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From: "Robert P. Rhea" <>
Subject: [RHEA] Edward Mason & Arch. Rhea's Widow
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 13:17:04 -0500

In my REFERENCES & NOTES, Ref. #3, I wrote about one Edward Mason, an
indentured servant hired by the widow of Archibald Rhea between 1757
and 1767. According to his Rev. War Pension Application, he lived part
of his 4-year term in Augusta Co., VA, and part in Wythe Co., VA
(actually it was then a part of Montogomery Co., becoming Wythe in 1789)
moving eventually to Knox Co., TN. In an attempt to find out what
happened to Archibald's widow, I tried tracing Edward Mason at county
archives and libraries in Knoxville but was unsuccessful.

Today I ran across a web site entitled "Mason Relatives in East
Tennessee." It mentions the Widow Rhea, but gives no clue as to what
happened to her. The web site is:
http://millennium.fortunecity.com/tulip/152/rmmason.html
It states that he arrived in Charleston. S.C. in 1762. If correct,
that is very close to the time he began working for Archibald's widow..
In his pension application, the date could be anywhere between 1757 and
1767.

I have suspected that Archibald's widow may have been named
"Elizabeth," but have no proof. Some say "Ann," perhaps because their
three sons had daughters by that name. One of these days I will post my
reasons for the name "Elizabeth."

Robert Perry Rhea

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