My input may help a little on the below. I retired from the U.S. Navy in 1977 and settled in Davidson County, NC my military record is on file in Davidson County but also on file in Surry County, NC the County of my birth and they have a book full of non Surry County Military Records on File, so multiple filings is nothing new. Coy Hodge Thomasville, NC > >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 > > >==== 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 > > Coy B. Hodge Sr.HM1/USN/Retired 1004 Sumner Court Thomasville, NC 27360-6454 THE MORE PEOPLE I MEET THE MORE I LOVE MY DOG