"Ancestrees"

Job PUGH ¹

  General Notes:

"By the order of Job Pugh, on January 12, 1797, 31 lots were platted and a charter was drawn up for the establishment of Pughtown, (VA). Jesse Pugh was the surveyor of record. The lots were sold at $1 each and the purchasers were required to build a house with the dimensions of 16 x 16 and must have a brick or stone chimney. If these requirements were not met then the ownership of the lot would revert back to Job Pugh. The names of the streets going from a southeast to a northwest direction was Liberty Lane, Adams Street, and Turkey Lane. The streets that were perpendicular to these were South Street, Stephens Street, Lewis Street, Washington’s Street, Job Street and Denny’s Street. Some of the original landowners of these lots were John Squib, Charles Johnston, Jacob Folk, Joseph Morgan, George Swhier, Jacob Files, Joseph McKee, William King, Joshua Pickens, Samuel Hott, William Davidson, William Adams, Lewis Mc Cool, Eli Pugh, and James Davison. The post office at was established on July 1, 1808 at Pughtown. The first postmaster was William H. Holliday, followed by William Rayon, and Frederick Nadenboach." (Lynna Search) ²

Job married Ruth JOHN.