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Sunday, September 9, 2018
Photos Of Hodges Relatives
Vanishing Tattnall is a Facebook page where you can Archive a photo by entering it on the site in an album. You should name the album by typing over the date. There are photos of Hodges relatives not on this site. Carol Rich Montgomery has entered photos she believes to be the persons to which you refer.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
John Hodges, English Emigrant, Jamestown, VA 1620 - 1622
Hotten's List of English Emigrants records the death of John Hodges in the Great Indian Massacre in Jamestown in 1622. Jessie Lotta Hodges reported this and other facts which made it possible to link the Hodges Family in American to the Lineage in England. Her unpublished manuscript found in the South Caroliniana Library in Columbia in 1996 describes documents which connect John Hodges, English Emigrant, with his son, Robert Hodges, Sr. of Isle of Wight, VA. The most important document found, the will of Mr. Roger Higgins dated 1672. This document, as described by Jessie Lotta Hodges, proves Mary's triple marriages and the half-brother relationship between Roger Higgins and Robert Hodges, son of John and Mary. It also names Robert Hodges' three sons so a third generation is established.
From the early records of Isle of Wight, VA we conclude that John Hodges married Mary and left a son and daughter, after which his widow, Mary, married Francis Higgins who was imported to VA by George Ludlow before May 22, 1651. On August 14, 1652 Francis Higgins and Thomas Taberer patented 250 acres in Isle of Wight County on the first swamp of Blackwater. It appears they sold this land to Richard Williamson after which Francis Higgins soon died leaving two sons. Mary then married her third husband, Phillip Lupo, a rich landowner in Isle of Wight who had a daughter and two sons, perhaps from an earlier marriage. Roger Higgins, apparently a bachelor, made his will in Isle of Wight Co. probated on August 10, 1672 naming (1) mother Mary Lupo, (2) brother and executor Robert Hodges, (3)Robert's eldest son; Robert Hodges, Jr. (4) Robert's second son Elias Hodges (5) Robert's third son Roger Hodges (6) James Lupo (7) Ann Ogburns wife of Nicholas (8) brother James Higgins.
Note: In the list of Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors on page 127 found in the Bulloch County Library; Hodges, John ( -1622) Va.; m. Mary ---. Council of Safety. Could this be a clue as to what John was doing in Jamestown at the time of the Great Massacre?
Reference: The Marlboro Hodges Family Unpublished Manuscript by Jessie Lotta Hodges from The South Caroliniana Library, Columbia SC. The Hodges Family of Isle of Wight County, Virginia by Hugh Buckner Johnston, unpublished manuscript. Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors p.127 found in the Bulloch County Library.
From the early records of Isle of Wight, VA we conclude that John Hodges married Mary and left a son and daughter, after which his widow, Mary, married Francis Higgins who was imported to VA by George Ludlow before May 22, 1651. On August 14, 1652 Francis Higgins and Thomas Taberer patented 250 acres in Isle of Wight County on the first swamp of Blackwater. It appears they sold this land to Richard Williamson after which Francis Higgins soon died leaving two sons. Mary then married her third husband, Phillip Lupo, a rich landowner in Isle of Wight who had a daughter and two sons, perhaps from an earlier marriage. Roger Higgins, apparently a bachelor, made his will in Isle of Wight Co. probated on August 10, 1672 naming (1) mother Mary Lupo, (2) brother and executor Robert Hodges, (3)Robert's eldest son; Robert Hodges, Jr. (4) Robert's second son Elias Hodges (5) Robert's third son Roger Hodges (6) James Lupo (7) Ann Ogburns wife of Nicholas (8) brother James Higgins.
Note: In the list of Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors on page 127 found in the Bulloch County Library; Hodges, John ( -1622) Va.; m. Mary ---. Council of Safety. Could this be a clue as to what John was doing in Jamestown at the time of the Great Massacre?
Reference: The Marlboro Hodges Family Unpublished Manuscript by Jessie Lotta Hodges from The South Caroliniana Library, Columbia SC. The Hodges Family of Isle of Wight County, Virginia by Hugh Buckner Johnston, unpublished manuscript. Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors p.127 found in the Bulloch County Library.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Robert Hodges ( c. 1615 - 1687 )
Robert Hodges, born c. 1615, resided in New Port Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia. His wife was named Mary and sons Robert Jr. born in 1668 who married Ann Matthews, Elias born in 1670 who married Sarah and Roger born in 1672 and died in 1727.
