Granville, North Carolina, USA |
| Hezekiah Hobgood deed to Thomas Hobgood for a token amount for the land whereon said Hezekiah now lives. |
- Joseph W. Watson, ed. Kinfolks of Granville County, North Carolina, 1765-1826 (Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Company, Pub., 1999), 81. [Granville Co Deed Book N, p 70]
|
| Property, Real |
3 Jun1798 |
Granville, North Carolina, USA |
| Thomas Hobgood deed to Hezekiah Hobgood, Sr. for the land whereon said Hezekiah now lives. |
- Joseph W. Watson, ed. Kinfolks of Granville County, North Carolina, 1765-1826 (Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Company, Pub., 1999), 112. [Granville Co Deed Book Q, p 170]
|
| Property, Real |
22 Apr 1809 |
Granville, North Carolina, USA |
| The land of John Hobgood was sold at public auction, whereon Hezekiah Hobgood now lives. |
- Joseph W. Watson, ed. Kinfolks of Granville County, North Carolina, 1765-1826 (Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Company, Pub., 1999), 164. [Granville Co Deed Book T, p 336]
|
| Death |
Apr 1816 |
Granville Co, North Carolina, USA |
| Burial |
Unknown |
| Person ID |
I34315 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
9 Apr 2022 |
| Family |
Elizabeth Fowler, b. ca 1741, Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, British America d. ca 1828, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
ca 1760 |
Granville, North Carolina, USA |
| Children |
| + | 1. John Shelton Hobgood, b. 5 Dec 1765, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA d. 10 May 1840, Nebo, Hopkins Co, Kentucky, USA (Age 74 years) |
| + | 2. Fowler Hobgood, b. ca 1768, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA d. ca 1860, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA (Age 92 years) |
| + | 3. Thomas Henry Hobgood, b. ca 1770, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA d. 10 Nov 1818, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA (Age 48 years) |
| | 4. Edie Hobgood, b. ca 1772, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA |
| | 5. Mary Hobgood, b. ca 1774, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA d. ca 1845, Gibson Co, Tennessee, USA (Age 71 years) |
| + | 6. Hezekiah Hobgood, II, b. ca 1775, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA d. ca 1841, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA (Age 66 years) |
| | 7. Massey Hobgood, b. ca 1785, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA d. ca 1859, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA (Age 74 years) |
| + | 8. Jemima Hobgood, b. ca 1787, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA d. ca 1875, Oxford, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA (Age 88 years) |
| | 9. Sarah Hobgood, b. ca 1793, Granville Co, North Carolina, USA d. ca 1850, North Carolina, USA (Age 57 years) |
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| Family ID |
F13125 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Feb 2021 |
1725 - 1816 (91 years)
