James was born about 1840 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, the son of Francis Hotchkiss and Mary Ann Smith.
James Hotchkiss (c1840-?)
Francis Hotchkiss (c1811-1886)
Francis Hodgkinson (c1771-?)
John Hodgkinson (c1750-c1795)
Jemima Brown (c1746-?)
Ann Wintlin (c1771-?)
Mary Ann Smith (c1811-?)