On November 9, 1687 the estate of Robert Hodges was valued at 12, 580 pounds of tobacco by John Goodrich, Timothy Fenn and William Webb before Justice Thomas Taberer: 16 cattle, 17 small hogs, 11 sheep, horse colt, old horse, old mare, old couch, 2 chests, 2 tables, 2 bedsteads, spinning wheel, 2 feather beds, rug, blankets, sheets, flock bed, tablecloth, 4 napkins, 4 earthen pans, 10 glass bottles, tin lamp, spit, 3 iron pots, 4 iron hooks, frying pan, brass kettle, brass pan, brass ladle, fire tongs, 20 pounds of pewter, powdering tub, boat, cart and wheels, pair of hooks, old grubbing hoe, old grindstone, handsaw, hammer, 2 axes, 5 iron wedges, pair of small steelyards, pair of compasses, set of plate (i.e.silver) buttons, silver bodkin, razor, 2 hones, 2 pairs of pipe molds, pistol and a gun. Since Robert Hodges died intestate administration on his estate was granted to John Downes on the same date as the appraisal, having been recorded on April 23, 1688.
At least two authors document the following events to show how the three marriages of Mary, widow of John Hodges, connect three generations of the Hodges family:
Mary, widow of John Hodges, married Francis Higgins and later her third husband, Phillip Lupo. Roger Higgins, son of Mary's second husband, made his will in Isle of Wight Co. probated on August 10, 1672 naming (1) mother Mary Lupo, (2) brother and executor Robert Hodges, (3)Robert's eldest son; Robert Hodges, Jr. (4) his second son Elias Hodges (5) his third son Roger Hodges. Finding references to this will of Roger Higgins documents the three marriages of Mary Hodges, widow of John Hodges and their children and grandchildren.
The Nansemond River is located in southeastern Virginia in the modern day County of Nansemond which adjoins Isle of Wight County, Va. The term "Transportation of Persons" was the "Headright System" under which land was granted. Each patentee or grantee was given 50 acres of land for each person brought into the area. However, an incorrect interpretation of the Headright System can lead to the wrong conclusion regarding people being brought into the "colony". A careful analysis must be made on a case-by-case basis. The Robert Hodges identified on 17 October 1636 was of the Legal Age of 21 thus making his projected Year of Birth prior to 1615. He was probably an immigrant and probably came from England considering the influx of immigrants during the time period. He is probably the same Robert Hodges whose estate was appraised in Isle of Wight County 9 November 1687 and he probably died intestate (leaving no will).
Land Grant to John Gookin, Gent., 500 acs., 17 Oct. 1636, Patent Book No. 1, p. 396. Beg. at Mossey point, W. upon Nansamund River, E. into the woods, & S. adj. the Gleabland. Trans. of 10 pers. Thomas Box, Junr., Peter Norman, Mary Norman, John Butler, John Burden, Robert Hodges, John Carpenter, Edwd. Morgan, John London, Wm Pensint (or Pensuit). Note: The whole quantitie renwd 18 Feb. 1638. Tho. Cooke, Cl.
Reference: The Marlboro Hodges Family Unpublished Manuscript by Jessie Lotta Hodges from The South Caroliniana Library, Columbia SC. The Hodges Family of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Unpublished Manuscript by Hugh Buckner Johnston. Isle of Wight County, Administrations & Probates, p.13, Will and Deed Book 2, 1661-1719, p. 272. Nugent, Nell Marion. Cavaliers and Pioneers - Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623 - 1666, p. 50. Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. 1963 Baltimore.
On November 9, 1687 the estate of Robert Hodges was valued at 12, 580 pounds of tobacco by John Goodrich, Timothy Fenn and William Webb before Justice Thomas Taberer: 16 cattle, 17 small hogs, 11 sheep, horse colt, old horse, old mare, old couch, 2 chests, 2 tables, 2 bedsteads, spinning wheel, 2 feather beds, rug, blankets, sheets, flock bed, tablecloth, 4 napkins, 4 earthen pans, 10 glass bottles, tin lamp, spit, 3 iron pots, 4 iron hooks, frying pan, brass kettle, brass pan, brass ladle, fire tongs, 20 pounds of pewter, powdering tub, boat, cart and wheels, pair of hooks, old grubbing hoe, old grindstone, handsaw, hammer, 2 axes, 5 iron wedges, pair of small steelyards, pair of compasses, set of plate (i.e.silver) buttons, silver bodkin, razor, 2 hones, 2 pairs of pipe molds, pistol and a gun. Since Robert Hodges died intestate administration on his estate was granted to John Downes on the same date as the appraisal, having been recorded on April 23, 1688.
