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-?)