Joseph Hodges [1335]
Sex: M
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1. *Tamer Culpepper [1334] ( - ) 1595 [MRIN:500]
Marriage: 19 Jan 1793 - Norfolk Co., Virginia 1596
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Joseph Hodges Sr. [1292]
Sex: M
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Birth: Abt 1673 27
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Death: Between Nov 1765 and Aug 1766 - Norfolk Co., Virginia 24,27,155,237
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1. Alt Birth 100, between 1670 and 1671 in Norfolk Co., Virginia
2. Occupation 155, cooper in Norfolk Co., Virginia
3. Deed 375, received 50 acres land from Cornelius Ellis, 17 Jan 1691/92 in Norfolk Co., Virginia
Joseph Hodges received by deed 50 acres of land adj. Wm. Etheredge from Cornelius Ellis (Book 5, part 1, p. 185, Jan. 17, 1692). This fixes the date of Joseph's birth as not later than 1671. From this date until his death in 1766, Joseph lived an active life and transacted much business, even up to the year of his death although he was then at least 95 years of age. However, this 50 acres which he purchased of Cornelius Ellis, he sold July 17, 1693 to Lawrence Coppinger but for some reason still owned this land in 1704. Since Joseph, like his father, Roger, was a cooper, and not a planter, it was not neccessary that he own a quantity of land to make a living.4. Deed 157, sells 50 acres to Lawrence Coppinger, 17 Jul 1693 in Norfolk Co., Virginia
In Deed Book 7, p. 79, Joseph Hodges of Elizabeth River in the County of Norfolk with the consent of my wife, Sarah Hodges, do sell to Amos Etheredge of ye Southern Branch, 50 acres adj. William Etheredge.
This was the land purchased by Hodges in 1692 and this latter deed dated June 19, 1705 established the fact that he had wife, Sarah, at this time.
Sarah was probably his first wife though at an earlier date, 1694, both Joseph and a Rebecka Hodges witnessed the will of John Biggs, Sr. If she was his wife she may have been either sister or daughter of Cornelius Ellis, or a daughter of his wife. He was adm. of Tim Harvey @ 1670.
However, this 50 acres which he purchased of Cornelius Ellis, he sold July 17, 1693 to Lawrence Coppinger but for some reason still owned this land in 1704. Since Joseph, like his father, Roger, was a cooper, and not a planter, it was not necessary that he own a quantity of land to make a living.5. Quit Rent 2074, 50 acres, 1704 in Norfolk Co., Virginia
6. Deed 157, sells to Amos Etheredge 50 acres adj. Wiliam Etheredge, 19 Jun 1705 in Norfolk Co., Virginia
In Deed Book 7, p. 79, Joseph Hodges of Elizabeth River in the County of Norfolk with the consent of my wife, Sarah Hodges, do sell to Amos Etheredge of ye Southern Branch 50 acres adj. William Etheredge.7. Deed 525, sells 120 acres known as Bucks Ridge to Benjamin Hodges, 1723 in Norfolk Co., Virginia
This was the land purchased by Hodges in 1692, and this latter deed dated 19 June 1705 establishes the fact that he had wife, Sarah, at this time.
Sarah was probably his first wife though at an earlier date, 1694, both Joseph and a Rebecka Hodges witnessed the will of John Biggs, Sr.. If she was his wife she may have been sister or daughter of Cornelus Ellis, or a dau. of his wife. He was adm. of Tim Harvey @ 1670.
