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Rhoades, Rhoads, Rhodes, Rhodus, Roads, de Rodes, Rodes Family Genealogy

• 1804 Rhodes Newspaper Marriage Notice from Alexandria Virginia

  Published Monday, April 23, 1804, in the Alexandria daily advertiser, (Alexandria Virginia).
  Title: Married- Last evening by Rev. William Waters, Rev. Joseph Rowan to Miss Nancy Rhodes, daughter of Mr. William Rhodes, merchant of Alexandria. (p. 3, c. 3).
  From the marriage and obituary citations compiled by Bernard J. Henley from Virginia newspapers on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.

• 1808 name change: from PRICE to RHODES in NC

  Thanks to Philip Wayne Rhodes of the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia for bringing this to our attention. Check out their website at www.jmlibrary.org.
  In the Pitt County (NC) Genealogical Quarterly, Vol. 8, no. 4 (Nov. 2001), there is an index to selected records in the North Carolina General Assembly Session Records, NC Archives, Raleigh, NC. On page 18 there is the following entry:

  Nov-Dec 1808

  Box 1

  “Change name of William PRICE and Henry PRICE to William RHODES and Henry RHODES”

  There was no county named in the item, so it would be difficult to determine exactly where these two people were located without examining the document. Is there someone near Raleigh who could check this out? It would appear to be an adoption proceeding – but who knows?

  Thanks for the heads-up Wayne!

• A new PhpGedView database: Descendants of Capt. Henry Rhodes

  Captain Henry Rhodes (1739-1814), s/o gunsmith Henry Rhodes, was definitely Brethren even though he was an officer in the Rev. War. He was born in Berks Co., PA and went with his parents to Frederick Co., MD. Gunsmith Henry was Lutheran who changed to brethren and proselytized among his neighbors to the point that they officially complained in ca 1750. So he moved his family first to the Hagerstown, MD area and then onto Brothers Valley Twp. in western Bedford Co., PA in 1762. This was later to become part of Somerset Co. He was one of the original members of the Stoneycreek Brethren Church founded there in 1762. Capt. Henry took a large contingent of settlers west to KY in 1785 and settled in that portion of Nelson Co. that was later Muhlenberg Co. His home built in 1795 still stands. Interestingly, that group eventually became English Brethren.
  The Captain Henry Rhodes database contains 298 individuals, 78 surnames
  91 families.
  Here the address: http://phpgedview.rhodesfamily.org/index.php?ctype=gedcom&ged=capt_henry_rhodes.ged

• Bible record of William Rhoads and Rachel Howell

  Thanks to Beth DuBois Rochester, NH for bringing us this bible record. It is of William Rhoads (1798-1879), Rachel Howell (1799-1876) and their family. Here is its link: http://rhodesfamily.org/wm_rhoads_bible.htm

• Biographies of William Henry Rhodes, & Emanuel William Rhoden

  Thanks to Wayne Rhodes of the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia for bringing us the following data. Check out their website at www.jmlibrary.org.
  Both of the following links are biographies taken from History of Colquitt County (GA), by Covington, W. A., (Atlanta, GA: Foote and Davies Co., 1937).
  Biography of William Henry Rhodes
  Biography of Emanuel William Rhoden

• Biography dated 1947, of Rabie Rhodes, from Harrison Arkansas

  Thanks to Wayne Rhodes of the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia for bringing us this data. Check out their website at www.jmlibrary.org.

  Rabie was born in Crawford County, February 27, 1901. His father was William Franklin (Bud) Rhodes, also a native of Crawford County, the latter having been a son of James Rhodes, an earlier settler in north Arkansas. Here is the link: Biography of Rabie Rhodes

• Biography of Dr. Edwin D. Rhodes of Georgia and Alabama, 1893

  Thanks to Wayne Rhodes of the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia for bringing us the following data. Check out their website at www.jmlibrary.org.
  Dr. E. D. Rhodes, was a retired physician of Talladega county, was born July 17, 1832, in Georgia. He is a son of Heflin S. and Elizabeth (Gunn) Rhodes, both of whom were natives of Georgia. In addition to the biography, Wayne Rhodes has included census records that relate to Dr. Edwin D. Rhodes and his family. From 1850 at Warren Co., GA, through 1880 census, in Talladega Co., AL, and each census in between. This is the link:
  Dr. Edwin D. Rhodes of Georgia and Alabama, 1893 Thanks again Wayne!

