William Rhea

William Rhea

• Birth: May 29 1753 - Langhorn Parish, Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
• Death: May 27 1832 / July 1836 - Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
• Parents: Joseph Rhea, Elizabeth Rhea (born Mcilwaine)
• Siblings: John Angus Rhea, Matthew Rhea, Margaret Preston (born Rhea), William Rhea, Joseph C. Rhea, Elizabeth Rhea, Samuel Rhea, James Rhea

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Biography

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William Rhea b.1-29-1760 d.1-21-1836, son of Rev. Joseph Rhea and Elizabeth McIlwaine, was born in County Donegal, Ireland.

On June 10, 1795 he married Elizabeth Breden b.6-5-1766 d.5-31-1835, daughter of John Breden b.~1735 d.~1777 and Elizabeth Dysartb.6-5-1766 d.5-31-1835. They married in Abingdon, Va. Elizabeth was also born in Ireland. Both are buried in Blountville, Sullivan Co. Tenn.

William and Elizabeth lived on the old Joseph Rhea farm on Beaver Creek. In 1806, William built a large imposing brick home known as "The Elms". This home still stands on the corner of 11E and Sperry Road in Bristol, Va. It overlooks the great meadow which saw musters of Revolutionary War militia. On the lawn formerly stood the Rhea-Doak Elm.

William fell off a horse in 1836 and died at age 75. The home was sold by James Dysart Rhea to John T. Earhart and it descended to the Philip Earhart family. The Earhart farm was adjacent to the Rhea farm. (This narrative and most of what follows on this page is courtesy of Ed Foley.)

Their children:

1. Margaret Breden Rhea b.1795 in Sullivan Co. Tn died 1864 in Bristol, Tn. m. Samuel Wood Netherland b.11-18-1796 d.1832.
2. Elizabeth Rhea 1798-1856 m. Reyburn Buchanan b.abt1798. Both were born and died in Sullivan Co. Tenn. (Reyburn Buchanan family mentioned in Notable Southern Families, Z. Armstrong 1922)
3. Joseph Campbell Rhea 2-14-1800 d.7-15-1853, a lawyer and merchant, married in Washington Co., Va. on 1-21-1824 Susan Smith Preston b.7-17-1803 d.11-2-1828, daughter of Col. John Preston and Margaret Brown Preston of Washington Co., Va. Susan is buried in the Blountville, Tn. cemetery. Joseph married secondly in Pulaski, Giles Co. Tn, in 1831, Margaret Field b. abt. 1800 d.1832. Joseph married thirdly on 3-31-1836 in Giles Co., Tn., Catherine C. Reynolds b.4-25-1815 d.8-4-1857 in Pulaski, Tenn.
4. James Dysart Rhea b.7-4-1802 d.11-29-1886. James was born in Sullivan Co., TN, a lawyer and farmer. He married first on 12-15-1831 Elizabeth Juliet Carter b.2-10-1814 daughter of Alfred 'General' Carter. Elizabeth died 4-22-1857 and was buried in Blountville Cemetery. They had 10 children. He married secondly, Mrs. Margaret Jane Rhea Long, granddaughter of Matthew Rhea IV and Jane Preston and the widow of Nicholas Long.
5. William Rhea b.8-29-1804 d.12-5-1861. On 10-1-1833 he married Mary Ann Mosely Rockhold b.1816 in Sullivan Co., TN. She was the daughter of William R. Rockhold and Harriet Netherland. She died 12-1-1887 and is buried at Bethel Church, in Sullivan Co., TN. William is buried at Presbyterian Cemetery in Kingsport, TN.
6. Frances Rhea b.2-1808 d.6-23-1854 married Montgomery Irvin b.3-14-1802 d.4-14-1857. Montgomery was the son of John Irvin and Elizabeth ? Montgomery is buried in Jonesboro Cemetery.
7. John Preston Rhea b.5-31-1810/11 d.8-24-1862 married on 12-22-1840 Elizabeth Looney Rhea b.3-4-1822 d.6-8-1892, daughter of Matthew Rhea V and Mary 'Polly' Looney, granddaughter of Matthew Rhea IV and Jane Preston. See Matthew Rhea page for details

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Citations

1. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Links

• http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/22287075/person/1475750331
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131207288/william-rhea