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Author: James Edward Mitchell
James Huey (aka Jas. Hughey, Sr.) was born in 1742 at Augusta County, Virginia (VA). Augusta County formed 1738 from Orange County, VA that was originally (1735) claimed by the Virginia Colony and surveyed during 1783, mapped west to the Mississippi River including the current city of Chicago, IL.
Note: Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800: An Index reprinted in 1990 compiled by Clayton Torrence and published by Genealogical Publ. Co., Inc., Baltimore reflects on pg. 220 that a will was recorded in 1760 at Lunenburg County, (VA) for Humphrey Huey. However, any relationship with James Huey, age 18, at nearby Augusta County might be coincidental.
Spouse: Sarah Mason Huey (1745-1821) appeared within the 1790 US Census of inhabitants at Chester County, SC, pg. 182, column(s) one & two. The same census lists two family males (James and Mason) under age 16, and six (Elizabeth, Dorcus, Winifred, Jane and Susan) females including a female head of family (Sarah) with husband, “James Hughey” (sic).
The Huey family relocated by 1812 from Chester County, SC to West Ouachita Parish settling near Indian Village, very near the parish line with Lincoln .
James Huey, age 96 appeared at Court in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana before a Justice of the Peace, and gave his oath with a signed handwritten -ink affidavit stating that he initially enlisted in the service of the United States (U.S.) as a militia man (Private) on 1 Aug. 1777 for 2 months in Capt. James Frost’s company, Col. Richard (aka John) Winn’s (SC) militia reserve regt; and, marched to assault a British encampment near the mouth of the Savanah River. Huey stated that when his regimental scouts arrived at the (British) encampment, they were informed that the British force had already moved against Savannah…; and, he returned home and was discharged. Huey’s service is recorded at US Nat’l. Archives Records Admin. (NARA) WDC and appears on file in the approved pension file # S.31148.
James Huey (aka Hughey) again, was mustered for Chester County [(SC) militia] during the winter of 1780 for 2 months as a militia man. He reenlisted at Chester County (SC) in the winter of 1781 for 2 months and detached as a Sergeant to Capt. James Gore’s company, (SC) militia light troops to join BrigGen. Daniel Morgan’s army; under orders of MajGen. Nathanael Greene encamped (across the Pee Dee River) at Cheraw Hill (SC). The unit hurried to stage for the battle of Cowpens on 17 Jan 1781. After two months service his company had fought and, he was discharged.
On 19 Apr 1838, Huey, age 96, gave his oath to George W. Copley, Justice of the Pease, and returned 18 miles home and died after his oath was administered at the Ouachita Parish Courthouse.
His upright new US Military Gravestone was marked on 6 Nov 2010 at Old Bryan cemetery on Alton Mills Rd., off Guyton Swamp Road at Indian Village and Hwy 144, West Ouachita Parish line with Lincoln. An official SAR grave marking dedication program was sponsored by James Huey Chapter, SAR with a six member SAR Color Guard team that presented a black powder musket salute. A new large size SAR bronze lug was dedicated, also after being set into a short, dark granite, pillow marker inscribed, Dedicated November 6, 2010 James Huey Chapter, Louisiana Sons of the American Revolution (LASSAR). Forty-five (45) individuals attended the marker dedication held at Latitude: 32.467054 and Longitude: -92.415121
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