<< Could you please tell me what Chronicles you speak of as being on line. We have Hodges in our family and would like to check it out. If Joyce is looking for Hodges still, some wound up in Searcy Co., AR. Tommie >> The full title is: " Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish in Virginia, Extracted from the original court records of Augusta County 1745-1800" by Lyman Chalkley. To reach them just click on: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley/">Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish </A> . By going to the index of each vol. you can click on the page number, which will take you directly to that entry. The published vols. are also available in many libraries. - Fonda

--part1_9c6b201e.2493d4b1_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 6/12/99 9:35:54 AM Central Daylight Time, jgalford88@earthlink.net writes: << Fonda, Here are the Hodges I have if you need any more information. Joyce Report Name Birth location Birth date Spouse HODGE, Abraham J. Alex 1876 Cole, Ester HODGE, Andrew Elizabethton, Carter Co., TN 1869 Clayton, Catherine HODGE, Cabel 1870 HODGE, Carter 1877 HODGE, Cassie 1866 HODGE, Cordelia C. 1881 Hodge, Jacob E. Jake HODGE, David 1880 HODGE, Delilah 1871 HODGE, Della 1843 Garland, William HODGE, Eveline 1862 HODGE, Isaac 1873 HODGE, Jacob E. Jake TN 1880 Hodge, Cordelia C. HODGE, James Calloway TN 1857 Ward HODGE, Jeremiah Estacada, OR 1867 Lane, Sarah Elizabeth HODGE, John Phinley Aft. 1882 HODGE, Joseph 1877 HODGE, Julia Ann 1833 Estep, John HODGE, Levi 1836 Garland, Angeline HODGE, Littleton 1868 HODGE, Littleton G. TN 1826 Laws, Cassie HODGE, Lydia Garland, Campbell Buckles HODGE, Margaret 1879 HODGE, Mary 1875 HODGE, Murphy 1860 Wilson, Martha Boot HODGE, Nancy Garland, Isaac HODGE, Nancy Stout, George HODGE, Nancy 1866 HODGE, Nathan H. 1860 Fritts, Polly HODGE, Nettie Aft. 1883 HODGE, Rose HODGE, Sarah Safina Doeville, TN 1860 Stout, William Nicholas HODGE, Simon 1832 Church, Caroline HODGE, Simon 1865 HODGE, Thomas Aft. 1881 HODGE, Ulysses S. A. Grant 1869 Cole, Pacific HODGE, Valentine 1872 HODGE, William 1881 HODGE, William H. 1867 Miller, Rachel >> --part1_9c6b201e.2493d4b1_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <jgalford88@earthlink.net> Received: from rly-yc05.mx.aol.com (rly-yc05.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.37]) by air-yc05.mail.aol.com (v59.34) with SMTP; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 10:35:54 -0400 Received: from avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net (avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net [207.217.120.50]) by rly-yc05.mx.aol.com (vx) with SMTP; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 10:35:41 -0400 Received: from joycealf (ip178.little-rock4.ar.pub-ip.psi.net [38.27.247.178]) by avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id HAA00673 for <Baselt2@aol.com>; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 07:35:36 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <001601beb4e1$15879180$b2f71b26@joycealf> Reply-To: "Joyce Alford" <jgalford88@earthlink.net> From: "Joyce Alford" <jgalford88@earthlink.net> To: <Baselt2@AOL.com> Subject: Re: GARNER Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 09:37:21 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Fonda, Here are the Hodges I have if you need any more information. Joyce Report Name Birth location Birth date Spouse HODGE, Abraham J. Alex 1876 Cole, Ester HODGE, Andrew Elizabethton, Carter Co., TN 1869 Clayton, Catherine HODGE, Cabel 1870 HODGE, Carter 1877 HODGE, Cassie 1866 HODGE, Cordelia C. 1881 Hodge, Jacob E. Jake HODGE, David 1880 HODGE, Delilah 1871 HODGE, Della 1843 Garland, William HODGE, Eveline 1862 HODGE, Isaac 1873 HODGE, Jacob E. Jake TN 1880 Hodge, Cordelia C. HODGE, James Calloway TN 1857 Ward HODGE, Jeremiah Estacada, OR 1867 Lane, Sarah Elizabeth HODGE, John Phinley Aft. 1882 HODGE, Joseph 1877 HODGE, Julia Ann 1833 Estep, John HODGE, Levi 1836 Garland, Angeline HODGE, Littleton 1868 HODGE, Littleton G. TN 1826 Laws, Cassie HODGE, Lydia Garland, Campbell Buckles HODGE, Margaret 1879 HODGE, Mary 1875 HODGE, Murphy 1860 Wilson, Martha Boot HODGE, Nancy Garland, Isaac HODGE, Nancy Stout, George HODGE, Nancy 1866 HODGE, Nathan H. 1860 Fritts, Polly HODGE, Nettie Aft. 1883 HODGE, Rose HODGE, Sarah Safina Doeville, TN 1860 Stout, William Nicholas HODGE, Simon 1832 Church, Caroline HODGE, Simon 1865 HODGE, Thomas Aft. 1881 HODGE, Ulysses S. A. Grant 1869 Cole, Pacific HODGE, Valentine 1872 HODGE, William 1881 HODGE, William H. 1867 Miller, Rachel --part1_9c6b201e.2493d4b1_boundary--

