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Subject: p. 325
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 15:01:22 -0400 (EDT)

Robert Reah, Reagh, Reaugh

Robert was a carpenter and joiner.(4,5) he and Sarah apparently left Augusta
County after selling their land in 1758. The defeat of General Edward
Braddock by the French on July 9, 1755 prompted amny to leave the county for
safer areas to the south.(13) Two months later, Rev. hugh mcAden, while
traveling through North Carolina, wrote that he 'came up with a large company
of men, women and children, who had fled for their lives from the Cow or Calf
pasture in Virginia."(14) Rev. Alexander Craighead and many from his
congregation at Windy Cove emigrated to Anson(later Mechlenburg)county,
NorthCarolina to escape the dangers of frequent Indian incursions resulting
from Braddock's defeat. (15) Though not members of that congregation, it is
suspected that Robert and Sarah joined the exodus.

The National Archives has pension application papers for a Robert Rhea who
fought in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He testified that
he was born in Mechlenburg (then Anson) County, North Carolina in April,
1763; after five years moved to within ninety miles of Charleston, South
Carolina; and seven years later to Montgomery County, Virginia.(16) There,
in 1774, Robert, his father, was issued a hemp certificate.(17) In 1775-1776,
the father and a brother, "Arch'd Rheah," purchased land on Cripple
Creek.(18)Although owning land in Montgomery County, the elder Robert was
living in Washington County, Virginia when he died in 1779.(19)
The inventory of his estate included carpentry and silversmith tools.(20)

There is evidence, albeit not proven, that Sarah was the daughter of John and
Sarah
Bingham.(22) Besides Elizabeth, they had at least five other children,
Robert, Ann, John, Isabella and Archibald.

Note from List owner- This is the time to get out your family group sheets,
this article will give you alot of names and alot of dates, and theirs
documentation for them. Go!

First child on this list Robert Rhea, Jr. son of Robert and Sarah Bingham
Rhea.

As you know sometimes these messages don't come in order so just hold on. if
you are following the text, its the 4th paragraph down.

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