Joseph Andries Hodges

PROB 11/661/242 - precis.

Memorandum 22nd September 1733.

Joseph Andreis Hodges of the Inner Temple London.

To my loving cousin Elizabeth Hodges and her heirs forever, all those 175 acres of land in St Elizabeth, Jamaica adjoining the Luanna plantation purchased by my father of Mrs Vassall together with ten Negroes bought by me or my agents and now employed on the said Luanna plantation.

To my loving cousin Captain John Hodges and his heirs forever, all that Moiety of the plantation called Lacovia.

To my loving uncle Thomas Hodges £400 and also one Bill of Exchange drawn by Lieutenant Dodd from Jamaica for £200 payable in London together with all the moneys due thereon.

To my servant William Shaw £40 and all my wearing apparell.

To my loving cousin Mrs Thomasina Barnard, Widow £100 due to me on a note from Mr Henry Moore.

I To my loving friend Albert Bland of Greys Inn all my Library of Books.

To my friend Mr John George Cox £100.

All rest and residue of my personal estate to my uncle Thomas Hodges, cousins John Hodges and Elizabeth Hodges to be equally divided amongst them. They to be my executors.

4th October 1733 Proved in London by Thomas Hodges Esq. John Hodges Esq. and Elizabeth Hodges spinster.

15th November, 1736 The Prerogative Court of Canterbury was required to give a judgement on the validity and dispositions of the will over a dispute between: 1) Capt. John Hodges, Elizabeth Hodges, now Elizabeth Hadley the wife of John Hadley, on the one part 2) Bonella, the sister of Joseph Andreise Hodges, now Bonella Pennant, wife of John Pennant on the other part The validity of the will was confirmed.