Samuel Hodgkins, Jr.

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Samuel Hodgkins
Male
2 November 1658–3 May 1725

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Brief Life History of Samuel

Biography

Samuel Hodgkins first appears in Gloucester with his wife Hannah in 1684. A William Hodgkins was an early inhabitant of Ipswich, and had a son Samuel born there in 1658. Samuel Hodgkins was appointed, in 1694, to keep the ferry at Trynall Cove, where he had already built a house. He was a shoemaker; and a descendant of the same trade was living, near the close of the last century, where his ancestor settled, and was the last ferryman at the place.

Samuel Hodgkins's wife died July 28, 1724, aged sixty years; and he next married Mary Stockbridge, May 3, 1725. The date of his death is not known.

«b»Fifteen children are recorded to him:«/b»

1.) Samuel, born in 24 Oct 1684;

2.) Hannah, 1686;

3.) John, 6 Jun 1688;

4.) Philip, 25 Jan 1689;

5.) William, 2 Mar 1690;

6.) a daughter, 1694;

7.) Jedediah, 8 Mar 1695;

8.) Patience, 21 August 1697;

9.) Abigail, 11 Jun 1699;

10.) Mercy, 28 Jul 1700;

11.) David, 14 Apr 1702;

12.) Martha, 4 Jan 1703;

13.) Anna, 1705;

14.) Jonathan, 1 Jul 1706;

15.) Experience, 31 January 1707.

«b»More Information«/b»

Samuel Hodgkins (William2, William1) was a shoemaker and cordwainer. Samuel moved to Gloucester, Mass., in 1684. In 1694, he was appointed to keep the ferry at Tyndall Cove, where he already had built a house. A discrepancy exists between the two major genealogical sources used on the name of his first wife. Ruby Hodgkins Callender in her more recent Hodgkins Genealogy:
Chiefly the Descendants of David and Mary Spiller Hodgkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts, updated in 1980, has Samuel marrying Anna Gee, a daughter of John and Hazel (Willix) Gee of Exeter, N.H. The earlier Genealogy of the Hotchkins Family (1927) by Eben B. Hotchkins lists Samuel's first wife as Hannah Pilkington.

Callender, however, lists a Hannah Pelkington as the first wife of Samuel's son, Samuel Hodgkins Jr., which likely seems more accurate. Regardless of her name, Samuel Hodgkins Sr. and his wife had 15 children, all in Gloucester records, according to Eben B. Hotchkins. Samuel then married a Mary Stockbridge May 3, 1725. Babson in his history of Gloucester says that Samuel's sons Philip and Jedidiah went down the coast to Falmouth, Maine, according to Eben B. Hotchkins.

Several of Samuel's children married spouses that helped weave different family lines that led to Mary Hodgkins Banfield. Samuel and Anna Gee Hodgkins' daughter Hannah Hodgkins wed James Kent, and their daughter married John Murch, whose ancestors included Theo Murch, a grandmother of Mary Hodgkins Banfield. Samuel and Anna Gee Hodgkins' son Phillip Hodgkins was Mary Hodgkins Banfield's seventh great-grandfather. In addition, Samuel and Anna Gee Hodgkins' daughter Mercy Hodgkins was the great-grandmother of Lois R. Coombs who wed Lewis C. Murch in another branch of the Murch family tree.
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Spouse and Children

Samuel Hodgkins
Male
1658–1725

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Male

Hannah Gee
Female
1664–1724

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Female

Marriage
about 1683
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Children (15)

Samuel Hodgkins II
Male
1684–1767

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Male

Hannah Hodgkins
Female
1686–1779

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Female

John Hodgkins
Male
1688–Deceased

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Male

Philip Hodgkins
Male
1690–1756

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Male

William Hodgkins
Male
1691–Deceased

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Male

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Story Highlight
Notes from Find-a-grave for Samuel Hodgkins, son of William Hodgkins and Grace Dutch.
Samuel Hodgkins was appointed to keep the ferry at Tyndale Cove in 1694. He was a shoe maker and a Puritan.