Joyce, Thank you for the HODGE list. I don't recognize any of the spouses on it and the dates are too late for my HODGEs. If you get your families out of KY and TN, you might want to look at Rockingham, Guilford and Orange Cos., NC, for your GARNERs. And also look at the Augusta Co, VA, Scotch-Irish Chronicles by Chalkley. There was a large group of S-I moving from VA, NC, into KY and GA. The Chronicles are on-line in 3 vols. Click on the vol. then scroll down to click on the index. Good luck, Fonda

Martha Frances Hodge or Martha Elizabeth Hodge b. 1857 Calhoun Co., GA. Child of Benjamin R. and Milbry Davis Hodge. She was married before May 1874. Was still in Calhoun County, GA at this time. Who did she marry, and who are the descendants of this line? Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Faye

BEDFORD DAILY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1948 THOMAS HODGES TAKEN BY DEATH Thomas Hodges, 80 years old, retired quarry worker, died at 10:10 o'clock this forenoon at the family residence, 1718 G street following an illness of five years. He was the son of Matthew and Malinda Hodges and was born in Lawrence county March 3, 1868. He married Nora Brinegar in 1892, who survives. Other survivors are a son, Melvin Hodges, and a daughter, Mrs. Dora Tuddy, both of Bedford; eight grandchildren and a brother, Frank Hodges, of Stonington, Illinois. Mr. Hodges was a member of the Fourteenth Street Pentecost Church. The body was prepared for burial at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Interment will be in the Judah Cemetery. MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1948 RITES HELD FOR THOMAS HODGES Funeral services for Thomas Hodges, who died at 10:10 a. m. April 22 at the family residence, 1718 G street, were conducted from the Fourteenth Street Pentecost Church, of which he was a member, with the pastor, Rev. J. L. Sipes in charge. Mrs. Paul Tidd, Miss Pearl White and Opal Pace sang "Under His Special Care", "When Jesus Beckons Me Home", and "My Last Move," to piano accompaniments played by Mrs. Glenn Craig. Flower bearers were Misses Ruth Collier, Rebecca Lake, Loberta Tidd, Mary Tidd and Helen Margaret Pace. Otis Nicholson, Howard, Otis, Vern and John Hodges and Cletus Robbins were pall bearers. Interment was in the Judah Cemetery in Marshall township.

BEDFORD DAILY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1923 DEATH OF INFANT DAUGHTER An infant daughter (Betty), one week old, of Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Hodge, died at their home north of the city last night at 8 o'clock. Funeral and burial was this afternoon at 3 o'clock at Erie. (Erie Cemetery, Shawswick Twp., Lawrence Co., IN.)

