Phil: Congratulations on getting so far back on your HODGES line. The book which I have in my possession, Genealogical Record of The Hodges Family of New England, ending December 31, 1894 (Third Edition) compiled by Almon D. Hodges, Jr. on page 75 states as follows: "Henry Hodges b. 1652, Taunton, Mass; d. 1717 Sept. 30, Taunton, aged 65; m. 1674 Dec. 17, Taunton, Ester Gallop, dau. of John & Hannah (Lake) Gallop b. 1653 July 21, Taunton. 11 children born in Taunton: Mary Hodges, b. 1675/6 Feb. 3 Esther Hodges, b. 1677/8 Feb. 17 William Hodges, b. 1679/80 March 18 Charity Hodges, b. 1682 April 5 John Hodges, b. 1684 Henry Hodges, b. 1685 or 1686 Joseph Hodges, b. 1688 or 1689 Benjamin Hodges, b. about 1691 Ephraim Hodges, b. about 1693 Elizabeth Hodges Abigail Hodges Henry Hodges lived near the residence of his brother John. His house, it is stated in the first edition of this genealogy, was "within a few yards of the place where a red school house stood in 1820. At that time there were some indications on the surface of the earth of the spot where the cellar had been." The site of the red school house, on High street, opposite the Central Railroad Station is now occupied by the old Niagara Engine House, used at present as a ward room, and during the winter months, the Niagara Evening School is held here. The exact location of Henry Hodges's house is difficult to fix. Henry Hodges certainly owned the ground here, and the city authorities have placed on the engine house a tablet inscribed "Homestead of Elder Henry Hodges, 1681-1717." From an examination of the ground, a consideration of the manner in which the roads were laid out in this vicinity and the testimony of persons (some now deceased) who have been well acquainted with the locality for many years, it seems probably that Elder Henry's house stood where the freight house of the railroad now stands, on the corner of Tremont and Oak streets. Henry Hodges was a leading man in all the affairs of the settlement. He was Captain of the military company, held the highest town offices for very many years, and was a deacon and Presiding Elder of the church, occupying, it is said, a seat in the pulpit with Rev. Samuel Danforth. He acquired a large amount of real estate, and his farm of "Crooked Meadow," at Burt's Brook, adjoining the boundary line of Norton and Taunton, is often referred to in the records. He was administrator of a large number of estates, and from his prominence in the matter of allotment of lands, it would seem that he was a surveyor. He was on a coroner's jury at court held at Plymouth, Oct. 30, 1678, and on the Grand Jury, June 6, 1683. In 1681 he was appointed constable at Taunton. He was selectman for 28 years (1687 to 1701, 1703 to 1709, 1711 to 1716), was member of the Town Council 2 years (1689, 1690), and represented Taunton in the General Court 5 years (1704, 1713, 1715, 1716 and 1717). His name appears, April 8, 1682, in the roster of the 3rd squadron of the military company, ordered to bring arms to church on Sundays. He was elected Ensign of the First Military Company in March, 1690, when the town was greatly excited over the question as to who should command the company. At some undetermined date prior to 1703, the Second Military Company was organized. He was the first captain of his company and retained command until 1714. He was a subscriber to the fund for the Canada Expedition of 1690 under Sir William Phipp. When the North Precinct of Taunton was established, although he had been opposed to the separation, he donated land as an inducement for a minister to settle in the new parish. He was a shareholder in the first Taunton iron works. He was buried in the "Neck of Land Burying Ground," where is still to be seen his gravestone inscribed, "Here lies the body of Elder Henry Hodges. Died Sept. 30, 1717. Aged 65 years." submitted by "Gerry" HODGES Hackley in Houston At 05:04 PM 7/8/2001 -0700, you wrote: >My Hodges line: > >Henry Hodges / Esther Gallop >Benjamin Hodges / Abiah Deane >Ephraim Hodges / Rachel Cox >Ephraim Hodges / 1st: Lola ______ 2nd: Katherine Johnson >(Moved first to Vt., then to Broome Co., NY) >Benjamin Hodges / Laura Page >Daniel Hodges / Aurena Loghry >Laura Hodges / Wilson Marsh (migrated to Steuben Co., NY) >Donna Ward / Glenn B. Marsh (migrated to Hood River, Oregon) > - Glenn Marsh was my grandfather (1879 - 1977) > >Would like information on the Hodges family in Broome Co., NY. Was at >the Broome Co. Historian's Office - much material about this line of >Hodges. > >Phil Marsh >Portland, OR > > > > >-- > > > >NOTE: My domain name has changed slightly - from uswest.net to >qwest.net. No cause for immediate alarm since I will still be able to >receive e-mail through both domain names until the year 2002. > > > >==== HODGES Mailing List ==== >Faye Dyess [email protected] Listmanager >Thou shalt not forward any chain letter, (unless it's funny or deals with >genealogy). >AGE AND TREACHERY WILL ALWAYS OVERCOME YOUTH AND SKILL Gerry Bosma Hackley, GRI [] Prudential Gary Greene Realtors 2323 Town Center Blvd. Sugar Land, TX 77478 Ofc: 281/980-5050 Fax: 281/980-5426 Res: 281/495-6680 Fax: 281/495-9395 Pager: 713/318-1951 Cell: 281/414-5211 http://www.hackley.com [email protected] Specializing in residential properties in Fort Bend County, West and SW Houston since 1972.