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Subject: Wife
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 1997 17:58:35 -0400 (EDT)


Wife- Elizabeth CLARK

Per "Abstracts of the Wills and Inventories of Bath County, Virginia
1791-1842" by Jean Randolph Bruns from Bath Co. Will Book 1, p. 306:
Will of Elizabeth Rhea (X) dated Nov. 20, 1804
Wit: James Kelso, Robert Mines, John Rhea and Kitty Dill
Exec. James Kelso and John Rhea
Beq: to grandchildren and great grandchildren called Elizabeth or
betsey 1 "bible and Watses hyms"
to son William and all grandchildren names William the same
to son Robert 1 bead with all the close belonging to the same"
to son Alexander 7 pounds
to daughter Ann Laughrays "my bead in the little room" and all wearing
apparel
to grandchild Ann Rhea, daughter of son John 1 bed and bedstead
to son John yearling bull
to son William's son Robert Rhea "Whitefield Sermons"
3 Negro children Samuel, Toby and Ben to be sold with their
mother, and all livestock and household furnishings, making
seven shares to be divided betwen children now living and
children of sons Archible and James Rhea dead
To Negro man Thomas $8 cash, rifle gun, and a man's saddle
which he now clames"
To Negro woman Daughfeney $8 cash
none of her books to be sold; to be divided among children
p.309 Inventory - Elizabeth Rhea
submitted Dec 19, 1804 by Thomas Cock, Nathan Crawford, James
Graham and Hazel Williams
cattle 16, hogs 21, sheep 14, horses 7, 2 bee hives, geese 6,
oats, rye, wheat, corn, flaxseed, cyder cask, farm implements
kitchen furniture, spinning wheel, clothes, shirting linen, Negro
by Sam and girl Pheeby
p.311 Inventory (balance) - William Rhea
Submitted Dec. 20, 1804 by James Graham, James Kelso, Nathan Crawford
Negro child Sam, spinning wheel, woolen wheel, fam implements,
tools, bridles, ink stand

Child 1 Archibald Rhea
Child 2 William Rhea
Child 3 Ann Rhea
Child 4 James Rhea
Child 5 Robert Rhea-
parents of 5 children by first wife and 7 children by second wife

Other marriages:
25 Oct 1798 Catherine Boiler

Child 6 Alexander Rhea
Child 7 John Rhea
Other marriages 18 Oct 1800 Magdalene Dill

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