Rachel Christy (Oldham) Hodgson (1746 - 1808)

Born 1746 in Guilford Co, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of George H. (Hodgson) Hodson Jr. — married 27 Nov 1764 in Guilford County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1808 at about age 62 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States

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Rachel was a Friend (Quaker)

Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Ancestral File Number

Ancestral File Number: CCD7-3T

Quaker Marriage Record

Name: Rachel Oldham

Marriage Date: 27 Oct 1764

Marriage Date on Image: 27 Tenth 1764

Marriage Place: Guilford, North Carolina

Spouse: Gorge Hodgson

Event Type: Marriage

Monthly Meeting: New Garden Monthly Meeting

Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index'

Yearly Meeting: North Carolina Yearly Meeting

Meeting State: North Carolina

Meeting County: Guilford ^[2]

Rachel Christy Oldham was born in approximately 1744 . She was the daughter of William Oldham and Sarah Dicks. Rachel is listed as a child of William and Sarah in History and genealogies of the families of Miller, Woods, Harris, Wallace, Maupin, Oldham, Kavanaugh and Brown, p. 566. ^[3], ^[4] Rachel married George Hodgson on October 27, 1764 in Guilford, North Carolina. ^[5]

Rachel Hodgson passed away in 1808 in Guilford, Guilford County, North Carolina. She was buried in New Garden Friends Cemetery in Guilford. ^[6]

Research Notes

Rachel and her brother Thomas were brought to the York County, Pennsylvania Orphan's court by their brother Isaac in 1758. ^[7] The text has been transcribed:

22 March 1758 Isaac Oldham, oldest son and Heir at Law of William Oldham, late of Tyrone Township, Black Smith, deceased, who died intestate chose John W. Cickle? (McMichel?) of Menallen Twp., Black Smith as guardian. John Cox, administrator of William Oldham, late of Tyrone Twp., Black Smith, who died intestate prayed that some person be appointed guardians of Rachel Oldham and Thomas Oldham, minor orphan children of said William. The Court appoints William Delapand Finley McGrew.

Isaac returned to the orphan's court in 1760, again with minors Rachel and Thomas. ^[8]:

27 May 1760 John Cox, administrator of William Oldham, lat of County of Lancaster but since the erection of the new Counties in York County, yeoman, deceased, who died intestate and produced his accounts. It is decreed by the Court that the administrator in right of his wife retain 39 pounds, 18 shillings, and 9 pence (the widow of said intestate's thirds with whom he intermarried and also 10 pounds allowed for the maintenance of Thomas Oldham, a minor child of the Intestate and the said Cox pay to William Delap and Finley McGrew guardians of the minor children 39 pounds, 18 shillings, 9 pence the share of Isaac, eldest son of said Intestate with interest from 1 January 1751 and pay the guardians 19 pounds, 19 shillings, 4 pence the share of Rachel a minor child with interests from 1 January 1751 and pay the guardians 21 pounds, 9 shillings, 6 pence the share of Thomas a minor of said Intestate

Isaac brought the children a final time in 1762. ^[9]:

2 Sep. 1762 Isaac Oldham eldest son and heir at law of William Oldham, late of York County, deceased, by petition set forth his father died intestate leaving lawful issue: the Petitioner his Eldest son and Heir at Law, Rachel Oldham, and Thomas Oldham. At his death he owned an improvement and tract of land in Tyrone Township containing 100 acres that the same will not admit to division amongst all the children without prejudice to the whole. The petitioner is willing to hold the improvement and make satisfaction to the other children for their shares and prays for the court to appoint persons to view and value the same. The Court appoints John Lawrence, Thomas Stockton, John Wilson, Isaac Sadler, Victor King, and William McGrew or any four of them.

Sources

1. ↑ Oldham-962 was created by Marcie Miller through the import of Miller Family Tree.ged on Mar 13, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source Citation: Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Men's Minutes, 1754-1775; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes; Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.; Original data:
   • Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
   • North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
   • Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
   • Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/368478-history-and-genealogies-of-the-families-of-miller-woods-harris-wallace-maupin-oldham-kavanaugh-and-brown-with-interspersions-of-notes-of-the-families-of-dadney-reid-martin-broaddus-gentry-jarman-jameson-ballard-mullins-michie
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/368478/?offset=0#page=566&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Ancestry Record 2189 #3513643
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #150781029
7. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99B-23NC?i=68
8. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99B-23WR?i=94
9. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899B-2SGW?i=144

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