In the will of William Sanford, John's father-in-law, and also specifically mentions his daughter, Martha.
SANFORD, WILLIAM, 22 Jan. 1739-40; 28 Feb. 1748-9.
Dau. Martha Rhodes 1 cow and calf ; son Joseph 1 steer; dau. Frances Sanford 1 cow, bed and furniture; grandson John Ethel 4 head of cattlg; son William land whereon I live.
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COOPER, HANNAH, 26 Dec. 1738; 29 May 1739. Bushrod Thomas; William Sanford son of my sister Elizabeth decd. of Richmond Co. 2500 lbs. of tobacco; my dau. Elizabeth Meriwether a gold ring; dau. Sarah Berryman a gold ring; son John Bushrod a ring; dau. Hannah Neale; my late husband Col. Willoughby Allerton who gave his bond for my dau. Hannah Neale, by name of Hannah Bushrod; son inlaw William Fauntleroy and his wife Apphia; son Richard Bushrod land purchased of John Jewel and his wife Elizabeth; I desire my son Richard Bushrod to bury me between his father and Mr. Cooper and put pedestals to Thomas Bushrod's grave stone; son Richard exr.
The Back Rhodes of Our Genealogy
- Abt 1749