• Biography of Elias Rhodes, of Breckinridge Co., KY

  Thanks to Wayne Rhodes of the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia for bringing us the following data. Check out their website at www.jmlibrary.org.

  "Elias Rhodes was born in Breckinridge County, April 3, 1828, and is the son of Elias and Margaret (Mattingly) Rhodes, natives of Virginia and Maryland, respectively". To read the entirety of the article follow this link: Biography of Elias Rhodes, of Breckinridge Co., KY

• Biography of William J. Rhodes of Mobile and Talladega, AL, 1888

  Once again, thanks to Wayne Rhodes of the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia for bringing us the following data. Check out their website at www.jmlibrary.org.
  William J. Rhodes, was a merchant in Talladega, AL, and born at Mobile, November 9, 1832. He was the son of Malachi Green Rhodes and Mary A. J. (Arrington) Rhodes. Wayne Rhodes has also included census records of Talladega Co., AL. of William J. Rhodes and his family for the years of 1850 & 1860. Here is it's link: Biography of William J. Rhodes of Mobile AL, 1888 Thanks Wayne!

• British Loyalists soldiers of the American Revolution

  Jonas Rhodes, Loyalist, source: King's American Dragoons Thompson's Troop, Roll of Lieutenant Colonel THOMPSON’s Troop, King’s American Dragoons, form’d and Compleated agreeable to an Arrangement Approv’d by His Excellency, Sir Guy CARLETON K.B., 15th June 1782.
  Henry Rhodes, Pvt., Volunteers of Ireland, possibly present per Vol. of Ireland Feb 1780 musters. Brit/Loyalist Participants in The Battle Of Camden.
  William Rhodes, SC Loyalists 1783.
  The data can be found at this link: Rhoades/Rhodes/Roads/Rodes’/etc that served in the American Revolution.

• Descendants John Roades / Rhodes of Fayette Co., PA

  Thanks to Wayne Rhodes of the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia for bringing us the following data. Check out their website at www.jmlibrary.org.
  The biography of Descendants John Roades / Rhodes of Fayette Co., PA was taken from: Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publ Co., 1912), pp. 332-333.
  It is located at: http://rhodesfamily.org/john_roades_fayette_co_pa.htm

• Descendants of Benjamin Rhodes of Johnston Co. NC
• Descendants of Frederick Rhodes of Lincoln Co., NC

  Thanks to Wayne Rhodes of the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia for bringing us the following data. Check out their website at www.jmlibrary.org.
  General Notes: All notes on Frederick Rhodes and his descendants from:
  Sherrill, William Lander, Annals of Lincoln County, North Carolina: containing interesting and authentic facts of Lincoln County history through the years 1749 to 1937 (Charlotte, N.C.: Observer Print. House, 1937), p p. 363-367.
  The Rhodes family, prominent in Lincoln County since the pioneer, Frederick Rhodes, settled on Hoyle's Creek about 1750.
  The site is located at: http://rhodesfamily.org/frederick_rhodes/

• Descendants of Gerard Rodes (1154 - 1189) added to the RhodesFamily.org PhpGedView database

  The database contains around 21 generation of descendants of Gerard Rodes (1154 - 1189), which contains 345 individuals, a total of 109 surnames and 139 families. Places of residents include, England, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Here is the link to it: Descendants of Gerard Rodes (1154 - 1189)

• Descendants of Henry Rhodes Sr., of Onslow Co., NC
• Follow-up on the William and Sophia Rhodes Family Bible

  Below is what I found on William and Sophia Rhodes in the FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0, at http://www.familysearch.org/

  William Rhodes
  Birth: About 1764
  New York, New York, New York
  Marriage: 25 JUL 1791
  , New York, New York
  Death: SEP 1813
  New York, New York, New York
  Spouse:
  Sophia Rohrbach
  Birth: 1770
  New York, New York, New York
  Death: About 1896
  New York, New York, New York

• John Rhodes in Loudoun Co., VA

  Thanks to Pat Duncan for this data! (Note: she is not a Rhodes researcher). Pat writes Loudoun Co., VA references and does free lookups in dozen of Loudoun references. If you have questions concerning Loudoun Co., VA records, please email Pat directly at gennutldn @ msn.com.

