Joseph HEDGES

                   Possible wives:

Mary Fettleplace m. Jan 31, 1707/08 at Kingswood, Wales, England
Catherine Stallcop m. 1709
Katherine Tingley m. Sep. 8, 1713 at Cripplegate, London, England
Mary Beckenbaugh Sep 8, 1713

JOSEPH3 HEDGES (WILLIAM2, SAMUEL1) was born 1675 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., Deleware, and died November 20, 1732 in Prince Georges County, Maryland. He married (1) MARY FETTLEPLACE January 31, 1707/08. He married (2) CATHRINE STALCOP 1709 in Old Swedes Church, Newcastle Co., Deleware, daughter of JOHN STALCOP and KATHERINE ERICKSON. Notes for JOSEPH HEDGES:From "The Mahogany Tree" [Decator H. Rodgers, 1963]: "Joseph of Monocacy and Katherine, his wife, could not sign their own name." Will of Joseph Hedges: Joseph Hedges's will from "The Maryland Calendar of Wills", V-6 page 236, by Baldwin Hedges, Joseph, Manaquicy, Prince George's Co. 6th Sept. 1732 29th Nov., 1732 To son Solomon and hrs. 258 A. on Manaquicy Ck. To 2 sons Charles and Joshua and their hrs. each 200 A. at Opeckan To sons Jonas and Joseph and their hrs. 400 A. to be bought by exs. at Opecken divided equally. To son Samuel and hrs., 100 A. to be bought by esx at "Manaquincy". To daughters Ruth, Cathren and Dorcus and sons Joseph and Samuel, personality. To wife ______ and shild., residue of estate.Exs.: Sons Solomon and Charles test: Chidly Mathews, Thomas Hillard, John Hillard 20,468.*********************************************************************************** From Larry D. White, Fort Wayne Indiana, LDS tape 1307857, item 4. Us/Can 929.273 A1, No 3544. Joseph Hedges, the founder of the family came from England to America in the early part of 1700 and landed on the Delaware River and settled in Chester County, PA., later removed to Maryland. (Colonial families of the United States, by McKensie) In 1722, Joseph Hedges was a taxable in New Garden township, Chester County. PA., in 1726 in New London township. (History of Chester County. PA.) *********************************************************************************** Book: "Pioneers of Old Monocacy, The Early Settlement of Frederick County Maryland, 1721-1743" by Grace L. Tracey and John P. Dern. Pages 106-114. Joseph Hedges: A number of the early settlers along the Monocacy came originally from the upper reaches of today's New Castle County, Delaware of from neighboring Cester County in Pennsylvania. Typically representative of these was the family of Joseph Hedges. Joseph Hedges was English, but not with standing elaborate family claims to the contrary no substantiated tie has ever been established to a marrage in England or to his anteceedents there. He first appears in America records in a warrent dated September 8, 1702, and its sertificate of survey of April 4, 1703 for 100 acres located on Red Clay Creek in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County. Some fifteen or twenty years later, he and his wife Catherine moved to the London tract in London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. then, although now well advanced in years and with a family nearly grown, Joseph hedges on April 22, 1730 sold his Pennsylvania land and moved on to Maryland. On July 1, 1730, Joseph Hedges had 258 acres surveyed in Maryland on the Monocancy River some five miles north of today's downtown Fredrick. The land bordered the River, extending north and west from what was soon to be knowd as Biggs Ford. It also supposedly bordered the northeastern line of "Tasker's Chance". Hedges named his land "Hedge hogg" and this has puzzled historians ever since. They are unable to ignore the notation that Hedges first land in New Castle County was "at the head of a tract formally taken up on new rent by George Hogg" or that when Hedges and his wife Catherine in Chester County sold the New Castle land on August 17, 1725, George Hogg was one of the witnesses to the deed. Even more mysterious is the question who or what encouraged Hedges to come to Maryland and why he settled where he did. Although his residence on "Hedge Hogg" proved to be a focal point for nearby parcles of land surveyed or re

