Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p John Hogan (1740 – April 1810) was an American planter and soldier from Orange County, North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina state senate in 1779.It is widely believed that John was born in Prince William County, Virginia. By 1770, he had married Mary Lloyd, daughter of Col. Maj. Thomas Lloyd III (b. abt 1710, d. 1792) who had come to Orange Co, NC in 1753 from Prince George Co, Virginia. The couple settled in Orange County, North Carolina by 1772, and bought a farm near Chapel Hills, which is still owned by some members of the Hogan family. In 1775, he was elected colonel of the Minute Men of Orange County; chairman of the Safety Committee in 1776, Justice of the Peace 1777, county trusty in 1778, and Senator in the North Carolina General Assembly from Orange County in 1779. In 1792, he was one of several donors of 200 acres of land to insure siting of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.In 1793, he contracted to make the bricks to build what is now called 'Old East,' the oldest state university building in the nation. His name is among those of the land donors on a large marble tablet prominently displayed in Memorial Hall at the University.In the fall of 1795, Col. Hogan moved west with his two married sons, Thomas and John, and his only known daughter, Margaret Lloyd (Hogan) Kimble, to Brush Creek, territory south of the Ohio River. By 1798 he had purchased 1047 acres of land on Brush Creek and the Cumberland River.". }
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- John_Hogan_(North_Carolina) abstract "John Hogan (1740 – April 1810) was an American planter and soldier from Orange County, North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina state senate in 1779.It is widely believed that John was born in Prince William County, Virginia. By 1770, he had married Mary Lloyd, daughter of Col. Maj. Thomas Lloyd III (b. abt 1710, d. 1792) who had come to Orange Co, NC in 1753 from Prince George Co, Virginia. The couple settled in Orange County, North Carolina by 1772, and bought a farm near Chapel Hills, which is still owned by some members of the Hogan family. In 1775, he was elected colonel of the Minute Men of Orange County; chairman of the Safety Committee in 1776, Justice of the Peace 1777, county trusty in 1778, and Senator in the North Carolina General Assembly from Orange County in 1779. In 1792, he was one of several donors of 200 acres of land to insure siting of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.In 1793, he contracted to make the bricks to build what is now called 'Old East,' the oldest state university building in the nation. His name is among those of the land donors on a large marble tablet prominently displayed in Memorial Hall at the University.In the fall of 1795, Col. Hogan moved west with his two married sons, Thomas and John, and his only known daughter, Margaret Lloyd (Hogan) Kimble, to Brush Creek, territory south of the Ohio River. By 1798 he had purchased 1047 acres of land on Brush Creek and the Cumberland River."".