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From: "Patricia Hall" <>
Subject: [RHEA] Archibald Reah, Reagh, Rhea 2nd brother
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 15:48:49 -0500

Archibald Reah, Reagh, Rhea
Of the three brothers, the least is known about Archibald and his
descendants. It is not known if the Archibald who purchased Borden land in
1753 is the same person as Archibald, Jr. who purchased from Robert in 1758.
The earliest known reference to his wife, Jean, is on deeds written in 1790.
[49] In 1811, John McCausland Sr. of Bath County devised land to his
daughter, Jane Rhea, and to her sons, John Rhea, Robert Rhea, and Andrew
Rhea upon her death. [50] In the appraisement, an Archibald Rhea is named in
connection with a bond valued at six hundred pounds. [51] Jean and Jane,
feminine forms of John, may have been used interchangeable as were
Mary/Polly, Agnes/Nancy, and Sarah/Sally.
In 1790, Archibald and Jean sold the land he purchased from Robert in 1758.
[202] His will, written in Amherst County, Virginia, on September 25, 1804
and recorded October 14, 1804, [203] names his wife, Jean, sons Archibald
Rhea, William Rhea, John Rhea, Robert Rhea and Andrew Rhea, daughters Mary,
Ann, Jean, Martha, and Rebecca, and the children of Isabella. Wife Jean, Son
Archibald and "my brother (in-law)?) Andrew McCauslin" were executors and
guardians of minor children. Witnesses included James Campbell, Thomas
Fulton, Jane Fulton. James Campbell was the qualified bondsman, and John
Campbell was listed among the administrators. With minor children, one would
suspect that Jean may have been his second wife, for several of his
daughters were born in the late 1750's and early 1760's.
Mary Rhea was married to Joseph Allen in Amhurst County on June 30, 1803.
Marriage records of Rockbridge County name three brides as daughters of
Archibald Rhea: Isabell Rhea, who married John Rice, bond dated December 1,
1778; Jane Rhea, married to Abraham Dick, December 10, 1782; and Martha
Rhea, who married Samuel Workman on June 30, 1785. [52]
The National Archives has Revolutionary War records for a John Rhea, an
ensign in Joseph Crockett's Company, 7th Virginia Regiment, commanded by
Alexander McClenachan. [53] he supposedly was born in Augusta County about
1760 to Archibald Sr. and Margaret Campbell. [54] If he was Archibald's son,
the reference is in error, for Archibald's wife was Jean. William's son
Archibald, was married to a Margaret, believed to be a Campbell (see below).
The Revolutionary War John Rhea may have been the son of Robert of
Montgomery County, for Joseph Crockett was from that area.
Archibald's name appeared many times in Augusta and Rockbridge County
records: witnessing wills, deeds, processioning land, appraising estates,
having an orphan "bound out" to him, and as a plaintiff and occasional
defendant in numerous court proceedings.[55]
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