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1 Joseph Hedges's will from "The Maryland Calendar of Wills" , V-6 page 236, by Baldwin: Hedges, Joseph, Manaquicy, Prince George County 6-Sep-1732, 29- Nov-1732To son Solomon and hrs. 258 A. on Manaquicy Ck.To 2 sons Charles and Joshua and their hrs. each 200 A. at OpeckanTo sons Jonas and Joseph and their hrs. 400 A. to be bought by exs. atOpecken divided equally.To son Samuel and hrs., 100 A. to be bought by exs at "Manaquicy".To daughters Ruth, Cathren and Dorcas and sons Joseph and Samuel,personaly.To wife ______ and child., residue of estate.Exs. : Sons Solomon and CharlesTesti: Chidly Mathews, Thomas Hillard, John Hillard 20,468Larry D. White, Fort Wayne Indiana, LDS tape 1307857, item 4. Us/Can 929.273A1, No 3544.Joseph Hedges, the founder of the family came from England to America in the early part of 1700 and landed on the Delaware River and settled in Chester County, Pa., later removed to Maryland. (Colonial Families of the United States, by McKensie)In 1722, Joseph Hedges was a taxable in New Garden township, Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1726 in New London township. (History of Chester County, Pennsylvania)A note by an unknown researcher states, Joseph m/2 Katherine Tingey, ofLondon on Sept. 8, 1713 records as in Cripplegate, London. Later (present day) researchers say Joseph probably married Catherine Stalcup, in Wilmington, Delaware. The only record is of the birth of Joshua Hedges born to Joseph and wife, Catherine. Record in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington. It does not give a last name (maiden for Catherine). There is a land transfer in Chester County, Pennsylvania they base their belief on.According to the "Media Research Bureau" of Washington D.C. .... Joseph Hedges of Salem County, New Jersey married Catherine Stalcop before 1711. (This apparently is a different Joseph). Book: " Pioneers Of Old Monocacy, The Early Settlement of Frederick County Maryland, 1721-1743" by Grace L. Tracey and John P Dern. Pages 106-114Joseph Hedges: A number of the early settlers along the Monocacy cameoriginally from the upper reaches of today's New Castle County, Delaware orfrom neighboring Chester County in Pennsylvania. Typically representative ofthese was the family of Joseph Hedges. Joseph Hedges was English, butnotwithstanding elaborate family claims to the contrary no substantiated tiehas ever been established to a marriage in England or to his antecedents there. He first appears in American records in a warrant dated September 8, 1702 and its certificate of survey of April 4, 1703 for 100 acres located on Red Clay Creek in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County. Some fifteen or twenty years later he and his wife Catherine moved to the London Tract in London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Then, although now well advance in years and with a family nearly grown, Joseph Hedges on April 22, 1730 sold his Pennsylvania land and moved on to Maryland. On July 1, 1730 Joseph Hedges had 258 acres surveyed in Maryland on the Monocacy River some five miles north of today's downtown Frederick. The land bordered the River, extending north and west from what was soon to be known as Biggs Ford. It also supposedly bordered the northeastern line of "Tasker's Chance". Hedges named his land "Hedge Hogg" and this has puzzled historians ever since. They are unable to ignore the notation that Hedges' first land in New Castle County was "at the head of a tract formerly taken up on new rent by George Hogg" or that when Hedges and his wife Katherine in Chester County sold the New Castle land on August 17, 1725, George Hogg was one of the witnesses to the deed. Even more mysterious is the question who or what encouraged Hedges to come to Maryland and why he settled where he did.Although his residence on "Hedge Hogg" proved to be a focal point for nearby parcels of land surveyed or rented by his children, all of whom came to Maryland with him, his own Maryland chapter ended almost as soon as it began. Joseph Hedges receive his patent for "Hedge Hogg" on August 25, 1732. Two weeks later, on September 6, 1732, only two years afte
