John Hodgkinson was christened in April 1688 in Horwich in the parish of Deane, Lancashire, England, the son of Henry Hodskinson. Horwich was a chapelry formerly in the parish of Deane. The parish register for Horwich is quite worn, but fortunately John's baptism record was preserved.

Horwich parish record

John married Ann Holme 28 August 1727 in Bolton. John's occupation was a husbandman or yeoman farmer. 

Marriage record for John Hodgskinson and Ann Holme in Bolton:
"John Hodgkinson yeoman & Ann Holme both of Horridge by license"

Anne was christened 1 May 1715 in Deane, the daughter of Ralph Holme and Alicia Kirkham.

John died and was buried 23 July 1746 in Horwich, and left a will proven in 1746 of Horwich.

Burial record for John Hodskinson in Horwich:
"John Hodskinson of horwich was buried July ye 23 1746"

John and Anne had the following child:
 

*1. Nancy, born in about 1746 of Bolton; married Samuel Hamer 3 April 1771 in Bolton.
 
 

SOURCE: IGI; Bank St. Presbyterian Church parish register; Deane parish register; wills proven at Chester; Horwich parish register; www.ancestry.co.uk.
 
 

Horwich

Henry Hodskinson of Horwich was christened 15 June 1662 in Deane, the son of Roger and Grace Hodgskinson.

Henry died and was buried 9 March 1708/9 in Horwich, leaving an administration and inventory proven in 1709 of Horwich.

Burial record for Henry Hodskinson in Horwich:
"Henery Hobskinson of Horwick was buried March the 9 Anno Domino 1708"

Henry had the following children:
 

*1. John, christened April 1688 in Horwich, Deane parish; married Ann Holme 28 August 1727 in Bolton.

Baptism record for John Hodskinson in Deane: "John Hodskinson sonne of Henry Hodskinson babtized April"
 

2. Margarett, christened 27 December 1696 in Horwich.
 
 
 

SOURCE: IGI; Deane parish register; wills proven at Chester; Horwich parish register; www.ancestry.co.uk.
   
 
 

Roger Hodskinson of Sharples was christened 13 July 1617 in Bolton, the son of Henrie Hodskinson and Margarett Ward. He was a webster, or weaver.

Roger was mentioned in a bastardy order in 1637, when he was nineteen years old: "Turton - order in bastardy of Roger Hodskinson, webster, and Sarah Hardman". (Lancashire Archives) Roger was shown as the father of Marey Hardman, christened 14 January 1636/7 in Bolton, with Sarah Hardman. An infant of Roger Hodskiinson of Turton in Bolton, presumably Marey, was buried 13 May 1639 in Bolton.

Roger married Grace in about 1641.

St. Mary's church in Deane

Grace was buried 29 July 1667 in Deane: "Gratia Hodgekinson uxor Rogerj Hodgekinson de Heaton"

Roger and Sarah Hardman had the following child:

1. Marey Hardman, christened 14 January 1656/7 in Bolton.

Roger and Grace had the following children:

 
*3. Henry, christened 15 June 1662 in Deane, "of Horwich".
 
 
 

SOURCE: IGI; Deane parish register; Bolton parish register; Lancashire Online Parish Clerks; Lancashire Archives, bastardy order for Roger Hodskinson, 1637, reference number QSB/1/183/73. .
     
 

Henry Hodskinson was born in about 1575 of Bolton. He married first, Ellyne Warde 2 June 1595 in St. Peter's Bolton. Ellyne died and was buried 23 January 1606/7 in Bolton. Henrie Hodskinson then married Margarett Ward 28 October 1610 in Bolton. Possibly she was Ellyne's sister?

Marriage record for Henrie Hodgkinson and Margarett Ward in Bolton:
"Henrie Hodgkinson, Margarett Ward, both of Boulton pishe, of October"

Henrie and Margarett had the following children:

*1. Roger, christened 13 July 1617 in Bolton, "of Sharples"; married Grace.
 

2. William, christened 31 July 1625 in Bolton "of Harwood".
 

3. Marey, christened 11 November 1632 in Bolton "of Torton".
 

4. Dorothy, christened 18 November 1638 in Horwich.
 

5. William, christened 17 February 1639 in Horwich.
 
 

SOURCE: IGI; Bolton parish register; www.ancestry.co.uk.