Marlboro County I am not going to try to untangle the problems with the Marlboro County Hodges. It is enough for my purposes here to state that there are two distinct Hodges families in Marlboro County. One originates in Virginia and Cumberland County, North Carolina as shown above. The other came from Beaufort County, North Carolina, originally from Isle of Wight County, Virginia. One key to sorting them out is the 1752 will of Richard Hodges of Beaufort Co., N.C., leaving land in South Carolina to his son John. The following deed identifies John and wife Anna as heirs of this land. The following records are from My Southern Family. The State of South Carolina This indenture made this twenty sixth of September, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety one and in the fifteenth year of the Independence of the United States of America, between John Hodges and Anna his wife, Darlington County and the State of South Carolina of the one part and Moses Pearson of Marlborough County and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnessed that the said John Hodges and Anne his wife for and in consideration of the sum of Two Hundred Twenty pounds sterling money to us, in hand paid by the said Moses Pearson, before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof we the said John Hodges and Anne his wife doth confess and acknowledge, hath granted, bargained, sold, released and confirmed of the said John Hodges and Anne his wife for themselves their Heirs, Executors, Administrators, and Assignees doth by these present grant, bargain, sell, release and confirm unto Moses Pearson and to his Heirs and Assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred seventy five acres being half of a tract of three hundred and fifty acres granted to John Newberry by his excellency James Glenn Esq. Formerly Governor of South Carolina by deed of grant bearing date of the thirteenth day of April 1748 and being conveyed by the said John Newberry to Richard Hodge by deed of conveyance bearing date of the fifth day of September 1750 and conveyed by John Hodges to Moses Pearson. The above mentioned land being situated in Marlborough County near ye Three Creeks on the road about half a mile below ye said Three Creeks being the S.E. part of a tract of three hundred fifty acres granted to afore said John Newberry and be divided agreeable to a plat under these presents and agreeable to the ____ of the original grant and a Platt under Newberry conveyance to Richard Hodges and hath such shape form and marks as appears by the Platt to the original grant annexed to have and to hold the aforesaid plantation or tract of land containing one hundred seventy five acres more or less being one half the original grant containing together with all singular the Rights, Titles , Privileges, Improvements and Appertives whatsoever there unto belong or in any wise appertaining unto said Moses Pearson and unto his heirs and assigns forever and the said John Hodges for himself his heirs, Executors, Administrators doth goverant promise and agree to and with the said Moses Pearson that the right and title of the aforesaid mentioned land and privilege I do forever warrant and defend unto the said Moses Pearson from any person whatsoever claiming or to claim through from or under him the said John Hodges or any person or persons what so ever by their own right. In witness where of____ we the said John Hodge and Anne his wife have___ unto set our hands and seal this day and year first above written. Sealed Signed and Delivered John Hodge Anna Hodge In the presence of us Jacob Buchholls George Hodge Elizabeth Evans Received this twenty sixth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and ninety one of Moses Pearson, the sum of two hundred pounds sterling being the full consideration money We say Received John Hodges Anna Hodges Jacob Bucholls George Hodges Elizabeth Hodges Deed Book AA, Page 186-188 recorded in Marlboro County S.C. John of John and Anna was actually Richard's grandson. A deed in Marlboro Co. SC Book FF p. 242 mentions the will of John Hodges dated May 2, 1775. John Hodges, Sr buys from Edward Lovill his land grant of Nov 27 1746 on Sept 16, 1764 A 194; John Hodges, Sr wills his Lovill Grant to Samuel Hodges Jan 22, 1778 AP 194; John Hodges Jr sells his Lovill Grant to Thomas Evans as heir at law of Samuel Hodges dec'd. Sept 2 1797 Ap 194. John Hodges applied for admin of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits of Rebecka Hodges; Citation: dated March 11, 1791. The admin bond dated May 17, 1791 shows John Hodges, Thomas Evans & Abel Waddell are jointly holden in the sum of 300 lbs Sterling money (all signed no Xs). (Abel Waddell is m. to Rachel Standard sister of my John's father-in-law Wm Standard-proven). (Thomas Evans 1743-1800 is m. to Elizabeth Hodges 1745-1798 assumed sister of my John above - his father John, Sr only John in the area when she was born (question is this the Col Tom, Jr. Thomas Evans or another Thomas Evans? -they named children: Abel Edward (he had a bro Abel), John A., Rebecca Ann, Thomas, Josiah James-Tom had a bro Enoch James Evans so the James must figure in here somewhere, Thomas, and Eliza ) In addition to the above Jacob Buckholtz 1755-1826 (wit to the deed) m. Sarah Hodges another presumed sister of my John and they all migrated to Wilkinson Co. MS after 1800 and by 1815 where they died. - Abel WADDELL d. 