Married Hannah Gee

Samuel Hodgkins b. 1658, was the son of William Hodgkins II, b. 1622 i …
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Samuel Hodgkins in entry for Hannah Hodgkins, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"

Samuell Hodgkins, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

Salemonll. Hodgkins in entry for Salamonll. Hodgkins, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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Parents and Siblings

William Hodgkins
Male
1622–1693

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Male

Grace Dutch
Female
1633–1694

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Female

Siblings (10)

Hannah Hodgkins
Female
1650–1676

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Female

Samuel Hodgkins
Male
1658–1725

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Male

Mary Hodgkins
Female
1661–1729

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Female

John Hodgkins
Male
1662–1690

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Male

Edward Hodgkins
Male
1663–1715

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Male

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1720
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Samuel Hodgkins

1658–1725
Hannah Gee

1664–1724
Marriage: about 1683

Samuel Hodgkins II

1684–1767
Hannah Hodgkins

1686–1779
John Hodgkins

1688–Deceased
Philip Hodgkins

1690–1756
William Hodgkins

1691–Deceased
Joanna Hodgkins

1694–1767
Jedidiah Hodgkins

1695–Deceased
Patience Hodgkins

1697–1743
Abigail Hodgkins

1699–Deceased
Mercy Marsah Hodgkins

1700–1738
David Hodgkins

1702–Deceased
Martha Hodgkins

1703–Deceased
Anne Hodgkins

1705–1767
Jonathan Hodgkins I

1706–Deceased
Experience Hodgkins

1707–Deceased
Name Meaning

Hodgkins

Samuel
English (West Midlands): variant of Hotchkiss .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Hotchkiss
Hodgkiss
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Brief Life History of Samuel

«b»Biography«/b»
Samuel Hodgkins first appears in Gloucester with his wife Hannah in 1684. A William Hodgkins was an early inhabitant of Ipswich, and had a son Samuel born there in 1658. Samuel Hodgkins was appointed, in 1694, to keep the ferry at Trynall Cove, where he had already built a house. He was a shoemaker; and a descendant of the same trade was living, near the close of the last century, where his ancestor settled, and was the last ferryman at the place.

Samuel Hodgkins's wife died July 28, 1724, aged sixty years; and he next married Mary Stockbridge, May 3, 1725. The date of his death is not known.

«b»Fifteen children are recorded to him:«/b»
1.) Samuel, born in 24 Oct 1684;

2.) Hannah, 1686;

3.) John, 6 Jun 1688;

4.) Philip, 25 Jan 1689;

5.) William, 2 Mar 1690;

6.) a daughter, 1694;

7.) Jedediah, 8 Mar 1695;

8.) Patience, 21 August 1697;

9.) Abigail, 11 Jun 1699;

10.) Mercy, 28 Jul 1700;

11.) David, 14 Apr 1702;

12.) Martha, 4 Jan 1703;

13.) Anna, 1705;

14.) Jonathan, 1 Jul 1706;

15.) Experience, 31 January 1707.

«b»More Information«/b»
Samuel Hodgkins (William2, William1) was a shoemaker and cordwainer. Samuel moved to Gloucester, Mass., in 1684. In 1694, he was appointed to keep the ferry at Tyndall Cove, where he already had built a house. A discrepancy exists between the two major genealogical sources used on the name of his first wife. Ruby Hodgkins Callender in her more recent Hodgkins Genealogy:
Chiefly the Descendants of David and Mary Spiller Hodgkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts, updated in 1980, has Samuel marrying Anna Gee, a daughter of John and Hazel (Willix) Gee of Exeter, N.H. The earlier Genealogy of the Hotchkins Family (1927) by Eben B. Hotchkins lists Samuel's first wife as Hannah Pilkington.

Callender, however, lists a Hannah Pelkington as the first wife of Samuel's son, Samuel Hodgkins Jr., which likely seems more accurate. Regardless of her name, Samuel Hodgkins Sr. and his wife had 15 children, all in Gloucester records, according to Eben B. Hotchkins. Samuel then married a Mary Stockbridge May 3, 1725. Babson in his history of Gloucester says that Samuel's sons Philip and Jedidiah went down the coast to Falmouth, Maine, according to Eben B. Hotchkins.

Several of Samuel's children married spouses that helped weave different family lines that led to Mary Hodgkins Banfield. Samuel and Anna Gee Hodgkins' daughter Hannah Hodgkins wed James Kent, and their daughter married John Murch, whose ancestors included Theo Murch, a grandmother of Mary Hodgkins Banfield. Samuel and Anna Gee Hodgkins' son Phillip Hodgkins was Mary Hodgkins Banfield's seventh great-grandfather. In addition, Samuel and Anna Gee Hodgkins' daughter Mercy Hodgkins was the great-grandmother of Lois R. Coombs who wed Lewis C. Murch in another branch of the Murch family tree.

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/aBirthsH.shtml "(HODGKINS (Hoddkins, Hodgekins, Hodgking, Hodgskings, Hodskins, Hogskins)) Samuell, s. Samuell and Anna, Oct. 24, 1684."

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/aMarriagesH.shtml "(HODGKINS (Hodgkin, Hodgskins, Hogskins)) Samuell, and Hannah Pilkington, Sept. 30, 1708. [ Sept. 28. dup.]*"