Robert Hoge

Immigrant 1752 from Ireland to America

ROBERT HOGE or Hogg was born Nov. 1721, a native of southern Scotland. Early in life he emigrated to County Down, Ireland. His wife Letitia was born in northern Ireland in June 1724. They were married in Ireland and at least their first child William was born there in 1751. They emigrated to America in 1752, when Robert was age 31 and Letitia age 28. By the spring of 1754 they located in the Tuscarora Valley, then in Cumberland County, now Juniata Co. PA. In June of 1756 Indian incursions along the Juniata forced the Hoge family to flee to Carlisle, where they stayed until fall of that year. Twice more they took refuge in Carlisle. Robert Hoge died on his farm in Juniata Co. 25 Jan. 1798, aged 80 years; Letitia survived him until 8 Mar. 1812. They are buried in the McKee graveyard.
Of their 7 known children, the 4 daughters and youngest son lived to maturity and married; two sons died in infancy. Our direct line ancestor is the surviving son, James Hoge.

(See The Hogue Family in Europe and America)

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	Nov. 1721	southern Scotland
Marriage	possibly ~1750 (1st child b. 1751)	expect Ireland	to Letitia unknown, possibly McCullough
Death	25 Jan 1798	Juniata Co. PA
Burial	1798	McKee Family Cemetery, south of Port Royal, Turbett Twp., Juniata Co. PA

Ancestry chart segment

Generation 6             Generation 7     Generation 8
 
                                      +-- Robert Hoge
                                      |   (1721-1798)
                     +-- James Hoge --+ 
                     |   (1766-1840)  |
 James Irvin Hogue --+                +-- Letitia [unknown]
 (1796-1877)         |                    (1724-1812)
                     +-- Mary Irvin
                         (1724_-1812)                                      
Sources: 

Children

(all children with Letitia Unknown)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
William Hoge	M	1751	Ireland	died young, not married	(d. 1753,age 2, Philadelphia)
Sarah Hoge	F	May 1753		1) George McCullough; 2) Hamilton Graham
Jane "Jenny" Hoge	F	1755		Alexander Robinson; died after 1793	d. Maysville, KY after 1793
Martha Hoge	F	Dec. 1759		Thomas McKee married 1778
Mary Hoge	F	2 Jan 1762		John McKee
Robert Hoge	M	1764		(died in infancy)
James Hoge	M	1766		Mary Irvin	Main Line

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
southern Scotland	born Nov 1721
County Down, Ireland	early life-1752
arrived in America; expect Philadelphia	1752
Tuscarora Valley, Cumberland Co. PA (now Juniata Co.)	1754-1798 death

Photos

Robert Hogg gravestone, McKee Cemetery, Turbett Twp., Juniata Co. PA

Hogg plot, McKee Cemetery

Bingham Fort marker, Juniata Co. PA

Photos contributed by Donald Hogue.
Bingham Fort built by John & James Grey, Robert Hogg, & Samuel Bingham for use by Scots Irish settlers during Indian raids.

