My Hoskins line begins with my GGG Grandmother, Salina Hoskins and goes back to 1615 in England.. Salina Hoskins was married to Moses M. Duncan Jr.
I. John Hodgkinson
B. Abt. 1615 in Preston, Lancashire County, England.Wife: Anne
Children:1. Eleanor Hodgkinson
2. John Hodgkinson Jr. (Feb. 15, 1651)
II. John Hodgkinson Jr.
B: Feb. 15, 1651 (Preston, Lancashire County, England)Wife: Mary Birchall
Children:1. Thomas Hodgkinson Sr
2. James Hodgkinson
3. Elizabeth Hodgkinson
III. Thomas Hoskinson Sr.
B. Feb. 1, 1679 (Preston, Lancashire Co., Eng)
D. 1744 Prince Georges Co., MD)Wife: Jane Moore (B. 1686 Prince Georges Co. Maryland)
(Parents: James Moore, Sr. and Mary)Children:
1. James Hoskinson
2. Thomas Hoskinson Jr.
3. Charles Hoskinson
4. Elisha Hoskinson
5. John Hoskinson
6. George Hoskinson
7. Mary Hoskinson
8. Eleanor Hoskinson** Thomas was the son of John and Mary Birchall Hodgkinson of Preston in Lancashire County, England. Thomas was the first Hodgkinson (Hoskinson) to arrive here, stating in a 1730 court petition that "I came into his Lordships Country, Maryland in 1700 and worked four years for a gentleman at the head of Biords (Birds) Creek in St. Marys County". This was no doubt on a tobacco plantation of the times.
Thomas left Liverpool, England as an indentured servant some time in 1699 aboard the ship Eleanor mastered by Mr. Nicholas Reynolds. Thomas was bound to Mr. William Porter a Merchant of that city and had signed aboard ship on January 20, 1699 at the age of 19, just 11 days before his 20th birthday. There were two groups of passengers on this voyage, the first group of 30 signed on to go to Virginia, their signing began in early September of 1698 and ended in mid ('December of that year. The second group of 20, which included Thomas and all others apprenticed to William Porter signed on in January and February of 1699 to make the voyage to Virginia or Maryland.
As was the custom in those days, passengers or immigrants to the new world who could not afford the cost of passage often sold their services to someone else under an indentured servant contract. This was usually for four years, but many were for longer periods of time. In Thomas' case Mr. William Porter no doubt resold his services to the Gentleman on Birds Creek, who in turn paid his passage to Maryland. After arriving there Thomas was then obligated to work out a four year indenture to pay for his voyage, which he did.
Thomas came over under the name of Hodgkinson as it was a common precursor of the name of Hoskinson in England at the time. There were many Hodgkinsons in the town of Preston in Lancashire County, England but only a scattered few in Maryland at the time Thomas arrived there. There was a Charles Hodgkinson who came later and had land tracts "Draton" and "Middleground" on Trent Creek in St. Marys County. This was in 1713 and 1723 and was not far from where Thomas had lived in his early days there, but it is not known if Thomas knew this Charles. Charles retained his old world name, but research shows that Court Clerks and others spelled his name in different ways just as they did in Thomas' case.
Evidence seems to indicate Thomas married Jane Moore, daughter of James Moore, Sr. and Mary Moore in 1708 or 1709.
On May 9, 1720 Thomas Hoskinson Senior, received a Warrant for 100 acres of land called "Hoskinsons Folly", from James Beale, near Bladensburg in Prince George County. The boundaries of this land began at a Bounded White Oak standing on the East Side of the North Branch of the Eastern Branch of the Potomack River and near the beginning tree of "Addition to Jacksons Necessity".
In the April 1742 Court, George Atwood sued Thomas Hoskinson, a planter, for debt. This was an extensive case that dated back to 1736 and 1738. At that time Thomas had been dealing with John Hoopes a Merchant in Lurgen, Ireland to whom he had given bills of exchange, as Merchants did in those days, this was for the benefit of George Atwood. These bills were refused and were not accepted, something on the order of todays bad checks. Thomas promised to make them good but refused to do so and was brought into Court by Atwood. Thomas was ordered to pay to Atwood thirty pounds sterling and three hundred sixty eight pounds of tobacco in costs and damages.
