Mary (Thatcher) Hodgson (1712 - 1764)

Born 4 Dec 1712 in Birmingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony

Ancestors

Wife of George Hodgson Sr. — married 21 Feb 1729 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware

Descendants

Died Dec 1764 at about age 51 in Guilford County, North Carolina Colony

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Biography

Mary was a Friend (Quaker)

• Mary Thatcher was born in 1712 in Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony. She was the daughter of Jonathan Thatcher and Hannah Dicks.^[1]
• Mary married George Hodgson on 21 February 1729 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware^[2][3] without Chester Meeting approval. Although both were disowned, their certificates were later sent from Chester Meeting to New Garden Meeting in North Carolina.
• She died in 1764 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Buried in Centre Friends Meeting Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford Co. NC.^[1]

Children of Mary Thatcher and George Hodgson

1. John Hodgson (Hodson), born 4 Aug 1731 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He married Mary Mills (daughter of Thomas Mills & Elizabeth Harrold) on 7 May 1754 at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina. He died 8 Nov 1804 in Greensborough, Guilford County, North Carolina.
2. Sarah Hodgson (Hodson) born 1733 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She married John Hiatt (Hiett) (son of George Hiatt & Martha Wakefield) on 22 Apr 1752. She died in 1817.
3. Susannah Hodgson (Hodson), born 1735 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She married William Hiatt (son of John Hiatt & Rachel Wilson) on 20 Feb 1754 at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina. She died 8 Sep 1782 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
4. George Hodgson (Hodson), born 1737 in Chester or Adams County, Pennsylvania. He married Rachel Christy Oldham on 27 Nov 1764 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
5. Robert Hodgson (Hodson) was born on 11 Mar 1738/39 in Chester or Adams County, Pennsylvania. He married Rachel Mills (daughter of Thomas Mills & Elizabeth Harrold) on 30 Sep 1758 (prob) Rowan County, North Carolina. He married Rachel Mills (daughter of Hur Mills & Rachel Harrold) on 6 Feb 1794 Guilford County, North Carolina. He married Sarah Piersen on 3 Oct 1812. He died on 12 Apr 1813.
6. Joseph Hodgson (Hodson) was born in 1740 in Chester or Adams County, Pennsylvania. He married Margaret Williams on 31 May 1766 (prob) Rowan County, North Carolina. He married Hannah Johnson (daughter of Tarlton Johnson and Sarah Mills) on 6 Jan 1802. He died in 1829.

Research Notes

• No sources from Mary's life time have been located that indicate that she had a middle name "Dix" or "Dicks". It may have been an assumption made by later researchers.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124271792/mary-dix-hodgson : accessed 20 April 2022), memorial page for Mary Dix Thatcher Hodgson (4 Dec 1712–Dec 1764), Find A Grave: Memorial #124271792, maintained by Barbara Chipres (contributor 46592345); citing Centre Friends Meeting Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States.
2. ↑ Christina Congregation, Holy Trinity Church, Wilmington, Delaware church records, 1750-1889 "Delaware Marriages and Marriage Licenses, 1683-1894," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7RM-QH9 : 11 March 2019), Mary Tatcher in entry for George Hudson, 24 Feb 1729; citing Marriage, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, British Colonial America, reference ID bk 2, Delaware Public Archives, Dover, and Chester County Historical Society, West Chester. Image available at FamilySearch [1]
3. ↑ Holy Trinity Church (Wilmington, Del.), and Horace Burr. 1890. The records of Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Wilmington, Del., from 1697 to 1773. p 309, marriage #3. Wilmington, Delaware : Historical Society of Delaware, 1890. Available online at FamilySearch [2].

Also see:

• Descendants of George Hodgson. (website maintained by Elizabeth L. Herzfeld, Professional Genealogical Record Specialist).
• Find A Grave: Memorial #124271792