Martha Hoge
Martha Hoge/Hogg was born 17 Dec 1759 to Robert & Letitia Hoge/Hogg, approximately seven years after they had immigrated from County Down, Ireland in 1752. Her father was born in Scotland, and it is possibly that her mother, born in Northern Ireland, was also of Scottish descent. The family located in the Tuscarora Valley of Cumberland Co. PA (now Juniata Co.) in the spring of 1754. Martha was born there, and grew up with two older sisters, a younger sister and brother. An older brother born in Ireland had died before she was born, and a younger brother died in infancy. Martha and her sister Mary both married members of the McKee family, also of the Tuscarora Valley community. Martha and Thomas McKee are reported to have married on 5 Sept 1778. They resided in Butler, Butler Co. PA and lived out their lives in that town.
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 17 Dec 1759 | Tuscarora Valley, Cumberland Co. PA (now Juniata Co. PA) |
[6] | |
| Marriage | Butler, Butler Co. PA (?) (Please see Source Notes section below) |
to Thomas McKee (b. 1749 Co. Down, Ireland; d. 14 June 1814 Butler, Butler Co. PA) |
[6] | |
| Death | 1836 | near Butler, Butler Co. PA | age 76 | [W1] |
| Burial |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 6 Generation 7 Generation 8
+-- Robert Hoge
| (1721-1798)
+-- James Hoge --+
| (1766-1840) |
James Irvin Hogue --+ |
(1796-1877) | |
+-- Mary Irvin |
(1724_-1812) |
|
|
Martha Hogg---+
(1759-1836) |
+-- Letitia [unknown]
(1724-1812)
Sources: [6][7]
Children
(Children with Thomas McKee )
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McKee | M | Jan 1779 | Mary "Polly" unknown; see Source Notes. |
[6] | ||
| Robert McKee | M | 1781 | d. 1798, Butler Co. PA | [6] | ||
| Jane "Jennie" McKee | F | 9 Nov 1782 | James McKee | [6] | ||
| Hugh McKee | M | 5 Jan 1785 | Margaret Dunbar | [6] | ||
| Daniel McKee | M | 1787 | died young | d. in infancy | [6] | |
| Letitia McKee | F | 1789 | m.1810 to John Dunbar , d. 1830 Mt. Vernon, Pasey Co, Ind.; sister Margaret Dunbar m. Hugh McKee |
d. 12 Aug 1866; 8 children |
[6] | |
| John McKee | M | 1791 | not married | d. 1816, age ~25 | [6] | |
| Thomas McKee | M | 1793 | m. 1823 to unknown Bryan | res. nr. Maysville KY; one son, named Robinson, raised by Jenny Hoge Robinson |
[6] | |
| Daniel McKee | M | 1795 | m. to unknown McMullin of Butler | d. in Utah; had a large family |
[6] | |
| Robert Hoge McKee | M | 1797 | Mary "Polly" Montgomery of Butler Co. PA | of his children, son James res. nr. Claysville, Wash. Co. PA | [6] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscarora Valley, Cumberland Co. PA (now Juniata Co.) | born 1759- ~1778 | [6][W1] | |
| Butler, Butler Co. PA | ~ 1778 - died 1836 | See source notes | [W1] |
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1790 United States Federal Census, | |
| 6 | The Descendants of Robert Hoge or Hogg of Tuscarora Valley, Pennsylvania Including the Families of Lytle, McCullough, McKee, Sturgeon, Dunbar, Graham, Stitt, Harnish, Vance, Robinson, Potts, McBride. Being a copy of a manuscript prepared by Dr. Egle about 1900 for publication in a second volume of his Pennsylvania Genealogies. Dr. Egle died before this material was published. The original manuscript was purchased from Miss Catherine I. Egle by Leonard Lytle of Detroit, MI, and a copy with additional matter made by him in August, 1921. Butler Area Public Library, Butler PA. See complete text pp. 1-9
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(See Text) |
| 7 | Will of Robert Hogg,1797, filed at Lewistown, Juniata Co. PA. Images of transcription forwarded by Donald Hogue; transcriber not named. Names wife Letitia; son James Hogg; daughter Sarah & her 3 children Robert, George & Jane Graham; grandchildren Letitia & Ann McCullough; daughter Jane Robinson; daughter Mary McKee; daughter Martha McKee; grandson Robert Hogg; grandson James Irwin Hogg; Lity McCullough, Ann McCullough ("for taking care of me"). Note added by transcriber says son-in-law Hamilton Graham challenged a will of Robert Hoge, unclear if it was the will here presented. Letty & Ann McCullough were daughters of Sarah Hoge. |
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Source Notes
- Per the manuscript of Dr. Egle, James McKee (b. 1779, son of Martha Hoge & Thomas McKee) married Mary "Polly" unknown. Mary McKee (b.1787, dau. of Mary Hoge & John McKee) married "her cousin" James McKee. It is possible that Mary & her first cousin James, children of Martha Hoge & Mary Hoge, married each other, but not certain. There were other related Hoge families in the area.
