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From: "Patricia Hall" <>
Subject: [RHEA] William Rhea children #1. Archibald Rhea
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 21:46:26 -0500


1. Archibald Rhea and Margaret had three young sons, William Rhea, Hugh
Rhea, and John Rhea, when he died in 1773. His will was written November 1,
1773, and recorded March 15, 1774.[66] A family Bible kept by his brother,
Robert, indicates that he died on October 5, 1773, an obvious error. [67] He
named his wife, Margaret, and his "Uncle Archibald" executors. Dying when he
did and having three young sons would place his birth no later than 1747-48,
and the marriage of his parents no later than 1746-47, assuming that he was
the oldest child. It has been stated that Margaret was a Campbell, this
based in part by the naming of John Campbell, possibly her brother, and
William Rhea as guardians to her sons. [68] Her son William must have died
young, for he did not receive a division of land, [69] nor was he listed
among the heirs of William Sr. [62] Hugh married Rebecca Smiley, daughter of
Walter Smiley, on June 2,1801, [71](date of license).

2. James Rhea married Elizabeth Meek, daughter of Thomas and Agnes/Nancy
Meek. [72]He and his brothers Robert, John, and Alexander were among other
residents along the Calfpasture, Bullpasture, Jackson River, and Bath Creek
who signed a petition on April 15, 1778 to form a new county. [73] On May
27, 1779, James joined others along the Calfpasture in a petition against a
division. [74] In 1779 he sold his property on Mill Creek, [75] moved to the
Greenbrier River, [76] then to Fayette County. [77] He died on November 27,
1795.[67]
There were nine children: Nancy, Elizabeth, James, Margaret, Thomas,
Mary/Polly, Hannah, Martha, and John. [62] (1) Nancy Rhea married Joseph
Ritchie in Knox County Tennessee on November 6, 1792.[78] By 1798, the widow
and her children moved to that part of Green County, Kentucky that was soon
to become Barren County. On Christmas day of that year, her
daughter,(2)Elizabeth Rhea, married her first cousin, Robert Rhea, son of
her uncle, William. [79] After James' widow married Newberry Stockton in
1801, [80] Robert was named guardian to her younger children, Mary/Polly,
Hannah, Martha, and John. [81] (3)James Rhea Jr., June 3, 1780-February 12,
1843 [82] married Rachel Jolliff, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Norris)
Jolliff, on November 21, 1801. [83] They and their ten children (later
eleven) moved to Jefferson County, Illinois in 1824, then to Sangamon
County, Illinois in 1827. [84]
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