Could someone please give more information on the John Hodges within these articles. I descend from a John Hodges and would like as much information as possilbe to see if there might be a connection. Joyce Kenneth Hodge wrote: > Hi Bob, > > The connection was made by Dr. J.E.Hodges in one of his articles. He also > disputed the statement that Thomas or John were Tories. One of the four > brothers may have been but this would have been Joseph, if true. It would > be interesting to know who lived in Surry Co. that Thomas lived with for a > while in 1780-82 before moving to the Boone area. There was a John Hodges > there about this time but have not been able to connect him. BTW, this is > another line that uses Hodge and Hodges as a surname. The following are > some abstracts from Dr. Hodges and others: > > HODGES FAMILY HISTORY TRACED BY MAIDEN, N.C., MEMBER OF CLAN > By Dr. J.E. Hodges, Maiden, N.C. > > When Tom Hodges unloaded his tow pack horses and two milk cows, on whose backs > were transported all the world;s goods he brought over the mountains, all the > territory of what is now Watauga County was a howling wilderness. > > He had left the scattered settlement on the Yadkin far behind. Many miles > down > the Watauga, about Sycamore shoals, was the Watauga settlement. In the Valle > Crucis section, Sam Hix and his son-in-law, James Holtsclaw, had a cabin and > stockade, but it is doubtful if Hodges ever knew they were there. In fact, he > was where the foot of white men had seldom trod, with nature for his > companion. > > They ( Hodges) are plentiful in the Patriot Army, and while I have > carefully searched the > records, have found only one Hodges in North Carolina who was a Tory, Lieux > (sic.) Joseph Hodges of Cumberland County, they served their country in almost > every capacity during the long, heart-breaking struggle for independence. > > ********* > > Thomas Hodges came to Hodges' Gap (1 1/2 miles west of Boone, N.C. during > the Revolutionary War (1775-1783)). He was a Tory and tried to stay out of > the war. Came from Virginia and brought his family with him. [From Dr. > J.E. Hodges of Maiden, NC. in the "Watauga Democrat" dated 7/13/1950 ;; > In 1750, four brothers of the name landed in Philadelphia, and after a > short sojourn in Pa., all came south. These brothers were named John, > David, Thomas, and Joseph. Though not definitely known, John is suppose to > have been the oldest, Thomas the youngest. John served in the French and > Indian War and was under Washington at Braddock's Defeat. Thomas came into > Surry Co. in either 1781 or 1782 and stayed there a short time, maybe > living with relatives. ] > ********** > > The following from the Adjutant General, January 25, 1950: > > "Thomas Hodges served in the Revolutionary War as a private in > Capt. Elijah Blakman's Company, in the detachment of the Regiment > of Foot, commenced by Col. Henry Sherburne, Continental Troops. > He enlisted May 26, 1777 to serve three years and was discharged > April 30, 1780." That established without question, the military > service of Thomas Hodges, or Hodge, as then spelled. > > "A History of Western North carolina, 1730-1913, by John P. > Arthur, states that Thomas Hodges came from Virginia during the > Revolutionary War, to avoid being drafted in to the American Army, > and settled at Hodges Gap just west of the present town of Boone; > that he was a Tory and that the Norrises did not come to what is > now Watauga County until about 1830. He also says that John > Hardin was the father of Joseph and John Hardin, living near > Boone in 1813." > > Dr. Hodges says, "The facts are entirely different." > Another historical record says, "Thomas Hodges landed in > Philadelphia with two brothers and settled in Virginia, where he > served a term in a Virginia Company during the War of the > Revolution. On being discharged, he moved to Surry County, North > Carolina, and fought in Maj. Joseph Winston's contingent of Surry > troops at the Battle of Kings' Mountain. He later settled in > Wilkes County, west of Blue Ridge near the present town of > Boone." The Federal census of 1790 shows that Thomas Hodges was > living in Wilkes County, and that his family consisted of himself > and wife, one son over 16, three under 16, and five daughters." > > It was in 1780 that Thomas Hodges came to North Carolina as a > member of company of mounted militia, commanded by Maj. Cloyd, > and fought with about sixty Surry County militia at the Battle of > Shallowford. Col. Gidson Wright had embodied some 300 Tories > and was trying to get through the bands of Whits who were > watching him, and to join the British under Cornwallis. Wright > had 300 Tories to face the 160 Whit militia. The battle, in open > woods, lasted the greater part of the day when the Tories > retreated. The patriots lost only one man, killed, while