Elijah and Kathy, The board does seem a bit quiet lately so it might be interesting to dig around the earliest Hodge/s to see if we might discover something new. 1. Kathy, you mention "John Carruthers (a merchant of New Bern, NC) and Content????" Content was John's wife. [ Item. I give unto my well beloved Wife, Content Carruthers, the Labar or Sarvis of one Negro woman cald Enow, dewring the time of her, ye sd. Content Carruthers, her Natril life, and at her Decese I Give and Bequeath the fore sd. Negro woman cald Enow, to Rebekah McCarthy, to her and her Heirs for Even.] src. JOHN CARRUTHERS WILL (1751), Craven Co.,NC **possible Francis Hodges** Francis Hodge (age 29) arrived in South Carolina on Tuesday, 5 January 1768 from Belfast, Northern Ireland. His wife, Elizabeth (age 28), Robert (age 8), Alexander (age 6), and John (age 4) arrived with him. He was granted a petition for warrant of survey for 300 acres in Granville or Craven County as a bounty. These counties were in "The Province of Carolina", Granville was the northern area of N.C. and Craven was in SE N.C.. Granville was 66 miles wide and extended from Hattaras to the Pacific Ocean. Dobbs Co., N.C. 1780 tax list; Francis Hodges 400 acres in current Lenoir Co.. Francis also mentioned in list of voters in 1779. In Council Journal, 1743-1750, Francis listed on P118 in Craven Co. on 4/11/1745. Francis Hodges land patent Beaufort Co., N.C. 17 November 1738. (see page 335 Vol. IV Colonial Records of N.C.) Francis Hodges Chowan Co., N.C. proved rights... 11 April 1745. (see page 766 ibid.) The Francis who received land in Beaufort in 1738 apparently moved to Craven Co. prior to 11 April 1745. He was the Francis who served in the R.W. and may have been the one who was living in Martin Co., N.C. at the 1790 census. Elijah, I have some info on the John from Jamestown you mentioned. I don't believe that anyone has a descendancy chart of John. My info says that he was killed in the 1622 massacre along with his wife, Mary. Supposedly they had a young son who may have escaped but I've seen nothing listed about him. According to an old history book, many of the men were in outcamps on the James River when the attack occured. The attack was suspected and John Jr. may have been sent away to protect him. Henry Hodges b. d. 1555 in Northampton, Devontry, England William Hodges Sr. b. ? Deventry Cty, England d. 1641 Wife - Elizabeth Rogers d/o John Rogers 1. Moses #1 m. Frances Johnson d/o Edmond Johnson Moses was a Reverend I William d. infancy II Moses d. infancy III Elizabeth d. c 1703 IV Lydia d. c 1701 md. John Brown of London V Frances d. c 1678 md. Richard Bartholomew, Gent. i John Hodges Bartholomew ii Moses Hodges Bartholomew md. #2 Mary Jackeman d/o Rev. Walker Jackeman I John Hodges, Gent. md. Mary Parson d/o John ? II Rev. Moses Jr. md. Martha Jephcott d/o John D.D. i Mary d. infancy ii Eleanor d. infancy iii Martha D.__ md Dan Danners s/o Sr. Pope of Culworth iv Mary d. 1726 md Goddard Smith Esq. v Theodosia d. 1757 never marr. vi Lydia d. 1764 md Rev. Launcelot Jackson D.D. vii Ann d. 1762 md Rev. John Lord viii John d. infancy 2. Francis m. Martha, Mary Jackeman 3. William 4. Thomas 5. John Sr. John Hodges Sr. Came to Jamestown, Va. in 1620 Died in Massacre in 1622 Wife Mary Son John Hodges Jr. Ken in Orlando At 01:09 PM 05/24/2003 -0400, you wrote: >I am also interested in early VA Hodges'. I am looking for any mention of >my ancestor, Francis Hodges or his possible ancestors. > >Several genealogies (from others) on this line show my Francis Hodges b. >abt. 1715 in Martin Co., NC???; died abt. 1794, and married Frances >Carruthers of Craven Co., NC, dau. of John Carruthers (a merchant of New >Bern, NC) and Content???? > >A son of Francis Hodges and Frances Carruthers was: >Joshua Hodges (my line) >b. Oct. 13, 1736 Dobbs Co., NC? >d. Mar 5 1809 Bulloch Co., GA >Married abt 1760 in NC: >Ann Raiford >b. abt 1738 New Bern, NC >d. abt 1800 Bulloch Co., GA > >Other possible children of Francis Hodges & Frances Carruthers: >Francis Hodges, Jr. >Hardy Hodges >Richard Hodges >John Hodges > >I have seen nothing on the parents or siblings of this Francis Hodges b. abt >1715, but wonder if he may have Virginia connections. It's possible that >family members may have traveled back & forth between VA & NC and/or my >original Francis may have an incorrect birth place. > >A Francis Hodges was mentioned in the probate of the estate of William Teas, >Robt. Love, executor, dated 1778 in Agusta Co., VA. > >A Francis Hodges in the 1783 Carolina Co., VA Personal Property Listing. > >Other records of Norfolk Co., GA and Agusta Co., VA also mention these >Hodges names: >James Hodges (deed - Feb 5, 1748 Norfolk Co., VA) >Benjamin Hodges (deed-Feb 5, 1748 Norfolk Co., VA) >Benjamin Hodges m. to Courtney Hodges