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![Show Contents]() Hody Surname History
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Early Origins of the Hody familyThe surname Hody was first found in the parish of Creed in Cornwall where "Pennans or Pennance, a name supposed to have been imposed as a commutation for sins, which the term seems to imply, belonged formerly to the family of Huddy; by them it was sold to Mr. Thomas Lower, brother of the famous Dr. Lower." 1 "Nethway, [Torquay, Devon] at one time belonged to Sir John Hody, Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1440, and the family continued to live there until 1696. Sir William Hody was Lord Chief Baron in 1487." 2 Early History of the Hody familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hody research. Another 153 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1046, 1092, 1153, 1425, 1436, 1441, 1451, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1522, 1539, 1600, 1659, 1675, 1677, 1679, 1682, 1685, 1689, 1692 and 1707 are included under the topic Early Hody History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hody Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Huddy, Hoddy, Hoddye, Huddye, Huddey, Hoddey, Hudy, Hody, Hodey and many more. Early Notables of the Hody familyDistinguished members of the family include - Sir John Hody (d. 1441), Chief Justice of the King's Bench, of an old Devonshire family, "son of Thomas Hody, lord of the manor of Kington Magna, near Shaftesbury, Dorset, and king's escheator there u...
- Sir William Hody d. 1522?), Chief Baron of the Exchequer, second son of Sir John Hody [q. v.], born before 1441. 3
- Humphrey Hody (1659-1707), English divine, born on 1 January 1659, son of Richard Hody, rector of Odcombe, Somersetshire. In 1675 he matriculated from Wadham College, Oxford, of which he was admitted...
Migration of the Hody familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
- Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
- Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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