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1790 United States Federal Census, Mifflin Co, PA, page 2. Family headed by Robert Hogue: 2 males over 16, 1 male under 16, 2 females. Mifflin is adjacent to Juniata.
2	1800 United States Federal Census Milford Twp, Mifflin Co, PA, page 2. Census page not dated. Family headed by Letitia Hogg: 1 male <10, 2 females 16-25, 1 female >45. Also on the page is her son James Hogg: 2 males <10, 1 male 26-44, 1 female <10, 1 female 26-44. There are also families headed by William Irvin and by Chris. Irvin.
3	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 p.2: Robert Hogg or Hoge, born Nov. 1721, a native of South Scotland, emigrated in early life to County Down, Province of Ulster, Ireland. He came to America in 1752. In the spring of 1754 he located on a tract of land in Tuscarora Valley, then in Cumberland County, Province of Pennsylvania. In June 1756, owing to the Indian incursions upon the Juniata, Mr. Hoge fled with his little family to Carlisle, returning only in the fall of that year. On two other occasions did this early pioneer seek safety in the then principal place of refuge west of the Susquehanna. He died on his plantation the 25th Jan. 1798, aged eighty years. His wife Letitia ____, born June 1724 in the north of Ireland, died March 8, 1812, in Juniata County Penn. and with her husband buried in what is now known as the "McKee graveyard." They had issue: 1. William, b. 1751, in Ireland; d. 1753 in Philadelphia. 2. Sarah, b. May 1753; m. first George McCullough; secondly, Hamilton Graham. 3. Jenny, b. 1755; m. ___Robinson of the Juniata settlement; removed to Kentucky, and located near Maysville, where they died, S.P.; their estate was left to a son of Thomas McKee, and grandson of Mrs. Robinson's sister Martha. 4. Martha, b. Dec. 1759; m. Thomas McKee. 5. Mary, b. Jan. 2, 1762; m. John McKee. 6. Robert, b. ___1764; d. in infancy. 7. James, b. January 1766; d. ___; m. Mary Irvin. Notes by Leonard Lytle: 1) Robert Hogg's will is on file at Lewistown, PA. It mentions wife Letitia, son James , daughters Ina, Sarah, Jane Robinson, Martha and Mary McKee; grandchildren Letitia McCullough and Ann McCullough; Robert, George and Jane Graham; Robert Hogg, James Irwin Hogg. 2) At Lewiston, PA is recorded the following deed: "Robert and Letitia Hogge of Milford to their daughter Jean Robinson and Alexander her husband 50 acres adjoining William Graham and McCollough's heirs, 1793, signed Robert Hogg, and Letitial Hogg, her X mark.	(See Text)
4	Donald Hogue Research, including family history from older family members, and visit to McKee family cemetery south of Port Royal, Juniata Co. PA.
5	Will of Robert Hogg, 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; other beneficiaries, any relationship not specified: 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. (Images at right are faint; please click twice to enlarge.)	Click image to enlarge
6	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams]	N/A

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Ref. Num.	Description	Extract
W1	Brian Flay and Carol Gerber Allred Family Treeon Ancestry.com See: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?pid=-1310303614&tid=5017872&ssrc= Descendants of Robert Hoge & Letitia; one unnamed generation of Hoge b. 1695,then John Hogg 1660-1724 & wife Janet Shanks 1672-?; 6 more generations back to Andrew Haig 1550. (unsourced beyond "other family trees" for early generations.)
W2	Hogg family tree,title "daniel", owner "liam", on Ancestry.com See: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=1514165&pid=-1928607445 This site follows the other well-known Hogue/Hoge family, and also traces back to Sir Andrew Hoge 1550. However, the link between this family and our Hoge/Hogue family is not established in the descendants. The James Hoge, son of John Hoge (1699) & Gwen Bowen_Davis, has no information.
W7	WikiTree Letitia (McCullough) Hoge (1724-1812) https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McCullough-1587; Profile manager Helen Holshouser. Biography seems transcribed/partially adapted from our website (uncited). Day & month of birth & death, and McCullough surname are new information to us, but are not referenced to accessible sources (paid website). Also references other researchers on Wikitree. born 5 June 1724 in Ulster Province, County Down, Ireland Mother of William Hoge, William Hogg, Sarah (Hoge) Graham, Jane Hoge, Jenny (Hogg) Robinson, Martha (Hoge) McKee, Mary (Hoge) McKee, Robert Hoge, Robert Hogg, James Hoge and James Hogg. died 8 Mar 1812,Tuscarora Valley, Juniata Co., PA, USA buried Spruce Hill, Juniata Co., PA 12 Mar 1812. "I visited the McKee Graveyard in July, 1921, and found it overgrown with vines and bushes. The stones are in fair condition. I set down the following inscriptions. One or two graves appeared to be marked with field stones. There was one fragment of a red grave stone but I could not make out the words." --Leonard Lytle of Detroit MI (No inscriptions included on this site)

===For additional research on the Hogg/Hoge/Hogue surname in Butler Co. PA and earlier, please see: Hogg/Hoge/Hogue Research===