I am sorry if my discussion was not clear. I was saying that one clue that William Hodges of Northampton County, North Carolina, was not part of the family I am talking about was his naming a son Richard, a name almost unheard of among the family originating in central Virginia. The deed you are referring to was part of my showing the line of descent of the Pitt/Beaufort family of Hodges in Marlboro County, South Carolina, which is the line that is NOT the one I am connecting to. The connection is to the other Hodges line in Marlboro (Isham Hodges, etc.). Thanks. Bob Hodges ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elijah Hodges" <ehodges@kc.rr.com> To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 8:38 PM Subject: [HODGES-L] Unified Family Theory > Hello Bob, > > You said there were no Richard's! Then you show a deed between John and > Richard Hodges, John being the grandson. > I have agreed with your premise that most, or all of the Southern Hodges are > probably out of the same family for many years. I think that my Richard was > an older son of one of the early Hodges and not mentioned in the will > because he had distanced himself from the family. I believe that the > Richard you mention above is probably his cousin, but can't find any > support. My Richard was in Virginia in the 1740's and 1750's and moved to > South Carolina where he died not several years later at the hands of Indians > who did not want him and his family on their land. If you read the Will of > Elizabeth Hodges, who signed it with an X, and who gives land to a few of > her children it doesn't even mention Richard, her eldest in her will. He > was in Indiana and she probably hadn't heard much from him. If she had then > she knew that he was established in Indiana and didn't need anything in her > will. > > I'll try to support my premis with what I can. First Richard had a son > Richard, he also had James L. Hodges, John Hodges, Sarah Hodges, Charles > Hodges, William Brooks Hodges, and Samual Hodges. James and John are so > common as names that I'd have to drop these from my list of why I believe my > Richard was part of one of those three families. I believe that the > "Brooks" name is a maiden name for one of Richard's ancestors. The reason I > believe this is that his wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Jones. > These lists are the grandchildren of Richard. > > Richard Hodges married Sarah F. Rosemond James L. Hodges married Nancy > Ware > they had; > John Rosemond Hodges 1780 Thompson Hodges > 10 Nov 86 > Elizabeth Hodges pos1784 Elizabeth Hodges > 25 Mar 88 > Samuel Hodges 25 Oct 88 Mary Hodges > 5 May 90 > Richard Hodges 1791 John Hodges > 24 Mar 92 > Jane Hodges 1795 James Hodges > 27 Jul 94 > Sarah H. Hodges 1790 Nicholaus Ware > Hodges 1 Jan 97 > Margaret Hodges 1790 Reuben Hodges > 23 Jul 99 > William Hodges 1800 Mahala Hodges > 25 Apr 1801 > Reuben Bert Hodges 8 Jun 1804 Martha Hodges > 2 Apr 03 > Mary Hodges 1810 Nathaniel Ware > Hodges 20 Feb 06 > > Ezekial Hodges 28 May 08 > > John Hodges married 1786 1st Margaret Long, 1790 2nd Frances Anderson > they had; > Lucy Hodges 24 Dec 87 > Reuben Hodges 1 Feb 90, (Margaret Long probably died in > childbirth with Reuben). > Matilda Hodges 12 Jul 91 > George Washington Hodges 9 Sep 92 > Gabriel Hodges 6 Jan 94 > Drucilla Hodges 10 Sep 95 > Elizabeth Hodges 19 Feb 97 > Sarah Hodges 18 Nov 98 > Margaret Long Hodges 10 Jan 1800 > John Anderson Hodges 18 Jul 01 > Samuel Anderson Hodges 1 Oct 02 > Armstrong Jones Hodges 4 Feb 04 > Frances Hodges 7 Mar 05 > James Hodges 1 May 06 > Mary Hodges 30 Sep 07 > Benjamin Hodges 17 Jan 08 > Mahulda Hodges 6 Apr 10 > Absalom Turner Hodges 10 Jan 12 > Robert Henry Wardlaw Hodges 11 Apr 13 > Lucy Wardlaw Hodges 1815 > > >From John's family I see that he honored his first, and deceased, wife. > Then Frances had honors with John and Samuel, then John's mother Elizabeth > Jones was honored by Armstrong Jones Hodges. The George Washington Hodges > name was popular at the time for obvious reasons and family tradition had it > that John named his last two children after a friend, Henry Wardlaw. > > So I believe that Richard's mother may have been a Brooks, his wife was a > Jones and was honored by her son, but not the first son. John stayed in SC > and was in Elizabeth's will. Richard went to Indiana and wasn't mentioned. > So Richard the first could easily have been overlooked if he left home as a > young man and found Elizabeth Jones willing to marry him. He eventually > moved to SC as did other Hodges families. > > This is a quote