by Sue Moore, 1986
I GEORGE RHODES May 29, 1792 George Rhodes and Elizabeth Feleiger (spinster), dau of John Feleiger (consent); surety Isaac Ong. Marriage Bonds Augusta co. Va. (Records of Augusta co. Va. 1745-1800 by Chalkley vol II)
I MATHIAS RHODES Daniel Smith's Supernumeraries for 1773: Michael Kales, Steeven Coonrod, Mathias Kersh, Henry Null, Jonathan Evans, Richard Ragan, Frederick Kaler, Mathias Rhodes, John Thomas, Valentine Castle, Stephen Hancberger, Robert Hook, Jacob Lingle, John Striclas, Sam'l Erwin, Joseph Sawins, Thomas Powell, Mathias Monse, John Black, Frederick Up. (Records of Augusta co. Va. 1745-1800 by Chalkley vol II) Mathias Rodes' will 5/14/1774 to son Mathias; to wife, Barbara; to children (copy from the original - a very bad translation of German) teste: Jacob Mayer, Nicholas Kern. Valentine Cloninger testifies to correctness of translation. 8/16/1774 proved by witnesses (Chalkley vol III pg 135)
I MARY RHOADS 9/22/1787 Joseph Mathews and Asher Waterman, surety. Joseph Mathews and Mary Rhoads. By Rev. James Chambers
I THOMAS RHOADS Tully Davitt vs. Thomas Rhoads - Debt. Augusta 5/27/1790 List of Tithables for the Town of Staunton to be collected at $4 each to be applied to the repair of Streets 1779-1780. Thos. Roads
I JOHN RODES d 1775 Albemarle co. Va. md Mary Crawford came to Albemarle co. Va. in 1749 A CLIFTON RHODES 11/6/1740 d 10/1/1819 md Sarah Waller CS PS VA (Albemarle co. Va.) B DAVID RHODES bc 1731 d 12/29/1793 md 1st Mary Mills, 2nd Susan Anderson PS VA C CHARLES D JOHN RHODES 11/6/1729 d 7/15/1810 md Sarah Harris Fif VA
I MICHAEL RHODES 5/1/1749 d 10/11/1820 md Ann Strickler Pvt VA I NICHOLAS RHODES bc 1761 d 1/24/1830 md Elizabeth Taylor Pvt Va I ROBERT RHODES 5/11/1757 d 11/20/1818 md Eliza Delany Capt Va.
I ABRAHAM DANIEL RHODES SR. resided Md. killed enroute to the Cove by a tree falling on him at Burnt Cabins Huntingdon co. A ABRAHAM JR 1784 d 6/9/1854 md Magdalena Martha Catherine Bare 2nd Elizabeth Clapper Barbara Hartle 1 JOHN b: 11/6/1806 unmarried 2 NANCY 1/11/1809 md Jacob Wike 3 ABRAHAM b: 1/12/1811 unmarried 4 SAMUEL b: 1/12/1813 md Mary Calpper 5 JACOB A 1/14/1815 md Nancy Wolfkill 6 BARBARA 11/13/1816 md John Gance 7 ESTER 5/16/1821 unmarried 8 CHRISTIAN A 4/10/1819 md Sarah Doughterty 9 PAUL b: 4/10/1824 md Catharine Graffiud 10 MARY 6/19/1826 infancy B SAMUEL 12/2/1785 d 11/14/1865 C JOHN D DANIEL
I CHRISTOPHER RHODES 1820 Greenbriar co. Va. 3m 0-10 1m 10-16 1m 45-up 4f 0-10 2f 10-16 1f 26-45
I JACOB RHODES md 1807 Rockingham co. Va. Catherine Helfrey A ERASMUS 2/24/1826 Melrose, Va. md 11/20/1867 Lewis co. Wv Mary Catherine Conrad B GEORGE C ASBURY D JOHN E PRESTON F PEACHY G LUCINDA H CATHERINE I EVALINE md Sweeny J JANE md Breiner
Marriages George Rhodes md 1791 Orange co. Va. Nancy Wright Hezekiah Roads md 12/ /1720 Middlesex Va. Anne Hill Randal Rhodes md 5/15/1737 Middlesex Va. Mary Bristow Benjamin Rhodes md 12/18/1776 Middlesex Va. Patience Kelly John Rhodes md 6/16/1738 Middlesex Va. Mary Davis William Roads md 9/13/1722 Middlesex Va. Hannah Miller
I THOMAS RHODES 7/4/1756 Loudoun co. Va. enlisted in Leesburg, Va. 2/8/1777 Cont'l Va. No 16227 No S 17045 Pension granted 7/18/1833 aged 78 yrs in Tyler co. Va. supporting data by Rev. Rezin Davis, Asa Harris, and Elizabeth Harris.