At least two authors document the following events to show how the three marriages of Mary, widow of John Hodges, connect three generations of the Hodges family:
Mary, widow of John Hodges, married Francis Higgins and later her third husband, Phillip Lupo. Roger Higgins, son of Mary's second husband, made his will in Isle of Wight Co. probated on August 10, 1672 naming (1) mother Mary Lupo, (2) brother and executor Robert Hodges, (3)Robert's eldest son; Robert Hodges, Jr. (4) his second son Elias Hodges (5) his third son Roger Hodges. Finding references to this will of Roger Higgins documents the three marriages of Mary Hodges, widow of John Hodges and their children and grandchildren.
The Nansemond River is located in southeastern Virginia in the modern day County of Nansemond which adjoins Isle of Wight County, Va. The term "Transportation of Persons" was the "Headright System" under which land was granted. Each patentee or grantee was given 50 acres of land for each person brought into the area. However, an incorrect interpretation of the Headright System can lead to the wrong conclusion regarding people being brought into the "colony". A careful analysis must be made on a case-by-case basis. The Robert Hodges identified on 17 October 1636 was of the Legal Age of 21 thus making his projected Year of Birth prior to 1615. He was probably an immigrant and probably came from England considering the influx of immigrants during the time period. He is probably the same Robert Hodges whose estate was appraised in Isle of Wight County 9 November 1687 and he probably died intestate (leaving no will).
Land Grant to John Gookin, Gent., 500 acs., 17 Oct. 1636, Patent Book No. 1, p. 396. Beg. at Mossey point, W. upon Nansamund River, E. into the woods, & S. adj. the Gleabland. Trans. of 10 pers. Thomas Box, Junr., Peter Norman, Mary Norman, John Butler, John Burden, Robert Hodges, John Carpenter, Edwd. Morgan, John London, Wm Pensint (or Pensuit). Note: The whole quantitie renwd 18 Feb. 1638. Tho. Cooke, Cl.
Reference: The Marlboro Hodges Family Unpublished Manuscript by Jessie Lotta Hodges from The South Caroliniana Library, Columbia SC. The Hodges Family of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Unpublished Manuscript by Hugh Buckner Johnston. Isle of Wight County, Administrations & Probates, p.13, Will and Deed Book 2, 1661-1719, p. 272. Nugent, Nell Marion. Cavaliers and Pioneers - Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623 - 1666, p. 50. Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. 1963 Baltimore.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Robert Hodges, Jr. ( d. 1742 ) of Maryland, Virginia & Bertie County, NC
Robert Hodges moved from Maryland through Virginia and settled in Bertie County, NC prior to March 30, 1740 and died there prior to August of 1742. ( It was noted by Carl Swain, genealogist, that when Robert purchased land in North Carolina he paid for it with Virginia money.) He left a 1740 Bertie, NC will that named his widow, Ann and six children; John , Richard 1692 - April 16, 1751 ( m. Sarah), Elias 1704- 1779 (m. Mary), Ann ( m. Joseph Moore), Olive (m. Edmond Wiggins) and Mathew ( m. Isaac Williams), Sarah (m. Jno. Cain ).
It should be noted that the very violent Tuscarora Indians in this area were not defeated until 1712. In 1721 Frances Parker (an allied family) sold land in VA, and in 1725 moved from Isle of Wight, VA to Bertie County, NC. Families moved together for safety and settled on waterways for transportation to escape the Indians.
Colonial Bertie County North Carolina Deed Books A-H
B 245 William Gray To Robert Hodges, March 7, 1726/27. 80 pds. for 180 A. On NES little Roquis Swamp. Adj. James Williams, Richard Milton. Wit: John Gray, Joseph Moor. March Court. (note: Wittness Joseph Moore is the son in law of Robert Hodges, Jr who married his daughter,Ann, listed in his will as Ann Moor.)
D 27 Christopher Gewin, Jun. to Robert Hodges Aug. 30, 1733. 20 pence for 20 A. Adj. Robert West. Wit: John Harrell, jurat, Joseph Harrell. Feb. Court 1733.
D 28 Christopher Gewin, Jun. To Robert Hodges. Aug. 30, 1733/34. 32 pds. for 150 A. On NS Morratock River at "Remaroy Marsh" at Flaggy Run. Adj Henry Roades. Wit: John Harrell, Joseph Harrell. Feb. Court 1733.
F 402 Richard Hodges of Bluford Co, NC to George House. Feb 7, 1742/43. 55 pds. for 150 A. on NS Morattack River at Runerry Marsh on Flagg Run. Adj. ____ Nairon, Henry Roades, Wit: John Harrell, Joseph Harrell. Feb. Court 1742.
F 403 Richard Hodge to George House. Feb. 7, 1742. 15 sh. for 20 A. On NS Morattuck River in NES Robert West. Wit: John Harrell, Joseph Harrell, Jesse Harrell. Feb. Court 1742.