from an email Al Metts posted several years ago; > As a youth James Hodges lived near Mulberry Creek. He served several > different enlistments in the Revolutionary War and in 1786 married Nancy > Ware. His will dated 27 Feb 1826 names his wife Nancy, and these children: > Betsy, Martha Weatherall, Polly, Nicholas, Ezekial, Thompson, Reuben, James > and Elizabeth Jones. > Charter members of Walnut Grove Baptist Church in 1826 included James, Nancy > and Thompson Hodges, and others of the family were among the early church > members. > In 1830 church letters were granted to James Hodges and his wife Polly, > "being about to remove to Alabama State." He was probably a son of James > and Nancy Ware Hodges. The will of John Weatherall, probated in 1824, had > named one of his children as Polly, wife of James Hodges Jr. Walnut Grove > Church granted letters in 1833 to Nancy Hodges, Sr., (sic), Polly Hodges and > Ezediel Hodges who were leaving for Mississippi. > This shows how members of the family migrated West through the South. It > could easily have been due to the influence of other family members who had > moved, or it may have been the Baptist Church trying to establish itself > throughout the country. Richard went to Indiana and held Baptist Meetings > in his home until many years later when a church was established in Ripley > County Indiana. > I still think that Richard was related to other Hodges who moved to South > Carolina. > > Elijah > > > ==== HODGES Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager > HELP GET THE CENSUS ON THE INTERNET. VOLUNTEER TO TRANSCRIBE CENSUS FOR THE USGENWEB PROJECT http://www.usgenweb.org/census > Thou shalt not use e-mail for any illegal or unethical purpose. >

I have had Computer problems all week end and lost some messages, if any one has emailed me personal please do again, BUT, I still would like to ask are any of these Richard and John Hodges' in Lauren's Co., SC? Thanks Peggy Sue O'Shields-Gaddis psueg@bellsouth.net Researching for Leroy H. Hodges' Parents Names. Born in Lauren's co., SC in 1806 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Hodges" <vhodges131@comcast.net> To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [HODGES-L] Unified Family Theory > I am sorry if my discussion was not clear. I was saying that one clue that > William Hodges of Northampton County, North Carolina, was not part of the > family I am talking about was his naming a son Richard, a name almost > unheard of among the family originating in central Virginia. > > The deed you are referring to was part of my showing the line of descent of > the Pitt/Beaufort family of Hodges in Marlboro County, South Carolina, which > is the line that is NOT the one I am connecting to. The connection is to > the other Hodges line in Marlboro (Isham Hodges, etc.). Thanks. > > Bob Hodges > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Elijah Hodges" <ehodges@kc.rr.com> > To: <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 8:38 PM > Subject: [HODGES-L] Unified Family Theory > > > > Hello Bob, > > > > You said there were no Richard's! Then you show a deed between John and > > Richard Hodges, John being the grandson. > > I have agreed with your premise that most, or all of the Southern Hodges > are > > probably out of the same family for many years. I think that my Richard > was > > an older son of one of the early Hodges and not mentioned in the will > > because he had distanced himself from the family. I believe that the > > Richard you mention above is probably his cousin, but can't find any > > support. My Richard was in Virginia in the 1740's and 1750's and moved to > > South Carolina where he died not several years later at the hands of > Indians > > who did not want him and his family on their land. If you read the Will > of > > Elizabeth Hodges, who signed it with an X, and who gives land to a few of > > her children it doesn't even mention Richard, her eldest in her will. He > > was in Indiana and she probably hadn't heard much from him. If she had > then > > she knew that he was established in Indiana and didn't need anything in > her > > will. > > > > I'll try to support my premis with what I can. First Richard had a son > > Richard, he also had James L. Hodges, John Hodges, Sarah Hodges, Charles > > Hodges, William Brooks Hodges, and Samual Hodges. James and John are so > > common as names that I'd have to drop these from my list of why I believe > my > > Richard was part of one of those three families. I believe that the > > "Brooks" name is a maiden name for one of Richard's