BEDFORD DAILY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27, 1943 LESLEY HODGES 77, DIES TODAY RETIRED COUNTY FARMER ILL FOR TWO WEEKS; FUNERAL FRIDAY Lesley "Shorty" Hodges, 77, retired Lawrence County farmer, died at 1:35 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter Mrs. Charles Holland, Bedford R. R. 3. He had been ill for the past two weeks. He was born in Orange County on February 6, 1865, the son of Drue C. and Rebecca Jane Smith Hodges. He moved with his parents to a farm east of Bedford while a boy. He was first married to Lillie B. Younger, on April 29, 1896. To this union, one daughter, Helen was born. Mrs. Hodges died in 1911. Mr. Hodges moved to Bedford where he later married Ida L. Johnson, who preceded him in death on March 1, 1942. Since the death of his second wife, the deceased has resided with his daughter. He was a life long member of the Leatherwood Christian Church and had served as deacon of the church for a number of years. Surviving are the daughter, one grandson, Charles Leslie; three sister, Mrs. Mollie Duncan, Lawrence County; Mrs. Hattie R. True, and Lillie L. Phillips, both of Indianapolis; three brothers Wesley Hodges, a twin brother Lawrence County; Charles Hodges, Bedford, and Frank Hodges, Orleans; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Burial will be in the Leatherwood cemetery in charge of Day - Carter & Roach, funeral directors. The body will lie in state at the Day-Carter & Roach funeral home. The funeral services will be held at the Day-Carter & Roach funeral home where the body will lie in state. BEDFORD DAILY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA SATURDAY, JAN. 30, 1943 RITES HELD FOR LESLIE HODGES SERVICES CONDUCTED FROM ELMWOOD CHAPEL AT 2 P. M. FRIDAY Funeral services for Leslie (Shorty) Hodges, retired Lawrence county farmer, who died early Wednesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Holland of Bedford, R. R. 3, were conducted from the Day-Carter & Roach Elmwood Chapel at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, with the Rev. S. S. Lappin, pastor of the Leatherwood Christian Church officiating. The Erie quartet, composed of Everett Foster, Charles Lee, Carl and Fred Younger, sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and Mrs. S. S. Lappin sang "Beyond the Sunset". Mrs. Evelyn Masten, chapel organist, provided accompaniments for the vocal selections. Floral tributes were in charge of Miss Zuliene Johnson, Mrs. Francis Root, Mrs. Hazel True and Mrs. Robert Ellison. Pall bearers were William Duncan, Ollie Hodges, J. D. True, Raymond Owens, Russell Hodges and William Wood. Burial was made in the Leatherwood cemetery.

BEDFORD DAILY MAIL MONDAY, FEB. 22, 1932 ILLNESS FATAL TO MRS. HODGES FUNERAL SERVICES WEDNESDAY 2 P. M. FROM HOME OF MRS. DAVE JOHNSON Mrs. Rebecca Jane Hodges, 89 years old, who has been in critical condition for the past two weeks with complications due to old age, passed away at 12:30 p.m. today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. C. True in Orleans. The deceased had been in failing health since the first of the year. Mrs. Hodges was born in Lawrence County on March 27, 1842 to William and Frances Dalton Smith. She was married on November 8, 1859 to Drewey Hodges, who passed away January 29, 1916. She was a member of the Leatherwood Christian Church. The deceased is survived by four daughters, Mrs. W. C. True, Orleans; Mrs. A. W. Phillips, Bloomington, Mrs. William P. Duncan, Lawrence county, and Mrs. David Johnson, Bedford; four sons, Leslie and Wesley Hodges, Lawrence county; Frank Hodges, Orleans, and Charles Hodges, Bedford; two brothers, J. Frank Smith and Elza Smith, Bedford; one sister, Mrs. Dino Moore, of Covington, KY,; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Following death the remains were removed to the Day & Carter funeral home here where they were prepared for burial and later taken to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dave Johnson, 714 20th Street, to remain until the funeral hour. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock from the Johnson home with the Rev. Harry T. Bridwell, of Clear Creek, officiating. Burial will follow in the Leatherwood cemetery. BEDFORD DAILY MAIL THURSDAY, FEB. 25,1 932 MRS. HODGES LAID TO REST BURIAL MADE IN LEATHERWOOD CEMETERY FOLLOWING FUNERAL SERVICES AT DAUGHTER'S HOME Impressive funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca Jane Hodges, who passed away Monday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. C. True, in Orleans, following a short illness, were conducted Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock from the home of another daughter, Mrs. Dave Johnson, 714 20th street, this city, with the Rev. Harry T. Bridwell, of Clear Creek, officiating. A quartet composed of Campbell Fields, A. J. Lee, J. J. Tatom and Clyde Freeman sang, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," "Going Down The Valley," and "Beautiful Land." The many floral tributes were in charge of the granddaughters of the deceased Misses Harriett True, Helen Phillips, Edith True and Evelyn Hodges. The pall bearers included grandsons of Mrs. Hodges, Charles Johnson, William Duncan, Durward True, Russell, Ollie and Paul Hodges. Burial was made in the Leatherwood Christian Church cemetery, five miles east of here.

