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Subject: Documentation on William RHEA, SR.
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 1997 17:30:44 -0400 (EDT)

William RHEA, Sr. served in French and Indian War. his will dated Jan 3,
1801 recorded in Bath Co. Will Book 1, p. 214. Listed as communicant of
Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church in 1753. Signed call for first minister,
John Brown, per History of Rockbridge County. Same source says he was issued
a Hemp Certificate at the County Court in 1767 to grow 1,650 lbs of hemp in
Augusta Co. Name spelled various ways: Regh, Rea, Reagh, Rhea (pronounced
Ray), said to have originally been Campbell. Lived on Upper Mill Creek.
Signed a petition to form Bath County in 1778. Augusta Co. allowed a claim on
May 18, 1784 for 36 day horse hire. per "Abstracts of Wills and Inventories
of Bath County, Virginia 1791-1842" by Jean Randolph Bruns:

Will of William Rhea of Bath dated Jan. 3, 1801
Wit: Robert Bratton, Anne Dunlap, Henry Dill and John Dunlap
Probated June 1802 court
Exec: son Robert
Beq: to beloved wife Elisabeth "her body clos, two beds and bedding
of cloes", saddle and bridle, two of my horses, plows and
tackling, 5 cows, 5 calves, all the sheep, 1/3 of the hogs,
kitchen and "cobert" furniture, 1/3 of my books, negro child
Sam and $70, and for life Negro slave Tom and woman slave Dafney
to sons of Archabel Rhea dec., Huey and John $1 each
to son John $1
to son robert and Alexander 50 pounds and land on the Cowpasture
movable estate in fifths to the two grandson and son of Robeand Alexander and
daughter Ann Lockridge
Will Book 1, page 238 Inventory- William Rhea
Submitted December 1802 court by James Braton, James Kelso, Nathan
Crawford and James Graham
tableware, kitchen utensils, 10 books, household furniture, farm
implements and tools, nine slaves (Samuel, Tom and Dafney listed
by name), cattle 32, hogs 23, sheep 9, geese 5, horses 12 including
"a sickly sorrel filley", money weights, one "pistle and one
swoard spoon mole", cooper's tools, shoemaker's tools, spinning
wheel, clothes, wagon, saddles and bridles

Provided by clarkpdx- Bob Clark

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