I, too, am interested in the Hodge families of Bedford Co. I am descended from Jacob Keller of Burke Co, NC. Jacob was a neighbor of Francis Hodge, Robert Hodge, William Hodge and others up until his death in 1813. Some people think his wife Jane was a member of the Hodge family. At any rate, some of the Keller family were already in TN when Jacob died and Jane and the rest of the family moved to Bedford County immediately after his death. Jane's son, Francis H. Keller (the H. has never been defined), is my ggg-grandfather. I was born and raised in Bedford Co and live about 35 miles away in Williamson Co now. There is a book called Pioneers of Coffee County, TN by Alice Daniel Pritchard with information on the Hodge family. She believes, with good clues, but no absolute proof, that Robert Hodge, Jr. of Burke Co, NC and Bedford Co, TN is the father of William C. Hodge (b. about 1783, md. Gilla Green) and John Hodge (b. about 1785, md. Sarah Stephens). Patterson Hodge, the son of John and Sally Stephens Hodge, moved to Jefferson Co, Illinois. I do think there was another branch of the Hodge family, whose connection, if any, I don't know, but who lived in the same NE corner of Bedford Co and in Coffee Co. The names I recall include Charles and Edmond Hodge (maybe Phillip). These were connected to Welcome Hodge of Williamson Co, TN. Some of this family were later found in west Tennessee. In a message dated 01/02/2003 11:34:16 PM Central Standard Time, johnspencerinsfca@yahoo.com writes: > Subj:[TNBEDFOR] All Hodge familes of Bedford Co., late 1700's thru 1900 > Date:01/02/2003 11:34:16 PM Central Standard Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:johnspencerinsfca@yahoo.com">johnspencerinsfca@yahoo.com</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com">TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com">TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Hodge, Hodges > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IhB.2ACI/338 > > Message Board Post: > > Searcing for descendants, ancestors, any information regarding the early > Hodge families of Bedford County, TN. > > I do have a particular interest in Paterack Hodge that is listed in the > 1830 Census. Also, Palnac, Isaac, John, Patterson and other Hodges. Would > like to know where they migrated from and to...what families they may have > married into. Are there still descendants remaining in the area? Were all > the initial Hodges of one family? > > Is there any history of a Dr. Hodge, a Dr. Alphonso Hodge or Dr. Peter H. > Hodge in particular? Were there any Peter, Joseph, Augustus, Gustavus, > Lawrence, George, Samuel, Charles, Albert, Crittenden, Criton or James > Hodge's in the censuses. > > Any information at all would be most appreciated. It seems that > descendents of some of these families settled in Hamilton and Jefferson > Counties of Illinois in the mid 1800's, possibly White County, Illinois as > well via Kentucky. > > Respectfully, > > John Earl Spencer > 508 Larkin Street, # 506 > San Francisco, CA 94102 > jssfcaus@hotmail.com > johnspencerinsfca@yahoo.com > >