John Hughes b abt 1818 VA; s/o Daniel Hughes and Sarah Tyree. John Hughes m. 31 Dec 1836 to Matilda Bentley b abt 1823 KY; d/o Thomas Bentley and Mary Margaret Crase. Children of John Hughes and Matilda Bentley;

1. Nancy Hughes b abt 1832 KY; m. 25 Jan 1855 Letcher Co KY to William Wright b about 1827 McRoberts, Perry Co, (now Letcher) KY; s/o Joel Martin Wright and Susannah Unknown.

2. Gabriel Hughes b 11 May 1839 Letcher Co KY d 2 Sept 1917 Letcher Co KY; m. 13 Dec 1859 Letcher Co, KY to Nancy Potter b 16 Feb 1840 Perry Co KY d 24 Dec 1909 Letcher Co KY; d/o Isaac Potter Mary Polly Houston. (1860 Letcher Co KY Census).

3. Sarah Hughes b abt 1843 KY

4. Delilah Hughes b abt 1845 KY

5. William Hughes b abt 1848 KY

6. Elizabeth Ann Hughes b 10 Mar 1850 Letcher Co KY d 22 Oct 1917; buried Holbrook Cemetery, Mayking, Letcher Co KY; m. 10 Jul 1866 Lawrence Co KY to Ransom H Holbrook b 21 Mar 1846 Letcher Co KY d 1 Mar 1894; buried Holbrook Cememtery, Mayking, Letcher Co KY; s/o William Buck Holbrook and Sarah Adams.