Capt. Peter Hull (d.1818) was the eldest son of Peter Thomas Hull, who settled in Crabbottom (now Bluegrass, Highland Co.) The latest research by Phyllis J. Hughes suggests that his mother was Susannah Dieffenbach rather than Peter's unknown first wife. Although their six daughters are more or less accounted for, the research strongly suggests that Peter Thomas Hull and Susanna Dieffenbach had only three other sons: Adam, George, and Jacob. They had no David, John, William, Franz Philip, etc. Those individuals belong to unrelated Hull lines. (Capt. Peter's oldest son was named Henry, however.) Unfortunately even Phyllis hasn't been able to come up with any new evidence which would definitely identify the maiden name of Capt. Peter Hull's wife Barbara. Now with regard to Captain Peter Hull, you may recall that on p.194 of Oren F. Morton's "History of Highland County," there is a muster roll, as recorded by Nicholas Seybert, for Captain Hull's company, second battalion, Augusta Co. militia, 1779. However, there seem to be some inconsistencies. For example, according to Chalkley's Chronicles, Peter replaced John McCoy as captain in 1781. So how could Peter be the captain of this same company in 1779? Could he have been the "acting" captain in 1779? (I'm groping at straws here.) Second, a few of the soldiers in the list lived long enough to apply for Revolutionary War pensions. I've looked at the ones for Adam Arbogast, Jacob Hoover, Michael Hoover, and Henry Whiteman. None of them ever mentioned serving with or under Peter Hull. Henry Whiteman wrote that he did not even move to Augusta County from Pennsylvania until the fall of 1780. The simplest answer I can think of is that the date of 1779 must be wrong. Maybe it was a postwar muster roll instead. At least that would explain why Peter Hull is omitted from the pension declarations. Since a number of individuals have used this muster roll as evidence of their ancestors' active participation during the war, I thought it might be worth discussing. Any comments? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nedra Dickman Brill" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [WVPENDLE] Peter Thomas Hull > Who was the father of Capt Peter Hull of the Revolutionary War fame who > married Barbara Peninger (not Barbara Keith)? > > Nedra > >

Thanks a million for posting this. I had no idea who the siblings were. -- [email protected] Dan Hamrick 402 23rd Street NW Canton OH 44709-3818 Telephone: 330-454-2376 > Capt. Peter Hull (d.1818) was the eldest son of Peter Thomas Hull, who > settled in Crabbottom (now Bluegrass, Highland Co.) The latest research by > Phyllis J. Hughes suggests that his mother was Susannah Dieffenbach rather > than Peter's unknown first wife. Although their six daughters are more or > less accounted for, the research strongly suggests that Peter Thomas Hull > and Susanna Dieffenbach had only three other sons: Adam, George, and Jacob. > They had no David, John, William, Franz Philip, etc. Those individuals > belong to unrelated Hull lines. (Capt. Peter's oldest son was named Henry, > however.) > > Unfortunately even Phyllis hasn't been able to come up with any new evidence > which would definitely identify the maiden name of Capt. Peter Hull's wife > Barbara. > > Now with regard to Captain Peter Hull, you may recall that on p.194 of Oren > F. Morton's "History of Highland County," there is a muster roll, as > recorded by Nicholas Seybert, for Captain Hull's company, second battalion, > Augusta Co. militia, 1779. However, there seem to be some inconsistencies. > For example, according to Chalkley's Chronicles, Peter replaced John McCoy > as captain in 1781. So how could Peter be the captain of this same company > in 1779? Could he have been the "acting" captain in 1779? (I'm groping at > straws here.) > Second, a few of the soldiers in the list lived long enough to apply for > Revolutionary War pensions. I've looked at the ones for Adam Arbogast, Jacob > Hoover, Michael Hoover, and Henry Whiteman. None of them ever mentioned > serving with or under Peter Hull. Henry Whiteman wrote that he did not even > move to Augusta County from Pennsylvania until the fall of 1780. > The simplest answer I can think of is that the date of 1779 must be wrong. > Maybe it was a postwar muster roll instead. At least that would explain why > Peter Hull is omitted from the pension declarations. Since a number of > individuals have used this muster roll as evidence of their ancestors' > active participation during the war, I thought it might be worth discussing. > Any comments? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nedra Dickman Brill" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 2:14 PM > Subject: Re: [WVPENDLE] Peter Thomas Hull > > >> Who was the father of Capt Peter Hull of the Revolutionary War fame who >> married Barbara Peninger (not Barbara Keith)? >> >> Nedra >> >> > > > > ==== WVPENDLE Mailing List ==== > Genealogy without documentation is mythology! >