The first of these is a deed dated 1723 recorded in Bk. F, p. 10a from "Joseph Hodges and his wife Mary to Benj. Hodges both of Norfolk Co., a piece of woodland lying and being in the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River adj. Hugh Hanlon, John Nichols and Thomas Leake part of 120 a purchased of Hugh Hanlon dec'd and known as Bucks Ridge. Robert Canady the privilege of getting light wood and timber.8. Deed 375, to Wm. Wallace 129 acres of land, 19 Jun 1723 in Norfolk Co., Virginia
On June 19, 1723, Joseph Hodges of Norfolk Co. cooper and Mary, his wife, deed to Wm. Wallace of same Co. for 5 shillings, 129 acres of land and wood on the west side of the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River adjacent to lands of Thomas Herbert and John and Joseph Manning, divised to said Joseph by the last will and testament of his father, Capt. Roger Hodges (Book 2, p. 80). We are advised by this document that Joseph's wife, Sarah, is dead and he is now married to Mary ______,9. Deed 375, to Wm. Wallace, 16 Aug 1723 in Norfolk Co., Virginia
Aug. 16, 1723, "recent indenture to verify another of Joseph Hodges and wife Mary for L25 money of Va. paid by Wm. Wallace whereby they acknowledge and confirm to Wm. Wallace said land in his possession, 129 acres except a piece of ground 34 foot by 10 foot where said Joseph's father and others of said family have been buried here-to-fore (Book 2, p. 81)10. Tax List 157, listed with sons, James & Joseph Jr., 1730 in Norfolk Co., Virginia
In 1730 tax list of Norfolk Co., Joseph Hodges and two sons are listed in the district between Suggs Mill and the Great Bridge. These sons had to be fourteen years of age or older to be included in the tax. None of the sons of Joseph showed up in independent households in this tax list11. Property 157, released to Joseph Hodges four slaves, 1733 in Norfolk Co., Virginia
(Va. Genealogist Jan-Mar 1963)
These two sons who were approaching maturity in 1730 were James & probably Joseph Jr.
In 1733 Thomas Jordan of Nansemond Co. released to Joseph Hodges of Norfolk Co., in right of Hodge's wife, Martha, formerly wife of his father, Thomas Jordan, four slaves that is: Tony, Sam, Phoebe & Frank.12. Court case 450, part of executive council in piracy case of John Brown, 1733 in Williamsburg, Williamsburg (city), Virginia, USA
Of these four slaves, Phoebe and Sam were bequeathed in 1758 to the children of James, son of Joseph Hodges, in their father's will.
About the time of this last marriage of Joseph when he was about sixty years of age, he, with Captain R. Jole, Capt. John Sanders and Mr. Solomon Wilson, were called to Williamsburg, to attend a meeting of the executive Council of Colonial Virginia and to testify, in a case of piracy, involving JOhn Brown, master of the Brigatine, "Three Brothers". The case was dismissed (Vol. IV, p. 266)13. Will 236,2075, abstract, Nov 1765 in Norfolk Co., Virginia
Testator: Joseph Hodges14. Bio 2076, of Joseph Hodges in Norfolk Co., Virginia
Residence: St. Brides Parish,Norfolk Co.
Executors: sons, Ferebee Hodges & Stephen Hodges
Date Signed: 11 November 1765
Date Proved: 21 August 1766
Signature or Mark: Joseph (X his mark) Hodges
Witnessess: Patrick Macky, Nathe'l Sikes, William Brassie, Will Nicholson
Bequests, Devises, etc:
To daughter, Mary Evans--land that lies the other side of the Branch beyond my barn and liberty of my orchard--likewise use of one room in my house for one year--the said land she is to hold during her widowhood and use of negro Edon for one year--likewise give her negro wench Patience provided she is recovered--likewise 2 cows, 2 sows & pigs and 2 ewes
To son, Charles Hodges--plantation I now live and the land my daughter holds to fall to him after her widowhood or death--likewise the negro fellow she has in her possession
To son, William Hodges's children: Joseph, Anna, Mary & Susanna--1 negro fellow named Jack to be sold and equally divided
To son, Stephen Hodges--1 negro George
To son, Ferebee Hodges--1 negro wench Hannah
To son, Benjamin Hodges--1 negro Jammy
To grandson, William Brassie--in full of his father's estate--1 negro boy Jack
All rest of my estate to be sold and equally divided among my 3 sons, Benjamin, Stephen, & Ferebee, four my son's William's children--the grandchildren named above
Having established the first names of various wives of Joseph Hodges, son of Roger & Mary Manning, b. @ 1670, d. 1766, m. (1) before 1705 Sarah _____; m. (2) before 1720 Mary, probably Ferebee; m. (3) before 1733 Martha widow of Thos. Jordan (1) and Mortall (2) every effort has been made to prove their family names but without success, except for wife Mary and certain information on Martha.
Will of James Jordan Mortall d. 1742, mother exctr. Probate to Martha Hodges.
Joseph Hodges was of the second known generation of his paternal line in this country. Having produced with the help of three wives, seven sons to carry on his name, he had made a solid contribution to the history of the Hodges of America. In the next generation, we will follow only the direct line from him to John W. Hodges of Texas, except where additional data is needed for clarification.
