Sarah Hughes and daughter-in-law Elizabeth Childers
The speculation that follows is an attempt to explain the referencein the LWT of Sarah Hughes, proved in Goochland County Virginia in 1730, to a granddaughter Elizabeth Cannon.
John Cannon married Hester (Ester) Pledge in Henrico County, Virginia prior to 1 Apr 1686. Theywere both deposed in a court case, Polley vs Pledge,in Henrico County that was decided on that date. In the John Cannon deposition he stated that he lived near John Pledge for four or five years.On 27 Jun 1687 John Pledge gave 50 acres of land to John Cannon entailed to his heirs begotten of the body of his wife Ester. On 23 Oct 1690 John Cannon received a patent for 158 acres of land adjacent to the property of John Pledge. Sometime after the death of John Pledge, John Cannon exchanged 50 acre parcels of land with John Pledge, Junior. It must be assumed that this exchange was to align that part of the original Pledge property now in possession of John Cannon with the newly patentedland. John Cannon died in 1696 after making a will, dated 10 May 1696, that was proved in Henrico County on 1 Feb 1696/7.By the time the will was proved his widow Hester was remarried to Abraham Childers, Junior.
Now for the speculation. The reason for the rapid marriage of the widow Cannon was that she was pregnant with Elizabeth.The child, known as Elizabeth Childers, was actually the daughter of John Cannon and grew up to marry Stephan Hughes, son of Sarah Hughes.It would be quite natural for a daughter of this union to be named Elizabeth Cannon Hughes.In the LWT of Sarah Hughes the use of the middle name of the granddaughter was intended to distinguish her from her mother.
A rather simple explanation, would appreciate any comments.
Dan Wallace