William Hodges

Citations

1. [S977] Almon D. Hodges Jr., Genealogical Record of the Hodges Family of New England (Boston: privately printed, 1896), "doubtless" born in England.
2. [S977] Almon D. Hodges Jr., Genealogical Record of the Hodges Family, 71, "the name of the founder of the Taunton branch occurs invariably as Hedges in the Plymouth Colony records, and Hodges in the Taunton records."
3. [S978] Justin Winsor, "Abstracts of the Earliest Wills in the Probate Office, Plymouth", New England Historical and Genealogical Register 5 (Apr. 1851): 261, Mary Andrews "William Hodgestates in her will, that she is aged 43 years. Disposes of her estate left her by her deceased husband, Mr. Henry Andrews," to son Henry, daus. Abigail and Mary, "little daughter" Sarah, son-in law "Wm Hedge." Signed 14 Feb. 1653.
4. [S975] Josiah H. Drummond, "Henry Andrews of Taunton", with a supplement by Almon D. Hodges Jr., New England Historical and Genealogical Register 51–52 (Oct. 1897, Jan 1898): 52:20.
   Will of Mary Andrews of Taunton, “widdow of the age of ffourty and three, made . . . Febrewary 14"‘ 1653 And Testi?ed by her unto the writer hereof Aprill the Seaventh 1654 ;” proved “the 15"‘ of March 1654. To “my two little
   daughters Sarah Andrews and Abigaill Andrews,” certain articles with reversionary interest “unto the ?rst son that god gives unto my son Henery Andrews, but if the lord give him noe son . . . . I then doe give unto his daughter Anne now living” a brass pot and a brass pan. To daughter Mary Hodgis and to son-in-law William Hodgis. Son Henry Andrews, residuary legatee. [Plym. Col. Wills, ii: 5.]
5. [S977] Almon D. Hodges Jr., Genealogical Record of the Hodges Family, 71-2.
6. [S977] Almon D. Hodges Jr., Genealogical Record of the Hodges Family, 71-2, "" an Inventory of the goods and chatties of William Hedgis, late of Taunton, deceased Aprill the 2cond Anno 1654, taken and aprised by James Wyate, Oliver Purchis and William Parker May the 15th of the same yeare as followeth :
   "Imprimis, his wearing apparell, 08 lb. 05 s. 00 d. ; Item, his woolen cloke, 02.13.00; Item, money and [change?], 03.00.00 ; Item, 2 throne cushens and a carpett, 01.07.00; Item, a childs wrapper, 01.10.00; Item, in the chamber below, 1 bedsted, 2 chists, one box, 02.00.00 ; Item, one feather bedd, 1 feather bolster, 4 feather pillowes, one bolster teeke, 1 pillow teeke, 07.07.00; Item, all the Linnen, 06.10.00; Item, 3 paire of blanketts, 03.01.00; Item, his bookes, 01.10.00; Item, in the uper chamber, 1 bedsted, 1 yallow rugg, one blew covering, 03.14.00 ; Item, one canvas teeke for a bedd, 01.00.00 ; Item, Indian and English corn and mault, 04.00.00 ; Item, his armes, 1 sword & belt, one paire of bandeleros, 01.02.00; Item, five sackes, 01.00.00; Item, coards and lines, 00.04.00 ; Item, In the hall, a Table board, one forme and dresser, 01.02.00 ; 2 chaires, 1 stoole, one cradle, one chaire, 1 Indian trading coate, 2 Iron potts, 01.18.00; Item, one brasse pott, 1 brasse posnett, 3 brasse skilletts, 3 brass kittles, 03.16.00; Item, one warming pan, one brasse chaffing dish, one brasse skimer, one brasse laddie, 00.15.06; Item, in pewter, 02.15.00; Item, plate, 03.07.00; Item, a corslett, 01.10.00; Item, an houre glasse, 2 letten vessels & Iron furniture, 03.06.06 ; Item, 2 musketts, 1 pistoll, 02.10.00 ; Item, in the cellar, 2 brass panes, 01.06.00; Item, [illegible] ware, 01.10.00; Item, 4 cowes, 20.00.00; Item, 2 steeres, 12.00.00; Item, 1 heifer and a steer, 07.00.00 ; Item, two yeerling heifers, 1 yeerling calfe, 05.00.00; Item, swine, 04.00.00 ; Item, in debts upon booke, 15.09.00 ; Item, his pte in the Iron worke, 20.00.00 : Total, 157.09.00 [but the items add up 155.08.00]. [Signed by] James Wyate, William Parker, Oliver Purchis.
   "This Inventory was testified upon oath to bee a true Inventory of all the goods and chatties of the deceased William Hedgis by Mary the wife of the deceased before mee, John Browne, the 15th of March 1654 [i. e. 1654/5.]."
7. [S977] Almon D. Hodges Jr., Genealogical Record of the Hodges Family, p. 71.