Hodge genealogy from the first of the name in this country to the present time : with a number of allied families and many historical facts

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by  Hodge, Orlando John, 1828-1912

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HODGE GENEALOGY
FIRST OF TiiE NAME IN THIS COUNTRY TO
THE PRESENT TIME
A NUMBER OF ALLIED FAM! :3 AND MANY
IllSrORiCAL FA'
COMPILED BY
ORLANDO JOfIN HODGE
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TMIRTV-rOL'R GENERATIONS.
775-1900.
Theancestral linehere prejentedhis beentracedwithmuchcare,
andisbelievedto becorrect. It"itisnot,the faultiswithhistorical
and genealogical writers,from whoseworks,in most part, the facts
given have been gathered. The writer, in his researches, has not
hopedtoaddanynewhonortothatofbeingan"Americancitizen,"
buta;adiversioninidlemomentshascompliedwhatispresented.
1'he Lamberts, Lymans, Deweys, Caui^iin^, and English fi-ilit:
whoarerepresentedareofthiscountry,andalittleresearchonlywill
benecessarytoshowwheretheoA-shootscorinectwiththemainline.
O. J. H.
—
I. Egbert, historytellsus,wasthe firstkingofEngland;
thathewas born about 775,and in 800 ascended the
throneof Wessex,one of the seven kingdoms forming
the Heptarchy bv which Britain was then governed;
thatin 827 hehad subdued all theother rulersand be-
come solemonarchofEngland. Hediedabout 838,and
wassucceededby hisson, -I|KQ'7'3^*^
—
II. Ethelwolf,who ruled until 857,when dying hewas
succeeded by his four sons in succession. The three
elder oneseachruled butashort time,the youngest of
themdyingin 871 fromtheeffectsof awoundreceived
in battle with the Danes. Upon his death the fourth
son,
—
III. Alfred,called "Alfred the Great," horn in 840 at
Wantage, Berkshire,becamekingand ruledthirtyyears,
until his death in October, 901. He married El>with,
daughter of a Mercian nobleman, bvwhojn he had