Transcribed Will of Robert Hodges by Carl Swain, genealogist:
North Carolina State Archives
Secretary of State Papers
In the Name of God Amen. The Thirty day of March 1740, I Roburt Hogges of the County of Bartie being in good health and perfect sences and memory. Thanks be unto God their fore Calling to Mind the Mortality of My Body and Knowing that it is Appointed for all Men once to dye do Make and Ordain this My Last Will and Testament. That Is to Say Principally and first of all I Give and Recommend My Soul into the hands of God that Gave it to And My Body I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Cristien burriell at the discretion of My Exeutors not douting but at the General Resurrection I Shall receive the Same again by the Mightly power of God-- And as touchen Such Worldly Estate Whearwith it hath pleased God to bless Me in this Life I Give Demise and Dispose of the Same in the following Manner and Form---
Imprimis I Give and bequeath to My Loving Wife one Negro Garl Named Jene to hur and hur one disposen
Item I give and bequeath to My Son Elias Hogges one Negro Man Named Peter---
Item I give and bequeath to My two sons John and Richard Hogges one Negro Man Named Dick between them and to my Son John Hogges the plantation and Land in Virginia that he Now Lives upon to him and his heirs forever and to My Son Richard Hogges a plantation and Land in Bartie County in unarow Meders Whear he now Lives to him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to My Three daughters Ann Moor and Ollive Wigens and Marthew Williams Each of them a Fether bed and coverings as belongs to them and I Give and bequeath to my daughter Sary Cain My Plantation that I now live upon in Bartie County and all the Land belonging to it to hur and hur heirs and one feather bed and covering that belong to it and that to be hur shear. I give and bequeath to My Loven Wife Ann Hogges the use of all My whole Estate hur life time willd and on willd and after hur deceased all My Estate with in dors and with out that is not Given in Legesies To be equally devided among My Three Sons and three daughters that is Ann Ollive and Mathew and they to Chuse among themselves three Men to devid It and Every one to take his Equall part and I Like wise Constitu Make and ordain My Son Elias Hogges and My Son Richard Hogges and My Son In Law Isaac Williams My Executors of this My Last Will and Testament and I doe Hearby utterly disallow Revoake and disannul all and Every other former Testaments Wills Legacies and bequests and Executors by me in any Wayes before Named Willed and bequeathed Ratifing and Confirming this and no other to be My Last Will and Testament In Witness Whereof I have heare unto Set My Hand and Seal the day and Year above writen.
Signed Sealed published pronounced and declared by the sd Roburt Hogges as his last will and testament in the presents of us the Subscribers-- Needham Bryan, William Bryan. Robert Hogges (his mark)
Bertie County Ss. August Court 1742. Present His Majesty's Justices These may Certify that the above Will of Robert Hogges was duly proved in open Court by the Oaths of Needham Bryan, Adam Rabey and William Bryan Evidences thereto, & that Richard Hodges & Elias Hodges took the Oath of Executors & c. Test. Henry Delon Cler. Cor.
Reference: 1740 Bertie Co., NC Will of Robert Hodges adm. August 1742 with wife, Ann, and daughters, Ann Moore, Olive Wiggins, and Mathew with sons John, Richard and Elias named, The Marlboro Hodges Family by Jessie Lotta Hodges Unpublished Genealogy Manuscript from The South Caroliniana Library, Columbia, SC. Lucille Hodges Interview and Papers. Colonial Bertie County North Carolina Deed Books A-H 1720-1757, Abstracted By: Mary Best Bell, 2nd. Edition Published By: Southern Historical Press.
It should be noted that the very violent Tuscarora Indians in this area were not defeated until 1712. In 1721 Frances Parker (an allied family) sold land in VA, and in 1725 moved from Isle of Wight, VA to Bertie County, NC. Families moved together for safety and settled on waterways for transportation to escape the Indians.
Colonial Bertie County North Carolina Deed Books A-H
B 245 William Gray To Robert Hodges, March 7, 1726/27. 80 pds. for 180 A. On NES little Roquis Swamp. Adj. James Williams, Richard Milton. Wit: John Gray, Joseph Moor. March Court. (note: Wittness Joseph Moore is the son in law of Robert Hodges, Jr who married his daughter,Ann, listed in his will as Ann Moor.)
D 27 Christopher Gewin, Jun. to Robert Hodges Aug. 30, 1733. 20 pence for 20 A. Adj. Robert West. Wit: John Harrell, jurat, Joseph Harrell. Feb. Court 1733.
D 28 Christopher Gewin, Jun. To Robert Hodges. Aug. 30, 1733/34. 32 pds. for 150 A. On NS Morratock River at "Remaroy Marsh" at Flaggy Run. Adj Henry Roades. Wit: John Harrell, Joseph Harrell. Feb. Court 1733.
