Humes and Hume
Ireland -> Pennsylvania 18th Century (or 1803), eventually to Crawford County in north-west PA
Information from Humes Family by John Lindberg, sent to me by Sue Thompson, and from James R. Hume's Hume Family Home Page.
See also this Humes line.
Supposedly a Scotch-Irish family, possibly from Co. Antrim, purportidely tracing back to Clan Home in the Berwick area of Scotland. The extended family was one of the first settlers of the area of Crawford County that later became the boundry between Cambridge & Woodcock townships.
My 7th Great Grandfather, ? Humes?
would be born circa 1715-20[*]
2 Children: Speculation: (See my reasoning from plat maps and other notes at the bottom of the page) Of the two brothers, it would appear that Archibald's original lands were along Gravel Run, from the mouth at French Creek eastwards to what is now the Borough of Woodcock, extending North into modern Cambridge Township (due east of the modern Borough of Venango) and South into modern Woodcock Township (tracts 139 & 151) as well as (originally or only later on?) co-owning along with a relative of his wife (John Shearer, Jr. noted as being a Virginian of Irish descent) a portion in modern Cambridge due North of the modern Borough of Woodcock. While John Thomas had the land just east of that, likewise in both of modern Cambridge & Woodcock Townships (tracts 137, 141, & 146, or at least the northern half of 146, the rest possibly belonging to the Greenlee's along with tract 149 to the south)
My 6th Great Grandfather, John Thomas Hume(s)
Family came to Pennsylvania ca. 1797 (or does this apply just to his son Robert?). Other sources say family came from Ireland to the USA around 1803 (Lindberg).
married 2nd Jane Hume (born in Eire, PA, no known connection).
Six Children (all w/1st Wife):
My 5th Great Grandfather, Robert Hume
Born Abt. 1767 in Ireland. Died 23 Aug 1840 in Crawford Co., PA ae.73. Buried Gravel Run Cem., Woodcock Twp., Crawford Co., PA. Married c. 1800 to Jane Humes.
possibly Robert John Humes.
David W. Hume's biography claims he was a native of Scotland.
Some sources say Robert preceded his brothers. Middle initial is possibly I, though there may be confusion with his nephew.
Settled on a farm in Cambridge Twp. in 1797 which is now known as the David Humes farm. A Robert Humes was granted the 100 acre tract 137 on Nov. 8, 1796 and likewise a Robert Humes was granted the 200 acres tract 141 with a note of 'deed executed in 1813. Note: tract 137 is the tract just north of tract 141, which in turn is one of the tracts on the boundary with Woodcock Twp. (specifically tracts 145 & 146 in Woodcock Twp.)
From the History of Cambridge Township: "Robert Humes was one of the foremost pioneers. He was a native of the Emerald Isle, and came to Meadville in 1796, but probably not to Cambridge Township until the spring of 1797. He remained till death on the farm now owned by D. W. Humes in Tract 141."
On 1800 Census in Mead Township (Cambridge Township was created from Venango township in 1852. It appears that the census of 1800 pre-dates the creation of several townships in July of 1800, including the creation of Venango from Mead) there is a Robert Humes household (which I presume is him) (Sheet 9, reel M32-38, page 9): 1 male 26-45 (he would be ~33) & 1 female 16-26 (Jane would be 16)
Appears to be the following entry on the Rockdale Township (portions of both Woodcock & Cambridge Townships were originally part of Rockdale Township, which in turn was, pre-1801, part of Mead Township) listing in the 1810 census: Robert Humes household: 1 male & 1 female 26-44 (Robert would be ~43 & Jane 26), 4 males 10 or under (John, Archibald, Robert, & Thomas - younger children not yet born)
1820 Census for Rockdale Township (page 67) has Robert Humes household: 1 male ae >44 (Robert, ae ~53), 1 female 26-44 (Jane, 36), 2 males 16-25 (John ae. 18 & Archibald), 1 male each 16-18 (Robert) & 10-15 (Thomas, 2 males & 2 females <10 (Jane ae10, James, Mary ae3, & David ae1, Margaret apparently not yet born), 2 adult males involved in agriculture Nine Children:
My 4th Great Grandmother, Margaret Ann "Mertie" Hume/Humes
Born 1820. Died 16 Feb. 1863. Buried N. Richmond Cem., Richmond Twp., Crawford C., PA. Married in 1843 to William Rice Merriam
Other sources say she died circa 1909.
Lived in Pennsylvania.
Listed as "Catherine" on the 1860 census.
Three to Six Children:
Other notes- I can't figure out which individuals the following refer to, can anyone make sense of this?
There is an Archibald Hume, Esq., in Philadelphia in 1742, who is this? The eldest Archibald would be too young to be this individual, might this be his father, my 7th Great Grandfather?
