Capt. Charles Rhodes

Revolutionary War soldier and one of the founding members of Zion Hill Baptist Church. Husband of (1st) Isabelle Rhodes and (2nd) Olivia Muse McGehee.

Photo and info: John Burnett at Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127462221

Perhaps the son of John Rhodes and Elizabeth Apple of Bertie County, North Carolina.

Note--conflicting info about parents: WikiTree shows Charles Rhodes as the son of a William Rhodes b. 1690, which if true, would make William 66 years old at the birth of his son.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rhodes-2482

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shannon50...

Name: Charles Rhodes 1 2 3 Sex: M Birth: 22 FEB 1756 in Bertie County, North Carolina Death: 4 FEB 1837 in Amite County, Mississippi

Marriage 1 Isabella wife of Charles Rhodes b: 27 APR 1750 in Georgia

Children

   Has Children Rebecca Rhodes b: 7 FEB 1782 in Bertie County, North Carolina

Marriage 2 Olivia Muse b: ABT 1760 in Westmoreland County, VA

   Married: 20 JAN 1825 in Amite County, Mississipppi

Sources:

   Title: R J Poole

   Text: Olivia Muse is said to have been a relative of Senator Henry Clay of KY. On 20 Jan 1825/26, she took for her second husband, Charles Rhodes, a Revolutionary Soldier who d. 4 Feb 1837.Charles had first married Isbella (?). He wasa resident of Bertie Co., NC; served two and one half years in the NC Reg.,later Capt. of the Militia in NC under Gen. Lincoln, fought at the battle of Cowpens, at Brandywine, and at the surrender of Cornwallis; had a land grant in Amite Co.and was there as early as 1816.Note: Recognition must be made to Mrs. Edgar Dennis (Huguette Fernandez) McGehee, whose husband descends from Samuel, for her tremendous effort in collecting and compiling information on the McGehee Family. Huguette generously contributed her numerous volumes of information for use in this publication. On behalf of all McGehee descendants...

   National Archives Catalog Title:

   Index to Final Pension Payment Vouchers, compiled 1818 - 1864

   Final payment voucher gives his death date.

   Title: American Revolutionary War Patriot

   Text: Ancestor #: A095947

   Service:

   NORTH CAROLINA Rank: CAPTAIN

   Birth:

   2-22-1756 BERTIE CO NORTH CAROLINA

   Death:

   2-4-1837 AMITE CO MISSISSIPPI

   Pension Number:

   *S7386

   Service Description:

   1) SGT.CAPT JOHN WILLIAMS,COL E.BUNCOMBE

   2) CAPT OF MILITIA,COL JONAS JOHNSON