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From: "Patricia Hall" <>
Subject: [RHEA] Bath County, Virginia Rhea's- William Rhea
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 21:28:10 -0500


William Reah, Reagh, Rhea
William's name appeared along with Robert's on the call to Rev. John Brown
as pastor of the Timber Ridge and New Providence congregations. [56] His
name is found numerous times in Augusta, Rockbridge, and Bath County
records. In 1773, a three year old orphan, William Wooldridge was "bound
out" to him by the church wardens. [57] William married Elizabeth Clark,
daughter of James and Elizabeth (Summers?) Clark.[58] James Clark was a
wheelwright, [59] and one of William Beverley's land agents. William and
Elizabeth had seven children: Archibald, James, William, Ann, Alexander,
Robert, and John. The exact order is not known. Their names are documented
in the wills of both parents, [60,61] and in a Chancery Court suit filed in
Augusta County on July 19, 1804 (John Rhea vs. Wm. Rhea Heirs.)[62] The suit
involved John's obtaining clear title to land that was promised him by his
father. In 1769, William sold his Borden Grant land to his son, Archibald.
[63] Perhaps as early as 1767 he changed his residence to Mill Creek, a
branch of the Calfpasture, four to five miles N.E. of the present town of
Millboro. [64] In 1775, he deeded tracts on Mill Creek to sons James,
William, and John. [65]
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