I JOHN RHODES b: ca 1760 d 1840 HRSN co. Va. md 1st Elinor May have lived in St. Mary's Co. Md. ca 1776 2nd 1/15/1827 Sarah Webb 1789 (sister to his son-in-law) after John died she went to Gilmer co. Va. (source Marilyn Schuelzky,) A JOHN JR. ca 1794 B BASIL ca 1794 md 11/10/1818 Deborah Coplin C WILLIAM 1788 md 1/15/1826 Frances Bridwell; went to Taylor co. Va. 1 JOHN 2 FRANCIS 3 VICTORIA 4 REBECCA 5 ELIZABETH 6 JANE D ELINOR 1791 md 10/13/1817 Mordecai Madden E NANCY md John Richcreek; went to Coshocton co. OH F LAVICA 5/25/1801 d 6/12/1837 Kosciusko co. Ind. md 11/28/1820 Daniel Webb G MARTHA "Patsy" md 11/21/1825 Benjamin Knight H ELIZABETH singe in 1840 I NANCY JANE J JAMES ADAMS 1827 md Ellenor Garrett; went to Gilmer co. Va. 1 CHRISANN 2 JOHN 3 JAMES 4 GEORGE 5 JACKSON 6 JOSEPH 7 CATHERINE 8 MARGARET 9 IDA 10 CHARLES WESLEY md 1873 Gilmer co. WV Sopiah Virginia Keith K SARAH ANN L WASHINGTON 1831; went to Gilmer co. Va. md 3/15/1854 Gilmer co. Va. Rebecca Ford
The Rhodes came from Ireland, John, Jacob and Christopher Peter Rhodes was three we know for sure.. This was the beginning of the below. Indians killed most of the family.
I CHRISTIAN "Christopher Peter" RHOADS 1730 d aft 1830 Botetourt co. Va. Hunter & Indian Fighter maybe married 2nd 4/20/1801 Rockbridge co. Va. Rebecca Neece over 21 Bond: Christopher X Roads & Valentin Kizer (in German) Rebecca 1780 d 1853 Jackson co. Va. Rebecca had a dau. Laurie b: 1820 md William Humphries Rebecca will Jackson co. Va. 4/22/1853 son-in-law W. H. Humphreys, Executer, daughter Lauria Humphreys and children (not named) Witness: H. Thomas, James Chancey; probated 8/8/1853 1778 Rockbridge co. Va. tax list 1810 Botetourt co. Va. 5m 16-26 1m 26-45 1m 45-up 2f 16-26 1f 45-up (Matthias, Benj, Peter, Samuel, Michael and Frederick at home) 1820 Botetourt co. Va. 3m 26-45 1m 45-up 2f 26-45 (Peter, Samuel and Michael at home) 1830 Botetourt co. Va. 2m 30-40 1m 40-50 1m 100-up 2f 10-15 1f 20-30 1f 40-50 1f 50-60 (Peter, Samuel and Michael at home) Rockbridge co. Va. A man named Rhodes lived in the pioneer days in Rockbridge co. Va. near the Natural Bridge. He was hunter and Indian fighter. At one time, his stock were all killed or carried off in an Indian raid, and his cabin burned, but the family escaped to the fort. In 1832, six of his sons came to Mill Creek Valley, to the Flesher farm opposite Ripley. (Jackson co. Va.) Their names were Christopher, Benjamin, Michael, Samuel, Mathias and Peter. Christopher, Samuel and Benjamin were married, and lived at the different improvement on the farm, beginning at the upper end. (Mill Creek) Mathias was married, but had no children. Michael and Peter never married. The old farm is still in the hands of descendants of the Rhodes family. (Pioneers of Jackson co. pg 153 by John A. House) My grandfather told me stories of the his Rhodes that had lived around the Natural Bridge back in 1957. A ROBERT md 4/16/1782 Bond Rockbridge co. Va. Margaret McNutt d/o John McNutt 1782 Rockbridge co. Va. tax list 1820 Rockbridge co. Va. 1f 45-up (only Margaret) 1830 Rockbridge co. Va. 1f 70-80 B GEORGE 1760 d bef 1850 Jackson co. Va. md md 2nd 1/3/1789 Bond Rockbridge co. Va. Susanna Peters d/o Hannah Peters 1803 Tavern license Rockbridge co. Va. 1812 War of 1812 1810 Rockbridge co. Va. 2m 0-10 2m 10-16 1m 45-up 1f 0-10 2f 10-16 1f 16-26 1f 26-45 1820 