the > Tories lost more than 100. They found 14 dead Tories, while they > carried off their wounded and many of their dead. They left 3 of > their wounded. Capt. Benjamin Burke, a Tory officer, was killed. > He was a brother of Mary Burke, who married Joseph Murphy, and > lived in the territory drained by New River, where it separated > Ashe and Watauga Counties. The Moravian Records (8 Volumes) have > quite a bit to say on the battle, as the wounded were left mostly > at Bethabara; and, Dr. Bonn, the Moravian doctor, went to the > wounded who were not able to be moved, and patched them up as > best he could. The battle was fought October 14, 1780. > > Thomas Hodges evidently liked Surry County, for in a few months > he moved his family there. Just why Thomas Hodges moved to Surry > County, North Carolina and, after a time, crossed the Blue Ridge > and settled just west of Boone, is not known. There were several > families of the name living in Surry County at this time, four > being prominent: one Edmund Hodges, being a member of the Committee > of Safety. > > It is not known just how long Thomas Hodges lived in Surry > County. He had settled at Hodges Gap, near Boone, prior to 1785. > The 1790 census shows him with a wife, 4 sons and 5 daughters: > > I can't place a Thomas Hodge/s in Augusta Co., Va. during this time > although I've done a lot of reading about the area. Let me know if you see > the mention of him again. > > Ken in Orlando > > At 10:43 PM 07/26/1999 -0700, you wrote: > >Kenneth > > > > Have you definitely connected Thomas Hodges of Hodges Gap to the Welsh > >brothers? I thought I recalled a post a few months ago from someone tracing > >him to Augusta County, Va. I know those facts are not mutually exclusive. > >The Watauga history says that he was a Tory. The Holtzclaws are a Germanna > >family. I will post the Watauga Holtzclaws if anyone thinks it will help > >them with the Hodges. > > > >Bob Hodges > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Kenneth Hodge <khodge@gdi.net> > >To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 2:58 AM > >Subject: [HODGES-L] Re: Unidentified subject! > > > > > >> Hi Harold, > >> > >> The following is Thomas' older brother John. I posted this a while back > >> but you may not have seen it. I have more on his line if you have an > >> interest. > >> > >> "These Hodges were natives of Wales and emigrated to America through a > >> (North Carolina Port" ?). It is believed that there were four brothers > >but > >> no information on two of them. [new info states that John Sr. came through > >> Pa. to NC and then to the Watauga Area. > >> [ note:: From "King's Mountain Men".. White Allison, Jr. settled in > >> Sullivan Co., Tn. in 1773; married Miss Hodge whose father was from Wales, > >> as did his son John, who also lived in Tn.. [ It looks as though these > >> were Hodges. ]] > >> > >> Thomas Hodges settled in Hodges Gap, two miles west of the town of Boone, > >> North Carolina. This is in the Valle Crucis area. Thomas and James > >> Holtzclaw built cabins in 1781. > >> > >> On 4/11/1776, John Hodges Sr. purchased 330 Acres of land in Washington > >> County on the south side of the Watauga River. This land was conveyed in > >> one deed by Charles Carson from Notche Settlement of the Dominion of > >Spain. > >> > >> Ken > >> > >> At 03:38 PM 07/25/1999 -0500, you wrote: > >> >Llew, so nice seeing your note on the Hodges page. We believe my > >> >GGGGrandfather Thomas came to America around the mid 1770's along with > >his > >> >brothers John, David and Joseph. They came from Wales and settled in > >> >Virginia before migrating into North Carolina. We are also uncertain as > >to > >> >his brothers and where they went. Thomas's parents never came into the > >USA > >> >dieing in Wales. As far as we know the boys never went home to stay. I > >> >would certainly like to know about Thomas's brothers and parents but I > >don't > >> >know how to begin. Do you have any Ideas? > >> >Have you traced your family back to Wales? > >> >By the way my name now is Hodge as my fathers generation dropped the S > >from > >> >their name. We have traced the family back and know definitely the name > >was > >> >Hodges. > >> >It was really nice to see your posting and if you would care to answer I > >> >would like to talk farther. > >> > Harold Hodge > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> ==== HODGES Mailing List ==== > >> Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data > >> Cooperative? http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >> > >> > > > > > >==== HODGES Mailing List ==== > >Don't forget that to subscribe to the Digest form, send a message to: > >HODGES-D-request@rootsweb.com > >Put one word only in the body of the message, > >Subscribe > > > > > > ==== 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/