Family of William
Hodge
William Hodge
b. 1777, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
m. ca 1805, North Carolina, to
Nancy Josephine Dancy
d. 1826
Moved to Kentucky frontier in 1797. Received grant
dated May 26, 1797.
Due to the nature of the grant, William may have been a Revolutionary War
veteran.
Name was originally Hodges; "s" dropped after settling in Kentucky.
On the 1800 Livingston County, Kentucky, tax list, owning 1
horse.
See biography here.
See 1801
record here.
See probate related records here.
Nancy Josephine Dancy
b. ca 1785, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
d. June 11, 1849, Crittenden County, Kentucky
father: Archibald Dancy
mother: Hannah Sessums
See deed record
transcription to son-in-law James Ramer here.
See deed record transcription to son
John Hodge here.
CHILDREN
of William Hodge and Nancy Josephine Dancy:
1. Mary
Dancy Hodge
b. May 25, 1804, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
m. (1) September 8, 1824, Livingston County, Kentucky, to Jonah Hibbs Jr.
See father's consent for marriage
here.
m. (2) January 30, 1829, Livingston County, Kentucky, to Elisha Robert White
d. November 28, 1884, Crittenden County, Kentucky, buried Union Cemetery
2. Elizabeth "Betsy" W. Hodge
b. about 1806, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
m. December 7, 1836, Livingston County, Kentucky, to William Duncan Butler
See marriage record here.
Elizabeth was 14 years older than her husband. Divorce proceedings filed
June 21, 1860, in
Crittenden County Circuit Court were apparently
dismissed before becoming final, as William refers
to his "wife Elizabeth" in his will dated March 30, 1864.
3. Margaret
"Peggy" Belle Hodge
b. April 15, 1809, Livingston County, Kentucky
m. September 30, 1832, Livingston County, Kentucky, to Samuel Hickman Hardin
d. September 29, 1864
4. Rebecca
"Beckie" Hodge
b. circa 1812, Livingston County, Kentucky
m. December 1, 1831, Livingston County, Kentucky, to Lacie Asa Crouch
d. 1907, Crittenden County, Kentucky
5.
John Augustus Hodge
(some
researchers believe his name to be John Archibald Dancy Hodge)
b.
March 4, 1813, Livingston County,
Kentucky
m. (1) January 17, 1842, Livingston County, Kentucky, to
Mary Ann Reese
m. (2) June 17, 1878 to Isabelle E. Long
(Mrs. Isabelle E. Massey)
d. December 5, 1898, buried Union
Cemetery
6. William
Carroll Hodge
b. 1814, Tennessee
m. 1) December 25, 1837, Pope County, Illinois, to Mary Catherine Butler
m. 2) November 23, 1842, Crittenden County, Kentucky, to Mary Catherine
Killen
See marriage record here.
d. before 1870, Navarro County, Texas
7.
Cassandra Susan
"Susie" Hodge
b. about 1819, Tennessee
m. June 26, 1839, Smithland, Livingston County, Kentucky, to
Rev. James A. Ramer
d. about 1852, Crittenden County, Kentucky
8. Jourdena/Jurdenia
Hodge
b. September 30, 1822, Livingston County, Kentucky
m. 1) August 21, 1845, Crittenden County, Kentucky, to James Hawkins
See marriage record here.
m. 2) May 11, 1848, to Dr. Walter Johnson Robertson
See marriage bond here.
d. January 19, 1875, Pope County, Illinois, buried Ragsdale Cemetery
9.
Asel Bronson Hodge
b. January 18, 1825, Livingston County, Kentucky
m. February 16, 1848, Crittenden County, Kentucky, to Catherine E. Millikin
See marriage record here.
d. January 4, 1889
Asel Bronson and
Catherine (Millikin) Hodge