IV. Thomas Hoskinson Jr.
(B. 1712 (Prince Georges Co., Md)Wife: Ann BEALE
Children:1. Priscilla Hoskinson
2. John Hoskins Sr.
3. Jesse Hoskins
4. Ninian Ning Hoskins Sr.
5. Josiah Hoskins
V. Jesse Hoskins
B. Oct. 29, 1745 (Rock Creek Parish, Prince Georges Co., Maryland)
D. April 17, 1808 (Anderson County, TN)Wife: Mary
Children:1. Nancy Hoskins
2. George Hoskins
3. Sarah Hoskins
4. John Hoskins
5. Mary Hoskins
6. Elizabeth Hoskins
7. Jesse Hoskins
8. Delilah Hoskins
9. Susannah Hoskins
10. Edah Hoskins** Jesse and a small group of settlers arrived in the northeastern portion of Tennessee at about the time of the formation of the Watauga Association. When the first court was established in 1777 in Washington County, N. C., the names of Abraham Hoskins, Constable; Ning Hoskins; Elijah Hoskins; Jesse Hoskins, Constable; John Hoskins and Ruth Hoskins, his wife; Josiah Hoskins; and James Hoskins wer listed in the proceedings of the court.
Military Services:
Jesse served in the American Revolution and was paid for his services by script signed by Landon Carter and John Sevier...
"Tennessee During the Revolutionary War" mentions that "William Everette went to the head of Holston in Virginia and there substituted in the place of John Paine who was a drafted militia man, and served under Capt. Jesse Hoskins against the Indians in 1782 for three months. He was stationed at Dotson's ford on the Holston River for some time. He was in no engagement with the Indians and returned and was discharged by Capt. Hoskins..."
VI. John Hoskins
B: April 27, 1783
D: Nov. 26, 1859 in Anderson County, TennesseeWife: Margaret Parks (b: Abt 1795 in TN)
Children:1. Jesse Parks Hiram Hoskins
2. William Armstead Hoskins
3. Gen. George Washington Hoskins
4. William Jefferson Hoskins
5. Louisa Hoskins
6. Britton Cross Hoskins
7. Selina Hoskins
8. Mary Ann Hoskins
9. Myra J. Hoskins
VII. Jesse Parks Hiram Hoskins
B: Mar. 1, 1813 TennesseeWife: Sarah Duncan (b: Abt 1822 in Tennessee) / Married: (Feb. 17, 1840)
Children1. Lodema Hoskins (b: Abt 1840 in Anderson County,Tennessee)
2. Cynthia C. Hoskins (b: Abt 1843 in Anderson County,Tennessee)
3. George Hoskins (b: Abt 1846 in Anderson County,Tennessee)
4. John K. Hoskins (b: Abt 1848 in Anderson County,Tennessee)
5. Salina Hoskins (b. 1853 in Anderson County,Tennessee)
VIII. Salina Hoskins
B. 1853 in Anderson Coutny, Tennesse
D. 1870'sHusband: Moses M. Duncan Jr. (1848 - July 7, 1898)
Children:George Washington Duncan - (May 13, 1870 - March 8, 1919)
Salina and Moses. M. Duncan were second cousins. Moses and Salina's mother, Sarah Duncan, were first cousins. Salina, Moses and George lived with Salina's sister Cynthia (Hoskins) Duncan and Thomas L. Duncan (who was Moses' half-brother, son of Moses Sr. and his second wife, Elizabeth Davis).
Salina died sometime after George W. was born in 1870 and before 1880. After her death, Cynthia and Thomas L. Duncan raised George Washington Duncan. George's father, Moses M. Duncan Jr., married Elizabeth Braden in 1880. They eventually had six children together.
The rest of this line is continued on the Duncan page.
**Source: Kentucky Kinfolk:
Hoskins (Hodgkinson) to Barry:
John Hodgkinson Sr. (Abt. 1615)
John Hodgkinson Jr.
Thomas Hoskinson Sr.
Thomas Hoskinson Jr.
Jesse Hoskins
John Hoskins
Jesse Parks Hiram Hoskins
Salina Hoskins (Duncan)
Moses M. Duncan
George Washington Duncan
Wesley P. Duncan
Myrtle C. Duncan Barry