William C Hodge (1704 - 1783)

Born 24 Nov 1704 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1783 at age 78 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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William Hodge has Irish ancestors.

Biography

• Fact: Immigration (1731) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

From Lee's Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey:

The Hodge family of Princeton trace their descent from North Irish ancestry, the earliest progenitor of whom record is known being William Hodge, died January 14, 1723, and Margaret, his wife, died November 15, 1730. Their children were William, born November 24, 1704; Hugh, born July 28, 1706, died 1711; Elizabeth, born March 28, 1709, died 1711; Andrew, born March 28, 1711, died 1789; Hugh 2d born January 11, 1713, died 1783; and Jane, born February 15, 1714, died ante 1730. Soon after the death of their mother, William, Andrew and Hugh emigrated to America, settling in Philadelphia and becoming successful merchants. William married Mary ________ died November 13, 1737; had a daughter Mary born November 6, 1737, who married William West August 18, 1757, and became ancestor of the Wests, Conynghams and Fraziers of Philadelphia, Wilkes Barre and New Orleans, and the Stewarts of Baltimore. Hugh, the youngest of the three emigrant brothers, became a trustee of the second Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia and in 1745 married Hannah Harkum, born Philadelphia January 1721 died December 17, 1805, daughter of John Harkum of English descent. Her mother was a Miss Doe or Doz of Huguenot ancestry and connected with the French fugitives who were founders of the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia. Hugh and Hannah Harkum Hodge had a son Hugh born 1757, died 1783, who was graduated from Princeton in 1774 and is believed to have been lost at sea on a mercantile enterprise. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Francis Bazley Lee, ‘’Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey ...Volume 1’’: Lewis historical Publishing Company, 1910. Hodge, Page 51.

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/18621721/person/330115141893/facts : accessed 13 July 2017), profile for William C Hodge.