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William Hodges (1682 - 1766)

Captain William Hodges
Born in Dighton, Bristol, Plymouthmap
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Husband of — married 8 Feb 1710 (to 7 Mar 1715) in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Baymap
Husband of — married 2 Mar 1721 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Baymap
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Died at age 84 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Baymap
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Captain William Hodges was born in 1682 in Dighton Plymouth[1].

He was the son of John Hodges and Elizabeth Macey. He settled in Taunton North Purchase, (now Norton) and he married Susannah Cobb in 1737.[2]

He was one of the founders of New Taunton in 1735 on the Connecticut R. which is now Westminster in Vermont.

He married Hannah Tisdale in 1711 [3].

He married Mary Clap in Scituate in 1720 [4].

He passed away the 23rd of June, 1766, at Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay.[5][1][6].

The Last Will & Testament of William Hodges, was proved the 30th of June, 1766. NB The first page of his Will, is NOT with the probate papers. It may be with the transcribed volumes of Bristol County, MA, probate records.

In the pages available, he mentions his "four sons", George, Job, Elijah & Abijah, & he mentions a granddaughter, Sarah, no surname, who is under 18 years. ([7])

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for William Hodges The Chandler family, the descendants of William and Annis Chandler who settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2762459:61157
  2. Genealogical record of the Hodges family of New England https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalrec01unkngoog#page/n88/mode/1up
  3. Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 in Taunton https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/365236:7853?tid=&pid=&queryId=a7b5a50a7eed92601e0df06f0ca7c5fa&_phsrc=IjQ3&_phstart=successSource
  4. Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/366044:7853
  5. Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Vol. III, Deaths, page 107
  6. (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 July 2020), memorial page for Capt William Hodges (6 Jun 1682–23 Jun 1766), Find a Grave Memorial no. 88002394, citing Plain Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by jtb (contributor 46774572) Find A Grave: Memorial #88002394.
  7. Bristol County Probate Papers, Case No., 13192, William Hodges, Taunton, 1766.




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