Rockbridge co. Va. 1m 0-10 1m 10-16 1m 16-26 1m 45-up 2f 16-26 1f 26-45 1f 45-up 1830 Rockbridge co. Va. 1m 15-20 1m 50-60 1m 70-80 1f 20-30 1f 50-60 10/12/1835 Rockbridge co. Va. Deed Bk T pg 256 to John W Tygrett 1840 Jackson co. Va. pg 227 2m 0-5 2m 5-10 1m 20-30 1m 70-80 1f 0-5 1f 5-10 1f 20-30 1 CATHERINE md 7/2/1803 Rockbridge co. Va. Andrew Lear (ABRAHAM RHOADS says CATHERINE RHOADS is the d/o GEORGE RHOADS) md 2nd 2/8/1815 Alexander Anderson 2 CHRISTOPHER J. 1793 Rockbridge co. Va. d 1870 Jackson co Va md 4/4/1816 Patience R. Tolley daughter of Thomas Tolley, Patience born 1797 Rockbridge co. Va. d 1854 Jackson co. Va. Lived on Elk Fork, at the mouth of Billy's Run, Jackson co. Va. 1812 Soldier War (source West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia v 5) 1820 Botetourt co. Va. 1m 0-10 1m 16-26 1f 0-10 1f 16-26 1830 1840 Jackson co. Va. 2m 0-5 1m 5-10 2m 15-20 1m 20-30 1m 40-50 1f 0-5 1f 5-10 1f 30-40 1850 Jackson co. Va. #327 1860 Roane co. Va. #623 a MARTHA ANN 1817 Rockbridge co. Va. md 5/27/1838 Wm. R. Randolph 1816 d 5/9/1863 s/o William R. Randolph Sr. and Anne Carey Staats(first husband Cornelius Staats) Anne d/o Thomas Carney and Polly Parsons; Anne Carney md 9/26/1812 HRSN co. Va. Cornelius Staats. Anne had two children by this marriages Isaac Staats and Mary Staats. Cornelius d 1816 aged 26. Thomas Carney 10/15/1768 d 10/19/1846 s/o John Carney, md 1/3/1788 Mary "Polly" Parsons 1/1/1773 d 12/4/1863, d/o Charles and Elizabeth Chestnut Parsons Some places have Anne Carey Staats md to Enoch C. Thomas instead of Willima R. Randolph 1860 Roane co. Va. #623 William Riley Randolph Jr. Civil War Company G 9th Reg Inf Union Army enlisted 3/1/1862 age 43 d of disease 5/9/1863 i John W. 8/9/1839 Jackson co. Va. md 6/5/1862 Nancy A. Reed d/o David and Susan Carpenter Reed ii Christopher Smith 1/18/1841 Gay, Jackson co. Va. md 8/7/1862 Annie Gandee 5/1/1846 Harmony, Va. iii Hiram T. 6/1/1843 md 8/2/1863 Minerva Westfall d/o John H. Westfall and Marinda Green iv Margaret 8/6/1846 d 3/ /1913 buried Mt. Harman Cem. Roane co. WV md Alvin Reed s/o David and Susan Carpenter Reed v Melvina J. 1848 d 4/9/1855 Nesselrotte cem. Gay, Va. vi James Addison N. 10/17/1849 md 12/3/1869 Nancy Cobb vii William W. 3/8/1852 viii George Alexander 6/5/1854 md 10/20/1873 Phoebe A. Parsons ix Virginia Elizabeth 6/5/1856 md Martin x Matthew S. 1860 d 9/12/1861 Nesselrotte cem. Gay, Va. b JOHN W 1/ /1827 Rockbridge co Va md 6/19/1849 MARGARET ANNA ELVIRA ELIZABETH RHODES 12/ /1823 d/o SAMUEL RHODES and Margaret 1850 Jackson co. Va. #328 1860 Jackson co. Va. #970 i Harriet Ann 1849 md 10/29/1868 Wm G. Rader of Wirt co. s/o John and Mary ii Daniel Webster 1852 iii Conza Theresa E. 1850 iv Harrison 9//1859 md Emily J. v Miles 10//1855 md Melissa vi Virginia Salena "Celena V.) 1858 vii Albert Baxter 1859 viii Jefferson Peter 1862 md 1/19/1885 Rebecca Taylor of Doddridge co. VA c son 1810/20 d AMANDA LUCINDA 1832 md Alexander Litton md 2nd 4/15/1866 Allen Greenleaf f WILLIAM LEEPER 1835 Randolph co. Va. md 2/17/1856 Rebecca J. Rollins d/o John M. Rollins and Mary Hoffman 1860 Jackson co. Va. #964, sister of Watson Rollins. i Asbery M. b: 8/ /1857 md 9/6/1877 Phebe G. Patterson ii Sophronia E. 1859 md 1/15/1880 Llewellen Litton iii Dartha "Dorothy" 1861 iv William P. v Warwick 1866 vi Eliza d: 1868 vii Gordon 6/ /1873 md Phoebe