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Hodges of Halifax County


William Hodges was born in Kent, England, and came to Kent County, Maryland. Two of his sons, John and William Hodges, came to Virginia.
5 June 1780. "To John Hodges, Gent., is due two thousand acres under the King's proclamation for services of a certain Francis Eppes during the last French wards who was a lieutenant in the Second Virginia Regiment and which said Eppes hath assigned to said Hodges."
Sources: History of Halifax County; Prince William County deeds; Halifax County Marriages; Norfolk County Wills.