Since he had three, possibly four wives and only the first names of these several wives are definitely known with no dates of their deaths, or his children's births it is almost impossible to place his children within the proper marriage.
There are no records to prove that Rebecka Hodges who signed the 1694 will of John Biggs was the wife of Joseph who was also a witness but Joseph was of marriageable age at that time having been born not laer than 1671, so there is a possibility she was his wife but if so we believe that they were childless or had only daughters who prceeded him in death. As we have seen his will mentions only one daughter but it also fails to mention two of his sons who were already deceased.
As for sons, however, the 1730 tax list of Norfolk County fails to list any of Joseph's several sons in separate households and only two in his own were old enough to be enumerated in that of their father. These, who had to be sixteen years of age or older, were probably Joseph Jr. and James. Since all of the sons of Joseph resided in Norfolk Co., we therefore believe that the first of them were by his wife, Sarah to whom he was married n 1705 or eariler.
The fact that Cornelius Elis bound himself in the sum of 7000 lbs. of tobo to deliver the said 50 acres to Joseph Hodges in Jan. 1692 could mean it was a deed of gift and significance. Cornelius Ellis was probably the brother of Wm. Ellis.
Another wife's family name of which we have strong evidence is that of the wife, Mary, whom we believe to have been Mary Ferebee, daughter of John Ferebee and his wife, Elizabeth, who previously was the wife of William Ellis, Sr., and of Richard Powell who died 1657.
John Ferebee lived in the vicinity of the Roger Hodges family and his signature appears on many of the documents of this connection.
A deed record in Norfolk Deeds & Wills Bk. 76, p. 62 dated Feb. 14, 1704, conveys to Thomas and James Ferebee by their father John Ferebee to each 200 acres of land patented to him April 4, 1685. To James then only eleven years old and the youngest of the Ferebee children, "my plantation where I live it being 200 acres." It then provides that "if James die before manhood the land is to revert to the donor and is then to go to his daughter, Mary Ferebee.
In the next century, the name Ferebee was a popular one for both boys and girls across Va., N.C. and Tenn. but Ferebee Hodges, son of Joseph was the first to bear that given name.
Joseph Hodges, his father, Roger; his brother, Thomas; and nephew, Richard, his sons, James and Joseph Jr. and even, in their early years, James's son's James, Jr. and Willis, depended for their livelihood on the sea. Situated as they were at the entrance to: Chesapeake Bay, and in what is still today one of the great maritime centers of the world, they and many of their neighbors took fun advantage of this location. With the sea in front of them, innumerable protected harbors in every river and creek for crafts of that day and the forest at their back for an unlimited supply of lumber, they grew, packaged and transported tobacco, the then medium of exchange in the Colonies and a popular commodity in the European cities. We shall see that after they migrated west, the Hodges like their neighbors and friends in this new environment, were generally dependent on the land.
Parents
Father: Captain Roger Hodges [1290] (Abt 1635-Between 1706) 27,2001 [MRIN:473]
Mother: Mary Manning [3059] (1637-After 1736) 17,1618
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah [1293] ( - Bef 1723) 27 [MRIN:474]
Marriage: Bef 1705 - Norfolk Co., Virginia 27,155
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1. James Hodges Sr. [1476] (Between 1705- ) 157
2. Joseph Hodges Jr. [1330] (Abt 1707-1761) 27,237
3. Mary Hodges [2168] (1717-After 1765) 24
2. Mary (probably) Ferebee [1356] ( - ) 100 [MRIN:507]
Marriage: Bef 1720 155
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1. Ferebee Hodges [2167] ( -After 1779) 24,447,448
2. William Hodges [2170] ( -Between 1764) 23,24
3. Martha (probably) Miles [1357] ( - ) 449 [MRIN:508]
Marriage: Bef 1733 157
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1. Charles Hodges [2166] ( -After 1765) 24,237
2. Stephen Hodges [2175] ( -After 1769) 24,25
3. Benjamin Hodges [2176] ( -After 1765) 24
Joseph Hodges [2592]
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Father: Hodges [2591] ( - ) [MRIN:872]
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1. *Unknown [0] ( - ) [MRIN:873]
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1. Joseph Hodges [2593] ( -After 1775) 76
Joshua Hodges [2894]
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Birth: Abt 1829 - Virginia 2077
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1. Census 2078, U.S., 1850 in St. Bride's Parish, Norfolk Co., Virginia
Joshua Hodges enumerated with Henry Gammon family, age 21, male, occupation: laborer, born in Va.