F 402 Richard Hodges of Bluford Co, NC to George House. Feb 7, 1742/43. 55 pds. for 150 A. on NS Morattack River at Runerry Marsh on Flagg Run. Adj. ____ Nairon, Henry Roades, Wit: John Harrell, Joseph Harrell. Feb. Court 1742.
F 403 Richard Hodge to George House. Feb. 7, 1742. 15 sh. for 20 A. On NS Morattuck River in NES Robert West. Wit: John Harrell, Joseph Harrell, Jesse Harrell. Feb. Court 1742.
Transcribed Will of Robert Hodges by Carl Swain, genealogist:
North Carolina State Archives
Secretary of State Papers
In the Name of God Amen. The Thirty day of March 1740, I Roburt Hogges of the County of Bartie being in good health and perfect sences and memory. Thanks be unto God their fore Calling to Mind the Mortality of My Body and Knowing that it is Appointed for all Men once to dye do Make and Ordain this My Last Will and Testament. That Is to Say Principally and first of all I Give and Recommend My Soul into the hands of God that Gave it to And My Body I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Cristien burriell at the discretion of My Exeutors not douting but at the General Resurrection I Shall receive the Same again by the Mightly power of God-- And as touchen Such Worldly Estate Whearwith it hath pleased God to bless Me in this Life I Give Demise and Dispose of the Same in the following Manner and Form---
Imprimis I Give and bequeath to My Loving Wife one Negro Garl Named Jene to hur and hur one disposen
Item I give and bequeath to My Son Elias Hogges one Negro Man Named Peter---
Item I give and bequeath to My two sons John and Richard Hogges one Negro Man Named Dick between them and to my Son John Hogges the plantation and Land in Virginia that he Now Lives upon to him and his heirs forever and to My Son Richard Hogges a plantation and Land in Bartie County in unarow Meders Whear he now Lives to him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to My Three daughters Ann Moor and Ollive Wigens and Marthew Williams Each of them a Fether bed and coverings as belongs to them and I Give and bequeath to my daughter Sary Cain My Plantation that I now live upon in Bartie County and all the Land belonging to it to hur and hur heirs and one feather bed and covering that belong to it and that to be hur shear. I give and bequeath to My Loven Wife Ann Hogges the use of all My whole Estate hur life time willd and on willd and after hur deceased all My Estate with in dors and with out that is not Given in Legesies To be equally devided among My Three Sons and three daughters that is Ann Ollive and Mathew and they to Chuse among themselves three Men to devid It and Every one to take his Equall part and I Like wise Constitu Make and ordain My Son Elias Hogges and My Son Richard Hogges and My Son In Law Isaac Williams My Executors of this My Last Will and Testament and I doe Hearby utterly disallow Revoake and disannul all and Every other former Testaments Wills Legacies and bequests and Executors by me in any Wayes before Named Willed and bequeathed Ratifing and Confirming this and no other to be My Last Will and Testament In Witness Whereof I have heare unto Set My Hand and Seal the day and Year above writen.
Signed Sealed published pronounced and declared by the sd Roburt Hogges as his last will and testament in the presents of us the Subscribers-- Needham Bryan, William Bryan. Robert Hogges (his mark)
Bertie County Ss. August Court 1742. Present His Majesty's Justices These may Certify that the above Will of Robert Hogges was duly proved in open Court by the Oaths of Needham Bryan, Adam Rabey and William Bryan Evidences thereto, & that Richard Hodges & Elias Hodges took the Oath of Executors & c. Test. Henry Delon Cler. Cor.
Reference: 1740 Bertie Co., NC Will of Robert Hodges adm. August 1742 with wife, Ann, and daughters, Ann Moore, Olive Wiggins, and Mathew with sons John, Richard and Elias named, The Marlboro Hodges Family by Jessie Lotta Hodges Unpublished Genealogy Manuscript from The South Caroliniana Library, Columbia, SC. Lucille Hodges Interview and Papers. Colonial Bertie County North Carolina Deed Books A-H 1720-1757, Abstracted By: Mary Best Bell, 2nd. Edition Published By: Southern Historical Press.
Richard Hodges of North Carolina ( 1692 - 1751 )
Richard Hodges lived in Bertie County, North Carolina and paid quit rent in 1729. He moved to Beaufort County, North Carolina where he had a land grant in 1741. He was born in 1692 and died on April 16, 1751 in Beaufort County, NC, leaving his widow, Sarah and four children. Three of the children were named in the will dated September 3, 1747.