BEDFORD DAILY TIMES-MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1921 DEATH OF MISS ADA MAY HODGE OCCURRED THIS FORENOON AT 10 O'CLOCK. FUNERAL ON THURSDAY Miss Ada May Hodge, who had been in failing health for a number of years at her home east of the city, passed away this morning at ten o'clock. She was the daughter of Drew and Rebecca Jane Smith Hodge, and was born on the home farm April 24th, 1867. She was the only child that remained at home and since the death of her mother she had been of great comfort to her father and the mainstay of the home. She was of a lovable disposition and in her long invalidism she maintained a sweet spirit of forbearance and cheerfulness that endeared her to all who came in contact with her. She is survived by her aged father, four brothers Charles, Wesley, Leslie, and Frank Hodge and four sisters Mrs. Billy Duncan, Mrs. Lillie Phillips, east of the city, Mrs. Claude True, of Mitchell and Mrs. David Johnson of this city The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at the home followed by burial at Leatherwood cemetery. NOTE: HER FATHER PASSED AWAY IN 1916 AND HER MOTHER IN 1932 SO THIS ACCOUNT IS IN ERROR AS TO WHOM SHE WAS A COMFORT TO.

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I wanted to join the chat. I downloaded the mIRC. What do I click on to get to it now since my folder has about 7 icons and I don't want to mess up my computer. I would appreciate some hints so I can join the next chat. where is the Afternet seerver? Annette Haddock -----Original Message----- From: Faye Dyess <fdy@gate.net> To: HODGES-L@rootsweb.com <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 7:17 PM Subject: [HODGES-L] IRC chat >The hodge chat on IRC will be on tonight at 9 p.m. > >Connect to the Afternet server. Join the #gen-hodge channel. > >Join us. > >To learn more visit > > http://www.rare.on.ca/users/genealogyforum/index.htm > > >Faye > > >==== HODGES Mailing List ==== >Searchable Archives at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >Archives help at: http://www.shelby.net/shelby/jr/robertsn/rwsearch.htm >New threaded Archives at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >

The hodge chat on IRC will be on tonight at 9 p.m. Connect to the Afternet server. Join the #gen-hodge channel. Join us. To learn more visit http://www.rare.on.ca/users/genealogyforum/index.htm Faye

