Hey Guys;
Not my line but Augusta County Va has uddles of Rhea's in the early 1700's -
including an Alexander. See below:
John Rhea vs. William Rhea's heirs--O. S. 45; N. S. 15--Bill filed 19th
July, 1804, Augusta. In 1777 orator's brothers were about to leave their
father, William Rhea, in order to settle themselves. William applied to
John to stay with him. John was drafted for a tour for a year for which
he hired a substitute. John married a daughter of Thomas Turk and Wm.
promised him land. William died, leaving wife Elizabeth Rhea and children,
viz: Alexander, Nancey (now married to Joseph Ritchey); Elizabeth,
now married to Robert Rhea; James, Thomas, Margret, Hannah,
Polly, Martha, Jane, which Nancy, Elizabeth, James, Thomas, Margret,
Hannah, Polly, Martha, John are children df James Rhea, deceased, son of
William, and now reside out of the Commonwealth. Hugh Rhea, a child
of Archibald Rhea, another son of William also living out of Commonwealth;
Robert Rhea, Ann Lockridge and William Rhea, children of William,
deceased; John Rhea, another son of said Archibald Rhea, which Robert,
Ann, William and John live in the Commonwealth. Deed dated 22d March,
1805, proved in Bath July Court 1805. Robert Rhea, of Bath County, Ann
Lockbridge and John Rhea, of Augusta; William, Alexander Robert and
Elizabeth, his wife, James, Thomas, Margret, Hannah, Mary, Martha and
John Rhea, of Kentucky; Hugh Rhea and Joseph Richey and Nancy, his
wife, of Tennessee; all to John of Bath County tract on Mill Creek.
You can access all Augusta County legal documents from 1745 to early 1800's
at:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~chalkley/ Regards, Bucky
Harris.Staunton, Va
st
Not my line but you have
----- Original Message -----
From: "Labrego, Miguel R" <LabregoM(a)email.chop.edu>
To: <campbell(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 10:12
Subject: Re: [Campbell] Rhea/Rea Campbells of Skipness
Hey Duncan,
No, not the same line.
That Samuel Rea was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and married Ann
McCracken in September 1761 in Lower Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton
County, Pennsylvania. Children include: William, Sarah, Janet, John,
Alexander, Isabel, Ann, and Mary. Samuel was the son of an Alexander Rea
(born about 1700 in Northern Ireland and died in April 1771 in Hunterdon
County).
I haven't found an Alexander Rea yet in my ancestry.
Miguel
-----Original Message-----
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:47:20 -0500
From: Duncan Campbell <dw1campbell(a)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Campbell] Rhea/Rea Campbells of Skipness
To: campbell(a)rootsweb.com
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Miguel,
Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies, (Genealogical Publishing
Company, Baltimore, , 1981), page 15. carries info about Reas. He lists
Colonel Samuel Rea, b. c. 1732, d. c. 1813, m. Ann McCracken; they had a
son William born 13 Sep 1762, d. 28 Sep 1835 in Cross Creek Twp,
Washington
County, PA.
Any connection do you think?
At 04:48 PM 12/27/2010 -0500, you wrote:
>27 December 2010
>
>Hello Everyone,
>
>I have been doing family history for many of my friends for many years and
>recently I started working on my friend's ancestry and I was able to trace
>his most paternal ancestor to a Samuel Rea/Rhea who was born about 1725
>possibly in Dromore Parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. This Samuel
>married three times: First to Martha Grier Wallace, then Eleanor Snodgrass
>and finally Rosana English.
>
>This Samuel Rea/Rhea immigrated to the United States and died in Green
>Township, Chamberburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania on 15 August 1811.
>According to records I found, Samuel had brothers William, Isaac, and
>Matthew.
>
>It looks like they They were all the children of Matthew Campbell Rhea and
>his second wife Mary Lockhardt/Lochhart of Fahan, County Donegal. This
>Matthew was the son of Matthew Campbell "The Rebel" Rhea of Skipness,
>Kintyre, Scotland and Janet Barten Baxter (who married in Derry Cathedral,
>Templemore, Parish, Northern Ireland).
>
>According to what I read, this Matthew was originally from Skipness,
>Argyll, Scotland and took the oath of Prostestant faith and assisted the
>Earl of Argyll (Archibald Campbell) in raising an army to aid the cause of
>the Duke of Monmouth in an uprising against King James II. Subsequently,
>the Duke of Monmouth was captured and executed. The Duke of Argyll was
>under royal parole and when he was captured, he was executed on 30 June
>1685 without a trial. His kinsman, this Matthew Campbell, was tried and
>condemned to life imprisonment in Castle Pell on the Isle of Man. He
>either escaped the prison or never was imprisoned and made his way across
>the straits to the shores of Northern Ireland, near Londonderry and
>changed his name to "Reagh/Reah/Raugh" or red-haired in Gaelic. The name
>was often written Rhea. Matthew participated in the Siege of Londonderry
>in 1689, in which the town successfully withstood a siege by King James
>II. He is listed as a merchant and a ship master and d!
> ied in Londonderry.
>
>According to Clan Campbell website sources, Matthew Campbell was the
>second son of Walter Cambell, Laird of Skipness and his second wife, Jean
>Campbell.
>
>Does anyone have proof of this. It seems pretty interesting that my
>friend's most paternal side goes straight back to the Lairds of Skipness
>(which itself goes back to the very first Campbells in Scotland).
>
>Thanks for the assistance.
>M.R. L.
>
>
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