John Robert Hodges was the first child born to Richard and Sarah and was born in 1736. Other children of Richard and Sarah were William Henry Hodges (m. Lydia), Sarah, and Howell. Richard's son John Robert Hodges married Tabitha Little .
Will of Richard Hodges of Beaufort Co., NC, transcribed by Carl Swain, Genealogist:
In the Name of God Amen the third day of September 1747 I Richard Hodges of Beaufort County and province of NC, Planter, being in perfect health and of perfect mind and memory. Thanks be given unto God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament that is to say principally & first of all I give and Recomend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in Decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Ressurection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God to bless me in this life I give demise and Dispose of the same in the following Manner & form. Imprimis I give and Bequeath to Sarah my dearley beloved wife one negro girl named Saul Imprimis I Lend to Sarah my dearly beloved wife one negro wench named Jane and her Increase from the date hereof during her life then to be Equally divided to my beloved Daughter John Henry & Sarah Hodges. Imprimis I give and bequeath to Sarah my dearly beloved wife her choice of one feather bed & furniture. Item I give to my beloved son John Hodges one plantation and parcell of land belonging thereunto containing by estimation four hundred acres lying in the fork on Cochavinity Bay & one negro boy named Peter and one negro girl named Grace and ten cows & calves & one feather bed & furniture and one breading mare and one horse & one Gunn & two dishes & one porringer and one tankard and two basons. Item. I give to my beloved son Henry Hodges the manner Plantation and one negro boy named Sante and one negro girl Gillo & ten cows and calves and one feather bed and furniture and one Breading mare & one horse and one Gunn and two Dishes and two basons and one porringer. Item. I give to my beloved daughter Sarah Hodges one negro girl named Hannah & one negro girl named Florah and ten Cows & calves & feather bed & furniture & two breading mares and two dishes and two basons & one porringer. Item. I give & Bequeath to my beloved Son John Hodges & my beloved son Henry Hodges & my Beloved Daughter Sarah Hodges one negro wench named Franch & her Increase to be equally divided when the above said Henry Hodges arrives to the age of twenty one years. Imprimiss. I give & Bequeath to Sarah my dearly beloved wife during her life all the rest of my goods & Chattles then at her Decease to be Equally divided to my beloved son John Hodges & my beloved son Henry Hodges & my beloved Daughter Sarah Hodges. Likewise, I Constitute make & Ordain my well beloved wife Sarah Hodges & my well beloved son John Hodges my Sole Exors of this my Last will & Testament all & singular & I do hereby utterly disallow Revoke & Disannull all and every other formal Testament Wills Legacies and Bequests and Excrs by me in anywise before named willed & Bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and year first above written. Richard R. Hodges
James Coupper, James Singleton, Tho. Williams
(Note: Richard, James Cooper, James Singleton & Tho. Williams all signed with their mark)
At a court held forsaid 16th April 1751 the due Execution of the within will was proved by the oath of James Singleton & Certified. Antho Hutchinson Clerk C. Anson County, North Carolina
Additional Information on the family are these notes from this December 8, 1757 Will of Henry Hodges (brother of John Robert Hodges) executed May 1758 in Craven Co., South Carolina, transcribed by Carl Swain, genealogist. Other documents indicate that when John Robert's brother, Henry, died his son, Richard, who is named in this 1757 will was less than eight years old:
I give unto my beloved Son, Richard Hodges, the plantation I now live upon of Three Hundred Acres of Land,One Negro girl named Gitto and her increase, Fifteen Cows & calves to be delivered unto him when he arrives to the age of Eighteen and to be free himself at the same time and receive all his Legacies and it is my will that my son Richard Hodges should have four Years Schooling to begin upon it at the Age of Eight Years. I give my son Richard a Feather Bed and Furniture, one riding horse of about four years old, a bridle and Saddle and a Breeding Mare and the Long Gun ,two Dishes and two Basons and half a dozen of plates, Five Sow and Piggs. I give my son Richard Hodges the Great Bible. The I lend unto my beloved wife Lydia Hodges during her Life a Negro wench named Frank I lend unto my Beloved wife during her life all my Goods and Chattells and at her decease to be delivered to my Son Richard Hodges I make John Hodges and William Ibicks my Executors. Wittnessed by William Wise, Walter Folly, William Cherry (by marks).
Henry Hodges (his mark)
References: The Marlboro Hodges Family by Jessie Lotta Hodges, Unpublished Manuscript by Jessie Lotta Hodges from The South Caroliniana Library, Columbia, SC. Some Colonial and Revolutionary Families of North Carolina Volume II compiled by Marilu Burch Smallwood of Washington, North Carolina 1969 p. 227. Lucille Hodges Interview and Papers, Cotton to Kaolin: History of Washington County, GA by Historical Society of Washington County, GA, Edited by Mary Alice Jordan, Bertie County, NC records.
