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From: Charla A Marchione< >
Subject: [RHEA-L] Re: RHEAs of Monmouth County, NJ (3rd installment)
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 11:13:21 -0400


This is the 3rd installment of material describing the RHEA family of
Monmouth County, NJ, from the book History of Old Tennent, pgs. 401/402.

Margaret (2) RHEA, dau. of Robert (2) (David, Robert) & Mary (FORMAN)
RHEA, bap. June 26, 1768 md. Michael JOHNSON about 1785 to 1790 & moved
to Herkimer Co., NY, had children:

JANE md. Calvin THAYER. A second child, name not known.

James RHEA, bap. Sep. 28, 1760, son of Robert (2) & Mary (FORMAN) RHEA,
in 1790 lived in Miami Western Territory (Ohio).

David (3) RHEA, bap. dec. 15, 1763, son of Robert (2) & Mary (FORMAN)
RHEA, d. before June 9, 1801, living in Orangeburgh, South Carolina.

David & Elizabeth RHEA signed a deed to Joseph PAGE, Dec. 5, 1780:
query, Which David RHEA had a wife Elizabeth?

Esther RHEA, dau. of Jonathan & Lydia (FORMAN) RHEA, d. Apr. 10, 1838 in
her 79th yr. md. Major James CRAIG d. Sep. 28, 1839 in his 86th yr. had
children:

ELIZABETH d. 1863 md. 1808 Thomas C. THROCKMORTON d. 1868. JAMES.

George RHEA, member in Old Ten. Apr. 21, 1739, appointed constable for
Freehold Jan. 1756, had 5 children:

See Baptismal Records under Rev. Wm. Tennent. Geo. RHEA's dau. Margaret
md. Apr. 20, 1767 Samuel HENDERSON, had sons David & William, see
Baptismal Records.

Hannah RHEA, d. 1824 md. Joseph HANKINSON, son of Capt. Kenneth, had
children:

ELIZA, d. Mch. 18, 1858 in her 44th yr. md. John REID. THEODRE md.
Hannah WAINWRIGHT, had sons John H. & William.

One James ENGLISH md. Elizabeth RHEA. Some students claim that James
ENGLISH md. Margaret RHEA. Query: Which is correct, or are both
correct?

For further notes on RHEA Genealogy see Records Lists in this book. For
information about the RHEAs in the Revolution see Genl. Stryker's book
"Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War."
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Another section of the book lists burials in the vicinity of Old Tennent,
including these for RHEAs:

Robert RHE, d. Jan. 18, 1720.
Janet RHEA, d. Jan. 1, 1761 aged about 93 yrs.
David RHEA, d. May 15, 1761 aged 64 yrs. 2 mos.
Jonathan RHEA, d. May 23, 1767 aged 31(?) yrs. 9 mos. 1 da. headstone
broken.
Margret RHE, dau. Robert & Mary, d. Aug. 16, 1752 aged 1 yr. 6 mos. 7 da.
David RHE, son of Robert & Mary, d. Aug. 11, 1752 aged 3 yrs. 11 mos. 25
da.
Margreat RHE, dau. of Robert & Mary, d. Nov. 10, 1747 aged 1 yr. 3 mos.
17 da.
Anna RHEA, dau. of Jonathen & Lydia, aged 5 mos.

I have a little more info in my notes on this family which I'll include
next time. Mostly info about the John RHEA who became a merchant in
Phila. and died there.

Happy Easter.

charla in nj

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