Web Sites - Incomplete Documentation
| Ref. Num. | Description | Extract |
|---|---|---|
| W1 | Adams Family Tree, owner AGertsch, on ancestry.com at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/233666/person/-2083836530 notes the Hogg family only in Martha Hogg, wife of Thomas McKee, and lists Robert Hogg & Letitia his wife. It however says that the Hogg parents were married in Tuscarora Valley, which we believe to be in error, as the first son was born in Ireland. It also says that Martha Hogg & Thomas McKee were married in Butler, Butler Co. Pa, which seems unlikely, as the Hogg parents remained in the Tuscarora Valley, Juniata Co. Pa and were buried there in the McKee cemetery. The site is mainly focused on the McKee side of this family, and follows the descent from Martha Hogg and Thomas McKee through one David Albert McKee said to be their son (b. 10 Jan 1796 - d. 1 May 1847) He m. on 11 July 1816 to Mary Tweed McMillian; her parents not listed. Another son attributed to them, William McKee , is said to have been born 7 Oct 1825 in Slippery Rock, Butler Co. PA; Martha Hoge had had 10 children by 1797 and we suspect that this child born 28 years later, when Martha would have been age 65, is not in fact hers. He died 2 Feb 1901 in Jensen, Unitah Co. Utah. He married on 22 July 1851 to Sarah Ann Hodgson (her parents not listed). Six children of this couple are listed, with their spouses: David McKee, Mary Tweed McKee, William McKee Jr., Joseph Allen McKee, Sarah Ann McKee, and Louisa Ann McKee. This generation all appear to reside in Utah. Of these six, children are listed only for William McKee Jr. (1857-1938), and Louisa Ann McKee (1866-1920). This site lists Thomas McKee, husband of Martha Hogg, as born in Down Co. Ireland, his mother Jane Lettie McKee as born 1727 in Down Co. Ireland, but his father David McKee (1744-1865) as born in Massachusetts, U. S. Please see Source Notes below. |
Web Source Notes
- The Adams Family Tree, listed in the website sources, has several items that are questionable, but are not sourced. It says that Martha Hoge & Thomas McKee were married in Butler, Butler Co. PA. It seems more likely that they were married in Tuscarora Valley where both their families were from, and then migrated west to Butler Co. PA after marriage. Martha's parents did not move westward, but are both buried in the McKee cemetery near Port Royal, Juniata Co. PA. The site also says that the earlier generation of Robert Hoge and wife Letitia were married in eastern PA. We believe they married in Ireland, as the first son was born in Ireland.
There is no mention of a son David Albert McKee, nor of a son William, in the 1900 manuscript of Dr. Egle. He has the last child of Martha to be born in 1797. David Albert McKee is said to have been born in Westmoreland Co. PA in 1796. Our Thomas McKee, the father, was residing in Allegheny Co. by 1795, and in Butler Co. PA by 1796, so the birth of David Albert McKee in Westmoreland Co. PA suggests he was born to a different family. The purported son William, b. 1825, 28 years after Martha's 10th & last child reported by Egle, would have been born when Martha was age 65. We believe that the McKee parents of David Albert & William & etc. are a different line of McKees who may also have resided in or passed through PA.
