Rachel (Cox) Hodges (1732 - 1775)

Born 26 May 1732 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Ephraim Hodges — married 26 Oct 1752 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1775 at age 42 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Research Notes

54 — WILLIAM 4 HODGES [11. Wm 3 Henry 2 Wm 1 ] b. prob. about 1711, Taunton, Mass.; m. (1) 1739 June 21, Norton, Mass., LYDIA ANDREWS, dau. of John & Hannah (Hall) Andrews, b. 1717 Feb. 7, Norton ; d. 1772 July 6, Taunton. He m. (2) 1773 July 29, Taunton, RACHEL (COX) HODCES, widow of EPHRAIM 4 HODCES [See No. 79] of Norton, dau. of William & Mary (Ramsden) Cox, b. 1732 May 26, Pembroke, Mass. ; d. 1775 Jan'y 6, Taunton.

Children born in Taunton : —

137. Lydia 5 Hodges, b. 1740 or 1741.

138. Hannah 5 Hodges, b. prob. about 1743 or 1744.

139. Thomas 5 Hodges, b. 1747 or 1748.

Anna 5 Hodges, b. 1751 or 1752 ; m. Henry 5 Hodges, No. 154.

John 5 Hodges, b. 1754 or 1755; d. 1832 June 6, aged 77; unm.

Infant daughter, b. 1774 ; d. 1774 Nov. — , Taunton.

William 4 Hodges, lived a quiet life and very little is known of him or found on the records. He was one of the Taunton signers of the Solemn League and Covenant of May 1, 1776, which pledged the subscribers to refrain from aiding in any manner the naval or land forces of the King of Great Britain, but, on the contrary, to "defend by Arms the United American Colonies, and every part thereof, against every hostile Attempt of the Fleets and Armies in the Service of Great Britain."

79 — EPHRAIM 4 HODGES [16. Benp Henry 1 Wm 1 ] b. 1730, Norton, Mass.; d. 1768, at sea; m. 1752 Nov. 15, Pembroke, Mass., RACHEL COX, dau. of William & Mary (Ramsden) Cox, b. 1732 May 26, Pem- broke. She m. (2) 1773 July 29, Taunton, William 4 Hodges [See No. 54], and d. 1775 Jan'y 6, Taunton.

7 children born in Norton.

i. Benjamin 5 Hodges, b. 1753 ; d. 1842 Dec. 26 or 28, Norton, aged 91 ; m. 1778 Aug. 27, Norton, Abigail 5 Hodges, dau. of Jonathan 4 & Abigail (Sanford) Hodges [See No. 71], b. 1756 Oct. 12, Norton; d. 1807 May 5, Providence, E. I. No children.

ii. Eachel 5 Hodges, b. 1755 ; m. Gideon Barker.

174. iii. Ephraim 5 Hodges, b. 1757.

175. iv. Nathaniel 5 Hodges, bapt. 1760 April 26.

176. v. Ezra 5 Hodges, bapt. 1762 May 23.

vi. Daniel 5 Hodges, bapt. 1764 Oct. 14.

177. vii. Experience 5 Hodges, bapt. 1766 Aug. 31.

Ephraim 4 Hodges must have been a man of solid worth, for he was made tithing-man of Norton in 1758, when only 28 years old ; and tithing-men were elected " of the most prudent and discreet in- habitants," and given large powers for inspecting licensed inns, searching houses suspected of selling liquors without a license, and bringing before the magistrates "stubborne and disorderly children and servants, night-walkers, typlers, Saboath-breakers," and all per- sons whose conduct tended " to debauchery, irreligion, prophaness & atheisine." In 1767 he was assessor. He served in the French and Indian War, enlisting, in June 1758, as private in the force raised to invade Canada. He was sent to Castle Island, Boston Harbor, and thence to Maine, where he rose to the rank of sergeant in Capt. John North's company, and served until December, or later. In 1759 he served 33 weeks as sergeant in the company of Capt. Nathan Hodges, which went to New York State in the Crown Point Expedition. He was sick or wounded in this campaign, being in the hospital at Fort Edward from June 19 to July 15. He met his death on a whaling voyage. He and his son Benjamin were in a boat in pursuit of a whale, which, being harpooned, struck the boat. Ephraim was knocked overboard with others, and drowned in sight of his son.

Sources

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Acknowledgements

• Cox-11506 was created by Mike Thede through the import of Thede 5815.ged on May 28, 2015.