Christopher RHODES

- 1830

• Name	Christopher RHODES
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Dec 1830	Botetourt Co, VA   [1]
  Person ID	I333	Rhodes Chris 1830
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2009

  
  

  Notes	1810 Botetourt Co, VA Christ.r Roads 5m 16-25 1m 26-44 1m 45+ 2f 16-25 1f 45+ 1820 Botetourt Co VA Christian Rhodes 3m 26-45 2m 45+ 2f 26-45 5 in agriculture 1830 Botetourt Co VA Christopher Rhodes 3m 30-40 1m 40-50 1m 100+ 2f 10-15 1f 20-30 1f 40-50 1f 50-60
  Children	+ 1. Jean 'Jenny' Rhodes   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jacob Rhodes   d. Bef 1827   3. Eve Rhodes   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Rebecca Rhodes   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Michael Rhodes   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Magdalene Rhodes   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mathias Rhodes,   b. Between 1760 and 1770, Rockbridge Co, VA d. 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia (Age ~ 86 years) + 8. George RHODES,   b. 1765, Rockbridge Co, VA d. Yes, date unknown + 9. Christopher Rhodes,   b. Abt 1772, Rockbridge Co, VA d. Nov 1858, Jackson County, West Virginia (Age ~ 86 years) + 10. Benjamin Rhodes, Sr,   b. Abt 1783, Rockbridge Co, VA d. 12 Nov 1851, Jackson County, West Virginia (Age ~ 68 years)   11. Margaret Rhodes,   b. Abt 1788, Rockbridge Co, VA d. Yes, date unknown   12. Peter Rhodes,   b. Abt 1790, prob Rockbridge Co, VA d. Yes, date unknown + 13. Samuel Rhodes,   b. 1795, Botetourt Co, VA d. 1 Dec 1865, Roane County, West Virginia, United States (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lexington Intelligencer (Lexington, Va.) Died- On Friday, Dec. 17, Christopher Rhodes, of Rockbridge County supposed to be 100 or 110 years old. (p. 3, c. 3) Publication Saturday, December 25, 1830. Departed this life on Friday the 17th last. Mr. Christopher Rhodes, of this county, supposed to be 1809 or 10 years old ----- Last Will and Testament of Christopher Rhodes Botetourt county to wit I Christopher Rhodes am in good health sound mind and memory knowing that it is appointed for all men to die make and ordain this my last will and Testament that is to say I give to my children that is here after named the sum of twenty dollars each my sons George Rhodes Christopher Rhodes and Benjamin Rhodes Eave Siler I likewise give and bequeath to my two daughters Ginney Good and Rebecca Rhodes the sum of twenty dollars each this forty dollars is to be paid out of the money that George Good owes my estate if collected if this money should not be collected of said George Good I will those two Daughters one dollar and fifty cents each to be paid out of my Estate. I will and bequeath to my son Matthias Rhodes the tract of land he lives on as said Matthias Roads had paid for said land with his own money and one hundred dollars to be paid to him out of my Estate. I will and bequeath to my two daughters Maglin Rhodes and Margaret Rhodes the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars Each to be paid to them out of my Estate. I will and bequeath to my three sons Michael Rhodes, Peter Rhodes and Samuel Rhodes all the ballance of my Estate together consisting of the tract of land I now live on and all the money due in the name of Jacob Rhodes Dec, who acted for me and likewise for those three above Brothers in his life time who took all the obligations for money loaned in his own name together with my stock all kinds houshold furniture of every description and every article of every description belonging to my Estate and I do here by utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former Testaments wills Legacey bequests and Executions by me and in any wise before named wills and bequeathed Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last will and Testament In witness where of I have here unto set my hand and made my mark this 26th of February one thousand Eight hundred and twenty seven Christopher Rodes His Mark John Douglas John Holmes Benjamin Holmes At Botetourt March Court 1831 this Instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and Testament of Christopher Rhodes Dec was Exhibited in Court and proved by the oaths of John Douglas and John Holmes subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. A copy teste signed H W Bowyer DC

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] Probate Records.