ancestors. The reason > I > > believe this is that his wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Jones. > > These lists are the grandchildren of Richard. > > > > Richard Hodges married Sarah F. Rosemond James L. Hodges married > Nancy > > Ware > > they had; > > John Rosemond Hodges 1780 Thompson Hodges > > 10 Nov 86 > > Elizabeth Hodges pos1784 Elizabeth Hodges > > 25 Mar 88 > > Samuel Hodges 25 Oct 88 Mary Hodges > > 5 May 90 > > Richard Hodges 1791 John Hodges > > 24 Mar 92 > > Jane Hodges 1795 James Hodges > > 27 Jul 94 > > Sarah H. Hodges 1790 Nicholaus Ware > > Hodges 1 Jan 97 > > Margaret Hodges 1790 Reuben Hodges > > 23 Jul 99 > > William Hodges 1800 Mahala Hodges > > 25 Apr 1801 > > Reuben Bert Hodges 8 Jun 1804 Martha Hodges > > 2 Apr 03 > > Mary Hodges 1810 Nathaniel Ware > > Hodges 20 Feb 06 > > > > Ezekial Hodges 28 May 08 > > > > John Hodges married 1786 1st Margaret Long, 1790 2nd Frances Anderson > > they had; > > Lucy Hodges 24 Dec 87 > > Reuben Hodges 1 Feb 90, (Margaret Long probably died > in > > childbirth with Reuben). > > Matilda Hodges 12 Jul 91 > > George Washington Hodges 9 Sep 92 > > Gabriel Hodges 6 Jan 94 > > Drucilla Hodges 10 Sep 95 > > Elizabeth Hodges 19 Feb 97 > > Sarah Hodges 18 Nov 98 > > Margaret Long Hodges 10 Jan 1800 > > John Anderson Hodges 18 Jul 01 > > Samuel Anderson Hodges 1 Oct 02 > > Armstrong Jones Hodges 4 Feb 04 > > Frances Hodges 7 Mar 05 > > James Hodges 1 May 06 > > Mary Hodges 30 Sep 07 > > Benjamin Hodges 17 Jan 08 > > Mahulda Hodges 6 Apr 10 > > Absalom Turner Hodges 10 Jan 12 > > Robert Henry Wardlaw Hodges 11 Apr 13 > > Lucy Wardlaw Hodges 1815 > > > > >From John's family I see that he honored his first, and deceased, wife. > > Then Frances had honors with John and Samuel, then John's mother Elizabeth > > Jones was honored by Armstrong Jones Hodges. The George Washington Hodges > > name was popular at the time for obvious reasons and family tradition had > it > > that John named his last two children after a friend, Henry Wardlaw. > > > > So I believe that Richard's mother may have been a Brooks, his wife was a > > Jones and was honored by her son, but not the first son. John stayed in > SC > > and was in Elizabeth's will. Richard went to Indiana and wasn't > mentioned. > > So Richard the first could easily have been overlooked if he left home as > a > > young man and found Elizabeth Jones willing to marry him. He eventually > > moved to SC as did other Hodges families. > > > > This is a quote from an email Al Metts posted several years ago; > > As a youth James Hodges lived near Mulberry Creek. He served several > > different enlistments in the Revolutionary War and in 1786 married Nancy > > Ware. His will dated 27 Feb 1826 names his wife Nancy, and these > children: > > Betsy, Martha Weatherall, Polly, Nicholas, Ezekial, Thompson, Reuben, > James > > and Elizabeth Jones. > > Charter members of Walnut Grove Baptist Church in 1826 included James, > Nancy > > and Thompson Hodges, and others of the family were among the early church > > members. > > In 1830 church letters were granted to James Hodges and his wife Polly, > > "being about to remove to Alabama State." He was probably a son of James > > and Nancy Ware Hodges. The will of John Weatherall, probated in 1824, had > > named one of his children as Polly, wife of James Hodges Jr. Walnut Grove > > Church granted letters in 1833 to Nancy Hodges, Sr., (sic), Polly Hodges > and > > Ezediel Hodges who were leaving for Mississippi. > > This shows how members of the family migrated West through the South. It > > could easily have been due to the influence of other family members who > had > > moved, or it may have been the Baptist Church trying to establish itself > > throughout the country. Richard went to Indiana and held Baptist Meetings > > in his home until many years later when a church was established in Ripley > > County Indiana. > > I still think that Richard was related to other Hodges who moved to South > > Carolina. > > > > Elijah > > > > > > ==== HODGES Mailing List ==== > > Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager > > HELP GET THE CENSUS ON THE INTERNET. VOLUNTEER TO TRANSCRIBE CENSUS FOR > THE USGENWEB PROJECT http://www.usgenweb.org/census > > Thou shalt not use e-mail for any illegal or unethical purpose. > > > > > ==== HODGES Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager > DO YOU OWN A COPY OF A CENSUS?? THEN VOLUNTEER TO DO LOOKUPS!!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~uslookup > Thou shalt not rely on the privacy of e-mail, especially from work. >