Benedict "Bennet" Rhodes
1775 - 1858 (83 years)-
Name Benedict "Bennet" Rhodes [1] Birth 25 Mar 1775 St. Mary's County, MD Gender Male Death 25 Nov 1858 Loretto Precinct, Marion, KY Burial He is buried at St. Charles Borremeo Cemetery, St. Mary Kentucky Origins Patriarch & Matriarch Abraham Rhodes, b. Bef 1741, St. Mary's County, MD d. Between 19 Jul 1797 and 12 Sep 1797, St. Mary's County, MD (Age > 56 years) (Father)
Priscilla Heard, b. Bef 1720, St. Mary's County, MD d. 1 Nov 1767, St. Mary's County, MD (Age > 47 years) (Grandmother)Person ID I7792 1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-A Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Father Abraham Rhodes, b. Bef 1741, St. Mary's County, MD d. Between 19 Jul 1797 and 12 Sep 1797, St. Mary's County, MD (Age > 56 years) Mother Mary Gough, b. Bef 1752, St. Mary's County, MD d. Bef 1784, St. Mary's County, MD (Age < 32 years) Marriage Between 1764 and 1771 St. Mary's County, MD Family ID F1916 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Eleanor Medley, b. 6 Oct 1781, St. Mary's, St. Mary's County, Maryland d. 15 Sep 1858, St Mary, Marion County, Kentucky, USA (Age 76 years) Marriage 15 Jul 1801 Washington County, Kentucky Family ID F2860 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Family 2 Unknown Marriage Washington County, Kentucky Children 1. Lucien Rhodes, b. Abt 1800, Washington, D.C. d. Yes, date unknown 2. William Rhodes, b. 4 Apr 1800, Washington, D.C. d. 24 Jan 1880, Marion County, Kentucky (Age 79 years) ▻ Harriett E. Cissell m. 20 Nov 1824Family ID F3136 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
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Notes - ................ 3 Benedict (Bennet) Rhodes 1777 - 1789 b: Bef. 1777 in St. Mary's Co., MD
..................... +Eleanor "Nelly" Medley 1764 - 1789 b: 1764 in St. Mary's Co., MD m: Bef. 1786 in St. Mary's Co., MD
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Jackie King wrote:
> Mike -
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> Let me answer your last question first. Actually no but that particular William born 1800 is the one that adds to the confusion.
> This particular William is believed to be the son of Benedict Rhodes by an unknown first wife. Since Benedict married Eleanor Medley in 1801 in Kentucky and William was born in D.C. it is believed that he and perhaps his brother Lucien are both from the same unknown wife.
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> The only other explanation is that he and Eleanor had a couple of kids out of wedlock before their marriage - which of course is a possibility. I CAN place Eleanor in Washington in 1800. She and her parents and siblings were on their way to Kentucky when they made a pit stop at Holy Trinity Church for some baptisms.
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> My guess is that a number of other people may, if they choose to revisit this issue, bring up this particular William.
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> I should tell you that my relationship to the Rhodes is through Benedict's son Hillary whom you will not find many people acknowledging. But in order to prove that there were indeed three Hillarys in this time period - one in washington, one in Nelson County and mine in Washington county, I've been forced to prove more information about Hillary H. in Washington and hence the interest in William. I also think in the long run sorting the Williams will make tracking the genealogy of the Rhodes family as a whole much easier.
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> As for the Burches - again thanks. I have done quite a bit with Benjamin of course and his family although I continue to do more. In fact, I am just finishing with transcribing the first 12 pages of the pension application of his wife Rebecca. It's all that HQ has online although footnote.com would seem to indicate that the full pension is about 60 pages long. However, the first 12 pages makes some relationships quite clear. If you have any need of that when I get done, I would be more than happy to forward them to you.
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> From watching the list, I have a feeling you and I research quite a few of the same lines.
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> Jackie
- ................ 3 Benedict (Bennet) Rhodes 1777 - 1789 b: Bef. 1777 in St. Mary's Co., MD
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Sources - [S5407] Reno, Linda.
- [S5407] Reno, Linda.