In addition to Archibald Humes (given above), I have come across the following Pennsylvania revolutionary war references- Lt. Robert Hume aboard the Ranger armed boat, Christian Humes Washington Co., James Humes Cumberland Co., James Humes York Co., John Humes Cumberland Co., William Humes "Pa. Musky. Bn.", and several from Lancaster Co.: John Hume, Thomas Hume, William Hume, Robert Humes, & Samuel Humes
1800 Census for Mead Township (Sheet 12, reel M32-38, page 12) has two other Humes listings: Archabald (either Robert's uncle or more likely his brother): 1 male & 1 female 45 or older, 2 female 16-26, 2 males & 1 female 10-16, 2 females & 3 males 10 or younger, & David Humes (no idea who this is, but other transcriptions give this as David Hunnel) (1 male & 1 female 26-45, 1 female each 16-26 & 10-16, 1 female & 3 males 10 or under).
1810 Census (just a few entries below Robert's listing), also has a Thomas Humes household with 1 male & 1 female 26-44, & 3 females & 1 male 10 or under. Doctor & 2 Sherer (Shearer?, John & John jur) also listed nearby). Further on the next page are the adjacent entries for James Humes (1m & 1f ae 26-44, 4f & 1m 10 or under) & Archibald Humes (1m & 1f >45, 2m 16-25, 1m 10-15).
1820 Census for Rockdale has a Thomas Humes household: 1m & 1f 26-44, 1f 16-25, 1m & 1f 10-15, 1m & 3f <10, also includes 1 foreigner, with Thomas involved in Agriculture. Further down the page is an entry for Archibald Humes (presumably the eldest of the Archibalds): 1m & 1f >44, 1m 16-25, with one of the males involved in Agriculture. Two lines below that are listed three Humes households: James (1m & 1f 26-44, 1m & 1f 26-44, 1m 16-18, 1f 16-25, 3f 10-15, 3m & 1f <10, 2 adult males involved in agriculture), Thomas (1m & 1f 26-44, 1f 10-15, 2m & 2f <10, the adult male involved in Agriculture), & John (1m & 1f 26-44, 1m & 2f <10, the adult male involved in Agriculture). On the next page is a John Humes household (1m 26-44, 1f 16-25, 1m 10-15, 1m & 2f <10, along with 1 foreigner and the adult male is involved in agriculture)
1830 Crawford Census Index lists the following Humes- Alexander, Robert, & Thomas T. in Venango Twp.; James, John, John C., John S., Robert, & Thomas in Woodcock Twp.
Some have claimed that the first settler of the Borough of Woodcock was a James Humes in 1791, but the 1876 Borough Sketch of Crawford County has that Jacob Kepler was the first and only resident when it was 1st surveyed in 1818 (he having bought his lot in 1818).
John Shearer, Jr. & Archibald Humes were granted the 191 acre tract 138 in Cambridge Twp. on Nov. 8, 1796 which was later executed by deed to Shearer in 1812. Which Archibald Humes is this? The Connection to the Shearer family makes me think this is the brother of my 6th GGF, but since it is in Cambridge Twp. this makes me think it is the brother of my 5th GGF.
An Archibald Humes (Which one?) was granted the 150 acres tract 139 in Cambridge Twp. on Nov. 9, 1796 100 acres of which was later purchased by Michael Sherritz on Sep. 19, 1808.
similarily, an Archibald Humes (Again, which one?) had 150 acres in tract 151 of Woodcock Township on Nov. 9, 1796 which was later assigned to John Fredebaugh in a deed executed Dec. 28, 1804
--The last two you'll note are dated the same originally and they are the tracts just north and south, respectively, of the Gravel Run region, on the west side of the Borough of Woodcock, where the Eldest Archibald settled (which does not seem to be included in any such tract #). Perhaps this was him selling off the far northern and southern portions of his grant? Also, in a Pennsylvania Warrent Register for Crawford County, specifically #H1 in book C.59 pages 233-4 "Mead" and in Vol. H-13 pg 533, there is a Survey Warrent to Archibald Humes from 13 Aug. 1801 for 400 acres which was "Returned" (?) 25 Apr. 1816 as 310.87 acres. Yet again, Which Archibald?
George D. Humes is listed as Treasurer charter officer of Cambridge Lodge, No. 901, I. O. O. F. in the charter of January 14, 1875. and is listed as a founding (?) member of Cambridge Grange, 168, P. of H. on July 1, 1874. I suspect this refers to George D. Humes, aka flumes, b. 1828, (son of Robert Humes & Mary Doctor), a noteworthy local one-armed Justice of the Peace.
Near Woodcock Borough is Humes & Williams cheese factory. (Woodcock Township History from the 1885 Township Sketch of County History) (This would seem to be connected to James, brother of my 4th Great Grandmother)
John C. Humes, John D. Humes, & John J. Humes are among the 9 trustees on a land deed for the new Woodcock Methodist Episcopal Church bulding in 1837/8 (previously known as the Rockville M.E. Church and originally the Gravel Run M.E. Church).
I have also come across scans of a pair of plat maps of the two townships of interest, but unfortunately the works are undated. They have the following Hume(s) entries:
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