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From: "Patricia Hall" <>
Subject: [RHEA] 2nd part of Robert Rhea
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 15:09:24 -0500

2. Elizabeth Rhea, who was at least fourteen at the time of her father's
death, chose William Gleaves as her guardian. [37] He was married to
Elizabeth Turk, daughter of Thomas and margaret Turk, of Augusta County,
[38] sister to Thomas Turk Jr. who was married to Ann Rhea, Elizabeth's
sister, [39] and sister to Margaret Turk the first wife of John Rhea, son of
William. [40] A grandchild of Martin Luther Coyner and Elizabeth (Rhea)
Coyner has stated that Elizabeth Rhea was born at the home of her uncle,
Archibald Rhea, near Raleigh, North Carolina in 1765. While visiting her
sister, Mrs. Col. (some references say Major) Turk in Augusta County, she
met Martin Luther Coyner. [12]
They were married on April 20, 1792. [41] The Coyners had nine children:
John Coyner, born 1793, Robert Coyner, 1795, Archibald Rhea Coyner, 1797,
Margaret Diller Coyner, 1799, James Burgess Coyner, 1801, Sarah Bingham
Coyner (believed named after her maternal grandmother), 1803, Martin Luther
Coyner, 1805, David H. Coyner, 1807 and Addison H. Coyner, 1809 [22]
Sarah B. Coyner and her husband, James Bell, had seven sons, six of whom
served in the Confederate army. Three died while in service. [22] As of this
writing, the "Uncle Archibald Rhea" who lived near Raleigh has not been
identified. Archibald, brother to William and Robert, was living in Virginia
in 1765. [42]
3. Ann (Rhea) Turk and her husband, Thomas Turk Jr., [39] moved to
Tennessee and were living in Blount County when he died in 1833. [43]
According to a descendant, their children were James Turk, Robert Turk,
Archibald Rhea Turk, Elizabeth Turk, Margaret Turk, William Turk, Hiram
Turk, Sally Turk, and Thomas Turk. [44] Both Ann and Elizabeth named
children after their parents, and both named a son Archibald Rhea,
indicating some special family affiliation, perhaps after the uncle
Archibald who lived near Raleigh.

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