  There is no will for a John Rhodes in the Loudoun Will Books. There is only
  this, from my book "Loudoun Co Will Book Abstracts, Books A-Z, Dec 1757 -
  Jun 1841":

  RHODES, John
  Appraisal of 12 Oct 1805: Court order dated Jul 1805; farm and household
  items, totaling $393.43. Appraisers: James GRADY, William BLEAKLY, Martin
  OVERFIELD. Returned to court 14 Oct 1805. [G:397]

  A John Rhodes is mentioned as a witness on several deeds in early Loudoun,
  but there are no deeds for him as a purchaser or seller of property.

  >From Abstracts of the List of Tithables 1758-1781 by the Sparcios:
  Rhodes, John; Negro Sam - 2 tithables List taken by Har. Lane in 1779

  Note this is the same year that Tholemiah Rhodes first appears on the lists.

  >From the 1782-1810 Loudoun Co Personal Property Tax Lists:
  1786 Rhodes, John
  1787A Second Battalion Rhodes, John
  1788C Second Battalion Rhodes, John
  1789C Second Battalion Rhodes, John
  1790A [Second Battalion] Rhodes, John
  1791A Second Battalion Rhodes, John
  1791B First Battalion Rhodes, John
  1792A Second Battalion Rhodes, John
  1792B First Battalion Rhodes, John
  1793B Second Battalion Rhodes, John
  1794B Second Battalion Rhodes, John
  1795B Second Battalion Rhodes, John
  1796B Cameron Parish (2nd Battalion) Rhodes, John

  Note that Tholemiah Rhodes also had a son named John. The term Battalion was
  for both militia and tax purposes and denoted a district. The second
  Battalion or Cameron Parish was located in the southeast section of Loudoun.

  There just aren't many records for a John Rhodes in Loudoun.

  Thanks Pat!

• Mark Rodes, Revolutionary War soldier

  Mark Rodes, source: wife's obituary in the Boston Advertiser 11 Nov. 1854: "RODES In Philadelphia, 5 inst., Mrs. Catherine Rodes, widow of Mark Rodes, Revolutionary soldier."
  Here is where the data can be found: Rhoades/Rhodes/Roads/Rodes’/etc that served in the American Revolution

• Miscellanies records of Randolph and Mary (Gardner/Bristow) Rhodes of Middlesex Co., Virginia

  15 May 1737 RANDOLPH RHODES married MARY BRISTOW (widow of NICHOLAS BRISTOW), in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., Virginia. (Parish Register, p. 169).

  15 Mar. 1738 THOLOMIAH, son of RANDOLPH and MARY (GARDNER/BRISTOW) RHODES, was born; baptized 2 April 1738; in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., Virginia. (Parish Register, p. 147).

  18 Feb. 1739/40 RANDOLPH, son of RANDOLPH and MARY (GARDNER/BRISTOW) RHODES, was born in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., Virginia. (Parish Register, p. 150).

  16 June 1743 ANN, daughter of RANDOLPH and MARY (GARDNER/BRISTOW) RHODES, was born in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., Virginia. (Parish Register, p. 155).

  4 Apr. 1749 Middlesex Co., Virginia (Will Book D, 1748-1760):
  (p. 47) Henry Johnson, guardian to Sarah Rhodes, orphan of RANDOLPH RHODES. Wit: Thomas Price.

• New data added to the RhodesFamily.org PhpGedView database

  Over the last few days I have added genealogy to the RhodesFamily.org PhpGedView database website located at http://phpgedview.rhodesfamily.org.
  Here are the links:
  Carl's Family Tree
  Descendants & Ancestors of John Rhodes of West Yorkshire, England
  Descendants of David B. Rhodes & Sarah Siegler
  Descendants of Eleazer Rhodes
  Descendants of Hezekiah Rhodes
  Descendants of Isaac Rhoades Dutchess Co., NY
  Descendants of Hosea Rhodes
  Descendants of Jarrett Rhodes
  Descendants of John Rhodes, of Yorkshire England
  Descendants of Levin Rhodes
  Descendants of Samuel Rhodes of Staffordshire, England
  Descendants of William & Susannah Rhodes
  Descendants of William & William Wade Rhodes
  Family of Elisha Hunt Rhodes
  Rhodes Family of Craig Rhodes

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