I found the following Hodges in the 1830 census in Putnam Co., IN. The first group of #'s are free white males, and the second group of #'s are free white females. The ages apply to both groups: Under 5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100, over 100. page 177 David Hodges 1000100000000 1000010000000 page 185 Jesse Hodges 0211001000000 0111001000000 page 200 Philip Hodges 0011301000000 0000001000000 page 200 Robert Hodges 2020000100000 1210001000000 page 200 William Hodges 1100010000000 1000010000000 page 201 Elijah Hodges 2000010000000 2000100000000 page 204 Drewery Hodges 0023001000000 1200010000000 page 178 Nathan Hodgens 1000010000000 0010010000000 I am looking for information on JESSE HODGES. I believe his wife might have been Nancy (maiden name unknown) b ca 1785 KY. I believe two of his children may have been WILLIAM HODGES b. ca 1805 KY who married CATHERINE DAVIS 21 Nov 1837 IN; SARAH (SALLY) HODGES b. ca 1812 KY who married NOBLE JAMES MYERS 14 Feb 1837 KY. Jesse is not listed in the 1840 census however Nancy is listed with one male 15-20; and females between 20-30 and 50-60. In 1850 Nancy is listed with William and in 1860 she is listed with Sarah who is then a widow. In the 1850 census the children of William and Catherine are listed as NOBLE JAMES HODGES b ca 1838; NATHAN HODGES b ca 1841; WILLIAM S. HODGES b ca 1843; GEORGE W. HODGES b ca 1846; JOHN H. HODGES b ca 1848. The children of Sarah and Noble are listed in the 1850 census as ELIZA ANN MYERS b 22 Jan 1838; MARTHA E. MYERS b ca 1841; NATHAN B. MYERS b ca 1846 (killed in the Civil War); PRESTON N. MYERS b ca 1848; CYNTHIA J. MYERS b Jan 1850. I am only speculating that William and Sarah are brother and sister. However with Nancy living with the different ones in the 1850 and 1860 census that leads me to this speculation. Also with the naming of the children of both families it leads me to believe that they are definitely related. The one thing that puzzles me is that if Jesse is the father, why is there not a child in either family named after him? The only Hodges households that had a female between the ages of 40 and 50 were Jesse, Philip and Robert. I have a copy of Drewry/Drury/Drewery Hodges will that I received from Putnam County. He has been eliminated as it names his wife and children. This has been such an elusive family I really need help. I am sorry for the length of this mail; but didn't know how to explain it more briefly. Thank you. Phoebe Pantier Bush PSBU@aol.com

I just learned I may have a distant family branch in Wisconsin. I have little information, but is anyone researching a James HODGE, b 1842 in Wales; d 1881 in Wisconsin? His parents were Isaac HODGE, b 1806 in Pembroke, Wales and Esthel SKONE, b 1812 in Castlemartin (sp?), Wales. Any information appreciated. Sharon in Phoenix

I have copies of cemetery internment cards and obituaries for James E. HODGE and Addie EVANS Hodge. These two people were buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park James Elmo Hodge - b. March 4, 1893 d. December 23, 1953 m. Mary VASS address 251 N. Main St., Wickliffe Yo.(Youngstown), Ohio Son of George Vincent and Rose Davis Hodge. Two sisters: Mrs. Emma Hubler and Mrs. Hazel Phillips Addie Evans Hodge - b. Nov. 26, 1877 (or 1887) d. Mar 28, 1941 Daughter of Marion and Amanda Shirey Evans. 3 sisters and 4 brothers. If you are related and would like one of these obits and internment cards, email privately and I will send. Julie in Columbus, OH Zinns@Juno.com ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Is anyone else having trouble getting into the searchable archives? I have been trying for three or four days and no luck. I am now being told that the requested URL/cqi-bin/listsearch.pl is not found on my server. Pat James (Woody)& Pat Adams Rockledge, FL. E-mail:<jamadam@digital.net>

Forwarded message. Please reply to: cosmcray@bellsouth.net Diana -----Original Message----- From: Stephanie Cosme <cosmcray@bellsouth.net> To: HODGES-L-request@rootsweb.com <HODGES-L-request@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, June 06, 1999 3:14 AM Subject: Colby Allen Elijah Hamilton Hodges >Hello, >My mother is a Hodges and my uncle Charles Hodges of Camden Arkansas is >looking up information for our family tree. Colby Allen Elijah Hamilton >Hodges was a white male who (my great grandfather) resided in Quachita >County Arkansas and was Married to >S. L. Ponder on November 28, 1889. He was 22 years old and she was 18 >at the time. >I am not sure, but I think her given name was Sarah Littie my mothe is >asleep and I can't ask her right now. I am helping my uncle find info >and he has a lot more background and >links than I do. My grand father's name was Walter H. Hodges and he >also grew up in >Arkansas, but lived here in Louisiana the last years of his life. His >father went by the initials of C. H. Hodges and this is how it is listed >on the copy of the marriage certificate my uncle gave us. Well i guess >that about sums it up for now. Look forward to your reply and like your >site very much. > >Love, >Stephanie > >

