dear Birdie, that is what i have been thinking! because the will was filed in Charleston - does not mean that he moved to SC or does it? he had children in Beaufort/ Bertie, NC and supposedly only one son John Hodges decided to come to SC after Richard's death and as the story goes, help his mother with the estate. with all the Johns, Richards in Hodges lines - i am trying to determine if there is any fact to this speculation - theory. Jesse Lotta Hodges manuscript 1940. "RICHARD HODGES must have improved as he removed to the OLD CHERAWS DISTRICT of South Carolina, later known as MARLBORO DISTRICT. His sister OLIVE WIGGINS and her husband, EDMOND were already living there. RICHARD HODGES purchased land in Marlboro County and both of his sons, JOHN AND HENRY HODGES remained in Beaufort County, North Carolina." There are some Cherrys, Floyds in Marlboro Co. SC. BUT: they may have migrated at a later time if at all because there is a John Sr b 1720/30 & John Jr b 1755 in Old Cheraw from Cumberland co. NC. John Sr possible son of Thomas Hodges, has a brother William. The Richard who bought the land in Marlboro could be son of this John. Does anyone know if the Cherrys in Marlboro Co SC are the same Cherry lines in Beaufort Co. NC? NC.COLONIAL & REVOLUTIONARY FAMILIES OF NORTH CAROLINA-PART 4 Page 226 RICHARD HODGES (SON OF ROBERT) says: Book 2, page 388: Beaufort Co. NC Dec. 9, 1741 Richard Hodges from Richard Holland. Sum of 180 pounds. A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situated on the north side of Pamptico River on the north side of Tranter's Creek containing by est. 110 acres.... beginning on the point thence up the Herring Run Creek to the White Oak Swamp thence up the said swamp to the back line to Thomas William's Corner tree....being part of a tract of land formerly mortgaged by James Singleton to Simon Alderson former public treasuere. On default of the payment said mortgage since sold....(by virtue of an act of....made at Edenton Nov. 6, 1741) by Benj. Peyton the now Public Treasurer as will appear by a deed of sale from said Treasurer to said Holland bearing date of 9th day of Nov. 1741. Book 3, page 76 Richard Hodges to John Floyd Sept. 1749 (sold)above land for 31 lbs. sterline (This Richard's will 1752) North Carolina Wills by J. B. Grimes, page 167: Richard Hodges will, Beaufort Co., NC Sept. 3, 1747. April 16, 1752. Sons: John (400 acres land on Chocowinity Bay). Henry ('the manner plantation') Daughter: Sarah Hodges. Wife: Sarah. Executor: John Hodges (son). Witnesses: James Coupper, James Singleton, Thomas Williams. Clerk of Anson County Court: Anthony Hutchins. Richard Hodges (aforesaid son of Robert of Bertie Co., NC) removed from Bertie to Beaufort County where he had a land grant in 1741 and he died in Beaufort prior to April 16, 1752. He married Sarah _______ who was living when he made his will Sept. 3, 1747. They had three children, viz: John, Henry & Sarah. Why ANSON Co. NC clerk involved? if he died in Beaufort. Can anyone tell me about Wiggins & Floyd? josie At 01:07 PM 08/16/1999 EDT, you wrote: >At one time north and South Carolina were both considered the "Carolinas" >they had not been divided. That is one possible explanation. > > jbass@digital.net 216 Beach Park Lane Cape Canaveral, FL 32920-5003 Home of The *HARRISON* Repository & *MY FAMILY* http://moon.ouhsc.edu/rbonner/harintro.htm Our Family WWW: http://moon.ouhsc.edu/rbonner/index.htm LINDSAY & HARRISON Surnames & CSA-HISTORY Roots Mail List GENCONNECT: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/FamAssoc.html Data Managed by beautiful daughter Becky Bass Bonner and me, Josephine Lindsay Bass