There are so many William Hodge(s) in Virginia in the 1700 and 1800s, it's hard to try to match up who belongs with who. I rely a lot on legal records and wills to help sort, but it's still very confusing.
William was born about 1747 in Virginia. He passed away about 1817 in Franklin County Virginia. This William was possibly married three times. William married Mildred (Milly) Keene abt 1773. Milly died in 1805. He then married Elizabeth Woodson Mimms, the widow of Robert Poor (who also went by Milly) in 1806.
William and his wives had William, Squire, Reuben, Lewis, Chloe, Judith, Lucy, Susannah, John "HighTop" and Amelia (Milly).
WILL OF WILLIAM HODGES
Will Books, Vol 1-2, 1786-1825 Franklin Co VA p171
I William Hodges Jr of the County of Franklin and the State of Virginia, do hereby make my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say after the death of me and my wife Milly. 1st I desire that my son John Hodges shall have to himself, his heirs and assigns forever all my tract of land on the south side of Pigg River, containing ninety-three acres, be the same more or less. 2nd I desire that the tract of land whereon I now live, on the north side of Pigg River be equally divided between my other four sons, namely William Hodges, Squire Hodges, Reubin Hodges and Lewis Hodges to them, their heirs and assigns forever, each one to continue where he now lives . 3rd And that all my moveable or perishable property of every description and denomination be equally divided between my four daughters namely Susanna Hodges, Milly Hall, Lucy Hall and Judith Dep(?) to them their heirs and assigns forever. 4th my will and desire is that all my children may after the death of me and my wife Milly make a distribution of my estate among themselves equally and fairly agreeable to the terms of this my last will and testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 22nd day of February 1817. William Hodges
Signed and acknowledged In the presence of us Jacob W Dickenson Robert N Dickenson John J Moorman
PROVED 5/15/1817
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