Anthony Hodges II

Son and heir of Anthony Hodges I, brother of Jeremiah Hodges and father of Anthony Hodges III (all of whom q.v.). Under a codicil dated 17/11/1765 to his will [of which administration was granted 1783], he left all his 'negros and other my personal estate in Great Britain and America' in trust for his son Anthony III, 'he paying to my wife £300 p.a. till my daughter Eliz. is 21 then £200 p.a. and £2000 to my dau. at 21.'

1. William Caesar, 'a black belonging to Anthony Hodges Esq', was buried at Harpsden in 1778, 'having presumably been kept as a manservant.'

Vere Langford Oliver, History of Antigua Vol. 2 pp.79-81.

1. HENLEY AS AN 18TH-CENTURY SOCIAL CENTRE extracted from Henley-on-Thames: Town, Trade and River, by Simon Townley, https://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/explore/sites/explore/files/explore_assets/2010/03/22/Henley_as_a_Social_Centre.pdf sourced to 'ORO Harpsden par. reg. transcript, 13 Aug. 1778' [accessed 23/02/2017].