Hi Bob, While you're looking at the Franklin Co. area, please let me know if you run across any on my Ambrose Hodge/s. 1759 Halifax Co., Va Pleas Bk. 2, Part 2, P. 360 (Wm. file) Ambrose Hodges assigned to road work with Edmund, Welcom, and James Hodges Circa 1765, Ambrose md. Elizabeth Barton d/o Joshua Barton. No record of marriage has been found but it was recorded in Isaac Barton's Bible. 1769 Land Entry in Pittsylvania Co., Va. Hodges, Ambrous (sic) Page 458 in Index to Pittsylvania Co. Land Entries 1737-1770 "Ambrous Hodges 400A on Pigg River beginning on Joshua Bartons line then down the river on both sides ( Brunswick Entry rec. Bk 1-458) 8/25/1769" [ This land is located in the Blackwater District, about 3 miles west of Rocky Mount, Va., on Route 756 and south of Route 640. The intersection is called 6 Mile Post.] Ken in Orlando At 07:26 PM 06/05/1999 -0400, you wrote: >I found my first clues to the connections that I am exploring here in the >old Entry Record Book for Lunenburg and Halifax Counties, Virginia. It has >been republished by Marina Dodson Chiarito and is an invaluable source on >this area.

The land entries I cited in part 2 describe claims in two areas. I will try to describe the geography but a map will be a lot of help. In Franklin Co., Va., east of Rocky Mount, is a large plateau called the Coaling Ground, because it was the site of charcoaling operations to support the iron works near Rocky Mount. At the eastern edge is the valley of Chestnut Creek, cutting steep ridges and hollows along Chestnut Mountain. Pigg River runs along the north side of the Coaling Ground, turns the head of Chestnut Mountain, where Chestnut Creek joins it, then flows east . To the south, on the east side of Chestnut Mountain, is the valley drained by Snow Creek. Snow Creek flows southwest to northeast, until it is turned north by Turkeycock Mountain. Snow Creek enters Pittsylvania County, turns the head of Turkeycockand is joined by Turkeycock Creek, which drains the area on the east side of Turkeycock Mountain. A short distance later, Snow Creek joins Pigg River. Just to the east is a long unnamed ridge that forms the watershed between Pigg River and the Banister River watershed. Several shorter creeks flow from this ridge into Pigg River below its confluence with Snow Creek, including Harping Creek and Pie Creek. Tributaries on the opposite side of Pigg River include Reddies Creek and Jonakin Creek. Owens Creek also flows into the Pigg River on the north side, but further west in Franklin County, near the end of a long lowground that extends along Pigg River between Chestnut Mountain and Turkeycock Mountain. In the 1730's raiding by northern Indians, particularly the Seneca, drove out the local Indians along both sides of the Warrior's Path, later called the Carolina Road, and approximately the route of present day U.S. 220. Early settlers arriving found old Indian cornfields inthe low grounds. This area is hilly and rocky, but the low grounds or "corn bottoms" are fertile. William Grey and Ashford Hughes were land speculators who obtained "orders in council" for a grant of 10,000 acres. The entry for the grant is found in the Land Entry Book on page 11: (Jan.9.1743 Surv.d R.W.) W.m Grey and Ashford Hughs enter by Order of Council for 10.000 Acres on both sides of Pig River beginning at the lower End of the first G.t lo grounds extending on both sides up the s.d River for Qu.t The other land entires that I have mentioned are clustered around either end of this huge grant. Typically, these orders in council grants were conditioned on the grantee settling a certain number of families on the land within a certain period. My supposition is that the men that I am interested in may have come to the area as "settlers" on the Grey-Hughes grant, but, while nominally tenants of Grey and Hughes, were developing their own properties along the borders of the Grey-Hughes tract. Bob Hodges