John Robert Hodges was the first child born to Richard and Sarah and was born in 1736. Other children of Richard and Sarah were William Henry Hodges (m. Lydia), Sarah, and Howell. Richard's son John Robert Hodges married Tabitha Little .
Will of Richard Hodges of Beaufort Co., NC, transcribed by Carl Swain, Genealogist:
In the Name of God Amen the third day of September 1747 I Richard Hodges of Beaufort County and province of NC, Planter, being in perfect health and of perfect mind and memory. Thanks be given unto God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament that is to say principally & first of all I give and Recomend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in Decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Ressurection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God to bless me in this life I give demise and Dispose of the same in the following Manner & form. Imprimis I give and Bequeath to Sarah my dearley beloved wife one negro girl named Saul Imprimis I Lend to Sarah my dearly beloved wife one negro wench named Jane and her Increase from the date hereof during her life then to be Equally divided to my beloved Daughter John Henry & Sarah Hodges. Imprimis I give and bequeath to Sarah my dearly beloved wife her choice of one feather bed & furniture. Item I give to my beloved son John Hodges one plantation and parcell of land belonging thereunto containing by estimation four hundred acres lying in the fork on Cochavinity Bay & one negro boy named Peter and one negro girl named Grace and ten cows & calves & one feather bed & furniture and one breading mare and one horse & one Gunn & two dishes & one porringer and one tankard and two basons. Item. I give to my beloved son Henry Hodges the manner Plantation and one negro boy named Sante and one negro girl Gillo & ten cows and calves and one feather bed and furniture and one Breading mare & one horse and one Gunn and two Dishes and two basons and one porringer. Item. I give to my beloved daughter Sarah Hodges one negro girl named Hannah & one negro girl named Florah and ten Cows & calves & feather bed & furniture & two breading mares and two dishes and two basons & one porringer. Item. I give & Bequeath to my beloved Son John Hodges & my beloved son Henry Hodges & my Beloved Daughter Sarah Hodges one negro wench named Franch & her Increase to be equally divided when the above said Henry Hodges arrives to the age of twenty one years. Imprimiss. I give & Bequeath to Sarah my dearly beloved wife during her life all the rest of my goods & Chattles then at her Decease to be Equally divided to my beloved son John Hodges & my beloved son Henry Hodges & my beloved Daughter Sarah Hodges. Likewise, I Constitute make & Ordain my well beloved wife Sarah Hodges & my well beloved son John Hodges my Sole Exors of this my Last will & Testament all & singular & I do hereby utterly disallow Revoke & Disannull all and every other formal Testament Wills Legacies and Bequests and Excrs by me in anywise before named willed & Bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and year first above written. Richard R. Hodges
James Coupper, James Singleton, Tho. Williams
(Note: Richard, James Cooper, James Singleton & Tho. Williams all signed with their mark)
At a court held forsaid 16th April 1751 the due Execution of the within will was proved by the oath of James Singleton & Certified. Antho Hutchinson Clerk C. Anson County, North Carolina
Additional Information on the family are these notes from this December 8, 1757 Will of Henry Hodges (brother of John Robert Hodges) executed May 1758 in Craven Co., South Carolina, transcribed by Carl Swain, genealogist. Other documents indicate that when John Robert's brother, Henry, died his son, Richard, who is named in this 1757 will was less than eight years old:
I give unto my beloved Son, Richard Hodges, the plantation I now live upon of Three Hundred Acres of Land,One Negro girl named Gitto and her increase, Fifteen Cows & calves to be delivered unto him when he arrives to the age of Eighteen and to be free himself at the same time and receive all his Legacies and it is my will that my son Richard Hodges should have four Years Schooling to begin upon it at the Age of Eight Years. I give my son Richard a Feather Bed and Furniture, one riding horse of about four years old, a bridle and Saddle and a Breeding Mare and the Long Gun ,two Dishes and two Basons and half a dozen of plates, Five Sow and Piggs. I give my son Richard Hodges the Great Bible. The I lend unto my beloved wife Lydia Hodges during her Life a Negro wench named Frank I lend unto my Beloved wife during her life all my Goods and Chattells and at her decease to be delivered to my Son Richard Hodges I make John Hodges and William Ibicks my Executors. Wittnessed by William Wise, Walter Folly, William Cherry (by marks).
