Southwest Virginia played a pivotal role in the American Revolution beginning with the Fincastle Resolutions. In 1775—more than a year before the Declaration of Independence—local leaders from what was then Fincastle County, Virginia, boldly signed the document that echoed the same fearless desire for political liberty that would soon ignite a nation.

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This story is derived from a presentation which Mike and Betty Heazel presented at the AAFA Annual Meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina in October 2001. Those who attended the presentation know the Hoge Family is related to the Alfords as far back as the 18th century.

Governor James Hoge Tyler spent the last years of his life creating a genealogy book titled "The Family of Hoge". This book traces the lineage of his great-great-great-grandparents, William Hoge and Barbara Hume, who were the American ancestors of the Hoge Family. The book was published after his death in 1927 by James Fulton Hoge. Scholars consider this work culturally significant, and it is a valuable part of our collective knowledge. Since no individual or corporation holds the copyright to this work, it can be freely copied and distributed within the United States.

This is a history of the Howe family from Caroline County, Virginia, and a detailed account of how the Civil War affected their family and the reconstruction that followed. The history of the homes and farms from the settling of the land to the turn of the century and how they have changed. There is a genealogy section of the Howe's and those that are related to them. There are many portraits of family members located throughout the book. Elizabeth Howe Married James Mayo Hoge in abt 1764. There son General James Hoge married his first cousin Eleanor Howe making them more Howe than Hoge, so they say.

Our "immigrating ancestor" was William Hoge who arrived in New Jersey from Scotland in 1682. We've traced his ancestry back to Erip, Prince of the Picts. I may be the last William Lacy Hoge in our line, so we want to share our family history, especially regarding the blending of cultures at Falls of the Ohio. Our genes and ancestors have had a significant impact on who we are today. William Lacy Hoge, Jr. was a gentle, loyal, and committed man who inspired his children and grandchildren.

This book is an attempt to share with our extended family the stories of our parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and the other ancestors from the Hoge line who extend back across the Atlantic Ocean to the ancestral homeland of Scotland. We hope you’ll enjoy sharing this journey with us.

William Lacy Hoge III

This document is part three of a series of genealogies of the children of Col. Andrew Johnston. This family compilation was collected almost entirely from publicly available documents and websites. In a lot of cases, information on living people have been omitted due to privacy concerns so all children may not be listed. Care has been taken to ensure accurate information – but in rare cases there are discrepancies, ie. Headstone dates versus Death Certificate. Sources are provided in most cases.

Peter D. Johnston, author

This document presents a detailed genealogy and family history of the Hoge-Hunter lineage, tracing the ancestry and descendants of the Hoge family, particularly focusing on William Hoge, the youngest child of James and Elizabeth Howe Hoge, and his daughter Elizabeth Hoge Hunter. It explores the family’s origins from Scotland to America, their settlement patterns, and the complex family relationships, including marriages, offspring, and notable historical connections. The document also highlights the political and social views within the family, especially during the Civil War era, and preserves the legacy of the family’s descendants.

This extensive collection of letters and family correspondence, primarily from the mid-19th century, chronicles the lives, relationships, religious experiences, and hardships of the Hoge, Hunter, Newberry, White, and related families. The documents reveal personal reflections on migration, marriage, religious devotion, the impact of the Civil War, and the challenges of frontier life in Virginia, Missouri, Illinois, and surrounding areas.

The document is a detailed compilation of the rich and extensive history of the Hawkins family, placing a particular emphasis on the American lineage of the Hoges and Howes. It meticulously traces their early settlement in Virginia, providing a vivid portrayal of their pioneering spirit and significant contributions to the formation of the community.

Daniel Dunbar Howe wrote another book, this time it is about the town of Radford and the early New River Settlers.

Belsprings Church was originally a spin off of New Dublin Presbyterian Church where John Hoge, the General’s brother, was an elder. Instead, he started White Glad Church in Belsprings along with other Hoge family members. Here is a bit of their history.

William Hoge (1669-1749) and Barbara Lambert Hume (1670-1745) met on the ship Caledonia from Glasgow to New York City in 1682. They fell in love, married in New Jersey in 1685 and eventually settled in Frederick County, Virginia in 1735. John Howe Hoge is one of their descendants. William’s son James had a son named James Mayo Hoge. His son, Daniel Howe Hoge is William’s father.

Governor Tyler married Sue Hammet. Here are their family trees with all of their ancestors. Many are Revolutionary War soldiers and first families in Virginia. Although some information is in ancestry.com, many dates were discovered in the Governor’s Diary and not listed any place else.