James Hotchkiss

Personal and Family Information

James was born about 1584 in England, the son of Humphry Hotchkiss and Annam Cotton.

He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Elinor Home, who he married on 12 JUN 1609 in Norbury, Shropshire, England.. Their only known child was Elinor (c1612-?).

His second wife was Jane, who he married in ABT 1613. The place has not been found. Their six known children were William (c1614-?), John (c1616-?), Elizabeth (c1618-?), Catheryne (c1621-?), Mary (c1623-c1651) and Anne (c1629-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

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Note 1

!Notes: Blanch Hopkyns was buried 13 Jan 1598 in Monmouth, St Mary, with James listed as her next of kin. While the record does not specify their relationship, James Hotchkiss is the only known James of the family alive at the time. As Blanch’s presumed son Humphry lived in Lydbury North and her other son Randulph in Childs Ercall, both some distance away, it appears likely that young James—then about 14—was living with her in Monmouth, possibly as her caregiver.

This arrangement would have been practical and deeply personal. With both parents likely busy with their own households, James may have been entrusted to his grandmother’s care—perhaps as her helper, perhaps as her companion in later life. His presence at her burial and the clerical listing as next of kin suggest a close relationship, one forged by shared daily life and emotional bond. This quiet footnote in the records tells the story of a grandson who stayed by his grandmother’s side, and who saw her through to the end. For families then—and now—such ties can shape a life.

!Source: www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ Parish Transcript Baptisms

Name: Jacobus Hochkime

Father Forename: Humridi Hochkime... County: Shropshire... Parish: Norton In Hales... Full Date: 17th April 1584... Year: 1584...

Parish Records Baptisms

!Source: ancestry.com England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name: James Hoskis

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1609

Marriage Place: Norbury,Shropshire,England

Spouse: Elinor Home

FHL Film Number: 0599489 IT 2

!Source: www.findmypast.co.uk Record Transcription: England Marriages 1538-1973

First name[s] James

Last name Hoskis

Name note -

Marriage year 1609

Marriage date 12 Jun 1609

Marriage place Norbury

Spouse's first name[s] Elinor

Spouse's last name Home

County Shropshire

Country England

Record set England Marriages 1538-1973

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Marriages

Collections from England, Great Britain

!Source: www.findmypast.co.uk Record Transcription: Shropshire Baptisms

First name[s] James

Last name Hoskis

Marriage year 1609

Marriage date 12 Jun 1609

Marriage place Norbury

Denomination Anglican

Spouse's first name[s] Elinor

Spouse's last name Home

Spouse's father's first name[s] John

Spouse's father's last name Home

County Shropshire

Register date range 1560-1707

Archive reference P209/A/1/1

Page 37

Register type Composite

Record set Shropshire Marriages

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Marriages

Collections from Great Britain, England

!Source: www.findmypast.co.uk Record Transcription: England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975

First name[s] John

Last name Hodgekis

Gender Male

Birth year -

Birth place -

Baptism year 1616

Baptism date 11 Apr 1616

Place Great Bolas

County Shropshire

Country England

Father's first name[s] James

Father's last name Hodgekis

Mother's first name[s] Jane <<<< Second wife.

Mother's last name -

Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Baptisms

Collections from England, Great Britain

Note: Son’s baptism record.