ansas ▁County ). ▁ ▁Hog an ▁was ▁probably ▁born ▁in ▁An son ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁Early ▁bi ograph er , ▁Jos iah ▁Sh inn ▁indicated ▁that ▁Hog an ▁had ▁lived ▁in ▁Pul ask i ▁County ▁Georgia , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁tax ▁collect or , ▁sh er iff , ▁state ▁legisl ator , ▁and ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁Georgia ▁milit ia , ▁however ▁there ▁is ▁reason ▁to ▁question ▁these ▁alleg ed ▁early ▁accomplish ments . ▁ ▁The ▁date ▁of ▁his ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Territ ory ▁is ▁somewhat ▁unclear , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁his ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁ ▁Many ▁early ▁sources ▁give ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁Little ▁Rock ▁as ▁about ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁which ▁seems ▁to ▁correspond ▁with ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁County , ▁however ▁it ▁appears ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁least ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Territ ory , ▁if ▁not ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁prior ▁to ▁this ▁appointment . ▁There ▁is ▁evidence ▁that ▁Hog an ▁may ▁have ▁originally ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Cape ▁Gir arde au ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁sout heast ▁Missouri , ▁before ▁moving ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁Ark ansas ▁County . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 8 , ▁Hog an ▁owned ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Cape ▁Gir arde