Forwarded. -----Original Message----- From: gerry@hackley.com <gerry@hackley.com> Date: Sunday, July 04, 1999 11:30 PM Subject: Re: Alexander Hodge >Gale > > - most of my information on Alexander Hodge has been posted in the past. > > You might check the archives. He was born in 1760 in Pennsylvania. > > While still a teenager, he moved with his family to South Carolina. At > > age 18, he volunteered and fought with Francis Marion's (the Swamp Fox) > > irregulars, against the British. Hodge enlisted as a private and quickly > > rose to be a Lt. because of his demonstrated valor and courage. > > > > After the war, Hodge married Ruth and moved with her to Oglethorpe Co., > > GA. Later they moved to Kentucky where Hodge studied law. Moving > > further west, he became known as Judge as Magistrate in Arkansas. During > > this time, the family grew with the birth of ten (10) children, 6 sons > > and 4 daughters. It was there in Arkansas that he became friends with > > Stephen F. Austin. They served together in territorial government. It > > is certain that this friendship was instrumental in the Hodge family > > moving to Fort Bend County, Texas. Austin gave Hodge one league of > > choice land between the Brazos River and Oyster Creek (North of the > > present Sugar Land airport and west of Hwy. 6). It was about a mile wide > > and ten miles long. Wish I owned it today!!!!!! The property was for > > 4,428 acres, a league, which is a little over 7 sections. A section is a > > square mile of 640 acres. According to austin's Charter each settler who > > declared himself to be a farmer was to get a labor of 177 acres. If he > > declared himself to be a rancher, the grant was the much more generous > > league. All those farmers quickly figured that it would be better to > > declare as ranchers. > > > > I do not know the children of Alexander Hodge except for sons Archibald > > and William (both Masons) who fought at San Jacinto. Alexander died 17 > > August 1836 and is buried next to Ruth who died in 1831. They are in the > > Hodge cemetery North of the Sugar Land airport across from the Pheasant > > Creek subdivision. > > > > Hope this helps.