b. 20 Dec 1751 (Norfolk Co., VA >marriages) >Elizabeth Hodges possibly m. to John McIlvain, surety John Hodges (28 July >1789 Agusta Co., VA) >Andrew Hodge possibly m. to Isabella Meteer, surety John Hodges, father of >Andrew. (5 Sept 1791 Agusta Co., VA) >Wm. Hodge, surety for Sally Hodge (& David Kirkhead) dau. of John Hodge, >dec'd & sister to Wm. Hodge, of age. (14 Oct 1800 Agusta Co., VA) >Jonathon Hodge, orphan of Elizabeth Hodge (17 June 1752 Agusta Co., GA) > >All information I have seen on this line, prior to their recorded appearance >in GA, has been sketchy and contradictory, especially their migration from >VA? and NC thru SC to GA. > >Kathy Hodges McElveen > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Elijah Hodges" <ehodges@kc.rr.com> >To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 11:29 AM >Subject: [HODGES-L] Early Ancestors in Virginia > > >> Hello everyone, >> >> I've been studying the history of Jamestown Virginia. It is loaded with >Capt. John Smith information, but I was able to find other records. >> Founding of the Nation >> The three ships: Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery brought the >initial colonists to Jamestowne on May 13, 1607. These are the trio of >vessels, which on a dark December night in 1606, sailed down the Thames to >arrive on April 26th of the following year on the coast of Virginia. >> >> >> >> Basic documentary records such as the Census, the Muster, and the Ancient >Planters list provide our best records of specific individuals. >> >> >> >> The two Hodges I found in the Jamestown records are John Hodges, and >Thomas Hodges. I was unable to find if they are related, but I believe that >they are. I have not had time to investigate their ancestry, but I believe >it has been done. I am looking for a list of their descendants because I >believe that one, or the other of these two Hodges was the ancestor of my >Richard who moved from Virginia in the 1750�s to South Carolina. Family >tradition, (unfortunately), says that the family came to America, to >Virginia, with the Virginia Company. >> >> >> >> If anybody has a descendancy chart for these two Hodges it would help. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Elijah >>

I think that the Craven and Granville Counties mentioned in connection with Francis Hodges whocame to South Carolina in 1768 are the South Carolina counties rather than the North Carolina ones. Lord Granville's part ofNorth Carolina was generally referred to as the Granville District (when the North Carolina proprietors sold their interests to the Crown in 1729, Lord Granville kept his part;that is the 60-mile wide strip). Craven County, North Carolina, was created in 1712, and exists today with itscounty seat at New Bern. Granville County, North Carolina, was created in 1746, and also exists today with itsseatat Oxford. South Carolina's history is more complex, with its districts and counties. Here is a link: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3837/sc_countyhistories.html My point is that whatFrancis got was a warrant (right) to take up 300 acres of land. That land was more likely in South Carolina than North Carolina. Bob Hodges ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Hodge" <khodge3@earthlink.net> To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 4:16 AM Subject: Re: [HODGES-L] Early Ancestors in Virginia > Elijah and Kathy, > > The board does seem a bit quiet lately so it might be interesting to dig > around the earliest Hodge/s to see if we might discover something new. > > 1. Kathy, you mention "John Carruthers (a merchant of New Bern, NC) and > Content????" > Content was John's wife. [ Item. I give unto my well beloved Wife, Content > Carruthers, the Labar or Sarvis of one Negro woman cald Enow, dewring the > time of her, > ye sd. Content Carruthers, her Natril life, and at her Decese I Give and > Bequeath the fore sd. Negro woman cald Enow, to Rebekah McCarthy, to her > and her Heirs for Even.] src. JOHN CARRUTHERS WILL (1751), Craven Co.,NC > **possible Francis Hodges** Francis Hodge (age 29) arrived in South > Carolina on Tuesday, 5 January 1768 from Belfast, Northern Ireland. His > wife, Elizabeth (age 28), Robert (age 8), Alexander (age 6), and John (age > 4) arrived with him. He was granted a petition for warrant of survey for > 300 acres in Granville or Craven County as a bounty. These counties were > in "The Province of Carolina", Granville was the northern area of N.C. and > Craven was in SE N.C.. Granville was 66 miles wide and extended from > Hattaras to the Pacific Ocean. > > Dobbs Co., N.C. 1780 tax list; Francis Hodges 400 acres in current Lenoir > Co.. Francis also mentioned in list of voters in 1779. In Council Journal, > 1743-1750, Francis listed on P118 in Craven Co. on 4/11/1745. >