NINTH GENERATION
338. Vincent HOBBS Sr.89 was born about 1720 in Dorchester, England.89 He immigrated in 1735 to Port of Dover, DE.89
He married Mary Hannah SHELBY who is referred to
as "Hannah" on most legal documents. She is believed to have been
a niece of Evan SHELBY, Sr., who died in Maryland before the rest of the SHELBY
family moved to Southwest Virginia.
Vincent HOBBS remained in Maryland until about 1769 when he and his son-in-law,
John BENHAM, went to Holston region of Southwest Virginia. John BENHAM built
a fort there. BENHAM made a settlement in Turkey Cove in Lee County about 1780,
but Abingdon people claim he and his wife are buried in an marked grave near
Abingdon.
Vincent HOBBS was born about 1720 and died after 1808. The last known record
for Vincent and wife appeared in a Court of Quarters Sessions hearing for Lee
County on the 26 day of May 1808. It ordered that the overseers of the poor
receive Vincent HOBBS and his wife on their list and provide for them according
to the law. It is not known exactly when or where they died. They are believed
to have been buried along the Powell River, two miles below DeBusk Mill near
Dryden, Virginia.
Vincent HOBBS married about 1742 in Maryland. When his son, Job, applied for
his war pension in Arkansas, he stated his father was Vincent and his mother
Ruth (nee THOMAS) HOBBS. Therefore, Vincent must have had two marriages.
He moved in 1765 to Holston Valley, VA.
90
He served in the military on 4 Oct 1774.
9
0 He moved in 1780 to Turkey Cove, VA. He moved in Aug 1781 to
Holston Valley, VA.90 He resided in
1795 in Washington Co., VA.89
He died in 1808 in Lee Co., VA.89
Vincent Hobbs' children were: James, who enlisted in C company to go against Indians and was gone 21 years and presumed dead by his family until his return; Mary (Polly) who married John Benham; Rebecca (Hannah) who married William Blanton, son of a member of the original group led by Daniel Boone to Kentucky; Vincent, Jr., who killed the Shawnee Chief Benge who had been responsible for 20 years of raids against the area; Joel, who fought in the Battle of King's Mountain; Ezekiel, our ancestor; Ruth; Rachel, born 24 Nov. 1767, who married John Russell 13 Sept. 1783. John's brother was killed along with Daniel Boone's son in an Indian raid; William, who was killed by Indians; Absalom, whose sons and grandsons migrated to Tipton County, IN, founding several towns including Indianapolis; and Job, who moved to the frontier five different times, eventually dying in Arkansas at age 100 plus. Vincent Hobbs suffered many material losses at the hands of the Indians, and additional losses as a result of impound.
Notes from History of Southwest Virginia 1746-1786
On the first of August 1776, the Virginia Council ordered that a commission
issue appointing William Christian, Esq., Colonel of the first battalion and
commander in chief of all the forces raised for use in the expedition against
the Cherokee Indians. Little is know of the participants in the expedition. a
Thomas Hobbs is listed as wounded.
Ezekiel Hobbs is listed as a Revolutionary Soldier from Washington Co., VA.
Thomas Hobbs listed as a Revolution Soldier and Cherokee Expedition. (Wounded)
Washington Independents afterward Company K, 37th
Virginia Infantry,
listed privates: J. L. Hobbs. Killed. August 9. 1862; J. W. Hobbs; Elkanah Hobbs.
Vincent Hobbs married about 1742 in Maryland. When his son, Job, applied for
his war pension in Arkansas, he stated his father was Vincent and his mother
Ruth (nee Thomas) Hobbs. Therefore, Vincent must have had
two marriages.
(Notes and information) are from Sandra Blanton.)
He was married to Mary Hannah SHELBY in 1742 in Maryland.89
339.
Mary Hannah SHELBY
was born about 1723 in Maryland.89 Date of
birth of 1723 and in Maryland came from John Hobbs in his GEDCOM, received Jan
28, 1997.91
Children were:
i.
James HOBBS89 was born in 1743
in Maryland.89 He was named in
the Suit Hobbs vs. Hobbs in 1805 in Virginia.90
Jean Hobbs' notes state: "Vincent, Sr. can most assuredly be excused
for selling the land as at the time James was assumed dead." He resided after 1817 in Missouri.
89
He died in 1844 in Fulton Co. MO.89
"In 1817 sold his land and later moved to Missouri. James appears
in records of Augusta Co., in which he states he enlisted in a Company to go
against the Indians and was on the frontier 21 years, lost to his family and
considered dead. A record of these years was found in Staunton, VA." (Sandra
Blanton's notes received Nov, 1996.)
169 ii.
Hannah HOBBS.
iii.
Mary Hannah HOBBS89
was born
in 1745 in Maryland.89 She died
after 1823.89
iv.
Vincent HOBBS Jr.89 was born
in 1746 in Maryland.89 He emigrated
from Tennessee. Per Sandra Blanton's notes migrated to Middle TN. Never married, great
Indian fighter. Virginia Military Records, Montgomery Co., VA, Revolutionary Heritage, has a
Vincent Hobbs listed in Capt Cloyds Company, Sept 12, 1777.
v.
Joel HOBBS was born about 1749 in Maryland.
89 He died in 1853 in Big Finey, TN.89
vi.
Absolom HOBBS
Sr. was born about 1753.89
He died about 1840.89
vii.
Rebecca HOBBS89 was born in
1745.89 She was born about 1755 in
Virginia.63 Note: (Sandra Blanton
did not have this Rebecca Hobbs as a sister, but others did.) Not sure Rebecca
belongs here. Info received from Ancestral file from the LDS, which has some
incorrect information. It was not shown that she was a member of this Hobbs
family. Placed here tentatively.