 r his arrival and almost exactly 30 years to the day after his initial warrant for land in Delaware, Joseph Hedges "of Manaquicy in Prince George's County" wrote his will. It was probated on November 29th. In the will he named no wife, though she survived him. His eldest son Solomon Hedges was to inherit "the 258 acres on Manaquicy Creek," while sons Charles and Joshua were each to receive 200 acres at Opeckan in Virginia obviously already purchase for them. More significantly, Solomon and Charles as executors, one of whom seemed slated to stay in Maryland while the others was to go to Virginia. were instructed to purchase an additional 400 acres at Opecken to be divided equal between son Jonas and Joseph. The executors were also directed to purchase 100 acres at Manaquicy for son Samuel. Personalty was to daughters Ruth, Catharine and Dorcas and to sons Joseph and Samuel. All nine children and Joseph's wife were to divide the remainder.Chidley Matthews, Thomas Hillard and John Hillard witnessed the will and on February 27, 1733 Robert Jones and Henry Ballenger inventoried the estate. It would appear that a move to Virginia was contemplated for at least some of the family almost before roots could be established in Maryland. Presumably none of the children was yet married and Joshua was only seventeen years of age. The Purchase of Virginia land, both actual and contemplated, was being made by Joseph Hedges himself for, but not by, his children. Thus the question is poised, how permanent did he view his family's stay in Maryland? Unless we are plagued by positive hindsight which he did not have, why also would he want his family to desert an area where all about him lay good choice land almost theirs for the asking. It was not a wholesale commitment, however. He did provide for two of his children to stay on in Maryland. And so our curiosity turns to how the future actually did unfold.Although positive proof is lacking it would appear from their lives (Charles and Joseph), that Joseph Hedges was also bound out at a young age to a Swedish family in Christiana Hundred. His name first appears on Sept. 8, 1702 when the following entry appears on the minutes of the Pennsylvania Board of Property:Joseph Hedges of New Castle County requests 100 acres at the head of the Tract formerly taken up by Geo. Hogg on new Rent, and now entred upon by some Dutch Men, Situated upon Red Clay Creek, for which he agreed to pay L20 upon the Confirmation. Rent 1 Shelling per 100; 1st 11 months (Pennsylvania Arch.2d ser., 19:323) Althought a patent for this land was issued in 1714, it had to be resurveyed March 17, 1714/15 because it was found to overlap the land of Charles Springer. On resurvey it was found to contain 108 acres.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Notes of:Jerry Krieger652 8th Street NEMason City, IA 50401 I give and bequeath to my well beloved son, Executor of this my last will and testament, a certain tract of land computed to be 250 acres lying inManaquickly Creek on the West side of said Creek.> I give unto Charles Hedges and Joshua Hedges, my two sons, each of them,two hundred acres of land at Opeckon to be cleared and paid for out om myestate and effects.> My will is that my Executors Solomon Hedges and Charles Hedges shallpurchase four hundred acres of land at Opeckon which shall be equally dividedbetween my two sons Jonas and Joseph Hedges.> My Will is that my Executors above named do purchase one hundred andninety acres on Monoquicy out of my estate and effects for my son Samuel Hedges> I give unto my Daughter Ruth my gray mair and colt and to my DaughterCathren a young brown mear and to my daughter Dorcas a young sorrel mear and to my son Joseph a dark bay mear and colt. I give to my son Samuel by brown mear and colt.> And my will is that what remains of my estate stock and effedts withhousehold goods and furniture be equally divided amongst my children and wife.** The will was signed by his mark. Witnesses were Childy Mathews (whoproved the will on November 29, 1732), Thomas Hillard and John Hilliard. Theinventory of his estate by Robert Jones and Henry Ballenger was signed byThomas and Mary Douthitt as near of kin and showed personal property ofL216.3.0, including two bonds L95, a note L8 and cash of L7.10.0 (PrinceGeorges Inventories, Hall of Records, 17:67-69)_____________________________________* Will is dated September 6, 1732 and is probated at Annapolis, Maryland.* Married first: Mary Fettleplace on January 31, 1708 in Kingswood, Wales.* Married second: Katherine Tingey on September 8, 1713 at Cripplegate,London, England.Note: An unknown researcher states, Joseph married Katherine Tingey, ofLondon on September 8, 1713 records as in Cripplegate, London. Later (presentday) researchers say Joseph probably married Catherine Stalcup, in Wilmington, Delaware. The only record is of the birth of Joshua Hedges born to Joseph and wife, Catherine, recorded in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington. It does not give a las