Ruth [HODGES]

GEDCOM Note

“William Hodges and Nancy ?Dillard had one son & 3 daus. supposedly mentioned in the will, copy not found: James Hodges (C1778-30 AUG 1836), M Elizabeth Trees (c1780-1880); Rebecca Hodges (b. c1775), m. Thomas Canter; m. Mary Hodges who m. Jacob Frazee; Nancy Ann Hodges (12 Aug. 1789-2 Feb. 1877) m. John Trees (18 Mar. 1785-23 Oct 1866. Tradition says they moved to Clermont Co., OH, by wagon. John Trees, father of Elizabeth & John, moved with his family from PA to KY, then to Clermont Co. I descend from Nancy Ann (Hodges) Trees. Elizabeth L. Boyles, 2035 Elanco Lane, Eugene, OR 97401-6568.”

“Need infor. on family of William Hodges who m. Nancy Dillard?, [dau.] of James Dillard. William may have had another wife, Ruth. Children were b. Rowan: James Hodges, b. 1778, d. 31 Aug 1836 in Clermont Co., Ohio, m. Elizabeth Trees; Rebecca Hodges, b. 1794, d. 31 Aug. 1839 in ?OH, m. Thomas Canter; Mary Hodges, b. 20 Jan 1786, d. 11 Jul 1845, m. 1) 20 June 1805 Joseph Wood, 2) 15 Dec. 1810 Jacob Frazee; and Nancy Ann Hodges, b. 12 Aug. 1789 NC, d. 2 Feb. 1877 Clermont Co., m. 5 Aug. 1806 in Clermont John Trees. Family tradition says the girls walked barefoot beside the wagon on the move from NC to OH. Mrs. Norman E Boyles, 2035 Elanco Lane, Eugene, OR 97401.”

In the 1800 US Census for Rowan County, NC, William’s household listed 3 males under 10, one male 26-45 (likely William), one female under 10 and one female 26-45 (likely his wife Ruth). This would put the birth years for William and Ruth between about 1755 and 1774).
"United States Census, 1800", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHRD-6V4 : accessed 27 December 2015), Wm Hodges, 1800.

3006. p. 369. 4 Oct 1804. William (W) Hodges and wf Ruth (X) to Nathan Chaffin for $250, 70 A on Cedar Crk adj Charles Hunt’s mill pond, Andrew Hunt, and John Bryan. Wit: Jonathan (X) Canter, Robert Clark, G. Hunt. Prvd by Hunt at Aug Ct 1805.
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