viii Viola E. 1877 g PHILIP CHRISTOPHER 1837 Randolph co. Va. 1860 Roane co. Va. #623 living with William R. Randolph his brother-in-law h MARY JANE 1840 Jackson co. Va. md 4/25/1868 John W. Greenleaf b: HRSN co. Va. s/o Nathaniel and Matilda Greenleaf i maybe GEORGE A. ca 1822 Rockbridge co. VA. md 1st 10/4/1842 Dalitha Young, 2nd 2/25/1879 Mary C. Harold 1850 Jackson co. Va. #211-322 i Charles A. 1843 md 4/20/1868 Nancy Cobb ii Susannah S. 1846 md 10/7/1869 William Davis s/o Robert & Sidney Davis iii Lucinda 1848 iv Levina 1848 v E. b: 1854 vi Melvina J. 1858 vii Thomas H. 1860 3 SAMUEL 1800 Rockbridge co. Va. d 1893 md Margaret Reese b: 1802 Rockbridge co. Va. d 1888 , some records have him s/o of Christopher Rhodes and Catherine Peters 1830 Rockbridge co. Va. 1m 0-5 1m 20-30 1f 5-10 1f 20-30 1850 Jackson co. Va. #322 1860 Jackson co. Va. #981 1870 Jackson co. Va. 1880 Jackson co. Va. a ELIZABETH MARGARET ANNE ELVIRA 1826 md 6/19/1849 JOHN W. RHODES s/o CHRISTOPHER RHODES and Patience b MATHIAS 1830 md 2/16/1854 Sarah R. Rollins 5/ /1835 d/o John Rollins and Mary Hoffman 1860 Jackson co. Va. #953-898 1870 Jackson co. Va. #99 i Margaret G. J. 1858 md 11/3/1880 Wm A Cobb ii Watson 3/ /1959 md 9/16/1880 Elizabeth Litton iii Floyd 1862 iv Emma Zetta "Emaseta" 1868 v John M 1870 vi Jonah 5/ /1874 md Nette vii Luther 1878 viii Franklin P. 12/ /1855 md Mary E. Fairburn c CASHENRIA "Catherine" 1830 d ARCHIBALD "ARCHIE" 12/ /1822 md 12/24/1855 Delilah Rollins 10/ /1840 1860 Jackson co. Va. #983 1870 Jackson co. Va. #100 i Everett C. 1861 ii Martha W. 1863 iii Winton 1865 iv Lewis S. 1866 v Samuel O. 9//1867 vi Charles Oakey P. 3//1869 vii Holley M. 1871 viii Cyntha 1873 ix Dora b: 12//1879 e ANDREW 1835 md Cynthia M. f GEORGE W 5/ /1838 d 3/ /1920 md Martha Margaret Jane Reynolds 1856 d/o Thomas Reynolds and Lucinda Tolley i Lavina Ellen 1867 ii John W. 3//1870 md Alva iii Charles H. "Holt" 6//1873 md Irene McRourt iv Wm d: 8/1875 v Andrew Oliver 6//1880 vi Cora 1//1883 vii Theodora 9//1885 g JACOB 1840 md 1/27/1887 Melissa J. Price h JOHN WESLEY 1/ /1846 md 12/30/1875 Mary Allen d/o Henry Allen and Elizabeth i Eva L 10/1877 ii Dennis 5/1879 iii Daten "Dayton" 2//1880 iv Ferdie E. 7//1884 v Emmet S. 6//1888 i male 1835 died young j SOLOMON DAVID 1828 md Susan Catherine Civil War show his parents as Samuel and Margaret 1860 Jackson co. Va. #982 1870 Jackson co. Va. i Mary E. ii David Crockitt 1854 md Rebecca A 2nd Maggie Green 34d Dellie Godbey Cox Riddle. iii Lucinda 1857 md 3/26/1876 Thomas L. Grant iv Agnes md 12/3/1874 W. A. Casto v Miriam 1861 vi Anna E 1864 vii John Armstrong 4/19/1867 md America Ann Price (Frances M. Rhodes) 4 AARON 1830 Rockbridge co. Va. 1m 0-5 1m 20-30 1f 15-20 1f 20-30 5 ALEXANDER 1807/10 Rockbridge co. Va. md 2/23/1829 Mahalia Eden 1812 Rockbridge co. Va. d/o Jesse Edens and Dorthy Wills Davis 1850 Jackson co. Va. #331 1860 Jackson co. Va. #989 (living with them George Anderson age 15) a LLEWELLYN ALLEN 7/14/1833 md 3/25/1854 Agatha Cynthia Jane Lytton 1841 d/o David Litton and BARBARA RHODES; Llewellyn maternal grandfather was a soldier of the 1812 war. (source West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia v 4) 1860 Jackson co. Va. #9901253 i Nicholas 1855 ii Sarah 1857 iii Marcellus 1858 iv Emily V 1861 v Isiah 1863 vi Elbin 1865 vii Alfred 1867 viii Angeline 1870 ix Bennett 1872