Josiah Hodges [2907]
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Birth: Abt 1838 - Virginia 246
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Father: Joseph Hodges [2903] (Abt 1808- ) 246 [MRIN:970]
Mother: Lydia [2904] (Abt 1813- ) 246
Josiah Hodges [2801]
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Father: Stephen Hodges [2799] ( -Between 1820) 306,307 [MRIN:938]
Mother: Mary [2800] ( -After 1820) 306,307
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1. *Unknown [0] ( - ) [MRIN:940]
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1. David Hodges [2809] ( -After 1820) 306
2. William Hodges [2810] ( -After 1820) 306
3. Ire Hodges [2811] ( -After 1820) 306
4. Lillie Hodges [2812] ( -After 1820) 306
5. Elizabeth Hodges [2813] ( -After 1820) 306
6. Hartel Hodges [2814] ( -After 1820) 306
Josiah Hodges [1532]
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Birth: Between 1742 and 1744 1778
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1. Inherits 444, from father, James Hodges, 2 Feb 1758 in Pasquotank Co., N.C.
My son, Josiah-- the plantation & island on the N.E. side pasquotank river bridge
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Father: James Hodges Sr. [1476] (Between 1705- ) 157 [MRIN:562]
Mother: Mary Portlock [1477] ( -Between 1750) 2023
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Ewell [1533] ( - ) 1778 [MRIN:1074]
Marriage: 21 Sep 1765 - Norfolk Co., Virginia 1778
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Josiah E. Hodges [911]
Sex: M
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Birth: Abt Sep 1808 - Virginia/Ireland 1993,1994
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1. Census 2079, 1850 Federal U.S. census, Aug 1850 in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia
Josiah Hodges, age 41, male, spar maker, born in Va.2. Occupation 1994, spar maker, Aug 1850 in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia
Ann Hodges, age 38, female, born in Va.
John R. Hodges, age 13, male, born in Va.
Virginia F. Hodges, age 11, female, born in Va.
Ann E. Hodges, age 4, female, born in Va.
Josiah W. Hodges, age 1, male, born in Va.
3. Residence 1994, Aug 1850 in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia
4. Census 2080, 1860 U.S., Jul 1860 in Jackson Ward, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia
Josiah E. Hodges, age 52, male, spar maker, born in Ireland5. Occupation 1993, spar maker, Jul 1860 in Jackson Ward, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia
Ann Hodges, age 48, female, seamtress, value of real estate: 2,900, value of personal property: 100
John B. Hodges, age 23, male, laborer, value of personal property: 50
Amelia Hodges, age 19, female
Virginia Hodges, age 18, female
Ann Hodges, age 14, female
6. Residence 1993, Jul 1860 in Jackson Ward, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia
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1. *Ann Scott [912] (Abt 1812 - ) 1993,1994,1995 [MRIN:337]
Marriage: 2 Apr 1831 - Norfolk Co., Virginia 2081
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1. John R. Hodges [913] (Abt 1837- ) 1993,1994
2. Virginia F. Hodges [914] (Between 1839- ) 1993,1994
3. Amelia Hodges [925] (Abt 1841- ) 1993
4. Ann E. Hodges [915] (Abt 1846- ) 1993,1994
5. Josiah W. Hodges [916] (Abt 1848- ) 1994
Josiah W. Hodges [916]
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1. Census 1994, 1850 Federal U.S. census, Aug 1850 in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia
2. Residence 1994, Aug 1850 in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia
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Father: Josiah E. Hodges [911] (Abt 1808- ) 1993,1994,1995 [MRIN:337]
Mother: Ann Scott [912] (Abt 1812- ) 1993,1994,1995
Judith Hodges [2158]
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1. Inherits 376, from father, William Hodges, 1754 in Norfolk Co., Virginia
To my daughter, Judith Creech--slaves: Bess & her 2 youngest daugthers & 1 feather bed & furniture & 1 sidesaddle
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Father: William Hodges [2149] ( -Between 1754) 376 [MRIN:725]
Mother: Sarah [2150] ( - ) 376
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1. *Creech [2159] ( - ) 376 [MRIN:728]
Marriage: Bef 1754 376
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