1798 (wife & children migrated to MS), Jacob BUCKHOLTZ family, and my John HODGES family and Noel NORWOOD (m. to John & Ann's dau Betsy) as my John's presumed sister Martha Hodges d. bef 1785 m. Samuel Norwood, Sr. 1st and then Samuel m. Martha Waddell 2nd (dau of Abel & Rachel Standard) their family. My Southern Family cites Jessie Latta Hodges' work and the Diaries of Rev. Evan Pugh to show that the children of John Senior and Rebecca were Richard, John Junior, Robert, Henry, Lemuel (sometimes mistakenly called Samuel), Rebecca, and Elizabeth. This suggests that the "other" John was the father of John (b. 1747 N.C.) and Edmund (b. 1752 N.C.). This would suggest that John was living in North Carolina at those times, probably with William. Interestingly, all of the following Hodges served in the 3rd South Carolina Continentals: Benjamin Hodges 7-24-1776 Benajmin Hodges 9-20-1776 (possibly the same, but I think not. One b. Va. 1750, other 1756 in S.C.) Edmund Hodges 7-1-1775 (or 7-24-1776) (John's brother) Isai Hodges 9-20-1776 (probably error for Isham) Isham Hodges 7-8-1775 (b. Virginia about 1750) (prob. his brother) James Hodges 9-20-1776 (poss. same one later in Madison Co. Ala.) John Hodges 7-1-1775 (brother of Edmund) Philomel Hodges 7-24-1776 of Cumberland Co. NC (cousin of John and Edmund) Joab Hodges 7-18-1777, discharged 3-1-1779 (est.admin by Isham) Jacob Hodges (prob. same as Joab). Mark Hodges 7-18-1777 (est. admin by Isham) Joseph Hodges 7-24-1776 (joint pay voucher with Isham) William Hodges 7-24-1776 (bro. of Philemon) Also George and Robert Draughan of Cumberland Co. NC enlisted July 24, 1776 (enl. from Cumberland Co., N.C., with William and Philemon). Turtle McCloud 10-29-76 discharged 10-1-79 (est admin by Isham) May 7, 1793 Isham Adm Isham Hodges entered into bond w/ William Fields, security, for admin. Of the estate of Turtle McCloud, Joab Hodges, Mark Hodges, Edmond Hodges, and Charles Stewart decd Isham appears to have qualified as administrator to collect pay due these men from the Revolution. Moss's book says that Turtle McCloud enlisted in the 3rd Regiment as a drummer Oct. 29, 1776 and was discharged Oct. 1, 1779. He also served in the militia in 1782. Charles Stewart (like Isham) served as a dragoon under Col Maham in 1781 and 1782. I think it is possible that they were Isham's brothers-in-law. Normally one cannot qualify as administrator without some kind of interest (although it may be as a creditor). It is tempting to ascribe all of these Hodges men as sons of John, but there is really nothing to justify this. Philemon testifies that John and Edmund were brothers, but he does not mention Isham, even though they served in the same company. There are also two other men about the same age who are not listed among the children of the other John, and those are William (of Marlboro County) and Welcome. I think there is at least one other "father" to this group of at least Hodges men (Benjamin, Isham, James, Joab, Mark, Joseph, William and Welcome). One possibility is Bartholomew. Another is Robert Hodges of Franklin Co., Va. (d. 1832), who received supplies from the General Court of Henry County, Virginia, in 1779 because his sons were in the Continental service. In a Henry County court record of June 24, 1779, "Robert Woods is appointed to furnish Robert Hodges with such necessities as he needs to support him and his wife." Blunt, Complete Index and Abstract of the Henry County Order Books 1 & 2, 67. On October 28, 1779, it was "Ordered that Robert Holliday be allowed the sum of 13 pounds for necessities for Robert Hodges, whose sons are in the Continental service of the United States." Blunt, 80. I do not see any records of Hodges men in the Virginia Continentals that fits the records (Abednego Hodges served, but he enlisted after the time of these records). To tie this all up, I want to cite one last record from Jim Sims' history of William Hodges of Alabama, to give a further insight on the geographical and family connections I have illustrated: South Carolina Marlboro Co. 1798- Shadrack Fuller dies, husband of Lucy Parish and father of Jonathan Fuller (1782-1835) who married Jane Hodges a dau. of Wm. Hodges (1754-1842). Shadrack Fuller was born about 1750 in Granville Co., NC. His sister Sarah Fuller married Joseph McDaniel of Cumberland County. Greenville Co. 1831- Jane Hodges Fuller, g-daughter of William (1754-1843) m. Jonathan Fuller 1804 in Warren Co. Ga., moves from Greenville Co. SC to Morgan Co., Alabama next to Wm. Hodges and wife Elizabeth McGlathery Sims Hodges. This record is like a roster of most of the places I have covered in this analysis, suggesting that the Hodges are not the only family that followed this path. The same is true of the Kerby family. I noted the frequent occurrence of the names McDaniel and Hawkins in several of the same areas. I think that this analysis points the way to linking together the Hodges family of central Virginia with those of Greenville Co., S.C. and Lawrence, Morgan and Madison Counties in Alabama, and with the Hodges of Cumberland Co., N.C. and Marlboro and Darlington Counties in S.C. Much more work remains to be done, so I ask that you tell me what holes you see in my analysis and what additional evidence you have to support or refute it. I am very interested in receiving your comments and trying to get a little livleier exchange on the message board. Thanks. Bob Hodges