John Hodges

Citations

1. [S977] Almon D. Hodges Jr., Genealogical Record of the Hodges Family of New England (Boston: privately printed, 1896), p. 71.
2. [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): 51:454. "According to the Plymouth record (printed), his will was dated March 13, 1652, and the inventory of his estate returned February 10, 1652; which of these dates is erroneous, I have not been able to determine." This discrepancy is explained in an afterword 52:19-20:
   Will of Henry Andrews, the elder, of Taunton. dated "March 13 An^o Dom 1652." Inventory taken '"the tenth day of ffebruary Anno Dom. 1652." Both will and inventory “exhibited at the Court holden att Plym: aforesaid the first of June 1653.” The apparent discrepancy of these dates disappears when they are read according to the common custom at Taunton and elsewhere, about this period, of beginning to date the new year on March first, instead of the legal twenty-fifth. The above will was dated March 13. 1651. O.S. or March 23, 1652, N.S.; and the inventory was taken Feb. 10, 1652, 0.S. or Feb. 20, 1653, N.S. The will makes wife Mary sole executrix and residuary legatee, with use during life or widowhood of nearly all the real estate; gives to daughter Mary Hedges [Hodges, as abundantly proved], wife of William Hedges, a house and land with reversionary interest to her son John Hedges, who is to have also a silver cup; to daughters Sarah and Abigail, 130 pounds money to be equally divided between them, and also “a certaine peece of land called the necks of land” in equal shares; to son Henry, the residue of the real estate, with his longest fowling piece, best suit of apparel and best coat; to Rev. Mr. Streete of Taunton, five pounds; and to Elizabeth Harvey, one of the poor of the church, a cow for her children. [Plym. Col. Wills, i: part 1: 116, 117.]
3. [S977] Almon D. Hodges Jr., Genealogical Record of the Hodges Family.
4. [S979] Lucy Hall Greenlaw, "Abstracts From the First Book of Bristol County Probate Records", New England Historical and Genealogical Register 62–64 (July 1908–1910): 62:232–33
   [70] Will of Peter Pitts of Taunton he 'being Sick of body", dated June 9, 1692. To my son Samuel Pitts that parcel of land by the Mill River that he hath already in possession, being part of that late joining Samuell Waldron his now dwelling house, and twenty acres on the other side of Browns Brook so called, only the privilege of fire wood shall belong to those that inherit my now dwelling house, also I give him all that meadow between that which I have already fenced toward Muddy Cove, and half a purchase right, he paying five pounds to his sister Alce [sic] his mother having the use thereof during her life. To my son Peter the other part of that land, barn and orchard joined to Samuell Waldron, the other part of the land on the other side of the highway joining to John Hodges, six acres of land at the head of the aforesaid lot and all my land at Weniconett, and half a purchase right, his mother having the use thereof during her life. To my son Ebenezer my now dwelling house and the home lot belonging to it, being six acres, and the meadow at the South purchase at Secreegancet belonging to the house aforesaid and a half purchase right, he paying five pounds to his sister Alce, his mother having the use thereof during her life. To my daughter Mary, she having received something already, ten pounds more. To my daughter Sarah that land called the paddock and forty acres more belonging thereto as yet not laid out, and a quarter purchase right and a half share of two silver cups, her mother having the use thereof during her life. To my daugter Alice my half share in the old Iron works, a North purchase right, a half share in two silver cups and ten pounds to be paid by her brothers Samuell and Ebenezer. Rest of the estate to my wife Mary Pitts, whom I make sole executrix, revoking all other wills by me heretofore made. I desire that John Hodges and Henry Hodges be overseers.
   
   [Typically, twenty-one years would be the required age to receive an inheritance, and so the practice was to make a bequeath that would occur when the minor "comes of age." Although there may be exceptions, the language of this will giving substantial assets, including a half-share in the iron works, would make it certain that all of Peter's children were "of age" at the time he wrote his will. VWH]
5. [S964] H.L. Peter Rounds, compiler, Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records (Baltimore: Geneaological Publishing Co., 1987, 1993, 1996), 6, citing 1:69, "Will of Peter Pitts of Taun., dtd. 9 June 1692, prob. 12 Jan. 1692 [/3]. Wife Mary. Sons: Samuel, Peter & Ebenezer. Daus.: Alce, Mary & Sarah. John Hodges and Henry Hodges, Overseers. Witns.: John Pollord, Samuel Thresher & Samuel Waldron."
6. [S977] Almon D. Hodges Jr., Genealogical Record of the Hodges Family, 73-4.
7. [S977] Almon D. Hodges Jr., Genealogical Record of the Hodges Family, 73, b. betw. 27 May and 1 Oct.