Henry Hodges (his mark)
References: The Marlboro Hodges Family by Jessie Lotta Hodges, Unpublished Manuscript by Jessie Lotta Hodges from The South Caroliniana Library, Columbia, SC. Some Colonial and Revolutionary Families of North Carolina Volume II compiled by Marilu Burch Smallwood of Washington, North Carolina 1969 p. 227. Lucille Hodges Interview and Papers, Cotton to Kaolin: History of Washington County, GA by Historical Society of Washington County, GA, Edited by Mary Alice Jordan, Bertie County, NC records.
Family Portrait of Dr. Seaborn ( 1816 - 1899 ) & Elizabeth Anne Hendricks "Betsy" Hodges
Samuel Eli ( 1857- 1928 ) and Lurania Williams Hodges
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| Two sons of Samuel & "Luraney" Hodges, Edgar and Brinson c. 1950 in front of Seaborn Hodges' Log Home |
| Home of Samuel & "Luraney" Hodges |
 Jean Powell Hodges ( age 19) m. G. B. August 24,1944 |
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| G. B. Hodges, Jr. 1944 (age 21) |
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| Samuel & Lurania Williams Hodges c.1900 |
Samuel Eli Hodges (July 1, 1857 - July 25, 1928) was the son of Seaborn R. Hodges and Elisabeth Anne Hendricks. Sam married Lurania Williams, the daughter of Altamond Williams. As Sam prospered he built a large wooden home (now restored) adjacent to their old log home with wooden floors on Rogers Bridge Road two miles east of Claxton. The home place had a well with a "sweep". The sweep was a thirty foot long log that had weights on one end that was used to draw water. He had mules and buggies and used horse drawn plows and planters for farming the land.
Sam and "Luraney's" children were: Linton Hendrix (b. 1889 m. Stella Jones: Harold, Marilyn), B. Terrell (b. 1890) S. Roach (b. 1892 m. Louise Mitchell: no), George Brinson (b.1894), Pearl Elizabeth (b. 1896 m. Thomas W. Smith: Watson, Edith, Melba), Daisy (b. 1898 m. R.Cecil Rogers: Floreine, Alton, Reginald), Edgar (b. 1901 m. Katie Hendley: James, Betty, Ouida), Mattie (b.1903 m. Leroy Sutton: Marjorie), Doll A.(b.1905 m. Gordon Hendley: Charles, Virgil, Gloria), Sally Kate (b. 1907 m. Homer Clay Jackson: Henry), Ottis Altamond (b. 1909 m. Helen "Bud" Durrence: Neil, Jane, Dan), Samuel Eli "S.E.", Jr. (b. 1911 m. Jewel Branch: John, Sarah, Harry, Jerry), Ida Mae (b. 1916 m. Merrill Devine:Jack, Diane).
Benjamin Terrell Hodges was the second child of Sam and "Luraney. Children of Terrell and his wife Gussie Dyess were Sadie Bell (b. 1915 m. Edwin T. Presson: no), Fleming Chester (b. 1917 m. 1stHelen Thomason: Larry, Lin 2nd Annie Smith Jennings: Nelson, Tift, Amy), Miriam Elizabeth (b. 1921 m. Thomas Fredrick Kicklighter: Thomas, Jr., Gail Elizabeth), Benjamin Franklin Hodges (b. 1923 m. Jennie Rae Small: Mona Rae, Ben Jr.), Thomas Jackson (b. 1927 m. Lavada Jones: Jack, Sandra, Rebecca) and Wade Terrell (b. 1930 m. Mary Frances Sapp: Kenneth, Robert Joseph (Bobby Joe).
George "Brinson" Hodges, Sr. was the fourth son of Sam and "Luraney". He grew up working on the family farm, joined the forces in World War I at Fort Gordon in 1918, was sent to France where he was injured when he fell off a horse and returned October 25, 1918. Brinson married Ida Bell, daughter of Levi Holmes Kennedy and Miranda Deloach. "G. B." was born in 1923 and Holmes W. in 1926. Brinson was a farmer until Holmes built a large three story home on Highway 301 South of Claxton in 1946. Brinson purchased the home for the Traveler's Inn and built Traveler's Inn Restaurant next door in 1946. Then he added the G. B. Hodges Motel which he ran until his death on March, 23, 1982. He also owned numerous tracts of farm land, lots and rental properties. He is buried near the Tabernacle at Brewton Cemetery in Hagan, GA. Children of George Brinson Hodges, Sr. and his wife Ida Bell Kennedy were "G. B." Jr. (b. 1923 m. Jean Powell: Nancy Jo, George Ricky) and Holmes W. (b.1926 m. Mary Ann Durrence: Holmes Edward., William Craig).
References: George "Brinson" Hodges, Sr. , G.B. Hodges, Jr. Interviews. Family Bible of Samuel and Lurania Hodges Bible in possession of Lucille Hodges, correspondence with Sadie Hodges Presson .
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