I tend to agree with Ms. Young in this discussion: Below are 2 sites that may prove interesting: You may also wish to muck about in Jamestown VA. Old Dominion University Libraries: Special Collections At http://www.lib.odu.edu/aboutlib/spccol/hodges.shtml Which in part states The Hodges family arrived in America in the first half of the seventeenth century. Once again we see an author who states and or implies the beginning of the HODGES in America. Additionally, you may find http://www.apva.org/resource/jjrc/vol1/blanton.pdf An interesting document: Ill leave the Beginning for others to determine: Unless I find solid documentation of the facts. Happy Hunting BJ >From: "fyoung" <fyoung@kingcon.com> >Reply-To: "fyoung" <fyoung@kingcon.com> >To: HODGES-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [HODGES-L] Roger Hodges (? - 1708 VA) >Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 08:21:16 -0400 > >I must protest the use of "First american generation of HODGES -1666" A >statment that is misleading to say the least ! I would not even want to >say >the same thing about William Hodges abt.1627to & wife Mary AndrewsApril >2,1654 who died in Taunton Mass. and who it has been proven was in America >before Aug. 1643. The had three children John b.1650,Henry b.1652 & Anne. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Gerry Hackley" <gerry@hackley.com> >To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 2:09 AM >Subject: [HODGES-L] Roger Hodges (? - 1708 VA) > > > > "First american generation of HODGES - 1666 > > > > 1. ROGER HODGES - emigrated to Norfolk Co. Virginia and Isle of Wight >Co., > > VA from England > > married Mary Manning, had 9 children > > died 1708 Virginia > > > > 2. Joseph HODGES (son of Roger); b. 1670 > > married three (3) times, Sarah, Martha and Mary. He fathered 7 sons and > > 1 daughter > > lived in Norfolk, VA; died 1766 > > > > 3. JAMES HODGES, Sr. (son of Joseph) b. 1714, d. 1758 in Pasquotank >Co., >N.C. > > He lived all his life in VA, moving to NC 1757 died 1 year later. > > Married first Mary Portlock 1735 > > m. (2) Marian Stokley 1757, one year before his death. He fathered 6 > > sons and 4 daughters. > > 4. JAMES HODGES, Jr. (son of James Sr.) b. 1735 in VA > > m. (1) Elizabeth Hodgson. > > m (2) Mary. He fathered 4 sons and 5 daughters, lived in Norfolk, VA; > > moved to Halifax, NC > > then to Smith Co. TN where he died 1814. > > 5. David HODGES (son of James Jr.) b. Nov 5, 1768. in Halifax Co., NC > > m. Nancy Ward; fathered 5 sons and 5 daughters. He was a Methodist > > preacher. > > He moved from Halifax Co., NC to smith Co. Tennessee then to Franklin >Co. > > Alabama from there to > > Tishamingo Co., MS where he died 23 April 1844. > > 6. JOHN WYLIE HODGES (son of David) > > b. 23 April 1801 in Smith Co. TN - d. Jackson Co., Texas 17 April 1858. > > >From Tenn., he > > moved with his father and mother (David and Nancy) to northern Alabama, > > m. (1) TALITHA > > ANN MORTON about 1827 in Alabama. Their first 5 children were born in > > Alabama. > > Namely, David WYLEY 1829, QUIN MORTON 1830, MARY ELIZABETH 1832, JOHN > > SUTHERLAND > > 1834, and SUSANNAH ANDERSON 1836. JOHN WYLIE HODGES moved from AL to TX > > about 1838. > > He settled in Colorado Co near Egypt, TX. On 16, May 1839, J. W. Hodges > > took title to 640 acres of land > > in Goliad Co., Texas. Before he left Colorado, Co. he lost his first > > wife TALITHA on 1 Oct. 1839 and > > their last child named for her mother, Aug. 18, 1840. He moved his >young > > family to Jackson county > > to be near his late wife's family. Here he married (2) Susan Lewis > > Menefee. Susan was a first cousin > > of TALITHA ANN. In 1847, he moved his family to the Goliad property, in > > Jackson Co., TX. John > > Wylie Hodges and Susan Lewis Menefee had the following children: > > 1. Lucy Ann Hodges b. 5 Nov 1844; m. Dillard R. Fant > > 2. Wm. Depriest Hodges b. July 1846 > > 3. Robert Ward Hodges, b. 8 Feb.1848 m. Martha Wordley > > 4. Thomas Menefee Hodges b. 30 Aug 1849 m. Sally M. Leyless > > 5. Franses Maranda Hodges, b. Jan. 1851 m. Nathaniel Word > > 6. Agnes Shelton Hodges, b. 7 Dec 1852 m. Eugene Davis > > 7. George Pierce Hodges, b. April 1856" > > > > Source: The above information was furnished to me by Thelma HODGES > > Overman, Box 186 Whitharrral, Texas 79380 dated 1980. She may have > > gotten information Ruth HODGES Gaines (Mrs. Hugh Gaines); 1514 E. 37th >St., > > Odessa, TX 79762 and the book "We Cousins", Vol. 1 & 2. > > I do not find a connect to my HODGES lines; however, I also have a JOHN > > WYLIE HODGES. > > Gerry HODGES Hackley in Corpus Christi, Texas > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== HODGES Mailing List ==== > > Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager > > Thou shalt not curse, flame, spam or USE ALL CAPS. > > Researching the following families: Arnold, Alsobrook, Benton, >Booth, >Bradwell, Colson, Curles, Dailey, Davis, Dyess, Etheridge, Fort, >Fuller, Gregory, Hodge, Hooks, Hudnall, Jackson, Mitchell, Shinholster, >Thigpen, Thompson, Treadwell, Wall > > > > > >==== HODGES Mailing List ==== >Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager >DO YOU OWN A COPY OF A CENSUS?? THEN VOLUNTEER TO DO LOOKUPS!!! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~uslookup >Thou shalt not rely on the privacy of e-mail, especially from work. > BJ Hodges _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail