Here are two more records that may have some information to impart in my Unified Family Theory. The first is the will of James Hodges. By comparing this to records in Halifax County, Virginia, we know this is the same man. Halifax Co., Va. Chancery Case: William Carr vs. William Glass and Sarah his wife, Robert Shaw and Patsey his wife, Haily Shaw and Rebecca his wife, Jesse Hodges, Joseph Hodges, Chainey Hodges, and James Hodges, heir of James Hodges deceased. src. Virginia Argus 1/18/1799 ]] This James Hodges, deceased, died in Newberry Co., SC in 1787. Will book A, 1787-1796, p. 2, dated 5/19/1787, proven 6/5/1787, wife Martha; children: Joseph,Christina (Chainy?), Jesse, Rebecca Shaw, Patty Shaw. Other legatees: Sarah Glass, Toby Glass. Wit. Reuben Golding, George Elliot, Haley Shaw, Joseph Hodges. Does anyone know anything about the Joseph Hodges in the will? Could he be the Joseph Hodges in Marlboro County, South Carolina? Another record from the archives: Further, the Enlisted Men, War of 1812 shows "HODGES, Drury, Pvt. Col Wm. Johnston, Capt Wm Alexander, Det of E TN Drafted Mil. I have seen the Drury Hodges name in the 1850 Census Index - Tenn; old land records of Lawrence Co., Alabama, Bureau of Land Management Records show that Township 5 South, Range 8 West of Huntsville the SW 1/4 of NE1/4 (39.86 acres) was issued to him 26 Feb 1819 (Certificate or warrant no. 18261). Also,#17406 issued 3 Mar 1853. Any clue who this is? It may help us tell where the Lawrence County family came from. Thanks for nay help you can give. Bob Hodges

Bob; I know that we are suppose to use this for family research only but I think this is part of what you are trying you are trying to say. These are stories that I heard growing up in a Hodge family. This story was told to me by my Mother a lot of time's even as I spoke to her last week. I had an aunt that was a two years older than my mother who had fell deeply in love with this boy in their last year of high school. They had decided to get married.They said he was the most handsome and dark skined as well as smart youngman in the class. Well when my grandfather found out he took my aunt for a walk. He told her she could not marry this young man because he was her first cousin part black and part Indian. She never seen the young man again.. As I grew up as a child I was allowed to spend the summer's with my grandparents. I would take a rifle and horse the first thing and I might stay for a day are a week out in the woods and mountains.. And one time as I had came in and was unsadleing the horse. He told me I should belong to another part of the family because I was more Indian than they were.But when I would ask anything about the Hodge family he would not talk. I was also told of one of their black men drowning in a creek. They hid so much of are history that sometime's I think we will never know are find out the truth. Thank you for your time to read this and if you want to know any please do not put it on rootsweb please contact me Bill Moore at wmoore6@cinci.rr.com '