I found my first clues to the connections that I am exploring here in the old Entry Record Book for Lunenburg and Halifax Counties, Virginia. It has been republished by Marina Dodson Chiarito and is an invaluable source on this area. At that time, land was acquired by first making an "entry" in the book of the county surveyor. The surveyor then came and surveyed the property. With the survey and payment of fees (called Treasury rights, reflecing the practice of allowing claimants to pay money to obtain what used to be headrights for importation of colonists), the claimant obtained a warrant. He could then submit the warrant and survey to the Land Office and receive letters patent for the land. After the Land Office reopened during the Revolution (it closed when the Royal government was driven out and did not reopen for several years), patents came to be called grants. Here are the land entries: (Mar.20.1746 Surv.d R.W.) Robt. Hodges enters for 300 Acres beg: at the Mouth of TurkeyCock thence up and down both sides Snow Cr. Pd. Walton 5/91/2 Rites. Mar.20.1746 Surv.d R.W.) Robt. Hodges enters 200 Acres beg: at his Cabbin on Chestnut Cr. thence up & down. Transferr'd to Israel Pickins. Pd. Walton 5/7 Rites. (Surv.d R.W.) Isaac Atkinson enters 150 Acres on Pig Rr. beg: his Cabbin thence up and down both sides. (Surv.d R.W.) David Caldwell enters 400 Acres on both sides Pig Rr. beg: at a W.O. marked D C thence up. transferr'd Thos. Hall. (surv.d R.W.) Wm. Owen enters for 200 Acres on Pig Rr. beg: at the Mouth of Ruddy's Cr. thence up & down. Transferr's to Wm. Atkinson. Paid Walton 25/ for the Rites. (Mar.21 Surv.d R.W.) Robt. Hooker enters 200 Acres on the So. side Pig Rr. beg: at Hodges's upper Line thence up. (Surv.d R.W.) Wm. Hunter entes 200 Acres on the N. side of Pig R. beg: at a tree mark'd W H thence down. These entries all appear consecutively on page 53 of the Entry Record Book. Then on page 58 (not consecutive): 78 Wm. Atkinson with 20 pence enters 50 Acres of Land including his mill on Harping Cr. - Transfer'd to William Justice by Order of Wi. Adkinson (Surv.d R.W.) Wm. Owen enters for 200 Acres beg: at the Mo. of the Cr. below his Planatation running up the Cr. & up & Down Pig Rr. Paid Walton 12/6 the Rites. (Surv.d R.W.) Wm. Atkinson enters for 200 Acres beg: at a Beech Mark'd A W on the Nth. Side Pig Rr. Running up the Rr. 81 (Ap.15.1747) Robt. Hughes enters for 400 Acres beg: on Wm. Atkinson's Line thence up both sides Ruddy's Cr. Page 59: (Survy.d for Robt. Hodges see Picens J.B. ) Israel Pickins enters for 400 Acres beg: in the Gt. Fork of Chestnut Cr. thence up & Down. Paid Walton 9/2. Transfer'd to Wm. Owen and from Wm. Owen to Robt. Hodges. 82 (transfer'd to R.t Walton Surv.d pr W.S.) Wm. Mullins enters for 400 Acres on both sides of Bull Run a br. of Black Water beg: at a Poplar mark's W M in the Head of a Spring thence up & down the Cr. Pd. Walton 5/9 Rites. (Surv.d J.B.) Abraham Bailey enters 400 Acres begin in the fork of Camp Cr. thence up & down. Given to Thomas Hall. (Surv.d R.W.) Thomas Hall enters for 400 Acres on Pye Cr. beg: at the Gt. Buffaloe Lick Running up & down both sides. /given to Robt. Walton/ Paid Walton 6/5 Rites. Transfer's to Robt. Walton. (Ap.15.1747 Surv.d R.W.) Ashford Hughes enters for 400 Acres begin: on the lower line of the Grant between himself & Gray thence up and down the Nth. side of Pig Rr. & up Owens Cr. The on page 60: (Surv.d R.W.) Thoms. Hall junr. enters for 400 Acres beg: on Thos. Hall Senr. upper Line when Survy'd on Pye Cr. thence up both sides. Pd. Walton 5/5 - trans. to R. Walton - repaid per G.W. Jim Sims' posts on William Hodges have started to give you a flavor for the relationships we are going to see. Next, a little more information on who these people are. Bob Hodges